COVID-19 Information and Resources - North Carolina General Assembly

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North Carolina

Statewide Mask Guidance (as of May 4, 2022)

School District Mask Policies (optional in all counties as of August 1, 2022)

Employment Statistics (updated monthly)

Rent/Housing Concerns

Resources For Those Who Need Help
- HOPE Program (You can also call (888) 9ASK-HOPE (888-927-5467) from 8-5, Monday through Friday)
- Cumberland County
- Durham County
- Johnston County
- Wake County
- Legal Aid NC
NC Judicial Branch explanation
Utilities Payments/Disconnection
- NC Utilities Commission order (ending disconnection moratorium and allowing payment plans)
- Guidance from attorney general
- Discussion by UNC School of Government
HUD Coronavirus Information
Judicial Memo on Foreclosures
NC Housing Coalition
Triangle Family Services (housing and rental assistance)
Oak City Cares (homelessness services)
News & Observer Report
Investopedia Report

COVID-19 Vaccine

CDC Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People (updated August 23, 2022)
Where to get a shot
Statewide vaccinations tracking
Vaccine FAQs
Booster shot FAQs

StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit (updated August 18, 2022)

COVID-19 County Alert System

Track the Spread of COVID-19 in North Carolina (from Cone Health)

COVID-19 Exposure Notification App

COVID-19 Grant/Loan Programs

COVID-19 Bills & Laws

S.B. 654 (S.L. 2021-130) (K-12 COVID-19 Provisions)
S.B. 172 (S.L. 2021-25) (Additional COVID-19 Response & Relief)
S.B. 114 (S.L. 2021-5) (COVID Modifications and Technical Changes)
S.B. 220 (S.L. 2021-4) (The Reopen Our Schools Act of 2021)
- Bill Summary
H.B. 196 (S.L. 2021-3) (COVID-19 Response & Relief)
S.B. 36 (S.L. 2021-1) (2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications)
H.B. 1105 (S.L. 2020-97) (Coronavirus Relief Act 3.0)
S.B. 232 (S.L. 2020-93) (mask law)
S.B. 113 (S.L. 2020-49) (education changes)
H.B. 158 (S.L. 2020-30) (waive road test for driver license)
- Driver education guidance (Department of Public Instruction)
- How to get a license if you’re 18 or older
H.B. 1043 (S.L. 2020-4)
S.B. 704 (S.L. 2020-3)
Vetoed Bills
- S.B. 37 (reopening schools)
- H.B. 258 (amusement parks and other venues)
- H.B. 536 (outdoor seating in restaurants)
- H.B. 594 (gyms/health clubs)
- H.B. 806 (exercise/fitness facilities)
- S.B. 599 (skating rinks/bowling alleys)

State Coronavirus Hotline

Confirmed Infections (updated weekly)

Resources for Businesses

From the White House
- U.S. executive order (vaccines required for federal employees)
- U.S. executive order (vaccines required for federal contractors)
- President’s remarks (vaccines to be required for all private companies with over 100 employees) (Invalidated by U.S. Supreme Court)
Executive Order 229 (extending order 224)
Executive Order 224 (addressing COVID-19 and related variants)
Executive Order 221 (further expediting unemployment insurance claims)
Executive Order 220 (extending Order 215)
Executive Order 215 (lifting COVID-19 restrictions)
Executive Order 212 (extending shareholder and nonprofit remote meetings)
Executive Order 210 (further extending alcohol take-out sales)
Executive Order 209 (easing statewide restrictions)
Executive Order 207 (expediting payment of unemployment claims)
Executive Order 206 (extending assistance for those at risk of eviction)
Executive Order 205 (further extending alcohol take-out sales)
Executive Order 204 (further easing restrictions)
Executive Order 195 (easing restrictions)
Executive Order 190 (extending alcohol take-out sales)
Executive Order 189 (further extending modified stay at home order)
Executive Order 188 (extending modified stay at home order)
Executive Order 183 (allowing take-out sales of alcoholic beverages)
Executive Order 181 (modifying stay at home/early closure)
Executive Order 180 (increasing mask requirements)
- FAQs
Executive Order 176 (extending Order 169, Phase 3 of reopening)
Executive Order 170 (extending Phase 3 of reopening)
- DHHS letter to municipalities
Executive Order 169 (establishing Phase 3 of reopening)
- FAQs
Executive Order 163 (establishing Phase 2.5 of reopening)
- FAQs
Executive Order 162 (extending Order 153)
Executive Order 155
- FAQs
Executive Order 153
- FAQs
Executive Order 151
- FAQs
Executive Order 147
- FAQs
Executive Order 141
- FAQs
- Guidance
Executive Order 138
- Court order allowing churches to open
- FAQs
- Guidance
Financial Support (NC Commerce)
Vendors Needed
Unemployment Insurance
IT/Cybersecurity
Guidance for
- Restaurants
- Child Care Centers
Staying Ahead of the Curve (Governor’s plan)
More Business Resources

