{"id":"SEC-16-118","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"16","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Philip D. Murphy","authority":"N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.","instrument":"Executive Order No. 253","title":"Requiring covered workers at public, private and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools to be fully vaccinated or undergo regular testing","dateIssued":"2021-08-23","effective":"2021-10-18 (deadline for proof of vaccination or testing)","end":"2022-2023 (rescinded by later orders)","startDate":"2021-10-18","endDate":"","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","SCH","OTHER"],"addressees":["school districts including private and parochial schools","covered workers"],"clause":"1. All public, private, and parochial preschool programs, and elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools (\u0022covered settings\u0022), must maintain a policy that requires all covered workers to either provide adequate proof to the covered setting that they have been fully vaccinated or submit to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times weekly. This requirement shall take effect on October 18, 2021, at which time any covered workers that have not provided adequate proof that they are fully vaccinated must submit to a minimum of weekly or twice weekly testing on an ongoing basis until fully vaccinated.","enforcement":"N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49, -50","functions":["HR and RE staff of religious schools and preschools","WF"],"notes":"Paragraph 1 quoted verbatim (repair, Sept. 27, 2026); \u0027covered workers\u0027 include teachers, educational support professionals, food, custodial and administrative staff, substitutes and contractors who make regular visits (para. 4 as read).","sourceUrl":"https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-253.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":98257,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-16","url":"/library/SEC-16-118","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-16-118","citation":"Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 253 (Aug. 23, 2021) (Ex. SEC-16-118)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["SEC-16-117"]}