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Ex. SEC-15-040 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Executive Order 21-175

Ensuring Parents' Freedom to Choose - Masks in Schools

Governor Ron DeSantis · Florida (State)

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Jurisdiction
Florida
Level
State
Authority
Fla. Const. art. IV, sec. 1(a); Fla. Stat. 1001.10, 1001.42, 381.00316
Issued
2021-07-30 July 30, 2021
Effective
2021-07-30 (directing DOH and DOE rules; DOH Rule 64DER21-12 Aug. 6, 2021) (read as 2021-07-30)
End
Enforcement barred by the Leon County Circuit Court Aug. 27 and Sept. 8, 2021; reinstated by the First District Court of Appeal Sept. 10, 2021; superseded by HB 1B (Nov. 18, 2021) (read as 2021-09-08)
In force
July 30, 2021 to Sept. 8, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther
Addressees
  • Florida Department of Health
  • Florida Department of Education
  • district school boards
Functions reached
  • IN
  • TR
  • AC
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Education and Child Care SEC-15

Enforcement

Withholding of State funds from noncompliant districts (Commissioner of Education, Aug. 30 and Oct. 7, 2021)

Notes

Ballotpedia (Ex. SEC-15-003): 'July 30, 2021: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued an order prohibiting K-12 public schools from requiring that students wear masks in schools'; the DOH rule that implemented it is Ex. SEC-15-044.

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