Extension of Executive Orders 21-89, 21-90, 21-96, 22-06 and 22-08

WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, Executive Order 20-02 was issued for a declaration of a state of emergency due to the dangers to health and life posed by SARS-CoV-2 (“COVID-19”) and that Order has been extended through at least February 17, 2022;

WHEREAS, on November 12, 2021, I issued Executive Order 21-109 affirming the disaster emergency that was first declared on August 19, 2021 for the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 and other then-existing COVID-19 variants and that Order has been extended through at least March 4, 2022;

WHEREAS, on August 26, 2021, I issued Executive Order 21-89 increasing State response capacity for Covid-19 variants and that Order has been extended through at least February 14, 2022;

WHEREAS, on August 26, 2021, I issued Executive Order 21-90 on student transportation and that Order has been extended through at least February 14, 2022;

WHEREAS, on September 8, 2021, I issued Executive Order 21-96 increasing teaching and administrative staff capacity and that Order has been extended through February 14, 2022;

WHEREAS, on January 19, 2022, I issued Executive Order 22-06 on quarantine and isolation and that Order has been extended through February 14, 2022; and

WHEREAS, on January 27, 2022, I issued Executive Order 22-08 on adjusting work requirements for registered nurse graduates.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DANIEL J. MCKEE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Rhode Island, pursuant to Article IX of the Rhode Island Constitution and the Rhode Island General Laws, including, but not limited to, Title 30, Chapter 15, and Title 23, Chapter 8, do hereby extend the following Executive Orders:

1. Executive Order 21-89 (Increasing State Response Capacity for COVID-19 Variants).
2. Executive Order 21-90 (Student Transportation Order).
3. Executive Order 21-96 (Increasing Teaching and Administrative Staff Capacity).
4. Executive Order 22-06 (Quarantine and Isolation Order).
5. Executive Order 22-08 (Adjusting Work Requirements for Registered Nurse Graduates).

This Order shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect through March 12, 2022 unless renewed, modified or terminated by a subsequent Executive Order.

So Ordered,

Daniel J. McKee

Governor