Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-419 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 7-419
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-419
Status: in_force

The various school districts which may become parties to any such agreement are authorized to appropriate and expend for the purposes thereof any and all funds which may be required to carry out the terms of any such agreement from any funds available to any such party to such an agreement not otherwise appropriated without limitation as to the source of such funds, including total funding formula funds as provided for in Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215 , sixteenth section funds, funds received from the federal government or other sources by way of grant, donation or otherwise, and funds which may be available to any such party through the State Department of Education or any other agency of the state, regardless of the party to such agreement designated thereby to be primarily responsible for the construction or operation of any such regional high school center and regardless of the limitation on the expenditure of any such funds imposed by any other statute. However, no such funds whose use was originally limited to the construction of capital improvements shall be utilized for the purpose of defraying the administrative or operating costs of any such center. Any one or more of the parties to such an agreement may be designated as the fiscal agent or contracting party in carrying out any of the purposes of such agreement, and any and all funds authorized to be spent therefor by any of the said parties may be paid over to the fiscal agent or contracting party for disbursement by such fiscal agent or contracting party. Such disbursements shall be made and contracted for under the laws and regulations applicable to such fiscal or disbursing agent. All of the school district parties to any such agreement may issue bonds, negotiable notes or other evidences of indebtedness for the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of land and for the construction of buildings and permanent improvements under the terms of any such agreement under any existing laws authorizing the issuance or sale thereof to provide funds for any capital improvement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-107 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-107
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors and the governing authorities of municipalities may, in their discretion, make reasonable appropriations from the general fund of the municipality or county for the support of community rehabilitation programs established by Section 37-33-101 , to train, rehabilitate, retrain, and develop more productive lives for individuals with disabilities within the respective counties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-5
Status: in_force

The funds which may be appropriated annually for this chapter shall be based on a formula developed by the State Department of Education and allocated to each school district on the basis of (a) the number of students whose scores on the Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) tests are at the twenty-fifth percentile or below, and (b) the number of students identified as failing any section of the Functional Literacy Exam (FLE).
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-359 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-359
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-359
Status: in_force

Any school district which shall execute a lease rental contract under the provisions of Section 37-7-301(v) after June 30, 1987 or in connection with a sale-leaseback or lease-leaseback arrangement authorized under the provisions of Section 37-7-355 shall annually appropriate sufficient monies to pay the lease rentals stipulated to be paid by such school district in the lease contract and/or lease purchase agreement, which lease contract and/or lease-purchase agreement shall constitute a general obligation of the school district. Any lease contracts entered into under the authority granted by Section 37-7-301(v) or 37-7-351 through 37-7-359 shall not be considered bonded indebtedness for purposes of the limitations of indebtedness contained in Sections 37-59-5 and 37-59-7 and shall not be subject to such limitations. Any millage being initially levied on or before July 1, 1991, to fund leases under this section shall remain in force until such time as the lease term has expired and the school district has fulfilled all of its obligations thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-455 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 29-455
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-455
Status: in_force

The president of the junior college shall have the power to recommend to the trustees all teachers to be employed; and he may remove or suspend any member of the faculty subject to the approval of the trustees. He shall be the general manager of all fiscal and administrative affairs of the district with full authority to select, direct, employ and discharge any and all employees other than teachers; however, the board may make provisions and establish policies for leave for faculty members and other key personnel.

The president shall have the authority, subject to the provisions of Sections 37-29-451 through 37-29-471 and the approval of the trustees, to arrange and survey courses of study, fix schedules, and establish and enforce rules and discipline for the governing of teachers and students. He shall be the general custodian of the property of the district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-479 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-479
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-479
Status: in_force

Any group of persons, any association, club or corporation, or any county, municipality or other political subdivision having acquired school buildings, land, property or related facilities under the provisions of Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483 , may, by resolution duly adopted at a regular or special meeting called and convened for such purpose, determine that such school buildings, land, property or related facilities, or any portion thereof, are no longer needed or used for the purpose for which such was acquired, and may by such resolution provide for the sale of such school buildings, land, property or related facilities, or any portion thereof. Said resolution shall be forwarded to the school board of the school district involved, and if the said board shall adopt a resolution determining that such school buildings, land, property or related facilities, or such portion thereof as is sought to be sold, is no longer needed or used by the school district involved, then such school buildings, land, property or related facilities, or any portion thereof, may be sold in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 37-7-455 .

The school board of such district shall by order entered on its minutes, provide for the distribution of the proceeds received from the sale of such property in such proportions as the said school board may, in its discretion, determine reasonable as the interests may appear between the district and the group of persons, association, club, corporation, county, municipality or other political subdivision having an interest in such property at the time of such sale.

However, the provisions of this section shall not be mandatory if the school board retains a partial interest, or undivided interest or other ownership interest in the school property being conveyed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-101 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 97-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-101
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation and Publicity Rights Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-1
Status: in_force

The primary purpose of the statewide testing program is to provide information needed for state-level decisions. The program shall be designed to:

(a) Assist in the identification of educational needs at the state, district and school levels.

(b) Assess how well districts and schools are meeting state goals and minimum performance standards.

(c) Provide information to aid in the development of policy issues and concerns.

(d) Provide a basis for comparisons among districts, between charter schools throughout the state and nonpublic charter schools in those school districts in which charter schools are located, and between districts, the state and the nation, where appropriate.

(e) Produce data which can be used to aid in the identification of exceptional educational programs or processes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-268 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 29-268
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-268
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Community College Repair and Renovation Fund” which shall consist of monies appropriated or otherwise made available therefor by the Legislature. Within the special fund, the State Treasury shall establish a subaccount for each community and junior college. Interest earned on monies in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of such fund and money shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year into the State General Fund. Money in the special fund shall be appropriated by the Legislature and allocated by the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, Department of Finance and Administration, for the repair, renovation and improvement of existing facilities owned by the community and junior colleges, including utility infrastructure projects; heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; and the replacement of furniture and equipment. However, the cost of such repair, renovation and improvement for any one (1) project shall not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).

(2) Monies in the special fund shall be allocated to each community college's subaccount as follows:

(a) One-half ( 1 / 2 ) divided equally among the fifteen (15) public community and junior colleges; and

(b) One-half ( 1 / 2 ) divided upon the basis of the number of full-time academic, technical and vocational public community and junior college students actually enrolled and in attendance on the last day of the sixth week of the fall semester of the preceding year counting only those students who reside within the State of Mississippi. On or before December 1 of each year, the Mississippi Community College Board shall furnish the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, Department of Finance and Administration, the enrollment information required in this paragraph (b), including the percentage of statewide enrollment attributed to each community and junior college.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the term “ furniture and equipment ” shall be limited to the types of furniture and equipment items previously recorded in the community college's inventory.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-49 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 115-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-49
Status: in_force

(1) During fiscal year 2010, the State Fiscal Officer shall transfer the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) from the State General Fund to the University of Mississippi Medical Center--ACT Center Fund created in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the “University of Mississippi Medical Center--ACT Center Fund,” which shall consist of monies deposited therein under subsection (1) of this section and monies from any other source designated for deposit into the fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.

(b) Monies in the fund may be used by the University of Mississippi Medical Center, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of providing funds for the ACT Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education and Research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-45 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 145-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-45
Status: in_force

No bonds issued by the company under Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 shall constitute a debt, liability or general obligation of the state or any political subdivision thereof (other than the company), or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any political subdivision thereof (other than the company), but shall be payable solely as provided by the company. No member or officer of the board of directors of the company nor any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. Each bond issued under Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 shall contain on the face thereof a statement that neither the state, nor any other political subdivision thereof, shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon or other costs incident thereto except from the revenue or money pledged by the company and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, such bond.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 47-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-1
Status: in_force

The terms and provisions of this chapter shall be administered and executed by the state educational finance commission. For the purpose of this chapter, the term “commission” shall mean “state educational finance commission” except where the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-69 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 145-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-69
Status: in_force

The bonds issued by and under the authority of Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 by the company are declared to be legal investments in which all public officers or public bodies of the state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on insurance business, all banks, bankers, banking associations, trust companies, savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons who are now or may later be authorized to invest in bonds or in other obligations of the state, may invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are also hereby made securities which may be deposited with and received by all public officers and bodies of the state or any agency or political subdivision of the state and all municipalities and public corporations for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the state is now or may be later authorized by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-559 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 29-559
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-559
Status: in_force

The President and the Board of Trustees of the Coahoma Community College District shall have the powers to do all things necessary for the successful operation of the district and the campuses located therein.

The college of the district shall be under the direction of the board of trustees and the president. The board of trustees shall, by resolution or order, provide for the government, maintenance and operation of the campus of the district.

The President and the Board of Trustees of the Coahoma Community College District shall have the same powers as the presidents and trustees of other community colleges in the State of Mississippi.

The delineation and enumeration of the powers and purposes set out in Sections 37-29-551 through 37-29-569 shall be deemed to be supplemental and additional and shall not be construed to restrict the powers of the governing authorities of the district or of any college or campus located therein so as to deny any of the rights, privileges and powers enjoyed by other community/junior colleges and community/junior college districts in the State of Mississippi.

The Coahoma Community College District shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Community College Board as now established or as the same may be hereafter changed by law, and shall be subject to all rules and regulations and all statutory limitations which are now in effect or may hereafter be imposed, except as the same may be in direct conflict with the provisions of Sections 37-29-551 through 37-29-569 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 51-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-15
Status: in_force

Applicants who are granted loans may receive a loan in any amount, not exceeding two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400.00) to any one applicant. Said amount is to be paid in annual, semiannual or quarterly installments not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) per school year, and shall be used to defray part of the applicant's tuition and other costs of attending said schools. The loans herein provided shall not exceed the limitations set out above, but they may be for any such lesser amounts as may be required.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 31-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-11
Status: in_force

The State of Mississippi shall appropriate sums of money for the support of vocational education from year to year, sufficient at least to equal the amounts allotted year by year to the State of Mississippi for vocational education by the federal government under the provisions of the “Smith-Hughes Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-25 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 155-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-25
Status: in_force

The state shall agree to meet the obligations of the board to beneficiaries if monies in the fund fail to offset the obligations of the board. If there is not enough money in the fund to pay the tuition and required fees of the institution of higher education in which a beneficiary enrolls as provided by the prepaid tuition contract, the Legislature shall appropriate to the fund the amount necessary for the board to pay the applicable amount of tuition and required fees of the institution.

In the event that the board determines the program to be financially infeasible, the board may discontinue the program. Any qualified beneficiary who has been accepted by and is enrolled or is within five (5) years of enrollment in an institution of higher learning or any in-state or out-of-state regionally accredited private four- or two-year college or an out-of-state regionally accredited, state-supported, nonprofit four- or two-year college or university shall be entitled to exercise the complete benefits for which he has contracted. All other contract holders shall receive a refund, pursuant to Section 37-155-9, of the amount paid in and an additional amount in the nature of interest at a rate that corresponds, at a minimum, to the prevailing interest rates for savings accounts provided by banks and savings and loan associations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-3
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county where an agricultural high school shall have been established by the county board of education, shall levy on the taxable property in the county at the time the annual tax levy is made, for the support and maintenance of said school. In case there are two (2) agricultural high schools in any county, the board shall levy a separate tax for the support of each school, and the taxes, when collected, shall only be used for the support and maintenance of the particular school for which the tax is levied. The tax levy for agricultural high school purposes for any year shall not be less than the equivalent uniform minimum school district ad valorem tax levy for agricultural high school support as certified by the State Board of Education.

Within twenty (20) days after the levy has been made twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of said county may file with the clerk of the board of supervisors a petition asking that the tax for the support of either one (1) or both agricultural high schools be not levied. Thereupon, the question shall be submitted to an election of the qualified electors of the county within thirty (30) days after the next meeting of the board of supervisors after the filing of the petition, at which election said electors may vote against the tax levy for the support for either one (1) or both schools. Should the majority of the votes cast be against the tax levied for the support of one (1) or both schools, then the levy of the board for the support of that school or both schools, as the case may be, shall be null and void, and the tax collector shall refuse to collect such tax so voted against. Should a majority of the votes be for the tax levied in support of either or both schools, then the tax collector shall proceed to collect the tax so authorized as all other taxes are collected, receiving the lawful commission of such collections. The tax collected shall be deposited with the county depository, to be paid out by him on the order of the board of trustees for the high school or high schools.

When a majority of the votes be for the tax levied in support of either or both schools, or if the school be established and the tax levied without an election, then another election shall not be held for the purpose of voting against the tax levied within a period of four (4) years from date of said election. In no case shall the tax levied for an agricultural high school, which maintains an average high school boarding dormitory patronage of thirty-five (35) pupils, resident of that county, be submitted to an election.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-161 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-161
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-161
Status: in_force

Nothing in this code shall be construed to prevent any local school board, in its discretion, from allowing references to religion or references to or the use of religious literature, history, art, music or other things having a religious significance in the public schools of such school district, when such references or uses do not constitute aid to any religious sect or sectarian purpose and when such references or uses are incidental to or illustrative of matters properly included in the course of study.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-9
Status: in_force

(1) The authorizer is responsible for exercising, in accordance with this chapter, the following powers and duties:

(a) Developing chartering policies and maintaining practices consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality charter authorizing in all major areas of authorizing responsibility, including:

(i) Organizational capacity and infrastructure;

(ii) Solicitation and evaluation of charter applications;

(iii) Performance contracting;

(iv) Ongoing charter school oversight and evaluation; and

(v) Charter renewal decision-making;

(b) Approving quality charter applications that meet identified educational needs and promote a diversity of educational choices;

(c) Declining to approve weak or inadequate charter applications;

(d) Negotiating and executing charter contracts with approved charter schools;

(e) Monitoring, in accordance with charter contract terms, the performance and legal compliance of charter schools;

(f) Determining whether each charter contract merits renewal, nonrenewal or revocation; and

(g) Applying for any federal funds that may be available for the implementation of charter school programs.

(2) The authorizer shall carry out all its duties under this chapter in a manner consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards and with the spirit and intent of this chapter.

(3) The authorizer may delegate its duties to the executive director and general counsel.

(4) Regulation by the authorizer shall be limited to those powers and duties prescribed in this section and all others prescribed by law, consistent with the spirit and intent of this chapter.

(5) Except in the case of gross negligence or reckless disregard of the safety and well-being of another person, the authorizer, members of the authorizer board in their official capacity, and employees of the authorizer in their official capacity are immune from civil liability with respect to all activities related to a charter school approved by the authorizer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 145-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-15
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive a loan under this chapter, the applicant must have been a bona fide resident of the State of Mississippi for three (3) consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the loan application and must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment by a public or private junior college, community college or institution of higher learning accredited by an appropriate accrediting body acceptable to the board of trustees.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-41 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 106-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-41
Status: in_force

(1) If any member of the armed services, whose official house of record and residence is within the State of Mississippi, is officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia or has been a prisoner of a foreign government as the result of a military action against the United States naval vessel, Pueblo, his child or children shall be entitled to an eight-semester scholarship without cost, exclusive of books, food, school supplies, materials and dues or fees for extracurricular activities at any state-supported college or university of his choice within this state. However, no child will be entitled to receive benefits during any semester or quarter when said child has reached the age of twenty-three (23) years on the first day of the semester or quarter.

