Executive Order GA-36

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas

Level

State

Authority

Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418, sections 418.011,.012,.016(a),.018(c),.173

Issued

2021-05-18 May 18, 2021

Effective

Immediately (May 18, 2021); public schools' TEA mask policies permitted only until 11:59 p.m. June 4, 2021; fines from 11:59 p.m. May 21, 2021 (read as 2021-05-18)

End

Superseded and consolidated by GA-38 (July 29, 2021) (read as 2021-07-29)

In force

May 18, 2021 to July 29, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther

Addressees

• every governmental entity, including a county, city, school district and public health authority
• public schools
• Texas Education Agency

Functions reached

• IN
• TR
• AC
• WF
• CB

Collection

Education and Child Care SEC-15

Operative words

1. No governmental entity, including a county, city, school district, and public health authority, and no governmental official may require any person to wear a face covering or to mandate that another person wear a face covering... 2. Notwithstanding the above, public schools may continue to follow policies regarding the wearing of face coverings to the extent reflected in current guidance by the Texas Education Agency, until June 4, 2021. The Texas Education Agency shall revise its guidance such that, effective 11:59 p.m. on June 4, 2021, no student, teacher, parent, or other staff member or visitor may be required to wear a face covering. 3. This executive order shall supersede any face-covering requirement imposed by any local governmental entity or official... the imposition of any such face-covering requirement by a local governmental entity or official constitutes a 'failure to comply with' this executive order that is subject to a fine up to $1,000, beginning at 11:59 p.m. on May 21, 2021.

Enforcement

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