issued by the Federal or State government regarding:
(1) The manufacturing or use of personal protective
equipment during the proclamation of disaster emergency.
(2) Treatment or testing of individuals with or
reasonably believed to have COVID-19.
(3) Steps necessary or recommended to prevent, limit or
slow the spread of COVID-19.
"School entity." A public school, including a charter school
or cyber charter school, private school, nonpublic school, pre-
kindergarten, intermediate unit, area career and technical
school, approved private school or institution of higher
education operating within the Commonwealth. The term includes
an individual employed by or contracted by a school entity.
Section 501.1. School and child care liability.
(a) Limited liability.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a school entity or child care facility shall not be
civilly liable for damages or personal injury relating to an
actual or alleged exposure to COVID-19, absent a showing, by
clear and convincing evidence, of gross negligence,
recklessness, willful misconduct or intentional infliction of
harm.
(b) Compliance with public health directives.--An act or
omission in compliance with, or in a good faith belief that the
act or omission is in compliance with, public health directives
shall not be considered gross negligence, recklessness, willful
misconduct or intentional infliction of harm.
Section 502. Personal protective equipment liability.
(a) Manufacturer, distributor, labeler and donor.--The
following apply:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
that manufactures, distributes, labels or donates personal
protective equipment shall not be civilly liable for damages
or personal injury related to actual or alleged exposure to
COVID-19, in connection with the use of personal protective
equipment that, during the proclamation of disaster
emergency, is donated or sold at direct cost, to a charitable
organization, the Commonwealth, a local governmental unit or
covered provider, absent a showing by clear and convincing
evidence of recklessness, willful misconduct or intentional
infliction of harm.
(2) An act or omission in compliance with, or in a good
faith belief that the act or omission was in compliance with,
public health directives, shall not be considered
recklessness, willful misconduct or intentional infliction of
harm.
(b) Other manufacturers, distributors and labelers.--Except
as provided under subsection (a), the following apply:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
that manufactures, distributes or labels personal protective
equipment shall not be civilly liable for damages or personal
injury related to actual or alleged exposure to COVID-19 in
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