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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-KS-008	K.S.A. 65-129d, Discharge of employee under order of isolation or quarantine prohibited65-129d. Same; unlawful to discharge employee under isolation or quarantine order; penalty	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Apr. 21, 2005	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-017	Memorandum to Kansas Prosecutors and Law Enforcement, 'State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response' (March 24, 2020)State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response	Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General)	KansasState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-010	K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread'65-202. Oath and bond of local health officers; duties and compensation; inspection of school buildings, county option; employment of…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-019	Addendum 3 to the March 24, 2020 memorandum, regarding enforcement of orders issued pursuant to the Kansas Emergency Management Act after enactment of HB 2016, and Executive Order 20-52 (the Mask Order) (July 2, 2020)Addendum 3 to March 24, 2020, state and local law enforcement duties and authorities memorandum regarding enforcement of orders issued…	Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General)	KansasState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. KS-029	Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Announces Masks Must be Worn Statewide'Announcement of the statewide mask order effective 12:01 a.m. July 3, 2020	Office of the Governor (press release)	KansasState	June 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-030	Executive Order 20-52 (typed text, 39 Kan. Reg. No. 27A, July 2, 2020, pp. 911-913; issue also carries EOs 20-49, 20-50, 20-51)Requiring Masks or Other Face Coverings in Public	Governor Laura Kelly (Executive Order 20-52), published by the Secretary of State	KansasState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-092	The July 17-20, 2020 fall-opening orders of Kansas, Utah and Iowa (grouped record)Kansas EO 20-59; Utah UDOH K-12 face-covering order; Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020	Governor Laura Kelly (KS EO 20-59, July 20, 2020: face coverings in schools); Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of July 20, 2020: face coverings in all public and private K-12 schools); Governor Kim Reynolds (Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020: at least half of instruction in person)	Kansas; Utah; IowaState	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-033	Executive Order 20-59Requiring COVID-19 mitigation procedures in K-12 schools	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-036	Executive Order 20-68Establishing a Face Coverings Protocol	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-075	39 Kan. Reg. No. 47A (Nov. 20, 2020), pp. 1437-1446: Executive Order 20-68 (typed text)Establishing a Face Coverings Protocol (typed text)	Kansas Secretary of State (Kansas Register) publishing Executive Order 20-68	KansasState	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-003	K.S.A. 65-126, Quarantine of area by secretary when local authorities neglect to act65-126. Quarantine of areas by secretary, when	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-005	K.S.A. 65-128, Rules and regulations and orders of the secretary to prevent the spread of disease; testing, isolation and quarantine65-128. Rules and regulations of secretary to prevent spread and dissemination of diseases; testing and quarantine; protection of providers…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-006	K.S.A. 65-129, Penalty for disobeying the secretary's rules and regulations or breaking quarantine65-129. Penalties for violations	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009	K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021)65-201. County, city-county and multicounty units; local health officers; appointment, tenure, removal; laws applicable; review, amendment…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. KS-040	Senate Bill 40 (2021)An act concerning governmental response to certain emergencies; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each…	Kansas Legislature	KansasState	Mar. 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. KS-045	Executive Order 21-14Establishing a Face Coverings Protocol (reissue)	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-047	Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Signs Executive Orders to Maintain COVID-19 Response'April 1, 2021 reissued orders 21-09 through 21-21	Office of the Governor (press release)	KansasState	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-049	40 Kan. Reg. No. 13A (Apr. 1, 2021), pp. 437-466Typed texts of EOs 21-09 (licenses), 21-10 (notaries), 21-11 (alcohol to go), 21-12 (adult care homes), 21-13 (evictions), 21-14 (face…	Kansas Secretary of State (Kansas Register) publishing Executive Orders 21-09 through 21-21	KansasState	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. KS-048	Memorandum: State Agency Return to In-Person Work GuidanceState Agency Return to In-Person Work Guidance (State offices return to normal operations effective the pay period beginning June 13, 2021…	Secretary of Administration DeAngela Burns-Wallace (Department of Administration), on the Governor's determination	KansasState	May 12, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-096	Kansas State University temporary face mask requirement on all campuses (COVID-19 page as archived Aug. 25, 2021)K-State is in phaseout of the university's reopening plan; the university has a temporary face mask requirement on all campuses	Kansas State University (President Richard Myers)	Kansas (Kansas State University, a state educational institution under the Kansas Board of Regents)State	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-001	Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021)AN ACT concerning public health; removing the authorization for a county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public…	Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115)	KansasState	July 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-KS-002	K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2)65-119. Duties of local boards of health and health officers; contagious diseases; confidentiality of information; disclosure, when	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	July 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-129d, Discharge of employee under order of isolation or quarantine prohibited (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-008)
Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General), Memorandum to Kansas Prosecutors and Law Enforcement, 'State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response' (March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. DUT-KS-017)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020), K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread' (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-010)
Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General), Addendum 3 to the March 24, 2020 memorandum, regarding enforcement of orders issued pursuant to the Kansas Emergency Management Act after enactment of HB 2016, and Executive Order 20-52 (the Mask Order) (July 2, 2020) (Ex. DUT-KS-019)
Office of the Governor (press release), Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Announces Masks Must be Worn Statewide' (June 29, 2020) (Ex. KS-029)
Governor Laura Kelly (Executive Order 20-52), published by the Secretary of State, Executive Order 20-52 (typed text, 39 Kan. Reg. No. 27A, July 2, 2020, pp. 911-913; issue also carries EOs 20-49, 20-50, 20-51) (Ex. KS-030)
Governor Laura Kelly (KS EO 20-59, July 20, 2020: face coverings in schools); Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of July 20, 2020: face coverings in all public and private K-12 schools); Governor Kim Reynolds (Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020: at least half of instruction in person), The July 17-20, 2020 fall-opening orders of Kansas, Utah and Iowa (grouped record) (July 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-092)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-59 (July 20, 2020) (Ex. KS-033)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-68 (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. KS-036)
Kansas Secretary of State (Kansas Register) publishing Executive Order 20-68, 39 Kan. Reg. No. 47A (Nov. 20, 2020), pp. 1437-1446: Executive Order 20-68 (typed text) (Ex. KS-075)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-126, Quarantine of area by secretary when local authorities neglect to act (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-003)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-128, Rules and regulations and orders of the secretary to prevent the spread of disease; testing, isolation and quarantine (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-005)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-129, Penalty for disobeying the secretary's rules and regulations or breaking quarantine (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-006)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-009)
Kansas Legislature, Senate Bill 40 (2021) (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. KS-040)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 21-14 (Apr. 1, 2021) (Ex. KS-045)
Office of the Governor (press release), Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Signs Executive Orders to Maintain COVID-19 Response' (Apr. 1, 2021) (Ex. KS-047)
Kansas Secretary of State (Kansas Register) publishing Executive Orders 21-09 through 21-21, 40 Kan. Reg. No. 13A (Apr. 1, 2021), pp. 437-466 (Ex. KS-049)
Secretary of Administration DeAngela Burns-Wallace (Department of Administration), on the Governor's determination, Memorandum: State Agency Return to In-Person Work Guidance (May 12, 2021) (Ex. KS-048)
Kansas State University (President Richard Myers), Kansas State University temporary face mask requirement on all campuses (COVID-19 page as archived Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. KS-096)
Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115), Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-001)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-002)

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