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Ex. MT-043Order of Health Officer (closing bars, brew pubs, wineries and casinos; food service to takeout and delivery)Order of Health Officer, March 16, 2020John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone (RiverStone Health)Yellowstone County (Billings), MontanaCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-002Executive Order 2020-04Closure of all K-12 schools, public and non-public, March 16-20, 2020Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ND-003Executive Order 2020-04.1Amended school-closure order; exempts residential schools and residential treatment programsGovernor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. NE-035Novel Coronavirus: Events, Public Gatherings, and Schools Guidance (March 16-31, 2020)Events, Public Gatherings, and Schools Guidance (March 16-31, 2020)Nebraska DHHSNebraskaStateMar. 16, 2020Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. NH-002Emergency Order #1Temporary remote instruction and support for public K-12 school districtsGovernor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. NJ-002Executive Order No. 104 (2020)Aggressive social distancing measures (gatherings over 50; closure of casinos, racetracks, gyms and entertainment venues; retail curfew…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-077K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22)School closure orders and PED reentry instrumentsGovernor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan StewartNew MexicoStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-001ADeclaration of Emergency Directive 001Closure of all schoolsGovernor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NY-010Executive Order No. 202.3Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OK-054Executive Order No. 2020-01Order Proclaiming Existence of a Civil Emergency: events of 50 or more on City property banned; special event permits of 50 or more revokedMayor G.T. BynumTulsa, OklahomaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
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-06-030Press release: Gaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinos (Mar. 13, 2020)Gaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinosIllinois Gaming Board (Administrator Marcus D. Fruchter; Chairman Charles Schmadeke)IllinoisSector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-062Addendum 1 to Executive Order 01-20Amendment of Section 6 of Executive Order 01-20: non-essential mass gatherings limited to the lesser of 50 people or 50 percent of occupancyGovernor Philip B. ScottVermontStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-048Executive Order No. 7DProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response: Further Restrictions on Large Crowds, Restaurants, Bars, Gyms…Governor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents 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. VT-003Addendum 1 to Executive Order 01-20Mass gatherings limited to the lesser of 50 people or 50 percent of occupancyGovernor Philip B. ScottVermontStateMar. 16, 2020Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. WA-009Proclamation 20-13Statewide Limits: Food and Beverage Services, Areas of CongregationGovernor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 16, 2020Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WA-010Proclamation 20-14Reduction of Statewide Limits on Gatherings (50 or more prohibited; smaller gatherings conditioned)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 16, 2020Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-012News release, 'California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System'California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System: Non-campground outdoor areas of parks, including trails…California State ParksCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary 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-GAMING-RACING-026Press release: Gaming Control Board Suspends Gaming Operations For All CasinosBoard instructs the six casinos still open to conclude all gaming activities and patron entry by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (the…Pennsylvania Gaming Control BoardPennsylvania Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read