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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-HOU-044	Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelled	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-002	Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250Ban on large gatherings in effect; Multnomah County, Portland declare states of emergency	Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-009	Executive statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread (announcing the Local Health Officer's Mar. 11, 2020 order)Executive Constantine statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread	King County Executive Dow Constantine	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 11, 2020		Gathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-052	Health Officer's Order No. 20-059: Order of the Health Officer on Events during Declaration of Public Health EmergencyHealth Officer's Order No. 20-059	Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Snohomish Health District	Snohomish County, Washington (Snohomish Health District)County	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WA-003	Proclamation 20-07Amending Proclamations 20-05 and 20-06: prohibition on gatherings of 250 or more in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 11, 2020		Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-085	FERPA and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (March 2020)FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) March 2020	Student Privacy Policy Office	United States Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy Office (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-025	COVID-19 Announcements page: the Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice (announced Mar. 12, 2020)COVID-19 Announcements	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-097	Closure notice of Mar. 12, 2020 carried in press release PRN 20-020 (revised Mar. 12, 2020): Library closed to the public until Apr. 1, 2020; all public programs postponed or cancelled2020 Earth and Space Science Talks (revised March 12, 2020, carrying the Library's closure notice)	Library of Congress (Librarian Carla Hayden)	Library of Congress (all buildings, Washington, D.C.)Federal	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-033	'COVID-19 Update as of 3.12.20' (Mar. 12, 2020)Authority's statement on the COVID-19 crisis and 30-day review of contracted events (immediately before the Commonwealth's closure orders)	Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (Board Chairman Gregory Fox; ASM Global as operator)	Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, Pennsylvania (Commonwealth authority operating the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia)State	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Events and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-021	SCDC release of Mar. 12, 2020, 'Visitation suspended statewide'Visitation suspended statewide at 21 prisons; volunteer programs curtailed; screening of visitors	South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling)	South Carolina Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-026	DPS&C Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response notice of Mar. 12, 2020 (inmate notification of visiting suspension)All visiting suspended at State prisons effective immediately, attorney visits included and reviewed case by case; off-site non-emergent…	Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Secretary James M. LeBlanc)	Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Corrections Services); State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-028	MDOC release, 'MDOC Suspends Inmate Transfers as Part of Response to Coronavirus'Transfers of inmates from all county jails to MDOC custody suspended until further notice; visitation at all facilities with MDOC inmates…	Mississippi Department of Corrections (Deputy Commissioner Jeworski Mallet)	Mississippi Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-048	SD DOC 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information' notice of Mar. 12, 2020All in-person visitation suspended; all volunteer activities suspended	South Dakota Department of Corrections (Secretary Mike Leidholt)	South Dakota Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-068	TDOC release, 'TDOC Visitation Suspended Until Further Notice' (Mar. 12, 2020)Visitation suspended at all TDOC prisons until further notice, including CoreCivic facilities; volunteer services suspended; non-invasive…	Tennessee Department of Correction (Commissioner Tony Parker)	Tennessee Department of Correction; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070	GDC release, 'Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide: Steps Being Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Exposure Risks' (Mar. 12, 2020)Visitation suspended at all correctional facilities statewide through Apr. 10, 2020 following the Governor's directive; facility tours…	Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward)	Georgia Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-074	MO DOC 'COVID-19: Department of Corrections Preparation' newsroom page (as archived Mar. 25, 2020)Offender visiting suspended at all State prisons for 30 days from Mar. 12, 2020; screening of any person entering any Department facility…	Missouri Department of Corrections (Director Anne L. Precythe)	Missouri Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076	NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020)Inmate visitation suspended (Mar. 16, 2020); Board of Parole COVID-19 update (Mar. 17); Cornhusker State Industries redirected to hand…	Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes)	Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-080	MDOC release, 'MDOC Takes Preventative Steps Against Coronavirus Exposure' (Mar. 12, 2020)Visitation temporarily suspended until further notice at all facilities where MDOC inmates are housed (State, private and regional prisons)…	Mississippi Department of Corrections (Deputy Commissioner Jeworski Mallett)	Mississippi Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-054	MHSAA Suspends Winter Tournaments Amid COVID-19 Concerns (March 12, 2020)Suspension of all remaining winter tournaments	MHSAA	Michigan High School Athletic Association; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Events and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-003	Executive Order N-25-20Executive Order N-25-20 (residents to heed public-health directives; remote public meetings; unemployment and tax relief)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. CT-002	Executive Order No. 7Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response	Governor Ned Lamont	ConnecticutState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-338	General Order 20-0012 (original)In re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Emergency	Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer	United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MA-002	COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MD-002	Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020), Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior CentersProhibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 12, 2020		Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-023	Emergency Proclamation (Mar. 12, 2020) (Legistar Health Orders item 001)Proclamation of a State of Emergency for Jackson County due to the public health threat caused by the spread of COVID-19	County Executive Frank White, Jr.	Jackson County, MissouriCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Primary source read

Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-044)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited), Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-002)
King County Executive Dow Constantine, Executive statement on actions to slow COVID-19 spread (announcing the Local Health Officer's Mar. 11, 2020 order) (Ex. MET-SEA-009)
Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Snohomish Health District, Health Officer's Order No. 20-059: Order of the Health Officer on Events during Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-052)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-07 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. WA-003)
Student Privacy Policy Office, FERPA and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (March 2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-085)
Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), COVID-19 Announcements page: the Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice (announced Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-025)
Library of Congress (Librarian Carla Hayden), Closure notice of Mar. 12, 2020 carried in press release PRN 20-020 (revised Mar. 12, 2020): Library closed to the public until Apr. 1, 2020; all public programs postponed or cancelled (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-097)
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (Board Chairman Gregory Fox; ASM Global as operator), 'COVID-19 Update as of 3.12.20' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-033)
South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), SCDC release of Mar. 12, 2020, 'Visitation suspended statewide' (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-021)
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Secretary James M. LeBlanc), DPS&C Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response notice of Mar. 12, 2020 (inmate notification of visiting suspension) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-026)
Mississippi Department of Corrections (Deputy Commissioner Jeworski Mallet), MDOC release, 'MDOC Suspends Inmate Transfers as Part of Response to Coronavirus' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-028)
South Dakota Department of Corrections (Secretary Mike Leidholt), SD DOC 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information' notice of Mar. 12, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-048)
Tennessee Department of Correction (Commissioner Tony Parker), TDOC release, 'TDOC Visitation Suspended Until Further Notice' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-068)
Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward), GDC release, 'Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide: Steps Being Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Exposure Risks' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070)
Missouri Department of Corrections (Director Anne L. Precythe), MO DOC 'COVID-19: Department of Corrections Preparation' newsroom page (as archived Mar. 25, 2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-074)
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes), NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076)
Mississippi Department of Corrections (Deputy Commissioner Jeworski Mallett), MDOC release, 'MDOC Takes Preventative Steps Against Coronavirus Exposure' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-080)
MHSAA, MHSAA Suspends Winter Tournaments Amid COVID-19 Concerns (March 12, 2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-054)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-25-20 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. CA-003)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. CT-002)
Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, General Order 20-0012 (original) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. FED-338)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 1 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-002)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020), Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers (Ex. MD-002)
County Executive Frank White, Jr, Emergency Proclamation (Mar. 12, 2020) (Legistar Health Orders item 001) (Ex. MET-KC-023)

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