Executive Order
Publish a ruling or order issued by the governor.
Why use this content type?
This content type is used exclusively for publishing State Executive Orders, which have the force of law, are based on existing constitutional or statutory powers of the Governor and do not require any action by the state Legislature to take effect. In Massachusetts, each Executive Order cites the legal basis for the Governor’s authority in issuing it.
Note: Special permission is required for creating and editing Executive Orders in the CMS.
Overview
Title
Write the exact title of the order. The Executive Order number, to be filled in the field below, will appear before the title on the page.
Short title
Optional. This field is used to shorten the full title of a page when displayed in a breadcrumb. First aim to shorten the actual page title if it’s long, but not so much that the title is no longer clear if someone comes directly to a page from a search engine.
Executive Order number
Use this required field to add the order’s official number, which will appear just before the title on the page.
Executive Orders are manually added by authors to Law Library Binders. These Binders each collect up to 100 Executive Orders (ex. Massachusetts Executive Orders 500-599).
Date
The date that the Executive Order was issued. Appears directly below the page title. This is a required field.
Issuer
Click the “Add Issuer” button in this required section to display the required issuing organization and display name fields. Insert the Governor’s office organization page and the Governor’s name. The title “Governor” will be added automatically, so only fill in the Governor’s name.
Mass. register number
Add the official number (digits only) of the Executive Order. This is the same number used in the Executive Order number field, and will appear just below the “Issuer” information. This is not a required field.
Adjustment type
An optional field that can be used to indicate that this Executive Order revokes, supersedes, or amends another one. When you click the “Add Adjustment Type” box, fields will display for choosing the adjustment type from a dropdown menu (Amending, Replacing, Revoking, etc.) and adding a URL and link text for a “Related order.” Multiple adjustment types can be added, and they will appear beneath the “Issuer” or the Mass. register number, if that field is used.
Listing description
An optional short description that helps to explain your Executive Order when it appears in Curated Lists and search results. This information will not appear on the Executive Order itself.
Parent page
The required Parent page field appears on all public-facing content types and it powers the breadcrumb-based navigation system.
The Mass.gov team prepopulated the field based on an analysis of which child pages belong to which parent pages. Each child page can be assigned only 1 parent, or higher-level page.
These connections, displayed in the form of breadcrumbs (i.e., links) above the page title, will help Mass.gov visitors find their way to relevant information regardless of where they start on the site.
Organization(s)
This field is automatically filled in when you fill out the issuing organization field above.
Intended Audience
This field isn’t being used yet, so there’s no need to fill it in.
Label(s)
Optional: Choose an existing label or create a new 1 so that your Executive Order can become part of an automatic list within a Curated List.
Be sure to create specific labels: the label field is shared across the whole site, so your label should be unique and identifiable to prevent overlap with others.
Collections
Optional. Most content will not be in a Collection. Only add content to a collection if the collection creator has approved it. In that case, select any collections, topics, and subtopics for this content.
If you later need to remove a page from a Collection, go back into the page and uncheck the box and select Save.
Learn more about collections.
Details tab
Overview
This rich text field is optional but can be used to provide a short description that precedes the text of the Executive Order.
Body
This optional, but recommended, rich text field is for offering an HTML version of the Executive Order’s text.
Download
An optional, but recommended, download of the Executive Order document.
Related tab
Contact
Include contact information if this information needs to be displayed on the page. You can choose from an existing Contact Information item or create one.
Related
Add links to pages on Mass.gov or external links. These links display on the right side of the page in a desktop view and at the bottom on mobile devices.
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