{"id":"MS-053","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Mississippi","state":"MS","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Tate Reeves","authority":"Mississippi Emergency Management Law, Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-1 et seq.","instrument":"Executive Order 1551","title":"Rescinding EO 1549 as amended by EO 1550; all business terms recommendations; school face coverings mandatory for the remainder of the 2020-21 academic year","dateIssued":"2021-04-30","effective":"2021-04-30 17:00","end":"school clause spent at the end of the 2020-21 academic year; remainder \u0027shall remain in full force and effect unless amended or rescinded\u0027","startDate":"2021-04-30","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["SCH","MASK","EMER","OTHER"],"addressees":["all persons","businesses and non-profits","close-contact personal care services","schools"],"clause":"Executive Order 1549, as amended and extended by Executive Order 1550, is rescinded and shall stand repealed. Duration: This Executive Order shall be effective at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021, and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall remain in full force and effect unless amended or rescinded... All business and non-profit entities operating within the State of Mississippi are encouraged to make reasonable, good-faith efforts to comply with the CDC\u0027s and Mississippi State Department of Health\u0027s regulations and guidelines... Face Coverings: For the remainder of the 2020-2021 academic year, every person in Mississippi shall wear a face covering, covering the nose and mouth, while inside a school building or classroom.","enforcement":"School clause mandatory under the Emergency Management Law; other clauses are recommendations","functions":["IN school masks (to end of 2020-21 year)","SL personal care (encouraged)","EMP (encouraged)"],"notes":"The signed text is attached as Exhibit A to Biloxi\u0027s Twelfth Mayoral Proclamation of May 4, 2021 (MS-073), from which it was read. Ballotpedia (May 3, 2021): the Governor \u0027lifted all remaining coronavirus restrictions (including all capacity restrictions on sports and entertainment venues) except for the mask requirement inside schools\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1551.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":349651,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MS","url":"/library/MS-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MS-053","citation":"Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order 1551 (Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. MS-053)","stateName":"Mississippi","related":["MS-073","DUT-MS-012","MS-052","MS-051","MS-050"]}