SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas Education Agency (Commissioner of Education); State level · Texas

Level

State

Authority

Tex. Educ. Code ss. 7.021, 7.055; Executive Order GA-29

Issued

2020-07-28 July 28, 2020

Effective

Immediately (summer school 2020 and the 2020-21 school year) (read as 2020-07-28)

End

Revised through the 2020-21 year; mask provision ended with GA-34 (March 10, 2021); superseded for 2021-22 by TEA's Public Health Guidance of August-September 2021 (Ex. TX-053) (read as 2021-03-10)

In force

July 28, 2020 to Mar. 10, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all Texas public school systems
• teachers, staff and students
• parents and visitors

Functions reached

• IN in-person instruction (transition periods of remote-only start up to eight weeks)
• RL virtual instruction on parental request
• EMP screening, exclusion, notice and closure protocols
• MASK under GA-29
• AC non-UIL extracurricular activities
• WF parents' workforce
• CB families

Collection

State education and higher-education authorities AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED

Operative words

School systems must post for parents and the general public, one week prior to the start of on-campus activities and instruction, a summary of the plan they will follow to mitigate COVID-19 spread in their schools... School systems must require teachers and staff to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms before coming onto campus each day... Schools are required to comply with the governor's executive order regarding the wearing of masks.... When it is impractical for students to wear masks or face shields during those activities, schools must require students, teachers, staff, and visitors to wear masks or face shields when entering and exiting facilities... during a period up to the first four weeks of school, which can be extended by an additional four weeks by vote of the school board, school systems may temporarily limit access to on-campus instruction.

Enforcement

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