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)

The record

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; State level · Massachusetts

Level

State

Authority

M.G.L. c. 69, ss. 1B, 1G; 603 CMR 27.08

Issued

2021-02-23 Feb. 23, 2021

Effective

27.08 adopted on an emergency basis in 2020 (amendments of September 29, 2020 and February 23, 2021 recited on the page); hybrid and remote hours effective January 19, 2021 (read as 2020-09-29)

End

Remained in force through 2021 Q3 (as amended May 25, 2021, Ex. 068); the Commissioner's mask requirement under 27.08 ran from August 25, 2021 (Ex. MA-071) (read as 2021-05-25)

In force

Sept. 29, 2020 to May 25, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther

Addressees

• every school district, charter school, regional and county agricultural school
• the Commissioner
• students and staff

Functions reached

• IN in-person instruction (plans, modified environments)
• RL remote and hybrid learning (minimum synchronous hours)
• EMP health and safety requirements issued by the Commissioner
• HR staffing under the models
• WF parents' workforce (hybrid schedules)
• CB families

Collection

State education and higher-education authorities AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED

Operative words

(1) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency exists which is detrimental to the public health, or upon a determination by the Board that exigent circumstances exist that adversely affect the ability of students to attend classes in a safe environment unless additional health and safety measures are put in place, the Commissioner, in consultation with medical experts and state health officials, shall issue health and safety requirements and related guidance for districts. (2) Upon such a declaration by the Governor or determination by the Board, the Commissioner shall require each district to develop and submit a plan that prioritizes providing in-person instruction to all students in a safe environment.... (3) Alternative education models shall include the following: (a) Hybrid learning model... Effective January 19, 2021, districts and schools operating a hybrid learning model shall provide at least 35 hours of live instruction over a 10-school day period... (b) Remote learning model... procedures for all students to participate in remote learning, including a system for tracking attendance and participation

Enforcement

Notes