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Education Laws and Regulations

603 CMR 31.00:

Massachusetts Certificate of Mastery and State Seal of Biliteracy

Section:

31.01: Scope and Purposes
31.02: Definitions
31.03: Criteria for the Stanley J. Koplik Certificate of Mastery
31.04: Criteria for the State Seal of Biliteracy
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Most recently amended by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: September 20, 2022

Regulatory Authority:
603 CMR 31.00 — M.G.L. c. 69, §§ 1B, 1D, and 1Q.

For further information regarding this award, please see the Certificate of Mastery's home page.

Disclaimer:
For an official copy of these regulations, please contact the State House Bookstore, at 617-727-2834 or visit Massachusetts State Bookstore.

Last Updated: November 23, 2022

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