Miss. Code Ann. § 37-117-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 117-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-117-1
Status: in_force

The institution incorporated by the act of the legislature, approved March 12, 1884, and established in pursuance thereof, shall continue to exist as a body politic and corporate by the name of the “Mississippi College for Women,” with all its property and franchises, rights, powers and privileges conferred on it by law, or properly incident to such a body and necessary to accomplish the purpose of its creation; said college may receive and hold all real estate and personal property conveyed or given to it for such purposes. However, the name “Mississippi State College for Women” is hereafter changed to “Mississippi University for Women,” without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which continue in all respects. Whenever the name “Mississippi College for Women” appears the same is construed to denote “Mississippi University for Women.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-24-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-24-9
Status: in_force

This chapter does not create any liability for, or create a cause of action against, a school or its officers or employees, a health care provider, an organization or association of which a school or school district is a member, a private or public school, a private club, a public recreation facility, or an athletic league when such person or entity has complied with the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 43-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-21
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of assisting the board during an adoption, there shall be rating committees in each of the fields in which textbooks are considered for adoption. Each committee shall be composed of seven (7) members. The State Superintendent of Public Education shall appoint four (4) members of each of the committees, each of whom shall be a competent, experienced teacher who is currently teaching in the field in which the textbooks are considered for adoption. The Governor of the State of Mississippi thereupon shall appoint three (3) members of each of said committees, who shall be persons he deems competent to participate in the appraisal of books offered for adoption, in each field, for use in the public schools of this state.

(2) It shall be the duty of said rating committees to appraise the books offered for adoption in each field in which textbooks are offered for adoption and recommend eight (8) books and/or series for each adoption to be made by the board and giving the reasons for or basis of such recommendations. No book shall be recommended which does not receive a majority vote of the members of each committee. Any member dissenting from any majority vote of the committee shall make his appraisal of any book recommended or rejected by the majority of the committee and specify the reasons therefor and make such recommendations as he thinks proper. All appraisals, recommendations, and dissents if any, shall be in writing and filed with the board for its consideration upon the adoption. The travel expenses of such committees shall be reimbursed in the amount as provided in Section 25-3-41 and shall be paid out of the State Textbook Fund. Such rating committees shall be subject to the provisions of Section 37-43-17 . The board shall have the power to reject any and all recommendations of the rating committees and to call for further recommendations; in no case shall the board adopt any book not recommended by the rating committees.

(3) Any and all sample textbooks that may be furnished by the publisher thereof as provided by Section 37-43-59 to any member of the board, the State Superintendent of Public Education, and any member of a rating committee shall within one (1) year after receipt of same by said member be turned in to the Regional School Book Depository without cost to the State of Mississippi, and the same shall thereafter be used without any cost to the State of Mississippi in supplying free textbooks to the educable children of the State of Mississippi as now provided by law or shall be sold to the highest bidder by the board with the proceeds immediately deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Textbook Fund.

(4) No state official, state employee, school board member, school superintendent, principal, teacher or any other individual shall sell or donate sample textbooks furnished them by the Regional School Book Depository as part of the textbook adoption or selection process. Said individuals and public officials shall not receive payment by the regional depository, any publisher or any other company for sample textbooks.

(5) School districts may annually utilize any portion of the textbook allotment for the repair of textbooks; provided, however, that school districts are authorized and encouraged to utilize the Mississippi Department of Corrections bookbinder for the repair of textbooks.

(6) Prices for new textbook purchases shall not be higher than the lowest price at which books are sold anywhere in the United States, after all discounts are allowed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-107 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 115-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-107
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to elect or appoint a dean of this school; to determine and provide for an adequate faculty, staff and other employees; to fix and provide for the compensation of said faculty, staff and employees; to provide an adequate physical plant for this school; to prescribe the courses of study and research compatible with the objects and purposes hereinabove set forth; and to do and accomplish all other related functions consistent with the implementation of Sections 37-115-101 through 37-115-111 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-211 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 33-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-211
Status: in_force

(1) The Office of Special Disability Programs shall assist individuals with the most severe disabilities determined to be eligible and in carrying out the purposes of the Rehabilitation Act is authorized among other things:

(a) To cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, both public and private, in providing rehabilitation services, in studying the problems involved therein, and in establishing, programs and services as may be necessary or desirable; and

(b) To conduct research and compile statistics relating to the provision of rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities.

(2) The Office of Special Disability Programs shall utilize federal grant money through Title VII of the most current amendment of the federal Rehabilitation Act to assist those individuals with the most severe disabilities. The office will work to provide medical equipment, home modifications, vehicle modifications and other independent living services to assist those individuals determined to be eligible according to the regulations of Title VII of the most current amendment of the Rehabilitation Act to remain in or return to mainstream society.

(3) The State Attendant Care Program created by the Mississippi Legislature in 1985 to provide personal care services for people who are severely disabled may function under the Office of Special Disability Programs. Personal care services will be provided to those individuals determined to be eligible by the office in accordance with policies established by the department.

(4) The Office of Special Disability Programs shall provide special disability services through programs developed with other state and federal agencies. The individuals and services provided shall be in conformity with any program policies and eligibility categories established by the programs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-133-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 133-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-133-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Mississippi Technical Institute Law of 1964.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-203 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-203
Status: in_force

(1) As part of the certification process, teachers certified in the education of blind and visually impaired students shall be required to demonstrate competence in reading and writing Braille after January 1, 2010. The State Department of Education shall adopt procedures to assess such competencies.

(2) The department shall recognize Braille and Orientation & Mobility as core subject areas for all blind students, as deemed appropriate by the IEP Committee for all areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC). The department shall adopt proficiency and competency in reading and writing of Literary Braille and Nemeth Code as a minimal standard for all teachers of the blind certified after January 1, 2010.

(3) Competency in reading and writing Literary Braille and Nemeth Code must be exhibited by an individual passing the Mississippi Praxis II Braille Competency Exam.

(4) The adoption of Braille as a core subject for blind and visually impaired students recognizes that the teaching of Braille is a unique educational need unparalleled by any other subject or skill taught to either general or special education students.

(5) The Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) is the body of knowledge and skills that are needed by students with visual impairments due to their unique disability-specific needs. Students with visual impairments need the Expanded Core Curriculum in addition to the core academic curriculum of general education. The ECC should be used as a framework for assessing students, planning individual goals and providing instruction. The ECC includes compensatory or functional academic skills, including communication modes, orientation and mobility, social interaction skills, independent living skills, recreation and leisure skills, career education, use of assistive technology, sensory efficiency skills and self-determination.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-177 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-177
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-177
Status: in_force

Specialized programs in vocational and vocational-technical education which are not available to students in their home districts, but which are offered in other districts, shall be available to such students on a non-out-of-district fee basis.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-475 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-475
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-475
Status: in_force

Upon being authorized by a resolution of the school board as is provided by Section 37-7-471 , the president and secretary shall be authorized and empowered to execute, for and on behalf of the school district, a conveyance or lease of the property for the purposes, upon the terms and conditions, and for the consideration provided and specified by the school board, including retention of a partial interest, or undivided interest or other ownership interest in the property, in the discretion of the school board. It shall not be necessary or requisite that competitive bids be advertised for or received in connection with such sale, conveyance, leasing or other disposition of property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-57 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 153-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-57
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the Accelerate Mississippi Workforce Development Program, which shall be directed by the office for the purpose of providing education and training to citizens seeking employment in high-wage, high-demand industries in the state, including, but not limited to, the nursing and healthcare fields, which were impacted by the disruption to the economy and workforce caused by COVID-19. 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) “ Recipient ” means a community college, institution of higher learning, or trainee recipient of grant funding under this section.

(b) “ Trainee ” means an individual receiving training or other services through programs under this article 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 article, to include:

(i) Necessary equipment or other supplies;

(ii) Curricula or other academic or training materials;

(iii) Remote learning or other classroom technology;

(iv) Stipends for teaching staff or faculty for workforce development programs;

(v) Trainee support, including tuition expenses and childcare or transportation assistance;

(vi) Coaching or mentoring services;

(vii) Job placement services;

(viii) Apprenticeship programs; and

(ix) Recruitment programs.

(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

(iii) The average wage rate for trainees receiving employment 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) Applicants agreeing to commit a portion of their federal COVID-19 relief funds, if they received federal COVID-19 relief funds directly, or other state, federal or private funds as supplemental matching funds to offset the total cost of the approved program will be prioritized for approval.

(6) The office shall:

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

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

(c) Prioritize high-wage, high-skill industries, including, but not limited to, nursing jobs or other jobs within the healthcare field; and

(d) Coordinate with the Department of Employment Security to share information to identify individuals who were furloughed, unemployed, underemployed or otherwise displaced due to COVID-19.

(7) The office may use a maximum of two percent (2%) of funds allocated for this article for the administration of the grant program, to the extent permissible under federal law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-3
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall act in the capacity of master teacher, teacher or assistant teacher in any federal or state-funded program of early childhood education or “Head Start,” or perform any of the functions, duties or powers of the same, unless that person shall be qualified in the following manner:

(a) A master teacher or any other employee or consultant receiving a salary or fee equivalent to that of a master teacher shall meet the qualifications of a teacher in this section, including the requirement that a teacher may be required to hold a state teaching license by the State Department of Education, and have demonstrated effectiveness as an early childhood educator. Effectiveness as an early childhood educator may be demonstrated by a rating of highly effective on a state evaluation of teaching, if available, or with evidence that the teacher has a record of raising the achievement outcomes of prekindergarten students.

(b) A teacher shall possess a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development or an equivalent field. A teacher may also possess a bachelor's degree in any field as well as have at least twelve (12) credit hours of coursework in early childhood education, child development, or an equivalent field approved by an institution granting a bachelor's degree in the early childhood education, child development or an equivalent field; or have a bachelor's degree in any field as well as have completed a specialized early childhood training program deemed equivalent by the State Department of Education to twelve (12) hours of approved coursework.

(c) An assistant teacher shall possess an associate's degree in early childhood education, child development or an equivalent field; or an associate's degree in any field and a Child Development Associate credential, a Montessori certification or an equivalent certification; or a high school diploma/GED and a Child Development Associate credential, a Montessori certification or an equivalent certification. Public school assistant teachers in the voluntary prekindergarten program established by the Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013 may be required by the State Department of Education to meet the definition of a highly qualified paraprofessional in addition to these requirements.

The State Department of Education shall adopt any necessary rules, policies or procedures to implement this section.

(2) Persons employed as a teacher, assistant teacher or in any other capacity in a prekindergarten or early childhood education program in a charter school authorized by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board are exempt from the requirements of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-105 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 151-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-105
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall have the authority to make such regulations not inconsistent with law which it deems necessary for the administration of this chapter. The State Board of Education, if it deems such practice necessary, may use reports of the first six (6) months of school for the purpose of determining net enrollment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 65-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-3
Status: in_force

The decision or determination to close any one or more of the schools, colleges or institutions of higher learning as provided in Section 37-65-1 , shall be effectuated and evidenced by a proclamation of the governor of the State of Mississippi, which shall be effective upon his execution or issuance thereof, and such schools, colleges, or institutions of higher learning closed according to the provisions of this article shall remain so closed until said governor shall execute or issue a further proclamation opening same. The use by said governor of the power vested in him by the terms of this article may be exercised from time to time as, in his discretion, he may deem necessary for any or all of the purposes specified in Section 37-65-1 and any proclamation of closure need not specify the period of time during which such closure shall be effective.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-211 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / 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. § 37-145-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 145-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-5
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Program to assist students in meeting the rising costs of higher education and to increase the educational opportunities of such students by providing low interest rate student loans to assist Mississippi students in furthering their higher education goals.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-15-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-15-15
Status: in_force

In making assignments of children to schools or attendance centers, the school board shall take into consideration the educational needs and welfare of the child involved, the welfare and best interest of all the pupils attending the school or schools involved, the availability of school facilities, sanitary conditions and facilities at the school or schools involved, health and moral factors at the school or schools, and in the community involved, and all other factors which the school board may consider pertinent, relevant or material in their effect on the welfare and best interest of the school district and the particular school or schools involved. All such assignments shall be on an individual basis as to the particular child involved and, in making such assignment, the school board shall not be limited or circumscribed by the boundaries of any attendance areas which may have been established by such board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-131 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 37-41-99 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 41-99
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-99
Status: in_force

The principal of and interest upon all notes or bonds issued under the authority of Section 37-41-89 shall be paid out of such transportation funds of the school district as may be available for such purpose. It shall be the duty of the school board to set aside each year out of such transportation funds a sufficient amount to pay the principal of and interest upon said notes or bonds as and when the same shall respectively mature and accrue. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of schools to include in the school budget each year separate items showing the amount required for the payment of the principal of and the interest upon all notes or bonds issued under the authority of said section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 65-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-13
Status: in_force

Upon or during any closure of any school in accordance with the provisions of this article, any and all transportation routes or transportation facilities may be changed or adjusted by the interested board or boards of trustees to accommodate the transportation of children who would be otherwise entitled to transportation had such closure not occurred.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-18-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 18-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-18-1
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish, design and implement a Superior-Performing Schools Program and an Exemplary Schools Program for identifying and rewarding public schools, including charter schools, that improve. The State Board of Education shall develop rules and regulations for the program, establish criteria and establish a process through which Superior-Performing and Exemplary Schools will be identified and rewarded. Upon full implementation of the statewide testing program, Superior-Performing, Exemplary or School At-Risk designation shall be made by the State Board of Education in accordance with the following:

(a) A growth expectation will be established by testing students annually and, using a psychometrically approved formula, by tracking their progress. This growth expectation will result in a composite score each year for each school.

