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Executive Order 2021-24 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 90)

Exclusion mandates for confirmed, probable and close contacts of COVID-19 cases in schools

Governor JB Pritzker · Illinois (State)

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Jurisdiction
Illinois
Level
State
Authority
Illinois Constitution; 20 ILCS 3305/7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 7(8), 7(12) and sec. 19
Issued
2021-09-17 Sept. 17, 2021
Effective
2021-09-17 (effective immediately) (read as 2021-09-17)
End
Amended Sept. 21, 2021 by EO 2021-25; carried into the 2021-22 school year (post-period history not traced) (read as 2021-09-21)
In force
Sept. 17, 2021 to Sept. 21, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all public and nonpublic pre-K-12 schools
  • students
  • School Personnel
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (children excluded from school for ten to fourteen days on exposure)
  • IN in-person instruction
  • HR school personnel excluded
Collection
Illinois IL

Operative words

Section 1: Exclusion Mandates for Confirmed, Probable, and Close Contacts of COVID-19 Cases in Schools.... 'Exclude' means a School's obligation to refuse admittance to the School premises, extracurricular events or any other events organized by the School, regardless of whether an isolation or quarantine order issued by a local health department has expired or has not been issued.... All Schools must take the following measures to ensure the safety of Students and School Personnel: Exclude any Student or School Personnel who is a Confirmed Case or Probable Case for a minimum of 10 days following onset date if symptomatic or date of test if asymptomatic, or as otherwise directed by the School's local health authority. Exclude any Student or School Personnel who is a Close Contact for a minimum of 14 days or as otherwise directed by the School's local health authority, which may recommend options such as Exclusion for 10 days or 7 days with a negative test result on day 6.

Enforcement

20 ILCS 3305/7 and 19; 'This Executive Order supersedes any contrary provision of any other prior Executive Order'.

Notes

The State's own quarantine rule for the 2021-22 school year, reaching every employer whose employees had school-age children.