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MS Code § 37-7-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 3 - Abolition, Alteration and Creation of Districts|§ 37-7-109. Annexation of territory to different district or reorganization into new district pursuant to petition filed by electorate; effect upon outstanding bonds or other indebtedness

 If a petition signed by a majority of the qualified electors of specifically described territory of an existing school district shall be filed with the school board requesting that said described territory be taken from such existing district and annexed to an adjacent district, or reorganized into a new school district, the said school board, after consideration thereof, and with the consent and approval of the school board of the district to which such territory is to be annexed, if such be the case, shall have the power and authority, in its discretion, to take such territory from the existing district and annex same to the adjacent district, or to create a new school district of such specifically described territory. However, before doing so, the school board must find and determine that the taking of the territory from the existing school district will not seriously interfere with or impair the efficiency of such school district, and all orders adopted under the provisions of this section shall be invalid unless such finding and determination be made. Any order adopted under the provisions of this section shall become final without publication thereof upon such date as may be fixed by the school board but not later than the first day of July next succeeding the date of such order. The taking of territory from existing school districts under the provisions of this section shall not release the property in such territory from assessment and liability for the payment of the outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district from which the territory is taken and it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to continue to levy taxes on such territory in an amount sufficient to pay such territory's pro rata part of all outstanding bonds or other indebtedness existing at the time the territory is taken from such district. In addition thereto, the territory involved shall become liable for its pro rata part of the outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district to which it is annexed and taxes shall be levied thereon for the payment thereof to the same extent as taxes are levied upon the other territory of such district.
MS Code § 37-7-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 3 - Abolition, Alteration and Creation of Districts|§ 37-7-111. Effect of abolition or alteration of district upon bonds or other indebtedness of district; territory of abolished district to be annexed to another district

 When any school district is abolished or altered under the provisions of this article, the abolition or alteration thereof shall not impair or release the property of such school district from liability for the payment of the bonds or other indebtedness of such district and it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of said county to levy taxes on the property of said district so abolished or altered from year to year according to the terms of such indebtedness until same shall be fully paid. No existing school district shall be abolished unless the territory comprising such district shall be annexed to another district in the same order abolishing the former district.
MS Code § 37-7-113 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 3 - Abolition, Alteration and Creation of Districts|§ 37-7-113. Approval of reorganization, abolition or alteration of school district by State Board of Education

 Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, it is hereby expressly provided that no order of the school board reorganizing, abolishing or altering any school district, whether same be taken with or without a petition therefor, shall be final unless and until said proposed reorganization, alteration or abolition shall be submitted to and approved by the State Board of Education. In the event the proposed action shall be disapproved by the State Board of Education, the same shall be void and of no effect. In the event of the filing of any petitions with the school board under the provisions of said sections, the school board shall verify same and make a determination of whether same are signed by the requisite number of qualified electors. The finding of the school board upon such question shall be final and conclusive for the purpose of the submission of said matter to the State Board of Education and the approval or disapproval of the action by said board.
MS Code § 37-7-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 3 - Abolition, Alteration and Creation of Districts|§ 37-7-115. Appeals from school board orders

 Any person aggrieved by an order of the school board adopted under any of the foregoing provisions may appeal therefrom within ten (10) days from the date of the adjournment of the meeting at which such order is entered. Said appeal shall be taken in the same manner as appeals are taken from judgments or decisions of the board of supervisors as provided in Section 11-51-75, Mississippi Code of 1972, the provisions of which shall be fully applicable to appeals taken hereunder. The State Board of Education shall not pass upon or approve or disapprove any such order until the time for an appeal therefrom shall have expired, nor shall said board pass upon or approve or disapprove any such order from which an appeal is taken until said appeal shall have been finally determined.
MS Code § 37-7-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-201. Qualifications for office of trustee

 In order for a person to be eligible to hold the office of trustee of any school district, such person must be a bona fide resident and a qualified elector of such school district, and, in the case of a school district lying in two or more counties, but not including municipal separate school districts, such person must be a bona fide resident and a qualified elector of the territory entitled to such representation on the board.
MS Code § 37-7-204 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-204. Appointment of interim member to fill vacancy in board of trustees for countywide municipal separate school district

 In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of any elected trustee of a countywide municipal separate school district, and the next regular school board election at which the vacancy may be filled is less than one (1) year from the date of the resignation, the school board of the district may, in its discretion, take action to appoint an interim board member to fill the vacancy until a duly qualified successor takes office. The interim board member shall serve until such time as the successor board member is duly elected to fill the unexpired term, pursuant to an election held at the next regularly scheduled school board election held in the county.
MS Code § 37-7-208 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-208. Authorization to expend funds to cover cost and expenses of litigation relating to and implementation of single member school board trustee election districts

