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Ex. DUT-SC-003S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 29 (Contagious and Infectious Diseases), §§ 44-29-10, 44-29-40, 44-29-50, 44-29-200Reporting of contagious diseases; general supervision of vaccination, screening and immunization; violation of regulation a misdemeanor…General Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJune 1, 20102020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutySchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-005S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440Additional powers and duties of Governor during declared emergencyGeneral Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJune 11, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. SC-001Executive Order No. 2020-08State of Emergency Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-065Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, and Other Provisions Due to COVID-19Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SC-002Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, etc. Due to CoronavirusGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-006Executive Order No. 2020-13Authorizing Law Enforcement to Maintain Order, Ensure Public Safety, and Preserve Public Health During the State of EmergencyGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-038Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty daysEmergency ordinances requiring face coverings in retail, grocery, pharmacy and food-service settings; municipal stay-at-home ordinancescity and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250)City of Columbia; City of Charleston; City of Greenville; Richland County; Charleston County; City of Myrtle Beach; Horry County; Town of Lexington; City of North Myrtle Beach (principal local instruments)CityMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-013Executive Order No. 2020-21Stay at Home or Work Order Due to COVID-19 ('Home or Work Order')Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. SC-018Executive Order No. 2020-31Modification of Home or Work Order and Authorization of Outdoor Dining ServicesGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMay 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closurePrimary source read
Ex. SC-024Executive Order No. 2020-40State of Emergency (with School Closures, Protection of First Responders, Transportation Waivers, and Modification of Prior Emergency…Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateJune 11, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SC-025Executive Order No. 2020-42State of EmergencyGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateJune 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SC-057South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020)Face coverings required on school buses and in public school facilities for the 2020-21 school yearSouth Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman)South CarolinaSector regulatorAug. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-030Executive Order No. 2020-73Modifying and Amending Emergency MeasuresGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-044Act No. 102 of 2021 (S. 704), Joint ResolutionTo Provide for a Return to Five-Day, In-Person Classroom Instruction for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 School Years... and to Provide…General Assembly of South Carolina (S. 704, ratified R. 33, Apr. 22, 2021; signed Apr. 23, 2021)South CarolinaStateApr. 22, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-035Executive Order No. 2021-23Emergency Measures Regarding Face Coverings, Vaccine Passports, and Other MattersGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMay 11, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-045Act No. 94 of 2021, Part IB, Provisos 1.108 (SDE: Mask Mandate Prohibition) and 117.190 (GP: Masks at Higher Education Facilities)Budget provisos prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to require masks in K-12 education facilities and to condition unmasked presence…General Assembly of South Carolina (H. 4100, ratified R. 116, June 21, 2021)South CarolinaStateJune 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-089Proviso 1.108 (no school district may use appropriated funds to require students or staff to wear face masks); upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court Sept. 2, 2021 (City of Columbia); enforcement enjoined Sept. 28, 2021 (Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster)Proviso 1.108 (school mask-mandate funding ban)South Carolina General Assembly (2021-22 Appropriations Act, H. 4100, Proviso 1.108); U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Lewis, J.)South CarolinaStateJune 22, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-058Ordinance No. 2021-068, Emergency Order by the Mayor Declaring a State of Emergency (Facial Coverings)Emergency order requiring facial coverings in all buildings at public and private schools and daycares within the CityMayor Stephen K. Benjamin (Emergency Order), ratified by City CouncilCity of Columbia, South CarolinaCityAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-059Ordinance No. 2021-069, Ratifying Ordinance 2021-068 Declaring State of Emergency (Facial Coverings)Council ratification of the Mayor's school and daycare facial-covering emergency orderColumbia City CouncilCity of Columbia, South CarolinaCityAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-040Creswick v. University of South Carolina, Op. No. 28053Declaratory judgment that Proviso 117.190 does not prohibit a universal mask mandate at a public institution of higher learningSupreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction)South CarolinaCourtAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SC-041Wilson ex rel. State v. City of Columbia, Op. No. 28056, 863 S.E.2d 456 (S.C. 2021)Proviso 1.108 upheld; Columbia Ordinances 2021-068 and 2021-069 declared void insofar as they mandate masks in K-12 public schoolsSupreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction)South CarolinaCourtSept. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SC-060Ordinance No. 2021-078, Enactment of Certain Ordinances Related to COVID-19Re-enactment of mask ordinances (including K-12 schools) after Wilson v. City of ColumbiaColumbia City CouncilCity of Columbia, South CarolinaCitySept. 8, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-061Emergency Ordinance No. ___-21HR, An Emergency Ordinance Requiring the Wearing of Face Masks to Help Alleviate the Spread of COVID 19, Specifically the Recent Surge in the Delta VariantMasks in every commercial establishment in unincorporated Richland County and in schools and daycaresRichland County CouncilRichland County, South Carolina (unincorporated areas)CountySept. 14, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-042Richland County School District Two v. Lucas, Op. No. 28063, 862 S.E.2d 920 (S.C. 2021)Provisos 1.108 and 1.103 held constitutional; proviso bars funded mask mandates but not mandates funded solely from federal or local fundsSupreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction)South CarolinaCourtSept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SC-062School and Childcare Exclusion List, 2021-2022 (revisions of Aug. 12 and Aug. 24, 2021; further revised Oct. 12, 2021)Official School and Child Care Exclusion List of Contagious or Communicable Diseases, with COVID-19 exclusion and close-contact quarantine…South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)South CarolinaSector regulatorAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read