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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AR-056	ADH Directive Regarding Large Outdoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 4 for 50 or fewer, May 18 for 33 percent, June 15 for 66 percent)Outdoor venues: fifty persons, then 33 percent, then 66 percent with an approved plan	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-084	ADH Guidance on Reopening Places of Worship (effective May 4, 2020)Phase 1 conditions for resuming in-person worship (signage, masks for all congregants indoors, twelve-foot distance for unmasked speakers…	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-055	ADH Directive Regarding Large Indoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 18; Phase 2 June 15, 2020)Indoor venues: 66 percent with an approved plan; twelve-foot performer separation; masking	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-085	ADH Directive Regarding Summer Day Camps (effective May 18, 2020)Day camps: classes of ten or fewer, no outside adults, no field trips, masks for staff and campers ten and older	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AR-072	ADH Directive for Community and School Sponsored Team Sports (effective June 1, 2020; amended July 23 and Aug. 10, 2020)Phased resumption of youth and adult team sports with screening, temperature checks, distancing and masking	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-008	Executive Order 20-41Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19, as Declared in Executive Order 20-37, for the Purpose of…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	July 3, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-016	ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)	Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)	ArkansasState	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AR-009	Executive Order 20-43Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19, as Declared in Executive Order 20-37, for the Purpose of…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-060	ADH Face Coverings Directive (issued July 18, 2020, effective July 20, 2020)Statewide face-covering requirement on every person in Arkansas	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	July 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-071	ADH Directive for Community and School Sponsored Music and Theater (effective Aug. 5, 2020; amended Aug. 14, 2020)Conditions for community and school music and theater: masks for everyone ten and older, six-foot spacing, screening, temperature checks	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-010	Executive Order 20-45Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Aug. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AR-061	ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified August 26, 2020Face-covering directive as amended (valved masks barred; bandanas and single-layer gaiters discouraged)	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Aug. 26, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-062	ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified October 5, 2020Face-covering directive as amended October 5, 2020 (the version in force through Q4 2020 and Q1 2021)	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-011	Executive Order 20-48Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AR-012	Executive Order 20-51Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Dec. 11, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AR-013	Executive Order 20-53Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Dec. 29, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AR-066	ADH Directive Regarding Indoor Venues, revision effective January 2, 2021 (until March 1, 2021 unless extended)Indoor venues over ten attendees require a plan approved by the Secretary of Health	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Jan. 2, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-067	ADH Guidance Regarding Indoor Venues (directive revised Feb. 15, 2021; converted to guidance Feb. 26, 2021)The indoor-venue directive in its final form, recording its conversion to guidance on February 26, 2021	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Feb. 15, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-014	Executive Order 21-03Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 (renewal to March 31, 2021…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-070	ADH Face Coverings Guidance (directive issued July 18, 2020; modified Aug. 26 and Oct. 5, 2020; 'Converted to Guidance Effective April 1, 2021')The face-covering directive in its guidance form, fixing the mandate's end at March 31, 2021	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AR-031	Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590)An Act to End Mandatory Face Covering Requirements in the State of Arkansas; to Declare an Emergency; and for Other Purposes	Arkansas General Assembly (93rd, Regular Session); approved by the Governor	ArkansasState	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AR-033	Act 977 of 2021 (HB 1547)An Act to Prohibit the State from Mandating a Vaccine or Immunization for Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); to Govern Requirements for a Vaccine…	Arkansas General Assembly; approved by the Governor	ArkansasState	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AR-082	ADH Guidance for Face Coverings and Social Distancing (May 21, 2021)Post-mandate mask recommendations following CDC's May 2021 guidance for fully vaccinated persons	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 21, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AR-083	ADH Guidance for Places of Worship (effective May 4, 2020; updated July 2 and Nov. 10, 2020, March 19 and June 24, 2021)Worship guidance in its June 24, 2021 form, stating that the State issued no directives to houses of worship	Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	June 24, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-080	2021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for Schools (revised July 27, 2021)Statewide guidance for the 2021-22 school year: masks cannot be mandated under Act 1002; quarantine of unvaccinated, unmasked close…	Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Department of Education, with the Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	July 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive Regarding Large Outdoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 4 for 50 or fewer, May 18 for 33 percent, June 15 for 66 percent) (Ex. AR-056)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Guidance on Reopening Places of Worship (effective May 4, 2020) (Ex. AR-084)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive Regarding Large Indoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 18; Phase 2 June 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-055)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive Regarding Summer Day Camps (effective May 18, 2020) (Ex. AR-085)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Community and School Sponsored Team Sports (effective June 1, 2020; amended July 23 and Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. AR-072)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-41 (July 3, 2020) (Ex. AR-008)
Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock), ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AR-016)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-43 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. AR-009)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Face Coverings Directive (issued July 18, 2020, effective July 20, 2020) (Ex. AR-060)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Community and School Sponsored Music and Theater (effective Aug. 5, 2020; amended Aug. 14, 2020) (Ex. AR-071)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-45 (Aug. 14, 2020) (Ex. AR-010)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified August 26, 2020 (Aug. 26, 2020) (Ex. AR-061)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified October 5, 2020 (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. AR-062)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-48 (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. AR-011)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-51 (Dec. 11, 2020) (Ex. AR-012)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-53 (Dec. 29, 2020) (Ex. AR-013)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive Regarding Indoor Venues, revision effective January 2, 2021 (until March 1, 2021 unless extended) (Jan. 2, 2021) (Ex. AR-066)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Guidance Regarding Indoor Venues (directive revised Feb. 15, 2021; converted to guidance Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. AR-067)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 21-03 (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. AR-014)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Face Coverings Guidance (directive issued July 18, 2020; modified Aug. 26 and Oct. 5, 2020; 'Converted to Guidance Effective April 1, 2021') (Mar. 31, 2021) (Ex. AR-070)
Arkansas General Assembly (93rd, Regular Session); approved by the Governor, Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. AR-031)
Arkansas General Assembly; approved by the Governor, Act 977 of 2021 (HB 1547) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. AR-033)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Guidance for Face Coverings and Social Distancing (May 21, 2021) (Ex. AR-082)
Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Guidance for Places of Worship (effective May 4, 2020; updated July 2 and Nov. 10, 2020, March 19 and June 24, 2021) (Ex. AR-083)
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Department of Education, with the Arkansas Department of Health, 2021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for Schools (revised July 27, 2021) (Ex. AR-080)

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