EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
N-33-20
WHEREAS
on
March
4,
2020, I
proclaimed
a State
of
Emergency
to
exist
in
California
as
a result
of
the
threat
of
COVID-19;
and
WHEREAS
in
a short period
of
time, COVID-19 has rapidly spread
throughout
California, necessitating
updated
and
more stringent
guidance
from
federal, state,
and
local
public
health officials;
and
WHEREAS
for
the
preservation
of
public
health
and
safety throughout
the
entire State
of
California, I find
it
necessary for all Californians
to
heed
the
State
public
health directives from
the
Department
of
Public Health.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
I,
GAVIN
NEWSOM,
Governor
of
the
State
of
California,
in
accordance
with
the
authority vested
in
me
by
the
State Constitution
and
statutes
of
the
State
of
California,
and
in
particular,
Government
Code
sections
8567, 8627,
and
8665
do
hereby
issue
the
following Order
to
become
effective
immediately:
IT
IS
HEREBY
ORDERED
THAT:
1)
To
preserve
the
public
health
and
safety,
and
to
ensure
the
healthcare
delivery system
is
capable
of
serving all,
and
prioritizing those
at
the
highest
risk
and
vulnerability, all residents are
directed
to
immediately
heed
the
current State
public
health directives,
which
I
ordered
the
Department
of
Public Health
to
develop
for
the
current statewide
status
of
COVID-19.
Those
directives are consistent with
the
March
19
,
2020,
Memorandum
on Identification
of
Essential Critical Infrastructure
Workers During COVID-19 Response, found at:
https://covid19.ca.gov/.
Those directives follow:
ORDER
OF
THE
STATE
PUBLIC
HEALTH
OFFICER
March
19,
2020
To
protect
public
health, I as State Public Health Officer
and
Director
of
the
California
Department
of
Public Health
order
all individuals living
in
the
State
of
California
to
stay
home
or
at
their
place
of
residence
except
as
needed
to
maintain continuity
of
operations
of
the
federal
critical infrastructure sectors, as outlined
at
https:
//www.cisa.gov/ide
nti
fyi
n g-cri tic a I-infrastru cture-d urinq-covid-
12.
-In addition,
and
in
consultation with
the
Director
of
the Governor's
Office
of
Emergency Services, I
may
designate
additional
sectors
as
critical
in
order
to
protect
the
health
and
well-being
of
all Californians.
Pursuant
to
the
authority
under
the
Health
and
Safety
Code
120125,
120140, 131080, 120130(c), 120135, 120145, 120175
and
120150, this
order
is
to
go
into
effect
immediately
and
shall stay in
effect
until
further notice.
The
federal
government
has identified
16
critical infrastructure sectors
whose
assets,
systems,
and
networks,
whether
physical
or
virtual,
are
considered
so
vital
to
the
United States
that
their
incapacitation
or
destruction
would
hove
a debilitating
effect
on
security,
economic
security,
public
health
or
safety,
or
any
combination
thereof. I
order
that
Californians working in these
16
critical infrastructure sectors
may
continue
their
work
because
of
the
importance
of
these sectors
to
Californians'
health
and
well-being.
This
Order
is
being
issued
to
protect
the
public
health
of
Californians.
The California
Department
of
Public Health looks
to
establish
consistency across
the
state in
order
to
ensure
that
we
mitigate
the
impact
of
COVID-19. Our
goal
is
simple,
we
wont
to
bend
the
curve,
and
disrupt
the
spread
of
the
virus.
The supply
chain
must
continue
,
and
Californians must
have
access
to
such necessities as
food,
prescriptions,
and
health
care.
When
people
need
to
leave
their homes
or
places
of
residence,
whether
to
obtain
or perform
the
functions
above,
or
to
otherwise facilitate authorized
necessary activities,
they
should
at
all times
practice
social distancing.
2)
The
healthcare
delivery system shall prioritize services
to
serving those
who
are
the
sickest
and
shall prioritize resources, including personal
protective
equipment
, for
the
providers providing
direct
care
to
them
.
3)
The
Office
of
Emergency Services
is
directed
to
take
necessary steps
to
ensure
compliance
with
this
Order.
4)
This
Order shall
be
enforceable
pursuant
to
California law, including,
but
not
limited
to
,
Government
Code
section 8665.
IT
IS
FURTHER
ORDERED
that
as soon as
hereafter
possible,
this
Order
be
filed in
the
Office
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
that
widespread
publicity
and
notice
be
given
of
this
Order.
This
Order
is
not
intended
to,
and
does not,
create
any
rights
or
benefits,
substantive or
procedural,
enforceable
at
law
or in equity, against
the
State
of
California,
its
agen
ci
es
,
departments
, entities, officer
s,
employees, or
any
other
person.
IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF
I
hav
e
here
nt
o
se
t
my
ha
nd
a
nd
caused
t State
of
ed
this 19th
day
AVIN
NEW
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~~vern
or
of
California
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ALE
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PADILLA
Secretary of State
