0 4 0 obj Dee Dwyer/WAMU/DCist <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 17 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 720 540] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> %%EOF State of West Virginia Executive Order on State of Preparedness - December 20, 2022 November 2022 Adoption Awareness Month Family Court Awareness Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Alzheimer's Awareness Day - November 3, 2022 Kids' Chance Awareness Week - November 7-11, 2022 In Virginia, some tenant protections will remain in place. The updates to Virginia's mask policy are reflected in amendments to Executive Order Seventy-Two and will become effective at midnight tonight along with previously announced changes to mitigation measures. \J_+j8]s4u P):er$J cKbmCBo(g3n^eG!Ti T}w8>ano(9*Q(~O-fZr96(*nVI"(oQvdJ_TIX~z\]a?6>H!I|I6sLoLqrjY`.kvkNoCEGRafi_xzcllU`/"4*}i/v. On December 10, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner Norman Oliver issued Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency 9, a new 19-page Order imposing modified stay at home requirements, tightened business restrictions, and enhanced face covering requirements. <>>> So what does ending public health emergency orders actually mean for locals? hide caption. Maintained By: Communications. Virginia Vaccine Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula told WJLA that the end of the public health emergency won't dim the commonwealth's public health response. 90(|IH K MzSE:|8u[E6U1y. The Centers for Disease Control is still requiring masks be worn on planes, trains, buses and all public transportation across the country. The same day, the Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) announced a revised draft Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention with public comment open from December 10, 2020 to January 9, 2021. endobj hide caption. But beginning July 1, Virginia landlords will no longer be required to apply for rent relief on behalf of tenants, and they no longer need to wait 45 days after applying for that relief to begin eviction proceedings. Executive Directives. April 4, 2023 At least one company, UberEats, has publicly disapproved of Allen's legislation. The amendment of Executive Order 72 passed on March 1, 2021, lifted the curfew on restaurants and allowed summer camps to open starting May 1, 2021. HWF}Gq1a7/A c9)]&)l]Tv)m[UVW~nT+X$NzIYjtb[i? View the video message from Governor Northam, The full text of Executive Order 72, which takes effect onMay 15, can be found, The full text of Executive Order 79, which takes effect onMay 28, can be found. endstream endobj 32 0 obj <> endobj 33 0 obj <> endobj 34 0 obj <>stream %PDF-1.6 % Extends the validity of every driver, vehicle, special identification, and driver credential set to expire on or before July 31, 2020, for up to 90 days not to exceed August 31, 2020. Tyrone Turner/WAMU/DCist EO-24 - Banning the Use of Certain Applications and Websites on State Government Technology ~ December 16, 2022. By a new Executive Order 79 ("EO79) dated May 14, 2021, Governor Northam announced a number of major changes to Virginia's COVID policy, including an elimination of almost all COVID-19 related restrictions, effective at midnight on May 28, 2021. In Maryland, the eviction moratorium is in place through Aug. 15. HV4)lDcN88d'NfTNg ]We;A%_W C"3)/ B+(s-*Y;'BtpP=0hUPR^'"|\})aEXTBn8q&.O(oY" 1!D7|a?.3 q4:GO {B2Gxgjw~4-w8q{ %3"\f2lpj\.Iji2\L)g S*}F8H)bA_yJDH9i0Y$m&UZH << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1403 >> This story is from DCist.com, the local news website of WAMU. "We have not received clarification from FEMA on this point and there is still the possibility that they will provide reimbursements through September (which is when we are expecting FEMA to declare an end to the emergency at the federal level)," said McKay in the email. Equal Opportunity [replaces EO1 issued by Governor McAuliffe in 2014], Supporting the Critical Role of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in Protection of Virginia's Air, Water, and Public Health, Parental Leave for Commonwealth Employees, Establishment of the Governor's Conservation Cabinet: A United Effort to Protect and Conserve Virginia's Natural Resources, Increasing Virginia's Resilience to Sea Level Rise and Natural Hazards, Establishing the Governor's Affordable Housing Priorities to Address Virginia's Unmet Housing Needs, Advancing Equity for Small-, Women-, Minority-, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses in State Contracting, Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities of State Agencies and Public Institutions of Higher Education, Expanding Access to Clean Energy and Growing the Clean Energy Jobs of the Future, Floodplain Management Requirements and Planning Standards for State Agencies, Institutions, and Property, Expanding Opportunities for Virginians with Disabilities [replaces EO46 issued by Governor McAuliffe in 2015], SECOND AMENDED: Licensing of Health Care Professionals in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), AMENDED: Access to Medicaid-Covered Health Care Services