WHEREAS , public and private universities, colleges, technical schools, apprenticeship programs, and similar schools and programs will continue to need to prepare to be flexible to pivot in whole or in part to remote learning if there is an increase of COVID-19 in their county or within their educational community, or to impose or enforce additional safety measures when causes of outbreaks are identified; and WHEREAS, the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and its progression in Washington State continue to threaten the life and health of our people as well as the economy of Washington State, and remain a public disaster affecting life, health, property or the public peace; and WHEREAS , the Washington State Department of Health continues to maintain a Public Health Incident Management Team in coordination with the State Emergency Operations Center and other supporting state agencies to manage the public health aspects of the incident; and WHEREAS , the Washington State Military Department Emergency Management Division, through the State Emergency Operations Center, continues coordinating resources across state government to support the Department of Health and local health officials in alleviating the impacts to people, property, and infrastructure, and continues coordinating with the Department of Health in assessing the impacts and long-term effects of the incident on Washington State and its people. NOW, THEREFORE , I, Jay Inslee, Governor of the state of Washington, as a result of the above- noted situation, and under Chapters 38.08, 38.52 and 43.06 RCW, do hereby proclaim and order that a State of Emergency continues to exist in all counties of Washington State, that Proclamation 20-05 and all amendments thereto remain in effect as amended, and that, to help preserve and maintain life, health, property or the public peace pursuant to RCW 43.06.220(1)(h), Proclamations 20-05 and 20- 25, et seq., continue in effect except as amended herein, to allow for a physical return in fall 2020 to campuses and programs at public and private universities, colleges, technical schools, apprenticeship programs, and similar schools and programs and continued housing in fraternities, sororities, and similar congregate student housing provided certain requirements are and continue to be satisfied. FURTHERMORE , public and private universities, colleges, technical schools, apprenticeship programs, and similar schools and programs, in all phases of reopening, are prohibited from providing general instruction, to include in-person classroom instruction, lectures and similar educational gatherings, except when they implement, follow, and enforce the requirements specified below, subject to any directions, requirements, or exceptions issued by, in order of precedence, the Governor, the Secretary of Health, a local health officer, or a delegate of thereof . Higher education facilities in counties in Phase 1 or modified Phase 1 are further prohibited from operating except as allowed by local health departments in consultation with the state health department. CAMPUS SAFETY • Adhere to all federal, state and local public health and workplace safety requirements; • Develop comprehensive plans (“Safe Back to School Plan”) based on the Campus Reopening Guide prepared by the Higher Education Re-Opening Work Group . The plan must meet all standards for reopening in accordance with federal, state and local health requirements (to
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