{"id":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner; State level","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","eco":"","issuer":"Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education","authority":"M.G.L. c. 69, ss. 1B, 1G","instrument":"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)","title":"603 CMR 27.08 as amended: Commissioner\u0027s authority to require in-person instruction and to determine that hybrid and remote models no longer count toward structured learning time; remote learning for the remainder of 2020-21 only for students whose parents selected it; waiver authority","dateIssued":"2021-05-25","effective":"2021-05-25 (amendments); the March 5, 2021 amendment authorized the Commissioner\u0027s phased return to in-person instruction from April 5, 2021","end":"In force on September 30, 2021 and after; the Commissioner\u0027s mask requirement under 27.08 ran from August 25, 2021 (Ex. MA-071; record 048)","startDate":"2021-05-25","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["SCH","EMP","MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["every school district and charter school","the Commissioner"],"clause":"Hybrid learning may constitute structured learning time if a district\u0027s hybrid learning model is consistent with the requirements of 603 CMR 27.08(3)(a). Remote learning may constitute structured learning time if a district\u0027s remote learning model is consistent with the requirements of 603 CMR 27.08(3)(b).... [remote and hybrid] programs shall not count toward meeting the minimum structured learning time requirement for that student.... unless additional health and safety measures are put in place, the Commissioner may modify the minimum school year and structured learning time requirements... (4) Upon the written request of a school district, the Commissioner may, in his discretion, grant a waiver of the requirements set forth in 603 CMR 27.08(2)(d), 603 CMR 27.08(3)(a)1 and 603 CMR 27.08(3)(b)5 and 6.... If the Commissioner concludes that students may safely attend classes in an in-person [setting]... districts and schools may provide remote learning pursuant to a remote learning model for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year to those students whose parent or guardian selects remote learning for their student.","enforcement":"M.G.L. c. 69, ss. 1B, 1G; structured learning time credit and Chapter 70 aid conditioned on compliance; 603 CMR 27.06-27.07","functions":["IN in-person instruction required on the Commissioner\u0027s determination","RL remote learning limited to parental election for 2020-21","EMP health and safety requirements (including the Aug. 2021 mask requirement)","HR staffing","WF parents\u0027 workforce","CB families"],"notes":"The live official text as of September 26, 2026 (DESE states \u0027Most Recently Amended by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: May 25, 2021\u0027); read with Ex. 007 (Feb. 23, 2021 text) it shows the March 5 and May 25, 2021 amendments;","sourceUrl":"https://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr27.html?section=all","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":102329,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","url":"/library/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068","citation":"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)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-071"]}