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MS Code § 37-151-93 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 151 - Mississippi Accountability and Adequate Education Program Act of 1997|Funds for Transferred Students|§ 37-151-93. Counting of legally transferred students; payment maintenance funds to transferee school

  Legally transferred students going from one school district to another shall be counted for adequate education program 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.   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), Mississippi Code of 1972, not to exceed the "base student cost" as defined in Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, multiplied by the number of such legally transferred students.
MS Code § 37-151-95 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 151 - Mississippi Accountability and Adequate Education Program Act of 1997|Funds for Employee Health Insurance|§ 37-151-95. Payment for health insurance for certain school district employees; federal funding; withholding of district funding for failure to report data

 Adequate education program funds shall include one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan created under Article 7, Chapter 15, Title 25, Mississippi Code of 1972, for all district employees who work no less than twenty (20) hours during each week and regular nonstudent school bus drivers employed by the district.   Where the use of federal funding is allowable to defray, in full or in part, the cost of participation in the insurance plan by district employees who work no less than twenty (20) hours during each week and regular nonstudent school bus drivers, whose salaries are paid, in full or in part, by federal funds, the allowance under this section shall be reduced to the extent of the federal funding. Where the use of federal funds is allowable but not available, it is the intent of the Legislature that school districts contribute the cost of participation for such employees from local funds, except that parent fees for child nutrition programs shall not be increased to cover such cost.   The State Department of Education, in accordance with rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education, may withhold a school district's adequate education program funds for failure of the district to timely report student, fiscal and personnel data necessary to meet state and/or federal requirements. The rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education shall require the withholding of adequate education program funds for those districts that fail to remit premiums, interest penalties and/or late charges under the State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan. Noncompliance with such rules and regulations shall result in a violation of compulsory accreditation standards as established by the State Board of Education and Commission on School Accreditation.
MS Code § 37-151-99 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 151 - Mississippi Accountability and Adequate Education Program Act of 1997|Distribution of Funds|§ 37-151-99. Preliminary estimate of education cost and amounts to be distributed

 Based upon the information obtained pursuant to Section 37-151-97 and upon such other and further information as provided by law, the State Department of Education shall, on or before June 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as is practical, furnish each school board the preliminary estimate of the amount each will receive from the common school fund and the adequate education program fund for the succeeding scholastic year, and at the same time shall furnish each such school board with a tentative estimate of the cost of the adequate education program in the school district for such succeeding fiscal year.
MS Code § 37-151-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 151 - Mississippi Accountability and Adequate Education Program Act of 1997|Distribution of Funds|§ 37-151-101. Distribution of funds

 It shall be the duty of the State Department of Education to file with the State Treasurer and the State Fiscal Officer such data and information as may be required to enable the said State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer to distribute the common school funds and adequate education program funds by electronic funds transfer to the several school districts and charter schools at the time required and provided under the provisions of this chapter. Such data and information so filed shall show in detail the amount of funds to which each school district and charter school is entitled from such common school fund and adequate education program fund. Such data and information so filed may be revised from time to time as necessitated by law. At the time provided by law, the State Treasurer and the State Fiscal Officer shall distribute to the several school districts and charter schools the amounts to which they are entitled from the common school fund and the adequate education program fund as provided by this chapter. Such distribution shall be made by electronic funds transfer to the depositories of the several school districts and charter schools designated in writing to the State Treasurer based upon the data and information supplied by the State Department of Education for such distribution. In such instances, the State Treasurer shall submit a request for an electronic funds transfer to the State Fiscal Officer, which shall set forth the purpose, amount and payees, and shall be in such form as may be approved by the State Fiscal Officer so as to provide the necessary information as would be required for a requisition and issuance of a warrant. A copy of the record of said electronic funds transfers shall be transmitted by the school district and charter school depositories to the Treasurer, who shall file duplicates with the State Fiscal Officer. The Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer shall jointly promulgate regulations for the utilization of electronic funds transfers to school districts and charter schools.
MS Code § 37-151-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 151 - Mississippi Accountability and Adequate Education Program Act of 1997|Administration and Enforcement|§ 37-151-105. Regulations

 The State Board of Education shall have the authority to make such regulations not inconsistent with law which it deems necessary for the administration of this chapter. The State Board of Education, if it deems such practice necessary, may use reports of the first six (6) months of school for the purpose of determining average daily attendance and the number of pupils transported for that year.
MS Code § 37-151-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 151 - Mississippi Accountability and Adequate Education Program Act of 1997|Administration and Enforcement|§ 37-151-107. Violations; penalties

