Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-107 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 97-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-97-107
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(9) No postsecondary educational institution may use funds appropriated from the State General Fund to compensate a student-athlete for their publicity rights.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 103-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-7
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether a person pays out-of-state or in-state tuition for attendance at universities and community and junior colleges, the residence of a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age is that of the father, the mother or a general guardian duly appointed by a proper court in Mississippi. If a court has granted custody of the minor to one (1) parent, the residence of the minor is that of the parent who was granted custody by the court. If both parents are dead, the residence of the minor is that of the last surviving parent at the time of that parent's death, unless the minor lives with a general guardian duly appointed by a proper court of Mississippi, in which case his residence becomes that of the guardian. A student residing within the State of Mississippi who, upon registration at a Mississippi institution of higher learning or community college, presents a transcript demonstrating graduation from a Mississippi secondary school and who has been a secondary school student in Mississippi for not less than the final four (4) years of secondary school attendance shall not be required to pay out-of-state tuition. This section shall not apply to the residence of a person as it relates to residency for voter registration or voting.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-115 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 59-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-115
Status: in_force

The indebtedness incurred under the authority of this article shall not be included in computing the statutory limitation upon the indebtedness which may be incurred by school districts as provided in Article 1 of this chapter, or any other statute, but shall be in addition thereto. The only limitation upon the amount of indebtedness which may be incurred under the provisions of this article shall be that provided in Section 37-59-107 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-37-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 37-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-37-21
Status: in_force

When, as a result of any audits performed under the terms of this chapter, the State Auditor has reason to believe that any false or erroneous report or violation of law presents ample evidence therefor, he shall report the same to the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall thereupon institute suit in the name of the State of Mississippi and prosecute to a conclusion such actions as may be necessary to make recovery from any and all persons civilly liable. The Attorney General shall also refer the matter to the proper district attorney for the institution of any appropriate criminal proceedings. Any funds recovered by such suits shall be paid into the appropriate school district fund in accordance with the loss such fund or funds may have sustained.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 177-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-5
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall establish a Mississippi Reading Panel to collaborate with the State Department of Education in recommending appropriate equitable alternative standardized assessments and cut scores to be used to determine promotion to the Fourth Grade of those Third-Grade students who did not score at the required achievement level on the state annual accountability assessment, as outlined in Section 37-177-9 , or who, for unforeseen circumstances, were unable to take the assessment. The panel should have knowledge and input in the adoption or development of a universal screener for required use only in select schools most in need for the reading intervention program to identify reading deficiencies and determine progress. A suggestive list of no less than four (4) screening assessments should be available to schools not selected for the critical reading intervention program taking into consideration those screening assessments already being used satisfactorily in Mississippi elementary schools. An approved alternative standardized reading assessment may be used in years when the state is transitioning to a new state annual accountability assessment. The panel shall consist of six (6) members as follows: the State Superintendent of Education, or his/her designee, who will chair the committee; the Chair of the House Education Committee, or his designee; the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, or his designee; one (1) member appointed by the Governor; and two (2) additional members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 104-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-7
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the “Mississippi Educational Facilities Authority for Private, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Learning,” hereinafter referred to as “the Authority.” The Authority is constituted a public agency and instrumentality of the State of Mississippi and the exercise by the Authority of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function of the State of Mississippi. The administration of the powers and functions of the Authority shall be conducted by the State Bond Advisory Division, Office of the Governor, subject to the direction and approval of the members of the Authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-79 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 113-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-79
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine is authorized to accept gifts, donations, bequests, trusts, grants, endowments, transfers of money or securities, repayments and any other monies from any source whatsoever to be used for the purposes of administering the Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program.

(2) The dean shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Legislature not later than December 1 of each year, which shall include, but not be limited to, information about who received scholarships under the program and how much each person received, and the amount of any funds received under subsection (1) of this section and how those funds were used for the purpose of the program.

(3) The appropriation request of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the program shall be reduced if a saturation point is achieved and the shortage of veterinary services in rural Mississippi is adequately addressed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-301 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 59-301
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-59-301
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law or any provision of any law to the contrary, the following additional and supplemental powers and authorizations are hereby granted to each public school district in connection with the issuance of any debt, as defined herein.

(a) For purposes of this section, “ debt ” means any note, bond, lease or other evidence of indebtedness that a district is authorized to issue under any provision of law, and shall include debt issued by or on behalf of an agricultural high school.

(b) Any school district issuing debt may, by resolution of its board of trustees or board of education, do all things regarding the form, payment structure, purchase price and terms of such debt which may be helpful in qualifying the debt for reduced or interest free treatment under any federal law or the regulations promulgated thereunder and to assure that such debt will be readily acceptable in the municipal bond market, provided the same is not inconsistent with the Constitution of the state. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed as allowing a school district to exceed the final maturity term or exceed any debt limitation provided in the applicable state law authorizing the debt.

(c) This section shall be construed to be supplemental and additional to any powers conferred by other laws on school districts and not in derogation of any such powers not existing. The section is remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed. Provided, however, that this section shall not grant any extra authority to a school board to issue debt in any amount exceeding statutory limitations on assessed value of taxable property within such school district or the statutory limitations on debt maturities, and shall not grant any extra authority to impose, levy or collect a tax which is not otherwise expressly provided for.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 101-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-13
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the boards of trustees of the community colleges to begin immediately a comprehensive study of gaming and related programs, degrees and courses offered. Following the completion of such study, the board shall make such adjustments as may be found to be necessary in the programs of the various institutions, to the end that the broadest possible educational opportunities shall be offered to the citizens of this state without inefficient and needless duplication. Subject to the provisions of Section 75-76-34 , the board shall, through such officers of the board and through such procedures as it shall see fit to establish, exercise continuing jurisdiction and control over the establishment of new courses of study, new departments and new functions and activities in each institution so that the growth and development of the program of higher education in the state shall proceed in an orderly and rational manner, inefficient and needless duplication may be avoided, and new expanded programs will be undertaken only as the same may become justified, based upon objective criteria to be established by the board. In carrying out the purposes of this section, particular attention shall be given to the extension programs of the various institutions. The boards, in conjunction with the chancellor and presidents of the institutions, shall take such steps as may be necessary to improve and coordinate such programs and shall exercise such direct control over the establishment, organization, operation and granting of credit for such programs as may be necessary to accomplish such purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 104-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-15
Status: in_force

The Authority is hereby authorized and directed, upon receipt from the governing board of any private institution of higher learning of said resolution, to proceed forthwith to make such investigation as it shall deem necessary and proper in order to determine that the private institution of higher learning reasonably shall be expected to produce sufficient revenues over a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years to retire the revenue bonds issued for the financing or refinancing of the educational facility project as herein authorized, as well as the interest thereon and a reasonable sum for the maintenance, renewal and replacement of such educational facility or facilities or parts thereof, so long as said revenue bonds are outstanding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-73 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-73
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies only to those school districts in which there exists a foundation incorporated as a nonprofit organization, legally separate from any school district, which has as its sole purpose the receiving of grants, donations and gifts of real or personal property, or both, to be used and applied exclusively for educational purposes in a particular school district with the goals of enhancing the public educational experience of students and improving the quality of their instruction in that school district.

(2) Whenever an audit of a school district described under subsection (1) includes a finding that the foundation supporting the educational purposes of that school district is considered to be a blended component unit of the district, as determined by Section 2100 of the “Codification of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards,” any funds belonging to the foundation which are transferred to the public funds of the school district upon the dissolution of the foundation due to the auditor's finding may be disbursed to any successor foundation that subsequently is incorporated as a nonprofit entity if:

(a) The successor foundation adopts as its primary mission the same purpose and goals as the original foundation;

(b) The funds of the successor foundation are not subject to any oversight by the school board of the school district, nor shall any member of the local school board serve as a member of the foundation's board of directors, and the successor foundation is structured legally in such a manner that the foundation is not considered, under generally accepted accounting principles, to be part of the school district;

(c) The funds that are the subject of the disbursement are to be used by the successor foundation in carrying out its purpose of enhancing the public educational experience and quality of the instruction available to students in the school district, which is a purpose recognized to be primarily a function of the government; and

(d) The precise amount of the principal of the funds to be disbursed, along with any interest that has been earned on the principal, less any amount previously obligated by the school district, has been determined through an independent analysis of the school district's fund or funds to which the predecessor foundation's funds were transferred.

(3) A disbursement of funds by a school district under this section is considered a disbursement made for a public purpose in consideration of the foundation's aid to the school district in discharging the district's governmental obligation to provide a quality education to the children of that school district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-57 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 41-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-57
Status: in_force

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

Any officer or employee of any school board who violates any of said regulations or fails to include the obligation to comply with said regulations in any contract executed by them on behalf of a school board shall be guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus under a contract with a school board who fails to comply with any of said regulations shall be guilty of breach of contract and such contract shall be cancelled after notice and hearing by the responsible officers of such school board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-159-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / 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. § 37-103-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 103-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-3
Status: in_force

No student may be admitted to any junior college or institution of higher learning as a resident of Mississippi unless his residence has been in the State of Mississippi preceding his admission. Residence shall be as defined in Sections 37-103-7 and 37-103-13 unless excepted in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 37-153-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 153-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-17
Status: repealed

Sections 37-153-1 , 37-153-3 , 37-153-5 , 37-153-7 , 37-153-9 , 37-153-11 , 37-153-13 and 37-153-15 shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-303 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 29-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-303
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 37-29-301 through 37-29-305 , the following terms shall be defined as provided in this section:

(a) “ Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment ” means the process by which the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) calculates FTE by taking total undergraduate semester credit hours divided by thirty (30); total undergraduate quarter hours divided by forty-five (45); total graduate semester credit hours divided by twenty-four (24); and total graduate quarter hours divided by thirty-six (36).

(b) “ State funds ” means all funds appropriated by the Legislature including funds from the State General Fund, Education Enhancement Fund, Budget Contingency Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund.

(c) “ E & G operations ” means education and general expenses of the colleges and universities.

(d) “ Net enrollment ” has the same meaning as ascribed to that term under Section 37-151-201 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-75 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 27-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-75
Status: in_force

Sections 37-27-69 through 37-27-73 shall be construed as cumulative and no restriction, limitation or prohibition of the general laws shall operate to curtail the authority or prescribe the procedure by which the purposes of said sections shall be effected.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-263 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / 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. § 37-33-219 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 37-29-607 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-607
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-607
Status: in_force

(1) All bonds issued by an educational building corporation shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the corporation and shall not create an obligation or debt of the State of Mississippi. The state shall not pledge its full faith or credit for the payment of any debt incurred or bonds issued by such corporation.

(2) All such bonds shall not constitute a debt of the community or junior college for which the facilities are to be constructed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 138-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Asbestos Abatement Accreditation and Certification Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-173-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 173-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-173-13
Status: in_force

(1) The maximum scholarship granted per eligible student with dyslexia shall be an amount equivalent to the student base amount under the total funding formula provided in Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215 .

(2)(a) The nonpublic school under this program shall report to the State Department of Education the number of students with dyslexia who are enrolled in nonpublic schools on the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarships as of September 30 of each year in order to determine funding for the subsequent year. Funds may not be transferred from any funding provided to the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Blind for program participants who are eligible under Section 37-173-5 .

(b) The State Department of Education will disburse payments to nonpublic schools under this program in twelve (12) substantially equal installments. The initial payment shall be made after department verification of admission acceptance, and subsequent payments shall be made upon verification of continued enrollment and attendance at the nonpublic school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-401 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 29-401
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-401
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a junior college district comprised of the territory lying within Harrison, Stone, George and Jackson Counties and having boundaries coinciding with the external boundaries thereof.

The name of the said junior college district shall be the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District of Mississippi and the said district shall be and the same is hereby constituted a legal political governmental subdivision and a body corporate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-139-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 139-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-139-11
Status: in_force

For the operation and support of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, the board is authorized and empowered to receive contributions, donations, gifts, bequests of money, other forms of financial assistance and/or property, equipment, materials or manpower from persons, foundations, trust funds, corporations, organizations and other sources, private or public, to be expended and utilized by said board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-81 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 37-15-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 37-113-27 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 113-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-27
Status: in_force

In order to provide for a more comprehensive method of improvement, promotion and development of agricultural research at the Delta Branch Experiment Station, the tax collector of each county of the State of Mississippi located in whole or in part in a levee district, shall deduct annually from all state ad valorem taxes collected by him a sum equal to the avails of a levy of one mill on the dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property within such county upon which state ad valorem taxes are levied and collected, provided that such county in its discretion levies the one-fourth mill provided for in the third paragraph of this section. Said tax collector is hereby authorized and directed to pay same to Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.

