State Public Health Officer Order of August 11, 2021, Vaccine Verification for Workers in Schools

The record

Jurisdiction

California

Level

State

Authority

Cal. Health & Safety Code 120125, 120140, 120175, 120195, 131080

Issued

2021-08-11 Aug. 11, 2021

Effective

12:01 a.m. August 12, 2021; full compliance by October 15, 2021 (read as 2021-08-12)

End

Rescinded effective September 17, 2022 (read as 2022-09-17)

In force

Aug. 12, 2021 to Sept. 17, 2022

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing

Addressees

• all public and private schools serving students in transitional kindergarten through grade 12
• all workers (employees, volunteers, contractors) at those schools

Functions reached

• WF school workforce
• SCH
• HR

Collection

Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B

Operative words

'II. All schools identified in this Order must verify vaccine status of all workers.' 'III. Testing requirements:... [unvaccinated workers must be tested] at least once weekly with either PCR testing or antigen testing.' 'VII. This Order shall take effect on August 12, 2021, at 12:01 am. Facilities must be in full compliance with the Order by October 15, 2021.' Recital: 'California has implemented a universal masking requirement in all K-12 schools, as well as recommendations around testing strategies for K-12 schools, to support the successful return to full in-person instruction at the outset of the school year.'

Enforcement

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