in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), AMENDED: Further Clarification of Certain Immunity from Liability for Healthcare Providers in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Establishment of Juneteenth as a State Holiday, Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through theLibrary of Virginia website, Personnel Directive Prohibiting the Receipt of Certain Gifts; Establishment of Executive Branch Ethics Commission, Advancing Equity for Small, Women, and Minority Owned Businesses [replaces EO33 issued by Governor Kaine in 2006], Establishing the New Virginia Economy Workforce Initiative, Establishing the New Virginia Economy Strategic Plan and Steering Committee, Facilitating Employee Workplace Giving and Volunteerism, Marriage Equality in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Conserving Energy and Reducing Consumption in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Implementation of "Ban the Box" Hiring Policies in the Commonwealth, Establishing the Virginia Environmental Literacy Challenge, Governor's Council on Youth Entrepreneurship, Expanding Registered Apprenticeships in Virginia, Equal Opportunity and Access for All Virginians in State Contracting and Public Services, Advancing Virginias Preservation Stewardship, Executive Order on Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly (the 2017 Appropriation Act), Establishing the Task Force on Public Safety Preparedness and Response to Civil Unrest, Establishing the Chief Job Creation Officer and the Governors Economic Development and Job Creation Commission, State Employee Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline, Establishing the Domestic Violence Prevention and Response Advisory Board, Continuing the Statewide Agencies Radio System (Stars), Promulgation of the 2012 Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan, Supporting Virginians with Disabilities in the Commonwealth's Workforce Importance of Employment for Virginians with Disabilities, Ensuring Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries, Cabinet Responsibility for the Departments of Minority Business Enterprise, Banning Smoking in State Offices and Vehicles, Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Health Care, Protecting the Security of Sensitive Individual Information in Executive Branch Operations, Establishing Preparedness Initiatives in State Government, Reporting Critical Safety Data to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, Promulgation of the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan, Directing the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services of the Department of General Services to Accept and Store Physical Evidence Recovery Kits Received from Health Care Providers, Establishing the Virginia Health Information Technology Advisory Commission, Establishing the Governors Advisory Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments, One Virginia, One Future: Establishing the Governors Economic Development Strategic Planning Council, Rescinding and Reissuing Certain Executive Orders, Supporting State Employees Who Are Called to Active Duty, Creation of the Office of the Inspector General and Working Group on Budget Reform, Virginias Secure Commonwealth Initiative, Managing the Commonwealths Real Estate Holdings, Purchase, Assignment and Use of State-Owned Vehicles, Adoption of the National Incident Management System and Use of the National Preparedness Goal for Preventing, Responding to and Recovering from Crisis Events in the Commonwealth, 2023 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, Executive Actions page of the Governor's website, Blue Book of the Commonwealth of Virginia. kxRn5h |GHr?JM_`. Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through theLibrary of Virginia website. bell hooks, Pei Hsieh opened Amore Eats in Rockville because she was missing the food of her motherland, Taiwan, during the pandemic. The Order becomes effective December 14, 2020 and is set to expire on January 31, 2021 (This new Order replaces earlier Executive Order 63/Public Health Order 5 and Executive Order 67/Public Health Order 7, both which will now expire December 13). What does this mean for the public health response? For instance, Virginia changed its stance on masks from everyone "must" wear a mask (executive orders up to and including the sixth amended Executive Order 72) to individuals "should" wear a mask "in accordance with CDC guidance." (Executive Order 72, seventh amended, in force through May 27 and Executive Order 79 taking effect May 28, 2021). 2020-30, 2020-61, and 2020-100 temporarily authorized and extended suspension of supervision and delegation requirements for Michigan APRNs by select facilities at which the professional is employed or contracted to work. View news coverage of the announcement: Richmond Times-Dispatch ; The Virginian-Pilot ; Virginia Business ; Wavy News 10; Slight capacity increases had previously been announced in the seventh amended Executive Order 72 and are still slated to take effect on May 15. And for the last four years, at least 75 federal housing vouchers have gone unused. In K-12 public schools, students, teachers and staff in school will be required to wear masks while indoors. As of July 13, Executive Order 2020-150 rescinds these provisions which are no longer in effect. Commonwealth has administered nearly 7 million vaccines, 63 percent of Virginia adults have received at least one dose. The VDA will continue to engage with the administration to ensure that dentistry is recognized as an essential health care service and that dentists are able to continue caring for their patients. "We're transitioning from a state of emergency to a state of ongoing operation.". 