(b) A determination will be made as to the percentage of students proficient in each school. This measurement will define what a student must know in order to be deemed proficient at each grade level and will clearly show how well a student is performing. The definition of proficiency shall be developed for each grade, based on a demonstrated range of performance in relation to content as reflected in the Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks. This range of performance must be established through a formal procedure including educators, parents, community leaders and other stakeholders.

(c) A school has the following two (2) methods for designation as either a Superior-Performing or an Exemplary School, to be determined on an annual basis:

(i) A school exceeds its growth expectation by a percentage established by the State Board of Education; or

(ii) A school achieves the grade level proficiency standard established by the State Board of Education.

Any school designated as a School At-Risk which exceeds its growth expectation by a percentage established by the State Board of Education shall no longer be considered a School At-Risk and shall be eligible for monetary awards under this section.

(2) Superior-Performing and Exemplary Schools may apply to the State Board of Education for monetary incentives to be used for selected school needs, as identified by a vote of all licensed and instructional personnel employed at the school. These incentive funds may be used for specific school needs, including, but not limited to:

(a) Funding for professional development activities. Staff participating in such activities will report to the school and school district or, in the case of a charter school, the governing board of the school about the benefits and lessons learned from such training;

(b) Technology needs;

(c) Sabbaticals for teachers or administrators, or both, to pursue additional professional development or educational enrichment;

(d) Paid professional leave;

(e) Training for parents, including, but not limited to, the following:

(i) Curriculum;

(ii) Chapter 1;

(iii) Special need students;

(iv) Student rights and responsibility;

(v) School and community relations;

(vi) Effective parenting.

All funds awarded under this subsection shall be subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature.

(3) The State Board of Education shall provide special recognition to all schools receiving Superior-Performing or Exemplary designation and, in the case of noncharter public schools, their school districts. Examples of such recognition include, but are not limited to: public announcements and events; special recognition of student progress and effort; certificates of recognition and plaques for teachers, principals, superintendents, support and classified personnel and parents; and media announcements utilizing the services of Mississippi Educational Television.

(4) The State Department of Education may benefit from the use of growth expectation measurements under this section in making evaluations under Section 37-19-9 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-57 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-57
Status: in_force

In the event of an appeal by any county board of education or board of trustees of any municipal separate school district from any final rule, regulation or order of the state educational finance commission, it shall be the duty and responsibility of such appealing county board or board of trustees, under the supervision of the executive secretary of said commission, to prepare or cause to be prepared the record on appeal, which, when approved by the commission or by the chairman thereof in vacation, shall be and constitute the record on appeal. The same shall thereupon be filed, as required by law, in the chancery court to which the appeal is taken. The cost of making and filing such record shall be an item of cost of said appeal, which shall be paid by said appellant. The cost of such record shall not be in excess of the cost of a similar record on appeal from a chancery court of this state to the supreme court of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 147-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-7
Status: in_force

The authority shall be composed of an odd number of members, said number to be determined and appointed by the board from among the research officers of the eight (8) institutions of higher learning and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, to serve at the will and pleasure of the board; the vice president of the board during the term of his office; the Director of the Mississippi Development Authority, or his designee; and the Commissioner of Higher Education as an ex officio, nonvoting member.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 141-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The University Research Center Act of 1988.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 104-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Mississippi Educational Facilities Authority Act for Private, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Learning.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 51-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-21
Status: in_force

The amount of any loan made or granted to any applicant shall be reduced by a credit at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per annum for each year from and after five years from the initial date of the granting of said loan that applicant continues to reside in the State of Mississippi.

In addition, the amount of said loan shall be reduced by a credit at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per annum for each year that applicant continues his education at any junior college, college or university within the State of Mississippi after his graduation or termination from secondary school.

In addition, the amount of said loan shall be reduced by a credit at the rate of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per annum for each year that applicant resides within the state and teaches in any school system therein, beginning from the date of his certification or licensing by the state department of education to teach in any such system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-68-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 68-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-68-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Equity in Distance Learning Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 47-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-9
Status: in_force

It is found and determined that the state should make an annual grant of Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) for each child in net enrollment in the public schools of the various school districts of this state during each school year, and that such monies should be applied for the purpose of establishing and maintaining adequate physical facilities for the public school district and/or the payment of existing debt therefor.

The grant to which each public school is entitled under the provisions of this section shall be credited to the school district of which such school is part. If any change is made in the operation or boundaries of any such school district, equitable reallocations shall be made by the department of all balances to the credit of such school district, and all debits charged against the districts affected by the change in the boundaries or system of operation. The obligation of the state to make remittance of the sums appropriated or otherwise provided to make the annual grants provided by this section shall be subordinate to the pledge made to secure the state school bonds authorized under this chapter and the sinking fund created for their retirement. The grants shall be computed annually as soon as practicable after the end of the school year, and shall be based on the net enrollment for such school year in all of the public schools operated by each school district as determined by the State Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-55 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 41-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-55
Status: in_force

(1) The driver of every school transportation vehicle used to transport pupils, on approaching any railroad crossing, shall bring the vehicle to a complete stop within fifty (50) feet but not less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest rail of the railroad. While stopped, the driver shall open the service door and driver's window, and look and listen for:

(a) Approaching trains or any other vehicle operated upon the rails for the purpose of maintenance of railroads, including, but not limited to, all hi-rail vehicles and on-track maintenance machines; and

(b) Signals indicating the approach of a train or other vehicle or machine operated upon the rails.

The driver shall not proceed until the driver has determined that it is safe to proceed.

(2) The driver of every school transportation vehicle used to transport pupils, on approaching any highway intersection, shall bring the vehicle to a complete stop and shall not proceed until the driver has determined that it is safe to proceed.

(3) Any driver who fails to bring his vehicle to a complete stop and follow the procedures as herein required is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-223 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / 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. § 37-171-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 171-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-171-7
Status: in_force

(1) School districts are encouraged strongly to enter into shared use agreements with community organizations and local governmental agencies.

(2) Local government entities are expressly authorized to enter into such shared use agreements and/or expend public funds and/or to use public labor and/or equipment and/or commodities in furtherance of the purpose of such agreements.

(3) The State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Department of Health, shall develop a best practices tool kit relating to shared use agreements for school districts. This tool kit must include:

(a) Information outlining liability protections for both the school district and school district employees for injuries resulting from community use of school property or facilities for purposes of recreation or sport during nonschool hours;

(b) Model shared use agreement language;

(c) A list of technical assistance resources available for the school district to promote community recreational use of school property or facilities during nonschool hours;

(d) A list of potential community partners for shared use agreements; and

(e) A list of any grants or funding opportunities available to school districts to promote community recreational use of school property or facilities during nonschool hours.

The tool kit must be posted on the State Department of Education and State Department of Health websites. The State Department of Education shall review the information required by this section no less than every two (2) years and shall update the information as necessary.

(4) The State Department of Education shall provide a link on the department's website to any school district policies or procedures that promote community recreational use of school property or facilities in order to encourage information sharing among the school districts.

(5) Each school district, in consultation with the school health council, must address community recreational use of school property or facilities during nonschool hours.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-4 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-4
Status: in_force

The compensation of any attorney employed by a school board who is a member of the Legislature shall be paid only from funds available to the school district that are not appropriated by the Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-21
Status: in_force

If any parent, guardian or other person, shall abuse any superintendent, principal, teacher or school bus driver while school is in session or at a school-related activity, in the presence of school pupils, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-181 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-181
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-181
Status: in_force

Sections 37-23-171 through 37-23-181 shall be in addition to and supplemental to the provisions of Sections 37-23-121 through 37-23-131 , known as the “Mississippi Learning Resources Law of 1974.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-171-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 171-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-171-7
Status: in_force

(1) School districts are encouraged strongly to enter into shared use agreements with community organizations and local governmental agencies.

(2) Local government entities are expressly authorized to enter into such shared use agreements and/or expend public funds and/or to use public labor and/or equipment and/or commodities in furtherance of the purpose of such agreements.

(3) The State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Department of Health, shall develop a best practices tool kit relating to shared use agreements for school districts. This tool kit must include:

(a) Information outlining liability protections for both the school district and school district employees for injuries resulting from community use of school property or facilities for purposes of recreation or sport during nonschool hours;

(b) Model shared use agreement language;

(c) A list of technical assistance resources available for the school district to promote community recreational use of school property or facilities during nonschool hours;

(d) A list of potential community partners for shared use agreements; and

(e) A list of any grants or funding opportunities available to school districts to promote community recreational use of school property or facilities during nonschool hours.

The tool kit must be posted on the State Department of Education and State Department of Health websites. The State Department of Education shall review the information required by this section no less than every two (2) years and shall update the information as necessary.

(4) The State Department of Education shall provide a link on the department's website to any school district policies or procedures that promote community recreational use of school property or facilities in order to encourage information sharing among the school districts.

(5) Each school district, in consultation with the school health council, must address community recreational use of school property or facilities during nonschool hours.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-24 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-24
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-24
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no school district shall contract with any licensed personnel for a number of employment days which shall be less than one hundred eighty-five (185).

Beginning with the 1994-1995 school year, no school district shall contract with any licensed personnel for less than one hundred eighty-seven (187) employment days.

(2) Licensed personnel may be employed for less than a full school year if the contract states the exact period of time for which the licensed person is to be employed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-63 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 106-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-63
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created the state dental forgivable loan program. The purpose of the program shall be to enable eligible applicants who desire to become dentists to obtain a standard four-year education in the study of dentistry in the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, which will qualify them to become licensed, practicing dentists.

(2) The board shall establish, by rule and regulation, the maximum annual award which may be made under this program at an amount not to exceed the cost of tuition and other expenses, and shall establish the maximum number of awards, which may be made not to exceed the length of time required to complete the degree requirements.

(3) Repayment and conversion terms shall be the same as those outlined in Section 37-106-53 and shall include the following:

(a) Payment in full of principal and interest must be made in sixty (60) or less equal monthly installments;

(b) In lieu of payment in full of both principal and interest, a loan recipient may elect to repay by entry into public health work at a state health institution as defined in Section 37-106-67(2) , or community health centers that are grantees under Section 330 of the United States Public Health Service Act;

(c) In lieu of payment in full of both principal and interest, a loan recipient may elect to repay by entry into the practice of dentistry in an area outside of a metropolitan statistical area, as defined and established by the United States Census Bureau, and within a region ranking between 1 and 54, inclusively, on the Relative Needs Index of Four Factors for Dentists, as annually determined by the State Board of Health, for a period of five (5) years.

(4) The board shall establish the rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-467 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-467
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-467
Status: in_force

The Copiah-Lincoln 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 students as, in its discretion, should be transported in the best interest of the district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-15-4 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 15-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-15-4
Status: in_force

The school board of every school district, as created and empowered by law, shall keep and preserve permanently a copy of all district-wide reports required by the State Board of Education to be filed on an annual basis.

Copies of those district-wide reports required by the State Board of Education on less than an annual basis may be destroyed after five (5) years upon approval of the school board of the school district.

All supporting documents necessary to compile such district-wide reports, except as delineated in Section 37-15-8 may be destroyed after three (3) years following the academic year for which the report was made upon approval of the school board of the school district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 175-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-21
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education in conjunction with each nonpublic school operating under the provisions of this chapter, may:

(a) Extend the school day or length of the scholastic year;

(b) Develop and establish a curriculum that is consistent with the Mississippi Curriculum Framework in the subject areas of mathematics, social studies, science, music, art and physical education; and

(c) Select, purchase and use textbooks, literature and other instructional materials that would improve educational attainment by students in the school, subject to the approval of the board.

(2) The qualified personnel to provide speech-language services for children with speech-language impairment who attend the nonpublic special purpose schools shall consist of speech-language pathologists.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 106-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-5
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall be defined as follows unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “ Eligible applicant or eligible student ” means an individual who completes an application by the published application deadline for a given student financial assistance program, meets all initial or continuing eligibility requirements for the program and enrolls in an approved institution for the given program.

(b) “ Approved institution ” means an institution of higher learning, public or private, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or its equivalent or a business, vocational, technical or other specialized school recognized and approved by the Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board.

(c) “ Board ” means the Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board created by Section 37-106-9 authorized and empowered to administer the provisions of this chapter.

(d) “ Financial need ” means anticipated expenses of an eligible student while attending an approved institution which cannot reasonably be met by said student or by the parents thereof as shall be determined according to the criteria established by the rules and regulations of the board. Financial need shall be reevaluated and redetermined at least annually.

(e) “ Agency ” means the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

(f) “ Renewal applicant or renewal student ” means a student who previously received funding for a given program.

(g) “Resident,” “resident status” or “residency” shall be defined and determined in the same manner as resident status for tuition purposes as set forth in Sections 37-103-1 through 37-103-29 , with the exception of Section 37-103-17 . Unless excepted by the rules of a given program, an applicant must be a Mississippi resident to qualify for financial assistance under this chapter.

(h) “ Dependent ” shall be defined and used in the same manner as the term “ minor ” in Sections 37-103-1 through 37-103-29 . The board will follow the federal guidelines for classifying a student as “dependent” or “independent.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-81 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 31-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-81
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to establish Future Farmers of America camps. Such locations shall be finally determined by the board.

The board is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire land and to place thereon such buildings and equipment as may be deemed appropriate for the establishment and operation of Future Farmers of America camps. The board shall provide for the operation, maintenance and upkeep of said camps.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-79 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 27-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-79
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall review and develop a report relating to the need for a separate board of trustees and separate administrative office for the Coahoma Agricultural High School, the Forrest Agricultural High School and the Hinds Agricultural High School and shall submit this finding with recommendations for any necessary legislation to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Education Committees on or before December 1, 2012, for consideration in the 2013 Regular Session. Said report shall include any necessary recommendations for the consolidation and transfer of administrative offices, transfer of real and personal property, and transfer of students from such agricultural high school to the appropriate school district.

