I would think the governor, the rest of state leadership, and public health officials will also have some say.
It'll be interesting to see how these new alliances influence college football and other sports.
California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Colorado are all in the Western States Pact which calls for a shared vision and consistency on fighting COVID-19 and appropriately opening up the economy. Hawaii is coordinating with the group and Idaho may be invited soon.
New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware formed a Regional Advisory Council with similar goals.
Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are coordinating with Massachusetts and are expected to eventually become part of the Regional Advisory Council.
Maryland, D.C., Virginia, and North Carolina have set up a group.
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee are all working together.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky make up the Midwest Partnership.
North and South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, and Arkansas have a compact as the Missouri River States.
Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and the Navajo Nation are coordinating while Utah and New Mexico also have a compact with Colorado, Wyoming, and Kansas.
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, West Virginia, Idaho, and Alaska are the only states who don't currently belong to some formal state government level COVID-19 group.
However, the 13 states of the Confederacy (including Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana) along with West Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland have formed the Higher Education Recovery Task Force which will focus on Higher Ed challenges. Given the states and schools involved, no doubt one of those challenges is football.