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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100	PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian	Pennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-119	Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020Statewide K-12 school closure (Mar. 13 - end of the 2019-2020 school year)	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-081	Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. PA-005	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-074	Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons to be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-21-012	Act 13 of 2020 (Act of Mar. 27, 2020, P.L. 62, No. 13)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons To Be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020 (section 1501.8: closure of…	Pennsylvania General Assembly (Senate Bill 751); approved by Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-006	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-076	Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020)Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-048	Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)Act 15 of 2020: remote notarial acts (Subchapter D, 57 Pa.C.S. § 5731 et seq.), remote local government meetings, and related emergency…	General Assembly of Pennsylvania (Act of Apr. 20, 2020, P.L. 82, No. 15)	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-056	Order of the Governor for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the Dispossession of PropertyOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-021	Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Related to the Dispossession of PropertyOrder Related to the Dispossession of Property	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-19-015	Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020)Fingerprinting FAQs: IdentoGO site closures, appointment-only service and Act 18 deadline extension	Department of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth's fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA)	PennsylvaniaState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-060	Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (scope)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070	Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopensRequirement that every school entity adopt and post a Health and Safety Plan approved by its governing body, consistent with the Secretary…	Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega)	Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary of Education); State levelState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-063	Order of the Governor Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (extension to Aug. 31, 2020)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	July 9, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-064	Order of the Governor Authorizing Commonwealth Agencies to Conduct Administrative Proceedings Online by Video or Telephonic MeansOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Authorizing Commonwealth Agencies to Conduct Administrative Proceedings Online by…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. PA-020	Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations)Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-071	Order of the Secretary Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community…	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-073	Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-028	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted MitigationOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. PA-079	Order of the Governor Directing Limited-Time Targeted MitigationOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. PA-037	Order Amending the November 23, 2020 Order Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (expiry May 31, 2021)Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Amending the November 23, 2020 Order of the Secretary of the…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	May 13, 2021	2021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-007	Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Vaccine Providers Support of COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at Institutions of Higher Education and School EntitiesOrder Directing Vaccine Providers Support of COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at Institutions of Higher Education and School Entities…	Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-015	Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Authorizing COVID-19 Diagnostic Rapid Antigen Testing in K-12 SchoolsOrder Authorizing COVID-19 Diagnostic Rapid Antigen Testing in K-12 Schools (Statement of Assurances; authorized vendor portal reporting…	Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-087	Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School EntitiesOrder Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (public and private schools, career and technical schools, charter and cyber schools…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100)
Governor Tom Wolf, Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020 (Ex. PA-119)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release), Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-081)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-005)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020, Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. PA-074)
Pennsylvania General Assembly (Senate Bill 751); approved by Governor Tom Wolf, Act 13 of 2020 (Act of Mar. 27, 2020, P.L. 62, No. 13) (Ex. SEC-21-012)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. PA-006)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020, Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-076)
General Assembly of Pennsylvania (Act of Apr. 20, 2020, P.L. 82, No. 15), Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-048)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (May 7, 2020) (Ex. PA-056)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Related to the Dispossession of Property (May 7, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-021)
Department of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth's fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA), Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-19-015)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Staying the Notice Requirements for Certain Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (scope) (May 21, 2020) (Ex. PA-060)
Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega), Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopens (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (extension to Aug. 31, 2020) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. PA-063)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Authorizing Commonwealth Agencies to Conduct Administrative Proceedings Online by Video or Telephonic Means (July 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-064)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations) (Ex. PA-020)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-071)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-073)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-028)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-079)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Order Amending the November 23, 2020 Order Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (expiry May 31, 2021) (May 13, 2021) (Ex. PA-037)
Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health, Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Vaccine Providers Support of COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at Institutions of Higher Education and School Entities (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-007)
Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health, Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Authorizing COVID-19 Diagnostic Rapid Antigen Testing in K-12 Schools (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-015)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-087)

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