The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Travis County, Texas (all independent school districts and private schools operating in Travis County) · Austin · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.082 and 81.084 (control measures), as recited
- Issued
- 2020-07-14 July 14, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-14 (effective on execution) (read as 2020-07-14)
- End
- 2020-09-07 by its terms ('until after September 7, 2020'); later treatment (the Attorney General's July 28, 2020 letter on local health authorities' school-closure powers and any withdrawal) not in the exhibits (read as 2020-09-07)
- In force
- July 14, 2020 to Sept. 7, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureSchools and child careEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all independent school districts in Travis County
- all private schools offering pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in Travis County
- Functions reached
- IN in-person instruction barred; RL remote learning required
- AC athletics and extracurriculars barred
- WF parents' workforce availability (schools closed to campuses through Labor Day)
- FS/TR school food service and transport idled
- Collection
- Austin MET-AUS
Operative words
The following restrictions are effective as of the execution of this Order: School systems shall not re-open schools for on-campus, face-to-face instruction until after September 7, 2020; Virtual instruction shall be permitted as per a school system's own plan; Extracurricular sports and activities shall not take place until school systems re-open for on-campus instruction; At least two weeks prior to re-opening for on-campus instruction and on-campus activities, the school or district shall develop a plan to be submitted to the Austin/Travis County Health Authority for re-opening on-campus activities and instruction and make the plan available for parents and general public.
Enforcement
Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 81 control-measure order; penalty not recited
Notes
Recites that TEA acknowledged that authority to close schools for public health lies with the local health authority, DSHS and the Governor. The order reached every private school and ISD in the county, including those outside the City.