(2) Any agricultural high school in this state (whether maintained by one (1) county or more than one (1) county) may be abolished when twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors residing in such county or counties shall file a petition with the board of supervisors or boards of supervisors of such county or counties, and request that such school be abolished. Thereupon, the question shall be submitted to an election of the qualified electors of the county or counties within not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the next meeting of the board of supervisors or boards of supervisors after the filing of the petition. At such election said electors may vote for abolishing the agricultural high school or against abolishing the agricultural high school. If a majority of the votes cast in such election be in favor of abolishing such school, then such school shall be abolished. If less than a majority of those voting fail to vote for abolishing such school then it shall not be abolished but shall be supported and maintained as now provided by law. When an election is called under this section and the school is not abolished, then another election cannot be held for a period of two (2) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-53 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 153-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-53
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Legislature finds the following:

(a) The public health crisis related to COVID-19 resulted in a general disruption in the Mississippi economy and workforce, particularly in the healthcare industry;

(b) Workforce shortages exist in a number of high-wage, high-demand Mississippi industries, including, but not limited to, the field of nursing; and

(c) The availability of unprecedented federal funding to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the workforce and economy has created a unique opportunity for the Office of Workforce Development, working with community colleges, institutions of higher learning, employers, and others, to provide education and training for Mississippians seeking employment in healthcare and other fields.

(2) Therefore, the intent of the Mississippi Legislature is:

(a) To provide funding for outreach and other efforts to connect citizens seeking employment in nursing and other high-wage, high-demand fields with the education and training required to obtain necessary skills for relevant employment in the state;

(b) To provide funding for new and increased capacity in new and existing relevant workforce development and training programs, particularly programs related to nursing and healthcare, to include any required equipment or supplies, at community and junior colleges and institutions of higher learning across the state; and

(c) To gauge the effectiveness of these programs by gathering data related to participation and wage and employment outcomes in order to replicate successful efforts in future workforce development programs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-37-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 37-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-37-9
Status: in_force

Upon completion of each review or audit, the State Auditor shall prepare a report setting forth the audit results and findings, specifically noting all exceptions or violations of any existing law. Copies thereof shall be furnished to the State Department of Education and each school district reviewed or audited. The original copy shall be retained in the Office of the State Auditor as a permanent record thereof and shall be subject to public inspection. The State Auditor shall complete a comprehensive annual report summarizing results of reviews or audits each year and provide the report to the State Department of Education and to the education committees of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-237 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 29-237
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-237
Status: in_force

Any public junior college fraternity, sorority, or secret society as defined in Section 37-29-235 is hereby declared to be inimical to public free schools and therefore unlawful.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-159-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 159-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-159-11
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program, which shall be a special home loan program for eligible licensed teachers who render service to the state in a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers, as designated by the State Board of Education. The home loan program shall be administered by the State Department of Education. The department may contract with one or more public or private entities to provide assistance in implementing and administering the program. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the implementation and administration of the program.

(2) Participation in the loan program shall be available to any licensed teacher who renders service in a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers, as designated by the State Board of Education. Any person who receives a loan under the program shall be required to purchase a house and reside in a county in which the school district for which the teacher is rendering service, or any portion of the school district, is located. The maximum amount of a loan that may be made under the program to any person shall be Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00).

(3) Any loan made under the program to a person who actually renders service as a teacher in a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers, as designated by the State Board of Education, shall be converted to an interest-free grant on the basis of one (1) year's service for one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of the amount of the loan. Any person who does not render three (3) years' service as a teacher in a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers, as designated by the State Board of Education, shall be liable to the State Department of Education for one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of the amount of the loan for each year that he does not render such service, plus interest accruing at the current Stafford Loan rate at the time the person discontinues his service. If a claim for repayment under this subsection is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection, the obligor shall be liable for an additional amount equal to a reasonable attorney's fee.

(4) All funds received by the State Department of Education as repayment of loans by program participants shall be deposited in the Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-35 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 47-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-35
Status: in_force

Before any state school bonds are issued as authorized by this chapter, the state educational finance commission shall transmit to the state bond commission a request for the issuance thereof in the form of a resolution adopted by said state educational finance commission. Said request shall embody the following:

(a) A schedule showing the aggregate of bonds issued pursuant to previous requests, the purposes for which the same were issued, the annual payments required to retire such bonds and the interest thereon, and the amount of sinking fund applicable to the retirement of such outstanding bonds;

(b) The amount of bonds sought to be issued, the purpose or purposes for which such bonds are to be issued, and the amount intended for each purpose;

(c) A schedule showing future annual principal requirements and estimated annual interest requirements on the bonds requested to be issued;

(d) The estimated amount of the advances which the commission intends to make within the then current fiscal year;

(e) The aggregate amount for which advances have been approved, but which await completion because the funds necessary to make the same are not available;

(f) The aggregate amount of certificates of credit issued to school districts which are to be paid or redeemed by the commission with the proceeds of such bonds and for which no funds are otherwise available.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-29 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 175-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-29
Status: in_force

The inclusion of eligible nonpublic schools within options available to Mississippi public school students does not expand the regulatory authority of the state, its officers, or any school district to impose any additional regulation of nonpublic schools beyond those reasonably necessary to enforce requirements expressly set forth in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-33 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-33
Status: in_force

The office or law enforcement department or agency or the justice court judge or the clerk of the circuit court making such reports as are required pursuant to the provisions of Section 37-11-29(2) , shall receive the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) for each such report made, which sum shall be paid from the general fund by the town, city, or county where such report or reports are made, upon proper bill being submitted therefor supported by certificate or affidavit that such reports have been made.

All such reports shall be preserved by each recipient thereof and a copy retained in the office or law enforcement department or agency, state, county or municipal, and in the office of any justice of the peace or circuit clerk, as the case may be, who or which made such report or reports.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-17-6.1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-6.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-17-6.1
Status: in_force

(1) In the Mississippi Achievement School District, in which as of January 1, 2024, two (2) local school districts have been placed into by the State Board of Education, specifically, the Yazoo City Municipal School District and the Humphreys County School District, there shall be an administrative transition of those school districts into two (2) separate Districts of Transformation with such transition completed by July 1, 2025. Until June 30, 2025, preceding the effective date of the required transition of school districts in the Mississippi Achievement School District into Districts of Transformation, the districts shall remain under the authority and control of the Mississippi Achievement School District and the State Board of Education.

(2) From and after July 1, 2024, no local school district shall be placed into the Mississippi Achievement School District and effective July 1, 2025, the Mississippi Achievement School District shall be dissolved.

(3) On or before September 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall provide the Mississippi Achievement School District with notice and instructions regarding the timetable for actions to be taken to comply with the transition of those local schools into Districts of Transformation.

(4) A declaration of a state of emergency shall not be required by the Governor for the two (2) districts to transition from the Mississippi Achievement School District placement into a District of Transformation; however, the two (2) districts shall be required to comply with any and all obligations and laws as required by other Districts of Transformation and the State Board of Education shall have all the authorities granted to it in Sections 37-17-6 and 37-17-13 , including the assignment of an interim superintendent to the Districts of Transformation, or in its discretion, contracting with an appropriate private entity with experience in the academic, finance and other operational functions of schools and school districts, who will be responsible for the administration, management and operation of the school district in accordance with Section 37-17-6(15) , and the determination of when a District of Transformation is ready to be reconstituted, reorganized, and returned to local control.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 28-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds and declares that the general purposes of the state's charter schools are as follows:

(a) To improve student learning by creating high-quality schools with high standards for student performance;

(b) To close achievement gaps between high-performing and low-performing groups of public school students;

(c) To increase high-quality educational opportunities within the public education system for all students, especially those with a likelihood of academic failure;

(d) To create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel which allow them to have a direct voice in the operation of their schools;

(e) To encourage the use of different, high-quality models of teaching, governing, scheduling and other aspects of schooling which meet a variety of student needs;

(f) To allow public schools freedom and flexibility in exchange for exceptional levels of results driven accountability;

(g) To provide students, parents, community members and local entities with expanded opportunities for involvement in the public education system; and

(h) To encourage the replication of successful charter schools.

(2) All charter schools in the state established under this chapter are public schools and are part of the state's public education system.

(3) No provision of this chapter may be interpreted to allow the conversion of private schools into charter schools.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-35-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 35-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-35-1
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Community College Board is authorized and directed to prescribe rules and regulations, which said rules and regulations when properly promulgated and not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter shall have the force and effect of law, under which a program may be established, maintained and supervised for the purpose of supplying educational advantages to adults, which shall include all persons sixteen (16) years of age and over, not enrolled in school or required to be enrolled in school by the compulsory school attendance law, Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The aim and purpose of such a program shall be to reduce illiteracy and to provide a general plan of continuing education in the fundamental principles of democratic society, citizenship, public affairs, forums, home family life, arts and crafts, general cultural subjects with priority to be given to academic training through high school and training in technical skills and trades needed by industries, and such other subjects as the Mississippi Community College Board may prescribe for the social and economic advancement of adults. The Mississippi Community College Board is authorized to employ such additional supervisory, secretarial and clerical personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-73-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 73-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-73-5
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Department of Education shall work in conjunction with the Mississippi Community College Board to ensure alignment of career technical education courses across the public school system and community college system. If a community college chooses not to participate in the dual credit program or does not have certain courses available for participating students, eligible high school students may enroll in dual credit courses and attend such courses at the campus of another participating community college within the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 102-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-11
Status: in_force

Extracurricular items such as dormitories, gymnasiums, stadiums, and such related items shall not be constructed for use by off-campus sites of universities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-61-31 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 61-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-61-31
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors of the various counties in Mississippi which are entitled to share in the distribution of the Chickasaw school funds, are hereby authorized and empowered to make settlement with any separate school district in said counties which has received more or less than its proportionate part of said funds, and the boards of supervisors may appropriate any money now on hand or that may be allotted to said counties in the future in the payment of any amount due to such separate school districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-39 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 28-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-39
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to the extent that any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with any other state or local law, rule or regulation, the provisions of this chapter govern and are controlling.

(2) A charter school and any education service provider which provides comprehensive management for a charter school must be a nonprofit education organization.

(3) A charter school is subject to all federal laws and authorities specified in this chapter or agreed upon with the authorizer in the charter contract, where such contracting is consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

(4) To the extent approved by the authorizer, a charter contract may consist of one or more schools. Each charter school that is part of a charter contract must be separate and distinct from any other charter school.

(5) A single governing board may hold one or more charter contracts.

(6) A charter school must function as a local educational agency, and as such, a charter school is responsible for meeting the requirements of local educational agencies under applicable federal laws, including those relating to special education, receipt of funds and compliance with funding requirements. Status as a local educational agency, however, does not preclude a charter school from developing, by mutual agreement or formal contract, links with the local school district for services, resources and programs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 115-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-1
Status: in_force

The University of Mississippi, incorporated on the twenty-fourth of February, A. D., 1844, shall continue to exist as a body-politic and corporate by that name and style, with all its property, real and personal, and with all the franchises, rights, powers and privileges heretofore conferred on it by law or properly incident to such a body and necessary to accomplish the end of its creation; said university may receive, hold and dispose of all real and personal property conveyed to it for such purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-2 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 41-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-2
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any individual, other than a student scheduled to be a passenger upon that particular bus, a member of the public school administration or faculty, or a law enforcement official, to directly or indirectly interfere in any way with passenger ingress and egress or the operation, including unauthorized boarding thereof, of a bus used in public school student transportation unless permission has been obtained as prescribed by pertinent rules and regulations promulgated by the state board of education or the local school authorities.

(b) Upon conviction of violation of any provision of this section, such individual shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or both. Any person under the age of seventeen (17) who violates any provision of this section shall be treated as delinquent within the jurisdiction of the youth court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-31 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-31
Status: in_force

Such report as is required pursuant to the provisions of Section 37-11-29(2) , shall contain the full name of the student; the place, date and time of arrest; a brief statement of the charge or charges upon which he was arrested, and any other charges placed against him after his arrest but before the making of the report, and the disposition, if any, which may have been made of said charges by the arresting officer or the law enforcement department of which he be a member; whether the student was released on bail and, if so, the amount thereof; and the person's home address and the school or educational institution in which he was enrolled. If the report be made after the trial of such person it shall contain all of the foregoing information and, in addition, a brief statement of the charge or charges upon which he was tried, whether acquitted or convicted; if convicted, the punishment inflicted; if any appeal has been taken from the decision of the justice court judge or circuit court such shall be so stated; and if such person be admitted to bail either before or after trial, the amount thereof shall be stated, together with the name of each surety upon his bail bond.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-39 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-39
Status: in_force

The state treasurer is hereby designated and appointed custodian of all funds made available to the state department of education other than such funds as may be appropriated by the legislature, and he is hereby authorized to receive and to provide for the proper custody of the same. All such funds shall be disbursed by the treasurer on warrants drawn therefor by the state auditor on requisitions of the state superintendent of public education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds and declares that the general purposes of the state's charter schools are as follows:

(a) To improve student learning by creating high-quality schools with high standards for student performance;

(b) To close achievement gaps between high-performing and low-performing groups of public school students;

(c) To increase high-quality educational opportunities within the public education system for all students, especially those with a likelihood of academic failure;

(d) To create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel which allow them to have a direct voice in the operation of their schools;

(e) To encourage the use of different, high-quality models of teaching, governing, scheduling and other aspects of schooling which meet a variety of student needs;

(f) To allow public schools freedom and flexibility in exchange for exceptional levels of results driven accountability;

(g) To provide students, parents, community members and local entities with expanded opportunities for involvement in the public education system; and

(h) To encourage the replication of successful charter schools.

(2) All charter schools in the state established under this chapter are public schools and are part of the state's public education system.

(3) No provision of this chapter may be interpreted to allow the conversion of private schools into charter schools.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 177-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-19
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt such policies, rules and regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of this chapter.