(2) The provisions of this section shall apply to the child or children of any member of the armed services who is officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia whose spouse was a resident of this state for a period of not less than ten (10) years during her minority and is a resident or physically resides within this state and does continually reside within this state at the time of enrollment and during the enrollment, and is a resident or physically resides within this state as of April 9, 1973.

(3) It is further provided that the provisions of this section shall apply to the child or children of any person who was a resident of this state at the time he was inducted into the Armed Forces of the United States of America and who is either a former prisoner of war or officially reported as being a prisoner of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia and who, or his spouse if she was a resident of this state for a period of not less than ten (10) years during her minority, is a resident of this state and at the time of enrollment and during the enrollment of his child or children at any state-supported college or university in this state resided or resides in this state.

(4) Any applicant qualified and desiring a scholarship under this section shall apply in writing to the board. The board shall make inquiries into each such application and shall make the investigation as it deems proper to establish and validate all claims made under this section before a scholarship is granted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-223 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-223
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-223
Status: in_force

The Department of Rehabilitation Services shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration of the Office of Special Disability Programs and shall establish guidelines for eligibility, services, training and evaluation under the program. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services may accept funds from public and private sources for the implementation of Sections 37-33-203 through 37-33-223 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 141-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-7
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that the functions of the center shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Undertaking selected applied research projects with a permanent research staff, augmented by specialists from universities and colleges, government agencies and private firms, assisted by graduate students.

(b) Relating, when applicable, public service-related research and technical assistance activities at all state universities to the overall statewide economic development plan.

(c) Coordinating economic development related activities among all state universities.

(d) Providing a computer facility for use by all educational institutions and government agencies.

(e) Maintaining current information on research projects in the state; on scientific and research personnel; on research expenditures and sources of funds; on research programs of agencies and institutions outside the state which bear upon Mississippi development; publishing annually a catalogue of this information; and otherwise functioning as a research clearinghouse for the State of Mississippi.

(f) Developing a list of priority research projects that would have significant contribution to advancement of economic development efforts in the state.

(g) Coordinating with universities and other entities in the state to promote completion of the priority economic development related research projects with economic development potential and advising and assisting in the securing of needed research funding.

(h) Contracting with universities and other entities to effect needed priority economic development related research projects.

(i) Providing printing and data processing support to the Department of Economic Development.

(j) Identifying all federal funds that flow into Mississippi for any and all purposes, making comparisons with other states and preparing appropriate analyses to identify sources of federal funds where potential exists for attracting and obtaining larger amounts of federal funds for the state.

(k) Develop a system whereby economic development related research results can be disseminated to public and private entities for the purpose of enhancing economic development efforts, particularly at the local level.

(l) Assisting institutions, organizations and firms in identifying and obtaining research funds and other grants from public and private sources.

(m) Developing an econometric model of Mississippi designed to forecast various sectors of the Mississippi economy.

(n) Supporting and utilizing the Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS) to accomplish its objectives of gathering, maintaining and disseminating information and providing research assistance.

(o) Performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Commissioner of Higher Education.

(p) Carrying out the provisions of Sections 37-141-51 through 37-141-57 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-111-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 111-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-111-7
Status: in_force

Organizations of the character designated in Section 37-111-1 shall be permitted to hold their regular meetings for academic, social or business purposes in such places as the authorities may agree upon. Such organizations shall not be permitted to purchase, lease, or as an organization live within a domicile especially set apart for their purpose at any time, except under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-211 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 153-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-211
Status: in_force

The office may use a maximum of two percent (2%) of funds appropriated for the administrative expenses of the grant programs authorized in Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act, to the extent permissible under federal law. The office shall try to minimize any expense of administrative funds by establishing policies and procedures mirroring past programs utilizing federal COVID-19 relief funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 27-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-13
Status: in_force

Any county which has contributed or may hereafter contribute funds for the purchase of lands or for the construction of buildings for an agricultural high school or schools in another county, shall be deemed to be the owner of an interest in said agricultural high school in the proportion that the amount contributed by such county bears to the whole expense of the purchase of said lands or the construction of said buildings.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-140-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 140-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-140-7
Status: in_force

Subject to the availability of funding appropriated therefor, the board may hire a director of the school, who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the board. The director shall be the chief administrative officer of the school and shall administer the school in accordance with the policies established by the board. The director shall be responsible for those administrative duties and functions prescribed by the board, and the board, in its discretion, may delegate to the director such powers and duties as it deems appropriate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-59 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 153-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-59
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the Mississippi Health Sciences Training Infrastructure Grant Program, the purpose of which is to provide a reimbursable grant for primary care health sciences training infrastructure at any osteopathic medical school in Mississippi that is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). This program shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the Legislature using Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds made available under ARPA or any other funds appropriated by the Legislature.

(2) As used in this section, the following words have the meanings ascribed unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “ Applicant ” means any osteopathic medical school in Mississippi that is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

(b) “ Health sciences training infrastructure ” means any infrastructure that is eligible under ARPA that assists with the training of health sciences students to increase their interest and encourage their pursuit of careers in primary care.

(3) On or before July 1, 2022, the office shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the Mississippi Health Sciences Training Infrastructure Grant Program prescribed under this section, including application procedures and deadlines. The Department of Finance and Administration, Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is authorized and directed to advise the office regarding all such rules and regulations.

(4) The office shall receive applications submitted by the applicants, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) A detailed description and the cost of the health sciences training infrastructure requested;

(b) The number of students currently trained at the applicant's school that pursue graduate medical education in primary care;

(c) A certification that the health sciences training infrastructure meets the guidelines of ARPA and its implementing guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and other criteria, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury; and all applicable guidance issued by the department; and

(d) Any additional requirements set by the office.

(5) Applications shall be reviewed and scored by the office. The office shall certify that each application submitted is an allowable expense as defined in ARPA and all applicable guidance issued by the department. The Department of Finance and Administration, Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is authorized and directed to advise the office as to the estimated cost and eligibility of the projects. The office shall award the grants to the applicants based on what projects the office determines has the most significant impact on increasing student access to primary care training opportunities. A grant agreement shall be executed between the applicant and the office. All final awards will be determined at the discretion of the executive director of the office. Funds shall be made available to an applicant upon the execution of a grant agreement between the office and the approved applicants. The office shall provide these funds to the applicants on a reimbursable basis after receiving support for expenses and determining that they meet the grant award criteria.

(6) The applicant may be required to repay the State of Mississippi for any grant funds awarded not consistent with the guidelines of ARPA and its implementing guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and other criteria, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury, and all applicable guidance issued by the office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-28 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 113-28
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-28
Status: in_force

Neither the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, nor any person acting on behalf thereof, shall lease or rent hunting rights on any land located in Washington County, Mississippi, under the jurisdiction, ownership or trusteeship of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Delta Branch at Stoneville, but shall allow the public to hunt on such lands in accordance with the rules, regulations and permits as shall be adopted by the Delta Branch Experiment Station. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall assist in the enforcement of such rules, regulations and permits as adopted by the Delta Branch Experiment Station, as well as enforcing the general hunting statutes of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-6 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 27-6
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-6
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county wherein the control, operation and maintenance of the agricultural high school has been transferred to the county board of education under provisions of Section 37-29-272 , is hereby authorized, in its discretion, upon request in writing of the board of trustees of the community college district in which such county is located, to levy on the taxable property in the county at the time the annual tax levy is made, a tax under Section 37-27-5 as is necessary for the retirement of debt service on bonds heretofore issued for the building, repair and equipment of such agricultural high school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 177-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-21
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter which include components necessary to provide for teacher training, instructional materials, remedial education training and administration of an intensive literacy curriculum shall be subject to legislative appropriation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-125-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 125-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-125-7
Status: in_force

The executive head of the Jackson State College shall be held as the professional adviser of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning on all matters pertaining to the inside arrangements of buildings, selection of faculty, and course of study. He shall have the immediate supervision and management of said college in all its departments, subject however, to the general supervision, management, and direction of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-105 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 31-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-105
Status: in_force

Allowable costs for public schools may include salaries of instructors, cost of equipment, supplies, supervision, rental of space and equipment, utilities, custodial services, and other costs justifiable for the specific programs. There shall be no cost to students for any training received. The necessary books, tools and supplies shall be provided. All items purchased shall remain the property of the state for future programs and shall not be given to the student. Equipment may be transferred between local public training agencies. Rental for private facilities and minor remodeling and maintenance for public facilities are allowable. There shall be no construction of facilities.

Up to One Hundred Dollars ($100) per student may be expended for medical services necessary for vocational rehabilitation if needed to render the person employable and if no other source of funds is available for this purpose.

Funds appropriated for the purpose of Sections 37-31-101 through 37-31-111 , except funds received by virtue of the Fiscal Assistance to State and Local Governments Act, Public Law 92-512 , 31 USCA 1221, et seq., may be used as matching funds to obtain federal funds for similar objectives whenever needed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-35 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 45-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-35
Status: in_force

All witnesses attending the commission pursuant to process issued as authorized in Section 37-45-31 , shall be entitled to the same per diem and mileage as provided for witnesses in the chancery courts of this state. Such witnesses shall attend from day to day until discharged by the commission or by agreement of counsel for the interested parties. The fee and mileage of all witnesses shall be paid by the county board of education or the board of trustees of a municipal separate school district interested in the matter under consideration by the commission. However, any witness fees or mileage of witnesses subpoenaed by the commission or by or at the direction of the chairman on its or their own motion shall be paid by the commission by proper requisition upon the funds appropriated for the operation of the commission. The commission may tax the cost of any proceeding before it as a part of its order in such proceeding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-63 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 45-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-63
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are and shall be construed to be in addition to and supplemental of the provisions of any other statutes of this state pertaining to the matters herein referred to.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-107 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 59-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-107
Status: repealed

The levying authority for the school district shall annually levy a special tax on all of the taxable property of the school district on whose behalf the notes or certificates of indebtedness are issued, except as provided in Section 37-7-104.3(7) , in an amount which shall be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest upon such negotiable notes or certificates of indebtedness as the same shall respectively mature and accrue, including any notes issued under the direction of a conservator of a school district pursuant to the authority of Section 37-7-104.3(7) . Said tax shall be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are collected and said tax shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by law. It is expressly provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 37-7-104.3(7) , such annual tax levy shall not exceed three (3) mills on the dollar for the payment of all notes issued under the provisions of this article and all notes previously issued under the statutes hereby repealed. The special tax so levied shall be collected by the tax collector of the county at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are collected, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid to the school district and shall be used exclusively for the payment of principal of and interest upon such negotiable notes or certificates of indebtedness.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-209 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 153-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-209
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program, which shall be directed by the office for the purpose of hiring professionals, or navigators, to provide individual assistance and guidance to students to assist them in many areas, from maneuvering challenges while enrolled in college programs and understanding the job market to working through course challenges, and to help retain and graduate nursing and allied health students, at community and junior colleges. The Office of Workforce Development shall promulgate rules and regulations on the eligibility requirements to be a navigator. The grant program shall be funded from monies appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.

(2) The office shall prescribe the terms and conditions of the grant program. To be eligible to receive a grant from the office under the grant program, a community college shall provide the following information:

(a) The number of nursing or allied health students who will be served by the program;

(b) A plan to provide data on participation and outcomes of the program, including a plan to report outcomes to the office throughout the funding commitment; and

(c) Any other information that the office determines is necessary.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-131 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 57-131
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-131
Status: in_force

All taxable real property which has been or shall be incorporated in, annexed to or otherwise made a part of any school district, and any taxable personal property which is located or situated in any school district prior to June 1 of any fiscal year, shall be liable for all ad valorem taxes levied or imposed for such school district during such year to the same extent and in like manner as though such real property had been incorporated in, annexed to or otherwise made a part of such school district prior to January 1 of such year, and in like manner as though such personal property had been located or situated within such school district prior to January 1 of such year; such property shall be relieved from liability for taxes levied during such year for the support and maintenance of the school district of which it was formerly a part, and such personal property shall be relieved from liability for taxes levied during such year for the support and maintenance of the school district within which it was formerly located or situated. Nothing herein shall be construed to relieve such real or personal property from assessment and liability for the payment of the outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district of which such property was formerly a part, or of the district in which such personal property was situated or located as the case may be, and such question shall be governed and controlled by other statutes applicable thereto, including, but not being limited to, Section 37-7-109 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-85 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-85
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-85
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of any such school as is discontinued, as provided in Section 37-27-83 , is further authorized with the approval of the board of supervisors to reconvey to the original grantors thereof, or their heirs, any lands which may have been donated to the trustees of such school for school purposes, except that part of the same, to be designated by the board of trustees, on which the school buildings are located. The deeds of conveyance shall be executed as provided in Section 37-27-83 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-107 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 97-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-107
Status: in_force

(1) An agreement for the use of a student-athlete's publicity rights which is formed after the student-athlete has announced an intention to attend a postsecondary educational institution or while the student-athlete is participating in an intercollegiate sport at a postsecondary educational institution may be terminated either by the student-athlete or any other party to the agreement when the student-athlete's participation in the sport at the institution ends.

(2) A postsecondary educational institution may impose reasonable limitations on the dates and time that a student-athlete may participate in publicity rights activities.

(3) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict a postsecondary educational institution from exercising its sole discretion to control the authorized use of its marks or logos or to determine a student-athlete's apparel, gear or other wearables while participating in an intercollegiate athletics program activity.

(4) A student-athlete may not receive or enter into a contract for compensation for the use of his or her publicity rights in a way that also uses any registered or licensed marks, logos, verbiage or designs of a postsecondary educational institution, unless the institution has provided the student-athlete with written permission to do so prior to entering into the agreement or receipt of compensation.

(5) If a student-athlete is granted permission to use the marks or logos, independently or through a third party, the postsecondary educational institution may be compensated for the use. A postsecondary educational institution may prohibit a student-athlete from wearing any item of clothing, shoes, or other gear or wearables with the name, logo or insignia of any third party while participating in an intercollegiate athletics program activity.

(6) A third party may not enter into, or offer to enter into, a publicity rights agreement with a student-athlete or otherwise compensate a student-athlete for the use of the student-athlete's publicity rights if a provision of the agreement or the use of the student-athlete's publicity rights conflicts with a provision of a contract, rule, regulation, standard or other requirement of the postsecondary educational institution where the student-athlete is enrolled or intends to enroll unless such contract or use is expressly approved in writing by the postsecondary educational institution.

