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DHSS Director's Order of April 16, 2020

Schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year; Stay Home Missouri order extended to May 3, 2020

Randall W. Williams, MD, Director, DHSS · Missouri (State)

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Jurisdiction
Missouri
Level
State
Authority
RSMo 192.020; 19 CSR 20-20.040; 19 CSR 20-20.050
Issued
2020-04-16 Apr. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-04-24 11:59 p.m. (para. 2); para. 1 throughout the 2019-2020 school year (read as 2020-04-24)
End
Para. 2: 2020-05-03 11:59 p.m.; para. 1: end of the 2019-2020 academic school year (read as 2020-05-03)
In force
Apr. 24, 2020 to May 3, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders
Addressees
  • schools
  • all individuals residing in Missouri
  • every person and business
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (schools closed through school year)
  • all functions reached by MO-004 through May 3, 2020
Collection
Missouri MO

Operative words

1. In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the CDC, schools shall remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic school year. 2. The April 3, 2020 Order which directed individuals currently residing within the State of Missouri to avoid leaving their homes or places of residence, shall be extended as provided herein. Unless otherwise provided by this Order, all provisions of the Order issued April 3, 2020, shall be incorporated into this Order.

Enforcement

Incorporates the April 3 order's RSMo 192.290 enforcement clause

Notes

Governor announced the school-year closure Apr. 9, 2020; this order is the instrument.