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Emergency Rule 64DER21-12

Protocols for Controlling COVID-19 in School Settings

Department of Health, Division of Disease Control · Florida (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Florida
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
s. 1003.22(3), Fla. Stat.; s. 120.54(4) (emergency rule); EO 21-175
Issued
2021-08-06 Aug. 6, 2021
Effective
2021-08-06 (published F.A.R. Aug. 9, 2021) (read as 2021-08-06)
End
Repealed and replaced by 64DER21-15 on Sept. 22, 2021 (read as 2021-09-22)
In force
Aug. 6, 2021 to Sept. 22, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all public schools and school districts
  • students and parents
Functions reached
  • WF parents of exposed students kept home four to seven days
  • IN in-person instruction conditions
  • EC extended care
  • SCH school masking rules
Collection
Florida FL

Operative words

(1)(d) Students may wear masks or facial coverings as a mitigation measure; however, the school must allow for a parent or legal guardian of the student to opt-out the student from wearing a face covering or mask.... (2)... Students experiencing any symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or who have received a positive diagnostic test for COVID-19 should not attend school... until: (a) The student receives a negative diagnostic COVID-19 test and is asymptomatic; or (b) Ten days have passed... (3) PROTOCOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH EXPOSURE TO COVID-19. Students who are known to have been in direct contact with an individual who received a positive diagnostic test for COVID-19 should not attend school, school-sponsored activities, or be on school property until: (a) The student is asymptomatic and receives a negative diagnostic COVID-19 test after four days from the date of last exposure...; or (b) The student is asymptomatic and seven days have passed since the date of last exposure... (5) Any COVID-19 testing of minors at school requires informed written consent from a parent or legal guardian.... EFFECTIVE DATE: August 6, 2021

Enforcement

s. 1003.22(3); EO 21-175 s. 3 (Commissioner to withhold State funds from noncompliant school boards); State Board of Education orders of Aug. 17 and Oct. 7, 2021

Notes

Adopted at the Governor's direction (FL-063); challenged by school boards (rule challenges filed Sept. 2021, per flrules.org).

Retrieval note

Full rule text read from the Florida Administrative Register notice file (.doc converted to PDF with Word).