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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 105 - CAMPUSES AND STREETS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-105-1 — 37-105-9) › Section 37-105-1 - Enactment of traffic rules and regulations

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized and empowered to enact traffic rules and regulations for the control, direction, parking and general regulation of traffic and automobiles on the campus and streets of any state institution of higher learning under the supervision of such board.
Any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall become effective only after notice of the enactment of same has been published in three consecutive weekly issues of the college newspaper and in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the county or municipality where the institution to which same pertain is located; such notice shall state where the full text of such rules and regulations may be found on file. In addition, such rules and regulations shall be posted on five bulletin boards at each such institution for a period of four weeks after their promulgation.
Codes, 1942, § 6726.7; Laws, 1954, ch. 281, §§ 1-4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 105 - CAMPUSES AND STREETS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-105-1 — 37-105-9) › Section 37-105-3 - Enforcement of traffic rules and regulations; jurisdiction of law enforcement officers appointed by state institutions of higher learning

(1)
The traffic officers duly appointed by the president of any state institution of higher learning, or any peace officer or highway patrolman of this state, are vested with the powers and authority to perform all duties incident to enforcing such rules and regulations as may be enacted under the authority granted in Section
37-105-1
, including the arrest of violators.
(2)
The peace officers duly appointed by the president of any state institution of higher learning are also vested with the powers and subjected to the duties of a constable for the purpose of preventing all violations of law that occur within five hundred (500) feet of any property owned by the university, if such universities determine that they want such peace officers to exercise such powers and if reasonably determined to have a possible impact on the safety of students, faculty or staff of the university while on said property. If a university determines that it wants such peace officers to exercise such powers, the university may enter into an interlocal agreement with other law enforcement entities specifying the individual and joint duties to be exercised on property within the peace officers' jurisdiction. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require action by any such peace officer appointed by such universities to events occurring outside the boundaries of university property, nor shall any such university or its employees be liable for any failure to act to any event occurring outside the boundaries of property owned by the university.
With approval from the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the university may enter into an interlocal agreement with other law enforcement entities for the provision of equipment or traffic control duties, however, the duty to enforce traffic regulations and to enforce the laws of the state or municipality off of university property lies with the local police or sheriff's department which cannot withhold its services solely because of the lack of such an agreement.
Codes, 1942, § 6726.7; Laws, 1954, ch. 281, §§ 1-4; Laws, 2007, ch. 599, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 405, HB 661, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 105 - CAMPUSES AND STREETS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-105-1 — 37-105-9) › Section 37-105-5 - Penalty for violations of traffic rules and regulations

Violation of any rules or regulations promulgated under the authority granted in Section
37-105-1
shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person charged with a violation of such rules or regulations may be charged with such violation in the justice court of the county in which such violation occurred. Any person convicted of a violation of any such rule or regulation may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws, 1981, ch. 471, § 49, eff. 1/1/1984, or, with respect to a given county, from and after such earlier date as the county appoints a justice court clerk pursuant to §
9-11-27(3)
.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 105 - CAMPUSES AND STREETS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-105-1 — 37-105-9) › Section 37-105-7 - Animals running at large

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.
Codes, 1942, § 6726.8; Laws, 1966, ch. 424, §§ 1, 2, eff. 6/10/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 105 - CAMPUSES AND STREETS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-105-1 — 37-105-9) › Section 37-105-9 - Application of general criminal laws of state

Any act which, if committed within the limits of a city, town or village, or in any public place, would be a violation of the general laws of this state, shall be criminal and punishable if done on the campus, grounds or roads of any of the state institutions of higher learning. The peace officers duly appointed by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning are vested with the powers and subjected to the duties of a constable for the purpose of preventing and punishing all violations of law on university or college grounds, and for preserving order and decorum thereon.
Codes, 1892, § 4456; 1906, § 5033; Hemingway's 1917, § 7931; 1930, § 7200; 1942, § 6706; Laws, 1946, ch. 315, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 366, eff. 5/28/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be cited as the "Post-Secondary Education Financial Assistance Law of 1975."
Law, 1975, ch. 507, § 1, eff. 4/8/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-3 - Declaration of purpose

(1)
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
By legislative enactment, programs are herein created wherein Mississippi residents are granted forgivable loans in certain professional fields in return for their contractual obligation to perform services in such professions under a variety of requirements of location, duration, manner and mode of service, and institution in which performed;
(b)
There is a need for the creation of additional forgivable loan programs for the purpose of encouraging eligible Mississippi residents to enter into professional schools, and that, in particular, there should be programs to encourage the participation of minorities in graduate professional programs in the institutions of this state;
(c)
There is a need to create an ability within the board to fashion new and innovative systems for the financing of forgivable loan programs by combining the use of private sector loans for education and guaranteed student loans with loan repayment programs promulgated by the board; and
(d)
The board should be granted authority to devise and develop such innovative systems to obtain the most efficient use of state funds to encourage entry and service in certain professional fields.
(2)
The purpose of the Legislature in the passage of this chapter is to make manifest the belief that the continued growth and development of Mississippi requires that all Mississippi youth be assured ample opportunity for the fullest development of their abilities and to recognize that this opportunity will not fully materialize unless the State of Mississippi moves to encourage and financially assist our young people in their efforts. This chapter shall be broadly construed to accomplish that purpose.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 2, eff. 4/8/1975.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-5 - Definitions