(7) No student-athlete who is enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution shall enter into a publicity rights agreement or receive compensation from a third party for the endorsement or promotion of brands, products, or services involving gambling, sports betting, controlled substances, marijuana, tobacco, alternative or electronic nicotine product or delivery system, alcohol, adult entertainment or any other brand, product or service that is reasonably considered to be inconsistent with the values or mission of a postsecondary educational institution or that, in the institution's sole judgment, negatively impacts or reflects adversely on a postsecondary education institution or its athletic programs, including, without limitation, bringing about public disrepute, embarrassment, scandal, ridicule or otherwise negatively impacting the reputation or the moral or ethical standards of the postsecondary educational institution.

(8) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to qualify a student-athlete as an employee of a postsecondary educational institution.

(9) No postsecondary educational institution may use funds appropriated from the State General Fund to compensate a student-athlete for their publicity rights.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-3
Status: in_force

No doctrinal, sectarian or denominational teaching shall be permitted in public schools of this state. It shall be the duty of the county superintendents of education and the superintendents of municipal separate school districts to enforce the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-123-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 123-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-123-5
Status: in_force

No person shall be eligible to admission to the Delta State College, who shall not have completed the studies of course prescribed by law for the common or public schools of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-131-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 131-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-131-9
Status: in_force

In addition to the amounts paid to the demonstration or practice school from total funding formula funds, as provided in Section 37-131-7 , the board of trustees of the school district involved may contract with the demonstration or practice school for the payment of additional amounts thereto to defray expenses over and above those defrayed by the total funding formula funds, which additional amounts shall be paid from any funds available to the school district other than total funding formula funds, whether produced by a supplemental district tax levy or otherwise.

If the total funds paid to the demonstration or practice school by the school district are inadequate to defray the cost and expense of maintaining and operating such demonstration or practice school then the president or executive head of the institution may, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, require the payment of additional fees or tuition in an amount to be fixed by the president or executive head of the institution, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, which amount shall be paid by and collected from the student or his parents.

Boards of trustees of school districts involved may designate an area within the jurisdiction of the board as an attendance center as provided by law, and may require students in such area to attend demonstration or practice schools, subject to a satisfactory contract between the school board and the president or executive head of the institution operating the demonstration or practice school. In such event, all fees and tuition must be borne by the school district and in no case shall the child or the parents of the child assigned to such demonstration or practice school be required to pay any fees or tuition.

The president or executive head of the institution, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, may also fix the amount of fees and tuition to be paid by students desiring to attend such demonstration or practice school in cases where there is no contract with the board of trustees of the school district in which the students reside therefor.

All funds received by an institution, under the provisions of this section, shall be deposited in a special fund and shall be used and expended solely for the purpose of defraying and paying the cost and expense of operating, maintaining and conducting such teachers demonstration and practice school. Such funds may be supplemented by and used in connection with any other funds available to the institutions for such purpose whether made available by legislative appropriation or otherwise.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-47 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 113-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-47
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any contribution made by any county under the provisions of Section 37-113-43 , including the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued for such purposes, shall be paid by the board of supervisors of such county into the state treasury into a special fund to the credit of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, and shall thereafter be utilized and expended by said board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning in the construction, erection and equipping of educational facilities in such county to be utilized by the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-205 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 31-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-205
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall have the authority to:

(a) Expend funds received either by appropriation or directly from federal or private sources;

(b) Channel funds to secondary schools, community and junior colleges and regional vocational-technical facilities according to priorities set by the board;

(c) Allocate funds on an annual budgetary basis;

(d) Set standards for and approve all vocational and technical education programs in the public school system and community and junior colleges or other agencies or institutions which receive state funds and federal funds for such purposes, including, but not limited to, the following vocational and technical education programs: agriculture, trade and industry, occupational home economics, consumer and homemaking education, distributive education, business and office, health, industrial arts, guidance services, technical education, cooperative education, and all other specialized training not requiring a bachelor's degree, with the exception of programs of nursing education regulated under the provisions of Section 37-129-1 . The State Board of Education shall authorize local school boards, within such school board's discretion, to offer distributive education as a one-hour or two-hour block course. There shall be no reduction of payments from state funding for distributive education due to the selection of either the one-hour or two-hour course offering;

(e) Set and publish licensure standards for vocational and technical education personnel. The State Board of Education shall recognize a vocational and technical education teacher's work when school is not in session which is in the teacher's particular field of instruction as a means for the teacher to fulfill the requirements for renewal of the teacher's license. The board shall establish, by rules and regulations, the documentation of such work which must be submitted to the board and the number of actual working hours required to fulfill renewal requirements. If a vocational and technical education teacher who does not have a bachelor's degree takes classes in fulfillment of licensure renewal requirements, such classes must be in furtherance of a bachelor's degree;

(f) Require data and information on program performance from those programs receiving state funds;

(g) Expend funds to expand career information;

(h) Supervise and maintain the Division of Vocational and Technical Education and to utilize, to the greatest extent possible, the division as the administrative unit of the board responsible for coordinating programs and services with local institutions;

(i) Utilize appropriate staff of the State Department of Education to perform services for the vocational student organizations, including, but not limited to, procurement, accounting services, tax services and banking services. The department may also procure and pay for annual audits of the vocational student organizations using vocational funds or other available funds of the State Department of Education. It is the intent of this provision that any related costs be paid with vocational funds appropriated by the Legislature;

(j) Promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter in accordance with Section 25-43-1 et seq. ;

(k) Set standards and approve all vocational and technical education equipment and facilities purchased and/or leased with state and federal vocational funds;

(l) Encourage provisions for lifelong learning and changing personal career preferences and advancement of vocational and technical education students through articulated programs between high schools and community and junior colleges;

(m) Encourage the establishment of new linkages with business and industry which will provide for a better understanding of essential labor market concepts;

(n) Periodically review the funding and reporting processes required of local school districts by the board or division with the aim of simplifying or eliminating inefficient practices and procedures;

(o) Assist in the development of high technology programs and resource centers to support current and projected industrial needs;

(p) Assist in the development of a technical assistance program for business and industry which will provide for industrial training and services, including the transfer of information relative to new applications and advancements in technology; and

(q) Enter into contracts and agreements with the Mississippi Community College Board for conditions under which vocational and technical education programs in community and junior colleges shall receive state and federal funds which flow through the State Board of Education for such purposes.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that no vocational and technical education course or program existing on June 30, 1982, shall be eliminated by the State Board of Education under the authority vested in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section prior to June 30, 1985. It is further the intent of the Legislature that no vocational and technical education teacher or other personnel employed on June 30, 1983, shall be discharged due to licensure standards promulgated by the board under paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of this section, if any such teacher or personnel shall have complied with any newly published licensure standards by June 30, 1985. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to abrogate or affect in any manner the authority of local public school districts or community and junior colleges to eliminate vocational and technical education courses or programs or to discharge any vocational and technical education teacher or other personnel.

(3) The State Board of Education and the Mississippi Community College Board may provide that every vocational and technical education course or program in Mississippi may integrate academic and vocational-technical education through coherent sequences of courses, so that students in such programs achieve both academic and occupational competencies. The boards may expend federal funds available from the 1990 Perkins Act, or other available federal funds, for the alignment of vocational-technical programs with academic programs through the accreditation process and the teacher licensure process.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-215 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 151-215
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-215
Status: repealed

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 37-151-211(3) , the state share in support of the funding formula for a school district or charter school for fiscal year 2025, fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027 may not be less than an amount equal to the sum of all state funds received by that school district or charter school for fiscal year 2024, as follows:

(a) Funds distributed under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program;

(b) Funds distributed by the State Department of Education for the purpose of paying teachers' salaries according to the teacher salary schedule prescribed in Section 37-19-7 and assistant teachers, as prescribed in Section 37-21-7 for the 2023-2024 school year; and

(c) Funds distributed by and based on net enrollment or the total number of students enrolled for each day in each public school district or charter school, divided by the total number of school days, and allowable to be spent on any expenditures necessary to operate a public school district or charter school, excluding salary increases for superintendents, assistant superintendents or principals.

(2) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2027.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-61-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 61-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-61-17
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the State Auditor to prescribe the forms for the budgets provided for in this chapter. It shall be the duty of such superintendents of schools and school boards to use such forms in preparing said budgets. No distribution of school funds shall be made to any school district until the budgets required by this chapter shall be filed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-3
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 37-167-1 , within the limits of the available funds, the superintendent of schools of a school district shall recommend to the school board thereof all noninstructional employees to be employed and may prescribe the duties thereof. Compensation for such employees may be paid from any lawful funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-80 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-80
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-80
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Office of Dropout Prevention within the State Department of Education. The office shall be responsible for the administration of a statewide dropout prevention program.

(2) The State Superintendent of Public Education shall appoint a director for the Office of Dropout Prevention, who shall meet all qualifications established by the State Superintendent of Public Education and the State Personnel Board. The director shall be responsible for the proper administration of the Office of Dropout Prevention and any other regulations or policies that may be adopted by the State Board of Education. However, if for any reason within the two-year period beginning July 1, 2014, a new director for the Office of Dropout Prevention is employed by the department, the employment of such individual shall not be subject to the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board, except as otherwise provided in Section 25-9-127(4) .

(3) Each school district shall implement a dropout prevention program approved by the Office of Dropout Prevention of the State Department of Education by the 2012-2013, and annually thereafter, school year.

(4) Each local school district will be held responsible for reducing and/or eliminating dropouts in the district. The local school district will be responsible for the implementation of dropout plans focusing on issues such as, but not limited to:

(a) Dropout Prevention initiatives that focus on the needs of individual local education agencies;

(b) Establishing policies and procedures that meet the needs of the districts;

(c) Focusing on the student-centered goals and objectives that are measureable;

(d) Strong emphasis on reducing the retention rates in grades kindergarten, first and second;

(e) Targeting subgroups that need additional assistance to meet graduation requirements; and

(f) Dropout recovery initiatives that focus on students age seventeen (17) through twenty-one (21), who dropped out of school.

(5) The Office of Dropout Prevention may provide technical assistance upon written request by the local school district. The Office of Dropout Prevention will collaborate with program offices within the Mississippi Department of Education to develop and implement policies and initiatives to reduce the state's dropout rate.

(6) Each school district's dropout prevention plan shall address how students will transition to the home school district from the juvenile detention centers.

(7) It is the intent of the Legislature that, through the statewide dropout prevention program and the dropout prevention programs implemented by each school district, the graduation rate for cohort classes will be increased to not less than eighty-five percent (85%) by the 2018-2019 school year. The Office of Dropout Prevention shall establish graduation rate benchmarks for each two-year period from the 2008-2009 school year through the 2018-2019 school year, which shall serve as guidelines for increasing the graduation rate for cohort classes on a systematic basis to eighty-five percent (85%) by the 2018-2019 school year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-61 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 153-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-61
Status: in_force

The office shall provide a comprehensive report on the use and effectiveness of funds distributed under the grant programs created in this article, to include, if applicable, wage data and employment outcomes for trainees, to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, Chair of the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee, and Chair of the House Workforce Development Committee by October 1 each year of the existence of the program. The report shall also contain, if applicable, the submitted applications, the score of the applications, the amount of grant funds awarded to each applicant, the amount of grant funds expended by each applicant, the status of the training infrastructure, the number of students currently trained at the applicant's school, and the estimated increase in the number of students to be trained at the applicant's school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 101-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-1
Status: in_force

The following state institutions of higher learning shall be under the management and control of a board of trustees to be known as the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, namely:

(a) The University of Mississippi;

(b) Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science;

(c) Mississippi University for Women;

(d) The University of Southern Mississippi;

(e) Delta State University;

(f) Alcorn State University;

(g) Jackson State University;

(h) Mississippi Valley State University;

(i) And any other of like kind which may be hereafter established by the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 113-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-5
Status: in_force

The interest arising from the proceeds of the fund known as the “Agricultural Land Scrip Fund” is appropriated and devoted, to the extent of one-half of it, to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and may be drawn from the treasury, upon warrant of the auditor, to be issued upon the requisitions of the treasurer, from time to time, as such interest may accrue and be wanted for the use of the university.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-7
Status: in_force

(1) Each district school board shall establish standards for graduation from its schools which shall include as a minimum:

(a) Mastery of minimum academic skills as measured by assessments developed and administered by the State Board of Education.

(b) Completion of a minimum number of academic credits, and all other applicable requirements prescribed by the district school board.

(c) By school, information on high school graduation rates. High schools with graduation rates lower than eighty percent (80%) must submit a detailed plan to the Mississippi Department of Education to restructure the high school experience to improve graduation rates.

(2) A student who meets all requirements prescribed in subsection (1) of this section shall be awarded a standard diploma in a form prescribed by the State Board of Education.

(3) The State Board of Education may establish student proficiency standards for promotion to grade levels leading to graduation.

(4) The State Board of Education shall develop a curriculum related to the study of sign language. Any such class developed by the board may count as an academic credit for foreign languages for the purposes of high school graduation requirements.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 65-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-9
Status: in_force

Upon and during the closure in accordance with the provisions of this article of any school, the educable children or enrolled students affected thereby may be assigned or transferred, as the case may be, to another school or district, as the case may be, in accordance with the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-161 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-161
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-161
Status: in_force

In carrying out his duties under this chapter, the Executive Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services:

(a) Shall, with the approval of the board, promulgate regulations governing personnel standards, the protection of records and confidential information, the manner and form of filing applications, eligibility and investigation and determination therefor, for vocational rehabilitation and other rehabilitation services, procedures for fair hearings and such other regulations as he finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and in conformity with federal law;

(b) Shall, with the approval of the board, establish appropriate subordinate administrative units within the department;

(c) Shall prepare and submit to the board and the Legislature annual reports of activities and expenditures and, before each regular session of the Legislature, coordinate budget requests required for carrying out this chapter and estimates of the amounts to be made available for this purpose from all sources;

(d) Shall be empowered to exercise executive and administrative supervision over all institutions, offices, programs and services now existing or hereafter acquired or created under the jurisdiction of the department;

(e) Shall make certification for disbursement, in accordance with regulations, of funds available, for implementing the purposes of this chapter;

(f) Shall, with the approval of the board, take such other action as he deems necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;

(g) May, with the approval of the board, delegate to any officer or employee of the department such of his powers and duties as he finds necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-339 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-339
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-339
Status: in_force

(1) The school board of any local school district, in its discretion, may provide extended day and extended school year programs for kindergarten or compulsory-school-age students, or both, and may expend any funds for these purposes which are available from sources other than the total funding formula funds as provided for in Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215 . It is not the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, to interfere with the Headstart program. School boards, in their discretion, may charge participants a reasonable fee for such programs.

