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Ex. MN-019 Order Primary source read

Emergency Executive Order 20-52

Authorizing Students in Critical Sectors to Return to Safe Higher Education Institutions for Completion of a Postsecondary Credential

Governor Tim Walz · Minnesota (State)

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Jurisdiction
Minnesota
Level
State
Authority
Minn. Stat. secs. 12.21, subd. 3, 12.32; modifies EO 20-48
Issued
2020-05-11 May 11, 2020
Effective
2020-05-11 11:59 p.m. (no sooner than) (read as 2020-05-11)
End
2020-05-31 11:59 p.m. (rescinded by EO 20-63 para. 1) (read as 2020-05-31)
In force
May 11, 2020 to May 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all post-secondary institutions with a physical campus in Minnesota
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction (higher education)
  • CP campus housing and dining
  • HR credentialing pipeline (clinical and trade credentials)
  • WF
Collection
Minnesota MN

Operative words

2. Notwithstanding the requirement to stay at home in Executive Order 20-48, beginning no sooner than May 11, 2020 at 11:59 pm, students in their final term may return to the institution's facilities for the in-person or on-site activities necessary for the student to complete a degree, diploma, certificate, credential, or licensure in a Critical Sector upon the institution's completion of the requirements set forth in this order. 3.... higher education institutions must continue to operate in a distance learning model with regard to students who are not in their final term, and any courses not in a Critical Sector

Enforcement

Force of law under sec. 12.32 during the stay-home order

Notes

Confirms that Minnesota colleges and universities were confined to distance learning under the stay-home orders through May 31, 2020.

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