Section 1. The commissioner of education shall prepare and send forms for the registration of minors required by section two, the school registers, blank forms for school returns required by section three, and the annual report of the department of education, as soon as ready for distribution, to the superintendent of schools of each town, who shall, on receipt thereof, deliver them to the several persons charged with duties in connection therewith, and send to the commissioner a list of the private schools in such town and the names of their principals. If said superintendent does not receive said forms on or before July fifth, he shall forthwith notify the commissioner who shall thereupon transmit them to him. The commissioner shall also send the report of the department to the chairman of each school committee.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 72 - School Registers and Returns
Section 1 - Distribution of Forms
Section 2 - Registration of Children; Reports
Section 2a - Annual Reports of Superintendents of Schools; Contents
Section 3 - School Returns; Contents
Section 4 - Report of Condition of Schools
Section 5 - Procedure on Failure to File Reports or Returns; Irregular Returns
Section 6 - Extension of Time to File Reports and Returns; Penalties for Failure to File
Section 7 - Liability of School Committee for Failure to File Returns or Reports
Section 8 - School Registers; Maintenance and Use
Section 9 - Copies of Report to Be Filed With Chief Executive Officers of Cities or Towns