2022-2023 Academic & Division Calendar Updated Convocation Date, 2023-2024 Approved Academic & Division Calendar. Virginia Governors' Records, 1776-1998 (Libr. Ralph Northam's Executive Order 79 went into effect, which relaxes most restrictions that had been in place due to COVID-19. Contact VDEM for EO41 related questions at EO41contacts@vdem.virginia.gov, Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities of State Agencies and Public Institutions of Higher Education, Executive Order 41 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Occupant Emergency Action Plan Bland (.docx), Continuity Plan Template for Executive Branch Agencies and Institutions Of Higher Education (.docx), Copyright 2023 Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Southeast, D.C. The Order also waives Va. Code 18.2-422 until March 12, 2021, which imposes criminal penalties for wearing a mask in public. Governor Northam's Executive Order 79 Monday, May 17, 2021 NEW DATES FOR LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS In accordance with new CDC guidelines, Governor Northam announced on May 14, 2021 that Virginia will move forward with the lifting of COVID-19 mitigation measures on May 28, 2021. EO 65: PHASE TWO EASING OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) - On June 2, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 65 (EO 65), amending previous Executive Orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and beginning implementation of Phase II of his three-phase Forward Virginia reopening Governor Northam also announced thatVirginia will ease all distancing and capacity restrictions on Friday, May 28,two weeks earlier than planned. 47 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<25D5E09C28ADF2BA60E19ABF4AD223A0>]/Index[31 28]/Info 30 0 R/Length 89/Prev 169567/Root 32 0 R/Size 59/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Northam's spokesperson Alena Yarmosky did not specifically confirm that the executive order will be ending, but wrote in an email, "Absent a state of emergency, the Governor's Executive Orders govern the operation of state agencies and the conduct of state employees, not private contracts.". Contactwebmaster@vdem.virginia.gov, 9-1-1 and Geospatial Services Bureau (NGS). With the end of eviction moratoriums on the horizon, some advocates are worried the region will see a wave of evictions. The Order contains an explicit requirement that employees wear a face covering while working at their place of employment. Yarmosky, Northam's spokesperson, said in an email that renter protections for previous non-payment of rent due to COVID-19 will stay in place for 30 days after the emergency order ends; all Virginians will have a 14-day grace each month in paying their rent through July 1, 2022; and through the end of August, courts will be required to grant a 90-day continuance of eviction proceedings if tenants show their failure to pay rent was caused by the pandemic. 4 0 obj Rendering by STUDIOS Architecture/Courtesy of The Washington Area Community Investment Fund The order also allows local health departments to collaborate with federal health facilities to administer vaccines and expands telehealth access. 2 0 obj Employees of restaurants, fitness and personal care centers, and entertainment venues must continue to wear masks until fully vaccinated. endobj RICHMOND Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed nine Executive Orders and two Executive Directives at the Virginia State Capitol, acting on several of his Day One promises to Virginians.The actions include an executive order ending the use of inherently divisive concepts - including Critical Race Theory - in public education, an executive order affirming the rights of parents to make . x?MR AMh L0YC:5j~Q;u*,.-4.l89U9$YTu o%I .s=QBuldS\OJ4YE>*8}y0ozzct,c0^^M^bZ;,~:&*^Rf[!B7Dx|h?BwU4yLP^|j=;Pcg;V19l?fD` -vEw}6dG `BvV?6P0FJz5t=,k}0qDEX=hk/1.Nc9}?b%MP5}Sup>NEU5n5u`dK5X'@O[RsA,i+d&m*7l379Pa;;P_wuyw;Dcx]U|;k.hvN0/Br-+n0U:6+(>N0xAhQ0?S April 24, 2023 Amore Eats' co-owner Pei Hsieh was craving Taiwanese cooking when she couldn't visit home during COVID. A D.C. Councilmember hopes to pass emergency legislation Tuesday that provides relief to restaurants who are facing increased delivery fees. virginia executive order 79 expiration Signup for our newsletter to get notified about sales and new products. Children in K-12 schools will still be required to wear masks, due to the low rate of vaccination in children. endobj Governor Northam also announced that Virginia will ease all distancing and capacity restrictions on Friday, May 28, two weeks earlier than planned. All Rights Reserved. .hFRtJ:4|_g64#C.RmWZFa,SsZV;u/*p%a>T+- ' Km-[c7L;$5(kWH|7GG8jfV]hw?uyaijnuXW?