(2) The State Department of Education shall provide such technical assistance and training of teachers/administrators as may be needed to aid local school districts in administering the provisions of this chapter.

(3) Each local school district must include provisions required by this chapter as an addition to the district's published handbook of policy for employees and students beginning in school year 2013-2014.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 145-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-13
Status: in_force

The annual and aggregate loan limits for each eligible student borrower shall be in accordance with those limits established for the Stafford Loan Program authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The board of trustees has established an agency to carry out the functions of providing guarantees to student loans in accordance with the Stafford Loan Program. This agency, entitled the Mississippi Guarantee Student Loan Agency, guarantees payment of loans qualifying under federal law which are thereby eligible for reinsurance from the federal Department of Education. The board is authorized to operate the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Program as a guaranteed program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 145-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-7
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created a special fund of the company to be known as the “Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund.” The fund shall consist of amounts paid into the fund by donations from private sources, by legislative appropriation, from the proceeds of the issuance of bonds or from any other source. All of the earnings on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) The monies in the fund shall be used to increase the educational opportunities of students by providing low interest rate loans to assist Mississippi students in furthering their higher education goals.

(3) The Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund shall be maintained by the company. The company is authorized to maintain such fund in an official state depository, and, in accordance with Section 27-105-21 , shall invest such funds at interests as required by said section, said depository so selected shall be capable of serving as Trustee for the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-63 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-63
Status: in_force

No local school board, school superintendent or school principal shall prohibit a public school classroom teacher from discussing and answering questions from individual students on the origin of life.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-49-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-49-1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Minor Student Capacity to Borrow Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-219 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-219
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-219
Status: in_force

The right of an individual to maintenance under the Office of Special Disability Programs shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity and shall be exempt from the claims of creditors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-71 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 113-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-71
Status: in_force

There is established, at Mississippi State University, the “Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program” for the purpose of identifying and providing qualified students with scholarships to assist such students in pursuing degrees through matriculation in veterinary medicine. The scholarship program shall:

(a) Be developed and implemented in order to provide encouragement, opportunities and incentives for persons pursuing a veterinary medicine degree at Mississippi State University to:

(i) Provide veterinary services in rural Mississippi communities; and

(ii) Receive specialized training to meet the needs of rural Mississippians and livestock producers in rural Mississippi communities;

(b) Be administered by the Dean of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine; and

(c) Annually award scholarships to an average of two (2) scholars, whose scholarship assistance may be funded annually for a period not to exceed four (4) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-501 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-501
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-501
Status: in_force

When any school district now existing or hereafter created under any of the laws of this state shall be dissolved, abolished or discontinued, either as a result of the reorganization and reconstitution of school district under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, or otherwise, and such school district at the time of the dissolution or discontinuance thereof shall have no outstanding bonds or other indebtedness then all funds, property and other assets which shall belong to such school district at the time of the dissolution or discontinuance thereof shall become the property, funds and assets of the school district to which the territory formerly comprising such dissolved district is annexed. If the territory of the dissolved district is annexed to or becomes a part of two (2) or more school districts, then such property, funds and other assets shall be divided and apportioned among such districts in proportion to the number of children enrolled in the schools of the dissolved district at the time of the dissolution thereof who reside in the territory annexed to each district, or in such other manner as may be agreed upon by the school boards of the districts involved. Any school property or other assets of the dissolved district which are not to be used by the school district or districts to which the territory of the dissolved district is annexed may be sold by the board of supervisors of the county in which the property or other assets are located, and, in such case, the proceeds of the sale thereof shall be disposed of in the manner otherwise provided in this section for the disposition of the funds and other assets of the dissolved district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-563 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 29-563
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-563
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the Coahoma Community College District shall have the authority to purchase property, make capital improvements, and lease or use private or public facilities at the campus, in the discretion of the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-103 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 33-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-103
Status: in_force

The Executive Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, through the Director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, may, within budgetary limitations, purchase and operate motor vehicles for the purpose of transporting material, products and clients, and may employ program coordinating, supervising, support and production personnel to properly effectuate the purposes for which community rehabilitation programs are established under Section 37-33-101 . The director may designate a member of his or her staff to execute and enter into, on behalf of the office, contracts and subcontracts with any industry, manufacturer or other party for the production and the manufacture of goods or provision of services in the community rehabilitation program; however, the director must approve the general terms and conditions thereof. The director may authorize community rehabilitation programs to manufacture items and/or provide services for sale to jobbers or directly to the general public.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 51-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-7
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the commission to receive and pass upon, allow or disallow, all applications for loans made by students who desire to receive a secular education in any of the grades one through twelve in any school in this state constituting a bona fide school as defined in a general regulation of the commission, other than in the free public school system of this state, and who are acceptable for enrollment in any approved nonfree school system. The commission may make such investigation into the financial status of the parents of such students who apply for loans as it deems advisable, to determine the extent of the need for said loan. The commission may prescribe such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

The commission shall have the authority to grant loans from the “state educational loan fund” to such applicants as are qualified to receive them and on such terms as may be prescribed by regulation of the commission and by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-609 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-609
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-609
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by an educational building corporation shall be lawful investments for trusts, insurance companies, savings companies, banks and other financial institutions organized under the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-305 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-305
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-305
Status: in_force

(1) In funding community and junior colleges, the actual amount of the annual appropriation of the community and junior colleges general support bill shall be computed as follows:

(a) Calculate the state funding per student for Grades K-12 by dividing the total revenue from state funds by the ADA. Both the funding and ADA figures shall be provided by the State Department of Education.

(b) Calculate the state funding per FTE for regional universities by dividing the state funds for E & G operations by FTE enrollment. Both funding and enrollment figures shall come from the SREB State Data Exchange.

(c) Mid-level funding for community and junior colleges shall be the average as computed from paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection multiplied by the total community and junior college FTEs. This amount shall be appropriated annually by the Legislature to the community and junior colleges.

(2) Data used in the calculation of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) shall be the most current available data utilizing the same fiscal year for all entities involved. Information from the SREB State Data Exchange shall be used to ensure common denominators in the calculation of FTE enrollment and to ensure consistent reporting of financial data.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 147-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi University Research Authority Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-63-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 37-29-39 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-39
Status: in_force

It is expressly provided that nothing in Sections 37-29-1 through 37-29-273 shall be construed as affecting a junior college district heretofore established under authority of Sections 37-29-401 through 37-29-437 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-17
Status: in_force

The director, with the approval of the executive director and the state board, may accept and use gifts and donations made unconditionally or otherwise for carrying out the purposes of the Vocational Rehabilitation Law, from either public or private sources. Gifts made under such conditions as in the judgment of the state board are proper and consistent with the provisions of that law may be so accepted and shall be held, invested, reinvested and used in accordance with the conditions of the gift. All monies received as gifts or donations, except conditional gifts requiring other treatments, shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall constitute a permanent fund to be called the “Special Fund for the Vocational Rehabilitation of Individuals with Disabilities” and shall be used by the state board for such purposes. The state board shall make a report annually to the Legislature setting forth the condition of vocational rehabilitation of eligible individuals with disabilities in Mississippi, the expenditures made from state and federal funds in carrying out the provisions of that law or its purpose, and a detailed statement of all gifts and donations offered and accepted, together with the names of donors and the respective amounts prescribed by each and all the disbursements made therefrom.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-4 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-4
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any teacher or school administrator in any of the schools of the state which are supported, in whole or in part, by the public funds of the state, to permit the voluntary participation by students or others in prayer. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any teacher or other school authority to prescribe the form or content of any prayer. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to amend or repeal the provisions of Section 37-13-4.1 but shall be considered as supplemental and in addition to the provisions of Section 37-13-4.1 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 41-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-21
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to transport pupils who are not entitled to such transportation, or to transport pupils from one (1) district to another if their grade or grades are taught in a school within the district wherein they reside, unless the transfer of such children from the district in which they reside to such districts shall have been approved in the manner provided by law. It shall be further unlawful for the school board to expend funds from any source whatsoever for the transportation of pupils from one (1) district to another district if their grade or grades are taught in a school within the district wherein they reside, unless the transfer of such children from the district in which they reside to such other district shall have been approved in the manner provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-53 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-53
Status: in_force

(1) The State Early Childhood Advisory Council (SECAC), located in the Office of the Governor, is (a) to assist the State Department of Education with the implementation of the Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013, (b) to ensure coordination among the various agencies and programs serving preschool children in order to support school district's efforts to achieve the goal of readiness to start school, (c) to facilitate communication, cooperation and maximum use of resources and to promote high standards for all programs serving preschool children and their families in Mississippi, (d) to serve as the designated council for early childhood education and care pursuant to federal Public Law 110-134 , and (e) to carry out any responsibilities assigned to SECAC by the Governor and/or by applicable federal law.

(2) The membership of the State Early Childhood Advisory Council (SECAC) in accordance with Public Law 110-134 , shall include the following members to be appointed by the Governor:

(a) A representative of the Mississippi Department of Human Services;

(b) A representative of the Mississippi Department of Education;

(c) A representative of local educational agencies;

(d) A representative of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Education;

(e) A representative of local providers of early childhood education and care services from each congressional district;

(f) A representative from Head Start agencies located in the state, including Indian Head Start programs and migrant and seasonal Head Start programs as available;

(g) The State Director of Head Start Collaboration;

(h) The Part C Coordinator and/or the Section 619 Coordinator of programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 USC 1419 , 1431 et seq. );

(i) A representative of the Mississippi Department of Health;

(j) A representative of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health; and

(k) Representatives of other entities deemed relevant by the Governor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-429 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-429
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-429
Status: in_force

When the board of trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District shall determine that it is necessary to procure additional funds by issuance of bonds for the purpose of making capital outlays for the construction and equipping of buildings, athletic fields, other structures, and related facilities, or for making repairs or providing funds for use in conjunction with funds provided by or available from any governmental, public or private source by loan, donation, matching program or grant, it may adopt a resolution declaring the necessity for said funds, that the same are unavailable from other sources and declare the purpose for which said funds are required and to be expended which purposes may, in addition to the foregoing, include any and all of the purposes for which school district bonds may be issued. In its said resolution the board of trustees shall determine and adjudge that the said bonds when issued will not result in the imposition on the property of the district of an indebtedness of more than five percent of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the junior college district for junior college purposes, according to the latest completed assessment for taxation, shall specify the maximum amount in which said bonds may be issued, give the general proposed schedule of maturities and the details with respect to said bonds. In all matters where not otherwise herein provided the said bonds shall conform to the provisions of law governing school district bonds. Upon request of the board of trustees the clerk of the chancery court of each county shall furnish his certificate showing the totals of the latest completed assessment for taxation of all taxable property of the county, including motor vehicles.

Said resolution may call upon the boards of supervisors of the several counties to require an election to be called to determine whether or not the said bonds shall be issued or it may, in the discretion of said board of trustees, determine to issue the said bonds unless protest shall be filed and an election called pursuant thereto as set out in Section 37-29-431 . In the event that the board of trustees shall determine to cause an election to be called as above mentioned, the election shall be held and the results thereof ascertained and given effect in the manner as is set out in Section 37-29-431 and provided for in cases where an election is called upon the petition of twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of the county.

Prior to its resolution determining to issue said bonds or call an election thereon, the board of trustees of the junior college district shall inform the board of supervisors of each of the counties of its proposal and may be required, by the board of supervisors of any county, to cause to be made a survey, by one or more impartial experts, of the building needs of the district, setting out the same in the order of priority. If such a survey has been conducted within the past twenty-four (24) months a new one shall not be required but the board of supervisors for the several counties shall be furnished with copies of the survey.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-133 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 29-133
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-133
Status: in_force

All such leases shall contain an option granting the board the right to purchase the leased property upon the expiration of the primary term or upon such earlier date as may be agreed upon. With respect to leased machinery, furniture, fixtures and equipment, the purchase price shall be specified in the lease contract separately and distinctly from that portion of lease payments attributable to interest. With respect to other property, the purchase price, excluding payments attributable to interest, shall not exceed the appraised fair market value of the leased property at the time the college takes possession of the property for occupancy.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-61 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 115-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-61
Status: in_force

Any county of this state now or hereafter having a population of more than 100,000 according to the latest available census, acting by and through its board of supervisors, is hereby authorized and empowered to contribute the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) toward the construction, erection and equipping of a teaching hospital and related facilities in the four year school of medicine of the University of Mississippi created and authorized by the terms and provisions of Sections 37-115-21 through 37-115-33 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 27-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-17
Status: in_force

When the state superintendent of public education shall have received from the county superintendent of education of any county a statement showing that an agricultural high school has been located by the county board of education, that the land has been acquired, that necessary levy has been made by the board of supervisors, and that suitable buildings have been erected, including adequate boarding facilities, then the state superintendent shall visit such school and, after a thorough inspection thereof, make a full and complete report of said inspection to the state board of education. Should it appear to the state board of education that it would be to the interest of the state, and funds have been appropriated therefor, the board shall draw an order on the state auditor in favor of the county depository or depositories for the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each county supporting an agricultural high school, for the use of the trustees of the said high school or schools. The auditor shall issue his warrant annually on the depository for this amount, but not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each county supporting an agricultural high school shall be paid to any one (1) school in one (1) year for agricultural high school purposes, except as hereinafter provided.

All schools failing to make an average attendance of forty (40) or more students for the previous session shall receive only One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), as provided above.

After Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) each year has been set aside as an equalizing fund to be disbursed by the state board of education where the need is greatest, which amount shall be distributed without reference to attendance, the remainder shall be distributed on the per capita basis of the average boarding attendance of the previous session. However, no school shall receive more than Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00) a year of the remainder.

Any consolidated school carrying four (4) years' accredited high school work, doing work in vocational agriculture and vocational home economics, as defined by the director of the division of vocational education, shall receive the following amounts under conditions named:

Schools having enrolled not less than twenty (20) all-day pupils in these classes shall receive Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) annually.

