Extension of Executive Orders 21-89, 21-90, 21-96, 22-08, 22-18 and 22-20

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 March 16, 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 April 1, 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 March 12, 2022;

WHEREAS, on August 26, 2021, I issued Executive Order 21-90 on student transportation and that Order has been extended through at least March 12, 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 March 12, 2022;

WHEREAS, on January 27, 2022, I issued Executive Order 22-08 on adjusting work requirements for registered nurse graduates and that Order has been extended through March 12, 2022;

WHEREAS, on February 14, 2022, I issued Executive Order 22-18 on the amended order preserving the availability of resident care in state nursing facilities; and

WHEREAS, on February 18, 2022, I issued Executive Order 22-20 allowing remote participation in public meetings.

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 22-08 (Adjusting Work Requirements for Registered Nurse Graduates).
5. Executive Order 22-18 (Amended Order Preserving the Availability of Resident Care in State Nursing Facilities).
6. Executive Order 22-20 (Allowing Remote Participation in Public Meetings).

This Order shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect through March 31, 2022 unless renewed, modified or terminated by a subsequent Executive Order.

So Ordered,

Daniel J. McKee

Governor