 The board of trustees of any consolidated school district may pay from non-minimum program funds the cost and expense of litigation involved by or resulting from the creation of or litigation to create single member school board trustee election districts, and pay from non-minimum program funds the cost or expense to implement any plan, decree or reorganization as approved by the court. Said payments by the board of trustees shall be deemed a "new program" under the provisions of Section 37-57-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, and any additional millage levied for such purpose and the revenue generated therefrom shall be excluded from the tax increase limitation prescribed in Sections 37-57-105 and 37-57-107. The board of supervisors of any county in which there is located such consolidated school district may, in its discretion, contribute out of county general funds to the cost and expense of such litigation and/or the cost of implementing such redistricting plan.
MS Code § 37-7-209 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-209. Election of trustees generally

 All elections of trustees who are elected under the provisions of subsection (1) of Section 37-7-203 shall be held and conducted in the manner and at the time provided for in Sections 37-7-211 through 37-7-219.
MS Code § 37-7-211 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-211. Filing of petition and affidavit by candidate for office of trustee

  The name of any qualified elector who is otherwise eligible under the provisions of subsection (1) of Section 37-7-203 who shall desire to be a candidate for the office of trustee must qualify in the following manner in order to be allowed to be considered for election. By 5:00 p.m. no more than ninety (90) days and not less than sixty (60) days before the election, he shall file with the county election commissioners a petition signed by not less than fifty (50) qualified electors of the area represented by the office which he seeks, either for a full term or an unexpired term, as the case may be, and an affidavit by the candidate offering for election stating his qualifications under the terms of the section. Where there are less than one hundred (100) qualified electors in said area represented by the trustee, it shall only be required that said petition of nomination be signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors in said area. The petition shall contain an affidavit certifying that all signatures are the personal signatures of each person whose name appears on the petition and that each person is a qualified elector.   Unless the petition and affidavit required in subsection (1) of this section are filed by 5:00 p.m. not less than sixty (60) days prior to the election, the name of the candidate shall not be considered in the election, and votes cast for any person who has failed to qualify shall not be counted in the election.   If after the time for candidates to file the petition and affidavit provided for in this section there should be only one (1) person to qualify for the office of trustee, then no election or notice of election shall be necessary and such person shall, if otherwise qualified, be declared elected without opposition.
MS Code § 37-7-215 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-215. Time of election and runoff election

 All such elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year and in the same manner as general state and county elections are held and conducted. In the event a runoff is necessary the runoff shall be held three (3) weeks thereafter.
MS Code § 37-7-217 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-217. Conduct of election; certification of results; runoffs

  The county election commissioners shall indicate on the ballot which of the persons whose names appear thereon are candidates for a full term, and which of such persons, if any, are candidates for an unexpired term or terms.   The qualified electors of each school district operating under Section 37-7-215 shall vote on the date specified in that section and at the special trustee election districts.   A person elected shall assume the duties of his office for the full term on the first day of January if the election is for the full term. A person elected to an unexpired term shall assume office immediately.   The county election commissioners shall forthwith certify the results of the election to the superintendent of the municipal separate or special municipal separate school district, as the case may be, which certificate shall be delivered to such superintendent within five (5) days following the first election.   If a person does not receive a majority of the votes cast at the election, a runoff shall be held between the two (2) persons receiving the highest number of votes at the first election.
MS Code § 37-7-219 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-219. Preparation of list of qualified electors

  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.   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.   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.
MS Code § 37-7-221 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-221. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; procedure generally

 The election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees shall be held in the manner provided for in Sections 37-7-223 through 37-7-229 rather than the method now provided by Sections 37-7-209 through 37-7-219.
MS Code § 37-7-223 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-223. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; time and manner of election

 All elections of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year in the same manner as general state and county elections are held and conducted.
MS Code § 37-7-225 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-225. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; filing of petition of nomination by candidate

