Pritzker reissues executive orders on schools, beyond
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[June 26, 2021]
By Greg Bishop
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Friday extended his COVID-19 executive orders and emergency declarations
that were set to expire Saturday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, Pritzker has now
issued 16 months of consecutive 30-day disaster proclamations. He’s also
issued several dozen executive orders pertaining to COVID-19, ranging
from prohibiting indoor dining to limiting gatherings and more. His
orders have evolved over time.
Last month, he issued Executive Order 2021-11, which his office said
reissues several executive orders, “extending a majority of the
provisions through June 26, 2021.”
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Friday's disaster declaration and the reissued executive orders are set
to expire on July 24, 2021. That includes a moratorium on residential
evictions.
Other orders include a variety of provisions for public and nonpublic
schools to follow, such as physical distancing of no less than 3 feet
between students and vaccinated staff or 6 feet for unvaccinated staff.
The renewed order also requires the use of masks in schools.
Other provisions of the executive orders include waivers for certain
provisions to be followed like what applicants have to provide to access
public benefits, to the furlough of Illinois Department of Corrections
inmates, and more.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at a news conference in Springfield on
Tuesday, June 1, 2021.
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Pritzker’s office didn’t immediately reply when asked
Friday if the orders will be extended and did not issue a statement
about the reissued orders before the governor's landing page for
executive orders was updated early Friday evening.
Some at the Illinois statehouse filed legislation requiring any
governor’s consecutive disaster declarations to be approved by the
General Assembly.
During the session last month, state Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-St. Charles,
argued for his House Bill 843.
“We are operating and moving down a dangerous path if we allow
governors either today or in the future to declare emergency
declarations as long as they want without input from the General
Assembly,” Ugaste said.
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