(1)
For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall be defined as follows unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)
"Eligible applicant or eligible student" means an individual who completes an application by the published application deadline for a given student financial assistance program, meets all initial or continuing eligibility requirements for the program and enrolls in an approved institution for the given program.
(b)
"Approved institution" means an institution of higher learning, public or private, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or its equivalent or a business, vocational, technical or other specialized school recognized and approved by the Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board.
(c)
"Board" means the Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board created by Section
37-106-9
authorized and empowered to administer the provisions of this chapter.
(d)
"Financial need" means anticipated expenses of an eligible student while attending an approved institution which cannot reasonably be met by said student or by the parents thereof as shall be determined according to the criteria established by the rules and regulations of the board. Financial need shall be reevaluated and redetermined at least annually.
(e)
"Agency" means the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.
(f)
"Renewal applicant or renewal student" means a student who previously received funding for a given program.
(g)
"Resident," "resident status" or "residency" shall be defined and determined in the same manner as resident status for tuition purposes as set forth in Sections
37-103-1
through
37-103-29
, with the exception of Section
37-103-17
. Unless excepted by the rules of a given program, an applicant must be a Mississippi resident to qualify for financial assistance under this chapter.
(h)
"Dependent" shall be defined and used in the same manner as the term "minor" in Sections
37-103-1
through
37-103-29
. The board will follow the federal guidelines for classifying a student as "dependent" or "independent."
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 3; Laws, 1987, ch. 415, § 1, eff. 7/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-7 - Seminarians

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.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 3, eff. 4/8/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-9 - Post-secondary education financial assistance board; members; director

(1)
There is hereby created the Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board which shall consist of the following nine (9) members and two (2) nonvoting advisory members: two (2) people to be appointed by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, one (1) from its membership to serve for an initial period of four (4) years and one (1) institutional representative to serve for an initial period of three (3) years; two (2) people to be appointed by the Mississippi Community College Board, one (1) from its membership to serve for an initial period of three (3) years and one (1) institutional representative to serve for an initial period of two (2) years; two (2) people to be appointed by the Governor, one (1) to serve for an initial period of two (2) years and one (1) to serve for an initial period of one (1) year; two (2) people to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, one (1) association representative to serve for an initial period of two (2) years and one (1) institutional representative to serve for an initial period of one (1) year; and one (1) person to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor for an initial period of (4) years. All subsequent appointments shall be for a period of four (4) years. Vacancies shall be filled for the length of the unexpired term only. The board shall elect from its membership a chairman. Additionally, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Universities and Colleges Committees shall serve as nonvoting advisory members.
(2)
The agency shall designate one (1) member of its staff to serve as director, to administer the provisions of this financial assistance program. The director shall be assigned by the agency sufficient staff, professional and clerical, funds and quarters to administer this program.
(3)
The director:
(a)
Subject to the review of the board, shall have the power of final approval of any application submitted;
(b)
Subject to the approval of the board, shall have authority to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for effective administration of this chapter, including the method of making application for assistance authorized by this chapter.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 4; Laws, 1986, ch. 434, § 15, eff. 7/1/1986 (became law on 4/4/1986, without Governor's signature).
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 397, HB 460, 45, eff. 7/1/2014.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-11 - Post-secondary education financial assistance board; compensation; powers; annual report

(1)
The members of the board shall serve without pay.
(2)
The board is hereby vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name any person for any balance, including principal, interest and reasonable collection costs or attorney's fees, due and owing the state on any uncompleted contract.
(3)
The board shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern the state grant and forgivable loan programs authorized in this chapter.
(4)
When appropriate, the board shall administer the Nissan Scholarship Program.
(5)
All funds administered by the board shall be accounted for in an annual report that shall be submitted to the Legislature within ten (10) days after the convening thereof each year. The report should detail for each grant or forgivable loan program the number of recipients, the total amount of awards made, and the average award amount. The report shall include the number of students at each institution receiving financial assistance and the amount of the assistance. For forgivable loan programs, the report shall also include a summary of the repayment status and method of repayment for student cohorts as well as an accounting of the receipt of funds in repayment.
Laws, 1975, ch, 507, § 5, eff. 4/8/1975.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 387, SB 2193,§ 1, eff. 3/19/2018.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 4, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-12 - Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Trust Fund created; components of fund; investment of principal

