The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 19a-131a and 28-9; Special Act 21-5; sections 10-145, 53a-157b and Regs. 19a-87b-15 modified
- Issued
- 2021-09-10 Sept. 10, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-09-10 (requirements on and after Sept. 27, 2021) (read as 2021-09-10)
- End
- Through Sept. 30, 2021; extended to Feb. 15, 2022 by EO 14A (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Sept. 10, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- covered State agencies, State employees and contract workers
- State hospital employees
- school boards (public and non-public PreK-12) and child care facilities
- covered workers
- contractors supplying such workers
- Functions reached
- HR hiring and verification (schools, child care, State, their contractors)
- WF
- PL staffing agencies and vendors of support services
- OF State offices
- Collection
- Connecticut CT
Operative words
On and after September 27, 2021, school boards and child care facilities shall require that any covered worker (1) is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, (2) has received the first dose and has either received a second dose or has an appointment for the second dose... or (3) is exempt... A covered worker who is hired before September 27, 2021 may, as an alternative to vaccination... comply with the testing requirements contained in Section 4 of this order... submit to COVID-19 testing not less than once per week on an ongoing basis until fully vaccinated... Any state hospital employee, state employee, contract worker, or covered worker who fails to comply with this order shall not be allowed on the premises of a state agency, school board, or child care facility
Enforcement
Exclusion from premises; SDE grant forfeiture 1,000 to 10,000 dollars; OEC enforcement; contractor reporting Sept. 28, 2021; false statements under Conn. Gen. Stat. section 53a-157b
Notes
Section 5 places verification and weekly-testing duties on every contractor of a school, child-care facility or State agency, including vendors of support services.