{"id":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; State level","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","eco":"","issuer":"Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08)","authority":"M.G.L. c. 69, ss. 1B, 1G; 603 CMR 27.08","instrument":"603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, including 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency or Other Exigent Circumstances), as amended through February 23, 2021 (Wayback capture of February 26, 2021)","title":"603 CMR 27.08: Commissioner to issue health and safety requirements; every district to submit a plan prioritizing in-person instruction with hybrid and remote models meeting minimum live-instruction hours","dateIssued":"2021-02-23","effective":"27.08 adopted on an emergency basis in 2020 (amendments of September 29, 2020 and February 23, 2021 recited on the page); hybrid and remote hours effective January 19, 2021","end":"Remained in force through 2021 Q3 (as amended May 25, 2021, Ex. 068); the Commissioner\u0027s mask requirement under 27.08 ran from August 25, 2021 (Ex. MA-071)","startDate":"2020-09-29","endDate":"2021-05-25","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["SCH","EMP","MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["every school district, charter school, regional and county agricultural school","the Commissioner","students and staff"],"clause":"(1) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency exists which is detrimental to the public health, or upon a determination by the Board that exigent circumstances exist that adversely affect the ability of students to attend classes in a safe environment unless additional health and safety measures are put in place, the Commissioner, in consultation with medical experts and state health officials, shall issue health and safety requirements and related guidance for districts. (2) Upon such a declaration by the Governor or determination by the Board, the Commissioner shall require each district to develop and submit a plan that prioritizes providing in-person instruction to all students in a safe environment.... (3) Alternative education models shall include the following: (a) Hybrid learning model... Effective January 19, 2021, districts and schools operating a hybrid learning model shall provide at least 35 hours of live instruction over a 10-school day period... (b) Remote learning model... procedures for all students to participate in remote learning, including a system for tracking attendance and participation","enforcement":"M.G.L. c. 69, ss. 1B, 1G (Board\u0027s regulatory power over school year and safety standards); 603 CMR 27.06-27.07 (waivers, implementation); district compliance is a condition of structured learning time credit and Chapter 70 aid","functions":["IN in-person instruction (plans, modified environments)","RL remote and hybrid learning (minimum synchronous hours)","EMP health and safety requirements issued by the Commissioner","HR staffing under the models","WF parents\u0027 workforce (hybrid schedules)","CB families"],"notes":"The regulation is the platform for the Commissioner\u0027s binding 2020-21 reopening requirements, the January 19, 2021 live-instruction minimums, the spring 2021 phased return to full in-person instruction and the August 2021 mask requirement (Ex. MA-071; record 048)","sourceUrl":"https://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr27.html?section=all","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210226140350/https://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr27.html?section=all","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":417317,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","url":"/library/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007","citation":"Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08), 603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, including 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency or Other Exigent Circumstances), as amended through February 23, 2021 (Wayback capture of February 26, 2021) (Feb. 23, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-071"]}