 Any superintendent of education, member of the local school board of any school district, superintendent, principal, teacher, carrier, bus driver or member or employee of the State Department of Education or State Board of Education, or any other person, who shall willfully violate any of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall willfully make any false report, list or record, or who shall willfully make use of any false report, list or record, concerning the number of school children in average daily attendance or the number of children being transported or entitled to be transported in any county or school district, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. In addition, any such person shall be civilly liable for all amounts of public funds which are illegally, unlawfully or wrongfully expended or paid out by virtue of or pursuant to such false report, list or record, and upon conviction or adjudication of civil liability hereunder, such person shall forfeit his license to teach for a period of three (3) years, if such person is the holder of such a license. Any suit to recover such funds illegally, unlawfully or wrongfully expended or paid out may be brought in the name of the State of Mississippi by the Attorney General or the proper district attorney or county attorney, and, in the event such suit be brought against a person who is under bond, the sureties upon such bond shall likewise be liable for such amount illegally, unlawfully or wrongfully expended or paid out.
MS Code § 37-155-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 155 - College Savings Plans of Mississippi|Article 1 - Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program|§ 37-155-1. Short title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program."
MS Code § 37-155-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 155 - College Savings Plans of Mississippi|Article 1 - Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program|§ 37-155-3. Declaration of policy

 The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:   Tuition and required fees at institutions of higher education are difficult for many to afford and difficult to predict. As a result, the ability of individuals and families to plan for future educational expenses has been adversely affected.   It is in the best interest of the citizens of this state to foster higher education in order to provide well-educated citizens.   It is in the best interest of the citizens of this state to encourage state residents to enroll in institutions of higher education.   Providing a mechanism to help assure the higher education of the citizens of this state is necessary and desirable for the public health, safety and welfare.   The purposes of this article are to:   Provide wide and affordable access to the public institutions of higher education for the residents of this state.   Encourage attendance at institutions of higher education and help individuals plan for educational expenses.   Provide a program for the advance purchase of tuition and required fees as both a means and an incentive for the citizens of this state to provide for future higher education expenses.   Provide a program through which many of the costs associated with postsecondary attendance may be paid in advance and fixed at a guaranteed level for the duration of the undergraduate enrollment.   Provide for the creation of a trust fund, as an agency and instrumentality of the State of Mississippi, to assist qualified students in financing a portion of the cost of attending institutions of higher education in the State of Mississippi.   Encourage timely financial planning for higher education by the creation of prepaid tuition contracts.
MS Code § 37-155-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 155 - College Savings Plans of Mississippi|Article 1 - Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program|§ 37-155-5. Definitions

 As used in this article, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   Prepaid Tuition Contract.- A contract entered into between the Board of Directors of the College Savings Plans of Mississippi Trust Funds and a purchaser pursuant to this article.   Trust fund.- There is created a special fund in the State of Mississippi Treasury Department to be designated as the "Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Trust Fund" (hereinafter referred to as the trust fund or fund) and to be administered by the State of Mississippi Treasury Department. The fund shall consist of state appropriations, monies acquired from other governmental or private sources, and money remitted in accordance with prepaid tuition contracts. In the event that dividends, interest and gains exceed the amount necessary for program administration and disbursements, the board may designate a percentage of the fund to serve as a contingency fund.   Purchaser.- A person, corporation, trust, charitable organization or other such entity that makes or is obligated to make advance payments in accordance with a prepaid tuition contract entered into pursuant to this article. However, no purchaser may request or accept any form of compensation, fee, commission, service charge or any other form of payment or remuneration for entering into a contract for the benefit of a nonresident beneficiary.   Beneficiary.- (i) The beneficiary of a prepaid tuition contract must be eighteen (18) years of age or younger at the time the purchaser enters into the contract and must be: (A) a resident of this state at the time the purchaser enters into the contract; or (B) a nonresident if the purchaser is a resident of this state at the time that the contract is entered into.   The board may require a reasonable period of residence in this state for a beneficiary or the purchaser.   A beneficiary is considered a resident for purposes of tuition regardless of the beneficiary's residence on the date of enrollment. However, for contracts entered into after July 1, 2003, this provision only applies to nonresident beneficiaries if (A) the original purchaser was the parent, grandparent or legal guardian of the beneficiary; or (B) the beneficiary was a resident of Mississippi at the time the contract was purchased.   Institution of higher education.- Any public institution of higher learning or public community or junior college located in Mississippi.   Tuition.- The quarter, semester or term charges and all required fees imposed by an institution of higher education as a condition of enrollment by all students.   Board or board of directors.- The Board of Directors of the College Savings Plans of Mississippi Trust Funds as provided in Section 37-155-7.   Legislature.- The Legislature of Mississippi.
MS Code § 37-155-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 155 - College Savings Plans of Mississippi|Article 1 - Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program|§ 37-155-7. Board of directors

