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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-KS-009	K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021)65-201. County, city-county and multicounty units; local health officers; appointment, tenure, removal; laws applicable; review, amendment…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-002	K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2)65-119. Duties of local boards of health and health officers; contagious diseases; confidentiality of information; disclosure, when	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	July 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. KS-040	Senate Bill 40 (2021)An act concerning governmental response to certain emergencies; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each…	Kansas Legislature	KansasState	Mar. 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. KS-085	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Nov. 10, 2020)Winter re-tightening: mass gatherings capped at 100 or 50 percent; eight per table; 11 p.m. closing for alcohol and dining; masks enforced…	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Garold Minns, M.D.); Board of County Commissioners (penalty resolution)	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-091	Public Health Order for Home Quarantine by the Shawnee County Health OfficerOrder for 14-day home quarantine of persons with travel to KDHE-listed locations, cruise travel, or close contact with a confirmed case	Shawnee County Health Officer	Shawnee County, Kansas (Topeka)County	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-001	Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021)AN ACT concerning public health; removing the authorization for a county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public…	Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115)	KansasState	July 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-082	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (July 21, 2020)Masks; Phase 2 of Ad Astra readopted with modifications; bars, night clubs and on-premises alcohol sellers closed; restaurant curfew	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-084	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Sept. 3, 2020)Masks, gatherings and alcohol-service conditions continued	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-086	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer amending and replacing the order of Nov. 24, 2020 (Dec. 8, 2020)Masks, gathering caps, social distancing and restrictions on bars and restaurants continued (ICU capacity recital)	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-087	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Feb. 2, 2021)Masks, gathering limits and social distancing continued into 2021	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-081	Revised Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (amending and replacing the order of July 8, 2020)Masks required in Sedgwick County; adoption of Phase 3 of Ad Astra with modifications	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	July 9, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-083	Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Aug. 18, 2020)Amended order: bars and night clubs reopen with capacity, seating and curfew conditions; masks continue	Sedgwick County Local Health Officer	Sedgwick County, KansasCounty	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-095	Emergency Order of Local Health Officer and Douglas County Commission (Aug. 18, 2021)Mask order for youth ages 2 to 11 in indoor public spaces, health-care settings and transportation (Delta variant)	Douglas County Local Health Officer (Thomas Marcellino, M.D.) and the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County	Douglas County, Kansas (Lawrence)County	Aug. 18, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-010	K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread'65-202. Oath and bond of local health officers; duties and compensation; inspection of school buildings, county option; employment of…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. KS-052	KDHE Secretary's Order Requiring COVID-19 Testing in Adult Care HomesOrder Requiring COVID-19 Testing in Adult Care Homes	Lee A. Norman, M.D., Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and State Health Officer	KansasSector regulator	June 18, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-092	The 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, 2020	Governor 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; IowaState	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-KS-017	Memorandum to Kansas Prosecutors and Law Enforcement, 'State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response' (March 24, 2020)State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response	Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General)	KansasState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. KS-054	KDHE 'Travel & Exposure Related Isolation / Quarantine' mandate page (as of July 1, 2020; list updated June 29, 2020)Travel-related quarantine mandate: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina, cruise passengers, international travelers	Kansas Department of Health and Environment	KansasSector regulator	June 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. KS-055	KDHE travel and exposure quarantine mandate page (as of Jan. 5, 2021; list updated Dec. 1, 2020; shortened-quarantine guidance Dec. 8, 2020)Travel-related quarantine mandate: out-of-state mass gatherings of 500 or more; cruises since Mar. 15, 2020; close contacts	Kansas Department of Health and Environment	KansasSector regulator	Dec. 1, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. KS-057	KDHE travel and exposure quarantine mandate page (as of Oct. 1, 2021; list updated Sept. 23, 2021)Travel-related quarantine mandate in force in Q3 2021: unvaccinated travelers from French Polynesia, Guadeloupe (Aug. 27-Sept. 23), Grenada…	Kansas Department of Health and Environment	KansasSector regulator	Sept. 23, 2021	2021 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-003	K.S.A. 65-126, Quarantine of area by secretary when local authorities neglect to act65-126. Quarantine of areas by secretary, when	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-005	K.S.A. 65-128, Rules and regulations and orders of the secretary to prevent the spread of disease; testing, isolation and quarantine65-128. Rules and regulations of secretary to prevent spread and dissemination of diseases; testing and quarantine; protection of providers…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. KS-053	KDHE Travel Related Quarantine Table (Mar. 23, 2020)Travel Related Quarantine Table: locations after travel to which Kansans must home-quarantine for 14 days	Kansas Department of Health and Environment	KansasSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. KS-056	KDHE travel and exposure quarantine mandate page (as of June 10, 2021; list updated June 3, 2021)Travel-related quarantine mandate: Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago (June 3), Costa Rica, French Guiana (May 20)…	Kansas Department of Health and Environment	KansasSector regulator	June 3, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-006	K.S.A. 65-129, Penalty for disobeying the secretary's rules and regulations or breaking quarantine65-129. Penalties for violations	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read

Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-009)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-119, Duties of local boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases (current text, as amended L. 2025, ch. 115, § 2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-002)
Kansas Legislature, Senate Bill 40 (2021) (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. KS-040)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Garold Minns, M.D.); Board of County Commissioners (penalty resolution), Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. KS-085)
Shawnee County Health Officer, Public Health Order for Home Quarantine by the Shawnee County Health Officer (July 15, 2020) (Ex. KS-091)
Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115), Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-001)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (July 21, 2020) (Ex. KS-082)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. KS-084)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer amending and replacing the order of Nov. 24, 2020 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. KS-086)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. KS-087)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Revised Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (amending and replacing the order of July 8, 2020) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. KS-081)
Sedgwick County Local Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order of the Sedgwick County Local Health Officer (Aug. 18, 2020) (Ex. KS-083)
Douglas County Local Health Officer (Thomas Marcellino, M.D.) and the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Emergency Order of Local Health Officer and Douglas County Commission (Aug. 18, 2021) (Ex. KS-095)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020), K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread' (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-010)
Lee A. Norman, M.D., Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and State Health Officer, KDHE Secretary's Order Requiring COVID-19 Testing in Adult Care Homes (June 18, 2021) (Ex. KS-052)
Governor 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), The July 17-20, 2020 fall-opening orders of Kansas, Utah and Iowa (grouped record) (July 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-092)
Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General), Memorandum to Kansas Prosecutors and Law Enforcement, 'State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response' (March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. DUT-KS-017)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, KDHE 'Travel & Exposure Related Isolation / Quarantine' mandate page (as of July 1, 2020; list updated June 29, 2020) (Ex. KS-054)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, KDHE travel and exposure quarantine mandate page (as of Jan. 5, 2021; list updated Dec. 1, 2020; shortened-quarantine guidance Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. KS-055)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, KDHE travel and exposure quarantine mandate page (as of Oct. 1, 2021; list updated Sept. 23, 2021) (Ex. KS-057)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-126, Quarantine of area by secretary when local authorities neglect to act (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-003)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-128, Rules and regulations and orders of the secretary to prevent the spread of disease; testing, isolation and quarantine (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-005)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, KDHE Travel Related Quarantine Table (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. KS-053)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, KDHE travel and exposure quarantine mandate page (as of June 10, 2021; list updated June 3, 2021) (Ex. KS-056)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-129, Penalty for disobeying the secretary's rules and regulations or breaking quarantine (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-006)

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