(2) The school board of any school district may adopt any orders, policies, rules or regulations with respect to instruction within that school district for which no specific provision has been made by general law and which are not inconsistent with the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any order, policy, rule or regulation of the State Board of Education; those school boards also may alter, modify and repeal any orders, policies, rules or regulations enacted under this subsection. Any such program pertaining to reading must further the goal that Mississippi students will demonstrate a growing proficiency in reading and will reach or exceed the national average within the next decade.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-41 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-41
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any pupil attending the public schools of this state to become a member of or to belong to or participate in the activities of any high school fraternity, sorority, or secret society as defined in Section 37-11-37 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-75 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 31-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-75
Status: in_force

The various counties, municipalities, school districts and community and junior college districts which may become parties to any agreement authorized by Sections 37-31-71 through 37-31-79 are authorized to appropriate and expend any and all funds which may be required to carry out the terms of the agreement from any funds available to any party to the agreement not otherwise appropriated without limitation as to the source of the funds, including total funding formula funds, sixteenth section funds, funds received from the federal government or other sources by way of grant, donation or otherwise, and funds which may be available to any such party through the State Department of Education or any other agency of the state, regardless of the party to the agreement designated by the agreement to be primarily responsible for the construction or operation of the regional education center and regardless of the limitation on the expenditure of any funds imposed by any other statute. However, no funds whose use was originally limited to the construction of capital improvements shall be utilized for the purpose of defraying the administrative or operating costs of any regional education center. Any one or more of the parties to an agreement may be designated as the fiscal agent or contracting party in carrying out any of the purposes of the agreement, and any and all funds authorized to be spent by any of the parties may be paid over to the fiscal agent or contracting party for disbursement by the fiscal agent or contracting party. Disbursements shall be made and contracted for under the laws and regulations applicable to the fiscal or disbursing agent, except to the extent they may be extended or modified by the provisions of Sections 37-31-71 through 37-31-79 . All of the parties to the agreement may issue bonds, negotiable notes or other evidences of indebtedness for the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of land and for the construction of buildings and permanent improvements under the terms of the agreement under any existing laws authorizing the issuance or sale of bonds, negotiable notes or other evidences of indebtedness to provide funds for any capital improvement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-165 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 29-165
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-165
Status: in_force

There is hereby created within the state building commission a fund for the stimulation of the vocational and technical training programs of the junior colleges of the State of Mississippi. All sums of money received by the state building commission to carry out the provisions of the Mississippi Junior College Vocational and Technical Training Law of 1964 shall be maintained in the state treasury and shall constitute a fund to be known as the “junior college vocational and technical training fund”. All expenditures therefrom shall be authorized by the State Building Commission in the manner set forth in Section 37-29-171 . Such expenditures shall be paid therefrom by the state treasurer on warrants issued by the auditor of public accounts. Said auditor shall issue his warrant upon requisition signed by the chairman and secretary of said commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-132-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 132-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-132-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “student teacher” or “intern” shall mean a student enrolled in an institution of higher learning approved by the state board of education for teacher training and who is jointly assigned by such institution of higher learning and a board of education to student-teach or intern under the direction of a regularly employed certificated teacher, principal, or other administrator. Whenever in this chapter “board of education” is referred to and the school that a student teacher or intern is assigned to does not have a board of education, such term shall refer to the person or governing body that administers such school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-69 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 115-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-69
Status: in_force

Any county of this state now or hereafter having a population of more than one hundred thousand according to the latest available census, and in which there is located a municipality of one hundred thousand or more, acting by and through its board of supervisors, is hereby authorized and empowered to contribute the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) toward the construction, erection and equipping of educational facilities to be utilized by the University of Mississippi within such county, by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-139-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 139-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-139-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein, except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(a) “Board” means the State Board of Education.

(b) “School” means the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-43 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-43
Status: in_force

All boards of trustees of public high schools shall prohibit fraternities, sororities, or secret societies in all high schools under their respective jurisdiction. It shall be the duty of said boards of trustees to suspend or expel from said high schools under their control, any pupil or pupils who shall be or remain a member of, or shall join or promise to join, or who shall become pledged to become a member, or who shall solicit or encourage any other person to join, promise to join, or be pledged to become a member of, any such public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society, as defined in Section 37-11-37 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-99 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 101-99
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-99
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration, acting through the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is hereby authorized to supervise the contracting for, and the erection of, all buildings erected as a result of the provisions of Sections 37-101-91 through 37-101-103 which the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning does not self-administer or allow a state institution of higher learning to administer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-80 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 13-80
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-80
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Office of Dropout Prevention within the State Department of Education. The office shall be responsible for the administration of a statewide dropout prevention program.

(2) The State Superintendent of Public Education shall appoint a director for the Office of Dropout Prevention, who shall meet all qualifications established by the State Superintendent of Public Education and the State Personnel Board. The director shall be responsible for the proper administration of the Office of Dropout Prevention and any other regulations or policies that may be adopted by the State Board of Education. However, if for any reason within the two-year period beginning July 1, 2014, a new director for the Office of Dropout Prevention is employed by the department, the employment of such individual shall not be subject to the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board, except as otherwise provided in Section 25-9-127(4) .

(3) Each school district shall implement a dropout prevention program approved by the Office of Dropout Prevention of the State Department of Education by the 2012-2013, and annually thereafter, school year.

(4) Each local school district will be held responsible for reducing and/or eliminating dropouts in the district. The local school district will be responsible for the implementation of dropout plans focusing on issues such as, but not limited to:

(a) Dropout Prevention initiatives that focus on the needs of individual local education agencies;

(b) Establishing policies and procedures that meet the needs of the districts;

(c) Focusing on the student-centered goals and objectives that are measureable;

(d) Strong emphasis on reducing the retention rates in grades kindergarten, first and second;

(e) Targeting subgroups that need additional assistance to meet graduation requirements; and

(f) Dropout recovery initiatives that focus on students age seventeen (17) through twenty-one (21), who dropped out of school.

(5) The Office of Dropout Prevention may provide technical assistance upon written request by the local school district. The Office of Dropout Prevention will collaborate with program offices within the Mississippi Department of Education to develop and implement policies and initiatives to reduce the state's dropout rate.

(6) Each school district's dropout prevention plan shall address how students will transition to the home school district from the juvenile detention centers.

(7) It is the intent of the Legislature that, through the statewide dropout prevention program and the dropout prevention programs implemented by each school district, the graduation rate for cohort classes will be increased to not less than eighty-five percent (85%) by the 2018-2019 school year. The Office of Dropout Prevention shall establish graduation rate benchmarks for each two-year period from the 2008-2009 school year through the 2018-2019 school year, which shall serve as guidelines for increasing the graduation rate for cohort classes on a systematic basis to eighty-five percent (85%) by the 2018-2019 school year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 102-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-15
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Bureau of Buildings, Grounds and Real Property Management shall not make any expenditure for capital improvements for off-campus sites unless specifically authorized by the Mississippi Legislature. However, this shall not preclude such capital improvements from being made by county or municipal governments locally or regionally involved.

(2) The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Bureau of Buildings, Grounds and Real Property Management is specifically authorized to expend any funds available to it from private sources, from the proceeds of the sale of any property and improvements currently on the site of Mississippi State University off-campus instructional program at Meridian and from the proceeds of funds designated to the Mississippi State University system for “repair, renovation and new construction” in Chapter 2, Section 2, General Laws, First Extraordinary Session of 1989, for the construction, equipping and furnishing and new building, and/or for the repair, renovation, equipping and furnishing of any existing building at the Mississippi State University off-campus instructional program site at Meridian, Mississippi. The board of trustees is hereby authorized to receive and expend matching funds from the local, county and municipal governments for such construction, equipping, furnishing, repair or renovation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-37 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 104-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-37
Status: in_force

All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be legal investments for trustees, other fiduciaries, savings banks, trust companies, and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi; and such revenue bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and public subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 103-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-21
Status: in_force

A military person on active duty stationed in Mississippi who wishes to avail himself or his dependents of the provisions of Section 37-103-17 , must submit a certificate from his military organization showing the name of the military member; the name of the dependent, if for a dependent; the name of the organization of assignment and its address (may be in the letterhead); that the military member will be on active duty stationed in Mississippi on the date of registration at the state-supported institution of higher learning or junior college of the State of Mississippi; that the military member is not on transfer orders; and the signature of the commanding officer, the adjutant, or the personnel officer of the unit of assignment with signer's rank and title. A military certificate must be presented to the registrar of the state-supported institution of higher learning or junior college of the State of Mississippi each semester or tri-semester at (or within ten days prior to) registration each semester for the provisions of said section to be effective.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-213 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-213
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Teacher Center shall be responsible for the regular and ongoing evaluation of the beginning teacher support program and may contract for such evaluation. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, assessments of the following:

(a) A survey and follow-up of all eligible mentor teachers and beginning teachers and appropriate district officials, to assess satisfaction with and the effectiveness of the beginning teacher support program;

(b) The amount and quality of the contact time between mentor teachers and beginning teachers;

(c) The effectiveness of workshops and other training required under Sections 37-9-201 through 37-9-211 ;

(d) The effectiveness of the mentor program in enhancing the professional development and retention of new teachers in the district;

(e) The desirability of extending this assistance program to students participating in graduate level teacher preparation programs similar to those which have been proposed by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning; and

(f) The desirability of extending this assistance program to all probationary teachers.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-201 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-201
Status: in_force

Sections 37-13-201 through 37-13-213 shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Computer Science and Cyber Education Equality Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 27-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-3
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county where an agricultural high school shall have been established by the county board of education, shall levy on the taxable property in the county at the time the annual tax levy is made, for the support and maintenance of said school. In case there are two (2) agricultural high schools in any county, the board shall levy a separate tax for the support of each school, and the taxes, when collected, shall only be used for the support and maintenance of the particular school for which the tax is levied. The tax levy for agricultural high school purposes for any year shall not be less than the equivalent uniform minimum school district ad valorem tax levy for agricultural high school support as certified by the State Board of Education.

Within twenty (20) days after the levy has been made twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of said county may file with the clerk of the board of supervisors a petition asking that the tax for the support of either one (1) or both agricultural high schools be not levied. Thereupon, the question shall be submitted to an election of the qualified electors of the county within thirty (30) days after the next meeting of the board of supervisors after the filing of the petition, at which election said electors may vote against the tax levy for the support for either one (1) or both schools. Should the majority of the votes cast be against the tax levied for the support of one (1) or both schools, then the levy of the board for the support of that school or both schools, as the case may be, shall be null and void, and the tax collector shall refuse to collect such tax so voted against. Should a majority of the votes be for the tax levied in support of either or both schools, then the tax collector shall proceed to collect the tax so authorized as all other taxes are collected, receiving the lawful commission of such collections. The tax collected shall be deposited with the county depository, to be paid out by him on the order of the board of trustees for the high school or high schools.

When a majority of the votes be for the tax levied in support of either or both schools, or if the school be established and the tax levied without an election, then another election shall not be held for the purpose of voting against the tax levied within a period of four (4) years from date of said election. In no case shall the tax levied for an agricultural high school, which maintains an average high school boarding dormitory patronage of thirty-five (35) pupils, resident of that county, be submitted to an election.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-17
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Community College Board, the boards of trustees of the several junior colleges, the county boards of education, the governing authorities of any county, municipal or other public school districts, such other boards set up by law for any educational institution, school, college or university, or their authorized representative, or the State Health Officer or his authorized representative, may require any teacher, supervisor, janitor or other employee of the school to submit to a thorough physical examination, deemed advisable to determine whether he has any infectious or communicable disease.

(2) The State Board of Education may develop a program to accomplish the identification of public school district students with abnormal spinal curvature. No state funds shall be expended for the purposes of implementing this subsection. Such program shall:

(a) Provide that an adequate number of school personnel in each district be instructed by qualified medical experts in the proper examination of students for abnormal spinal curvatures;

(b) Provide that all public school district students who are at least ten (10) years old be screened at least every two (2) years but at least in the fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth grades or at such other times as may be recommended by medical experts on a per case basis;

(c) Provide that students identified as having abnormal spinal curvatures or potential for abnormal spinal curvatures be referred to the county health officer or to the student's personal physician or chiropractor with notice of the evaluation; and

(d) Provide for notification of the parent or guardian of any student identified under this program and for the supplying to such parent or guardian information on the condition and resources available for the correction or treatment of such condition. However, the requirement for screening shall not apply to a child whose parent or guardian objects thereto on grounds that the requirement conflicts with his conscientiously held religious beliefs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 106-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-11
Status: in_force

(1) The members of the board shall serve without pay.

(2) The board is hereby vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name any person for any balance, including principal, interest and reasonable collection costs or attorney's fees, due and owing the state on any uncompleted contract.

(3) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern the state grant and forgivable loan programs authorized in this chapter.

(4) When appropriate, the board shall administer the Nissan Scholarship Program.

(5) All funds administered by the board shall be accounted for in an annual report that shall be submitted to the Legislature within ten (10) days after the convening thereof each year. The report should detail for each grant or forgivable loan program the number of recipients, the total amount of awards made, and the average award amount. The report shall include the number of students at each institution receiving financial assistance and the amount of the assistance. For forgivable loan programs, the report shall also include a summary of the repayment status and method of repayment for student cohorts as well as an accounting of the receipt of funds in repayment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-141 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-141
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-141
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Education shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to establish a mediation system which, at a minimum, shall be available whenever a due process hearing under IDEA is requested. The mediation system shall allow parties the opportunity to resolve such disputes involving any matter relating to the identification, evaluation or educational placement of the child, or the provision of a free appropriate public education to such child.

(2) The State Department of Education shall ensure that the mediation process is:

(a) Voluntary on the part of the parties;

(b) Not used to deny or delay a parent's right to a due process hearing under IDEA or to deny any other rights afforded under IDEA; and

(c) Conducted by a qualified and impartial mediator who is trained in effective mediation techniques.

(3) The State Department of Education may establish procedures to require parents who choose not to use the mediation process to meet, at a time and location convenient to the parents, with a disinterested party who is under contract with a parent training and information center or community parent resource center in the state established under IDEA, or an appropriate alternative dispute resolution entity. The purpose of the meeting is to encourage the use, and explain the benefits, of the mediation process to the parents.

(4) The State Department of Education shall maintain a list of individuals who are qualified mediators and knowledgeable in laws and regulations relating to the provision of special education and related services.

(5) The state shall bear the cost of the mediation process, including the costs of all meetings described in this section.

(6) Each session in the mediation process shall be scheduled in a timely manner and shall be held in a location that is convenient to the parties in dispute.

(7) An agreement reached by the parties to the dispute in the mediation process shall be set forth in a written mediation agreement.

