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Ex. PA-073Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MD-043Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesAmending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-028Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved)Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth (the 'modified public health emergency')Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. VA-029Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Governor's PDF)Ending of Commonsense Public Health Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMay 14, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MA-049Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency')Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the CommonwealthGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary 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-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. AK-028HB 76, ch. 2, SLA 2021 (enrolled)An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency...; approving and ratifying declarations…Alaska State Legislature (SCS CSHB 76(FIN) am S), signed by Governor Dunleavy Apr. 30, 2021AlaskaStateApr. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOtherPrimary 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. KS-040Senate Bill 40 (2021)An act concerning governmental response to certain emergencies; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each…Kansas LegislatureKansasStateMar. 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MS-073Twelfth Mayoral Proclamation of Executive Order dated May 4, 2021 regarding the Governor's Executive Order No. 1551 (EO 1551 attached as Exhibit A)Adopting EO 1551 for the City of BiloxiMayor Andrew GilichCity of Biloxi, MississippiCityMay 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. NJ-053P.L. 2021, c. 103An Act concerning emergency health powers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes (expiration and continuation of COVID-19…New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJune 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WA-064Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (plan; version issued May 18, 2021, including the Washington Ready transition terms)Healthy Washington - Roadmap to RecoveryGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.12 and 20-25.13WashingtonStateMay 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary 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. AGY-TERRITORIES-030Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-043Executive Order for the purposes of implementing measures to face the emergency caused by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and repealing…Governor Pedro R. PierluisiPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialJune 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-151Release: Quarantine protocols eased for those traveling to the CNMI who are fully vaccinatedQuarantine protocols eased for fully vaccinated travelers (May 15, 2021)Governor Ralph DLG. Torres / COVID-19 Task Force and CHCCCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor / COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorialMay 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
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-TERRITORIES-022Boletin Administrativo Num. OE-2021-017Orden Ejecutiva para autorizar la apertura de las escuelas publicas y privadas de Puerto Rico bajo ciertas condiciones a partir del 1 de…Governor Pedro R. PierluisiPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialFeb. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-028Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-036Executive Order for the purposes of implementing measures to face the emergency caused by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and repealing…Governor Pedro R. PierluisiPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialMay 20, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-029Boletin Administrativo Num. OE-2021-037Orden Ejecutiva para establecer las normas a seguir por los pasajeros que lleguen a Puerto Rico en vuelos procedentes de los Estados Unidos…Governor Pedro R. PierluisiPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialMay 20, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-073Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency (COVID-19), April 15, 2021Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency (Code Blue; vaccination evidence)Governor Lemanu P. S. MaugaAmerican Samoa (unincorporated territory) - GovernorTerritorialApr. 15, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-074Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency (COVID-19), June 16, 2021Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency (Code Blue)Governor Lemanu P. S. MaugaAmerican Samoa (unincorporated territory) - GovernorTerritorialJune 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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

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