Governor’s Executive Orders

Order 267 (ending state of emergency)
Order 256 (extending various COVID-related orders)
Order 245 (COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and therapeutics)
Order 244 (extending order 224, requiring vaccinations for State employees)
Order 232 (expanding access to monoclonal antibody treatment)
Order 229 (extending order 224)
Order 224 (addressing COVID-19 and related variants)
Order 221 (further expediting unemployment insurance claims)
Order 220 (extending Order 215)
Order 219 (establishing vaccine incentive program)
Order 215 (lifting COVID-19 restrictions)
Order 212 (extending shareholder and nonprofit remote meetings)
Order 211 (extending selected NC DHHS provisions)
Order 210 (further extending alcohol take-out sales)
Order 209 (easing statewide restrictions)
Order 207 (expediting payment of unemployment claims)
Order 206 (extending assistance for those at risk of eviction)
Order 205 (further extending alcohol take-out sales)
Order 204 (further easing business and stay-at-home restrictions)
Order 200 (work search requirements for unemployment insurance)
Order 195 (easing business and stay-at-home restrictions)
Order 191 (further extending eviction moratorium)
Order 190 (extending alcohol take-out sales)
Order 189 (further extending modified stay at home order)
Order 188 (extending modified stay at home order)
Order 184 (extending the state’s eviction moratorium)
Order 183 (allowing take-out sales of alcoholic beverages)
Order 181 (modifying stay at home/early closure)
Order 180 (increasing mask requirements)
- FAQs
Order 176 (extending Order 169, Phase 3 of reopening)
Order 171 (assisting people at risk of eviction)
Order 170 (extending Order 169)
Order 169 (establishing Phase 3 of reopening)
Order 165 (amending Order 152)
Order 163 (establishing Phase 2.5 of reopening)
Order 162 (extending Order 153)
Order 155 (extending Phase Two of reopening)
Order 153
Order 152 (extending Order 144)
Order 151 (extending Phase Two of reopening)
Order 150
Order 147 (extending Phase Two reopening; see FAQ)
Order 144 (extending Order 130)
Order 143
Order 142 (For more discussion, click here)
Order 141 (Phase Two reopening)
- DHHS Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard
Order 139
Order 138 (Phase One reopening)
Order 135 (For more discussion, including how this affects previous orders, click here)
Order 134
Order 133
Order 131
Order 130
Order 129
Order 125
Order 124 (For more discussion, click here)
Order 122
Order 121 (for more discussion, including how this affects city/county orders, click here)
Order 120
Order 119
Order 118
Order 117 (FAQ)
Order 116

Courts

Orders and directives
County updates
FAQs
Guidance to court personnel

Other North Carolina Agencies

Agriculture
Attorney General
- Price gouging complaint form
Board of Funeral Service
Community Colleges
Elections
Health and Human Services
- Application for emergency child care financial assistance
Housing Finance Agency
Human Resources
North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
Office of State Budget & Management
- Pandemic Recovery Office (NCPRO)
Parks
PBS
Public Assistance Grants (Dept. of Public Safety)
Public Instruction
- Remote learning resources
Revenue
- Taxpayer penalty relief
Small Business Resource Portal (NC Chamber)
Transportation
UNC School of Government
- Local government issues
- COVID-19 microsite
UNC System Coronavirus Resource Center
- Guidance on returning to campus
Unemployment Insurance
Utilities Commission
Wildlife Resources Commission

Federal and International

Free at-home COVID tests

Can businesses require vaccines?

EEOC guidance
NY Times analysis
Companies mandating vaccines
States with bills banning vaccine mandates

State mask policies (no mandates except for certain high-risk settings, including health care)

U.S. Congress

COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 1651)
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319)
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 (H.R. 133) (combines 2021 spending with COVID-19 relief)
- Summary and legislative history
Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act (S. 4091)
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. 7010)
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201)
Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act (S. 3415)
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (S. 3548)
Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act (H. R. 266)
Congressional Research Service Studies
U.S. House live video (plus archive)
U.S. Senate live video (plus archive)

White House

President’s COVID-19 Action Plan
COVID-19
Economic recovery
Presidential Actions
- Order requiring vaccines for federal employees
- Order requiring vaccines for federal contractors
- Remarks on requiring vaccines for all private companies with over 100 employees (Invalidated by U.S. Supreme Court)
- Order requiring masks on federal property
- Order requiring masks on public transportation
- Orders establishing
- Order invoking the Defense Production Act
- Order supporting the reopening of schools
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