Any funds so paid to said university shall be used for agricultural research at the Delta Branch Experiment Station, with primary attention being given to a cotton research program and for providing needed laboratories and other facilities and equipment for agricultural research.

The board of supervisors of any county coming within the provisions of this section shall be authorized to levy, at the time and in the manner other county tax levies are made, and such levy shall be made as a condition precedent to the operation of this section in such county, an ad valorem tax of one-fourth mill against all of the taxable property of such county. Said ad valorem tax levy shall be collected as other taxes are collected, and shall be paid into a special fund of such county and shall be paid over to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science and shall be used at the Delta Branch Experiment Station for agricultural research, with primary attention being given to a cotton research program and for providing laboratories and other facilities and equipment for agricultural research. Such tax levy shall be in addition to all other levies now authorized by law, and no limitation or inhibition now in the statute against the levying of such a tax shall be effective against such levy. Such one-fourth mill ad valorem levies shall not be reimbursed under the Mississippi homestead exemption laws.

In the event similar diversions are already made from the avails of the state ad valorem tax levy in such a county, then this section shall be considered as supplemental thereto, and such laws authorizing such diversions shall not apply to the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-129 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-129
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-129
Status: in_force

(1) Every city, county, nonprofit corporation, state-supported institution, or combination thereof establishing a community rehabilitation program shall appoint a community rehabilitation program board of directors of not less than nine (9) members before becoming eligible for the assistance provided by Sections 37-33-121 through 37-33-131 . When any city or county singly establishes such a community rehabilitation program, the board shall be appointed by the governing authorities of the city or county. When any combination of cities, counties, state-supported institutions, or nonprofit corporations establishes such a community rehabilitation program, the governing authorities of the county, city, or nonprofit corporations and directors of state-supported institutions shall appoint the board. If a nonprofit corporation singly establishes such a community rehabilitation program, the corporation shall appoint the board of directors. Membership on a board shall be representative of the community served and shall include an individual with a disability. One-third ( 1 / 3 ) to one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the board shall be representative of lay associations for individuals with disabilities, labor, the general public and education, welfare, medical and health professions. Nothing in Sections 37-33-121 through 37-33-131 shall be construed to preclude the appointment of elected or appointed public officials or members of the board of directors of the sponsoring nonprofit corporation to the board, so long as representation described above is preserved.

(2) The term of office of each member of the community rehabilitation program board shall be for four (4) years, measured from the first day of the year of appointment, except as follows: Of the members first appointed, at least three (3) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, at least three (3) for a term of three (3) years, and at least three (3) for a term of four (4) years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments. Any member of a board may be removed by the appointing authority for neglect of duty, misconduct, or malfeasance in office, after being given written statement of charges and an opportunity to be heard on the charges.

(3) Subject to the provisions of Sections 37-33-121 through 37-33-131 and the rules and regulations of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, each community rehabilitation program board shall:

(a) Review and evaluate the need for a community rehabilitation program provided by Sections 37-33-121 through 37-33-131 and report thereon to the Director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, the administrator of the local program, and, when indicated, the public, together with recommendations for additional services and facilities;

(b) Recruit and promote local financial support for the program from private sources such as united funds, business, industrial and private foundations, voluntary agencies and other lawful sources and promote public support for municipal and county appropriations;

(c) Promote, arrange and implement working agreements with other educational and social service agencies both public and private and any other allied agencies;

(d) Advise the local administrator of the community rehabilitation program on the adoption and implementation of policies to stimulate effective community relations;

(e) Review the annual plan and budget and make recommendations thereon;

(f) When so determined by the authority establishing the program, act as the local administrator of the program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-95 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-95
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-95
Status: in_force

The county board of education may employ such trained teachers and other personnel as it deems necessary for the proper administration and management of a child development center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-60 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 37-31-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 31-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-7
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall have all necessary authority to cooperate with the federal board for vocational education in the administration of the “Smith-Hughes Act” and all subsequent federal vocational education and training acts, to administer any legislation pursuant thereto enacted by the State of Mississippi, and to administer the funds provided by the federal government and the State of Mississippi under the provisions of Sections 37-31-1 through 37-31-15 for the promotion of vocational and technical education not terminating in a bachelors degree. It shall have full authority to formulate plans for the promotion of vocational and technical education in such subjects as are an essential and integral part of the public school system of education in the State of Mississippi, to provide for the preparation of teachers of such subjects, and to escrow funds for students participating in recognized articulated business/industry specific worksite learning programs. It shall have authority to fix the compensation of such officials and assistants as may be necessary to administer the “Smith-Hughes Act” and Sections 37-31-1 through 37-31-15 for the State of Mississippi and to pay such compensation and other necessary expenses of administration from funds appropriated under provisions of said sections. It shall have authority to make studies and investigations relating to vocational and technical education in such subjects; to publish the results of such investigations and to issue other publications as seem necessary by the board; to promote and aid in the establishment by local communities of schools, departments or classes giving training in such subjects; to cooperate with local communities in the maintenance of such schools, department or classes; to prescribe qualifications for the teachers, directors and supervisors of such subjects, and to have full authority to provide for the licensure and renewal of licenses of such teachers, directors and supervisors; to cooperate in the maintenance of classes supported and controlled by the public for the preparation of teachers, directors and supervisors of such subjects or to maintain such classes under its own direction and control; and to establish and determine by general regulations the qualifications to be possessed by persons engaged in the training of vocational and technical teachers.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 147-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-15
Status: in_force

(1) With the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any university may form, pursuant to the provisions of the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act or the Mississippi Business Corporation Act, one or more research corporations, separate and apart from the state and the university, to promote, develop and administer enterprises arising from research or technological innovations in order to take advantage of opportunities of scientific, educational and economic development.

(2) Each such corporation shall be governed by, and all of the functions, powers and duties of it shall be exercised by, a board of directors appointed by the president of the university. Members of the board of directors may include the president of the university, officers and employees of the university, and other persons selected by the president of the university. Officers and employees of the university may have ownership or financial interests in such corporations.

(3) The board of directors of each such corporation shall adopt bylaws, in accordance with the provisions of the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act or the Mississippi Business Corporation Act, as appropriate, governing the conduct of the corporation in the performance of its duties under its charter and this act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 121-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-13
Status: in_force

The baseball field within the Willie E. “Rat” McGowan, Sr., Baseball Stadium, as designated in Section 37-121-11 , located on the campus of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, shall be named the William “Bill” Foster Baseball Field. The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place on the William “Bill” Foster Baseball Field, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the university of Mr. Foster.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 45-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-15
Status: in_force

The commission shall keep full, complete, and permanent minutes and records of all its proceedings, including the rules and regulations adopted by it, and said minutes shall be signed by the chairman, or vice-chairman, and attested by the secretary. All minutes of the commission shall be signed and approved not later than the close of the next regular meeting.

Any meeting or hearing of or by the commission may be recessed from day to day or time to time without the necessity of daily entering the fact of recess upon the minutes of the commission. However, the fact of recess of any hearing, where the proceedings are taken by a reporter, shall be shown in the record of the proceedings.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-61 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 37-65-129 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 65-129
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-129
Status: in_force

In the event any board of trustees shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of Sections 37-65-119 through 37-65-127 , a failure to act being equivalent to a refusal, then any ten or more qualified electors who have personally signed said petition may appeal from the action or nonaction of such board of trustees to the chancery court of the county in which all or a major portion of such school district is situated, within twenty days after the date by which said board is required to determine whether such petition or petitions are properly signed by the required percentage of qualified electors necessary to require the opening of any school or schools of the district which have been closed. Such appeal shall not serve as a supersedeas or cause an opening of such school or schools pending the hearing of the appeal unless a court or chancellor in vacation, for good cause shown, orders such school or schools to be opened pending the appeal. The appeal shall be by sworn bill of complaint, filed in such chancery court within said twenty-day period. The secretary of the interested board or boards of trustees shall, within fifteen days after the filing of such bill of complaint, file in such chancery court a certified copy of all orders, petitions and findings by such board of trustees; however, he may, in his discretion, file, instead of making copies thereof, the duplicate original copy of the petitions theretofore filed or delivered, if such has been done, with the president or secretary of said board of trustees. Neither the provisions of this section nor any other provision of this article shall be or constitute any waiver of the immunity from suit of any school district or member of the board of trustees thereof except strictly in accord with the terms of this article.

The hearing on appeal shall be de novo and may be heard in term time or in vacation on such date as the chancellor may set. The court may enter such order as the board of trustees involved should have made or affirm the action of such board of trustees. Said appeal shall be tried in the same manner and by the same rules of pleading, procedure and evidence as other causes in chancery courts of Mississippi. The action of such board of trustees shall be affirmed if there be substantial evidence to support the action taken by it. The said board and any qualified electors of the district, by proper pleading, answer or demurrer as used in the chancery courts of this state, may defend the action or nonaction of the board from which the appeal is taken, and be a party thereto.

Any parties to such appeal may appeal from the decision of the chancellor or chancery court to the supreme court of Mississippi as in appeals in other cases from the chancery courts of this state and such case shall be a preference case and treated as such.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-103 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 29-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-103
Status: in_force

Any board of trustees may, in its discretion, by the concurrence of two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) of its authorized members present and voting and for good cause shown therefor, to be spread upon its minutes by way of its resolution or order, which shall contain a proposal as to the revenues from which it is anticipated the loans herein authorized are to be repaid, authorize the junior college district to borrow money from time to time for periods not to exceed twenty-five (25) years under such terms and conditions as the board deems necessary and requisite and upon its issuing its promissory note or notes or other negotiable instruments. Such loans may be repaid from the general fund of the district, whether the same shall have been derived from ad valorem tax receipts or otherwise and may be further secured by a pledge of the avails of the levies, whether for support, enlargement, improvement or repairs, authorized by Section 37-29-141, Mississippi Code of 1972; and the tax receipts used to repay such loans from any levies so pledged shall be excluded from the ten percent (10%) growth limitation on ad valorem taxes imposed in Sections 27-39-320 , 27-39-321 and 37-57-107, Mississippi Code of 1972 . Such note or notes or other negotiable instruments shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the chairman of the board of trustees and countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of the secretary thereof, with the seal of the district affixed thereto. At least one (1) signature on each such note shall be a manual signature, as specified in the issuing resolution. The coupons, if any, may bear only facsimile signatures. Any notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this section shall be sold pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-25, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and shall not bear a greater overall maximum interest rate to maturity than that allowed in Section 75-17-101, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 9-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-15
Status: in_force

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

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

An interim conservator appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 37-17-6(15)(a) shall not be required to comply with the time limitations prescribed in this section for recommending and employing assistant superintendents and principals.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 141-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-11
Status: in_force