 The county election commissioners shall place the name of any person eligible to hold the office of trustee on the ballot used in the election, provided that such candidate shall have filed with the county registrar, not more than ninety (90) days and by 5:00 p.m. not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of such election, a petition of nomination signed by not less than fifty (50) qualified electors of the school district. Where there are less than one hundred (100) qualified electors in said district, it shall only be required that said petition of nomination be signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of such school district. If such person be a candidate for an unexpired term, he shall indicate the term for which he is a candidate in such petition; otherwise he shall be deemed to be a candidate for a full term.   If after the time for candidates to file the petition of nomination provided for herein there should be only one (1) person to qualify for the office of trustee, then no election or notice of election shall be necessary and such person shall, if otherwise qualified, be declared elected without opposition.
MS Code § 37-7-227 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-227. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; ballot; determination of results; runoffs

  The county election commissioners shall indicate on the ballot which of the persons whose names appear thereon are candidates for a full term, and which of such persons, if any, are candidates for an unexpired term or terms. The candidate who receives a majority of the votes cast, either for a full term or for an unexpired term or terms, as indicated on the ballot, shall be declared elected, and the person or persons elected to a full term shall assume the duties of his office on the first day of January of the year following such election. The person or persons elected to an unexpired term(s) shall assume office immediately. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast at the election, a runoff shall be held in the same manner three (3) weeks after the election between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes upon the first ballot.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an election for school board trustees occurs on a Tuesday, during a general election, any runoff for such election shall occur three (3) weeks after the election.
MS Code § 37-7-229 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings|§ 37-7-229. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; preparation of list of qualified electors; compensation of election commissioners

 For the purpose of holding such election, it shall be the duty of the county election commissioners to prepare from the records in the office of the county registrar a list of the qualified electors of the school district in which such election is to be held who are eligible to participate in the election. The list shall be furnished to the poll managers in each precinct, together with the ballots and other election supplies.   In the event that any election precinct embraces parts of two (2) or more school districts it shall be the duty of the county election commissioners to prepare from the records in the office of the county registrar separate lists of the qualified electors of each school district who reside in the precinct and who are eligible to participate in the election. The election commissioners shall furnish to the poll managers in the precinct separate ballots and separate ballot boxes and separate voting lists for each school district.   For each day spent in carrying out the provisions of Sections 37-7-225 through 37-7-229 the county election commissioners shall be paid at the rate prescribed by law.
MS Code § 37-7-301.1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 7 - Boards of Trustees; General Powers and Duties|§ 37-7-301.1. Local school districts granted home rule

 The school board of a school district may adopt any orders, resolutions or ordinances with respect to school district affairs, property and finances which are not inconsistent with the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any other statute or law of the State of Mississippi. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the powers granted to the school boards in this section are complete without the existence of or reference to any specific authority granted in any other statute or law of the State of Mississippi. Unless such actions are specifically authorized by another statute or law of the State of Mississippi, this section shall not authorize a school board to: (a) levy taxes of any kind or increase the levy of any authorized tax; (b) issue bonds of any kind; or (c) enter into collective bargaining agreements.
MS Code § 37-7-302 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 37 - Education|Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts|Article 7 - Boards of Trustees; General Powers and Duties|§ 37-7-302. Borrowing of funds for removal of asbestos

 The board of trustees of any school district shall be authorized to borrow such funds as may be reasonable and necessary from the federal government, the State of Mississippi or any political subdivision or entity thereof, or any other governmental agency, from any individual, partnership, nonprofit corporation or private for-profit corporation, to aid such school districts in asbestos removal, to be repaid out of any non-minimum program funds; provided, however, that the grant of authority shall in no way be construed to require said boards of trustees to remove asbestos material or substances from any facilities under their control, nor shall there be any liability to said school districts or boards for the failure to so remove such asbestos materials. All indebtedness incurred under the provisions of this section shall be evidenced by the negotiable notes or certificates of indebtedness of the school district on whose behalf the money is borrowed. Said notes or certificates of indebtedness of the school district on whose behalf the money is borrowed shall be signed by the president of the school board and superintendent of schools of such school district. Such notes or certificates of indebtedness shall not bear a greater overall maximum interest rate to maturity than the rates now or hereafter authorized under the provisions of Section 19-9-19. No such notes or certificates of indebtedness shall be issued and sold for less than par and accrued interest. All notes or certificates of indebtedness shall mature in approximately equal installments of principal and interest over a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the dates of the issuance thereof. Principal and interest shall be payable in such manner as may be determined by the school board. Such notes or certificates of indebtedness shall be issued in such form and in such denominations as may be determined by the school board and same may be made payable at the office of any bank or trust company selected by the school board and, in such case, funds for the payment of principal and interest due thereon shall be provided in the same manner provided by law for the payment of the principal and interest due on bonds issued by the taxing districts of this state.