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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MA-056	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054	MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency)MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts; division of MassDOT)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-127	COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-058	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-032	DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-009; cross-reference; verified_secondary; no file)Department of Public Health stay-at-home and safer-at-home advisories	Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel)	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyStay-at-homeOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-009	DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m.-5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020)Stay-at-Home Advisory	Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel)	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-home	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-07-019	COVID-19 Order No. 13Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-010	COVID-19 Order No. 15Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to May 4, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031	Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update	Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration)	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (State agency)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043	News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facility	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-128	COVID-19 Order of April 21, 2020 extending the closure of schools and non-emergency child care through the end of the school year (reported as Order No. 27 (schools) and No. 28 (child care))Extension of school and child-care closures through the end of the 2019-2020 school year (June 29, 2020 for child care)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-033	Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021)Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces: social distancing, hygiene protocols, staffing and operations, cleaning and disinfecting	Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-072	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (Phase 1 reopening of health care)	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-012	COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Requiring Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts to Quarantine or Produce a Negative COVID-19 Test Result	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-027	COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020)Extension of Second Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor Vehicles	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-029	COVID-19 Order No. 49Order Authorizing Certain Program Adjustments to Support Families with Students Engaged in Remote Learning	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-066	Memorandum on the adoption of 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of September 29, 2020, item 4, with tracked text and public comment)Permanent adoption of 603 CMR 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency) after its emergency adoption for the 2020-21…	Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board); Board vote of September 29, 2020	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-031	COVID-19 Order No. 51Order Authorizing Re-Opening of Phase III, Step 2 Enterprises in Municipalities with Reduced Incidence of COVID-19 Infection	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-065	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive ProceduresWinter curtailment of non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Dec. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-041	COVID-19 Order No. 60Order Extending the Provisions of COVID-19 Order No. 59 (to noon January 24, 2021)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Jan. 7, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-047	Memorandum on proposed amendments to 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of March 5, 2021, item 1b, with strikethrough text)Board's March 5, 2021 emergency amendment authorizing the Commissioner to determine when hybrid and remote learning models no longer count…	Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board)	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState	Mar. 5, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-013	COVID-19 Order No. 66Order advancing to Phase IV Step 1 and rescinding the travel order (Order No. 45)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 22, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-059	News item republished by the Authority, 'Boston convention centers set to reopen for events at full capacity' (May 19, 2021)Convention centers cleared to reopen at full capacity from May 29, 2021	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a Boston Herald report)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsState	May 19, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-073	Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021)DPH mask advisory for vaccinated and unvaccinated residents	Department of Public Health	MassachusettsState	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048	Minutes of the Board's special meeting of August 24, 2021 (vote authorizing the Commissioner to require face coverings in public schools)Board vote authorizing the Commissioner to require masks for all students age five and older and all staff in public schools through at…	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (special meeting of August 24, 2021)	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source

Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-056)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak), MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools (Ex. ECO-B-127)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-058)
Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel), DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-009; cross-reference; verified_secondary; no file) (Ex. DUT-MA-032)
Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel), DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m.-5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-009)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-07-019)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 15 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MA-010)
Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration), Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement), News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order of April 21, 2020 extending the closure of schools and non-emergency child care through the end of the school year (reported as Order No. 27 (schools) and No. 28 (child care)) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-128)
Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2, Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021) (Ex. DUT-MA-033)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers) (Ex. SEC-01-072)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 45 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-012)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020) (Ex. MA-027)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 49 (Aug. 28, 2020) (Ex. MA-029)
Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board); Board vote of September 29, 2020, Memorandum on the adoption of 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of September 29, 2020, item 4, with tracked text and public comment) (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-066)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 51 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MA-031)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive Procedures (Dec. 7, 2020) (Ex. MA-065)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 60 (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. MA-041)
Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board), Memorandum on proposed amendments to 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of March 5, 2021, item 1b, with strikethrough text) (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-047)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 66 (Mar. 22, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-013)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a Boston Herald report), News item republished by the Authority, 'Boston convention centers set to reopen for events at full capacity' (May 19, 2021) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-059)
Department of Public Health, Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021) (Ex. MA-073)
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (special meeting of August 24, 2021), Minutes of the Board's special meeting of August 24, 2021 (vote authorizing the Commissioner to require face coverings in public schools) (Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048)

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