Executive Order No. 253

The record

Jurisdiction

New Jersey

Level

State

Authority

N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.

Issued

2021-08-23 Aug. 23, 2021

Effective

2021-10-18 (deadline for proof of vaccination or testing) (read as 2021-10-18)

End

2022-2023 (rescinded by later orders)

In force

Oct. 18, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child careVaccination or testingOther

Addressees

• school districts including private and parochial schools
• covered workers

Functions reached

• HR and RE staff of religious schools and preschools
• WF

Collection

Religious Organizations and Nonprofits SEC-16

Operative words

1. All public, private, and parochial preschool programs, and elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools ("covered settings"), must maintain a policy that requires all covered workers to either provide adequate proof to the covered setting that they have been fully vaccinated or submit to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times weekly. This requirement shall take effect on October 18, 2021, at which time any covered workers that have not provided adequate proof that they are fully vaccinated must submit to a minimum of weekly or twice weekly testing on an ongoing basis until fully vaccinated.

Enforcement

Notes