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Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-009 Order Primary source read

COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education (August 7, 2020)

Industry guidance for institutions of higher education: required face coverings, distancing, prohibition of indoor lectures in counties on the State County Data Monitoring List, no in-person activities with external groups, 25 percent occupancy caps in study spaces

California Department of Public Health with Cal/OSHA (covid19.ca.gov) · California Department of Public Health (State Public Health Officer) and Cal/OSHA, industry guidance for institutions of higher education under the Governor's orders; State level (State)

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Jurisdiction
California Department of Public Health (State Public Health Officer) and Cal/OSHA, industry guidance for institutions of higher education under the Governor's orders; State level · California
Level
State
Authority
Executive Orders N-33-20 and N-60-20; Health & Safety Code s. 120140
Issued
2020-08-07 Aug. 7, 2020
Effective
2020-08-07
End
Superseded by the Blueprint tier guidance (Aug. 28, 2020 onward) and retired with the Blueprint on June 15, 2021 (read as 2020-08-28)
In force
Aug. 7, 2020 to Aug. 28, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • institutions of higher education (public and private)
  • faculty, staff and students
  • visitors and external groups
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction (indoor lectures prohibited in monitored counties)
  • CP campus housing and dining (limited occupancy, distancing)
  • AC athletics and events (external-group activities not allowed)
  • AD admissions tours and visitors limited
  • OP administration and telework
  • HR training
  • WF campus workforce
  • CB students and families
  • MK external events
Collection
State education and higher-education authorities AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED

Operative words

Institutions of higher education must require and reinforce use of face coverings... For counties on the State County Data Monitoring List for three consecutive days, indoor lectures are prohibited. Courses offered in specialized indoor settings (e.g., labs, studio arts), whose design imposes substantial physical distancing on participants based on the nature of work performed in the space, are permitted.... In-person activities or meetings involving external groups or organizations - especially with individuals who are not from the local geographic area (e.g., community, town, city, or county) are not allowed at this time.... Such spaces must limit occupancy to 25% of room capacity or 100 people, whichever is less.... Use of drinking fountains is prohibited.

Enforcement

Health & Safety Code s. 120275 (violation of a State Public Health Officer order a misdemeanor); Executive Order N-33-20 (obedience to the State Public Health Officer's directives); Cal/OSHA enforcement of the workplace provisions (Lab. Code s. 6300 et seq.)

Notes

Reached every California college and university and their vendors (bookstores, food service, housing, event operators); the county monitoring-list trigger covered most of the State's population in August 2020; cross-cite CA-034/ECO-B-086 for K-12 and CA-033 for school-worker vaccination

Retrieval note

Text read (capture of Aug. 7, 2020, the issue date).

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