(8) Discussions that occur during the mediation process shall be confidential and may not be used as evidence in any subsequent due process hearings or civil proceedings and the parties to the mediation process may be required to sign a confidentiality pledge prior to the commencement of such process.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 102-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-9
Status: in_force

It is the intention of this chapter that the political subdivision or the people of the area may assist in providing facilities for the establishment of such off-campus sites.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-154-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 154-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-154-3
Status: in_force

(1) The SLDS will be governed by a SLDS Governing Board (the board), which shall be composed of a representative from each agency or entity providing data to the system. Each agency or entity will appoint their representative to sit on the Governing Board. For the two (2) years following July 1, 2013, the State Workforce Investment Board Chair will also serve as Chair of the SLDS Governing Board. In subsequent years, the SLDS Governing Board will elect a chair from among its members. The Chair of the SLDS Governing Board will serve a two-year term.

(2) The SLDS Governing Board shall develop and promulgate all rules and regulations governing the activities of the SLDS in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. The board is authorized to contract with a third party to manage and maintain the system and to insure the policies and procedures developed by the board are enforced.

(3) The SLDS Governing Board shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following objectives:

(a) Identifying critical research and policy questions that need to be addressed by education (P-20) and workforce programs;

(b) Identifying reports and other information that should be available to education and workforce entities and other public stakeholders;

(c) Developing a funding mechanism for sustaining the system after it is developed;

(d) Defining and maintaining standards for privacy, confidentiality and security of data; and

(e) Performing other advisory functions that are necessary for the successful continuation and management of the longitudinal data system.

(4) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an individual agency or entity from maintaining control of their agency's individual data.

(5) All data provided to the SLDS shall be provided in accordance with all local, state and federal laws governing the protection and sharing of such data.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-705 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-705
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-705
Status: in_force

In all such special municipal separate school districts which may be so organized, reorganized or reconstituted to embrace the entire county in which the majority of the inhabitants of the county reside outside the corporate limits of the municipality, the board of trustees of such district shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 37-7-707 through 37-7-711 , unless the governing authorities of the municipality and of the county shall have provided for one of the alternative methods of organization as provided by Sections 37-7-715 and 37-7-717 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-33 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 33-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-33
Status: in_force

Budget estimates of the amount of appropriations needed each fiscal year for vocational rehabilitation services and for the administration of said program shall be submitted in such manner as may be provided by law, and sufficient funds for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Law shall be appropriated by the legislature. In the event federal funds are available to the State of Mississippi for vocational rehabilitation purposes, the division of vocational rehabilitation is authorized to comply with such requirements as may be necessary to obtain said federal funds in the maximum amount and most advantageous proportion possible insofar as this may be done without violating other provisions of the state law and constitution. In the event the national congress fails in any year to appropriate funds for grants-in-aid to the state for vocational rehabilitation purposes, the state legislature shall appropriate such funds as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of said law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-79 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 29-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-79
Status: in_force

Any junior college district is charged with the responsibility for providing preprofessional courses, liberal arts, technical, vocational, and adult education courses and shall undertake to provide the same as conveniently as is possible to the residents of the district, and to this end, the board of trustees is authorized and empowered to transport such enrollees as, in its discretion, should be transported in the best interest of the district. However, no additional allocation of any appropriation shall be made for such transportation. The board of trustees shall promulgate uniform rules to prevent discrimination in all matters of transportation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-6-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-6-5
Status: in_force

Each school district in the state shall be a political subdivision with the name of the district being “ __________ School District.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-351 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-351
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-351
Status: in_force

Sections 37-7-351 through 37-7-359 shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency School Leasing Authority Act of 1986.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-27 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 175-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-27
Status: in_force

No liability shall arise on the part of the state based on the award or use of a Mississippi Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-105 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-105
Status: in_force

All proceeds from community rehabilitation program contracts or other funds paid for services, fees or items sold shall be deposited in a special fund in an established local county or central state depository and shall be subject to audit by the State Auditor. All expenditures from the special fund shall be made on the signatures of the community rehabilitation program staff as designated by the Director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. The earnings of all client-trainee persons and all production personnel shall be paid from that fund. Instructor-supervisors and support personnel may be paid in whole or in part from that fund. The director, on behalf of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, is authorized to apply for and accept gifts, grants or other personal or real property to be used for the purposes of Section 37-33-101 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-41 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 28-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-41
Status: in_force

A charter school may exercise those powers necessary for carrying out the terms of its charter contract, including the following powers:

(a) To receive and disburse funds authorized by law for school purposes;

(b) To secure appropriate insurance and to enter into contracts and leases;

(c) To contract with an education service provider for the management and operation of the charter school so long as the school's governing board retains oversight authority over the school;

(d) To solicit and accept any gifts or grants for school purposes subject to applicable laws and the terms of its charter contract;

(e) To acquire real property for use as its facility or facilities, from public or private sources; and

(f) To sue and be sued in its own name.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-605 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 29-605
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-605
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by an educational building corporation may be executed and delivered at any time and from time to time, may be in such form and denominations, may be of such tenor, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding thirty (30) years from their date, may be payable at such place or places, may bear interest at such rate or rates payable at such place or places and evidenced in such manner, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with Sections 37-29-601 through 37-29-613 , all as may be provided by resolution of its board of directors. The bonds issued by any such corporation shall be signed by the chairman of its board of directors or other chief executive officer and attested by its secretary, and the seal of such corporation shall be affixed thereto. Any such bonds may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board of directors to be most advantageous, and the corporation may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which its board of directors may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds. All such bonds shall be construed to be negotiable instruments, despite the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-181-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 181-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-181-21
Status: in_force

If any provision of this law or its application is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this law which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to this end the provisions of this law are severable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-203 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 13-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-203
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Legislature finds that:

(a) Education in computer science is a critical need for the students of Mississippi for the twenty-first century;

(b) More than half of high schools in Mississippi do not teach a computer science course; and

(c) The logical thinking skills taught by computer science are very valuable in many noncomputer science jobs, as technology has become embedded in most professions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-119 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 57-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-119
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county which imposes the tax authorized by Sections 37-57-111 through 37-57-119 may adopt rules and regulations governing the time and method of payment of the taxes, and may provide by rule or regulation for the withholding of any final or other inspection of the property otherwise required by local building or zoning ordinance until such tax is paid or satisfactory security given for such payment, and may provide for the payment of interest and penalties up to fifty percent (50%) for late payment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-431 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-431
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-431
Status: in_force

Whenever the school board of any school district shall find and determine, by resolution duly and lawfully adopted and spread upon its minutes, (a) that it shall need other lands located within the school district for school purposes, (b) that the district owns lands of equal value to such needed lands which could be exchanged for such needed lands, (c) that the value of the two (2) tracts is equal according to qualified appraisals, and (d) that the owners of the other lands are agreeable to such exchange, the school board of such school district shall be authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to negotiate a trade of lands upon such terms and conditions as the school board may, in its discretion, deem proper in consideration of the needs of the district and of the benefits which will inure to the said school district.

Any such trade of lands shall be subject to approval by the chancery court of the county in which the school lands lie. Notice of the hearing before the chancery court shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district for three (3) consecutive weeks, the first notice to be at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-161 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 101-161
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-161
Status: in_force

Sections 37-101-153 through 37-101-161 shall not alter, modify, change or repeal Sections 37-101-141 through 37-101-151 , providing for the sale of timber and leasing for oil, gas and mineral purposes certain lands therein referred to. Sections 37-101-153 through 37-101-161 provide a method for the leasing of lands belonging to the several institutions of higher learning and other institutions under the control and management of said board of trustees not authorized by Sections 37-101-141 through 37-101-151 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-24 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 43-24
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-24
Status: in_force

(1) This section shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Timely Acquisition of Braille and Large Print Textbooks Act of 2002.”

(2) The State Department of Education is hereby authorized and directed to place textbook procurement orders for visually impaired and hearing impaired students in the schools of this state prior to the beginning of the fiscal year for which the expenditure for such order has been authorized by the Legislature. After June 1 of any year, the State Department of Education may order additional books, as needed. In addition, the State Department of Education is authorized and directed to place textbook, equipment and school supply procurement orders for students attending the state supported schools administered by the State Board of Education prior to the beginning of the fiscal year for which the expenditure for such order has been authorized by the Legislature, and may order additional books, equipment and supplies at a later date, as needed. The department shall insure that the appropriate procedures for textbook procurement are followed according to state law and board policy as described in the Textbook Administration Handbook.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-140-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 140-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-140-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Board ” means the State Board of Education.

(b) “ School ” means the Mississippi School of the Arts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-75 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 31-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-75
Status: in_force

The various counties, municipalities, school districts and community and junior college districts which may become parties to any agreement authorized by Sections 37-31-71 through 37-31-79 are authorized to appropriate and expend any and all funds which may be required to carry out the terms of the agreement from any funds available to any party to the agreement not otherwise appropriated without limitation as to the source of the funds, including total funding formula funds, sixteenth section funds, funds received from the federal government or other sources by way of grant, donation or otherwise, and funds which may be available to any such party through the State Department of Education or any other agency of the state, regardless of the party to the agreement designated by the agreement to be primarily responsible for the construction or operation of the regional education center and regardless of the limitation on the expenditure of any funds imposed by any other statute. However, no funds whose use was originally limited to the construction of capital improvements shall be utilized for the purpose of defraying the administrative or operating costs of any regional education center. Any one or more of the parties to an agreement may be designated as the fiscal agent or contracting party in carrying out any of the purposes of the agreement, and any and all funds authorized to be spent by any of the parties may be paid over to the fiscal agent or contracting party for disbursement by the fiscal agent or contracting party. Disbursements shall be made and contracted for under the laws and regulations applicable to the fiscal or disbursing agent, except to the extent they may be extended or modified by the provisions of Sections 37-31-71 through 37-31-79 . All of the parties to the agreement may issue bonds, negotiable notes or other evidences of indebtedness for the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of land and for the construction of buildings and permanent improvements under the terms of the agreement under any existing laws authorizing the issuance or sale of bonds, negotiable notes or other evidences of indebtedness to provide funds for any capital improvement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-83 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 106-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-83
Status: in_force

(1) There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Kinkade Fostering Access and Inspiring True Hope (FAITH) Scholarship Program Fund.” The special fund shall consist of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature in any manner, and funds from any other source designated for deposit into the special fund. Monies in the fund shall only be spent upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board and shall only be used by the Board for the purpose of implementing the scholarship program established in Section 37-106-81 .

(2) Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund but shall remain in the Kinkade FAITH Scholarship Program Fund. Any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-141 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 101-141
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-141
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to sell and dispose of the timber, trees, dead wood and stumps standing, growing and being upon the lands granted to the State of Mississippi for the use and benefit of the University of Mississippi by an act of Congress of the United States approved June 20, 1894, and upon the lands granted to the State of Mississippi for the use and benefit of Mississippi University for Women by an act of Congress of the United States approved March 2, 1895, and upon the lands granted to the State of Mississippi for the use and benefit of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and Alcorn State University by an act of Congress of the United States approved February 20, 1895, whenever the sale or disposition of such timber shall be to the best advantage of the institutions named herein. Such timber shall be sold and disposed of under the direction and specifications of the State Forestry Commission in accordance with sound and efficient principles of forestry management and conservation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 65-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-7
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of any such school district, agricultural high school district or agricultural high school and junior college district, and the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, respectively, as the case may be, may, in their discretion, pay all or any part of the salary of all superintendents, principals, teachers and other employees during or for the period when any of the said schools, agricultural high schools, agricultural high schools and junior colleges, or institutions of higher learning are closed in accordance with the terms of this article, and funds shall be drawn from the same source or sources as such funds would be drawn to pay such items if the schools, agricultural high schools, agricultural high schools and junior colleges, or institutions of higher learning had not been closed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-160-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 160-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-160-1
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Teach for America Act.”

(2) The following are the purposes of this chapter:

(a) To increase the number of highly accomplished recent college graduates teaching in school districts in geographical areas of the state which are economically challenged and in which there exists a critical shortage of teachers.

(b) To increase the number of recent college graduates teaching in the Teach For America partnering school districts on July 1, 2008, and to bring teachers from a nationally recruited corps of outstanding new teachers to additional communities in Mississippi by expanding the Teach For America program to additional school districts.

(c) To build a broader resource of talented and experienced future leaders in public education and education reform for the State of Mississippi.

(d) To authorize state funds to be used as matching funds by Teach For America, Inc., in order to raise additional funding to cover the programmatic costs of recruiting, selecting, training and providing appropriate support to the Teach For America teachers teaching in Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 155-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-21
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall furnish without charge to each purchaser an annual statement of:

(a) The amount paid by the purchaser under the prepaid tuition contract;

(b) The number of years originally covered by the contract;

(c) The number of years remaining under the contract; and

(d) Any other information the board determines by rule is necessary or appropriate.

(2) The board shall furnish a statement complying with subsection (1) to a purchaser or beneficiary on written request. The board may charge a reasonable fee for each statement furnished under this subsection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-39 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 113-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-39
Status: in_force

No public automobile for the transportation of passengers for hire shall be operated on any of the highways or streets on the campus or grounds of the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science without a license from said university to the owner thereof. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such license and such license shall be subject to revocation by the university authorities at any time without notice. This section shall not apply to any common carrier of passengers who has duly qualified with the Mississippi public service commission.

Any person running or operating an automobile at any time in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by thirty days in jail or by both before any court of competent jurisdiction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-57 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-57
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with the traffic laws and regulations of this state to govern the design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation of school children when owned and operated by any school board or privately owned and operated under contract with any school board in this state. Such regulations shall by reference be made a part of any such contract with a school board. Every school board, its officers and employees, and every person employed under contract by a school board shall be subject to said regulations.

Any officer or employee of any school board who violates any of said regulations or fails to include the obligation to comply with said regulations in any contract executed by them on behalf of a school board shall be guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus under a contract with a school board who fails to comply with any of said regulations shall be guilty of breach of contract and such contract shall be cancelled after notice and hearing by the responsible officers of such school board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 144-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-144-15
Status: in_force

Medical and osteopathic students in the program must enter family medicine or other generalist residency programs according to their choice of specialty. Depending upon the availability of funds, students who successfully enter residency programs which have been approved by the commission may receive further financial support from the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program subject to applicable rules and policies of the commission. All funding for financial support from the commission to participants during their residency must be disbursed in accordance with applicable regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 45-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-3
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created a State Educational Finance Commission. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “commission” shall be construed to mean “State Educational Finance Commission.”

(2) From and after July 1, 1988, the State Educational Finance Commission shall be abolished, and all duties and responsibilities thereof shall be transferred to the State Board of Education. All records, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations or other funds of the commission shall be transferred to the State Department of Education. All references in the laws of this state to the “State Educational Finance Commission” or to the “commission,” when referring to the Educational Finance Commission, shall be construed to mean the State Department of Education.

(3) In order to provide for an orderly transition in assuming the duties and responsibilities of the State Educational Finance Commission, the State Board of Education shall develop a plan of transition and shall report such plan to the Legislature on or before January 1, 1987.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-41 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 45-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-41
Status: in_force

When the reporter's notes shall have been transcribed, the reporter shall certify same and file an original and one copy with the commission and give notice by registered mail of the fact of such filing to the county board or county boards of education and the board of trustees of any municipal separate school district involved in the proceeding covered by the transcript, and their respective counsel of record, if any, and to the commission.

