{"id":"SD-017","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"South Dakota","state":"SD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Kristi Noem","authority":"SDCL 34-48A","instrument":"Executive Order 2020-20 with the attached Back to Normal Plan (Apr. 28, 2020)","title":"Mandatory adoption of the Back to Normal Plan; rescission of EO 2020-12","dateIssued":"2020-04-28","effective":"2020-04-28","end":"2021-06-30 (duration of the State of Emergency)","startDate":"2020-04-28","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["EMP","COND","CAP","SCH","HC"],"addressees":["every South Dakotan","employers","enclosed retail businesses","schools","health care providers","local governments"],"clause":"Section 1 Back to Normal Plan. Every South Dakotan shall implement and follow South Dakota\u0027s \u0027Back to Normal Plan,\u0027 or the \u0027Plan,\u0027 dated April 28, 2020 and attached to this Executive Order, or a later updated version of the Plan.... Section 3 Local Governments Within the State of South Dakota. Local governments shall follow the Plan for their respective jurisdictions. Section 4 Executive Order 2020-12. Executive Order 2020-12 is hereby rescinded. [Plan:] Employers:... If previously operating via telework, begin transitioning employees back to the workplace... Where appropriate, screen employees for symptoms prior to entering the workplace. Enclosed Retail Businesses that Promote Public Gatherings: Resume operations in a manner that allows for reasonable physical distancing, good hygiene, and appropriate sanitation. Consider restricting occupancy... Schools: Continue remote learning. Consider a limited return to in-person instruction to \u0027check in\u0027 before school year ends... Health Care Providers: Hospitals treating COVID-19 patients should reserve 30% of their hospital beds and maintain appropriate stores of PPE to meet surge demand. Other hospitals and surgery centers must have updated transfer protocols and adequate stores of independently-sourced PPE. Non-hospital healthcare can resume with adequate stores of independently sourced PPE. Continue to restrict visits to senior care facilities and hospitals.... [FAQ:] Business are encouraged to consider these guidelines as they resume normal operations, and also must adhere to any local restrictions.","enforcement":"Mandatory adoption clause (\u0027shall implement and follow\u0027); Plan content largely conditional; Limitation A: no private right","functions":["OF return from telework; employee screening","CAP occupancy (consider restricting)","IN/RL schools remote to year end","IP hospital bed reserve; SX surgery-center PPE conditions","VS senior-care and hospital visitation restricted","CB local restrictions preserved"],"notes":"FAQ statements: \u0027Churches were never required to close\u0027; \u0027Daycares were never explicitly required to close\u0027; \u0027Masks have never been required\u0027; \u0027South Dakota never issued a stay at home or shelter in place order\u0027; \u0027No business was ever required to close\u0027; \u0027South Dakota never prohibited travel\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://sdsos.gov/general-information/executive-actions/executive-orders/assets/2020-20.PDF","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":3267060,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DUT-SD","url":"/library/SD-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SD-017","citation":"Governor Kristi Noem, Executive Order 2020-20 with the attached Back to Normal Plan (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. SD-017)","stateName":"South Dakota","related":["SD-009","SD-010","DUT-SD-003","SEC-20-GM-038"]}