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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-012	St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action	General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	July 20, 1950	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-015	29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2)Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, s. 5)	United States (applies to Massachusetts private employers; no State plan for the private sector)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057	MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-092	MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020)	MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007	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)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 levelState	Feb. 23, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
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. DUT-MA-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-071	MBTA notice of Apr. 30, 2021: face coverings continue to be required on MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms for all riders including the fully vaccinated; State civil fines end Apr. 30, 2021, denial of boarding and removal continueReminder: Face Coverings Continue To Be Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations and Platforms	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	Apr. 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-072	MBTA notice of May 14, 2021: face coverings required on vehicles, in stations and facilities, on platforms and at bus stops for all riders regardless of vaccination statusReminder: Face Coverings Are Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations and Platforms	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-095	MBTA reminder: face coverings required on all MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms regardless of vaccination status; refusal grounds for denial of boarding or removalReminder: Face Coverings Are Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations, Platforms (posted May 14, 2021)	MBTA (applying the CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA security directives)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068	603 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 Education	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner; State levelState	May 25, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-028	Governor'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. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MA-049	Governor'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 Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-029	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved)DPH face-covering order for health care facilities and board-licensed practice locations, congregate care, shelters, houses of correction…	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-050	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain SettingsOrder Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-031	Chapter 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 Leave	General Court; approved by the Governor (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-030	COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (June 14, 2021) (library exhibit MA-054; cross-reference, not re-saved)Reissuance of fourteen public health emergency orders under the May 28, 2021 declaration (EMS continuity; long-term care control; face…	Commissioner of Public Health, with the authorization of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the approval of the Governor	MassachusettsState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MA-054	COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders)Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor	MassachusettsState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-064	Emergency Order Revoking and Replacing Moratorium on Eviction EnforcementCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Revoking and Replacing Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	June 17, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-083	Public Health Advisory: Provincetown Residents and Visitors Urged to Take Precautions Due to Uptick of COVID-19 CasesPublic Health Advisory, July 19, 2021	Provincetown Select Board, Provincetown Board of Health and Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment	Town of Provincetown and Barnstable County, MassachusettsCounty	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
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. MET-BOS-063	Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
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

General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law), St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-012)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, s. 5), 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-015)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057)
MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31), MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-092)
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)
MBTA, MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-093)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA notice of Apr. 30, 2021: face coverings continue to be required on MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms for all riders including the fully vaccinated; State civil fines end Apr. 30, 2021, denial of boarding and removal continue (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-071)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA notice of May 14, 2021: face coverings required on vehicles, in stations and facilities, on platforms and at bus stops for all riders regardless of vaccination status (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-072)
MBTA (applying the CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA security directives), MBTA reminder: face coverings required on all MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms regardless of vaccination status; refusal grounds for denial of boarding or removal (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-095)
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 603 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) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-028)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency') (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MA-049)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-029)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MA-050)
General Court; approved by the Governor (emergency law), Chapter 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) (Ex. DUT-MA-031)
Commissioner of Public Health, with the authorization of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the approval of the Governor, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (June 14, 2021) (library exhibit MA-054; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-030)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders) (June 14, 2021) (Ex. MA-054)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Emergency Order Revoking and Replacing Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement (June 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-064)
Provincetown Select Board, Provincetown Board of Health and Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, Public Health Advisory: Provincetown Residents and Visitors Urged to Take Precautions Due to Uptick of COVID-19 Cases (July 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-083)
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)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services), Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate) (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-063)
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)

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