NCSL Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for States

Census

• NCSL Blog: 2020 Census Response Rates Are Good—But Not for Everyone
• 2020 Census Delays and the Impact on Redistricting 
• NCSL Blog: Lots of Questions as Census Bureau Delays the Count
• 2020 Census Resources and Legislation
• NCSL Blog: Work at Home Assignment: Get Counted
• NCSL Blog: No Fooling—Today is Census Day

Continuity of Government

• Legislative Oversight of Emergency Executive Powers 
• Legislative Sessions and the Coronavirus
• NCSL Blog: Banging the Gavel Instead of Dropping the Puck - Convening in the Age of COVID
• COVID-19: State Actions Related to Legislative Operations
• Coronavirus and State Legislatures in the News
• Remote Voting and Continuity of Legislature During Emergency
• NCSL Blog: Dust Off Your IT Pandemic Plans
• Open Floor Sessions
• Continuity of Government in Constitutions
• Emergency Interim Succession Acts
• National Center for State Courts: How State Courts Are Responding to Coronavirus

Criminal Justice

• Justice Responses to COVID-19: NCSL Virtual Meetings
• Justice Responses to COVID-19: NCSL Virtual Meetings Resources
• Law and Justice COVID-19 Briefing
• Criminal Justice System Responses to COVID-19

Education

• Education Coronavirus Resources
• NCSL Blog: Higher Ed in the Age of Covid-19: Resources for State Legislators
• Higher Education Virtual Meeting Series: Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic 
• Education Finance in the Time of COVID-19 
• NCSL Blog: COVID-19 Recovery: Leveraging Afterschool and Summer to Help Students Catch Up, Keep Up
• NCSL Blog: COVID-19 Disrupts College Admissions
• COVID-19 Education Virtual Meetings
• COVID-19: Education Bill Tracking Database
• NCSL Blog: CARES Act Gives State Education Funding, Flexibility in Wake of COVID-19
• Higher Education Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• NCSL Blog: NCSL Gathers Education Resources for Legislators on Coronavirus
• Public Education's Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

Elections

• LegisBrief: COVID-19: How's It Changing Elections? 
• NCSL Blog: Do You Want Your State’s Details on Absentee/Mail Voting? 
• NCSL Blog: COVID-19 Brings Historic Changes for Citizen Initiatives
• NCSL Blog: Need Vote by Mail Information? We’ve Got a Table for That 
• NCSL Blog: Amid COVID-19, Primaries Continue
• NCSL Blog: How Vote-From-Home Works in Utah
• The Canvass | April 2020: State Responses to Coronavirus and Elections
• NCSL Blog: State Legislatures Act to Expand Absentee Voting in Response to COVID-19
• NCSL Blog: StateVote 2020: Primaries Interrupted
• NCSL Blog: StateVote 2020: States Delay Presidential Primaries Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
• State Action on COVID-19 and Elections
• Election Emergencies

Employment

• COVID-19: Essential Workers in the States
• COVID-19: Workers' Compensation
• NCSL Blog: States Acting Quickly to Support 911 COVID-19 Responders
• COVID-19: Impact on Employment and Labor
• COVID-19: Unemployment Benefits
• COVID-19: Teleworking
• COVID-19: Occupational Licensing During Public Emergencies
• COVID-19: Unemployment Benefits Fact Sheet

