“That personal responsibility is one of the key ingredients of how we keep students safe on campus, and that will be a large part of what we work (on) with students,” said Commissioner Clay Christian in a press conference. “That together with testing, we are working to try to provide a safe environment for students as we return.”

Bullock said he’ll direct up to $20 million from the $1.25 billion the state received from the federal CARES Act toward helping the university system set up testing and other measures to try to manage case growth. The governor previously announced $75 million for the K-12 system.