State and Local Orders and Directives
All Utah residents and businesses should follow these directives
These directives establish minimum statewide standards. In consultation with, and consent of the State, local authorities may impose more stringent directives and orders to address the unique situations in different areas of Utah.
There are several state laws that will impact how local education agencies and health departments respond to COVID-19 during the upcoming school year. A brief summary of these laws is provided below. There may be other local, state, or federal laws and regulations that impact schools during the pandemic. Local officials should consult with their own legal counsel for advice on how these or other laws and regulations impact strategies to prevent COVID-19 in K-12 schools.
- All schools in Utah are required to have at least 4 days of in-person instruction.
- Test to Stay is required in K-12 schools. Testing events should be done in coordination with the health department and are required to take place when a certain number of students test positive for COVID-19 in a 14-day window.
- The Governor and Utah Department of Health must provide 24-hour notice to the Legislature before declaring a Public Health Emergency or issuing an Order of Constraint . An example of an Order of Constraint includes requiring masks to be worn by all students in schools.
- A local health department must provide 24-hour notice to their county elected officials before declaring a Public Health Emergency or issuing an Order of Constraint.
- The Legislature or elected county officials may overturn a Public Health Emergency or Order of Constraint at any time.
- There is a 30-day maximum time limit on an initial Public Health Emergency or Order of Constraint. The Legislature or elected county officials must be provided 10 days notice if the department of health DOH or local health departmentLHD requests an extension of a Public Health Emergency.
- All new Public Health Emergencies and Orders of Constraint must follow the requirements of Senate Bill 195.
- Does not allow a local education agency, an LEA governing board, the state board, the state superintendent, or a school to require face masks to attend or participate in in-person instruction, LEA-sponsored athletics, LEA-sponsored extracurricular activities, or to be in any other place on the campus of a school or school facility.
- Does allow for a private school to require face masks.
- Does not allow an institution of higher education (like a college or university) to require a face covering to participate in or attend instruction, activities, or to be in any other place on the campus, except for a medical setting at an institution of higher education.
- A governmental entity can’t require a person to get a COVID-19 vaccine that was authorized for use under Emergency Use Authorization as a condition of employment, or to participate or attend an activity of the governmental entity.
- This restriction would not apply to a COVID-19 vaccine that receives full marketing authorization from the FDA.
- Employees who work in a public health or medical setting can be required to receive COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use under Emergency Use Authorization.
- Does not allow funding appropriated by the Legislature to be used for financial incentives, awards, drawings or prizes, or any similar incentive to anyone for receiving a vaccination.
- COVID-19 Testing Protocol – Standing Order for Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Tests (Approved July 1, 2021)
- State Public Health Order 2021-12 Updating School Face Mask and Test to Play Order
- COVID-19 Testing Protocol – Standing Order for Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Tests (Approved June 30, 2020)
- State Public Health Order 2021-11 Updating School Face Mask and Test to Play Order
- Executive Order 2021-09 Updating the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
- Executive Order 2021-03 Updating the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
- Executive Order 2021-02 Establishing a COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
- State Public Health Order 2021-2 – Updated School Face Mask Order
- State Public Health Order 2021-10 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-09 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-08 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-07 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-06 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-05 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-04 – State Capitol COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2021-03 – Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-28 Updated School Face Mask Order
- State Public Health Order 2020-27 Updated Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-17 Declaring a Statewide Public Health Emergency
- State Public Health Order 2020-11: Masks in Schools
- State Public Health Order 2020-26 Updating Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-25 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-75 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-24 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-74 Enacting Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-23 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-22 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-73 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- Executive Order 2020-72 Declaring a State of Emergency due to Rising COVID-19 Case Counts Creating a Shortage of Hospital Beds
- State Public Health Order 2020-21 Temporary Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions
- State Public Health Order 2020-20 Adopting the COVID-19 Transmission Index
- State Public Health Directive For Face Masks
- State Public Health Order 2020-19 Adopting the COVID-19 Transmission Index
- State Public Health Order 2020-14: Updating the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction (Updated 9/22)
- State Public Health Order 2020-12: State Facilities Face Covering Requirement