The Department of Economic Development is hereby authorized to cooperate with the planning commissions and development boards, or other similar agencies of other states, and with county, municipal and regional planning commissions or other agencies thereof, for the purposes of securing coordinated community and statewide planning within this state. The Department of Economic Development is further authorized to provide services to include, but not be limited to, planning assistance to cities and other political subdivisions within the state and county; joint municipal, county, regional and metropolitan commissions in the solution of their planning problems; and to contract for, receive and expend federal, state and other funds, whether private or public, for such planning activities, and to that end, there is hereby created within the Department of Economic Development a special fund designated as the “planning fund” to be kept separate and apart from all other funds received by the Department of Economic Development and into which all funds received for planning purposes shall be deposited. Planning assistance, as used in this chapter, shall include the preparation of population, land use, traffic, parking and economic base studies, the preparation of proposed subdivision regulations and zoning ordinances, and the development of plans to guide public and private development.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-701 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-701
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-701
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall be applicable only to those municipal separate school districts which have been or shall be organized, reorganized or reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, with added territory where the added territory, exclusive of any added territory which was a part of such municipal separate school district before such organization, reorganization or reconstitution, shall contain twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total number of educable children of such district. Such school districts, for the purposes of this article, shall be known as special municipal separate school districts. This article shall be supplementary and in addition to all existing school laws of this state and, except as herein expressly provided, all applicable statutes relative to the establishment, government, management, and operation of municipal separate school districts shall be fully applicable to such special municipal separate school districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-45 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 47-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-45
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall mature annually. None of such bonds shall have a final maturity date of more than twenty (20) years from the date of the issuance thereof, and in no event shall the final maturity date of any such bonds be later than July 1, 2004. In issuing such bonds, the state bond commission shall be authorized and empowered to provide maturities therefor in such amounts and at such times as the state bond commission shall deem appropriate, proper and feasible. No bonds shall be issued and sold under the provisions of this chapter for less than par and accrued interest.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 177-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-177-5
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall establish a Mississippi Reading Panel to collaborate with the State Department of Education in recommending appropriate equitable alternative standardized assessments and cut scores to be used to determine promotion to the Fourth Grade of those Third-Grade students who did not score at the required achievement level on the state annual accountability assessment, as outlined in Section 37-177-9 , or who, for unforeseen circumstances, were unable to take the assessment. The panel should have knowledge and input in the adoption or development of a universal screener for required use only in select schools most in need for the reading intervention program to identify reading deficiencies and determine progress. A suggestive list of no less than four (4) screening assessments should be available to schools not selected for the critical reading intervention program taking into consideration those screening assessments already being used satisfactorily in Mississippi elementary schools. An approved alternative standardized reading assessment may be used in years when the state is transitioning to a new state annual accountability assessment. The panel shall consist of six (6) members as follows: the State Superintendent of Education, or his/her designee, who will chair the committee; the Chair of the House Education Committee, or his designee; the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, or his designee; one (1) member appointed by the Governor; and two (2) additional members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 51-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-13
Status: in_force

An applicant shall not have to submit but one initial application for a loan; thereafter, he or she shall file a request for each additional year's loan amount up to the maximum amount allowed. Accompanying each said request shall be a certification from the school which applicant is attending certifying that the applicant is in attendance and in good standing.

Each application by or on behalf of said student shall be signed by and be made also in the name of the parent or legal guardian of said student if he or she be a minor. However, the parent or legal guardian shall not be considered the applicant for the purposes of the limitations in Section 37-51-15 .

In the event that the applicant transfers to another approved school within the state, he shall cause the certification to immediately go forth to the commission, setting out the school from which and to which he has transferred.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-471 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-471
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-471
Status: in_force

All of the property belonging to the board of trustees of Copiah-Lincoln Junior College and all of the property belonging to any or all of the counties, prior to and as of the effective date hereof, cooperating in the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College or the agricultural high school-junior college located at Wesson, Mississippi or the campus in Adams County, Mississippi, and utilized or held for the present or future use and benefit of said junior college and/or agricultural high school-junior college, shall be and the same is hereby transferred to and vested in the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District as created by Sections 37-29-451 through 37-29-471 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-63 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 33-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-63
Status: in_force

(1) Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any individual who is blind, (i) who is a resident of the state at the time of filing his or her application therefor and whose vocational rehabilitation the director determines after full investigation can be satisfactorily achieved, or (ii) who is eligible therefor under the terms of an agreement with another state or with the federal government. Except as otherwise provided by law or as specified in any agreement with the federal government with respect to classes of individuals certified to the agency under that agreement, the following rehabilitation services shall be provided to blind individuals, utilizing available financial resources. These may include state, federal and/or personal funds. The services shall include:

(a) Physical restoration;

(b) Transportation not provided to determine the eligibility of the individual for vocational rehabilitation services and the nature and extent of the services necessary;

(c) Occupational licenses;

(d) Placement equipment, tools and supplies;

(e) Maintenance;

(f) Training books and materials;

(g) Supported employment services, rehabilitation engineering services and independent living services.

(2) No person shall be determined ineligible because of financial status.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 45-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-11
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to adopt and use an official seal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-561 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 29-561
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-561
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the Coahoma Community College District shall each year, on or before June 15, prepare a budget which shall contain a detailed estimate of the revenues and expenses anticipated for the ensuing year for general operation and maintenance, and shall set forth the reasonable requirements for anticipated needs for capital outlays for land, buildings, initial equipment for new buildings and major repairs, a reasonable accumulation for such purposes being hereby expressly authorized.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-33 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 23-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-33
Status: in_force

(1) Such program of education, instruction and training as is provided for in Section 37-23-31 shall be furnished in such manner as shall be provided by rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, which for such purposes shall have the full power to adopt such rules, regulations, policies and standards as it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Sections 37-23-31 through 37-23-35 , including the establishment of qualifications consistent with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section for any teachers employed under the provisions thereof. It is expressly provided, however, that no program of education, instruction and training shall be furnished except in a university or college supported by the State of Mississippi and only in cases where such university or college shall consent thereto and shall provide any classroom space, furniture and facilities which may be deemed necessary in carrying out the provisions of those sections.

(2) Speech-language pathologists, educational audiologists, and special and early childhood educators are qualified and authorized to serve as the lead teacher for children enrolled in a university or college-based program through the IDEA-Part C and IDEA-Part B eligibility and placement process. Whenever communication is a primary area of concern on a child's Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Education Program (IEP), a speech-language pathologist or educational audiologist may serve as the lead instructor with an educator serving as a related service provider as necessary to meet the educational needs of the child. Speech-language pathologists and educational audiologists must undergo extensive college coursework in communication-based disorders impacting multiple areas of development, including cognition. The content of the college coursework must include typical and atypical development for ages birth through death. In addition to completing the college coursework, these instructional providers must meet all instructional licensure requirements as set forth by the State Department of Education for the purpose of funding MAEP special education teacher units.

(3) The State Department of Education through its general supervision responsibilities set forth by the Office of Special Education Programs at the United States Department of Education, shall require that the program of education, instruction and training be designed to provide individualized appropriate special education and related services that enable a child to reach his or her appropriate and uniquely designed goals for success.

(4) A university- or college-based program must submit all reports and data required by the State Department of Education on the same or similar time schedule and in the same or similar manner that same or similar reports and data must be submitted to the department by local educational agencies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-209 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 151-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-209
Status: in_force

Allocations to school districts or charter schools made by the State Department of Education on the basis of the count of students in student categories established for the purpose of applying various weights under Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215 are intended only to generate total appropriation amounts for school funding. Except as otherwise required by applicable state or federal law or by applicable rules, regulations, policies, or order of the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education, a school district or charter school may exercise full autonomy in the spending of all funds allocated under the formula to the district or charter school so long as funds are expended in the manner determined by the school board or governing board to best meet the needs of the student population of the school district or charter school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-131 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 33-131
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-131
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, on behalf of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, may make grants to assist cities, counties, nonprofit corporations and state-supported institutions, or any combination thereof in the establishment, operation and expansion of community rehabilitation programs. The director may accept federal grants or aids on behalf of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services and shall cooperate with federal agencies in any reasonable manner necessary to qualify for those federal grants or aids for community rehabilitation programs.

(2) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the director shall allocate funds, as available for this program, to community rehabilitation programs for disbursement during the fiscal year in accordance with their approved plans or budgets. The director shall from time to time during the fiscal year review the budgets and expenditures of the various programs.

(3) The Director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, with the approval of the Executive Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations in regard to the following matters:

(a) State certification of all community rehabilitation programs;

(b) Eligibility of community rehabilitation programs to receive state grants or be designated as a qualified provider of community rehabilitation program services;

(c) Standards for qualification of personnel, salary schedule, quality of professional service, in-service training and educational leave programs for personnel;

(d) Regulatory fees for consultation services;

(e) Standards as to types and kinds of severely disabled individuals eligible for those services; and

(f) Such other rules and regulations as he or she deems necessary to carry out the purposes of Sections 37-33-121 through 37-33-131 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 45-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-19
Status: in_force

The commission shall promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as shall be necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter and of such other laws, the administration of which shall be vested in the commission; however, no such rule or regulation shall be in conflict with any applicable law. It shall be the duty of the commission to furnish the board of trustees or other governing body of all school districts and the attorney general certified copies of all rules and regulations prescribed by the commission, which distribution shall be made not less than thirty days prior to the effective date of all such rules or regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-191 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-191
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-191
Status: in_force

Understanding the important role the Civil Rights Movement had on the State of Mississippi and understanding the importance of teaching Mississippi's children all of our history, it is the goal of this Legislature to provide meaningful support to this most important endeavor. Mississippi's central role in the civil rights struggle needs to be formalized and taught as a beacon of hope for all of our citizens.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-429 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / 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. § 37-23-127 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 23-127
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-127
Status: in_force

(1) The state superintendent of education shall appoint a learning resources advisory committee for each center not to exceed ten (10) members as the superintendent, in his discretion, deems proper from each of the following groups:

(a) Professional educators actively engaged in the education of exceptional children or youth or in the administration of programs for exceptional youth and children.

(b) Professional educators in higher education dealing with the exceptional children and youth, and closely related areas.

(c) Parents of exceptional children or youth.

(2) The committee shall meet quarterly or upon call of the superintendent, and its functions shall be purely advisory in nature and effect. No compensation or per diem shall be provided committee members, but each member shall be entitled to receive all actual, necessary expenses incurred in discharging official responsibilities, including mileage as authorized by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-25 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 115-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-25
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be built, equipped and operated as a part of the medical school, a teaching hospital of the size of not less than three-hundred-fifty-bed capacity, together with all ancillary buildings and physical facilities needful or proper for the establishment, operation and maintenance of such a hospital as a part of a fully accredited four-year medical school, including, clinical and outpatient services and all types of services deemed to be necessary or desirable as a part of the functioning of such a teaching hospital. Said teaching hospital shall be known as the University Hospital. There shall also be acquired and installed all needed equipment and supplies for the proper operation and maintenance of such medical school and hospital and other facilities for the purposes aforesaid. There shall be employed all needed personnel and services to operate said medical school and hospital and other facilities.

(2) As part of employing appropriate professional staff, the University Medical Center and University Hospital are authorized to enter into recruitment agreements to provide for needed faculty physicians and staff. Said agreements may include, but are not limited to, salary supplements, transfer and moving expenses and payment of medical school loans. Any amount so advanced shall be forgiven over not less than a three-year period of a year-for-year pro rata basis. In the event that the physician should leave University of Mississippi Medical Center employment, said physician shall repay any remaining sum(s) so advanced plus interest as negotiated in the agreement. Said amounts to be repaid over no more than a two-year period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 106-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-7
Status: in_force

Any student desiring to study for the ministry or priesthood may attend a college, university or seminary outside the state provided there is no college, university or seminary serving his faith or doctrine in which he can study for the ministry in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-7
Status: in_force

(1) The boards of trustees of the public schools of this state shall require the teachers under their control to have all pupils repeat the oath of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America at least once during each school month, such oath of allegiance being as follows:

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

(2) The official pledge of the State of Mississippi shall read as follows:

“I salute the flag of Mississippi and the sovereign state for which it stands with pride in her history and achievements and with confidence in her future under the guidance of Almighty God.”

The pledge of allegiance to the Mississippi flag shall be taught in the public schools of this state, along with the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-73 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 29-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-73
Status: in_force

The board of trustees is authorized to execute oil, gas and mineral leases on any of the property owned by the board of trustees 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 board of trustees.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 175-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-17
Status: in_force

(1) To be eligible to participate in the Mississippi Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments Program, a nonpublic school must:

(a) Be a state accredited nonpublic special purpose school in the state that is organized to provide and emphasizes instruction in speech-language therapy and intervention as the primary purpose of the school;

(b) Provide to the department all documentation required for a student's participation, including the nonpublic school's and student's fee schedules, at least thirty (30) days before the first quarterly scholarship payment is made for the student;

(c) Be academically accountable to the parent or legal guardian for meeting the educational needs of the student by, at a minimum, annually providing to the parent or legal guardian a written explanation of the student's progress;

(d) Maintain in this state a physical location where a scholarship student regularly attends classes.

