{"id":"MET-AUS-023","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Austin, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Steve Adler","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418; Declaration of Local Disaster ratified by City Council Resolution No. 20200312-074","instrument":"Mask to be Safe at School Order No. 20210811-032","title":"Mask to be Safe at School (face coverings required in public schools during Stages 3, 4 and 5)","dateIssued":"2021-08-11","effective":"2021-08-12 12:01 a.m.","end":"2021-08-13 9:00 a.m. (replaced by Order No. 20210813-034, Ex. MET-AUS-025)","startDate":"2021-08-12","endDate":"2021-08-13","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","SCH"],"addressees":["students, staff and visitors over the age of two","all public schools including public charter schools in the City of Austin"],"clause":"HEREBY ORDER, EFFECTIVE AS OF 12:01 A.M. ON AUGUST 12, 2021 THAT IN THE [CITY OF AUSTIN]: SECTION 1. Face Covering Required. Students, staff, and visitors over the age of two are REQUIRED to wear a face covering while on school property or school buses during Stages 3, 4, and 5 as set forth in Austin Public Health\u0027s Risk-Based Chart. In this section, school means all public schools, including public charter schools in the City of Austin.","enforcement":"No penalty clause located in the text read; the Health Authority Rules of August 11, 2021 (Ex. MET-AUS-030) and the Commissioners Court orders (Exs. -053, -054) supply the parallel mandates","functions":["SCH in-person instruction under masking","WF parents\u0027 workforce availability tied to school operations","IN school operations (education industry)"],"notes":"Issued thirteen days after GA-38; recites the Delta variant, pediatric admissions and the Austin Public Health Risk-Based Chart (Stage 5 from August 5, 2021, attached). Companion: Travis County Judge Order 2021-08 (Ex. MET-AUS-050) and Austin ISD\u0027s requirement (Ex. MET-AUS-089).","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":2229636,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-023","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-023","citation":"Mayor Steve Adler, Mask to be Safe at School Order No. 20210811-032 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-023)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-025","MET-AUS-050","MET-AUS-089","MET-AUS-030","MET-AUS-024","MET-AUS-022"]}