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Ex. IN-064 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 21-15

Continuation of Health and Welfare-Based Provisions to Address the Impact and Spread of the Coronavirus Disease

Governor Eric J. Holcomb · Indiana (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Indiana
Level
State
Authority
Ind. Code ch. 10-14-3; Ind. Code ch. 16-19-3; Ind. Code §§ 16-20-1-21.5 and 16-22-8-31.3 (local orders)
Issued
2021-05-28 May 28, 2021
Effective
2021-06-01 12:01 a.m. (read as 2021-06-01)
End
2021-06-30 11:59 p.m. (rescinded by EO 21-17) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOther
Addressees
  • all Hoosiers
  • K-12 schools
  • State-regulated child care and out-of-school programs
  • State congregate facilities
  • local governments
Functions reached
  • IN (masks through June 30)
  • WF (isolation; school quarantine)
  • EC child care (FSSA guidance; quarantine)
  • CT (congregate State facilities)
Collection
Indiana IN

Operative words

Executive Order 21-12 is rescinded as of 11:59 p.m. on May 31, 2021.... All directives in Executive Orders which have been continued throughout the duration of this public health emergency will be rescinded and cease on June 30, 2021.... Every individual within the State of Indiana shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth when: a) inside state government congregate facilities which are the Indiana Department of Correction prisons, the State Hospitals, the Indiana Veterans Home, and the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy; b) by patients, administrators, and others present at a COVID testing or vaccination site; c) at a K-12 educational facility... Through June 30, 2021, which is the end of the 2020-2021 school year, all public and private K-12 educational institutions shall require all students in grades 3-12 regardless of age, all faculty, all staff, all vendors, all contractors, all volunteers, and all visitors to wear a face covering or a face shield while physically present inside any building or facility at all times... As of July 1, 2021, local school boards and/or the relevant governing bodies of all public and private K-12 educational institutions will be responsible for implementing whatever measures and restrictions deemed necessary and prudent... All individuals, whether fully vaccinated or unvaccinated, who test positive for COVID-19, shall self-quarantine or self-isolate for the time period set by the CDC... unless prohibited by an Executive Order, local ordinances, directives, and orders may be more restrictive provided there is compliance with Ind. Code § 16-20-1-21.5 and § 16-22-8-31.3.

Enforcement

Reservation of State and local authority to order quarantine, isolation or closure of a specific location (¶ 8); school enforcement plans

Notes

Ends the business-directed regime on May 31, 2021; the first order to condition local orders on SEA 5 compliance.

Retrieval note

Seven pages; OCR read in full.