(2) The inability of a nonpublic school to meet the requirements of this subsection shall constitute a basis for the ineligibility of the nonpublic school to participate in the scholarship program as determined by the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-109 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-109
Status: in_force

An employee who has received notice under Section 37-9-105 , upon written request from the employee received by the district within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice by the employee, shall be entitled to:

(a) Written notice of the specific reasons for nonreemployment, together with a summary of the factual basis therefor, a list of witnesses and a copy of documentary evidence substantiating the reasons intended to be presented at the hearing, which notice shall be given at least fourteen (14) days prior to any hearing; if the district fails to provide this information to the employee, then the recommendation for nonreemployment shall be null and void, and the board shall order the execution of a contract with the employee for an additional period of one (1) year;

(b) An opportunity for a hearing at which to present matters relevant to the reasons given for the proposed nonreemployment, including any reasons alleged by the employee to be the reason for nonreemployment; provided, however, that any school superintendent whose employment has been terminated by the school board under Section 37-9-59 , or whose employment contract has not been renewed by the school board shall not have the right to request a hearing before the school board or a hearing officer;

(c) Receive a fair and impartial hearing before the board or hearing officer; provided, however, that any school superintendent whose employment has been terminated by the school board under Section 37-9-59 , or whose employment contract has not been renewed by the school board shall not have the right to request a hearing before the school board or a hearing officer;

(d) Be represented by legal counsel, at his own expense.

Any employee requesting a hearing shall provide the district, not less than five (5) days before the scheduled date for the hearing, a response to the specific reasons for nonreemployment, a list of witnesses and a copy of documentary evidence in support of the response intended to be presented at the hearing. If the employee fails to provide this information, then the recommendation of nonreemployment shall be final without the necessity of a hearing.

If the employee does not request a hearing, the recommendation regarding the nonreemployment of the employee shall be final.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-75 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-75
Status: in_force

Sections 37-27-69 through 37-27-73 shall be construed as cumulative and no restriction, limitation or prohibition of the general laws shall operate to curtail the authority or prescribe the procedure by which the purposes of said sections shall be effected.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 145-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-145-21
Status: in_force

The company, the board of trustees and the State Bond Commission are hereby authorized to enter into any and all agreements and contracts as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-127-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 127-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-127-1
Status: in_force

A body politic and corporate is hereby created by the name of the “Mississippi Valley State College” to have perpetual succession, with power to contract and be contracted with, to receive by any legal method of transfer or conveyance, property of any description, to have, hold, and employ the same, to make and use a corporate seal, with power to break or change the same, and to adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of its members, official agents, and employees. However, the name of said “Mississippi Valley State College” is hereafter changed to “Mississippi Valley State University,” without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which continue in all respects. Whenever the name “Mississippi Valley State College” appears, the same is construed to denote “Mississippi Valley State University.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-342 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-342
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-342
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature recognizes the necessity of school districts to provide reasonable accommodations to students and licensed employees of a school district who are diagnosed with debilitating illnesses or disabilities, including, but not limited to, diabetes and epilepsy.

(2) The school board of any school district shall authorize the use, in all district facilities and property, of service or assistance dogs which have been specifically trained to alert people of symptoms or conditions resulting from a debilitating illness or disability that threaten their health.

(3) In providing accommodations for students, the parent of a child with such illness or disability, the teacher or teachers of the student and the appropriate school administrator shall meet and develop a written 504 Plan consistent with the provisions of Chapter 23, Title 37, Mississippi Code of 1972 , that would permit the use of service dogs in the school facility. Also, in providing accommodations for students, the teacher or teachers of the student and the appropriate school administrator shall develop a plan designed to educate other students of the appropriate behavior in the presence of such dogs, as well as the proper handling of such dogs in the presence of those students who may have an allergic reaction to the dog and the reasonable care to be taken in efforts to prevent contact by students who are allergic with such dogs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 65-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-7
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of any such school district, agricultural high school district or agricultural high school and junior college district, and the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, respectively, as the case may be, may, in their discretion, pay all or any part of the salary of all superintendents, principals, teachers and other employees during or for the period when any of the said schools, agricultural high schools, agricultural high schools and junior colleges, or institutions of higher learning are closed in accordance with the terms of this article, and funds shall be drawn from the same source or sources as such funds would be drawn to pay such items if the schools, agricultural high schools, agricultural high schools and junior colleges, or institutions of higher learning had not been closed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-113 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-113
Status: in_force

(1) Any employee aggrieved by a final decision of the school board is entitled to judicial review thereof, as hereinafter provided.

(2) An appeal may be taken by such employee to the chancery court of the judicial district in which the school district is located, by filing a petition with the clerk of that court and executing and filing bond payable to the school board with sufficient sureties, in the penalty of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), conditioned upon the payment of all of the costs of appeal, within twenty (20) days of the receipt of the final decision of the board.

(3) The scope of review of the chancery court in such cases shall be limited to a review of the record made before the school board or hearing officer to determine if the action of the school board is unlawful for the reason that it was:

(a) Not supported by any substantial evidence;

(b) Arbitrary or capricious; or

(c) In violation of some statutory or constitutional right of the employee.

(4) No relief shall be granted based upon a court's finding of harmless error by the board in complying with the procedural requirements of Sections 37-9-101 through 37-9-113 . However, in the event that there is a finding of prejudicial error in the proceedings, the cause shall be remanded for a rehearing consistent with the findings of the court.

(5) Any party aggrieved by action of the chancery court may appeal to the Supreme Court in the manner provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-465 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 29-465
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-465
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District shall have the authority to purchase property, make capital improvements, and lease or use private or public facilities at either the Copiah-Lincoln or Natchez Campuses, in the discretion of the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-80 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-80
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-80
Status: in_force

(1) Effective July 1, 2014, the Hinds Agriculture High School shall be closed. Upon closure, all real property titled to or used by Hinds Agricultural High School will become the property of the Hinds Community College District.

(2) All personal property used by the Hinds Agricultural High School for secondary school purposes, including all nondisposable sports and/or extracurricular equipment (i.e., football helmets, shoulder pads, baseball bats and helmets, and band equipment) will become the property of the Hinds County School District. The division of such personal property will be determined by joint order of the Boards of Trustees of Hinds Community College District and Hinds County School District. Any cost of transferring title of such real or personal property will be paid by Hinds Community College District.

(3) Any such joint order directing the transfer of the personal property of the Hinds Agricultural High School shall be submitted and approved by the State Board of Education. The finding of the State Board of Education shall be final and conclusive for the purpose of the transfer of property required by such administrative consolidation.

(4) The students attending the said agricultural high school shall be deemed to be students of the school district where they reside. After closure of Hinds Agricultural High School, any student who is enrolled at the Hinds Agricultural High School when the closure is effected may receive two (2) diplomas upon successful completion of all graduation requirements of the school district they subsequently attend: one (1) diploma to be the official completion with the school district they subsequently attend and the second to be a courtesy diploma reflecting graduation from Hinds Agriculture High School.

(5) In the event that Hinds Agricultural High School is closed, there will be a two-year waiver of test scores of Hinds Agricultural High School students being included in accountability calculations for Raymond High School and the Hinds County School District, subject to approval by the State Department of Education. In addition, the students from Hinds Agricultural High School will not be included in the graduation cohort for accountability calculations for the Hinds County School District, subject to approval by the State Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-67 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 47-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-67
Status: in_force

Any county board of education or board of trustees of any school district, including a municipal separate school district, which may be aggrieved by any final rule, regulation, or order of the state educational finance commission adopted under the provisions of this chapter shall have the right to appeal therefrom to the chancery court of the county in which the school district involved or any part thereof is located in like manner, within the same time, with like effect, and subject in all other respects to appeals from orders, rules, and regulations of the state educational finance commission as provided in Chapter 45 of this Title, the provisions of which are hereby made applicable in all respects to appeals from orders, rules, and regulations of the commission under the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-169-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 169-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-169-1
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Autism Advisory Committee is created to study, make recommendations and develop a strategic plan on how best to educate and train students with autism or ASD to maximize their potential productivity with the workforce. The committee shall meet at least six (6) times annually, and shall develop an annual plan. The report and plan of the committee, which shall be due annually on July 1, to the Mississippi Legislature, shall detail the progress and problems in creating meaningful progress in the areas of mental health, education, medical and employment for individuals with autism or ASD and their families.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-103 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 23-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-103
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any such county is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to levy an ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the county not to exceed two mills, the avails of which shall be used for the construction, operation, furnishings and maintenance of any such center so established. The tax levy herein authorized shall not be reimbursable under the homestead exemption laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-209 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-33-209
Status: in_force

The director, with the approval of the executive director, may accept and use gifts and donations made unconditionally or otherwise for carrying out the purposes of the Rehabilitation Law, from either public or private sources. Gifts made under such conditions as in the judgment of the director, with the approval of the executive director, 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 Rehabilitation of Individuals with Disabilities through Special Disability Services” and shall be used by the office for such purposes. The director shall prepare and submit a report annually to the Legislature, through the executive director, setting forth the condition of rehabilitation of disabled persons 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. § 37-47-33 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 47-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-33
Status: in_force

For the purpose of: (a) providing funds to enable the State Board of Education to make loans or advances to school districts as provided by Section 37-47-25 ; (b) providing funds for the payment and redemption of certificates of credit issued to school districts under Section 37-47-23 , when such funds are not otherwise available; or (c) providing funds in an amount not exceeding Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) for the payment of allocations of total funding formula funds to school districts for capital expenditures approved under Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215 by the State Board of Education which have not been pledged for debt by the school district, when such funds are not otherwise available, the State Bond Commission is authorized and empowered to issue state school bonds under the conditions prescribed in this chapter. The aggregate principal amount of such bonds outstanding at any one (1) time, after deducting the amount of the sinking fund provided for the retirement of bonds issued for such purposes, shall never exceed the sum of One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00). Within such limits, however, state school bonds may be issued from time to time under the conditions prescribed in this chapter. None of such bonds so issued shall have a maturity date later than July 1, 2021.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-25 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 45-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-25
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of any applicable statute, the commission shall supervise and approve or disapprove all surveys of educational needs made by any school board or board of education. The commission may assist such boards in making such surveys, and it may make supplemental surveys of such needs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-203 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 153-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-203
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Legislature finds that:

(a) The public health crisis related to COVID-19 resulted in a general disruption in the Mississippi economy and workforce, particularly in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and other health care facilities across the state;

(b) Workforce shortages exist in the health care industry; 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, working with community colleges, to provide education and training to help Mississippians find employment in the nursing, allied health and other health care fields, including paramedics.

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

(a) To provide funding for outreach efforts to connect citizens seeking employment in nursing, allied health, and other health care fields, including paramedics, 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 existing nursing and allied health training programs, including accredited paramedic programs, or to help retain and graduate nursing and allied health students, including students in an accredited paramedic program, to include any required equipment or supplies, at community and junior colleges or through other entities facilitating healthcare-focused workforce training programs across the state;

(c) To provide funding for new and increased capacity in physician residency and fellowship programs in hospitals across the state; and

(d) 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. § 37-181-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 181-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-181-19
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education may receive and expend contributions from any public or private source to fund ESAs for participating students.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-14 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 138-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-14
Status: in_force

(1) After January 1, 1995, it is unlawful for any person who does not possess a valid air monitor certificate to collect air samples for analysis of asbestos fibers during an abatement project.

(2) To qualify for an air monitor certificate, an applicant shall:

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

(b) Satisfactorily complete a commission-approved training course for supervisors. A supervisor training course approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency completed satisfactorily shall be sufficient to meet this requirement;

(c) Satisfactorily complete a commission-approved training course for collecting and evaluating air samples; and

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

(3) Any certificate issued by the commission pursuant to this section shall be renewed on an annual basis.