  The board of directors shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows:   Nine (9) voting members as follows: the State Treasurer; the Commissioner of Higher Education, or his designee; the Executive Director of the Community and Junior College Board, or his designee; the Department of Finance and Administration Executive Director, or his designee; and one (1) member from each congressional district to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One (1) member shall be appointed for an initial term of one (1) year; one (1) member shall be appointed for an initial term of two (2) years; one (1) member for an initial term of three (3) years; one (1) member for an initial term of four (4) years; and one (1) member for an initial term of five (5) years. On the expiration of any of the terms of office, the Governor shall appoint successors by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of five (5) years in each case. Ex officio members of the board may be represented at official meetings by their deputy, or other designee, and such designees shall have full voting privileges and shall be included in the determination of a quorum for conducting board business.   Two (2) nonvoting, advisory members of the board shall be appointed by each of the following officers: the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.     Successors to the appointed members shall serve for the length of the term for each appointing official and shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the board shall be appointed in a like manner and shall serve for only the unexpired term.   Each member appointed shall possess knowledge, skill and experience in business or financial matters commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the trust fund.   Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for each day's official duties of the board at the same per diem as established by Section 25-3-69 and actual travel and lodging expenses as established by Section 25-3-41.   The board of directors shall annually elect one (1) member to serve as chairman of the board and one (1) member to serve as vice chairman. The vice chairman shall act as chairman in the absence of or upon the disability of the chairman or in the event of a vacancy of the office of chairman.   A majority of the currently serving members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting business and exercising its official powers and duties. Any action taken by the board shall be upon the vote of a majority of the members present.
MS Code § 37-155-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 155 - College Savings Plans of Mississippi|Article 1 - Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program|§ 37-155-11. Types of plans

 The board shall make prepaid tuition contracts available for the: (1) junior college plan; (2) senior college plan; and (3) junior-senior college plan.   Junior College Plan. - Through the junior college plan, a prepaid tuition contract shall provide tuition and required fees for the beneficiary to attend a public community or junior college for a specified number of undergraduate credit hours not to exceed the typical full-time hourly course load as defined by the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of two (2) years required for a certificate or an associate degree awarded by a public community or junior college.   Senior College Plan. - Through the senior college plan, a prepaid tuition contract shall provide prepaid tuition and required fees for the beneficiary to attend a public senior college or university for a specified number of undergraduate credit hours not to exceed the typical full-time hourly course load as defined by the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of five (5) years required for a baccalaureate degree awarded by a public senior college or university.   Junior-Senior College Plan. - Through the junior-senior college plan, a prepaid tuition contract shall provide prepaid tuition and required fees for the beneficiary to attend:   A public community or junior college for a specified number of undergraduate credit hours not to exceed the typical full-time hourly course load as defined by the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of two (2) years required for a person to receive a certificate or associate degree awarded by a public community or junior college; and   A public senior college or university for a specified number of credit hours not to exceed the typical full-time hourly course load as defined by the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of five (5) years required for the person to receive a baccalaureate degree awarded by a public senior college or university.
MS Code § 37-155-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 155 - College Savings Plans of Mississippi|Article 1 - Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program|§ 37-155-13. Dormitory residence plan

 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.
MS Code § 37-155-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 155 - College Savings Plans of Mississippi|Article 1 - Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program|§ 37-155-17. Prepaid tuition contracts; tax exclusions and deductions

 Any interest, dividends or gains accruing on the payments made pursuant to a prepaid tuition contract under the terms of this article shall be excluded from the gross income of any such payor or beneficiary for purposes of the Mississippi Income Tax Law. The payor may deduct from taxable income the amount of any payments made under a prepaid tuition contract in the tax year.
MS Code § 37-155-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 155 - College Savings Plans of Mississippi|Article 1 - Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program|§ 37-155-19. Duties of the board

 In addition to any other requirements of this article the board of directors shall:   Make available summary information on the financial condition of the trust fund to all purchasers of prepaid college tuition contracts;   Prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual accounting of the trust fund and transmit a copy of same to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and   Make all necessary and appropriate arrangements with state colleges and universities in order to fulfill its obligations under the prepaid tuition contracts, which arrangements shall include the payment by the trust fund of current applicable tuition and fee charges on behalf of a beneficiary to the college or university.