Federal Action

• COVID-19: Daily Announcements From Federal Agencies
• NCSL Blog: New Guidance From SBA Eliminates Some Eligibility Requirements for Criminal Records
• NCSL Blog: Webinar June 24: Using the Federal Child Nutrition Programs to Respond to COVID-19 
• NCSL Blog: NCSL Spearheads First Virtual Fly-In Advocating for Additional Flexible Stimulus Funds
• LegisBrief: Legislative Solutions in Disaster Mitigation 
• State Oversight of Federal Stimulus Funds
• Veteran Homelessness: Overview of State and Federal Resources
• HEROES Act Provisions
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Child Nutrition & School Meals | NCSL Resource
• NCSL Blog: SNAP Food Assistance Flexibilities Grow During COVID-19
• NCSL Blog: Education Department Releases Application for Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
• NCSL Blog: A Quick Review of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
• Municipal Liquidity Facility | NCSL Resource 
• COVID-19 Stimulus Bill: What It Means for States
• NCSL Blog: Human Services and Housing Analysis of Third COVID-19 Package
• National Guard Assists Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• NCSL COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Brief | PDF
• NCSL Blog: A Look at Health Provisions in the CARES Act
• NCSL Blog: CARES Act Gives State Education Funding, Flexibility in Wake of COVID-19
• NCSL Letter to Speaker Pelosi: Support of the Restoring Tax Fairness for State and Localities Act (March 23, 2020)
• NCSL Letter to Congressional Leadership: Requesting Flexible Direct Aid to Help Support State Economies During the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 21, 2020)
• NCSL Letter to Congressional Leadership: New Sick and Family Medical Leave Requirements in First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201) (March 21, 2020)
• NCSL Summary of HR 6201
• NCSL Letter to President Trump: State Groups Request Formal Pause to Active Rulemakings and Non-Rulemaking Notices
• NCSL Blog: Labor, Economy Provisions of Second COVID-19 Relief Bill
• NCSL Blog: Health, Human Service Highlights From Second COVID-19 Relief Bill
• White House Draft Proposal for Third Stimulus Package
• NCSL Information Alert: President Trump Declares State of Emergency for COVID-19 (updated March 25, 2020)
• NCSL Letter to Congress: Response to COVID-19 Virus Outbreak | PDF
• NCSL Blog: Congress Appropriates at Least $1.05 Billion to States, Territories, Tribes to Combat COVID-19
• NCSL Issues Statement on Coronavirus Funding Bill

Federal Agencies

Agency Resources: Below, please find agency-by-agency information and guidance.

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Resources:
  • Disease Risks and Homelessness
  • Preventing & Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease for People Experiencing Homelessness
  • Preventing and Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease within Shelters
  • Preventing and Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease within Encampments 
• U.S. Department of Education
• U.S. Department of Energy
  • Energy Sector Coordinating Council
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Labor
  • FAQ on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • Unemployment Insurance Program Update Letter
  • CARES Act: UI Program Progression
  • Unemployment Compensation for Individuals Affected by COVID-19
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
  • Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19
• U.S. Department of State 
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
• Environmental Protection Agency: EPA Releases List of Disinfectants to Use Against COVID-19
• Federal Transit Administration 
• Guidance to Federal Agencies on Providing Administrative Relief to Grant Recipients
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America

Fiscal

• State Actions to Close Budget Shortfalls in Response to COVID-19
• NCSL Blog: Job Gains in May, Not Felt Equally Across Demographics
• LegisBrief: Shoring Up Manufacturing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• NCSL Blog: State Reserve Funds Likely to Fall Short
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Revised State Revenue Projections
• NCSL Blog: 12 States Pass Budget Legislation, Others Adjust Revenue Estimates  
• Price Gouging State Statutes
• NCSL Blog: Price Gouging in an Emergency or Disaster
• NCSL Blog: Lawmakers Sprint to Fund Coronavirus Efforts
• State Fiscal Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Health

• State Action on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• COVID-19: State Health Actions
• NCSL Blog: Safeguarding the Susceptible: Protecting Long-Term Care Patients During a Pandemic
• NCSL Blog: COVID-19: Drug Shortages Amid a Pandemic
• NCSL Blog: Pregnant in a Pandemic: Coronavirus Changes Birth Plans for Many
• LegisBrief: Pandemic Response: Increasing the Health Workforce
• NCSL Blog: COVID-19 Contact Tracing: What It Is and How It Is Getting Done in States
• NCSL Blog: COVID-19 Is Calling the Shots: Report Shows Decreased Childhood Immunization Rates
• NCSL Blog: Chronic Conditions and COVID-19: Keeping Care Close, at a Distance
• NCSL Blog: Bridging the Gap to Youth Mental Health During COVID-19 
• NCSL Blog: COVID-19: New and Updated CDC Guidance for Certain Groups and Settings
• NCSL Blog: Combating Misinformation During an 'Infodemic'
• NCSL Blog: States Acting Quickly to Support 911 COVID-19 Responders
• NCSL Blog: How States Are Leveraging Their Medicaid Programs to Respond to COVID-19
• NCSL Blog: Mitigating Health Workforce Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Paid Sick Leave
• NCSL Blog: What Costs Do Patients Face During a Global Pandemic?
• NCSL Blog: Coronavirus, A Federal and State Rundown
• State Quarantine and Isolation Statutes

