The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Illinois Constitution; 20 ILCS 3305/7(1), 7(2), 7(8), 7(12)
- Issued
- 2020-07-24 July 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-24
- End
- Carried forward as an amendment of EO 2020-40, re-issued monthly through Oct. 16, 2021 (EO 2021-23); superseded in substance by EO 2021-18 (Aug. 4, 2021) for masking (read as 2021-10-16)
- In force
- July 24, 2020 to Oct. 16, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all public and nonpublic pre-K-12 schools
- students, staff and visitors
- Functions reached
- IN in-person instruction
- WF workforce (hybrid and remote schooling)
- TR transport
- AC athletics and activities
- FS food service
- Collection
- Illinois IL
Operative words
Section 1. All public and nonpublic schools in Illinois serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students may open for in-person educational purposes following the completion of the regular 2019-2020 school term. All public and nonpublic schools must follow IDPH and ISBE guidance during Phase 4 and take proactive measures to ensure the safety of students, staff, and visitors, including, but not limited to the following public health guidelines: Limiting the number of people in one space to fifty or fewer. Ensuring compliance with social distancing requirements to the greatest extent possible.... Requiring symptom screenings and temperature checks or requiring individuals to self-certify that they are free of COVID-19 symptoms before entering school buildings.... Requiring the use of appropriate personal protective equipment by students, staff, and visitors, including the use of face coverings by individuals who are over age two and able to medically tolerate a face covering. Schools must provide face coverings to all employees who are not able to maintain a minimum six-foot social distance.
Enforcement
20 ILCS 3305/7; IDPH/ISBE joint guidance made binding
Notes
The conditions under which every Illinois school operated in 2020-21; most large districts stayed remote or hybrid under them.