(4) Applicants for an air monitor certificate shall submit to the commission, on forms prepared by the commission, an application for issuance or renewal of this certificate, whichever is applicable, and a certificate that shows satisfactory completion of the training course(s) specified in paragraphs (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this section. The applicant shall pay the applicable annual fee upon submitting his application for the air monitor certificate to the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-127-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 127-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-127-7
Status: in_force

The president of the Mississippi Valley State College shall be held as the professional adviser of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning of all matters pertaining to the inside arrangements of buildings, selection of faculty, and course of study. He shall have the immediate supervision and management of said college in all its departments, subject however, to the general supervision, management, and direction of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-27 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 47-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-27
Status: in_force

All capital improvements by any school district which are financed in whole or in part with funds received from the state public school building fund pursuant to an application approved by the commission, shall be constructed by contract entered into and awarded by the board of trustees or other governing body of such school district. The awarding of such contract shall be in the sole province of such board of trustees or other governing body except as is herein provided. No such contract shall be entered into unless and until the site for the location of and the plans and specifications for the construction of the capital improvements shall have been approved by the commission. The commission shall not exclude from approval plans and specifications which involve the use of preengineered steel building systems. Plans and specifications for preengineered steel building systems, in order to be approved by the commission, must be submitted to and certified by an architect or professional engineer registered in the State of Mississippi and not an employee of the contractor, as meeting the minimum requirements of the local building, plumbing and electrical codes, the Southern Standard Building Code, Coastal Region Loading, the Metal Building Manufacturers Association, the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Iron and Steel Institute, as to design, materials and construction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-99 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 101-99
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-99
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration, acting through the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is hereby authorized to supervise the contracting for, and the erection of, all buildings erected as a result of the provisions of Sections 37-101-91 through 37-101-103 which the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning does not self-administer or allow a state institution of higher learning to administer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-181-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 181-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-181-7
Status: in_force

(1) New enrollment in the ESA program created in this chapter shall be limited to five hundred (500) additional students each year. Subject to appropriation from the General Fund, each student's ESA shall be funded at Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) for school year 2015-2016. For each subsequent year, this amount shall increase or decrease by the same proportion as the student base amount under Section 37-151-203 is increased or decreased.

(2) Subject to appropriation, eligible students shall be approved for participation in the ESA program as follows:

(a) Students shall be approved on a first-come, first-served basis, with applications being reviewed on a rolling basis;

(b) After participation reaches fifty percent (50%) of the annual enrollment limits in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall set annual application deadlines for the remaining number of available ESAs and begin to maintain a waiting list of eligible students. The waitlist shall only include eligible students who have certified to the department that they have been accepted into an eligible school qualified to provide services for the participating student's disability or special education needs, or provide services addressing a participating student's IEP. The waitlist will be maintained in the chronological order in which applications are received. The department shall award ESA program applications in chronological order according to the waitlist; and

(c) Participating students who remain eligible for the ESA program are automatically approved for participation for the following year and are not subject to the random selection process.

(3) No funds for an ESA may be expended from the total funding formula funds provided in Sections 37-151-200 through 37-151-215 , nor shall any school district be required to provide funding for an ESA.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-79 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 31-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-79
Status: in_force

Sections 37-31-71 through 37-31-79 shall be liberally construed to effectuate the provisions thereof and are hereby declared to be severable. Such sections are supplemental to the authority provided in Sections 37-7-401 through 37-7-413 and other applicable statutes, and any agreement entered into pursuant to Sections 37-31-71 through 37-31-79 shall likewise be effective to confer on the contracting parties all powers contained in the Sections 37-7-401 through 37-7-413 provided such agreement is also approved by the state educational finance commission in accordance therewith.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-69-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 69-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-69-3
Status: in_force

The intent of the Legislature is to provide an opportunity for motivated students to participate in a curriculum that will prepare them for a career of employment in the energy industry in their home state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-185-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 185-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-185-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Independent Schools' COVID-19 Assistance Grant Program is established, to be administered by the MDA, for the purpose of making grants to eligible independent schools to provide reimbursements for eligible expenses, as defined in Section 37-185-3 .

(2) From the date of the beginning of the period for applications for grants under this section, the MDA shall consider and review applications from eligible independent schools that did not receive and have not been awarded reimbursement under any other federal program for the expenses that will be reimbursed by a grant under this section.

(3) The MDA shall develop regulations, procedures and application forms to govern the administration of the program, which at a minimum, shall require eligible independent schools to:

(a) Submit an application for a grant for reimbursement;

(b) Demonstrate the need and purpose of the grant funds received to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the operation of the school and its delivery of instruction; and

(c) Provide an itemized list of reimbursable eligible expenses as defined in Section 37-185-3 , which the independent school has previously incurred, is presently incurring or will incur before December 30, 2020, as such expenses relate to mitigation of the impact of COVID-19.

(4) The MDA may retain One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for the administration of the program.

(5) The department shall report on the utilization of the program to the Chairs of the Universities and Colleges Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House and the Governor by October 1, 2020. At a minimum, the report shall contain:

(a) The name of each eligible independent school;

(b) The total amount of reimbursement requested by each eligible independent school; and

(c) The total amount of reimbursement received by each eligible independent school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / 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. § 37-113-50 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 113-50
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-113-50
Status: in_force

(1) The building known as the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Bureau of Plant Industry Building on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, shall be designated and henceforth be known as the “Robert Horne McCarty Building.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized to erect a suitable memorial marker at a site on the premises of the current Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Bureau of Plant Industry Building to be chosen with the approval of the family of Robert Horne McCarty.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-117 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 155-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-117
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall furnish, without charge, to each account owner an annual statement of the following:

(a) The amount contributed by the account owner under the savings trust agreement;

(b) The annual earnings and accumulated earnings on the savings trust account; and

(c) Any other terms and conditions that the board deems by rule is necessary or appropriate, including those necessary to conform the savings trust account with the requirements of Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, or other applicable federal law or regulations.

(2) The board shall furnish an additional statement complying with subsection (1) to an account owner or beneficiary on written request. The board may charge a reasonable fee for each statement furnished under this subsection.

(3) The board shall prepare or cause to be prepared an annual report setting forth in appropriate detail an accounting of the funds and a description of the financial condition of the program at the close of each fiscal year. Such report shall be submitted to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and members of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Community College Board and the State Board of Education. In addition, the board shall make the report available to account owners of savings trust agreements. The accounts of the fund shall be subject to annual audits by the State Auditor or his designee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-239 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 153-239
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-239
Status: in_force

(1) The Office of Workforce Development shall submit an annual report on the grant program to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chair of the House Workforce Development Committee and the Chair of the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee. The report shall contain a detailed explanation of how the funds appropriated for the program were awarded and how many paramedics have participated in the grant program and their employment outcomes.

(2) The Office of Workforce Development is authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement with any public or nonpublic school which provides secondary education to students enrolled therein, for the purpose of allowing students who are at least seventeen (17) years of age to be eligible for enrollment in any accredited paramedic training program without any cost to the students, through dual-credit or dual-enrollment class offerings through an accredited entity authorized by the office to provide such trainings for purposes of the program. However, such students shall not be eligible to take any examination for certification as a paramedic until the time that he or she attains the age of eighteen (18), at which time he or she would be allowed to take the certification examination to become a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-71 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-71
Status: in_force

The superintendent of schools and the principal of a school shall have the power to suspend or expel a pupil for good cause, including misconduct in the school or on school property, as defined in Section 37-11-29 , on the road to and from school, or at any school-related activity or event when such conduct by a pupil, in the determination of the superintendent or principal, renders that pupil's presence in the classroom a disruption to the educational environment of the school or a detriment to the best interest and welfare of the pupils and teacher of such class as a whole, or for any reason for which such pupil might be suspended, dismissed or expelled by the school board under state or federal law or any rule, regulation or policy of the local school district. For any suspension of more than ten (10) days or expulsions, a student shall have the right to a due process hearing, be represented by legal counsel, to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses presented by the district. The student and the student's parent, legal guardian or person in custody of the student may appeal suspension of more than ten (10) days and expulsions to the school board. The standard of proof in all disciplinary proceedings shall be substantial evidence. The parent or guardian of the child shall be advised of this right to a hearing by the appropriate superintendent or principal and the proper form shall be provided for requesting such a hearing.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 37-43-39 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 43-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-39
Status: in_force

No teacher in any of the schools of the state, and no county or municipal superintendent of schools, and no person officially connected with the government of or direction of any school shall, during the term of his office as said superintendent or during the time of his or her employment as teacher, act as agent or attorney for any textbook publishing company selling textbooks in this state. If, after election as county or municipal superintendent or employment as teacher, any person filling such position accepts the agency or attorneyship of any textbook publishing company, the acceptance of such agency or attorneyship shall work a forfeiture of the office or position as teacher held at the time of the acceptance of such agency or attorneyship.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-43 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 41-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-43
Status: in_force

(1) All publicly owned school district buses which are hereafter acquired, and all publicly owned school district buses which shall hereafter be repainted, whether presently owned or hereafter acquired, and all publicly owned school district buses which do not have the name of the county or school district owning same painted thereon, whether such buses be owned by the county or a school district, shall have painted on both sides thereof the name of the county or school district owning same. Such words shall be painted on each such bus in letters at least five (5) inches in height and in a color which is in contrast with the color of the vehicle.

(2) Any contract entered into by a school district for the operation, rental or leasing of school buses with private or public entities under the authority provided in Section 37-41-3 , or the purchase of school buses to be used by a school district under the authority provided in Sections 37-41-29 and 37-41-31 , shall stipulate in the contractual agreement that the entity from whom the school bus is rented, leased or purchased, or which is providing the transportation service, shall cause to be placed on the bus, the required district-identifying signage required under subsection (1), before delivery of the school bus into possession of the school district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-113 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 57-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-57-113
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any class one county which has a population in the 1970 decennial census of not less than thirty-five thousand (35,000) and not more than fifty thousand (50,000) and having a total assessed valuation in 1971 of not less than forty million dollars ($40,000,000.00) and not more than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00) may impose an excise and/or transfer tax upon the sale or construction of all new family units as defined in Section 37-57-111 for capital improvement of public schools as provided by law for countywide public school districts. Said taxation shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the first twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) and one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) of all over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) of the total sale or contract price of the family unit; however, said taxation shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the first ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and one-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) of all over ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) of the total sale or contract price of apartments, condominiums, duplexes or townhouses.

The tax hereby authorized, if imposed by order of the board of supervisors of the county by order duly spread upon the minutes of said board, shall apply only to the initial sale or construction of new family units not heretofore occupied or used for residence purposes, and shall be an indebtedness of the owner of the family unit.

Said tax shall not apply to such family units purchased or constructed by or for any religious, charitable, educational or nonprofit corporation or institution, nor shall it apply to demonstration of model homes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 141-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-141-5
Status: in_force

The main office building of the University Research Center and the Department of Economic Development in the City of Jackson shall be known and designated as the Paul B. Johnson, Jr. Building. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Governor's Office of General Services shall coordinate and cooperate to effect the relocation of the Department of Economic Development to the Paul B. Johnson, Jr. Building and any other related agency relocations necessary to accomplish the requirement of this section if such relocation is feasible. If such relocation of the Department of Economic Development to the Paul B. Johnson, Jr. Building is not feasible because of space limitations, the Governor's Office of General Services shall coordinate the relocation of such department to some other location and shall, if possible, secure the amount of space necessary to also place the University Research Center in the same location with the department.

The Office of General Services shall provide proper signs to be placed on the building in accordance with this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-24-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 24-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-24-3
Status: in_force

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

(a) “ Health care provider ” means a licensed physician or a licensed nurse practitioner, licensed physician assistant or licensed health care professional working within the person's scope of practice and under the direct supervision or written consultation of a physician. All health care providers referred to in this chapter also must be trained in the evaluation and management of concussions.

