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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. KS-060	Administrative Order 2020-PR-016Order restricting Kansas district and appellate courts to emergency operations and suspending statutes of limitation and statutory time…	Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert)	KansasCourt	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
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. DUT-KS-020	Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.	Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)	KansasCourt	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOther	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-027	House 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)	KansasState	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationBusiness closureSchools and child careOther	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. KS-033	Executive Order 20-59Requiring COVID-19 mitigation procedures in K-12 schools	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-092	Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 12, 2020)Winter re-tightening: gatherings limited to 10 indoors or outdoors; bars and restaurants close at midnight; parties over 10 barred; 50…	Shawnee County Health Officer	Shawnee County, Kansas (Topeka)County	Nov. 12, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. KS-094	Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 20, 2020)Winter re-tightening: mass gatherings of more than 10 prohibited; entertainment and recreational venues and food and drink premises capped…	Douglas County Local Health Officer (Thomas Marcellino, M.D.)	Douglas County, Kansas (Lawrence)County	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. KS-070	Administrative Order 2020-PR-123District and Appellate Court Operations as of December 1, 2020	Kansas Supreme Court	KansasCourt	Dec. 1, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert), Administrative Order 2020-PR-016 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. KS-060)
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)
Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam), Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part) (Ex. DUT-KS-020)
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)
Kansas Legislature (2020 Special Session), House Bill 2016 (2020 Special Session) (June 8, 2020) (Ex. KS-027)
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)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-59 (July 20, 2020) (Ex. KS-033)
Shawnee County Health Officer, Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 12, 2020) (Ex. KS-092)
Douglas County Local Health Officer (Thomas Marcellino, M.D.), Emergency Order of Local Health Officer (Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. KS-094)
Kansas Supreme Court, Administrative Order 2020-PR-123 (Dec. 1, 2020) (Ex. KS-070)
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)
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, Senate Bill 40 (2021) (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. KS-040)
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)
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)

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