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Ex. CA-004Executive Order N-26-20Executive Order N-26-20 (school closures: continued funding and distance learning)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-002Executive Order 2020-5Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020)Suspension and then cancellation of all UIL athletic and academic contests for spring 2020 following GA-08 and GA-16University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt)University Interscholastic League (a part of The University of Texas at Austin, Tex. Educ. Code s. 33.083); State levelStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-005Executive Order N-28-20Executive Order N-28-20 (authorizing local governments to halt evictions; protecting against utility shutoffs)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-077K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22)School closure orders and PED reentry instrumentsGovernor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan StewartNew MexicoStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-001ADeclaration of Emergency Directive 001Closure of all schoolsGovernor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-119Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020Statewide K-12 school closure (Mar. 13 - end of the 2019-2020 school year)Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-13-050Executive Order N-28-20Executive Order N-28-20 (suspension of statutory preemption of local eviction and foreclosure protections; request to financial…Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency)MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts; division of MassDOT)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-037State Board of Education order of March 16, 2020 (emergency meeting) closing all accredited public schools March 17 through April 6, 2020Statewide closure of accredited public schools from March 17 to April 6, 2020 (extracurricular activities included)Oklahoma State Board of EducationOklahoma State Board of Education; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-056Joint Statement on pay and work during the statewide school closure (March 17, 2020; updated March 27, 2020)Joint statement that school employees continue to be paid during the closure and that work during Act of God and Remote Learning Days is by…Office of Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois Principals AssociationIllinois State Board of Education with the Office of the Governor and the statewide education associations; State levelStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-127COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-27-006UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (Mar. 17, 2020)Systemwide move to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester; reduced campus operations; students directed not to…UNC System Interim President William L. RoperNorth Carolina (UNC System; sixteen constituent institutions)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-003Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySecond Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (take-out alcohol; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-100Executive Order 202.4Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency (statewide closure of schools from March 18…Governor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-055Executive Order 202.4 (Mar. 16, 2020; all schools closed from Mar. 18 for two weeks), extended by EO 202.11 (Mar. 27), 202.18 (Apr. 16) and the May 1, 2020 direction closing schools for the remainder of the yearExecutive Order 202.4Governor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-034Emergency Order #1 (March 13, 2020)Statewide closure of public and private K-12 schoolsAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-018Chancellor's Executive Order 2020-01 (student withdrawal regulations)Suspension of Title 5 withdrawal regulations for students affected by the suspension of in-person instruction (excused withdrawals) during…Chancellor Eloy Ortiz OakleyCalifornia Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office (Board of Governors' emergency delegation); State levelStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-063Executive Order 20-05Closure of all K-12 schools until May 1, 2020Governor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-073Memorandum, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparation and ResponseHIDOE memorandum, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparation and Response (Mar. 19, 2020)Hawaii State Department of EducationHawaiiStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-055Executive Order 2020-05DEmergency Medicaid telehealth rules (Ohio Department of Medicaid)Governor Mike DeWineOhioStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-016Executive Order 202.7Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-029Executive Order 20-06Directives for the Public Health Emergency (including moratorium on evictions and foreclosures)Governor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-093Executive Order 1460 (Mar. 19, 2020: all public schools closed through Apr. 17, 2020) and Executive Order 1476 (recited as Apr. 22, 2020: all public school buildings closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year)Mississippi school closure orders of 2020 (EO 1460; EO 1476)Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-036Emergency Order #6 (March 18, 2020)Child care settings limited to 10 staff and 50 children at a timeAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source

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