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Ex. SEC-15-031H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements (2021 First Special Session)Face Covering RequirementsUtah Legislature, 2021 First Special Session; Governor Spencer Cox (signed)UtahStateMay 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. LA-073BESE emergency rule revision of May 12, 2021 - face covering policy; expiration of minimum standards June 30, 2021BESE revises minimum COVID-19 school safety standards to clarify face covering policyLouisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary EducationLouisianaSector regulatorMay 12, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. UT-045H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements, 2021 First Special SessionFace Covering RequirementsUtah Legislature (Chief Sponsor Rep. Val L. Peterson); signed by Governor Spencer J. CoxUtahStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
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. PA-020Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations)Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face CoveringsSecretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.PennsylvaniaStateNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-060City of Jackson COVID-19 Executive Orders (compilation, 102 pages): Proclamation of Civil Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020); Proclamation of Executive Order Requiring Individuals to Stay at Home, Barring Non-Essential Business (Mar. 31, 2020; effective Apr. 3 - Apr. 17, 2020; continued Apr. 16 and Apr. 30, 2020 to May 15); Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order (effective May 16, 2020); Amended (June 4, 2020) and Second Amended Stay Safe Jackson (effective July 2, 2020); Mayoral Curfew Orders (effective Aug. 12 and Aug. 19, 2020); Proclamations closing City Hall and requiring non-essential City employees to work remotely (Dec. 19, 2020 - Jan. 6, 2021; Jan. 7 - Jan. 21; Jan. 22 - Feb. 12, 2021; Dec. 29, 2021 - Jan. 5, 2022); Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 10, 2021) and Amended Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 24, 2021); City employee face-covering-or-vaccination Executive Orders (effective Aug. 16, 2021; amended effective Aug. 23, 2021; amended effective Sept. 20, 2021)COVID-19 Executive Orders, City of JacksonMayor Chokwe Antar LumumbaCity of Jackson, Mississippi (Hinds County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. NC-029Executive Order No. 215Lifting Certain COVID-19 Restrictions and Continuing Face Covering Requirements in Certain SettingsGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 14, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-038Twenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTwenty-Ninth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (all active restrictions combined; general face-covering and distancing…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMay 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-023Amended and Restated Order 8 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksAmended and Restated Order 8 (face coverings; businesses shall require; K-12 schools shall require)Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyApr. 9, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-048Executive Order 2021-326State of Emergency: face coverings (fully vaccinated persons exempt; masks still required of everyone on public transportation, in K-12…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateMay 13, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. LA-030Proclamation 79 JBE 2021COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures (general face-covering mandate lifted; masks kept on conveyances, in State offices…Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateApr. 27, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-019Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted May 18, 2021Health Authority Rules (face coverings indoors at every site and outdoors where more than 2,500 present; site distancing, signage, hygiene…Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certificationCity of Austin, TexasCityMay 18, 20212021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. IN-035Executive Order 20-37Face Covering RequirementGovernor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-030Order of the Governor No. 21-05-14-01, Amending and Restating the Order of May 12, 2021, Requiring Use of Face Coverings in Certain Circumstances (masks limited to transit, school buses, health care and schools; delegation order 20-04-05-02 rescinded)Amending and Restating the Order of May 12, 2021, Requiring Use of Face Coverings in Certain CircumstancesGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMay 14, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MD-054MDH Amended Directive and Order Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities & General Directives, No. MDH 2021-05-14-01 (face coverings in listed facilities; advisory recommendations; medical adult day care)Amended Directive and Order Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities & General Directives Concerning Limiting the Spread of COVID-19Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of HealthMarylandSector regulatorMay 14, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-013Health Commissioner Updated Directive and Order Regarding Face Coverings in PublicHealth Commissioner Updated Directive and Order Regarding Face Coverings in Public (April 30, 2021)Letitia Dzirasa, M.D., Commissioner of HealthBaltimore City, MarylandCityApr. 30, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-046Memorandum: Guidelines for Face Coverings, Modification of Entry Protocols for County Buildings, and Policy on Official TravelMemorandum to All County Employees, May 28, 2021Tara H. Jackson, Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the County Executive (implementing Executive Order 14-2021 of May 26, 2021)Prince George's County, MarylandCountyMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MS-051Executive Order 1549Repeal of the Safe Recovery Order and the county face-covering mandate; business rules become recommendations; school face coverings and…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-029Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to…Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-001Emergency Order for Control of EpidemicEmergency Order for Control of Epidemic (face coverings; bars, restaurants and nightclubs; gatherings and events; workplace safeguards by…Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health OfficerCity of Detroit, MichiganCityOct. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NC-030Executive Order No. 220Extension of Executive Order No. 215 (face covering requirements in certain settings)Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-035Executive Order No. 2021-23Emergency Measures Regarding Face Coverings, Vaccine Passports, and Other MattersGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMay 11, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOtherPrimary 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. TX-031Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to…Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. HI-023Twenty-First Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 EmergencyTwenty-First Proclamation (statewide face covering; Safe Travels 10-day quarantine with test and vaccination exceptions; intercounty…Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateJune 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read

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