Schools having enrolled not less than thirty (30) all-day pupils in these classes shall receive Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) annually.

Schools having enrolled not less than forty (40) all-day pupils in these classes shall receive Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) annually.

No aid shall be given an agricultural high school until the state board of education has approved the plans for the building and course of study for the same. The appropriations from the state treasury shall be made in such manner as to comply with the law, but the state aid may be withdrawn at any time, when the state board of education finds that a school is not being legally conducted for the purposes for which established.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-57 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 43-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-57
Status: in_force

Except as may otherwise be provided in this chapter, any person willfully violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment not to exceed twelve (12) months in the county jail, or by both, in the discretion of the court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-61-23 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 61-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-61-23
Status: in_force

The superintendent of schools of each school district shall open and keep regular sets of books, as prescribed by the State Department of Education, which shall be subject to inspection during office hours by any citizen so desiring to inspect the same. The books for each fiscal year shall be kept separately and same shall be safely preserved by the superintendent of schools.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-507 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 29-507
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-507
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Trustees of the Meridian Junior College District shall have the power to do all things necessary for the successful operation of the district; and, the duties of such board shall be the general government of the district and the direction of the administration thereof.

(2) The Meridian Junior College District shall have all the powers of other junior colleges and junior college districts in the State of Mississippi; and, the delineation and enumeration of the powers and purposes set out in Sections 37-29-501 through 37-29-515 shall not be construed to restrict the powers of the governing authorities of the district so as to deny to the district any of the rights, privileges and powers enjoyed by other junior colleges and junior college districts in the State of Mississippi.

(3) The Meridian Junior College District shall remain subject to the jurisdiction and control 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 37-29-501 through 37-29-515 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 37-13-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-21
Status: in_force

The State Board of Health and the various county health departments are hereby authorized and empowered to establish and provide for health education programs in the public school districts of this state and to employ county health educators for such purpose. In order to effectuate such programs the county superintendents of education of counties in which such programs have been established, with the approval of the county board of education, and the board of trustees of the municipal separate school districts are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to cooperate and join with the said State Board of Health and the county health departments in such program. For such purposes the said county superintendents of education, with the approval of the county board of education, are hereby authorized and empowered to expend such funds as may be necessary from the common school funds of the county, and the board of trustees of municipal separate school districts are hereby authorized and empowered to expend such funds as may be necessary from the maintenance funds of such districts for the purpose of defraying the expenses of such cooperative health education programs. Those students whose parents or guardians shall make written application to the proper authorities on the ground that such program is inconsistent with the tenets and practices of the known religious organization with which they are affiliated shall not be required to participate in the program.

The State Board of Health and various county health departments shall have the power and authority to enter into such agreements and joint programs with the said county superintendents of education and boards of trustees of municipal separate school districts as may be necessary, proper and desirable in carrying out the purposes of this section, and in establishing and carrying on health education programs in the public school districts of this state, and the said county superintendents of education, with the approval and consent of the county board of education, and the board of trustees of municipal separate school districts shall have the power and authority to enter into such agreements and joint programs with each other and with the State Board of Health and county health departments as may be necessary for such purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-303 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 101-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-303
Status: in_force

Before the issuance of any of the bonds herein authorized, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall forward to the State Bond Commission its recommendation declaring the necessity for the issuance of general obligation bonds as authorized by Sections 37-101-301 through 37-101-331 for the purpose of erecting, repairing, constructing, remodeling, adding to or improving capital facilities for institutions of higher learning. The State Bond Commission shall have the power and is hereby authorized, upon receipt of the aforesaid recommendations, at one (1) time or from time to time, to declare the necessity for issuance of negotiable general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi in an aggregate amount not to exceed Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to provide funds for the purposes hereinabove set forth and to issue and sell bonds in the amount specified.

Out of the total amount of bonds authorized to be issued, funds shall be allocated among the institutions of higher learning as follows:

Alcorn State University․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․$4,416,000.00

Delta State University․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․1,882,000.00

Jackson State University․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․2,396,000.00

Mississippi State University․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․9,810,000.00

Mississippi University for Women․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․1,909,000.00

Mississippi Valley State University․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․1,775,000.00

University of Mississippi․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․6,086,000.00

University of Southern Mississippi․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․5,971,000.00

University of Southern Mississippi--Gulf Park Campus․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․․․309,000.00

University Medical Center․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․3,465,000.00

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․․․260,000.00

Education and Research Center․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․․․475,000.00

Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․1,246,000.00

It is expressly provided, however, that in the event any emergencies or unforeseen contingencies arise, the amount set forth above for any institution may be increased by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, provided that the amount of such increase is achieved by a pro rata reduction in the amounts allocated to the other institutions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-37 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 145-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-37
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 37-145-23 through 37-145-41 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such 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 political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-39 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / 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. § 37-13-60 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-60
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-60
Status: in_force

In addition to all other authority, duties and powers the governing boards of the several school districts of this state may now have, each is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt plans for the implementation of a career education program as the same best suits the needs thereof and thereby to orient its system to the field of work. In so doing, the governing board shall operate within its regular budget, without the employment of additional personnel and out of any available funds, federal, state, local or private.

Nothing in Sections 37-13-58 through 37-13-60 shall be so construed as to prohibit the acceptance of contributions from the private business sector or cooperation therewith, including but not limited to seminars, tours, lectures and in-service training.

There will be cooperation between the state department of education, the state coordinator of career education and the governing boards of the several school districts in implementing this program as it best suits the needs of the individual districts.

Provided, further, the commission on school accreditation shall encourage the development of plans of career education and the implementation thereof, and shall be authorized to accredit same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-61-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 61-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-61-7
Status: in_force

If at the end of any fiscal year there should remain a balance in the school district fund of any school district which is not needed and is not to be used for paying the expenses properly payable out of such district fund for the preceding fiscal year, such balance shall be carried forward as a part of the school district fund for the next fiscal year and used and expended in the manner otherwise provided by law. Nothing in this section shall be construed as applying to balances of total funding formula funds of a school district, and balances remaining in such funds shall be governed by Section 37-61-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-603 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 29-603
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-603
Status: in_force

Each corporation formed under the provisions of Section 37-29-601 shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form:

(a) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be in perpetuity, specified in its certificate of incorporation;

(b) To sue and be sued and to defend suits against it;

(c) To make use of a corporate seal and to alter it at pleasure;

(d) To acquire, whether by purchase, construction or gift, facilities for one or more community or junior college and land therefor;

(e) To equip, maintain, enlarge or improve such facilities;

(f) To lease under such terms and conditions as its board of directors may deem advisable and as shall not conflict with the provisions of Sections 37-29-601 through 37-29-613 to the Mississippi Community College Board or to such other entity as may be approved by the board subject to prior approval by the board of each issue of bonds;

(g) To issue its bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, enlarging, improving or equipping any of such facilities or land in the manner provided in Section 37-29-601 ;

(h) To secure the payment of such bonds through the pledge of and lien on such revenues or other sources of income, including lease payments, entering into trust agreements, and the making of such covenants as are provided in Section 37-101-101 ;

(i) To refund bonds previously issued;

(j) To enter into contracts and agreements or do any act necessary for or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under Sections 37-29-601 through 37-29-613 ;

(k) To accept gifts from any source whatsoever;

(l) To appoint and employ such officers and agents, including attorneys, as its business may require; and

(m) To provide for such insurance as its board of directors may deem advisable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 104-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-19
Status: in_force

After the determination that the private institution of higher learning shall reasonably be expected to produce sufficient revenue over a period of twenty-five (25) years to pay the revenue bonds issued for the financing or refinancing of the educational facility project, as well as the interest on the revenue bonds and a reasonable sum for maintenance, renewal and replacement, has been made by the Authority, and before the issuance of the revenue bonds, the private institution of higher learning shall enter into a bond loan agreement with the Authority for the purposes of: (a) establishing the terms for the payment of the revenue bonds by the participating private institution of higher learning; (b) establishing the collateral of the participating private institution of higher learning which the parties determine to be necessary to secure the payment of the revenue bonds; (c) establishing the terms for the payment by the Authority to the participating private institution of higher learning of the proceeds from the sale of the revenue bonds for the payment of the costs of the educational facilities project by the participating private institution of higher learning; and (d) setting forth all other matters relating to the revenue bonds.

The bond loan agreement shall also provide that, for as long as the participating private institution of higher learning, or any voluntary grantee of the participating private institution of higher learning, shall own the educational facility which is the subject of the educational facility project, or any part thereof, said educational facility, or any part thereof, shall not be used for sectarian instruction or as a place of religious worship, or used in connection with any part of the program of a school or department of divinity of any religious denomination or sect. This provision shall hereinafter be referred to as “the sectarian use provision” of the bond loan agreement. The bond loan agreement shall set forth the legal description of the real property of the educational facility and the bond loan agreement shall be recorded by the participating private institution of higher learning in the land records of the county (or the applicable judicial district of a county) in which the educational facility is located or is to be located. The bond loan agreement may be recorded in its full text or in a short form evidencing: (a) the names and addresses of the parties; (b) the date of the bond loan agreement; (c) the legal description of the educational facility; (d) a brief summary of the subject matter of the bond loan agreement; and (e) the full text of the sectarian use provision of the bond loan agreement.

The participating private institution of higher learning shall also execute to the Authority, for the benefit of the State of Mississippi, all instruments necessary to perfect in the State of Mississippi a lien or security interest or both, which are first in priority over all other liens and security interests, in the collateral property of the participating private institution of higher learning identified in the bond loan agreement. All such instruments shall contain the full text of the sectarian use provision of the bond loan agreement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 115-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-5
Status: in_force

The lands belonging to the University of Mississippi shall not be leased without a provision in the lease for the payment of an annual rent to the treasurer of the institution.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 27-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-5
Status: in_force

Boards of supervisors are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to levy on the taxable property in the county at the time the annual tax levy is made, a tax for the building, repair, and equipment of agricultural high schools, as well as for the purchase of suitable lands or buildings, or both, or for the payment of debts heretofore created for any of said purposes, not to exceed three mills. Within twenty (20) days after 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 be not levied; thereupon, the question shall be submitted to an election of the people, which election shall be decisive to the levy for that year only. The maximum levy for maintenance purposes as fixed by the law for the agricultural high school, shall not be deemed a limitation on the tax levy for the building, repair, and equipment of agricultural high schools hereinbefore mentioned, nor the levy under this section, a limitation on the levy for maintenance purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-23 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 103-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-23
Status: in_force

All aliens are classified as nonresidents.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-119 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 155-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-119
Status: in_force

This article is not a promise or guarantee that the beneficiary will be:

(a) Admitted to any institution of higher education;

(b) Admitted to a particular institution of higher education after admission;

(c) Allowed to continue enrollment at an institution of higher education; or

(d) Graduated from an institution of higher education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-105-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 105-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-105-9
Status: in_force

Any act which, if committed within the limits of a city, town or village, or in any public place, would be a violation of the general laws of this state, shall be criminal and punishable if done on the campus, grounds or roads of any of the state institutions of higher learning. The peace officers duly appointed by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning are vested with the powers and subjected to the duties of a constable for the purpose of preventing and punishing all violations of law on university or college grounds, and for preserving order and decorum thereon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-97 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-97
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-97
Status: in_force

The county board of education may acquire necessary lands, equipment and furnishings by purchase, barter, gift or otherwise and may participate in federal or private grants for the construction, development or operation of such a center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 37-45-45 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 45-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-45
Status: in_force

The schedule of cost in the chancery courts of this state shall apply, where applicable, to the cost accruing or incurred in the proceedings before the commission.

The cost of the services of said reporter and any other cost provided for in this chapter shall be taxed as a part of the cost of any hearing before the commission. All costs paid to any employee of the commission and all costs collected by the commission and not required to be paid to some person by the terms of this chapter shall be paid into the treasury of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-417 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-417
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-417
Status: in_force

The trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District are authorized to execute oil, gas and mineral leases on any of the property of the district but such leases shall not extend for a term beyond five years unless oil, gas or other minerals shall be in production under said leases at the expiration of said period. The terms and conditions of said lease, within the limitations above set out, shall be for the determination and within the discretion of the trustees.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-263 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-263
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-263
Status: in_force

Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the various junior colleges of the state are authorized to defray the cost of providing electronic data processing equipment out of any available funds acquired from taxes levied within the junior college district, whether designated for capital expenditures or operating costs, whether such equipment is acquired by purchase, lease or under any other form of contract. However, no such funds shall be expended unless the acquisition of such equipment has been approved by the central data processing authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 104-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-17
Status: in_force

Having determined that the private institution of higher learning reasonably can be expected to produce sufficient revenue over a period of twenty-five (25) years to pay the revenue bonds issued for the financing or refinancing of the educational facility project, as well as the interest on the revenue bonds and a reasonable sum for maintenance, renewal and replacement as aforesaid, the Authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized, at one (1) time or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds to provide funds for the purpose of financing or refinancing all or any part of the cost of the educational facility project, but in no event shall the amount of the revenue bonds issued for the financing or refinancing of any educational facility project exceed the estimated cost of the educational facility project. The principal of and the interest on the revenue bonds shall be payable solely from a special fund to be provided for that purpose in the manner hereinafter set forth. The revenue bonds shall bear date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates, not to exceed that rate authorized in Section 75-17-103, Mississippi Code of 1972 , be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times, be redeemable prior to maturity at such time or times and upon such terms, with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges, and shall be substantially in such form, all as shall be determined by the bond loan agreement and the resolution of the Authority. However, the revenue bonds shall mature in annual installments beginning not more than three (3) years from date thereof and extending not more than twenty-five (25) years from date thereof. The revenue bonds shall be signed by the president of the Authority, or by his facsimile signature, attested by the secretary of the Authority, and the official seal of the Authority shall be affixed thereto. The interest coupons, if any, to be attached to the revenue bonds may be executed by the facsimile signature of the president of the Authority. Whenever any revenue bonds shall have been signed by the president of the Authority who was in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be president of the Authority prior to the sale and delivery of the revenue bonds or who may have not been in office on the date the revenue bonds may bear, the signatures of such president of the Authority upon the revenue bonds and coupons shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes and have the same effect as if the president of the Authority so officially signing the revenue bonds had remained in office until the delivery of the revenue bonds to the purchaser or had been in office on the date the revenue bonds may bear.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 16-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-15
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who has withdrawn from high school before graduation may be granted a diploma from the Mississippi public high school that the person last attended if the person has:

(a) Completed all requisite graduation course work requirements and has achieved a passing score on an assessment reasonably comparable to the respective assessments that would qualify the person for high school graduation as such assessments existed at the time that the student would have graduated; and

(b) Made a request to the public high school district that the person last attended in Mississippi that includes relevant transcripts of course work completed.