(b) “ School athletic event ” means activities sanctioned by the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) or the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS), and school-sponsored activities in Grades 7 through 12 of schools that are not members of the MHSAA or the MAIS which activities are organized and conducted in a manner substantially similar to activities that are sanctioned by the MHSAA or the MAIS.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-415 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 29-415
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-415
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District shall, on or before the fifteenth day of June each year, prepare and file the annual budget of the district. The said budget shall contain a detailed estimate of the revenues and expenses anticipated for the ensuing year for general operation and maintenance and shall set forth the reasonable requirements for anticipated needs for capital outlays for land, buildings, initial equipment for new buildings and major repairs, a reasonable accumulation for such purposes being hereby expressly authorized. Funds derived from the levy for capital outlay shall be kept in a separate account and expended for capital outlay purposes only.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-181-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 181-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-181-15
Status: in_force

(1) To ensure that students are treated fairly and kept safe, all eligible schools shall:

(a) Comply with the nondiscrimination policies set forth in 42 USCS 1981 ;

(b) Prior to a participating student's application for enrollment, provide parents or guardians with details of the school's programs, record of student achievement, qualifications, experience, capacities to serve students with special needs, and capacity to serve the participating student within the scope of their IEP;

(c) Comply with all health and safety laws or codes that apply to nonpublic schools;

(d) Hold a valid occupancy permit if required by their municipality;

(e) Have no public record of fraud or malfeasance;

(f) Require participating students to take a pre-assessment at the beginning of the school year and a post-assessment at the end of the school year. The eligible school shall have the option to select their current assessment used to demonstrate academic progress, a nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test, or a current state board-approved screener;

(g) Notify a parent or guardian applying for the ESA program that the parent or guardian waives the right of the participating student to an individual entitlement to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) from their home school district, including special education and related services, for as long as the student is participating in the ESA program;

(h) Conduct criminal background checks on employees and:

(i) Exclude from employment any person not permitted by state law to work in a nonpublic school; and

(ii) Exclude from employment any person who might reasonably pose a threat to the safety of students; and

(i) An eligible school shall certify to the department upon enrollment of a participating student that the eligible school shall provide services for the participating student's disability or special education needs, or shall provide services addressing a participating student's IEP. Such certification must be received by the department before the ESA is reimbursed to an eligible student.

(2) Failure to comply with these requirements shall deem the eligible school ineligible to participate in the ESA program the following year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-19
Status: in_force

The commission shall promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as shall be necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter and of such other laws, the administration of which shall be vested in the commission; however, no such rule or regulation shall be in conflict with any applicable law. It shall be the duty of the commission to furnish the board of trustees or other governing body of all school districts and the attorney general certified copies of all rules and regulations prescribed by the commission, which distribution shall be made not less than thirty days prior to the effective date of all such rules or regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-39-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 39-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-39-5
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of each school board to make or cause to be made, a list of supplies and equipment, including quality specifications when applicable, regularly used in the schools under its supervision, and to maintain such a list in the office of the school district or county superintendent of education or other executive officer of the board. Such list shall be used by the board in obtaining competitive bids for supplies or equipment to be purchased, and shall be available to any interested persons.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-71 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 101-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-71
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning of the State of Mississippi is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to pass proper resolutions declaring the necessity of the formation of nonprofit educational building corporations, as set forth in Section 37-101-61 , and to lease facilities from said corporations in the manner provided by law.

When the principal of and the interest on any bonds of an educational building corporation payable from the revenues derived from the operation of facilities owned by such corporation shall have been paid in full, then such facilities shall thereupon become the property of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning and title to the facilities shall thereupon immediately vest in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 21-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-21-5
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education of the State of Mississippi is vested with the authority to enforce the provisions of Sections 37-21-1 through 37-21-5 . The department shall have the authority to make investigations and to require such proof of qualification as may be necessary for the enforcement of Sections 37-21-1 through 37-21-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 138-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-19
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for an individual who does not possess a valid inspector certificate to work as an asbestos inspector.

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

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

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

(c) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commission that the applicant is familiar with and capable of complying with all federal and state laws and regulations.

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

(4) Applicants for an inspector certificate shall submit to the commission, on forms prepared by the commission, an application for issuance or renewal of the certificate, whichever is applicable, and a certificate that shows satisfactory completion of the training course(s) specified in subsection (2)(b) above and shall pay the applicable annual fee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-7
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) The State Board of Education shall develop a curriculum related to the study of sign language. Any such class developed by the board may count as an academic credit for foreign languages for the purposes of high school graduation requirements.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-143 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 37-23-177 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-177
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-177
Status: in_force

The board shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities:

(a) To promulgate and enforce rules, regulations and guidelines to implement the provisions of Sections 37-23-171 through 37-23-181 ;

(b) To provide technical assistance to local school district personnel in the development, implementation, evaluation and modification of gifted education programs for gifted children;

(c) To review and approve or deny all local school district gifted education programs, or changes therein, submitted pursuant to Sections 37-23-171 through 37-23-181 ;

(d) To accept and distribute federal funds or funds made available from other sources;

(e) To develop certification requirements for all teaching or nonteaching personnel employed in gifted education programs;

(f) To develop staff development programs for personnel employed in gifted education programs;

(g) To collect such data from all local school districts as may be required to implement Sections 37-23-171 through 37-23-181 ;

(h) To disseminate information on quality gifted education programs; and

(i) To withhold funds from any school district which refuses or fails to comply with the provisions of Sections 37-23-171 through 37-23-181 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-14 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 106-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-14
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature may appropriate funds annually to implement, administer and make awards under the programs provided for in this chapter. The board may seek, accept and expend funds from any source, including private business, industry, foundations and other groups as well as any federal or other governmental funding available for this purpose.

(2) Subject to the availability of funds, it is the intent of the Legislature to first fund grant awards to eligible students. If funds are insufficient to fully fund grant awards to eligible students, grant awards shall be prorated among all eligible students. No student shall receive any combination of student financial aid in excess of the cost of attendance. After grant awards are made, it is the intent of the Legislature to fund forgivable loan awards to eligible renewal students and then to eligible new students on a first-come, first-served basis.

(3) At the end of the fiscal year, any unexpended balances appropriated by the Legislature for the implementation or administration of programs provided for in this chapter shall not lapse into the State General Fund, but shall carry over and be available for expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year, subject to appropriation therefor by the Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-15 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 153-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-15
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this article:

(a) The words “ industry certification ” mean a process through which students are assessed by an independent, third-party certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills and competencies, resulting in the award of a credential that is nationally recognized and must be at least one (1) of the following:

(i) Within an industry that addresses a critical local, regional or statewide economic need;

(ii) Linked to an occupation that is included in the State Department of Employment Security's occupations in high-demand list; or

(iii) Linked to an occupation that is identified as emerging.

(b) The words “ qualifying industry certification ” mean an industry certification that is linked to an occupation with wages of at least seventy percent (70%) of the median state income unless the industry certification is stackable to another postsecondary or professional credential which is linked to an occupation which meets the wage criterion.

(2) The State Workforce Investment Board shall provide the State Board of Education annually with a list of qualifying industry certifications. If the occupations identified in the list are not substantially the same as those occupations identified in the prior year, the State Board of Education shall provide reasonable notice of the changes to school districts.

(3) Beginning in fiscal year 2019-2020 and subject to available funding, the Department of Education shall pay a career and technical education incentive grant to the public school for each student enrolled in the public school who earns a qualifying industry certification. The amount per student for the career and technical education incentive grant shall be Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00). If the statewide sum of the career and technical education incentive grants awarded pursuant to this section exceeds the amount of available funds appropriated for the grants, the grants per student shall be reduced proportionately to cover all eligible grants under this section. Any costs accrued during one (1) fiscal year may be claimed and reimbursed in the following fiscal year.

(4) The grants may be used for qualifying industry certification examination fees, professional development for teachers in career and technical education programs under this section, student instructional support for programs that lead to qualifying industry certifications, or to increase access to qualifying industry certifications. Any grants awarded under this section may not be used to supplant funds provided for the basic operation of the career and technical education programs.

(5) On or before October 1 of each year, the Department of Education, working in collaboration with the Office of Workforce Development and any other entities as necessary, shall submit a report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Education Committees, the Chairman of the House Workforce Development Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee on the following:

(a) The number of students who enrolled in a career and technical education course or program that leads to a qualifying industry certification.

(b) The number of students who earned a qualifying industry certification by certification.

(c) The amount of career and technical education incentive grants awarded by the school.

(d) The amount of career and technical education incentive grants awarded per student.

(e) Aggregated demographic data on the students who earned a qualifying industry certification, including the qualifying industry certifications earned by rural and urban students.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-27-7
Status: in_force

The government and control of county agricultural high schools in any county shall be vested in a board of five (5) trustees, one (1) from each supervisor's district, three (3) of whom shall be elected by the county board of supervisors and two (2) of whom shall be elected by the county board of education. The county superintendent of education, who shall be the secretary of the board and whose term shall be his or her tenure of office, shall be an ex officio nonvoting member. All regular terms shall be for a term of four (4) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 51-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-51-11
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements set out in Section 37-51-7 , to be eligible for a loan an applicant must:

(a) Be a bona fide actual resident of the State of Mississippi; and

(b) Attend any bona fide approved nonfree elementary or secondary school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 155-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-155-13
Status: in_force

Through the dormitory residence plan, the advance payment contract shall provide prepaid housing fees for a maximum of eight (8) semesters of full-time undergraduate enrollment in an institution of higher education. Dormitory residence plans are optional and may be purchased only in conjunction with a prepaid tuition plan. Dormitory residence plans shall be purchased in increments of two (2) semesters. Beneficiaries shall bear the cost of any additional elective charges such as laundry service or long-distance telephone service. Each institution of higher education may specify the residence halls eligible for inclusion in the plan. In addition, any institution of higher education may request immediate termination of a dormitory contract based on a violation or multiple violations of rules of the residence hall. Beneficiaries shall have the highest priority in the assignment of housing with institutions of higher education residence halls. In the event that sufficient housing is not available for all beneficiaries, the board shall refund the purchaser or beneficiary an amount equal to the fees charged for dormitory residence during that semester.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-185-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 185-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-185-7
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) An eligible independent school is not limited to submitting only one (1) application for grant funds, but may submit new applications for grant funds, following the guidelines required by the MDA, until such time that it has received the aggregate amount of funds for which it is eligible to be awarded.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-159-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 159-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-159-7
Status: in_force

The school board of any school district situated within a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers, as designated by the State Board of Education, in its discretion, may reimburse persons who interview for employment as a licensed teacher with the district for the mileage and other actual expenses incurred in the course of travel to and from the interview by such persons at the rate authorized for county and municipal employees under Section 25-3-41 . Any reimbursement by a school board under this section shall be paid from funds other than adequate education program funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-73-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 37-31-35 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 31-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-35
Status: in_force

Sections 37-31-31 through 37-31-41 , together with funds made available through that section of those sections of the federal social security act which relates to crippled children, together with any and all available state and federal appropriations, shall be administered by the state board of education, and shall be used in the further development of the state's program of physical restoration of crippled children. The state board of education is hereby authorized to accept donations, gifts and bequests and to expend same on approval of the executive officer of the board, for purposes approved under regulations of the state board of education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-9 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-9
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be a State Superintendent of Public Education who shall be appointed by the State Board of Education, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and serve at the board's will and pleasure. He shall be the Chief Administrative Officer for the State Department of Education and shall administer the department in accordance with the policies established by the State Board of Education. The State Superintendent of Education, serving on July 1, 2011, shall continue to receive the salary that he was receiving on January 1, 2011. From and after the completion of the term of the said superintendent serving on July 1, 2011, the salary of the State Superintendent of Education shall be established by the State Board of Education. The State Superintendent of Public Education shall have at least a master's degree in any field and a minimum of five (5) years' experience in administration in the educational field.

(2) The State Superintendent shall give bond in the penalty of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), with sureties to be approved by the Governor, conditioned according to law. The bond, when approved, shall be filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-49 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 41-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-49
Status: in_force

In case of any violation by a school district bus driver or carrier of the safety regulations established by the State Board of Education, such violation shall be deemed a misdemeanor and such offender may be punished as provided in Section 37-41-47 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 37-63-10 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 63-10
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-63-10
Status: in_force

No individual who sits on any board or authority empowered to contract with the Educational Television Authority or to appoint members to the board which shall govern the use of the ITFS channels shall own or be interested in, directly or indirectly, any interest in any private organization doing business under the FCC license herein approved.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / 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. § 37-68-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 68-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-68-13
Status: in_force

(1)(a) There is created a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the “Equity in Distance Learning Fund,” from which the grants authorized by this chapter shall be disbursed by the department. 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, by the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established by the CARES Act. If on November 1, 2020, there are unobligated monies in the fund from either the department or schools, the department shall have the discretion to distribute the monies for eligible expenditures pursuant to the CARES Act to schools by application. However unexpended amounts of any monies unrelated to the Coronavirus Relief Fund, whether appropriated by the Legislature or donated by any public or private entity, remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the Budget Contingency Fund or the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the grant program fund shall be deposited to the credit of the grant program fund.