Any correction of the transcript shall be made in the same manner provided for correcting a transcript in Section 9-13-35, Mississippi Code of 1972 , with the commission exercising the rights and power of the trial judge mentioned therein, and the executive secretary of the commission exercising the duties of the clerk mentioned in said section. The written agreement provided by said section concerning the transcript therein provided to be filed in the supreme court may be entered into and filed in the chancery court to which the appeal is taken from any final rule, regulation or order of the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 121-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-5
Status: in_force

The Mississippi agricultural and forestry experimental station is authorized to establish a branch at Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi, for the purpose of providing an organization for cooperative effort between the two land grant institutions in furthering a unified agricultural research program for the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-99-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 99-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-99-1
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the boards of trustees of the community and junior colleges shall adopt policies requiring the award of educational credits to any student who is enrolled in a public institution of higher learning, community or junior college, and is also a veteran, for courses that are part of the student's military training or service, that meet the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credit, and that are determined by the academic department or appropriate faculty of the awarding institution to be equivalent in content or experience to courses at that institution. Credits shall be awarded in accordance with Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges standards.

(2) Each board shall adopt the necessary rules, regulations and procedures to implement the provisions of this section, effective no later than the 2020-2021 academic year and continuing thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-73 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 145-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-73
Status: in_force

In addition to any other funds it may establish, the board of trustees may, by resolution, establish one or more special funds pursuant to this section, referred to herein as “guarantee reserve funds,” and may pay into such reserve funds:

(a) Any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such guarantee reserve fund;

(b) Any proceeds from the sale of notes or bonds to the extent provided in the resolutions of the board of trustees authorizing the issuance thereof;

(c) Any moneys which may be made available to the board of trustees from any other sources for the purposes of such guarantee reserve fund; and

(d) Any income or interest earned by, or increment to, any reserve fund due to investment shall be deposited in the reserve fund.

The board of trustees may by resolution provide for the establishment of a guarantee reserve fund requirement for any guarantee reserve fund established pursuant to this section.

The board of trustees shall, on or before January 1 of each year, make and deliver to the Governor of the state a certificate stating the sum, if any, required to restore the guarantee reserve fund to the fund requirement. The Governor shall transmit to the State Legislature a request for the amount, if any, required to restore the guarantee reserve fund to the required funding level. The State Legislature may, but shall not be required to, make any such appropriations so requested. All sums appropriated by the State Legislature for such restoration and paid shall be deposited by the board of trustees in the guarantee reserve fund.

Any moneys appropriated by the State Legislature for the purposes of the guarantee reserve fund established pursuant to this section shall not revert to the General Fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-63-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 63-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-63-15
Status: in_force

No SEICUS (or any of its subsidiaries or connections known by any other name whatsoever) programming whatsoever shall be carried by any educational television station in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-109-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 109-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-109-3
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Mississippi Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Scholarship Program, to be administered by the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board established under Section 37-106-9 . The board shall set the dates and deadlines for applying for funding for dual enrollment/dual credit courses of eligible Mississippi high school students under the provisions of this chapter and award scholarships to participating institutions for those who meet the eligibility requirements provided herein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 97-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-3
Status: in_force

A government entity, any licensing or accrediting organization, or any athletic association or organization shall not entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a primary or secondary school or institution of higher education for maintaining separate interscholastic or intramural athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-173-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 173-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-173-5
Status: in_force

(1) Parents or legal guardians may exercise the option to remove their child from a traditional public school setting to be enrolled in a public or nonpublic school which meets the standards for appropriate specific instruction designed to meet the unique learning needs of young dyslexic students. The objectives of such school shall be:

(a) To emphasize the importance of early intervention; and

(b) To provide intensive high-quality instruction of students in reading, spelling, writing, language arts, phonological awareness and fluency training, but shall not preclude instruction in mathematics, social studies, science, art, music and physical education based on the curriculum requirements of the State Department of Education.

(2) The parent or legal guardian of a public school student with dyslexia may request and receive from the state a Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for the child to enroll in and attend a nonpublic school in accordance with this section if:

(a) The student has spent the previous school year in attendance at a Mississippi public school or any other state approved nonpublic school in the state that emphasizes instruction in dyslexia intervention; or

(b) The parent or legal guardian has obtained acceptance for admission of the student to a nonpublic school that is eligible for the program under Section 37-173-19 and has requested from the department a scholarship within thirty (30) days before the date of the first scholarship payment. The request must be through a communication directly to the department in a manner that creates a written or electronic record of the request and the date of receipt of the request. The Department of Education must notify the district of the parent's or legal guardian's intent upon receipt of the parent's or legal guardian's request.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-183-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 183-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-183-7
Status: in_force

(1) Any eligible postsecondary educational institution desiring to participate in the program shall make application for a grant to the department in a form satisfactory to the department. The application shall include verified documentation, signed under penalty of perjury.

(2) The department shall use the funds appropriated by the Legislature from the Budget Contingency Fund to make grants to eligible postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to applications submitted under subsection (1) of this section, to cover future COVID-19-eligible expenses or provide reimbursement for previously incurred COVID-19-eligible expenses.

(3) The use of grants shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. An eligible postsecondary educational institution found to be fully or partially noncompliant with grant requirements shall return to the state all of the grant monies received and used for unallowable expenditures. Applicants shall confirm their understanding of these terms.

(4) The program shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) The aggregate amount of grant funds which may be awarded to any single postsecondary educational institution under the provisions of this chapter shall not exceed the dollar amount specified for such postsecondary educational institution authorized under subsections (3)(b) and (4)(b) of Section 37-183-5 ;

(b) Grant funds shall only be awarded in the amount indicated in the eligible postsecondary educational institution's application as itemized eligible expenses, subject to approval by the department; and

(c) An eligible postsecondary educational institution is not limited to submitting only one (1) application for grant funds, but may submit new applications for grant funds, following the guidelines required by the department, until such time that it has received the aggregate amount of funds for which it is eligible to be awarded.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-229 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-229
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-229
Status: in_force

For the purpose of holding such election, it shall be the duty of the county election commissioners to prepare from the records in the office of the county registrar a list of the qualified electors of the school district in which such election is to be held who are eligible to participate in the election. The list shall be furnished to the poll managers in each precinct, together with the ballots and other election supplies.

In the event that any election precinct embraces parts of two (2) or more school districts it shall be the duty of the county election commissioners to prepare from the records in the office of the county registrar separate lists of the qualified electors of each school district who reside in the precinct and who are eligible to participate in the election. The election commissioners shall furnish to the poll managers in the precinct separate ballots and separate ballot boxes and separate voting lists for each school district.

For each day spent in carrying out the provisions of Sections 37-7-225 through 37-7-229 the county election commissioners shall be paid at the rate prescribed by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 51-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-19
Status: in_force

Any loans made or granted to any applicant shall be made and based upon the following conditions of repayment:

(a) Repayment in full of the principal of the loan may be made at any time prior to three years after graduation from or termination of attendance in an approved school, plus simple interest at the rate of three percent per annum from the date of each payment made to applicant.

(b) Repayment of the principal of the loan after three years from the date of graduation from or termination of attendance in an approved school shall be with interest at the rate of four percent per annum from the date of each payment made to applicant. From and after the fourth year following graduation or termination of attendance in an approved school, the rate of interest to be paid on the remaining unpaid balance, after such fourth year, shall increase at the rate of one-half percent per annum to a maximum of eight percent.

(c) No applicant shall be entitled to more than twelve years after said graduation or termination of attendance in an approved school within which to repay said loan.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-205 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-205
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 37-13-201 through 37-13-213 , the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed in this section:

(a) “ Computer science ” means the study of computers, algorithmic processes, coding, and logical thinking, including computer principles, their hardware and software designs, their implementation and their impact on society.

(b) “ Computer science courses ” means high school and middle school courses that teach computer science as stand-alone implementations; and elementary curriculum that provides instruction in computer science as stand-alone implementations or embedded in other subjects and focuses on how to create and understand technology, rather than simply using technology.

(c) “ Offer ” means providing instruction with appropriately endorsed teachers, for any computer science course which awards a Carnegie unit. At the elementary level, instruction may be offered by a licensed teacher or paraprofessional who is under the guidance or supervision of a licensed teacher, and who has received training for computer science instruction approved by the State Department of Education:

(i) Who is onsite at the physical location of the school; or

(ii) Who is not onsite at the physical location of the school but conducts the course through virtual means with a proctor onsite at the physical location of the school.

(d) “ Paraprofessional ” consists of school employees who support instructional delivery and are deemed to be qualified and have received the professional learning opportunities to perform the job functions associated with providing instruction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-15
Status: in_force

No later than February 15 of each year, the superintendent of each school district, or such other person designated or authorized by the school board, shall recommend to the school board thereof the assistant superintendents and principals to be employed for each of the schools of the districts except in the case of those assistant superintendents and principals who have been previously employed and who have a contract valid for the ensuing scholastic year. Unless good reason to the contrary exists, the school board shall approve and authorize the employment of the assistant superintendents and principals so recommended. If, for any reason, the school board shall decline to approve an assistant superintendent or principal so recommended, the superintendent or the board's designee shall make additional recommendations for the place or places to be filled.

When the assistant superintendents and principals of the schools have been recommended and approved as provided in the preceding paragraph, the superintendent of such district shall enter into proper contracts with them. At a subsequent meeting he shall report same to the school board and such shall be entered in the minutes.

An interim conservator appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 37-17-6(15)(a) shall not be required to comply with the time limitations prescribed in this section for recommending and employing assistant superintendents and principals.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-223 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 153-223
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-223
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the Individual Training Account Workforce Reinforcement Assistance (ITA-WRAP) Program, which shall be directed by the Office of Workforce Development for the purpose of providing education and training to citizens seeking employment in high-wage, high-demand industries with documented workforce shortages prioritized by the office. This program shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the Legislature.

(2) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings as defined herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Recipient ” means a community college, institution of higher learning, local workforce development area or other eligible recipient of grant funding under this section.

(b) “ Trainee ” means an individual receiving training or other services through programs under this section with the goal of becoming employed in a high-wage, high-demand industry.

(c) “ High-wage, high-demand industry ” means those industries paying above Mississippi's median annual income and prioritized by the office and the four (4) local workforce areas.

(d) “ Eligible expenses ” means a cost incurred by a recipient, pursuant to this section, to include trainee support, including tuition or registration expenses and supportive services such as childcare or transportation assistance.

(3) The Department of Employment Security shall serve as fiscal agent in administering the funds.

(4) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, allocations to recipients shall be awarded by the office through an application process, which shall require the applicant to provide:

(a) A detailed explanation of the program the applicant intends to use awarded funds to create or expand, including:

(i) A description of the high-wage, high-demand field or workforce shortage area the program is intended to address;

(ii) The number of trainees who will be served by the program and how each will be tracked for reporting; and

(iii) The average wage rate for trainees receiving employment before and after completing the program;

(b) A proposed budget on how awarded funds will be expended, including a plan to consistently report expenditures to the office throughout the funding commitment;

(c) A plan to provide data on participation and outcomes of the program, including a plan to report outcomes to the office throughout the funding commitment; and

(d) Other relevant information as determined appropriate by the office.

(5) The office shall:

(a) Inform each recipient of its portion of the funds appropriated to the grant program; and

(b) Develop regulations and procedures to govern the administration of the grant program.

(6) The office may use a minimal amount of funds allocated for this section for the administration of the grant program, to be approved by the State Workforce Investment Board Executive Committee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 121-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-19
Status: in_force

The lands and property of Alcorn State University shall not be subject to state, county or municipal taxation. The buildings and improvements that are or may be erected on any land belonging to the university that has been or may be leased to private entities for the purpose of affording affordable board to the students attending the institution shall not be subject to taxation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-185-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 185-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-185-7
Status: in_force

(1) Any eligible independent school desiring to participate in the program shall make application for a grant to the MDA in a form satisfactory to the MDA. The application shall include verified documentation, signed under penalty of perjury.

(2) The MDA shall use the funds appropriated by the Legislature from the Budget Contingency Fund to make grants to eligible independent schools pursuant to applications submitted under subsection (1) of this section, to cover future COVID-19-eligible expenses or provide reimbursement for previously incurred COVID-19-eligible expenses.

(3) The use of grants shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. An eligible independent school found to be fully or partially noncompliant with grant requirements shall return to the state all or a portion of the grant monies received and used for unallowable expenditures. Applicants shall confirm their understanding of these terms.

(4) The program shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) The eligible maximum amount of grant funds which may be awarded to any eligible independent school under the provisions of Sections 37-185-1 through 37-185-9 shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00);

(b) Any grant funds awarded shall be the lesser of the amount indicated in the independent school's application as itemized eligible COVID-19-related expenses or the eligible maximum amount, subject to approval by the MDA; and

(c) An eligible independent school is not limited to submitting only one (1) application for grant funds, but may submit new applications for grant funds, following the guidelines required by the MDA, until such time that it has received the aggregate amount of funds for which it is eligible to be awarded.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-53 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 27-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-53
Status: in_force

When any pupils who shall attend any agricultural high school or junior college under the provisions of Section 37-27-51 are otherwise entitled to transportation at public expense under any applicable statute, such pupils shall remain entitled to such transportation, and shall be reported for the allotment of transportation funds by the county or municipal separate school district in which they reside and, when so reported, transportation funds shall be allotted therefor just as though such pupils were attending the regular schools of the district in which they reside, and transportation shall be furnished therefor by the county board of education or board of trustees of the municipal separate school district, as the case may be, as is otherwise provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-59 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 153-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-59
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the Mississippi Health Sciences Training Infrastructure Grant Program, the purpose of which is to provide a reimbursable grant for primary care health sciences training infrastructure at any osteopathic medical school in Mississippi that is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). This program shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the Legislature using Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds made available under ARPA or any other funds appropriated by the Legislature.

(2) As used in this section, the following words have the meanings ascribed unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “ Applicant ” means any osteopathic medical school in Mississippi that is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

(b) “ Health sciences training infrastructure ” means any infrastructure that is eligible under ARPA that assists with the training of health sciences students to increase their interest and encourage their pursuit of careers in primary care.

(3) On or before July 1, 2022, the office shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the Mississippi Health Sciences Training Infrastructure Grant Program prescribed under this section, including application procedures and deadlines. The Department of Finance and Administration, Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is authorized and directed to advise the office regarding all such rules and regulations.

(4) The office shall receive applications submitted by the applicants, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) A detailed description and the cost of the health sciences training infrastructure requested;

(b) The number of students currently trained at the applicant's school that pursue graduate medical education in primary care;

(c) A certification that the health sciences training infrastructure meets the guidelines of ARPA and its implementing guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and other criteria, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury; and all applicable guidance issued by the department; and

(d) Any additional requirements set by the office.