(2) The State Department of Education is authorized to determine and/or develop any reasonably comparable assessment to be administered to persons seeking to obtain a diploma from the last Mississippi public high school of attendance under the authority granted under subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 47-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-9
Status: in_force

It is found and determined that the state should make an annual grant of Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) for each child in net enrollment in the public schools of the various school districts of this state during each school year, and that such monies should be applied for the purpose of establishing and maintaining adequate physical facilities for the public school district and/or the payment of existing debt therefor.

The grant to which each public school is entitled under the provisions of this section shall be credited to the school district of which such school is part. If any change is made in the operation or boundaries of any such school district, equitable reallocations shall be made by the department of all balances to the credit of such school district, and all debits charged against the districts affected by the change in the boundaries or system of operation. The obligation of the state to make remittance of the sums appropriated or otherwise provided to make the annual grants provided by this section shall be subordinate to the pledge made to secure the state school bonds authorized under this chapter and the sinking fund created for their retirement. The grants shall be computed annually as soon as practicable after the end of the school year, and shall be based on the net enrollment for such school year in all of the public schools operated by each school district as determined by the State Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-79 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 27-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-79
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall review and develop a report relating to the need for a separate board of trustees and separate administrative office for the Coahoma Agricultural High School, the Forrest Agricultural High School and the Hinds Agricultural High School and shall submit this finding with recommendations for any necessary legislation to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Education Committees on or before December 1, 2012, for consideration in the 2013 Regular Session. Said report shall include any necessary recommendations for the consolidation and transfer of administrative offices, transfer of real and personal property, and transfer of students from such agricultural high school to the appropriate school district.

(2) Any agricultural high school in this state (whether maintained by one (1) county or more than one (1) county) may be abolished when twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors residing in such county or counties shall file a petition with the board of supervisors or boards of supervisors of such county or counties, and request that such school be abolished. Thereupon, the question shall be submitted to an election of the qualified electors of the county or counties within not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the next meeting of the board of supervisors or boards of supervisors after the filing of the petition. At such election said electors may vote for abolishing the agricultural high school or against abolishing the agricultural high school. If a majority of the votes cast in such election be in favor of abolishing such school, then such school shall be abolished. If less than a majority of those voting fail to vote for abolishing such school then it shall not be abolished but shall be supported and maintained as now provided by law. When an election is called under this section and the school is not abolished, then another election cannot be held for a period of two (2) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-37 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / 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. § 37-115-51 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 115-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-51
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds that there is great need of additional and better trained nurses in Mississippi and the purpose of this section is to meet that need to the extent herein provided.

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized and directed to establish a school of nursing at the University of Mississippi under the jurisdiction of the dean of the school of medicine or such other authority as said board of trustees may determine, and other regularly constituted administrative authorities of the university.

Said board of trustees shall provide for such school, such buildings and equipment, and such teaching staff and other personnel as may be deemed appropriate for the establishment and operation of such school of nursing and for the performance of the other functions herein provided for, all of which shall, however, be done within the appropriations made for such purposes.

Such school of nursing shall, under the direction and supervision of the dean of the school of medicine and the other regularly constituted administrative authorities of the university and of said board of trustees and under curricula to be prescribed by said board, and beginning each of its functions at such time as may be determined by said board, carry on a teaching course, looking to the conferring of bachelor's or master's degrees in nursing.

Such school of nursing shall under the same direction, supervision, control and conditions as set forth in the fourth paragraph hereof, have authority, in its discretion, to arrange and contract with hospitals, hospital schools of nursing or other similar institutions, for students in the school of nursing to take clinical training and practice in such institutions. It shall have the further authority to contract with hospitals, hospital schools of nursing or other similar institutions with respect to providing to any such institution instructors or instruction services from the university school of nursing upon full or part time basis and upon such basis of compensation or reimbursement of costs as may be deemed reasonable and proper in view of the public interests involved.

Under the same supervision, direction, control and conditions as are set forth in the fourth paragraph hereof, said school of nursing shall also administer such scholarship programs in nursing education and such activities with respect to recruitment of nursing students and counseling work with such students and prospective students as may be provided for by the legislature from time to time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-61 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-61
Status: in_force

The local school board shall have the power and authority to fix the date for the opening and closing of the school term, subject to the minimum number of days which schools must be in session during a scholastic year, as prescribed under Section 37-13-63 . However, local school boards are authorized to keep school in session in excess of the minimum number of days prescribed in Section 37-13-63 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-35 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 28-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-35
Status: in_force

(1) Before implementing a charter school closure decision, the authorizer must develop a charter school closure protocol to ensure timely notification to parents, orderly transition of students and student records to new schools, and proper disposition of school funds, property and assets in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. The protocol must specify tasks, timelines and responsible parties, including delineating the respective duties of the school and the authorizer. If a charter school is to be closed for any reason, the authorizer shall oversee and work with the closing school to ensure a smooth and orderly closure and transition for students and parents, as guided by the closure protocol.

(2) If a charter school closes, all unspent government funds, unspent earnings from those funds and assets purchased with government funds must revert to the local school district in which the charter school is located. Unless otherwise provided for in the charter or a debt instrument, unspent funds from nongovernmental sources, unspent earnings from those funds, assets purchased with those funds and debts of the school must revert to the nonprofit entity created to operate the school and may be disposed of according to applicable laws for nonprofit corporations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-49 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 104-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-49
Status: in_force

No bonds may be issued under Sections 37-104-1 through 37-104-45 after July 1, 1996.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-18-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 18-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-18-1
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish, design and implement a Superior-Performing Schools Program and an Exemplary Schools Program for identifying and rewarding public schools, including charter schools, that improve. The State Board of Education shall develop rules and regulations for the program, establish criteria and establish a process through which Superior-Performing and Exemplary Schools will be identified and rewarded. Upon full implementation of the statewide testing program, Superior-Performing, Exemplary or School At-Risk designation shall be made by the State Board of Education in accordance with the following:

(a) A growth expectation will be established by testing students annually and, using a psychometrically approved formula, by tracking their progress. This growth expectation will result in a composite score each year for each school.

(b) A determination will be made as to the percentage of students proficient in each school. This measurement will define what a student must know in order to be deemed proficient at each grade level and will clearly show how well a student is performing. The definition of proficiency shall be developed for each grade, based on a demonstrated range of performance in relation to content as reflected in the Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks. This range of performance must be established through a formal procedure including educators, parents, community leaders and other stakeholders.

(c) A school has the following two (2) methods for designation as either a Superior-Performing or an Exemplary School, to be determined on an annual basis:

(i) A school exceeds its growth expectation by a percentage established by the State Board of Education; or

(ii) A school achieves the grade level proficiency standard established by the State Board of Education.

Any school designated as a School At-Risk which exceeds its growth expectation by a percentage established by the State Board of Education shall no longer be considered a School At-Risk and shall be eligible for monetary awards under this section.

(2) Superior-Performing and Exemplary Schools may apply to the State Board of Education for monetary incentives to be used for selected school needs, as identified by a vote of all licensed and instructional personnel employed at the school. These incentive funds may be used for specific school needs, including, but not limited to:

(a) Funding for professional development activities. Staff participating in such activities will report to the school and school district or, in the case of a charter school, the governing board of the school about the benefits and lessons learned from such training;

(b) Technology needs;

(c) Sabbaticals for teachers or administrators, or both, to pursue additional professional development or educational enrichment;

(d) Paid professional leave;

(e) Training for parents, including, but not limited to, the following:

(i) Curriculum;

(ii) Chapter 1;

(iii) Special need students;

(iv) Student rights and responsibility;

(v) School and community relations;

(vi) Effective parenting.

All funds awarded under this subsection shall be subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature.

(3) The State Board of Education shall provide special recognition to all schools receiving Superior-Performing or Exemplary designation and, in the case of noncharter public schools, their school districts. Examples of such recognition include, but are not limited to: public announcements and events; special recognition of student progress and effort; certificates of recognition and plaques for teachers, principals, superintendents, support and classified personnel and parents; and media announcements utilizing the services of Mississippi Educational Television.

(4) The State Department of Education may benefit from the use of growth expectation measurements under this section in making evaluations under Section 37-19-9 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-131-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 37-13-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 13-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-9
Status: in_force

The state board of education is hereby authorized to appoint a curriculum committee, composed of professional and lay members, not to exceed seven in number, to make a continuous study of the curriculum of the public schools and to make recommendations to the state board of education from time to time as to changes which should be made in the curriculum in the grammar school grades and in the high school grades. The members of such committee as of July 1, 1954, shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were appointed; thereafter the members of such committee shall be appointed and serve for a term of two years and until their successors are appointed. Each member of said committee shall receive a per diem of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each day actually spent attending the meetings of the committee and, in addition, each member shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses at the rate of six cents ($.06) per mile for each mile traveled in attending the meetings of the committee. However, the total amount paid to any member of the committee for per diem shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) in any one year. The per diem and travel expenses provided for herein shall be paid out of such appropriation as may be made for such purpose by the legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-81 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 27-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-81
Status: in_force

When an agricultural high school is abolished under the provisions of Section 37-27-79 , then it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors or boards of supervisors, to advertise the sale of and to sell all of the property of such school to the highest bidders for cash. The proceeds of such sale shall be used to pay off any outstanding indebtedness of such school. If there is a balance after paying all outstanding indebtedness then such balance shall be paid into the county school fund of such county or counties.

In the event the proceeds of the sale of the property of such school are not sufficient to pay all outstanding indebtedness of such school, then the board or boards of supervisors of such county or counties shall levy a tax on the property of the county or counties sufficient to pay the outstanding indebtedness when it becomes due.

Alternatively, the board of supervisors may transfer any part or all of such property to any school district in said county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 115-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-5
Status: in_force

The lands belonging to the University of Mississippi shall not be leased without a provision in the lease for the payment of an annual rent to the treasurer of the institution.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 47-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-9
Status: in_force

It is found and determined that the state should make an annual grant of Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) for each child in net enrollment in the public schools of the various school districts of this state during each school year, and that such monies should be applied for the purpose of establishing and maintaining adequate physical facilities for the public school district and/or the payment of existing debt therefor.

The grant to which each public school is entitled under the provisions of this section shall be credited to the school district of which such school is part. If any change is made in the operation or boundaries of any such school district, equitable reallocations shall be made by the department of all balances to the credit of such school district, and all debits charged against the districts affected by the change in the boundaries or system of operation. The obligation of the state to make remittance of the sums appropriated or otherwise provided to make the annual grants provided by this section shall be subordinate to the pledge made to secure the state school bonds authorized under this chapter and the sinking fund created for their retirement. The grants shall be computed annually as soon as practicable after the end of the school year, and shall be based on the net enrollment for such school year in all of the public schools operated by each school district as determined by the State Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-101 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 155-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-101
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-401 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-401
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-401
Status: in_force

In all cases where the same shall be necessary, advantageous or desirable from the standpoint of transportation, the efficiency of operating schools, or other pertinent considerations, any school district which has been reconstituted, reorganized or created under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter may, with the prior consent and approval of the State Board of Education, acquire land outside of the boundaries of said school district and thereon construct, erect and equip any needed school building or other school facility of such school district. Any available state public school building funds, or any available funds derived from bonds issued by the school district for such purpose, or any other funds which are available to said school district for such purpose, may be expended for the construction, erecting and equipping of such a school building or school facility, all, however, subject to the prior consent and approval of the State Board of Education. Any school building or school facility so constructed outside of the boundaries of the school district owning same shall be operated, managed and supervised by the school board of the school district owning same in the same manner as though the building or facility were located within the school district, and all the laws of this state concerning the operation of schools shall be fully applicable thereto, and the school board shall have the power to specify the grades which shall be taught therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-63 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 145-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-63
Status: in_force

Subsequent amendments to Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 shall not limit the rights vested in the company with respect to any agreements made with, or remedies available to, the holders of bonds issued under Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 prior to the enactment of the amendments until the bonds, together with all interest thereon, and all costs and expenses in connection with any proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-53 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 141-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-53
Status: in_force

(1) Applications for financial assistance shall be made to the University Research Center.

