Bill Status of EO2006  101st General Assembly

Short Description:  COVID-19-AMEND EO 2020-05

Sponsor: Governor


Last Action
DateChamber Action
  3/16/2020SenateFiled with the Secretary of State

Synopsis As Introduced
Contains a preamble concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation declaring all counties in the State of Illinois as a disaster area on March 9, 2020, and other matters. Pursuant to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, amends Executive Order 2020-05 as follows: (1) beginning on March 17, 2020, all public and private schools in Illinois serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students must close for educational purposes through March 30, 2020; this requirement does not affect the availability of school buildings for the provision of food or other non-educational services, nor does it affect the availability of school buildings to serve as election polling locations; schools operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice, the State Board of Education, or the Department of Human Services may remain open for educational purposes if they are able to exercise the necessary precautions to protect the health and safety of students and staff; (2) this Executive Order supersedes any contrary provision of any prior Executive Order; any provisions that are not contrary to those in this Executive Order remain in full force and effect.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  3/16/2020SenateFiled with the Secretary of State