(5) Applications shall be reviewed and scored by the office. The office shall certify that each application submitted is an allowable expense as defined in ARPA and all applicable guidance issued by the department. The Department of Finance and Administration, Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is authorized and directed to advise the office as to the estimated cost and eligibility of the projects. The office shall award the grants to the applicants based on what projects the office determines has the most significant impact on increasing student access to primary care training opportunities. A grant agreement shall be executed between the applicant and the office. All final awards will be determined at the discretion of the executive director of the office. Funds shall be made available to an applicant upon the execution of a grant agreement between the office and the approved applicants. The office shall provide these funds to the applicants on a reimbursable basis after receiving support for expenses and determining that they meet the grant award criteria.

(6) The applicant may be required to repay the State of Mississippi for any grant funds awarded not consistent with the guidelines of ARPA and its implementing guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and other criteria, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury, and all applicable guidance issued by the office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-211 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-211
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to appropriations made by the Legislature, the State Department of Education shall provide annual training for teachers, counselors, administrators and paraprofessionals in order to phase in the K-12 computer science curriculum. Preference should be given to districts who have the fewest number of teachers and paraprofessionals trained in computer science. The State Department of Education shall work with the Center for Cyber Education at Mississippi State University to develop and coordinate the training. The State Department of Education may contract with private and nonprofit providers for educator training and for student instruction, and is encouraged to utilize available cost-free computer training, instruction and resources. Teachers and paraprofessionals may receive computer science instruction training through an online platform.

(2) The State Department of Education shall provide a report by January 1, 2022, to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and the Chairman of the House Education Committee. The report shall include a strategic plan for statewide computer science education initiatives including, but not limited to, the following:

(i) A summary of the current state landscape for K-12 computer science education;

(ii) A plan for expanding computer science education opportunities to every school in the state by the 2024-2025 school year;

(iii) A plan for the development of preservice and in-service teachers seeking a computer science endorsement or course specific license, in order to meet the timeline for course requirements;

(iv) The development of a vetted list of approved vendors in computer science education that are recognized as high quality computer science courses or instruction, which should weigh preference on cost and ease of implementation; and

(v) The identification of approved computer science courses that may fulfill at least four (4) units of academic credit for high school graduation. The State Department of Education shall work with the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Mississippi Community College Board to approve these courses once identified.

(3) The State Department of Education shall submit a report by December 31 of each year through 2025 to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and the Chairman of the House Education Committee. The report shall include a list of schools in each district teaching computer science and the number of computer science teachers trained in each district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-11
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby established the “Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Program,” authorizing the Mississippi Department of Education to establish a common statewide Kindergarten readiness assessment, the purpose of which is to provide teachers, administrators and parents baseline data on students at the beginning of their Kindergarten year. It is the intent of the Legislature, in establishing this program, to ensure that the Mississippi Department of Education shall:

(a) Select a readiness assessment that provides data on each Kindergarten student's performance to inform deployment of resources and instructional supports;

(b) Establish a policy to ensure each student's parent or guardian is informed of the student's performance on the assessment;

(c) Establish a policy to ensure that districts report results to the State Superintendent of Education; and

(d) Require this assessment be given to all students enrolled in a public Kindergarten in Mississippi.

(2) The Kindergarten readiness assessment may be given prior to the beginning of Kindergarten or during the first thirty (30) days of the Kindergarten year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-25 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 47-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-25
Status: in_force

Whenever the State Department of Education shall determine that any school district is in need of capital improvements to an extent in excess of that which may be financed by the credit then due such school district by the department, the department shall be empowered to advance or lend the school district such sums as in the opinion of the department are necessary to be expended for capital improvements by that school district. Such loans or advances shall be evidenced by appropriate agreements, and shall be repayable in principal by the school district from the annual grants to which the school district shall become entitled and from such other funds as may be available. Such loans or advances shall not constitute a debt of the school district within the meaning of any provision or limitation of the Constitution or statutes of the State of Mississippi. The department shall not advance or lend to any school district any sum in excess of seventy-five percent (75%) of the estimated sum which will accrue to the school district on account of grants to be made to the school district within the twenty (20) years next following the date of the loan or advance. In determining the maximum allowable advance or loan, the department shall assume that the net enrollment in the schools of the school district for the past preceding scholastic year, as confirmed by the audit of net enrollment made by the State Department of Audit, will continue for the period during which the loan is to be repaid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 138-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-21
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for an individual who does not possess a valid worker certificate to work as a worker on an asbestos project.

(2) It shall be unlawful for a contractor to employ a person as a worker on an asbestos project who does not possess a valid worker certificate in accordance with this section.

(3) To qualify for a worker certificate an individual shall:

(a) Satisfactorily complete a commission-approved training course for abatement workers, except that a worker training course approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency satisfactorily completed shall be sufficient to meet this requirement;

(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commission that the applicant is familiar with and is capable of complying fully with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations; and

(c) Provide written proof satisfactory to the commission, on forms prepared by the commission, of a physical examination by a physician licensed by the State Board of Medical Licensure or by a physician licensed to practice medicine in any other state approving the applicant to work on an asbestos project. Requirement (c) of subsection (3) shall be renewed every three (3) years. A chest X-ray is not required for either the initial or any renewal application.

(4) Any certificate issued by the commission pursuant to this section and requirements (a) and (b) of subsection (3) of this section shall be renewed on an annual basis.

(5) Applicants for a worker certificate shall submit to the commission, on forms prepared by the commission, an application for issuance or renewal of the certificate, whichever is applicable, and a certificate that shows satisfactory completion of training course(s) specified in subsection (3)(a) above and shall pay the applicable annual fee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-201 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 31-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-201
Status: in_force

Wherever used in this chapter, or in any other statute, rule or regulation affecting the Vocational Education Division of the State Department of Education and any of its functions or duties:

(a) The word “board” shall mean and refer to the State Board of Education.

(b) The word “division” shall mean and refer to the Mississippi Division of Vocational and Technical Education of the State Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-111-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 111-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-111-13
Status: in_force

The State Board of Institutions of Higher Learning shall study the fire safety of private fraternity and sorority houses located on state property. Such study shall include the feasibility of fire sprinkler systems and the evaluation of fire safety procedures. The board shall report its written findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Insurance Committees on or before January 1, 2006.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-127-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 127-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-127-7
Status: in_force

The president of the Mississippi Valley State College shall be held as the professional adviser of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning of all matters pertaining to the inside arrangements of buildings, selection of faculty, and course of study. He shall have the immediate supervision and management of said college in all its departments, subject however, to the general supervision, management, and direction of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-175 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-175
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-175
Status: in_force

If a junior college now or hereafter establishes facilities for the industrial training of students and it appears to the board of trustees of the junior college district that the training of students will be facilitated by the continuous operation of such facilities, the trustees are authorized to lease to individual firms or corporations such facilities or a part thereof upon such terms and conditions as the trustees may approve, provided that all students desirous of securing training of the kind offered by the lessee shall be given a reasonable opportunity therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-175 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-175
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-175
Status: in_force

If a junior college now or hereafter establishes facilities for the industrial training of students and it appears to the board of trustees of the junior college district that the training of students will be facilitated by the continuous operation of such facilities, the trustees are authorized to lease to individual firms or corporations such facilities or a part thereof upon such terms and conditions as the trustees may approve, provided that all students desirous of securing training of the kind offered by the lessee shall be given a reasonable opportunity therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 138-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-15
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person who does not possess a valid contractor certificate to contract with another person for asbestos abatement.

(2) To qualify for a contractor certificate, an applicant shall:

(a) Have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(b) Satisfactorily complete a commission-approved training course for contractors, except that a contractor training course approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency satisfactorily completed shall be sufficient to meet this requirement; and

(c) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commission that the applicant and the applicant's employees, subcontractors and agents are familiar with and are capable of complying with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

(3) Any certificate issued by the commission pursuant to this section and requirements (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of this section shall be renewed on an annual basis.

(4) Applicants for a contractor certificate shall submit to the commission, on forms prepared by the commission, an application for issuance or renewal of the certificate, whichever is applicable, and a certificate that shows satisfactory completion of the training course(s) specified in subsection (2)(b) above and shall pay the applicable annual fee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-147 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-147
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-147
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Education shall establish goals for the performance of students with disabilities that will promote the purpose of IDEA and are consistent, to the maximum extent appropriate, with other goals and standards for students established by the State Department of Education. Performance indicators used to assess progress toward achieving those goals that, at a minimum, address the performance of students with disabilities on assessments, drop-out rates, and graduation rates shall be developed. Every two (2) years, the progress toward meeting the established performance goals shall be reported to the public.

(2) To encourage the full inclusion of students with disabilities in all aspects of academic and extracurricular activities, the State Department of Education may provide special recognition to the schools receiving such designation and their school districts. Examples of such recognition may include, but not be limited to: public announcements and events, certificates of recognition and plaques for teachers, principals, superintendents and parents, and media announcements utilizing the services of Mississippi Educational Television. This special recognition may be awarded to elementary, middle or high schools, based on entries submitted to the Mississippi Special Education Advisory Panel by the deadline to be determined annually by the panel. These entries shall be in the form of a report, listing the name, address and telephone number of the school district/school; teacher or staff responsible for administering the program; type of position held by each of these employees including credentials; description of the program; number of students with disabilities included; type and level of severity of disabilities; number of students without disabilities involved in the program; how long the program has been in operation; benefit of program to all students; and a description of how this program could be replicated by other school districts. Winners of the Exemplary Inclusion Program contest shall be chosen annually by the Mississippi Special Education Advisory Panel at a date determined by the panel.

Recognition may be given to these schools during a meeting of the Mississippi State Board of Education at a date determined by the board. Information on these exemplary programs shall be provided to other school districts and the general public through news releases, the state department website, and other similar avenues.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-43 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 47-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-43
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be lithographed or engraved and printed in two (2) or more colors to prevent counterfeiting. Such bonds shall be issued in denominations as shall be specified by the State Bond Commission. No bond shall bear more than one (1) rate of interest; each bond shall bear interest from its date to its stated maturity date at the interest rate specified in the bid; all bonds of the same maturity shall bear the same rate of interest from date to maturity; all interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually or annually, except that the first interest coupon attached to any such bond may be for any period not exceeding one (1) year.

No interest payment shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon and neither cancelled nor supplemental coupons shall be permitted. The interest rate of any one (1) interest coupon shall not exceed eight percent (8%) except that the interest rate of any one (1) coupon issued after March 31, 1981, shall not exceed seven percent (7%).
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-15-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-15-13
Status: in_force

When any child qualified under the requirements of Section 37-15-9 shall apply or present himself for enrollment in or admission to the public schools of any school district of this state, the school board of such school district shall have the power and authority to designate the particular school or attendance center of the district in which such child shall be enrolled and which he shall attend; no enrollment of a child in a school shall be final or permanent until such designation shall be made by said school board. No child shall be entitled to attend any school or attendance center except that to which he has been assigned by the school board; however, the principal of a school or superintendent of the district may, in proper cases, permit a child to attend a school temporarily until a permanent assignment is made by the school board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-59 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-59
Status: in_force

The department shall provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals who are blind who are determined by the department to be eligible therefor, and in carrying out the purposes of the Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind Law, the department is authorized among other things:

(a) To cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, both public and private, in providing for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals who are blind, in studying the problems involved therein, and in establishing, developing and providing, in conformity with the purposes of that law, such programs, facilities and services as may be necessary or desirable;

(b) To conduct research and compile statistics relating to the vocational rehabilitation of individuals who are blind;

(c) To prescribe and provide such courses of vocational training as may be necessary for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals who are blind.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-183-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 183-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-183-7
Status: in_force

(1) Any eligible postsecondary educational institution desiring to participate in the program shall make application for a grant to the department in a form satisfactory to the department. The application shall include verified documentation, signed under penalty of perjury.

(2) The department shall use the funds appropriated by the Legislature from the Budget Contingency Fund to make grants to eligible postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to applications submitted under subsection (1) of this section, to cover future COVID-19-eligible expenses or provide reimbursement for previously incurred COVID-19-eligible expenses.

(3) The use of grants shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. An eligible postsecondary educational institution found to be fully or partially noncompliant with grant requirements shall return to the state all of the grant monies received and used for unallowable expenditures. Applicants shall confirm their understanding of these terms.

(4) The program shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) The aggregate amount of grant funds which may be awarded to any single postsecondary educational institution under the provisions of this chapter shall not exceed the dollar amount specified for such postsecondary educational institution authorized under subsections (3)(b) and (4)(b) of Section 37-183-5 ;

(b) Grant funds shall only be awarded in the amount indicated in the eligible postsecondary educational institution's application as itemized eligible expenses, subject to approval by the department; and

(c) An eligible postsecondary educational institution is not limited to submitting only one (1) application for grant funds, but may submit new applications for grant funds, following the guidelines required by the department, until such time that it has received the aggregate amount of funds for which it is eligible to be awarded.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-140-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 140-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-140-15
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education may enter into agreements with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for providing classical music educational services to students in Grades Kindergarten through 12 at the Mississippi School of the Arts or at any other public school facility in Mississippi, subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature. Such educational services shall include: (a) music history, music instrument, and music performance instruction in the classroom; (b) symphony concerts for the students, programmed to support and enhance the teaching of history, literature and science; (c) chamber ensemble and chamber orchestra performances where members serve as educators as well as performers; (d) organizing and developing student performing ensembles, where members serve as music instrument instructors, conductors and performers; (e) symphony concerts for students, parents and other residents to enhance the position of the school as center of the local community; and (f) other services to be determined by agreement.

(2) The State Board of Education is encouraged to enter into contractual agreements with professional arts organizations, including the Mississippi Museum of Art, New Stage Theatre and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, for providing instruction, concerts, exhibits, performances and other outreach programs at the Mississippi School of the Arts or at any other public school facility in Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-111 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 57-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-111
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Sections 37-57-111 through 37-57-119 , the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

(a) “Family unit” means a new family dwelling, mobile home, apartment, condominium, duplex, townhouse or structure, used for family residency.

(b) “Compacted area” means any countywide school system with inadequate building facilities to meet the educational needs of school children, causing crowded conditions, which will continue in the public school facilities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 31-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-15
Status: in_force

The school board may, in its discretion, cooperate with the State Board of Education in the establishment and maintenance of vocational and technical schools or classes giving instruction in vocational and technical training which does not terminate in a bachelors degree to persons in need of such instruction, and may use for paying the cost of such cooperation any monies raised by public taxation in the same manner as monies for other school purposes are used for the maintenance and support of public schools.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-63 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 29-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-63
Status: in_force

(1) The president of any community college, or such other person designated or authorized by the board of trustees, shall have the power to recommend to the board of trustees all teachers to be employed in the district.

