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Ex. KS-023 Order Primary source read

State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation of May 26, 2020

State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation: Governor's intent to protect Kansans from the economic consequences of COVID-19 and the imminent threat of future outbreaks

Governor Laura Kelly · Kansas (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Kansas
Level
State
Authority
Kan. Const. art. I, sec. 3; K.S.A. ch. 48, art. 9 (KEMA)
Issued
2020-05-26 May 26, 2020
Effective
2020-05-26
End
Ratified and continued through Sept. 15, 2020 by HB 2016 sec. 5; extended by the State Finance Council, SB 14 and SB 40; expired June 15, 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
May 26, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the State
  • all 105 counties
Functions reached
  • predicate; marks the end of statewide business, movement and gathering restrictions
Collection
Kansas KS

Operative words

The intent of this Proclamation is to help Kansans and the State recover economically and to prevent the imminent threat of further COVID-19 surges. No gubernatorial executive orders issued under the authority premised on this Proclamation will be used to restrict businesses from operating or to restrict the movement or gathering of individuals. Nor will any gubernatorial executive orders subjecting Kansans to criminal prosecution be issued under authority premised on this Proclamation.... Additionally, the Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas guidance is designed to help the local governments, citizens, and businesses of Kansas open and operate in a safe and productive manner.

Enforcement

Predicate; no criminal orders under it.

Notes

Recites meat-processing plant outbreaks and closures, hog euthanasia, and that 'Since May 15, 2020, fifteen counties in the State have for the first time issued an emergency declaration.'

Retrieval note

Scanned 7-page proclamation read by rendering.

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