HomeMy WebLinkAboutflorida_executive_order_20-120_20200509OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-120
(Expanding Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step -by -Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery)
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-52 declaring a state of
emergency for the entire State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2020, based on data showing a downward trajectory of
hospital visits for influenza -like illness and COVID-19-like syndromic cases, a decrease in
percent positive test results, and a significant increase in hospital capacity, I issued
Executive Order 20-112 initiating Phase 1 of the Safe. Smart. Step -by -Step. Plan for
Florida's Recovery; and
WHEREAS, data collected by the Florida Department of Health indicates the State
continues to flatten the curve; and
WHEREAS, local leadership in Palm Beach County, citing data showing a
downward trajectory of influenza -like illness and COVID-like illness and a low percent of
new individuals testing positive, has requested that the County proceed to Phase 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by Article IV, Section (I)(a) of the Florida Constitutiorand Chapter
252, Florida Statutes, and all other applicable laws, promulgate the following Executive Order:
Section 1. Palm Beach County to Phase 1
Executive Order 20-112 is extended, with the following modification:
As of the effective date of this order, the restriction in Section 2(A)(2) of Executive Order
20-112 no longer applies to Palm Beach County.
Sectic
Barbershops, Cosmetology Salons, and Cosmetology Specialty Salons
In addition to the Phase 1 services authorized under Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Executive
Order 20-112, persons in Florida may provide or obtain services at the following establishments
in counties I have authorized to proceed to Phase 1:
Barbershops, cosmetology salons, and cosmetology specialty salons that adopt
appropriate social distancing and precautionary measures as outlined by the Department
of Business and Professional Regulation at the following link:
vvww.myfloridalicense.com/emergency.
Section 3. Effective Date
This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. on May 11, 2020.
ATTEST:
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of Florida to be affixed, at Tallahassee, this
9th day of May, 2020.
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RON DESANT S, GOVER
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