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Ex. KS-027House Bill 2016 (2020 Special Session)An act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas... relating to the state of disaster emergency; powers of…Kansas Legislature (2020 Special Session)KansasStateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationBusiness closureSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MD-034Order of the Governor No. 20-03-25-01, Amending and Restating the Order of March 13, 2020, Controlling Child Care AccessAmending and Restating the Order of March 13, 2020, Controlling Child Care AccessGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-041WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directivesFor some Washoe County teachers, new school year brings more worry than excitementWashoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting)Washoe County School District (Washoe County, Nevada)CountyAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-140CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (as of April 16, 2020)CNMI COVID-19 Emergency Directives of 2020 (consolidated)Governor Ralph DLG. Torres (through the COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC)Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor and Governor's COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorialApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-005Idaho Back to School Framework 2020 (as amended October 21, 2020)Idaho Back to School Framework 2020: expectations, guidelines and best practices for the 2020-21 school year by community transmission…Idaho State Board of Education (approved July 9, 2020; amended October 21, 2020), with Governor Brad Little's letterIdaho State Board of Education, with the Office of the Governor and the State Department of Education; State levelStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IA-044Senate File 2310 (Return-to-Learn)An Act relating to education, including instructional time, return-to-learn plans, remote learning and school closures during the 2020-2021…Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); approved by Governor Reynolds June 29, 2020IowaStateJune 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ME-003P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789)An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in Response to the COVID-19 Public…Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor MillsMaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-010SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)Public health planning requirements for the 2020-21 school year: posted mitigation plans, staff self-screening, exclusion of symptomatic and…Texas Education Agency, Commissioner Mike MorathTexas Education Agency (Commissioner of Education); State levelStateJuly 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-051Twelfth Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwelfth Supplemental Executive Order (masks; restaurant enforcement; school calendar)Governor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialAug. 10, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-052Thirteenth Supplemental Executive Order and Proclamation13th Supplemental Order Returning the Territory to a Stay-at-Home Phase During the State of Emergency COVID-19 Coronavirus PandemicGovernor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialAug. 13, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-090Executive Order No. 2020-20Relative to Setting Conditions for Entry into Guam and Permitting Limited School OperationsGovernor Lourdes A. Leon GuerreroGuam (unincorporated territory) - GovernorTerritorialJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-118Executive Order No. 2020-26Relative to Implementation of Additional Safety Measures and Issuance of Temporary Teaching Certifications During the Public Health…Governor Lourdes A. Leon GuerreroGuam (unincorporated territory) - GovernorTerritorialAug. 7, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-011Executive Order 28 FY 19/20 (Corrected 2)An Order Regarding Further Restrictions on Public Contact and Movement, Schools, Vehicle Travel and Retail Business Operations (Stay Healthy…Governor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NH-001Executive Order 2020-04An order declaring a state of emergency due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary 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. DE-031Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (the 'Omnibus Modification')Twenty-Seventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (consolidating all active COVID-19 restrictions into a single order…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateSept. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary 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. VT-028Gubernatorial Directive No. 6 to All School Boards and SuperintendentsUniform School Reopening (no opening before September 8, 2020)Governor Philip B. ScottVermontStateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DE-011Eighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyEighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Emergency Childcare Sites; closure of other child care; screening and…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-006P.L. 2020, c. 17 (Senate Bill 2304)Earned sick leave usable for closures of the workplace, school or child care by order of a public official due to an epidemic or public…New Jersey Legislature; approved by Governor Murphy Mar. 25, 2020New Jersey; Legislature (Earned Sick Leave Law administered by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development)StateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-007Executive Order 20-37Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateJune 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. CA-004Executive Order N-26-20Executive Order N-26-20 (school closures: continued funding and distance learning)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-020Sixteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySixteenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (educator evaluations, professional development and assessments suspended…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMay 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. GA-025Executive Order 06.29.20.02Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateJune 29, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
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

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