( ~CoC+9 #PuH':k.n ` %PDF-1.5 Interaction with DOLI emergency temporary regulations. . Businesses retain the ability to require masks in their establishments. Virginia Register: Executive Orders (1984 - 2000; 2005 - ) (See this guide for Virginia Register sources.) % Also, the Order provides a variety of exceptions to the face-covering requirement, including while eating or drinking, exercising or using exercise equipment, and for persons with health conditions or disabilities that prohibit wearing a face covering. Copyright 2023. Analysis and commentary by Reed Smith attorneys on developments in employment and labor law. Amended Executive Directive Eight Effective April 23, 2020 until July 31, 2020 unless amended or rescinded. endstream If you have any questions on these requirements or other questions with respect to your workforce related to COVID-19,please contact Betty S. W. Graumlich at bgraumlich@reedsmith.com, Mark Passero at mpassero@reedsmith.com, or Noah Oberlander at noberlander@reedsmith.com. :v#E1-.x IeR6Lb1eJr9Eq^4@Q@cUM7)*B\.7sbJ6tIHbJl }&-%l2XDyn,:YQ4T'H)[.u'nvp.*sU=9#EiG1r8)dTPNZ%=F5p{S]zib#7H|@4 1 0 obj Resources 31 0 obj <> endobj That list includes things like the state's extension for renewing drivers' licenses, the continued activation of the Maryland National Guard, the state's oversight program for its nursing homes, COVID-19 testing at pharmacies, reporting requirements for vaccinations, and protections from evictions and foreclosures. Maryland and Virginia will end their coronavirus public health emergency orders beginning July 1, after more than 15 months and dozens of renewals of and edits to the orders. During this time of transition, VRF would like to encourage all businesses to pro-actively communicate with both employees and the public via social media, signage, and other forms of communication regarding what their specific policy is on masks and whether they are required to enter their business. As of midnight Thursday night, Virginia Gov. 3 0 obj C3: Cancel public events In an important caveat to ending mask mandates, the state will continue to support jurisdictions, businesses and workplaces that choose to require masks, Hogan said in a press conference announcing the changes. The design also shows off motifs of Washington D.C. architecture. The Order states that to the extent any conflicts exist with the current DOLI regulations, the Order governs. On December 10, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order No. 2 0 obj The resources library below contains the following documents: OEAP Blank Agency Template, State Agency Continuity Plan Template, Full text of EO 41, and FAQs for executive branch agencies and public institutions of higher education. Rendering by STUDIOS Architecture/Courtesy of The Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Illustration by Athiyah Azeem/Courtesy of Street Sense Media, Northam announced an August special session, illegal to wear a mask to conceal your identity, In Their Own Words: D.C. A new Maryland law also expands telehealth services by requiring insurance providers to reimburse telehealth expenses and by requiring a report on the impact of providing telehealth services by December 2022. And while experts remain concerned about new variants and some communities that remain unvaccinated, the region's officials are moving ahead with lifting most restrictions. In Virginia, Northam ended many pandemic restrictions in May, including the universal mask mandate and capacity restrictions for businesses and public spaces. Download File. stream Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article V of the Constitution of Virginia, by 44-146.17 of the Code of Virginia, by any other applicable law, and in furtherance of Amended Executive Order 51 (2020), and by virtue of the authority vested in the State Health Commissioner pursuant to 32.1-13, 32.1-20, and 35.1-10 of the Code of Virginia, the following is ordered: l+V+%Cmj) ,Os0 `a;j9F97FPx&qE(J? KZNm)7? Northam's spokesperson told The Virginian-Pilot, "We have been in touch with law enforcement and have made it clear that we expect no Virginians to be penalized for wearing masks due to COVID-19 or other health reasons.". 58 0 obj <>stream endobj hb```f``c`a`P\ @1V p=_0~n`hHhpb stream <> of Va.) Opinions of . Virginia.gov | Find an Agency. Governor Northam has expressed the intent to ensure that individuals can voluntarily wear a mask in public, after the State of Emergency has been lifted. Executive Orders by Governor Terry McAuliffe, 2014-2018 April 17, 2023 Forty to 100 people age out of foster care each year in DC. 4j YI"k#k1P'h0gu$N|;Xd s.e2_(8!| g\s%*y4QLod)p#]gx)hh#?S#Be{RqQ(w#90^Ky6l' ['()t7~c0q-=Qx&M|Z'zz0AH"*x*L.