(b) If on December 29, 2020, there are unexpended Coronavirus Relief Fund monies remaining 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 on or before December 30, 2020.

(2) The use of funds allocated under this grant program shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. Each school, or other entity or person receiving funds under this grant program, found to be fully or partially noncompliant with the requirements in this chapter, shall return to the state all or a portion of the funds received.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-79 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-79
Status: in_force

Any junior college district is charged with the responsibility for providing preprofessional courses, liberal arts, technical, vocational, and adult education courses and shall undertake to provide the same as conveniently as is possible to the residents of the district, and to this end, the board of trustees is authorized and empowered to transport such enrollees as, in its discretion, should be transported in the best interest of the district. However, no additional allocation of any appropriation shall be made for such transportation. The board of trustees shall promulgate uniform rules to prevent discrimination in all matters of transportation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 103-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-21
Status: in_force

A military person on active duty stationed in Mississippi who wishes to avail himself or his dependents of the provisions of Section 37-103-17 , must submit a certificate from his military organization showing the name of the military member; the name of the dependent, if for a dependent; the name of the organization of assignment and its address (may be in the letterhead); that the military member will be on active duty stationed in Mississippi on the date of registration at the state-supported institution of higher learning or junior college of the State of Mississippi; that the military member is not on transfer orders; and the signature of the commanding officer, the adjutant, or the personnel officer of the unit of assignment with signer's rank and title. A military certificate must be presented to the registrar of the state-supported institution of higher learning or junior college of the State of Mississippi each semester or tri-semester at (or within ten days prior to) registration each semester for the provisions of said section to be effective.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-71-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 71-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-71-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as the “Mississippi Learn to Earn Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-1 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-16-1
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

(e) Produce data which can be used to aid in the identification of exceptional educational programs or processes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-105-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 105-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-105-7
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized and empowered to prevent or regulate the running at large of animals of all kinds on the campus and the streets of any state institution of higher learning under the supervision of such board, and to cause such animals as may be running at large to be impounded and a charge made against the owner to discharge the cost and expenses of keeping the same. If the owner of any such animal does not pay such cost within the time prescribed by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, such impounded animal may be sold to discharge the cost and expense of impounding and selling the same.

If the owner of any such animal does not pay such cost within the time prescribed by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning and if such impounded animal cannot be sold to discharge the cost and expense of impounding and selling the same, such impounded animal may be sold or donated to research organizations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 175-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-3
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments Program, which may also be cited as the Nate Rogers Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program, is established to provide a scholarship to a nonpublic school of choice, for students with an eligibility ruling of a speech-language impairment. Students in kindergarten through Grade 6 or its equivalent who have been properly evaluated and received an eligibility ruling of speech-language impairment shall be eligible to receive scholarship assistance under this program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-51 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / 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. § 37-23-129 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-129
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-129
Status: in_force

The department shall determine the services to be provided by the system, however, at least the following services will be provided:

(a) Provision of diagnostic and evaluation services to children who are being considered for possible or continued placement in educational programs for exceptional children.

(b) Provision, to personnel providing educational programs for exceptional children, of inservice activities and consultation on the diagnosis and evaluation of exceptional children and on the development of individualized educational programs.

(c) Provision of regional screening team services to schools and agencies providing educational services to exceptional children as required in the “competent professional persons” portion of Section 37-23-3 .

(d) Collection and maintenance, for demonstration and loan purposes, of instructional materials, professional literature, and evaluation materials which are appropriate for the exceptional child program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-99 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 37-23-171 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 23-171
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-171
Status: in_force

Sections 37-23-171 through 37-23-181 shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Gifted Education Act of 1989.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-63 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 151-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-63
Status: in_force

Sections 37-151-63 through 37-151-75 shall be known and may be cited as the “Work Force Education Act of 1994.” 1
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-93 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 151-93
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-151-93
Status: in_force

(1) Legally transferred students going from one school district to another shall be counted for total funding formula allotments by the school district wherein the pupils attend school, but shall be counted for transportation allotment purposes in the school district which furnishes or provides the transportation. The school boards of the school districts which approve the transfer of a student under the provisions of Section 37-15-31 shall enter into an agreement and contract for the payment or nonpayment of any portion of their local maintenance funds which they deem fair and equitable in support of any transferred student. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, local maintenance funds shall be transferred only to the extent specified in the agreement and contract entered into by the affected school districts. The terms of any local maintenance fund payment transfer contract shall be spread upon the minutes of both of the affected school district school boards. The school district accepting any transfer students shall be authorized to accept tuition from such students under the provisions of Section 37-15-31(1) and such agreement may remain in effect for any length of time designated in the contract. The terms of such student transfer contracts and the amounts of any tuition charged any transfer student shall be spread upon the minutes of both of the affected school boards. No school district accepting any transfer students under the provisions of Section 37-15-31(2) , which provides for the transfer of certain school district employee dependents, shall be authorized to charge such transfer students any tuition fees.

(2) Local maintenance funds shall be paid by the home school district to the transferee school district for students granted transfers under the provisions of Sections 37-15-29(3) and 37-15-31(3) , not to exceed the student base amount, as defined in Section 37-151-201 , multiplied by the number of such legally transferred students.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-267 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-267
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-267
Status: in_force

Any municipality, county or counties, acting alone or jointly with other counties or municipalities, which have organized or shall hereafter organize a junior college under the provisions of Sections 37-29-1 through 37-29-273 , shall be authorized to purchase lands or buildings for such college for cash or upon the installment plan. The deferred balance shall not bear interest in excess of that allowed for tax anticipation notes in Section 75-17-105, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and any deferred balance may be secured by a vendor's lien or by promissory notes and a deed of trust to be executed by the designated representative of the trustees of the junior college district. Title to such property shall be taken in the name of the trustees of such junior college district and their successors in office.

The board of supervisors of such county or counties, or in the case of a multiple county district the county or location acting alone or with one or more of the other counties, and the mayor and board of aldermen or other governing authority of such municipalities, are hereby authorized to levy annually a sufficient ad valorem tax to pay the down payment or yearly installments provided in the deed or deed of trust, or may use the three (3) mills provided in subsection (2) of Section 37-29-141 , allowed for enlargement and improvements.

At the time of the purchase of said lands or buildings there shall be entered on the minutes of the board of supervisors of each county or board of aldermen or other governing authority of each municipality participating, an order specifying the amount to be paid for such property and providing for the annual installments, and obligating the governing authorities of such county, counties, or municipalities to levy annually a sufficient ad valorem tax to pay such installment. The funds collected by such tax levy shall be paid into the hands of the county superintendent of the county in which such junior college is located, and disbursed by him as said installments become due.

In the event there is, at the time of the purchase of said property, an indebtedness due secured by a lien on such property, then the board of trustees of such junior college district shall have the authority to assume such indebtedness and pay same as a part of the purchase price of said property.

The junior college district shall have the privilege of prepaying all or a portion of the deferred balance at any time without penalty, and for this purpose may use any appropriate available funds.

Unneeded land or buildings or facilities located on property so acquired may be leased, or the buildings may be sold and removed.

By the authority given in this section for the home county of a junior college district to purchase land for junior college purposes, such indebtedness incurred or funds expended cannot become a binding obligation on other counties in the junior college district unless the boards of supervisors of such counties expressly consent thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-3 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 101-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-3
Status: reserved

(1) The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the members of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, one (1) member from each congressional district of the state as existing as of March 31, 1944, one (1) member from each Supreme Court district and two (2) members from the state at large, with the terms of each to begin on May 8, 1944. One-third ( 1 / 3 ) of the membership of said board so appointed shall be appointed for a period of four (4) years, one-third ( 1 / 3 ) for a period of eight (8) years and one-third ( 1 / 3 ) for a period of twelve (12) years. On the expiration of any of said terms of office the Governor shall appoint successors, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of twelve (12) years in each case.

The current president, or his/her designee, of the Student Body President's Council of Mississippi (SBPCM) shall have a reserved seat at each meeting of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. No less than once a year, the board shall seek the advise and counsel of the student body president's organization.

(2) In case of a vacancy on said board by death or resignation of a member or from any other cause than the expiration of such member's term of office, the board shall elect his successor who shall hold office until the end of the next session of the Legislature. During such term of the session of the Legislature, the Governor shall appoint the successor member of the board from the district from which his predecessor was appointed to hold office until the end of the period or term for which said original trustee was appointed, to the end that one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of such trustees' terms shall expire each four (4) years.

(3) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board, or his designee, and one (1) member of the Mississippi Community College Board, to be designated by the chairman of said board, shall attend all regular meetings of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Said community/junior college representatives shall have no jurisdiction or vote on any matter within the jurisdiction of the board. The Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board and any designee who is a state employee shall receive no per diem for attending meetings of the board, but shall be entitled to actual and necessary expense reimbursement and mileage for attending meetings at locations other than Jackson, Mississippi. The designee of the Mississippi Community College Board shall receive per diem compensation as authorized by Section 25-3-69, Mississippi Code of 1972 , for attending said meetings, and shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expense reimbursement and mileage, which shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 147-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-147-13
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the power to implement and further the purposes of the Mississippi University Research Authority Act including the power:

(a) To lease, sell, exchange or transfer to a university or university research corporation personal property, money or other assets on terms and conditions established by the authority which are fair, just and reasonable to the authority and the university involved and to enter into any other contract or agreement with the university research corporation or other private entity.

(b) To conduct, sponsor, finance and contract in connection with technological innovations of all kinds.

(c) To receive gifts, grants and donations of money, personal property or other assets of any kind from any source.

(d) To do anything else which the authority deems appropriate to further the purposes of the Mississippi University Research Authority Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-67 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 47-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-47-67
Status: in_force

Any county board of education or board of trustees of any school district, including a municipal separate school district, which may be aggrieved by any final rule, regulation, or order of the state educational finance commission adopted under the provisions of this chapter shall have the right to appeal therefrom to the chancery court of the county in which the school district involved or any part thereof is located in like manner, within the same time, with like effect, and subject in all other respects to appeals from orders, rules, and regulations of the state educational finance commission as provided in Chapter 45 of this Title, the provisions of which are hereby made applicable in all respects to appeals from orders, rules, and regulations of the commission under the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-27 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 101-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-27
Status: repealed

(1) There is created within the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund in the State Treasury a trust to be known as the Ayers Endowment Trust, which shall be used as provided in this section. On July 1, 1997, Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) in the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund shall be set aside and placed in the Ayers Endowment Trust.

(2) The principal of the Ayers Endowment Trust shall remain inviolate within the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund, and shall be invested in the same manner as the remainder of the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund.

(3) The interest and income earned from the investment of the principal of the Ayers Endowment Trust shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning for the benefit of Jackson State University, Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University, the historically black institutions of higher learning in Mississippi, with one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of the amount of the interest and income earned being allocated for the benefit of each of those universities. The money allotted for each university shall be used for continuing educational enhancement and racial diversity, including recruitment of white students and scholarships for white applicants.

(4) The creation of the Ayers Endowment Trust and the appropriation of the interest and income for the purposes specified in this section shall be to comply with the order of the United States District Court in the case of Ayers v. Fordice, 879 F.Supp. 1419 (N.D. Miss. 1995) , with regard to Jackson State University and Alcorn State University, and to provide Mississippi Valley State University with an equal amount of funding for the same purposes as for the other historically black institutions of higher learning.

(5) If the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi approves and directs the implementation of a settlement agreement in the case of Ayers v. Musgrove (Civil Action No. 4:75CV9-B-D, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi), and if the agreement becomes final and effective according to its terms (including, but not limited to, the exhaustion of all rights of appeal) before the first day of the 2005 Regular Session of the Legislature, there shall be created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Ayers Settlement Fund. Monies deposited into the Ayers Settlement Fund under Section 27-103-203(2) shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning for the purpose of establishing a public endowment for the benefit of Jackson State University, Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University in compliance with the settlement agreement.

