{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-31e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, § 31E","heading":"Voluntary services at public schools by state employees; effect on salaries","body":"Section 31E. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a state employee, during working hours and at such times as are approved by the employee's supervisor and under regulations promulgated hereunder, may, without loss of salary, provide voluntary services at a public elementary, secondary, or vocational-technical school to assist the improvement of a student's or school's educational program; provided, however, that said voluntary services do not exceed the equivalent of 1 work day per month. There shall be no requirement that the employee have a child as a student in the school or school district. Said services shall not be compensated by a school.","path":["Part I","Title III","Chapter 29"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIII/Chapter29/Section31E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:13Z","sha256":"e89e213fd4fce0044b1bbe8d002e9835843420f06f734df2faa1794e9949e0bb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-31d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}