Governor Noem Signs Executive Order
PIERRE, S.D. – Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order to give flexibility as South Dakota continues to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Executive Order 2020-33 makes various statutory and regulatory suspensions affecting businesses and schools in the state. These suspensions will continue through the duration of the COVID-19 state of emergency. The suspensions include:
- Suspending in-person requirements to allow cooperatives, rural electric cooperatives, and nonprofits to meet electronically;
- Suspending performance evaluations for experienced teachers and principals;
- Suspending school evacuation drills and cardiopulmonary surveys;
- Suspending accreditation review for schools scheduled to be reviewed this year.
To learn more about executive orders to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit COVID.sd.gov.
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Is anyone else worried that the gov is using executive orders to suspend laws duly passed by our legislators? It seems to me she should recommend their suspensions to the legislators that will be meeting next month and then sign a duly passed bill.