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Ex. WY-060 Order Primary source read

University of Wyoming indoor mask requirement and entry-testing requirement (fall 2021 plan)

Masks Required Where Distancing Not Possible Indoors on UW Campus

University of Wyoming Board of Trustees (August 11, 2021) and President Edward Seidel · Wyoming (University of Wyoming, Laramie; a State institution governed by its Board of Trustees under W.S. 21-17-201 et seq.) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Wyoming (University of Wyoming, Laramie; a State institution governed by its Board of Trustees under W.S. 21-17-201 et seq.) · Wyoming
Level
State
Authority
Wyo. Stat. Ann. 21-17-201 et seq. (Board of Trustees' governance of the University); fall 2021 plan approved August 11, 2021
Issued
2021-08-16 Aug. 16, 2021
Effective
2021-08-16
End
2021-09-20 as adopted; extended indefinitely September 17, 2021 (WY-061) (read as 2021-09-20)
In force
Aug. 16, 2021 to Sept. 20, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • all students, employees and visitors on the University of Wyoming campus
Functions reached
  • IN instruction (classrooms, labs, Wyoming Union)
  • WF employees
  • VAX entry testing
  • CB campus vendors and events
Collection
Wyoming WY

Operative words

Masks are required inside most University of Wyoming buildings where 6-foot social distancing isn't possible... through at least September 20, 2021... All employees and students spending time on campus must be tested for COVID-19 between August 18-22, 2021

Enforcement

University policy adopted by the Board of Trustees; binding on students and employees as a condition of campus access

Notes

Exceptions: voluntary public events (athletics, performances), social and private events, classes where seeing the speaker's mouth is essential, medical reasons. The Board voted August 11, 2021 (Cowboy State Daily; UW release).

Retrieval note

The University's own announcement, rendered from the Wayback capture of August 16, 2021.