(2) The president may remove or suspend any member of the faculty subject to the approval of the trustees. He shall be the general manager of all fiscal and administrative affairs of the district with full authority to select, direct, employ and discharge any and all employees other than teachers; however, the board may make provisions and establish policies for leave for faculty members and other key personnel.

(3) The president shall have the authority, subject to the provisions of Section 75-76-34 and Sections 37-29-1 through 37-29-273 and the approval of the trustees, to arrange and survey courses of study, fix schedules, and establish and enforce rules and discipline for the governing of teachers and students. He shall be the general custodian of the property of the district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 31-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-15
Status: in_force

The school board may, in its discretion, cooperate with the State Board of Education in the establishment and maintenance of vocational and technical schools or classes giving instruction in vocational and technical training which does not terminate in a bachelors degree to persons in need of such instruction, and may use for paying the cost of such cooperation any monies raised by public taxation in the same manner as monies for other school purposes are used for the maintenance and support of public schools.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 175-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-19
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall publicize information regarding the Mississippi Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship on the department's official website.

(2) The department shall annually, by December 15, report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives the department's actions with respect to implementing accountability in the scholarship program under this section, any substantiated allegations or violations of law or rule by an eligible nonpublic school under this program concerning the enrollment and attendance of students, the credentials of teachers, background screening of teachers, and teachers' fingerprinting results and the corrective action taken by the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-99-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 99-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-99-1
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the boards of trustees of the community and junior colleges shall adopt policies requiring the award of educational credits to any student who is enrolled in a public institution of higher learning, community or junior college, and is also a veteran, for courses that are part of the student's military training or service, that meet the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credit, and that are determined by the academic department or appropriate faculty of the awarding institution to be equivalent in content or experience to courses at that institution. Credits shall be awarded in accordance with Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges standards.

(2) Each board shall adopt the necessary rules, regulations and procedures to implement the provisions of this section, effective no later than the 2020-2021 academic year and continuing thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-119-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 119-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-119-9
Status: in_force

The University of Southern Mississippi, with the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, is hereby granted the legal authority to borrow funds for the purpose of establishing and operating a certified registered nurse anesthetist educational and training program within the university's existing School of Nursing on its Hattiesburg campus. The purposes for which the funds from the loan may be utilized shall include, but not be limited to, any and all start-up costs, operation costs, personnel costs, equipment and educational materials.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-461 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-461
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-461
Status: in_force

There shall be two (2) campuses in the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District: one (1) located in or near Natchez to be known as the Natchez Campus, and the other in or near Wesson to be known as the Copiah-Lincoln Campus.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-101 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-101
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors shall confirm the action of the county board of education, then the board of supervisors may issue bonds in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) to bear the expense, or a portion of it, for the construction of such center. The bonds shall be for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years at a rate of interest not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum. Said bonds so issued shall be full faith and credit obligations of such county. The principal of and interest on same shall be paid out of funds made available by said board of supervisors by the annual ad valorem tax levied upon all of the taxable property within the county in an amount necessary to pay the interest thereon as the same becomes due to be paid, and the principal of said bonds as the same falls due to be paid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 28-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-19
Status: in_force

(1) In reviewing and evaluating charter applications, the authorizer shall employ procedures, practices and criteria consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality charter authorizing. The application review process must include thorough evaluation of each written charter application and in-person interview with the applicant group.

(2) In deciding whether to approve charter applications, the authorizer must:

(a) Grant charters only to applicants that have provided evidence of competence in each element of the authorizer's published approval criteria, and in the case of an applicant that currently operates one or more schools in any state or nation, clear evidence that the management or leadership team of the charter school or schools currently operated by the applicant has produced statistically significant gains in student achievement or consistently produced proficiency levels as measured on state achievement test;

(b) Base decisions on documented evidence collected through the application review process; and

(c) Follow charter-granting policies and practices that are transparent, based on merit and avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance thereof.

(3) Before the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days after the filing of a charter application, the authorizer must approve or deny the charter application; however, an application submitted by a public historically black college or university (HBCU), in partnership with a national nonprofit public HBCU support organization, for a charter school to be operated on or near the campus of the HBCU must be considered for expedited approval by the authorizer. The authorizer shall adopt by resolution all charter approval or denial decisions in an open meeting of the authorizer board.

(4) An approval decision may include, if appropriate, reasonable conditions that the charter applicant must meet before a charter contract may be executed pursuant to Section 37-28-21 .

(5) For a charter denial, the authorizer shall state clearly, for public record, its reasons for denial. A denied applicant may reapply subsequently with the authorizer.

(6) Before the expiration of ten (10) days after taking action to approve or deny a charter application, the authorizer shall provide a report to the applicant. The report must include a copy of the authorizer's resolution setting forth the action taken and reasons for the decision and assurances as to compliance with all of the procedural requirements and application elements set forth in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-25 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 59-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-25
Status: in_force

(a) All bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall be lithographed or engraved, and printed in two (2) or more colors, to prevent counterfeiting. Provided, however, where the bonds are sold to less than ten (10) purchasers at closing and the purchasers consent, a temporary bond or bonds may be issued in typewritten form pending preparation of the lithographed or engraved bonds for which the temporary bond or bonds may be subsequently exchanged. Such bonds shall be registered as issued, be numbered in a regular series from one (1) upward, and every such bond shall specify on its face the purpose for which it was issued and the total amount authorized to be issued, shall be made payable to bearer, or to the registered owner, and interest shall be evidenced by proper coupons thereto attached.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, bonds referred to hereinabove may be issued pursuant to the supplemental powers and authorizations conferred by the provisions of the Registered Bond Act, being Sections 31-21-1 through 31-21-7 .

(b) Bonds issued under the provisions of this article may contain such covenants or other provisions as may be necessary to insure continuing compliance with any federal law applicable to such bonds or the tax exempt nature of the interest income thereon and to assure that such bonds will be readily acceptable in the municipal bond market, provided the same is not inconsistent with the Constitution of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-55 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 113-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-55
Status: in_force

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Mississippi State University Veterinary School Fund.” The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Monies in the fund shall be disbursed by the Department of Finance and Administration to assist Mississippi State University with paying costs associated with the design, construction, renovation, repairs, and equipping of the Wise Center. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into such fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-203 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-203
Status: in_force

Sections 37-33-203 through 37-33-223 shall be known as the “Special Disability Programs Law of Mississippi.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-117-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 117-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-117-3
Status: in_force

The purpose and aim of the Mississippi State College for Women is the moral and intellectual advancement of the girls of the state by the maintenance of a first-class institution for their education in the arts and sciences, for their training in normal school methods and kindergarten, for their instruction in bookkeeping, photography, stenography, telegraphy, and typewriting, and in designing, drawing, engraving, and painting, and their industrial application, and for their instruction in fancy, general and practical needlework, and in such other industrial branches as experience, from time to time, shall suggest as necessary or proper to fit them for the practical affairs of life.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 43-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-17
Status: in_force

If any person related within the third degree by blood or marriage, as computed by civil law, to any member of the board, or if any person that is associated in any business or partnership with any member of said board, shall be employed in good faith by any school book company, firm, corporation or agent in connection with the adoption of textbooks within this state, the said member of the board so related by blood or marriage, or so associated in business or partnership with such person, shall not vote in the rating and adoption of any school book or books offered by such school book company, firm, corporation or agent for adoption.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-117 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-117
Status: in_force

The holder of any bond or any interest coupon issued under the provisions of Sections 37-29-107 through 37-29-115 may, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings at law or in equity, enforce and compel performance by the appropriate official or officials of the said boards of trustees of any or all acts and duties to be performed by such boards or such officials under the provisions of said sections and under the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bond or interest coupon. If there be any default in the payment of the interest on and principal of any of such bonds, any court having jurisdiction in the proper action may, upon petition of the holder of any such bonds, appoint a receiver to administer and operate the facilities, the revenues of which were pledged to the payment of such bonds, with power to fix and collect fees, rentals and other charges sufficient to provide for the payment of all bonds outstanding, to the payment of which the revenues of such facilities were pledged and to pay the expenses of operating and maintaining such facilities and to apply the revenues thereof in conformity with the provisions of said sections and of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-123 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 29-123
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-123
Status: in_force

In any such case the board of trustees of such junior college district by resolution or order, shall declare its intention to borrow any sum not in excess of the limitation fixed in Section 37-29-121 , and shall recite in said resolution or order with reasonable particulars the purpose for which said funds are to be borrowed, and shall fix a schedule of amounts and dates of maturities by which such loans shall be repaid. Such resolution or order shall be duly recorded in the permanent minutes of the board of trustees of such institution. All such loans shall be fully repaid within six years, and they shall be evidenced by notes signed by the president and secretary of the board of trustees, which shall bear appropriate reference to the resolution or order of the board of trustees authorizing such loan. Such loan shall be retired in installments of not less than one-fifth the amount thereof on the first day of April of the year next succeeding the date of such loan and an equal amount on the same date of each and every year thereafter until said loan is paid.

Notes issued in evidence of such loans shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed four percent (4%) per annum, all interest payable semi-annually, and no such note shall be sold or negotiated by said institution for less than par and accrued interest. Funds received by such institution from the sale or negotiation of any such notes shall be paid into the treasury of the institution and disbursed as other funds thereof are disbursed, but for no other purpose than that authorized by Section 37-29-121 .

Such notes shall be lithographed, or engraved, and printed in two or more colors to prevent counterfeiting. Such notes shall bear the signature of the junior college issuing the same, by the president and secretary of the board of trustees thereof. They shall be impressed with the seal of such institution. Interest coupons attached may bear the facsimile signatures of the aforesaid officers of the board of trustees. Before negotiation or sale and delivery thereof, said notes shall be registered in a book kept in the business office of such institution.

All indebtedness so created shall be paid from first funds derived from tax levies for maintenance and operation of said school coming into the treasury thereof and from fees, rentals and other charges as provided in Section 37-29-125 . In order to secure the prompt payment of any and all indebtedness, whether of principal or interest incurred hereunder, a special fund shall be established in the depository of the funds of said institution, the style of which shall be, “debt retirement fund of __________ junior college district,” and immediately upon receipt of the distribution of said first funds derived from such tax levies, annually hereafter in advance of the due date of each and every installment of said indebtedness, a sufficient sum from said taxes shall be paid into said special fund for the retirement of all principal and interest coming due within said year equal to the difference, if any, between such principal and interest and the amount collected from fees, rentals and other charges, as provided in Section 37-29-125 . Said debt retirement fund shall be used for no other purpose than for the payment of principal and interest of indebtedness incurred hereunder.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-121 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 65-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-121
Status: in_force

A signed duplicate original copy or a photostatic or other reproduced copy, not a hand or typewritten copy, of the petition or petitions provided for in Section 37-65-119 , shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the state superintendent of public education on the day when one such copy shall have been filed with or delivered to the president or secretary of the board of trustees to which such petitions be directed. Such copy or copies above mentioned may be transmitted to the state superintendent of public education by the person or persons filing or delivering same to said president or secretary of said board of trustees and shall be accompanied by the oath of such person or persons as to such facts and the date or dates on which such action was done. If such is not done the original petition shall have no validity.

All duplicate original signed copies or other copy or copies of said petitions, as hereinabove provided for, shall be preserved for not less than one calendar year from the date of said filing and same shall be public records.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-121 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-121
Status: in_force

Sections 37-23-121 through 37-23-131 shall be cited as the “Mississippi Learning Resources Law of 1974.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-8 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-8
Status: in_force

(1) The Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education shall develop and implement the Healthier School Initiative, consistent with the HealthierUS School Challenge developed by the United States Department of Agriculture and administered through its Food and Nutrition Service, to facilitate healthy choices and practices by local school districts through the promotion of healthier school environments. The office shall establish standard procedures to be adhered to by schools electing to participate in the program and shall establish a deadline for the submission of applications for participation in the initiative.

(2) Subject to the availability of funds whether appropriated by the Legislature, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), or received as gifts, bequests, endowments or grants from any public or private source, the Office of Healthy Schools shall provide financial incentives to schools receiving recognition through the HealthierUS School Challenge for purposes of funding the resources and staff training needed to meet healthy eating, nutrition education and physical education guidelines. The department shall allocate the funds to schools receiving recognition in the following amounts:

(a) Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) shall be awarded to schools receiving the Bronze Award level of recognition;

(b) Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) shall be awarded to schools receiving Silver Award level of recognition;

(c) Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) shall be awarded to schools receiving Gold Award level of recognition; and

(d) Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) shall be awarded to schools receiving Gold Award of Distinction level of recognition.

(3) The Office of Healthy Schools shall require local school districts to include information relevant to the HealthierUS School Challenge on their district Web sites and shall provide technical assistance to schools that elect to participate in the challenge to become a HealthierUS School. The office shall require participating schools to:

(a) Enroll as a Team Nutrition School;

(b) Offer reimbursable lunches that demonstrate healthy menu planning practices and principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and that meet United States Department of Agriculture nutrition standards;

(c) Provide nutrition education to students;

(d) Provide students with physical education and the opportunity for physical activity;

(e) Maintain an average daily participation of school enrollment for reimbursable lunches; and

(f) Adhere to guidelines established by Food and Nutrition Service for foods served and/or sold in schools outside the National School Lunch Program.

(4) To be eligible for participation, a school must:

(a) Be a public elementary or secondary school;

(b) Participate in the National School Lunch Program;

(c) Be enrolled in United States Department of Agriculture Team Nutrition; and

(d) Submit an application to the United States Department of Agriculture.

(5) Application for certification as a HealthierUS School must be submitted to the State Department of Education for review by the Office of Healthy Schools, which, upon its approval, shall forward the applications to the United States Department of Agriculture for consideration. Any application that is not approved based on standards for submission established by the Office of Healthy Schools shall be returned with instructions for modification and resubmission by the submitting school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 97-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-5
Status: in_force

Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this article shall have a private cause of action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-43 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 43-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-43
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Public Education shall deposit all funds sent to him from nonpublic schools for lost books or damaged books as well as all other funds accruing under this chapter in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Textbook Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 115-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-21
Status: in_force

Whenever used in Sections 37-115-21 through 37-115-33 , the term “medical school” shall mean the four-year, standard medical school provided for in Section 37-115-23 as a department of the University of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-131-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 131-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-131-5
Status: in_force

When any educable children of any school district are attending a demonstration or practice school under a contract, as authorized by Section 37-131-3 , who would otherwise be entitled to transportation at public expense under any applicable statute, such children shall remain entitled to such transportation and shall be reported for the allotment of transportation funds by the county or municipal separate school district in which they reside and, when so reported, transportation funds shall be allotted to the county or municipal separate school district therefor just as though such pupil were attending a regular school of the county or municipal separate school district, and transportation therefor shall be furnished by the county board of education or board of trustees of the municipal separate school district, as the case may be, as is otherwise provided by law.