CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; amending the levy implementation and evaluation plan adopted by Ordinance 125807 to grant the Department of Education and Early Learning temporary authority to modify the implementation and evaluation plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is officially a global pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on February 29, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee issued Proclamation 20-05, proclaiming a state of emergency for all counties throughout the state of Washington in response to new cases of COVID-19, and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2020, Mayor Jenny Durkan issued a proclamation of civil emergency in response to outbreaks of the COVID-19 disease, authorizing the Mayor to exercise the emergency powers necessary for the protection of the public peace, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Governor Inslee issued an order closing schools in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties, and the next day Governor Inslee expanded the order to require the statewide closure of K-12 public and private schools until April 24, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2020, Chris Reykdal, Superintendent of Public Instruction issued Reopening Washington Schools 2020: District Planning Guide, which outlines health and safety and key statutory requirements for reopening; and
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2020, the Seattle Public Schools District No. 1 Board of Directors approved Resolution 2020/21-4, adopting a reopening plan and remote learning model for the 2020-2021 school year; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 2020/21-4 indicates Seattle Public Schools will continue in a remote learning model until the risk of significant transmission of COVID-19 cases has decreased enough to resume in-person instruc...
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