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Ex. SEC-27-008Update from Board of Regents President Mike Richards on Coronavirus (Mar. 10, 2020)Board direction that the three Regent institutions move as quickly as possible toward virtual delivery of instruction, with…Board of Regents President Michael RichardsIowa (Board of Regents, State of Iowa; University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa)StateMar. 10, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. IA-002Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 17, 2020)Proclamation of a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency closing restaurants, bars, fitness centers, theaters, casinos and senior centers…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public officesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-060Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Public Health Disaster Emergency)Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of March 17, 2020Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-007Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (school closures; extension of closures to April 30)Proclamation ordering all public and nonpublic schools closed through April 30, 2020, extending all business closures and the ten-person…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-008Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (additional establishment closures)Proclamation closing enclosed malls, tobacco and vaping stores, toy, gaming, music, instrument, movie and adult entertainment stores, social…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-011Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (conditional resumption of surgeries; farmers markets)Proclamation permitting hospitals and outpatient providers to resume surgeries and procedures only under PPE, testing and capacity…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-012Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of April 27, 2020 (Part 1: reopening in 77 counties; statewide continued closures; gatherings)Proclamation reopening restaurants, fitness centers, malls, libraries, race tracks and retail at 50 percent capacity in 77 counties from May…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowa (77 counties reopened; 22 counties excluded: Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Dallas, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Marshall, Muscatine, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Washington and Woodbury)StateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-016Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (movie theaters, museums, zoos, pools; summer school; wedding receptions; auctions)Proclamation reopening movie theaters at 50 percent, museums, aquariums and zoos, pools for lap swimming, permitting school-sponsored summer…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-017Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (bars reopen at 50 percent; June 1 reopenings; gatherings)Proclamation reopening bars, wineries, breweries, distilleries, country clubs and social clubs at 50 percent seated capacity from May 28…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMay 26, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-075Iowa State Fair announcement and FAQ, 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (fair dates Aug. 13-23, 2020)The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021 (Fair Updates FAQ)Iowa State Fair BoardIowa State Fair Board (State authority, Iowa Code ch. 173)StateJune 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IA-018Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (capacity limits lifted; distancing mandates retained)Proclamation lifting the 50 percent capacity limits from June 12, 2020 while requiring every restaurant, bar, fitness center, casino, senior…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateJune 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-019Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to July 25, 2020)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to July 25, 2020 and continuing the establishment distancing mandates, the…Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-005Iowa Code ch. 29C (2021), including § 29C.6 (Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor) and § 29C.18 (Enforcement duties)Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 29C - Emergency Management and SecurityIowa General AssemblyIowaStateJan. 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read