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Ex. SEC-15-088A.R.S. 15-342.05 (prohibiting school districts and charter schools from requiring face coverings), effective Sept. 29, 2021; held unconstitutional Sept. 27, 2021 (Arizona School Boards Ass'n v. State, Maricopa County Superior Court), affirmed Nov. 2, 2021 (Ariz.)HB 2898 school mask-mandate prohibition and its invalidationArizona Legislature (HB 2898, budget reconciliation, signed June 30, 2021); Maricopa County Superior Court (Cooper, J.)ArizonaStateJune 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-089Proviso 1.108 (no school district may use appropriated funds to require students or staff to wear face masks); upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court Sept. 2, 2021 (City of Columbia); enforcement enjoined Sept. 28, 2021 (Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster)Proviso 1.108 (school mask-mandate funding ban)South Carolina General Assembly (2021-22 Appropriations Act, H. 4100, Proviso 1.108); U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Lewis, J.)South CarolinaStateJune 22, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-090TEA Public Health Planning Guidance for the 2020-21 school year (July 7, 2020; on-campus instruction with masks required; parental choice of remote; attendance-funding flexibility of July 14-17, 2020 for up to eight weeks of remote instruction), and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021 public health guidance (mask provision not enforced during the GA-38 litigation)TEA SY 2020-21 Public Health Planning Guidance and 2021-22 updatesTexas Education Agency (Commissioner Mike Morath)TexasSector regulatorJuly 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-091DOE Emergency Order No. 2020-EO-06 (July 6, 2020): all school boards and charter school governing boards to open brick-and-mortar schools at least five days per week for all students in August 2020, subject to DOH advice; Florida Education Ass'n v. DeSantis (Leon County Cir. Ct. temporary injunction Aug. 24, 2020; stayed by the First District Court of Appeal Aug. 28, 2020)DOE Emergency Order 2020-EO-06Florida Department of Education (Commissioner Richard Corcoran)FloridaSector regulatorJuly 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-092The 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, 2020Governor 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; IowaStateJuly 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-093Executive Order 1460 (Mar. 19, 2020: all public schools closed through Apr. 17, 2020) and Executive Order 1476 (recited as Apr. 22, 2020: all public school buildings closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year)Mississippi school closure orders of 2020 (EO 1460; EO 1476)Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-027Executive Order 04.20.20.01Reviving a Healthy Georgia (reopening of gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designers…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-037Addendum 15 to Executive Order 01-20Addendum 15 (restaurant and bar outdoor operations; State regulation; reopening under ACCD and VDH guidance, including hair salons and…Governor Philip B. ScottVermontStateMay 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-20-043Executive Order 2020-145Safeguards to protect Michigan's workers from COVID-19 (rescinding EO 2020-114)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. UT-008Executive Order 2020-16Establishing a Requirement for Individuals Entering Utah to Complete a Travel Declaration Form with Certain ExceptionsGovernor Gary R. HerbertUtahStateApr. 10, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. UT-017Executive Order 2020-31Updating the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status in Certain Areas and Adopting Version 4.6 of the Phased GuidelinesGovernor Gary R. HerbertUtahStateJune 12, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. UT-020Executive Order 2020-44Adopting version 4.8 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Businesses to Maximize Public Health and Economic ReactivationGovernor Gary R. HerbertUtahStateJuly 17, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. UT-021Executive Order 2020-50Adopting Version 4.10 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Businesses to Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation…Governor Gary R. HerbertUtahStateAug. 14, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. UT-025State Public Health Order 2020-17Declaring a Statewide Public Health EmergencyRichard G. Saunders, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health, with the concurrence of the GovernorUtahStateOct. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. UT-035State Public Health Order 2020-28Updated School Face Mask OrderRichard G. Saunders, Executive Director, Utah Department of HealthUtahStateDec. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. UT-040H.B. 294, Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments, 2021 General SessionPandemic Emergency Powers AmendmentsUtah Legislature (Chief Sponsor Rep. Paul Ray); signed by Governor Spencer J. CoxUtahStateMar. 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WV-031Executive Order 37-20Termination of the gym closure; fitness centers, gymnasiums and recreation centers may resume under guidanceGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WV-049Executive Order 74-20Live music: outdoor performances permitted under guidance; indoor performances only for broadcast to remote audiencesGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateOct. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. WY-041Nineteenth Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order #2Nineteenth Continuation, and Modification, of Statewide Public Health Order Regarding Gatherings of More Than Ten (10) PeopleWyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia HarristWyomingStateJan. 2, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read