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Ex. LA-008 Order Primary source read

Proclamation 47 JBE 2020

State of Emergency for COVID-19 - Elementary and Secondary Education (school facilities closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year)

Governor John Bel Edwards · Louisiana (State)

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Jurisdiction
Louisiana
Level
State
Authority
La. R.S. 29:721 et seq.; La. R.S. 29:760 et seq.
Issued
2020-04-15 Apr. 15, 2020
Effective
2020-04-15
End
2020-05-15 (order term; closure ran to the end of the 2019-2020 academic year) (read as 2020-05-15)
In force
Apr. 15, 2020 to May 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • all public school systems
  • BESE
  • Department of Education
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (every parent of a public school child; school employees)
  • IN in-person instruction (closed)
  • FS school food service continued under distancing
Collection
Louisiana LA

Operative words

All public school systems in the State of Louisiana shall close facilities to students for the duration of the 2019-2020 academic calendar year. All public school systems shall ensure the provision of meals and other essential items to eligible students, provided that appropriate social distancing measures are in place... All public school systems shall provide or ensure the provision of remote or distance learning as defined by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Education.

Enforcement

Section 2 GOHSEP compliance direction; La. R.S. 29:724(E)

Notes

Keeps suspended LEAP testing, attendance, teacher work-day, compulsory attendance and IEP graduation rules for the 2019-2020 year.

Retrieval note

Scanned original read by OCR.

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