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Ex. OR-004Executive Order 20-08Statewide School Closure (K-12) in Response to COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (as Superintendent of Public Instruction and under emergency powers)OregonStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. PA-119Statewide 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 WolfPennsylvaniaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-002Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, etc. Due to CoronavirusGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-026Executive Order No. 104 (2020)Aggressive social distancing measures: gatherings over 50 cancelled; casinos, racetracks, gyms, theaters closed; restaurants limited…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-007USG Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: 'USG Suspends Instruction to Assess Continuity Plans, Online Instruction' (Mar. 12, 2020), 'USG Moves to Online Instruction for Remainder of Semester' (Mar. 16, 2020, 4:47 p.m.), 'USG Institutions to Develop Creative Alternatives to Commencement Ceremony' (Mar. 18, 2020), refunds update (Mar. 19, 2020)Systemwide suspension of instruction, move to online instruction for the remainder of spring 2020, closure of residence halls, cancellation…University System of Georgia (Chancellor Steve Wrigley; Board of Regents)Georgia (University System of Georgia, Board of Regents; 26 institutions)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-037State Board of Education order of March 16, 2020 (emergency meeting) closing all accredited public schools March 17 through April 6, 2020Statewide closure of accredited public schools from March 17 to April 6, 2020 (extracurricular activities included)Oklahoma State Board of EducationOklahoma State Board of Education; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-056Joint Statement on pay and work during the statewide school closure (March 17, 2020; updated March 27, 2020)Joint statement that school employees continue to be paid during the closure and that work during Act of God and Remote Learning Days is by…Office of Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois Principals AssociationIllinois State Board of Education with the Office of the Governor and the statewide education associations; State levelStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-053Press release: IDFPR Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (five variances: renewals due Mar. 1-July 31, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; CE deadlines extended; live-attendance requirement waived; massage-school online instruction; cosmetology-school online theory above the 10 percent limit)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the…Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Secretary Deborah HaganIllinois; Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Division of Professional Regulation and Division of Real Estate)Sector regulatorMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-054Division of Professional Regulation Variances (Mar. 20, 2020; 13 pages): renewal extension, CE extension, live-attendance waiver, massage-school and cosmetology-school online instructionDPR Variances (Mar. 20, 2020)IDFPR Division of Professional RegulationIllinois; IDFPR Division of Professional RegulationSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positionsChild Care Centers - providers approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergencyPennsylvania DHS / OCDELPennsylvania; Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (child-care licensing)Sector regulatorMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AK-004COVID-19 Health Mandate 002Health Mandate 002 (State libraries, archives and museums closed; residential school programs)Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. ZinkAlaskaStateMar. 16, 2020Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AL-003Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties)Order suspending gatherings of 25 or more, closing senior centers, private schools and child care, barring nursing-home visitation and…State Health Officer Scott HarrisAlabama (Blount, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. CT-003Executive Order No. 7C (Mar. 15, 2020), sec. 7Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - School Class Cancellation, DMV Closures and Other MeasuresGovernor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-013Web guidance, 'Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food Establishments' (Food Worker and Establishment Guidance on COVID-19)Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food EstablishmentsAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health, Food Safety and Sanitation ProgramAlaskaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-002Iowa Code § 135.144 (2021), Additional duties of the department related to a public health disasterIowa Code 2021, Section 135.144 - Additional duties of the department related to a public health disasterIowa General AssemblyIowaStateNov. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureSchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-016Executive Order No. 20-07Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-077Executive Order No. 7CProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Cancellation of Classes in Public Schools, Suspension of…Governor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-082Executive Order 2020-05 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 3)Closure of all public and private pre-K through 12 schools March 17-30, 2020Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-127COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IL-003Executive Order 2020-05 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 3), as amended by Executive Order 2020-06 (COVID-19 EO No. 4, Mar. 15, 2020)Closure of all public and private pre-kindergarten through 12th grade schoolsGovernor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. KS-00439 Kan. Reg. No. 12A (Mar. 19, 2020), pp. 297-312: Executive Orders 20-03, 20-04, 20-05, 20-06, 20-07Executive Order 20-04, Temporarily prohibiting mass gatherings to limit the spread of COVID-19; EO 20-05 utility disconnects; EO 20-06…Kansas Secretary of State (Kansas Register) publishing Governor Kelly's Executive Orders 20-03 to 20-07KansasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. KS-005Executive Order 20-07Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-026Executive Order 20-06 (corrected Mar. 18, 2020)Amendment to COVID-19 State of Emergency: 'Group Event' (10 or more) and all 'School Operations' prohibited absent an approved mitigation…County Executive Frank White, Jr.Jackson County, MissouriCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-007Executive Order 2020-11Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. OH-003Director's Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of OhioIn Re: Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of OhioAmy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read