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Ex. SEC-15-011Executive Order No. 104 (2020)Aggressive social distancing measures to mitigate further spread of COVID-19 (closure of schools and institutions of higher education…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-042Proclamation 20-12 (Higher Education) and its amendments 20-12.1 through 20-12.5 (including 20-12.4 of July 12, 2021)COVID-19 Higher EducationGovernor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-070Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation (social gatherings; bars and restaurants; gyms; nursing home visits; school closures)Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-056Executive Order 53Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools…Governor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-012Executive Order No. 110 (2020)Emergency child care for essential persons; closure of child care centers that do not certifyGovernor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-060Executive Order No. 20-09Closure of K-12 schools through April 28, 2020; restrictions on in-person instruction at institutions of higher educationGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-071Director's Order that Reopens Facilities Providing Child Care Services, with Exceptions (rescinding the Director's Order of March 24, 2020 that closed facilities providing child care services)Director's Order that Reopens Facilities Providing Child Care Services, with ExceptionsDirector of Health Amy Acton, M.D., M.P.H., Ohio Department of HealthOhioSector regulatorMay 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-013Executive Order No. 149 (2020)Reopening of child care centers (June 15, 2020) and youth summer camps (July 6, 2020) under DOH COVID-19 Child Care and Youth Summer Camp…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMay 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Schools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-052Executive Order 2020-142 (MI Safe Schools: Michigan's 2020-21 Return to School Roadmap)Provision of preK-12 education for the 2020-2021 school yearGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateJune 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-018Executive Order No. 155 (2020)Resumption of in-person instruction and on-campus operations at institutions of higher education and training schools from July 1, 2020…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJune 18, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-053COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School-Based Programs (July 17, 2020)COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School-Based ProgramsCalifornia Department of Public Health (with Cal/OSHA), under the Governor's July 17, 2020 frameworkCaliforniaSector regulatorJuly 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-014Executive Order No. 175 (2020)Reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year under mandatory health and safety standards; remote instruction where standards cannot be…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateAug. 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-078MDHHS Emergency Order: Gatherings and Face Mask Order of November 15, 2020 (in-person instruction at high schools and colleges suspended Nov. 18-Dec. 8, 2020; extended Dec. 7 to Dec. 20, 2020)Gatherings and Face Mask Order (Nov. 15, 2020)Director Robert Gordon, Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichiganSector regulatorNov. 15, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-079Executive Order 2020-969 (all public and private K-12 schools to cease in-person instruction Nov. 23, 2020; elementary schools may reopen Dec. 7 in non-red counties; middle and high schools remote through Jan. 4, 2021)Executive Order 2020-969Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-022Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (organized youth and adult sports paused)Governor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-024COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 2021-22 School Year (originally published July 12, 2021)COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 2021-22 School YearCalifornia Department of Public HealthCaliforniaSector regulatorJuly 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-038Proclamation Number 131 JBE 2021COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures (renewal of the public health emergency; Phase 3 mitigation measures continued)Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateJuly 21, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-085Proclamation 20-9.4 (July 30, 2021): K-12 schools prohibited from operating outside the Department of Health's K-12 requirements (universal indoor masking, distancing, ventilation, testing and reporting) for 2021-22Proclamation 20-9.4 (K-12 Schools, 2021-22)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-074Proclamation Number 137 JBE 2021COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures - Statewide Mask MandateGovernor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-023State Public Health Officer Order of August 11, 2021 (Vaccine Verification for Workers in Schools)Vaccine Verification for Workers in SchoolsState Public Health Officer (Tomas J. Aragon, M.D.), California Department of Public HealthCaliforniaSector regulatorAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-043Proclamation 21-14.1 (COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement, amending 21-14)COVID-19 Vax Washington Amendment (State agency workers, Educational Settings, Health Care Providers)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-027Executive Order 2021-22 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87)Executive Order 2021-22: face coverings; vaccination and testing requirements for health care workers, school personnel and higher education…Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateSept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-075Proclamation Number 167 JBE 2021COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures - Statewide Mask Mandate (renewal after Hurricane Ida)Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateSept. 1, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-017Executive Order No. 264 (2021)Vaccination or testing requirement for child care center workers (effective Nov. 1, 2021); mandatory face masks in child care centers and…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateSept. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-034Executive Order No. 13DVaccinations Required for State Employees, School Employees and Childcare Facility StaffGovernor Ned LamontConnecticutStateAug. 19, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read

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