(6) If the Ayers Settlement Fund is created under subsection (5) of this section, subsection (1) through (4) of this section shall be repealed when the Ayers Endowment Trust reaches Zero Dollars ($0.00) in accordance with Section 27-103-203(3) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-89 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-89
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-89
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, acting through the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development, shall require each educator preparation program in the state, as a condition for approval, to include a course or courses on school discipline or classroom management as a required part of the teacher education program. All school discipline or classroom management courses offered by a teacher education program shall be approved by the Educator License Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-149 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 101-149
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-149
Status: in_force

The proceeds derived or received from all sales of timber, trees, dead wood, and stumps, and from all oil, gas and mineral leases, or leases for other purposes, provided for in Sections 37-101-141 and 37-101-143 , including but not limited to rentals, bonuses, royalties, and delay rentals, shall be deposited in such special funds as the said board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning may designate for the use and benefit of the institution owning or having the use and benefit of the land from which such money was derived. Such money, after all expenditures for maintenance, operation, and improvements necessary for effective and scientific management of said resources shall have been deducted, shall be used and expended under the supervision of said board of trustees for the erection and construction of permanent improvements on the campuses of such institutions, or for the repair of permanent improvements existing on said campuses. It is the purpose of this section that the funds received from lands held for the use of each of the respective institutions shall be kept in a special fund for the use and benefit of the institution having the use and benefit of the land from which such funds were derived, and that such funds shall be expended only for the purposes hereinabove set forth.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, such reports as may be required by the state auditor of public accounts shall be made to him by the institutions of higher learning in the manner and at the times he may prescribe, so that his records may reflect full and complete information relative thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-73 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-73
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall establish an awards program to reward parents for becoming involved in school improvement efforts. A process shall be established which shall include, but not be limited to, the designation of a parent of the year in every school district in the state and the designation of one (1) “Parent of the Year” statewide.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 31-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-11
Status: in_force

The State of Mississippi shall appropriate sums of money for the support of vocational education from year to year, sufficient at least to equal the amounts allotted year by year to the State of Mississippi for vocational education by the federal government under the provisions of the “Smith-Hughes Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-23 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 103-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-103-23
Status: in_force

All aliens are classified as nonresidents.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-146-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 146-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-146-21
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed as granting the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program or its governing commission any governing or administrative authority over any program administered by any college, university, dental school or residency program in this state or any other program established by state law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-66 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-66
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-66
Status: in_force

Each local school board shall adopt and implement a written policy with regard to the school district's mandate or requirement for the awarding of a minimum grade which is in compliance with the grading policy requirement established by the State Board of Education Policy 403.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-5-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-5-19
Status: in_force

Vacancies in the membership of the county board of education shall be filled by appointment, within sixty (60) days after the vacancy occurs, by the remaining members of the county board of education. Said appointee shall be selected from the qualified electors of the district in which the vacancy occurs, and shall serve until the first Monday of January next succeeding the next general election, at which general election a member shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner and with the same qualifications applicable to the election of a member for the full term. In the event the school district is under conservatorship and no members of the county board of education remain in office, the Governor shall call a special election to fill the vacancies and said election will be conducted by the county election commission.

In the event the vacancy occurs more than five (5) months prior to the next general election and the remaining members of the county board of education are unable to agree upon an individual to be appointed, any two (2) of the remaining members may certify such disagreement to the county election commission. Upon the receipt of such a certificate by the county election commission, or any member thereof, the commission shall hold a special election to fill the vacancy, which said election, notice thereof and ballot shall be controlled by the laws concerning special elections to fill vacancies in county or county district offices. The person elected at such a special election shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-28-17
Status: in_force

(1) The following are the purposes of a charter application:

(a) To present the proposed charter school's academic and operational vision and plans;

(b) To demonstrate the applicant's capacities to execute the proposed vision and plans; and

(c) To provide the authorizer a clear basis for assessing the applicant's plans and capacities.

(2) An approved charter application may not serve as the school's charter contract.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-7 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 45-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-7
Status: in_force

Each member of the commission shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, enter into a good and sufficient surety bond in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) payable to the State of Mississippi and conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. Said bond shall be executed by some surety company authorized to do business in this state. The premiums thereon shall be paid from any funds which may be available to the commission for such purpose.

Any member of the commission may have his vote on any question before the commission recorded on the minutes thereof at the time of the vote, and a member of the commission who votes against an illegal, unlawful or unauthorized expenditure of funds shall not be liable therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-173-17 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 173-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-173-17
Status: in_force

(1) To be eligible to participate in the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program, a nonpublic school must:

(a) Be a state accredited special purpose school;

(b) Provide to the department all documentation required for a student's participation, including the nonpublic school's and student's fee schedules, at least thirty (30) days before the first quarterly scholarship payment is made for the student.

(c) Be academically accountable to the parent or legal guardian for meeting the educational needs of the student by, at a minimum, annually providing to the parent or legal guardian a written explanation of the student's progress.

(d) Maintain in this state a physical location where a scholarship student regularly attends classes.

(2) The inability of a nonpublic school to meet the requirements of this subsection shall constitute a basis for the ineligibility of the nonpublic school to participate in the scholarship program as determined by the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-25-23 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-25-23
Status: in_force

In addition to and supplementary of all other powers authorized by law, the State Board of Education is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out the legislative intent of Chapter 341, Laws of the 1962 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature, being Sections 37-25-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 . The State Board of Education is authorized to purchase for cash or by lease-purchase agreement all the necessary equipment, visual and training aids and devices, and related materials required to administer this act, upon competitive public bids as required by law for public purchases.

The repeal of Chapter 387, Laws of 1968, authorizing the purchase of liability insurance upon driver training aids and devices and motor vehicles transporting the same, shall not affect any litigation or prosecutions pending on June 30, 1970, or prevent the filing of any litigation or commencement of any action accruing prior to said date.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-68-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 68-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-68-5
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “ Grant program ” means the Equity in Distance Learning Grant Program established in this chapter.

(b) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Education.

(c) “ School ” means public school districts, agricultural high schools, the Mississippi School for the Deaf and Blind, the Mississippi School of the Arts and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and public charter schools.

(d) “ COVID-19 ” means the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

(e) “ State of Emergency ” means the State of Emergency declared by Executive Order of the Governor of the State of Mississippi on March 14, 2020, and any amendments thereto or subsequent orders or amendments thereto.

(f) “ Express Product List ” or “ EPL ” means the compilation of vendors and products adopted by the department for use by schools for the purchase of devices, software, online tools, and other equipment and technology necessary to support distance learning.

(g) “ Learning management system ” means a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and development programs.

(h) “ Eligible expenses ” means a cost incurred by a school, pursuant to this chapter, to facilitate or enhance distance learning capabilities under its distance learning plan, including:

(i) The purchase of laptop computers, tablets, assisted learning devices or other devices which can be used personally by a student or teacher in their home or in the classroom;

(ii) The purchase of learning management systems, software and other online tools;

(iii) The purchase and installation of hardware to provide for or enhance the internet connectivity of a school's students, including the cost of establishing personal or centrally located hotspots; 1

(iv) The enhancement of security related to devices or connectivity to comply with state and federal law, and to protect students, teachers and administrators and other staff working within the school;

(v) The delivery of professional development related to use of devices, connectivity and other relevant components of distance learning for teachers, students and the wider community, including parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school; and

(vi) Materials or equipment necessary to increase health and safety precautions in classrooms or other school facilities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-19 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 65-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-19
Status: in_force

The period of time which may elapse during any closure of any school, junior college or institution of higher learning in accordance with the terms of this article, shall not be deducted or counted as a deduction from any period of time which by any other law of this state such school, junior college or institution of higher learning is required to be operated in any scholastic year. The provision of any other law of this state setting a minimum time or number of days which any such school, junior college or institution of higher learning is required to be operated in any scholastic year shall not prevent the closure provided for in this article, and in the event of any conflict between the terms of this article and any such other law, the provisions of this article shall control.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-175-29 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 37-138-21 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 14 / Section 138-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-138-21
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(5) Applicants for a worker certificate shall submit to the commission, on forms prepared by the commission, an application for issuance or renewal of the certificate, whichever is applicable, and a certificate that shows satisfactory completion of training course(s) specified in subsection (3)(a) above and shall pay the applicable annual fee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-143 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 101-143
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-101-143
Status: reserved

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is also authorized and empowered to lease those lands referred to in Section 37-101-141 , or any part thereof, for oil, gas and mineral development, or for any other purpose, for such consideration, upon such terms and conditions as said board of trustees shall deem proper, and for the best advantage of the respective institutions. Any such oil, gas or mineral lease shall not be for a primary term of more than six years and so long thereafter as oil, gas or other minerals are produced from said lands. The royalties reserved in such lease or leases shall be not less than the following:

(a) On oil, one-eighth part produced and saved from said land;

(b) On gas, including casinghead gas, or other gaseous substances, produced from said land and sold or used off the premises, or for the extraction of gasoline or other products therefrom, the market value at the well of one-eighth of the gas so sold or used; and

(c) On all other minerals mined and marketed, one-eighth part in kind or value at the well or mine except sulphur on which the royalty shall be two dollars ($2.00) per long ton.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 104-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-13
Status: in_force

The governing board of any private institution of higher learning is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to declare by resolution to the Authority the need for an educational facility project at said private institution of higher learning and for the issuance of revenue bonds to finance or refinance said educational facility project.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-117-5 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 117-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-117-5
Status: in_force

The right belongs to each county to have a number of girls admitted, proportionate to its number of educable girls as compared with the whole number in the state. The total attendance at any session shall not exceed the entire allotment to the several counties for such session.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-67 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 31-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-31-67
Status: in_force

Sections 37-31-61 through 37-31-65 are in addition to and supplementary to existing school laws, and shall not be construed to repeal any laws now in existence governing any of the public schools of this state or the operation thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-95 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-95
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-95
Status: in_force

The county board of education may employ such trained teachers and other personnel as it deems necessary for the proper administration and management of a child development center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-11 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 104-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-104-11
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, and no liability shall be incurred by the Authority hereunder beyond the extent to which monies shall have been provided under the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-219 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-219
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-219
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) For each day spent in carrying out the provisions of Sections 37-7-211 through 37-7-219 , the county election commissioners shall be paid at the rate prescribed by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-609 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / 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. § 37-29-169 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-169
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-169
Status: in_force

The formula for allocating funds to the state's public junior colleges in support of the purposes set forth in Section 37-29-163 shall be determined by the Mississippi Community College Board based upon need for the program set forth in the application.

Said board shall furnish a copy of the application to the Governor's Office of General Services and a copy to the Board of Economic Development. The Board of Economic Development shall review each application, and if said board finds and determines there exists a need for said training programs, facilities and equipment, it shall issue a certificate of necessity to the Mississippi Community College Board, which certificate of necessity shall be a prerequisite for approval.

The Mississippi Community College Board shall consider each application with reference to adequacy of the past, present and prospective use of the instruction, personnel, curriculum, equipment, budget, operation, facilities, grants, scholarships, tuition, maintenance and other similar administrative and technical data as relates to each junior college. The said board shall, by resolution or order, approve or disapprove the application.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-47 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 12 / Section 41-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-41-47
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for a driver of any school bus, whether a public or a contract bus, to drive said bus at a speed greater than forty-five (45) miles per hour while transporting children to and from school on regular routes; however, the maximum speed for interstate highways shall be sixty-five (65) miles per hour. However, any such driver, while operating a school bus on other authorized trips, shall not drive said school bus at a speed greater than fifty (50) miles per hour, except the maximum speed for interstate highways shall be sixty-five (65) miles per hour. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each such offense. In addition thereto, upon such conviction, such driver may be discharged from further employment as a school bus driver or carrier and his contract as such may be terminated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-13 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 102-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-102-13
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall take into account the ongoing programs of the private colleges in the State of Mississippi when said board authorizes off-campus programs created under this chapter. It is the intent of this chapter to meet the educational needs of students who do not have ready access to the educational opportunities that they desire.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-105 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / Section 65-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-65-105
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of any such school district may, in its discretion, pay all or any part of the salary of all superintendents, principals, teachers and other employees during or for the period when any of the said schools are closed in accordance with the terms of this article, and funds shall be drawn from the same source or sources as such funds would be drawn to pay such items if the school or schools had not been closed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-467 — MS Code / Title 37 / Chapter 13 / 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.