{"id":"KS-027","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Kansas","state":"KS","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Kansas Legislature (2020 Special Session)","authority":"L. 2020 Special Session ch. 1; effective on publication 39 Kan. Reg. 755 (June 9, 2020)","instrument":"House Bill 2016 (2020 Special Session)","title":"An act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas... relating to the state of disaster emergency; powers of the governor and executive officers; providing certain limitations and restrictions; business and commercial activities;... relating to the closure of schools by executive order; requiring state board of education approval...; authorizing counties to adopt orders relating to public health that are less stringent","dateIssued":"2020-06-08","effective":"2020-06-09","end":"Sec. 5 emergency through Sept. 15, 2020 (extended by SFC to Jan. 26, 2021); sec. 6 expired Jan. 26, 2021; sec. 33 K.S.A. 48-925(h) carried forward in SB 14 and SB 40","startDate":"2020-06-09","endDate":"2021-03-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["EMER","SCH","CLOSE","OTHER"],"addressees":["Governor","State Finance Council","boards of county commissioners","State Board of Education","schools","businesses (liability protection)"],"clause":"New Sec. 5.(a) The state of disaster emergency... declared by proclamation on May 26, 2020, for all 105 counties of Kansas, is hereby ratified and continued in existence from March 12, 2020, through September 15, 2020.... New Sec. 6.(a) On and after September 15, 2020, during any state of disaster emergency..., the governor may not order the closure or cessation of any business or commercial activity... for more than 15 days [without State Finance Council approval]... New Sec. 7.... no executive order issued by the governor... that has the effect of closing public or private school attendance centers in this state shall be effective unless and until such order has been affirmed by the state board of education... Sec. 33. K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 48-925... (e)... pursuant to the governor\u0027s state of disaster emergency proclamation issued on May 26, 2020, the governor shall not have the power or authority to restrict businesses from operating or to restrict the movement or gathering of individuals. The provisions of this subsection shall expire on September 15, 2020.... (h) The board of county commissioners of any county may issue an order relating to public health that includes provisions that are less stringent than the provisions of an executive order effective statewide issued by the governor. Any board of county commissioners issuing such an order must make the following findings and include such findings in the order: (1) The board has consulted with the local health officer...; (2) following such consultation, implementation of the full scope of the provisions in the governor\u0027s executive order are not necessary to protect the public health and safety of the county; and (3) all other relevant findings to support the board\u0027s decision.","enforcement":"Legislative act; sec. 6(b) orders exceeding the limits \u0027shall be null and void\u0027; amended K.S.A. 48-939 penalties; secs. 8-15 COVID-19 liability protection act.","functions":["predicate; preemption rules; school closures; county opt-out"],"notes":"Also codified telemedicine, temporary licensure, electronic notarization (sec. 17), certain liquor sales, hospital surge capacity (sec. 21), and contact-tracing rules (sec. 16, expired May 1, 2021).","sourceUrl":"http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2020s/b2020s/measures/documents/hb2016_enrolled.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":302256,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"KS","url":"/library/KS-027","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/KS-027","citation":"Kansas Legislature (2020 Special Session), House Bill 2016 (2020 Special Session) (June 8, 2020) (Ex. KS-027)","stateName":"Kansas","related":["DUT-KS-009","DUT-KS-010","DUT-KS-011","DUT-KS-014","DUT-KS-015","DUT-KS-018","DUT-KS-019"]}