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Ex. MA-004COVID-19 Order No. 3Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-127COVID-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, 2020Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-006COVID-19 Order No. 10Order Temporarily Closing All Child Care Programs and Authorizing the Temporary Creation and Operation of Emergency Child Care ProgramsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MA-010COVID-19 Order No. 15Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to May 4, 2020)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-011COVID-19 Order No. 16Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-128COVID-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. BakerMassachusettsStateApr. 21, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-013COVID-19 Order No. 27Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to June 29, 2020)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateApr. 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MA-014COVID-19 Order No. 28Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools (for the remainder of the 2019-20 school…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateApr. 21, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MA-022COVID-19 Order No. 41Order Authorizing the Reopening of Child Care Programs and Rescinding Eight COVID-19 OrdersGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-029COVID-19 Order No. 49Order Authorizing Certain Program Adjustments to Support Families with Students Engaged in Remote LearningGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateAug. 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007603 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)603 CMR 27.08: Commissioner to issue health and safety requirements; every district to submit a plan prioritizing in-person instruction with…Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08)Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelStateFeb. 23, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-066Memorandum 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, 2020Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelStateSept. 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-117Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Allowing Certain Individuals to Administer Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines (revised Dec. 18, 2020; original Nov. 2, 2020)Paramedics, EMTs, and medical and nursing students may administer influenza vaccine and EUA COVID-19 vaccines under a practitioner's order…Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Public HealthMassachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)StateDec. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-047Memorandum 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 levelStateMar. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, as most recently amended May 25, 2021 (current official text, including 27.08 as amended March 5 and May 25, 2021)603 CMR 27.08 as amended: Commissioner's authority to require in-person instruction and to determine that hybrid and remote models no longer…Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary EducationMassachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner; State levelStateMay 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-028Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved)Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth (the 'modified public health emergency')Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MA-049Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency')Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the CommonwealthGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, An Act providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leaveCOVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave: every employer shall provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for COVID-19 illness…Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Baker May 28, 2021Massachusetts; General Court (program administered by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance; Department of Family and Medical Leave)StateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-031Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, s. 10 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009; cross-reference, not re-saved); Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2021 (extension; Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-042)An Act Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick LeaveGeneral Court; approved by the Governor (emergency law)MassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-116Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-3Retail pharmacies with LTCF or ALR contracts may provide COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care facilities and assisted living residences…Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public HealthMassachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)StateJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. MA-067COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-4Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding the requirement for nursing home personnel to be vaccinated against COVID-19Acting Commissioner of Public Health Margret R. Cooke, with Public Health Council authorization (June 9, 2021) and the Governor's approvalMassachusettsStateAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MA-070101 CMR 23.00COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff at Certain Agency Facilities (emergency regulation)Executive Office of Health and Human Services (emergency regulation)MassachusettsStateAug. 13, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MA-068Executive Order No. 595Implementing a Requirement for COVID-19 Vaccination for the Commonwealth's Executive Department EmployeesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateAug. 19, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048Minutes 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 levelStateAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-149DESE 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)MassachusettsStateAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source