(2) Applicants may request up to seventy-five percent (75%) of the total projects cost. The applicant shall provide at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost, twelve and one-half percent (12- 1 / 2 %) of which may be in in-kind funding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-119-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 119-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-119-5
Status: in_force

No person shall be eligible to admission to the University of Southern Mississippi, who shall not have completed the studies of course prescribed by law for the common or public schools of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-113 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-113
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, it is hereby expressly provided that no order of the school board reorganizing, abolishing or altering any school district, whether same be taken with or without a petition therefor, shall be final unless and until said proposed reorganization, alteration or abolition shall be submitted to and approved by the State Board of Education. In the event the proposed action shall be disapproved by the State Board of Education, the same shall be void and of no effect. In the event of the filing of any petitions with the school board under the provisions of said sections, the school board shall verify same and make a determination of whether same are signed by the requisite number of qualified electors. The finding of the school board upon such question shall be final and conclusive for the purpose of the submission of said matter to the State Board of Education and the approval or disapproval of the action by said board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 104-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-3
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared as a matter of express legislative determination that, for the benefit of the people of the State of Mississippi and for the increase of their commerce, welfare and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, it is essential that this and future generations of youth be given the fullest opportunity to learn and to develop their intellectual and mental capacities; that it is essential that institutions of higher learning within the State of Mississippi be provided with appropriate additional means to assist such youth in achieving the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual and mental capacities; and that it is the public purpose of this chapter to provide a measure of assistance and an alternative method to enable institutions of higher learning in the State of Mississippi to provide the educational facilities and structures which are sorely needed to assist the youth of this state in achieving the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual and mental capacities, to the benefit of all of the people of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-109 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 59-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-109
Status: in_force

If the school district on whose behalf money is to be borrowed under the provisions of this article shall lie in two (2) or more counties, said school board shall take all steps required by this article in the issuance of the negotiable notes or certificates of indebtedness of the district without regard to county lines. The negotiable notes or certificates of indebtedness shall be general obligations of the entire school district without regard to county lines and shall constitute a lien upon all of the taxable property thereof.

The board of supervisors of the county which furnishes the largest assessed valuation of the property in the district shall annually certify to the board of supervisors of each county in which the district is located the amount of the annual tax levy required for the payment of the principal of and interest upon said notes or certificates of indebtedness, and each such board of supervisors shall annually levy such tax at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are levied by such board in the amount so fixed. The taxes so levied shall be collected by the tax collector of each county in the same manner as other taxes are collected and shall be remitted to the school district depository. Such school district depository shall deposit said funds to the credit of the special fund provided for in Section 37-59-107 for the payment of the principal of and interest upon such notes or certificates of indebtedness.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-25 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-25
Status: in_force

Any individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation who is aggrieved by any action or inaction of the office shall be entitled, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the state board, to a fair hearing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-148 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 23-148
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-148
Status: in_force

(1) Children with disabilities shall be included in general statewide and district-wide assessments programs, with appropriate accommodations, where necessary. As appropriate, the State Department of Education and the local educational agency shall:

(a) Develop policies and procedures for the participation of children with disabilities in alternate assessments for those children who cannot participate in statewide and district-wide assessment programs; and

(b) Develop and, beginning not later than July 1, 2000, conduct those alternate assessments.

(2) The State Department of Education shall make available to the public, and report to the public with the same frequency and in the same detail as it reports on the assessment of nondisabled children, the following:

(a) The number of children with disabilities participating in regular assessments;

(b) The number of children participating in alternate assessments;

(c) The performance of those children on regular assessments, beginning not later than July 1, 1998, and on alternate assessments, not later than July 1, 2000, if doing so would be statistically sound and would not result in the disclosure of performance results identifiable to individual children; and

(d) Data relating to the performance of children with disabilities shall be disaggregated for assessments conducted after July 1, 1998.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-557 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-557
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-557
Status: in_force

The operation and control of the Coahoma Community College District shall be vested in a board of trustees representing the counties lying within the district. The board shall consist of fourteen (14) trustees selected in the manner provided in Section 37-29-65(4), Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 113-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-3
Status: in_force

The state institution of higher learning, as incorporated by an act of the legislature, approved February 28, 1878, by the name of the “Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mississippi,” and established in pursuance of that act, shall continue to exist as a body-politic and corporate, by the name of the “Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science,” with all its property and the franchises, rights, powers, and privileges heretofore conferred on it by law, or properly incident to such a body and necessary to accomplish the purpose of its creation; said university may receive and hold all real and personal property conveyed to it for such purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-139-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 139-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-139-13
Status: in_force

All expenditures shall be authorized by the board. Such expenditures shall be paid therefrom by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the State Fiscal Management Board. Said State Fiscal Management Board shall issue its warrant upon requisition signed by the proper person, officer or officers in the manner provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-140-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 140-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-140-13
Status: in_force

All expenditures for the school shall be paid by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer, and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisition signed by the proper person, officer or officers.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-18 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-18
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-18
Status: in_force

Any student in any school who possesses any controlled substance in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law, a knife, handgun, other firearm or any other instrument considered to be dangerous and capable of causing bodily harm or who commits a violent act on educational property as defined in Section 97-37-17, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be subject to automatic expulsion for a calendar year by the superintendent or principal of the school in which the student is enrolled; provided, however, that the superintendent of the school shall be authorized to modify the period of time for such expulsion on a case by case basis. Such expulsion shall take effect immediately subject to the constitutional rights of due process, which shall include the student's right to appeal to the local school board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 103-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-11
Status: in_force

If the parents of a minor who is enrolled as a student in a junior college or in an institution of higher learning move their legal residence from the State of Mississippi, the minor shall be immediately classified as a nonresident student.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-23 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-23
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of each county shall be the judges of the eligibility of all applicants for admission to any agricultural high school in the county. They shall not permit any applicant to become a student therein, when in the opinion of the said trustees the moral and mental characteristics of the applicant are such as would prove detrimental to the good morals of the institution.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 9-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-7
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any superintendent, principal or teacher to be employed or contracted with to teach or serve in any of the public schools of this state who does not hold a proper license as required by the State Board of Education. However, the local school board, in its discretion, may authorize the superintendent to enter into a conditional contract with a teacher for a scholastic year, as defined in Section 37-61-1 , or a portion thereof, contingent upon (1) the person's graduation from an approved teacher education program before September 1 or the issuance of a proper license by the State Board of Education before October 15 for those individuals to be employed beginning with the first term of the scholastic year, or (2) the person's graduation from an approved teacher education program before December 31 or the issuance of a proper teacher licensed by the State Board of Education before February 15 for those individuals to be employed beginning with the second term of the scholastic year. If the individual who is to be employed beginning with the first term of the scholastic year does not graduate before September 1, or if the individual who is to be employed beginning with the second term of the scholastic year does not graduate before December 31, then any conditional contract executed contingent upon the person's graduation shall be null and void on September 1 or December 31, as the case may be. If the teacher who is to be employed beginning with the first term of the scholastic year fails to obtain a valid license before October 15, or if the teacher who is to be employed beginning with the second term of the scholastic year fails to obtain a valid license before February 15, then any conditional contract executed contingent upon the issuance of a proper license shall be null and void on October 15 or February 15, as the case may be. After a contract is declared null and void, the school district shall withhold from the employee's final salary payment, or shall take such legal action as may be necessary to collect from the employee, any amounts above the amount paid to substitute teachers in that district which were paid to the employee before the contract conditioned upon the person's graduation or being issued a proper license is voided. If the license held by any superintendent, principal or teacher expires during the life of any such contract and is not renewed, then such contract shall be null and void upon the expiration of such license which is not renewed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-68-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 68-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-68-11
Status: in_force

To be eligible under this grant program, a school shall:

(a) Prioritize first the purchase of products listed in Section 37-68-5(h)(i) . Schools shall equip every student with a grade-appropriate device, as recommended by the department, before incurring the other expenses listed in Section 37-68-5(h)(ii) or (iii) , which shall receive next priority after the products listed in Section 37-68-5(h)(i) ;

(b) Match twenty percent (20%) of the funds received under this grant program with monies received by the school from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund or any funds made available to a school district or charter school for such purposes from any federal, state, public or private entity;

(c) Purchase products from vendors listed on the EPL, if using funds under this grant program, unless the school can demonstrate, to the department, that the products it purchases from vendors not listed on the EPL:

(i) Meet or exceed the technological specification and functionality required by the department; and

(ii) Can be purchased at a price that is less than any of the prices listed on the EPL for a comparable product;

(d) Submit the original, itemized receipt of purchase or an authentic copy of the receipt with its request for reimbursement;

(e) Secure insurance and submit proof of insurance for any items to be reimbursed under this program;

(f) Develop and submit to the department, by September 1, 2020:

(i) A distance learning plan, establishing an appropriate and achievable plan by the school to develop, implement and maintain distance learning capabilities with a focus on device procurement and connectivity to the internet for students and teachers. A school's distance learning plan shall make specific provision for its students with special needs, including the purchase of appropriate devices and equipment;

(ii) With the understanding that this grant program is being funded with one-time federal funds, a technology sustainability plan addressing how devices and other technology purchased and used by the school, and students, teachers and other administrators and staff, will be maintained throughout their usage and replaced before the expiration of the term of their expected useful life without additional state funds; and

(iii) A responsible use policy, addressing the use of devices and other technology purchased under this grant program. The policy shall include a provision requiring students, parents or guardians, teachers, administrators and other staff to agree in writing to the provisions in the policy, and may include fines for intentional loss or damage to devices. The policy shall also include a provision acknowledging that the school shall assume the control of ownership and liability for personal devices and other equipment purchased under this grant program until the personal device or other equipment:

1. No longer serves the school or related school purposes for which it was acquired and is sold by public auction under Section 17-25-25 ;

2. Is sold to students in Grade 12 under the provisions of Section 37-7-459 ; or

3. Is traded in to a vendor as part of a subsequent purchase; and

(g) Compile and maintain an inventory list of all devices purchased and issued to students, teachers and administrators and other staff, as well as any supporting technology or equipment used to support the school's distance learning plan.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-173-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 173-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-173-11
Status: in_force

A parent or legal guardian who applies for a Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship is exercising his or her parental option to place his or her child in a nonpublic school. Each participating parent or legal guardian and student shall adhere to the following:

(a) The parent or legal guardian must select the nonpublic school and apply for the admission of his or her child;

(b) The parent or legal guardian must have requested the scholarship at least thirty (30) days before the date of the first scholarship payment;

(c) Any student participating in the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program must remain in attendance throughout the school year unless excused by the school for illness or other good cause; and

(d) Each parent or legal guardian and each student has an obligation to the nonpublic special purpose school to comply with the nonpublic special purpose school's published policies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-139 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 29-139
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-139
Status: in_force

Sections 37-29-131 through 37-29-139 , without reference to any other statute shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the authorization, execution and delivery of lease agreements authorized hereunder and shall be construed as an additional and alternative method; and none of the present restrictions, requirements, conditions and limitations of law applicable to acquisition, construction and drawing of buildings or facilities shall apply to lease agreements under Sections 37-29-131 through 37-29-139 , and no proceeding shall be required for the authorization, execution and delivery of such leases other than those required herein, and all powers necessary to be exercised in order to carry out the provisions of Sections 37-29-131 through 37-29-139 , are hereby conferred.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-61 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-61
Status: in_force

A school district, school district employee or any other person who has control over personnel actions may not take unlawful reprisal against an employee of the school district because the employee is directly or indirectly involved in an effort to create or encourage participation in a public charter school. As used in this section, the term “ unlawful reprisal ” means an action which is adverse to the employee and results in one or more of the following for the employee:

(a) Disciplinary or correction action;

(b) Detail, transfer or reassignment;

(c) Suspension, demotion or dismissal;

(d) An unfavorable performance evaluation;

(e) A reduction in pay, benefits or awards;

(f) Elimination of the employee's position without a reduction in force by reason of lack of monies or work; or

(g) Other significant changes in duties or responsibilities which are inconsistent with the employee's salary or employment classification.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-63-8 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 63-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-63-8
Status: in_force

The Authority shall have the authority, with the assistance and approval of the State Personnel Board, to implement extern training programs for its employees and contract with private sector businesses for such training. The training programs shall be available, at the discretion of the Authority and the Executive Director, to employees who have served with the agency for one (1) year or more. The salary of the employees may be paid by the Authority while the employee is receiving such training. No training shall be in excess of three (3) months and forty (40) hours per week. Any employee participating in such extern training program shall be required to remain employed with the Authority for a period of one (1) year following completion of the training period. Any person leaving the employment of the Authority prior to the completion of the required one (1) year period shall be liable for the salary and fringe benefits expended for the employee during the training period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-9
Status: in_force

(1) The state board shall, after a public hearing and consideration, make provision for appropriate accommodations for testing instruments and procedures for students with identified handicaps or disabilities in order to ensure that the results of the testing represent the student's achievement, rather than reflecting the student's impaired sensory, manual, speaking or psychological process skills, except when such skills are the factors the test purports to measure.

(2) The public hearing and consideration required hereunder shall not be construed to amend or nullify the requirements of security relating to the contents of examinations or assessment instruments and related materials or data.

(3) Children with disabilities shall be included in general statewide and district-wide assessments programs, with appropriate accommodations, where necessary. As appropriate, the State Department of Education and the local educational agency shall:

(a) Develop policies and procedures for the participation of children with disabilities in alternate assessments for those children who cannot participate in statewide and district-wide assessment programs; and

(b) Develop and, beginning not later than July 1, 2000, conduct those alternate assessments.

(4) The State Department of Education shall make available to the public, and report to the public with the same frequency and in the same detail as it reports on the assessment of nondisabled children, the following:

(a) The number of children with disabilities participating in regular assessments;

(b) The number of children participating in alternate assessments;

(c) The performance of those children on regular assessments, beginning not later than July 1, 1998, and on alternate assessments, not later than July 1, 2000, if doing so would be statistically sound and would not result in the disclosure of performance results identifiable to individual children; and

(d) Data relating to the performance of children with disabilities shall be disaggregated for assessments conducted after July 1, 1998.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-37-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 37-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-37-3
Status: in_force

In addition to all auditors and other employees now or hereafter provided by law, the State Auditor may appoint and employ examiners in the Department of Audit. The examiners shall make such audits as may be necessary to determine the correctness and accuracy of all reports made to the State Department of Education by any school district or school official concerning the number of educable students in any school district, the number of students enrolled in any school district, the number of students in net enrollment in any school district, and the number of students being transported or entitled to transportation to any of the public schools of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 106-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:

(a) By legislative enactment, programs are herein created wherein Mississippi residents are granted forgivable loans in certain professional fields in return for their contractual obligation to perform services in such professions under a variety of requirements of location, duration, manner and mode of service, and institution in which performed;

(b) There is a need for the creation of additional forgivable loan programs for the purpose of encouraging eligible Mississippi residents to enter into professional schools, and that, in particular, there should be programs to encourage the participation of minorities in graduate professional programs in the institutions of this state;

(c) There is a need to create an ability within the board to fashion new and innovative systems for the financing of forgivable loan programs by combining the use of private sector loans for education and guaranteed student loans with loan repayment programs promulgated by the board; and

(d) The board should be granted authority to devise and develop such innovative systems to obtain the most efficient use of state funds to encourage entry and service in certain professional fields.

