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protection = elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y  
s*ools1 & in/itutions ( high] education 
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a novel 7new7 coronavirus kn[n z        
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caus+ outbreaks ( ! coronavirus disease 
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7#b7 ,secret>y ,az> decl>$ a ,public    
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,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
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transmission ( ! #bjai novel            
coronavirus1 orig9at+ out ( ,wuhan1     
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#bjbj4  7#c7 ,presid5t ,donald ,j4      
,trump proclaim$1 on ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj1 t 
! ,,covid-#ai outbreak 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 con/itutes a national em]g5cy1 beg9n+  
,m>* #a1 #bjbj4  7#d7 ,9 ord] to        
catalyze & /abilize consi/5t gr[? 9 !   
economy1 s*ools mu/ be protect$ f       
liability ( p]sons on campus 7includ+   
/ud5ts1 employees1 & visitors7 :o assume
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 ! #bjbj-bjba academic s*ool ye>4 ,!re  
is a /rong desire f ,congress to make   
sure academic in/itutions re-op5 z      
swiftly & safely z possible1 )\t ?reat (
 economic p5alties f assum$ risk4  #c4  
,limitation on liability = elem5t>y     
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 high] education dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai     

public heal? em]g5cy  7a7 ,limitation on
 liability ,except z provid$ 9          
subsection 7b71 an elem5t>y s*ool1      
second>y s*ool1 or in/itution ( high]   
education %all n be liable "u ,f$]al or 
,/ate law to a cov]$ individual = any   
h>m caus$ by an act or omission ( !     
s*ool or in/itution ) respect to any h>m
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infection by1 ! virus t causes          
,,covid-#ai dur+ ! public heal? em]g5cy 
) respect to ,,covid-#ai decl>$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 
"u section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on  
,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 if ! s*ool or       
in/itution 0 9 compliance ) applicable  
guidel9es issu$ by ! ,/ate & ! ,c5t]s = 
,disease ,control ,prev5tion4  7b7      
,exceptions ,subsection 7a7 does n apply
 if ! h>m 0 caus$ by an act or omission 
con/itut+ willful or crim9al misconduct1
 gross neglig5ce1 reckless misconduct1  
or a consci\s flagrant indiff]5ce to !  

rights or safety ( ! cov]$ individual   
h>m$ by ! s*ool or in/itution4  7c7     
,preemption ,?is section preempts ! laws
 ( a ,/ate or any political subdivision 
( a ,/ate to ! ext5t t su* laws are     
inconsi/5t ) ?is section1 unless su*    
laws provide great] protection f        
liability4  7d7 ,effective date ,?is    
section %all take effect z if enact$ on 
,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 & applies ) respect 
to a claim = h>m if ! act or omission t 
caus$ su* h>m occurr$ on or aft] su*    
date4  7e7 ,sunset ,?is section %all    
sunset on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbe4  7f7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]ms   
elem5t>y s*ool & second>y s*ool h !     
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( !
 ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,!  
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ajb ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7#c7 ,! t]m cov]$    
individual means1 ) respect to an       
elem5t>y s*ool1 second>y s*ool1 or      

in/itution ( high] education-- 7,a7 a   
/ud5t at ! s*ool or in/itution2  7,b7 an
 individual :o is employ$ at ! s*ool or 
in/itution2 or  7,c7 a visitor at !     
s*ool or in/itution4