- Executive Order 2020-69 Extending the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- Executive Order 2020-68 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- State Public Health Order 2020-13: Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction
- Executive Order 2020-67 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- Executive Order 2020-66 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement Statute Related to Ceasing Operation of Certain Retail Licenses
- Executive Order 2020-65 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Provisions of the Utah Postretirement Reemployment Restrictions Act
- Executive Order 2020-64: Reauthorizing the Suspension of Certain Administrative Code Provisions Relating to Board of Pardons & Parole Hearings
- Executive Order 2020-63: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
- Executive Order 2020-60 Updating the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction
- Executive Order 2020-59 Updating the State Facilities Face Covering Requirement
- Executive Order 2020-57 Extending the Utah COVID-19 Level of Restriction
- Executive Order 2020-56 Updating the State Facilities Face Covering Requirement
- Executive Order 2020-55 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- Executive Order 2020-54 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement Statute Related to Ceasing Operation of Certain Retail Licenses
- Executive Order 2020-53 Reauthorizing the Suspension of Enforcement of Provisions of the Utah Postretirement Reemployment Restrictions Act
- Executive Order 2020-52: Reauthorizing the Suspension of Certain Administrative Code Provisions Relating to Board of Pardons & Parole Hearings
- Executive Order 2020-51: Declaring a State of Emergency Due to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
- Executive Order 2020-50 Extending the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status
- Executive Order 2020-48 Extending Face Covering Requirement in State Facilities
- Executive Order 2020-49 Extending the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status
- State Public Health Order: Masks in Schools (UPHO-2020-10)
- Executive Order 2020-46 Adopting Version 4.9 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Business Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation
- Executive Order 2020-44 Adopting Version 4.8 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Business Maximize Public Health and Economic Reactivation
- Executive Order 2020-40 Extending the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status
- Executive Order 2020-36 Updating Requirements Regarding Face Coverings in State Facilities
- Executive Order 2020-35 Updating Requirements Regarding Face Coverings in State Facilities
- Executive Order 2020-34 Requiring Face Coverings in State Buildings
- Executive Order 2020-33 Adopting Version 4.7 of the State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status Guidelines
- Executive Order 2020-32 Updating the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status in Certain Counties
- Executive Order 2020-31 Updating the COVID-19 Health Risk Status in Certain Areas and Adopting Version 4.6 of the Phased Guidelines
- Executive Order 2020-30 Extending the Orange and Yellow Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status through June 12,2020
- Executive Order 2020-27 Moving the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status to Yellow in Grand County, West Valley City, and Magna
- Executive Order 2020-26 Updating the Utah COVID-19 Health Risk Status Phased Guidelines to Version 4.5
- Executive Order 2020-25 Moving the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status in Bluff and Mexican Hat to Orange (Moderate Risk)
- Executive Order 2020-24 Moving the Utah COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status in Summit County and Wasatch County to Yellow
- Executive Order 2020-22 Moving State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status From Orange to Yellow (with Exceptions)
- Executive Order 2020-21 Suspending Enforcement of Statue Related to Establishments Serving Alcohol
- Executive Order 2020-20 Updating the COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status Phased Guidelines
- Executive Order 2020-19 Moving State COVID-19 Public Health Risk Status From Red to Orange
- Stay At Home Directive
- Public Health Order on non-urgent surgeries
- Executive Order 2020-18 Suspending Certain Provisions Regarding Vehicle Registration
- Executive Order 2020-15 on Inbound Travel
- State Public Health Order (Dining-Revised)
- Executive Order 2020-12 Regarding Residential Eviction Moratorium
- Executive Order 2020-08 Suspending Certain Provisions of the Utah Election Code Regarding Signature Gathering
- Executive Order 2020-07 Suspending Enforcement of Statutes Relating to Telehealth Services
- State Public Health Order 2020-03 Postponing Elective Surgeries
- Executive Order 2020-05 Suspending Enforcement of Provisions Relating to Electronic Meetings
- Executive Order 2020-04 Suspending Administrative Rules Regarding Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Returns
- Executive Order 2020-03 Suspending Administrative Code Provisions Relating to Board of Pardons & Parole Electronic Hearings
- Executive Order 2020-02 Suspending Provisions Relating to Candidate Filings
- Executive Order 2020-01: State of Emergency Declaration (COVID-19)
- State Public Health Order 2021-01 Extending the Declaration of a Statewide Public Health Emergency
- Bear River (Box Elder, Cache, Rich counties)
- Central Utah (Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne counties)
- Davis County
- Navajo Nation
- Salt Lake County
- San Juan County
- Southeast Utah (Carbon, Emery, Grand counties)
- Southwest Utah (Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Washington counties)
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- TriCounty (Daggett, Duchesne, Unintah counties)
- Utah County
- Wasatch County
- Weber-Morgan
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