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Ex. MET-SDF-033LFCHD recommends postponing or canceling all public events during COVID-19 response (March 12, 2020)Recommendation that organizers postpone or cancel all public, in-person events beginning March 13, 2020Mayor Linda Gorton and Commissioner of Health Kraig Humbaugh (LFCHD)Lexington-Fayette County, KentuckyCountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-043Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13, 2020; presumably No. 2020-001)Declaration of a state of emergency in Louisville Metro; cancellation of all Metro-hosted or Metro-sponsored eventsMayor Greg FischerLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-026Release: Mayor calls for temporary closures of libraries, community centers, Mary T. Meagher Aquatics Center and some Zoo attractions (March 14, 2020)Closure, effective immediately, of all 17 Louisville Free Public Library locations, 13 community centers, the aquatic center and two…Mayor Greg FischerLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCityMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-045JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure of all JCPS schools from March 16, 2020 (announced March 12, 2020, initially through April 5, then April 20, then the school year)…Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty PollioJefferson County, Kentucky (Jefferson County Public Schools)CountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-047FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure announced March 12, 2020; remote instruction for the remainder of 2019-20 and the fall of 2020; staggered return to classrooms by…Fayette County Board of Education / SuperintendentFayette County, Kentucky (Fayette County Public Schools)CountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KY-006CHFS Order of March 19, 2020 (Mass Gatherings Order)Order prohibiting all mass gatheringsCabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public HealthKentuckyStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-020Order concerning mass gatheringsOrder (Mass Gatherings)Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Secretary Eric C. Friedlander)KentuckyStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-024Release: Mayor Fischer extends state of emergency to May 10, closes Metro Parks playgrounds and ballfields (March 24, 2020)State of emergency extended to May 10, 2020; park amenities closed; license expirations extended; employee reassignment authorizedLouisville Metro Government (Office of the Mayor)Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-006Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Louisville from enforcing any prohibition on drive-in church services at On Fire Christian CenterUnited States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of LouisvilleLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (W.D. Ky.)CourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-067Healthy at Work Requirements for Places of Worship, Version 1.1Requirements for Places of Worship (in-person services from May 20, 2020 at 33 percent of building occupancy)Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements incorporated by the CHFS order of May 9, 2020 amending the Mass Gatherings Order)KentuckyStateMay 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-070Healthy at Work Requirements for Child Care Facilities, Version 1.0Requirements for Child Care Facilities (maximum group size of ten children; screening; masking)Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements; child care reopened June 15, 2020 by CHFS order)KentuckyStateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-019Healthy at Work Frequently Asked Questions (web page, as captured June 11, 2020)Healthy at Work: How We Reopen Our Economy -- Frequently Asked QuestionsCommonwealth of Kentucky, Office of the Governor (Team Kentucky 'Healthy at Work: How We Reopen Our Economy' site, govstatus.egov.com)KentuckyStateJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-042Order amending the Mass Gatherings OrderOrder (July 20, 2020)Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public HealthKentuckyStateJuly 20, 20202020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-033Executive Order 2020-968State of Emergency: winter restrictions (indoor dining closed; gatherings 8 people/2 households; gyms 33 percent; venues 25 per room…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-126Executive Order of November 18, 2020 (reported as EO 2020-969) requiring all public and private K-12 schools to cease in-person instructionCessation of in-person instruction at all K-12 public and private schools from November 23, 2020; elementary schools in non-red counties may…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. KY-034Executive Order 2020-969State of Emergency: all public and private K-12 schools to remote instruction from Nov. 23, 2020Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q4Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-079Executive Order 2020-969 (all public and private K-12 schools to cease in-person instruction Nov. 23, 2020; elementary schools may reopen Dec. 7 in non-red counties; middle and high schools remote through Jan. 4, 2021)Executive Order 2020-969Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-041Executive Order 2020-969State of Emergency (public and private school in-person instruction)Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-032Commonwealth ex rel. Danville Christian Academy, Inc. v. Beshear, No. 20-6341, 981 F.3d 505Order granting stay of the preliminary injunctionUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States (Kentucky orders)CourtNov. 29, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. KY-037Executive Order 2020-1041State of Emergency: schools (Healthy at School safety expectations mandatory; virtual options; high-risk employee accommodations; red-zone…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateDec. 18, 20202021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-042Executive Order 2021-120State of Emergency: schools encouraged to offer in-person instruction by March 1, 2021; face coverings required of all students, educators…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateFeb. 23, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. KY-048Executive Order 2021-326State of Emergency: face coverings (fully vaccinated persons exempt; masks still required of everyone on public transportation, in K-12…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateMay 13, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-051Executive Order 2021-585State of Emergency: face coverings required indoors in all public and private preschool through grade 12 schools (including school buses)…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. KY-052Executive Order 2021-585State of Emergency: face coverings required in all public and private preschool through grade 12 schools and in all child-care settings…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-080Executive Order 2021-585State of Emergency: face coverings in all public and private preschool, Head Start and K-12 schools (including school buses) and in all…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read

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