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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. MET-BOS-121	Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page)Face Covering Orders (nantucket-ma.gov, captured Nov. 27, 2020): 'EMERGENCY ORDER No. 13... On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 the Board of Health…	Nantucket Board of Health	Town and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-093	MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020)	MBTA	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	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. MET-BOS-011	City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts planMayor Walsh announces Boston to temporarily return to modified Phase Two, Step Two of reopening plan (boston.gov, December 14, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-016	City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeksModified Phase 2, Step 2 of reopening plan extended in Boston (boston.gov, January 5, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Jan. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	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. MET-BOS-170	Executive Order - Public Health Curfew Rescission (withdrawing the citywide 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew)Citywide Curfew Repealed Effective January 25th at 5:00 AM (brockton.ma.us news)	Mayor Robert F. Sullivan	City of Brockton (Plymouth County), MassachusettsCity	Jan. 22, 2021	2021 Q1	Curfew and hoursOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-017	City of Boston announcement: Boston enters a modified Phase 3, Step 2 on March 1, 2021 with exceptionsBoston will enter modified version of Phase 3, Step 2 of the State's reopening plan on Monday (boston.gov, February 26, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues	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. MET-BOS-018	City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021Mayor Walsh announces Boston to move into modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan (boston.gov, March 19, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	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. MET-BOS-112	Notice that all Orders of the Chelsea Board of Health imposing COVID restrictions expire May 29, 2021Orders of the Chelsea Board of Health imposing COVID restrictions expires on May 29 (chelseama.gov, May 19, 2021)	Chelsea Board of Health	City of Chelsea, MassachusettsCity	May 19, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	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. MET-BOS-131	Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildingsCity of Worcester to Require Masks in Municipal Buildings (worcesterma.gov, August 10, 2021)	City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.	City of Worcester, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	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
Ex. ECO-B-149	DESE mask requirement for all public school students (age 5+) and staff, August 25, 2021Massachusetts public school mask requirement, 2021-22 (ended Feb. 28, 2022)	Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner, under Board vote of Aug. 24, 2021)	MassachusettsState	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-081	DESE mask requirement for all public K-12 students, staff and visitors for 2021-22 (issued Aug. 25, 2021; extended Sept. 27, Oct. 26, 2021 and Jan. 10, 2022)DESE universal mask requirement (Aug. 25, 2021)	Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under authority voted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug. 24, 2021	MassachusettsSector regulator	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-019	City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta VariantMayor Janey announces indoor mask mandate for City of Boston (boston.gov, August 20, 2021)	Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-150	Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: masks mandated indoors in businesses, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice poster)MASK REQUIRED even if you are vaccinated... Masks are mandated indoors by order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, Effective…	Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health	Town of Brookline (Norfolk County), MassachusettsCity	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-151	Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: face coverings mandatory in all common areas in buildings, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice)By order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN ALL COMMON AREAS in buildings. All adults and…	Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health	Town of Brookline, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-044	News item republished by the Authority, 'Fan Expo marks first Boston public convention since COVID-19 pandemic' (Sept. 3, 2021)First public convention at the BCEC since the pandemic began (Sept. 3, 2021)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsState	Sept. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Events and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source

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)
Nantucket Board of Health, Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-121)
MBTA, MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-093)
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)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts plan (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-011)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeks (Jan. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-016)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 60 (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. MA-041)
Mayor Robert F. Sullivan, Executive Order - Public Health Curfew Rescission (withdrawing the citywide 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew) (Jan. 22, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-170)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez, City of Boston announcement: Boston enters a modified Phase 3, Step 2 on March 1, 2021 with exceptions (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-017)
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)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021 (Mar. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-018)
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)
Chelsea Board of Health, Notice that all Orders of the Chelsea Board of Health imposing COVID restrictions expire May 29, 2021 (May 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-112)
Department of Public Health, Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021) (Ex. MA-073)
City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr, Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildings (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-131)
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)
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner, under Board vote of Aug. 24, 2021), DESE mask requirement for all public school students (age 5+) and staff, August 25, 2021 (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-149)
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under authority voted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug. 24, 2021, DESE mask requirement for all public K-12 students, staff and visitors for 2021-22 (issued Aug. 25, 2021; extended Sept. 27, Oct. 26, 2021 and Jan. 10, 2022) (Ex. SEC-15-081)
Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021), City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta Variant (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-019)
Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health, Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: masks mandated indoors in businesses, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice poster) (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-150)
Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health, Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: face coverings mandatory in all common areas in buildings, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice) (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-151)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report), News item republished by the Authority, 'Fan Expo marks first Boston public convention since COVID-19 pandemic' (Sept. 3, 2021) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-044)

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