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Ex. ECO-B-106Ballotpedia, 'School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic year'State-by-State chronology of 2020-21 reopening orders, statewide closures (Kentucky Nov. 23, 2020; Michigan Nov. 18, 2020), in-person…Ballotpedia (secondary source; Burbio data)United States (50 States and D.C.)OtherJuly 8, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-002School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic year (State reopening regimes, mid-year closures, return orders, monthly status)School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic yearBallotpediaUnited States (fifty States)OtherJune 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-144Twenty-Fifth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Aug. 25, 2020)Face coverings required for students in kindergarten and above inside schools; parental notification of positive casesGovernor John CarneyDelawareStateAug. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-033Executive Order 1516Statewide face-covering mandateGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateAug. 4, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-049Executive Order No. 20-29Ready Schools, Safe Learners: K-12 Instructional Activities and the Provision of School-Based Services During 2020-2021 Academic Year in the…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-142Executive Order of June 29, 2020 delaying the start of in-person instruction to August 17, 2020 (EO 2020-41), and Executive Order of July 23, 2020 (EO 2020-51) requiring schools to open at least one on-site location from August 17 while instruction remained remote absent ADHS benchmarksDelay of in-person instruction to August 17, 2020; benchmark conditions for reopening (Aug. 6, 2020 ADHS benchmarks)Governor Douglas A. DuceyArizonaStateJune 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-143CDPH COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Learning Framework for K-12 Schools in California, 2020-2021 School Year (July 17, 2020)Schools in counties on the State's County Monitoring List may not reopen for in-person instruction; remote instruction required until the…Governor Gavin Newsom / California Department of Public HealthCaliforniaStateJuly 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-026Executive Order 07.15.20.01Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 (suspending local face-covering mandates)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateJuly 15, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-068Healthy at Work Requirements for Government Offices and Agencies, Version 1.1Requirements for Government Offices and Agencies (state offices reopened May 18, 2020 for limited in-person services at 33 percent…Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements under EO 2020-396 and the CHFS order of May 18, 2020)KentuckyStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-0754 Aces Enterprises, LLC v. Edwards, No. 20-2150, Order and Reasons (E.D. La. Aug. 17, 2020) (Doc. 50)Order and Reasons denying bar owners' motion to enjoin enforcement of Proclamations 89 and 96 JBE 2020 (on-site consumption ban at bars)United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Feldman, J.)Louisiana (E.D. La.)CourtAug. 17, 20202020 Q3Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-003Mayoral Executive Order, Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services Establishments, Youth Camps, Libraries and DaycareMayoral Executive Order: Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services…Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, in consultation with the Commissioner of HealthBaltimore City, MarylandCityJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MO-063Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings)Extension of the statewide suspension; phased operational directives with gateway criteria, distancing and masksSupreme Court of MissouriMissouri (all State courts)CourtApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-012Executive Order 1474 (Apr. 22, 2020)Extending the expiration of driver's licenses, permits and identification cards during the Driver Service Bureau's limited servicesGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateApr. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-021Executive Order 1491Outdoor sports complexes, movie theaters and auditoriums, libraries and museums may reopen with limits from June 1, 2020Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMay 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-026Executive Order 1507County-specific measures in thirteen counties: employee screening, face coverings, retail masks, gatherings 10 indoor/20 outdoorGovernor Tate ReevesMississippi (Claiborne, DeSoto, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Quitman, Rankin, Sunflower, Washington, Wayne Counties)StateJuly 10, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-029Executive Order 1511Statewide gathering caps 10 indoor/20 outdoor; bars 50 percent with alcohol to seated patrons only; no alcohol sales 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MS-034Executive Order 1517Face coverings in every school building and classroom; grades 7-12 start delayed to August 17, 2020 in eight countiesGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateAug. 4, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MS-063Local Executive Order 20-018Face coverings required in indoor public and business spaces where distancing is not possibleMayor Jason SheltonCity of Tupelo, MississippiCityJune 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. NE-027Directed Health Measure Order 2020-LBHD-005Directed Health Measure Order 2020-LBHD-005 (first Phase IV order, from July 24, 2020)Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical OfficerNebraska (Loup Basin Public Health District: Blaine, Loup, Garfield, Wheeler, Custer, Valley, Greeley, Sherman and Howard Counties)StateJuly 23, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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-054Senate Bill No. 4 (2020) (enrolled)Public accommodation facilities in counties of 100,000 or more: mandatory cleaning standards, transmission-limiting protocols, employee…Nevada Legislature (32nd Special Session), approved by Governor SisolakNevadaStateAug. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OH-062Director's Orders limiting access to residential care facilities (assisted living): original order of March 13, 2020; outdoor visitation from June 8, 2020; Amended Order to Permit Access to Ohio's Residential Care Facilities, with Exceptions (March 22, 2021)Residential care facility access orders (chain)Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-057South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020)Face coverings required on school buses and in public school facilities for the 2020-21 school yearSouth Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman)South CarolinaSector regulatorAug. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-021Emergency Executive Order 20-82 (Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 school year)Implementing a Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School YearGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-052Executive Order 2020-142 (MI Safe Schools: Michigan's 2020-21 Return to School Roadmap)Provision of preK-12 education for the 2020-2021 school yearGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateJune 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source

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