Human Services

• COVID-19: NCSL Human Services Resource Hub
• HHS State-Federal COVID-19 Resources 
• COVID-19 and Child Welfare: A Series of Virtual Meetings 
• NCSL Blog: Child Care Workforce: Infants, Toddlers and Providers Entrusted With Their Care 
• NCSL Blog: SNAP Food Assistance Flexibilities Grow During COVID-19
• COVID-19 Resources: Hunger and Nutrition Programs
• NCSL Blog: HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Participate in April 24 Webinar; NCSL Child Care/Welfare Resources
• Child Welfare System COVID-19 Resources
• Webinar: April 24 | COVID-19: Housing and Homelessness
• NCSL Blog: Health, Human Service Highlights From Second COVID-19 Relief Bill
• COVID-19: Education, Child Care and Nutrition | View Webinar
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: State and Federal Responses to Education and Child Care

NCSL COVID-19 Podcasts

• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Searching for a Vaccine 
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Jeb Bush on Leadership, Federalism and the Challenges for States
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: States, the CDC and Suicide Prevention 
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Juvenile Justice Reform and the Pandemic
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Campaigning and Voting Amid a Pandemic 
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Coronavirus Modeling and Reopening the Economy 
• "Our American States" | Legislative Staff Week: Readiness and Resilience in a Pandemic
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: An Update From NCSL's Executive Director
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Feeding Kids During the Pandemic 
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Health Care in Rural America
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Continuity of State Government and Elections
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: State Public Health and Fiscal Responses
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Communicating in a Crisis
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: State and Federal Responses to Education and Child Care

NCSL COVID-19 Webinars

• July 8: COVID-19: Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues
• July 15: COVID-19: Lending to American Consumers
• July 29: COVID-19: Consumer Credit and Data
• COVID-19: Maintaining Child Vaccination Rates During a Pandemic | View Webinar
• COVID-19: State Efforts on Testing and Contact Tracing | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Manufacturing Our Way to Economic Recovery | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Record Unemployment: What's Next for State Workforces? | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Ensuring Financial Stability of Health Care Facilities | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Mobilizing a Safe and Adequate Health Workforce | View Webinar
• COVID-19: How’s It Changing Elections? | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Engaging Private Health Insurance for Coverage, Testing and Treatment | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Housing and Homelessness | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Guidance for Easing State Restrictions  | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Leveraging Medicaid for Coverage, Testing and Treatment | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Broadband and Technology Issues | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Therapies and Vaccines | View Webinar
• COVID-19: State and Federal Public Health Responses | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Continuity of State Government and Elections | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Fiscal and Economic Issues | View Webinar
• COVID-19 Workforce and Labor Issues | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Education, Child Care and Nutrition | View Webinar
• COVID-19: Critical Energy Infrastructure | View Webinar

Resources to Share With Constituents

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Child Nutrition & School Meals | NCSL Resource
• Municipal Liquidity Facility | NCSL Resource
• Cares Act Analysis: Housing Funding | NCSL Resource
• COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Brief | NCSL Resource
• CARES Act Student Loan Fact Sheet | NCSL Resource
• Stimulus Checks: A Deeper Dive | NCSL Resource
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights
• Programs in the CARES Act for Local Governments: This document, prepared by the National League of Cities, identifies programs in the CARES Act that provide funds to local governments.
• Paycheck Protection Program Loans FAQs