\:}kg'N}#A|sq kX3fYS While COVID-19 emergency orders are ending in Virginia and Maryland, some laws will stay in effect. Employees who work in certain business sectorsincluding restaurants, retail, fitness, personal care, and entertainmentmust continue to wear masks unless fully vaccinated, per CDC guidance. Maryland and Virginia have already fully lifted capacity restrictions on indoor and outdoor spaces, and mask mandates are now a thing of the past. Sections 8.01-225.01 and 8.01-225.02 of the Code of Virginia provide certain liability protection to all health care providers during a state of emergency. The face covering requirements do not apply to individuals under the age of 5. If you have any questions about the Governor's executive order, please contact Laura Givens at givens@vadental.org. HWr}W#FFJJNt Q MRwzZ"YzzNw>s2=8:4b>:nb~S.hZG''jf'GmsccTG/bQn{S\/YSu`T6Gi^8!8c%jzw0Rm'uwLs.f:MJu endstream endobj 35 0 obj <>stream Some emergency order items include a grace period, ending 45 days after the lifting of the public health emergency. The CDC has said that fully vaccinated individuals can safely go without a mask both indoors and outdoors. " authority vested in me by Article V of the Constitution of Virginia and by 44-146.17 of the Code, I declare that a limited state of emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Executive orders issued by Governor Ralph Northam are available in the Blue Book of the Commonwealth of Virginia. cf*P=I6Lknb*$5 |l)_Y{u{)L7m Louisa Rich, a housing attorney with the Legal Aid Justice Center, said she's concerned these changes could lead to many Virginians being displaced. Peter Afriyie/WAMU/DCist <> In Maryland, the end of the public health emergency order on July 1 will immediately sunset a number of provisions, including the statewide mask order for schools and child care facilities, requirements for travelers to test and quarantine, and early release for people incarcerated in state prisons. The ending of this order could limit jurisdictions abilities to administer vaccines. Earlier this month, the Legal Aid Justice Center and Virginia Poverty Law Center sent a letter to Governor Ralph Northam urging him to extend the rent relief and eviction protections. The Governor usually issues an Executive Order to accomplish a specific purpose. Virginia Retail Federation. The Order imposes a modified stay at home requirement for individuals to stay in their homes from midnight until 5:00 AM, subject to certain exceptions, including obtaining permitted goods and services, traveling to and from work, and leaving for emergency reasons. The current DOLI regulations issued in July 2020 are set to expire January 27, 2021. endobj [4 "`,ZF>27=n$&o;`m$]P0.z3CZJIdj"-)NEF>k+JKQg_?KK/cV$G.5'%?/YY3C:WiNfT%{6't|0& z9h"`~X\-]w jAK@Bb"yNmf:@}^6?# vJ(ddst4&6cZ"0\GwCu!Pn5F8sr-[ZN>&AE&`8y"X k+[]~Uqh$tTLo9kO/&J\:2C :Its>%3.yMN|"e-Zp.8{^u59,6>~=vX-}]CZi=Go Individuals, whether they are vaccinated or not, are still required to wear a mask when using public transit, in health care facilities, and in close congregate settings. When asked whether the end of the emergency declaration would limit any access to funding or resources, McKay said it may mean Fairfax County would no longer be able to pursue reimbursement for eligible expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Beyond tightening restrictions, the Order also outlines a wide-range of enhanced enforcement mechanisms and penalties. hbbd```b``:"A$"Ymy`RL~[@RH h:$O0 ( The Order also imposes a 10-person limit on public and private in-person gatherings (excluding persons living in same residence), but the Order explicitly carves out from the definition of a gathering both employment and presence in retail businesses. Amanda Michelle Gomez /WAMU/DCist "Really what it means for the [vaccination] effort is that a lot of the federal money that we've been using to do our mass vaccination centers and our mobile vendors will go away, but there are hundreds of millions of dollars that will continue to support COVID recovery," Avula said. "Even if people are going back to work right now, they can't just magically catch up on the whole last year that happened," Rich said in an interview. Officials in Maryland and Virginia have been quick to say that the end of the emergency orders won't affect the public health infrastructure now in place for testing, treating, and vaccinating against the coronavirus. 1 0 obj Those who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated are strongly encouraged to wear masks in all settings. The following are former Virginia Governor Ralph S. Northam's Executive Orders (EO) as they pertained to the COVID-19 pandemic and Virginia schools dating from the most recent to the first. % Emergency orders in Virginia and Maryland gave state governments broad powers to address the health crisis, including the ability to issue mask mandates, impose capacity limits, require quarantines or COVID-19 testing for travelers, offer incarcerated people early release from state correctional facilities, put in place protections to help prevent evictions, extend expiration dates on driver's licenses, and more. "Thanks in large part to the hard work, sacrifices and the vigilance of the people of Maryland, we have finally reached the light at the end of that long tunnel," Governor Larry Hogan (R) said at a recent press conference announcing the decision.
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