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Ex. ECO-B-031 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 253

All preschool to grade 12 school personnel (public and private) must provide proof of full vaccination or submit to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times weekly

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.; P.L. 2021, c. 103
Issued
2021-08-23 Aug. 23, 2021
Effective
October 18, 2021 (read as 2021-10-18)
End
Testing requirement ended Aug. 15, 2022 (Ex. ECO-B-108) (read as 2022-08-15)
In force
Oct. 18, 2021 to Aug. 15, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • public, private and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools
  • covered workers: all full- and part-time employees, contractors and others working on site
Functions reached
  • WF school workforce
  • HR
Collection
Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B

Operative words

'1.... covered workers... [must] 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 covered workers who 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

Notes

Issued in Q3 2021 as an order; compliance date Oct. 18, 2021.