(2) The purpose of the Legislature in the passage of this chapter is to make manifest the belief that the continued growth and development of Mississippi requires that all Mississippi youth be assured ample opportunity for the fullest development of their abilities and to recognize that this opportunity will not fully materialize unless the State of Mississippi moves to encourage and financially assist our young people in their efforts. This chapter shall be broadly construed to accomplish that purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-131-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 131-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-131-3
Status: in_force

The president or executive head of any institution of higher learning which has established a demonstration or practice school, subject to the approval of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, shall have the power and authority to enter into contracts and agreements with the board of trustees of any school district providing for the attendance of pupils, or one or more, or parts of, grades, from the educable children of such school district at such demonstration or practice school. The board of trustees of any school district is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts and agreements with the president or executive head of an institution of higher learning for such purpose. All such contracts shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by and between the president or executive head of the institution of higher learning and the board of trustees of the school district involved.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-20-9
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Education shall provide technical assistance to districts and carry out the responsibilities of reviewing, monitoring and evaluating the programs conducted under this chapter.

(2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules which, in its opinion, are necessary to assure that the programs in each school district are carried out in a manner consistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter. The State Board of Education shall develop a procedure for approving or denying local program applications within sixty (60) days of their receipt by the State Department of Education. The State Department of Education shall include in its annual report the number of students participating in programs under this chapter, the extent to which student achievement has increased, the programs which appear to be most successful, and an analysis of the expenditure of funds by district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 121-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-9
Status: in_force

The Marks Vegetable Processing Facility located at 1300 Killebrew Road in Marks, Mississippi, and operated by Alcorn State University, shall be named the Clayton P. Henderson Vegetable Processing Facility. Alcorn State University shall prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the Clayton P. Henderson Vegetable Processing Facility, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable Clayton P. Henderson.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 101-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-9
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall serve without salary compensation but shall receive a per diem and mileage as authorized by law including time of going to and returning from meetings of said board, together with actual travel and hotel expenses incident to the meetings of the board, and in the discharge of duties prescribed by the board.

The board of trustees shall hold two (2) regular slated meetings annually, one (1) in June and the other in January, and as many special meetings as may be necessary on call of the president or on call of five (5) members. In either case, the call shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered letter with return receipt requested, or by certified mail, to each and every member at least five (5) days prior to the date of meeting. Eight (8) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-121 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 115-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-121
Status: in_force

The new building, currently under construction at the University of Mississippi School of Law, located in Oxford, Mississippi, shall be named the “Robert C. Khayat Law Center.” The University of Mississippi School of Law shall prepare a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the university of Dr. Khayat.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 31-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-13
Status: in_force

(1) Any appropriation that may be made under the provisions of Sections 37-31-1 through 37-31-15 shall be used by the board for the promotion of vocational education as provided for in the “Smith-Hughes Act” and for the purpose set forth in Sections 37-31-1 through 37-31-15 . The state appropriation shall not be used for payments to high schools which are now receiving other state funds, except in lieu of not more than one-half ( 1 / 2 ) the amount that may be due such high schools from federal funds. Only such portion of the state appropriation shall be used as may be absolutely necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections 37-31-1 through 37-31-15 , and to meet the federal requirements. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the state appropriation shall not be used for payments to high schools for conducting vocational programs for more than ten (10) months in any school year, and only funds other than total funding formula funds may be expended for such purpose.

(2) Subject to annual approval by the State Board of Education, extended contracts for vocational agriculture education services and other related vocational education services which contribute to economic development may be conducted by local school districts, and state appropriations may be used for payments to school districts providing such services. The board of trustees of each school district shall determine whether any proposed services contribute to the economic development of the area. Local districts may apply to the Division of Vocational and Technical Education of the State Department of Education for any state funds available for these extended contracts. The State Board of Education shall establish the application process and the selection criteria for this program. The number of state funded extended contracts approved by the State Board of Education will be determined by the availability of funds specified for this purpose. The State Board of Education's decision shall be final. Payments under this subsection shall only be available to those high schools whose teachers of vocational programs are responsible for the following programs of instruction during those months between the academic years: (a) supervision and instruction of students in agricultural or other vocational experience programs; (b) group and individual instruction of farmers and agribusinessmen; (c) supervision of student members of youth groups who are involved in leadership training or other activity required by state or federal law; or (d) any program of vocational agriculture or other vocational-related services established by the Division of Vocational and Technical Education of the State Department of Education that contribute to the economic development of the geographic area.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-139-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 139-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-139-13
Status: in_force

All expenditures shall be authorized by the board. Such expenditures shall be paid therefrom by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the State Fiscal Management Board. Said State Fiscal Management Board shall issue its warrant upon requisition signed by the proper person, officer or officers in the manner provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 27-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-1
Status: in_force

The county board of education in each county in the state is hereby authorized and empowered to establish not more than two agricultural high schools in the county, and determine their location, in which instruction shall be given in high school branches, theoretical and practical agriculture, domestic science, and in such other branches as the board may hereinafter provide for and make a part of the curriculum, subject to review and correction by the state board of education. If only one school be established at first, the county board of education shall have power at any subsequent time to establish an additional school whenever the necessity for the same shall arise.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-16 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-16
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-16
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The State Department of Education shall select early literacy and numeracy screening assessment instrument or instruments to be used throughout the state in the screening of students in Kindergarten through Grade 3.

(b) All school districts shall use the literacy and numeracy screening instrument or instruments selected by the department; however, no literacy or numeracy screening instrument or instruments shall be used by school districts for the purpose of determining whether or not a student will be promoted to the next grade level. For the purposes of this section, “ literacy ” means ability to read and write and “ numeracy ” means fluency in understanding numbers and mathematical operations.

(2) In addition to those funds that are appropriated by the Legislature, the State Department of Education may receive and expend funds made available to the department from any source, including any federal or other governmental agency, private business, industry, foundation or other organization, to screen students for literacy and numeracy difficulties.

(3) The State Department of Education shall establish a reporting system for school districts in order to monitor the effectiveness of the literacy or numeracy screening assessment instruments. The department shall require school districts to annually submit data requested by the department which may be utilized to determine whether or not the assessment instruments are accurately identifying students in need.

(4) The requirements of this section shall be effective beginning with the 2008-2009 school year and compliance with the mandates of this section shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 102-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-5
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning may designate the university which shall operate and be responsible for each off-campus site. However, off-campus sites shall be located in such a manner as to make the services of the institutions of higher learning available to the people of Mississippi without unnecessary program duplication in the same geographic area.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 113-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-1
Status: in_force

The name of the state institution of higher learning designated heretofore as Mississippi A & M College, and subsequently as Mississippi State College, is hereby changed to Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and wherever the term Mississippi A & M College or Mississippi State College appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi, the same shall be construed to refer to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-143 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 29-143
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-143
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, on or before the thirtieth day of each month, the board of supervisors of each county levying taxes pursuant to subsection (1) of Section 37-29-141 , for the support and maintenance of the county's respective community college district shall transmit or have the chancery clerk transmit its warrant or warrants constituting all of the revenues received from taxation for the prior month for those purposes to the chief executive officer or president of the county's respective community college district. All such county warrants evidencing a county's annual revenue from the tax levy shall be immediately deposited in one or more banking institutions and public depositories previously selected by the board of trustees of the community college district and spread upon its official minutes.

(b) The county board of supervisors, by appropriate resolution, may designate the tax collector as the official to transmit revenues from taxes levied by the county under Section 37-29-141(1) for the support and maintenance of the county's respective community college district. If so designated, on or before the twentieth day of each month, the tax collector of each county levying such taxes shall transmit all of the revenues received from taxation for the prior month for those purposes to the chief executive officer or president of the county's respective community college district. All such revenues from the tax levy of the county shall be immediately deposited in one or more public depositories of the community college district.

(2) The board of trustees shall, by appropriate orders spread upon its minutes, authorize its chief executive officer or president to expend such funds acquired under subsection (1)(a) and (b) for lawful purposes only and in accordance with its annual budget previously adopted. The board of trustees may require its designated employees, including its president, and fiscal agents to enter into and file with the president of the college a surety bond to insure the faithful performance of the public duties of each officer or agent who is authorized to receive and expend the funds of the district. Such bond may be of such denomination and conditions as the board of trustees may deem necessary and requisite, and the premium thereon shall be paid from the funds of the district.

(3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, all funds derived from such taxes as are provided for in subsection (2) of Section 37-29-141 shall be paid into the county depository of the county in which the community or junior college is located upon receipt warrants of the chancery clerk of said county. Such funds shall be paid out of the depository in the manner prescribed by order of the board of trustees of the community or junior college for purposes provided by statute.

(b) The county board of supervisors, by appropriate resolution, may designate the tax collector as the official to transmit funds from taxes levied by the county under Section 37-29-141(2) for the community college district. If so designated, the tax collector of each county shall transmit all funds derived from such taxes to the public depository or depositories of the community college district. Such funds shall be paid out of the depository or depositories in the manner prescribed by order of the board of trustees of the community college district for purposes provided by statute.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-185-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 185-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-185-9
Status: in_force

There is created a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the “Independent Schools' COVID-19 Assistance Grant Fund,” from which the grants authorized by Sections 37-185-1 through 37-185-9 shall be disbursed by the MDA. All monies shall be disbursed from the fund in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established by the CARES Act. If on December 1, 2020, there are unobligated monies in the fund, those funds shall lapse into the Budget Contingency Fund, to be transferred, by the State Fiscal Officer, into the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-265 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 29-265
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-265
Status: in_force

The municipalities of Mississippi and the municipal separate school districts in Mississippi are hereby authorized and empowered to issue municipal bonds or municipal separate school district bonds to aid in procuring the establishment, location, and maintenance of junior colleges which have been or may hereafter be established. Said bonds shall be issued as provided by law. The proceeds of the sale of said bonds may be used for the purchase of lands, buildings or for erecting buildings, or in any way to aid in the establishment and maintenance of junior colleges.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-565 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 29-565
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-565
Status: in_force

The Coahoma Community 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 students as, in its discretion, should be transported in the best interest of the district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-53 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 113-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-53
Status: in_force

The board is directed to take any and all necessary and proper action for the implementation of this section and Section 37-113-51 , including but not limited to the appointment of a dean who will study and recommend to the board an adequate staff and whose responsibility will be to work with the state building commission in planning the construction and equipping of said college.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 113-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-1
Status: in_force

The name of the state institution of higher learning designated heretofore as Mississippi A & M College, and subsequently as Mississippi State College, is hereby changed to Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and wherever the term Mississippi A & M College or Mississippi State College appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi, the same shall be construed to refer to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-31 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 33-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-31
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is designated as the custodian of all funds received by the state from appropriations made by the Congress of the United States or from other sources for the purpose of carrying out any state or federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation. The State Treasurer is authorized to receive and provide for the proper custody of such funds and to establish such special funds and accounts as may be necessary. He shall make disbursements therefrom for vocational rehabilitation purposes upon requisition by the executive director or when so authorized by the director on behalf of the executive director and upon the issuance of warrants thereunder by the State Fiscal Officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 59-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-17
Status: in_force

When the results of the election on the question of the issuance of such bonds shall have been canvassed by the election commissioners of such county or municipality, and certified by them to the school board of the school district, it shall be the duty of such school board to determine and adjudicate whether or not three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who voted in such election voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds. Unless three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who voted in such election shall have voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds, then such bonds shall not be issued. Should three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who vote in such election vote in favor of the issuance of such bonds, then the school board of such school district shall issue such bonds, either in whole or in part, within two (2) years from the date of such election, or within two (2) years after the final favorable termination of any litigation affecting the issuance of such bonds, as such school board shall deem best.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-51 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 28-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-51
Status: in_force

A charter school is eligible to participate in state-sponsored or district-sponsored athletic and academic interscholastic leagues, competitions, awards, scholarships and recognition programs for students, educators, administrators and schools to the same extent as noncharter public schools.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-75 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 113-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-75
Status: in_force

The Dean of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) Develop the administrative policy for the Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program;

(b) Promulgating rules and regulations, with the advice and consent of the President of Mississippi State University of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, pertaining to the implementation and operation of the Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program;

(c) Annually establish a selection committee, composed of faculty of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, rural mixed animal veterinarians and large animal veterinarians, which shall conduct a process, independent from the university's Admissions Committee, to review applications, conduct virtual or in-person interviews and select recipients;

(d) Establish a budget, with the advice and consent of the President of Mississippi State University of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, to support the activities of the program and periodically review, and if appropriate, revise the scholarship and other stipends offered through the program;

(e) Review scholarship recipients' progress in the program and mentor students and veterinarians participating in the program; and

(f) Develop and participate in programs that provide initial practice support in collaboration with other interested professional organizations;

(h) 1 Give preference for approving communities for purposes of Section 37-113-77(2)(d) to communities located in areas designated by the American Veterinary Medical Association or the United States Department of Agriculture as veterinary shortage areas.