Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 149  on May 30, 2020 allowing resumption of child care services, youth day camps, and organized sports over the coming weeks on May 30. It directs the Commissioner of Public health to impose Standards for COVID-19 Related Health and Safety Applicable in New Jersey Child Care and Youth Summer Camp Settings (“COVID-19 Child Care and Youth Summer Camp Standards”) and health and safety standards regarding sporting activities.

Effective 6:00 a.m. on June 15, 2020, child care centers and other child care facilities are permitted to resume operations for all clients, provided that they comply with the COVID-19 Child Care and Youth Summer Camp Standards and other applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders.

Youth summer camps shall be permitted to operate on or after Monday, July 6, 2020, provided that they comply with the COVID-19 Child Care and Youth Summer Camp Standards and other applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders.

The order rescinds the prohibition of organized or contact sports  insofar as it applies to sporting activities in outdoor settings that do not involve person-to-person contact or routinely entail individuals interacting within six feet of one another. At that time, sporting activities, including organized sporting activities, are permitted in outdoor settings only, provided that they do not involve person-to-person contact or routinely entail individuals interacting within six feet of one another. Any sporting activities that involve person-to-person contact or individuals routinely interacting in close proximity (within six feet of one another) will remain prohibited in any setting. The Commissioner of the Department of Health, pursuant to her authority under the EHPA, N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq., shall impose health and safety standards regarding sporting activities before that date, and such activities must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders, including restrictions on gatherings in place at the time the sporting activities occur.

For details, please read EO-149.

More information will be provided as it is made available.