(1)
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special trust fund to be known as the Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Trust Fund. The trust fund shall consist of all monies designated by the Legislature for deposit therein and any gift, donation, bequest, trust, grant, endowment, transfer of money or securities, or any other monies from any source whatsoever, designated for deposit in the trust fund.
(2)
The principal of the trust fund shall remain inviolate and shall be invested by the State Treasurer in the same manner as provided by Section
27-105-33
, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the investment of excess state funds. Interest and income derived from investment of the principal of the trust fund shall be appropriated by the Legislature for expenditure as provided in this chapter.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-13 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1991, ch. 547, § 14, eff. 7/1/1991.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 6(1), eff. 4/8/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-14 - Use of funds appropriated for implementing forgivable loan programs

(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.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 6, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-15 - Administration of chapter

The earned interest paid into the post-secondary education assistance fund as provided in Section
37-106-13
shall be utilized to finance the cost of administration of this chapter. All remaining interest after payment of such administrative expenses shall be utilized to provide additional loans.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 6(2); Laws, 1976, ch. 346, eff. 4/14/1976.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-17 - Applications for assistance

Any student desiring financial assistance shall submit an application to the board on an annual basis. The director shall adhere to the board's rules and regulations promulgated under authority of this chapter in determining the eligibility of each applicant and in administering the programs authorized in this chapter.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 6(3), eff. 4/8/1975.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 7, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-19 - Contract for repayment to be signed by applicant

Each eligible applicant before being granted financial assistance through a forgivable loan program under this chapter shall enter into a contract with the board, which shall be deemed a contract with the State of Mississippi, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the financial assistance shall be granted to him, which shall include full repayment of all monies granted. Said contract shall include such terms and provisions as shall carry out the full purpose and intent of this chapter; and the form shall be prepared and approved by the Attorney General of this state, and shall be signed by the director and the applicant. All disabilities of minority are removed for purposes of this chapter.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 6(4), eff. 4/8/1975.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 8, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-21 - Conditions and limitations on disbursal of funds

Unless otherwise required to secure a guarantee of a loan, all funds disbursed under the provisions hereof shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a)
The annual award to any recipient may be paid as required by federal laws and regulations governing the Guaranteed Student Loan Program.
(b)
Payments under this chapter shall be made by the State Treasurer upon certification by the board of final approval of the recipient of each loan.
(c)
Payments shall be made directly to the approved institution attended or to be attended by the student named in such certificate by check or transfer of funds made payable to the institution and accompanied by a student roster.
(d)
In the event a student on whose behalf an award has been paid shall not be enrolled and carrying a minimum academic load or program as of the fifteenth classroom day following the beginning of the term for which such award was paid, the institution shall refund to the state the amount paid on behalf of such student. If at any time during the period of the loan, the student withdraws and is entitled to any refund or remittance of fees or tuition, such amount shall be repaid into the fund.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 7; Laws, 1976, ch. 345; Laws, 1987, ch. 415, § 2, eff. 7/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 9, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-23 - Funds to implement federal guaranteed student loan program

The board shall use the funds available to make possible the implementation of a guaranteed student loan program as provided for by any act of congress.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 8; Laws, 1987, ch. 415, § 3, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-25 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 9, eff. 4/8/1975.
Repealed by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 10, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-27 - Cooperation with Student Loan Marketing Association

The board shall have full authority to deal with the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) and to participate in any and all of its programs, including investment in its stock, and to deal with and to participate in any programs of any other secondary market for student loans.
Laws, 1975, ch. 507, § 10; Laws, 1983, ch. 340, eff. 3/14/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-33 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1995, ch. 504, § 3, eff. 3/28/1995.
Repealed by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 13, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-35 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1996, ch. 452, § 3, eff. 7/1/1996.
Repealed by Laws, 2021, ch. 445, HB 1179,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 14, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-37 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2021, ch. 445, HB 1179,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 15, eff. 7/1/2014.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 494, SB 2658, 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-41 - Scholarships for children of prisoners of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia

(1)
If any member of the armed services, whose official house of record and residence is within the State of Mississippi, is officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia or has been a prisoner of a foreign government as the result of a military action against the United States naval vessel, Pueblo, his child or children shall be entitled to an eight-semester scholarship without cost, exclusive of books, food, school supplies, materials and dues or fees for extracurricular activities at any state-supported college or university of his choice within this state. However, no child will be entitled to receive benefits during any semester or quarter when said child has reached the age of twenty-three (23) years on the first day of the semester or quarter.
(2)
The provisions of this section shall apply to the child or children of any member of the armed services who is officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia whose spouse was a resident of this state for a period of not less than ten (10) years during her minority and is a resident or physically resides within this state and does continually reside within this state at the time of enrollment and during the enrollment, and is a resident or physically resides within this state as of April 9, 1973.
(3)
It is further provided that the provisions of this section shall apply to the child or children of any person who was a resident of this state at the time he was inducted into the Armed Forces of the United States of America and who is either a former prisoner of war or officially reported as being a prisoner of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia and who, or his spouse if she was a resident of this state for a period of not less than ten (10) years during her minority, is a resident of this state and at the time of enrollment and during the enrollment of his child or children at any state-supported college or university in this state resided or resides in this state.
(4)
Any applicant qualified and desiring a scholarship under this section shall apply in writing to the board. The board shall make inquiries into each such application and shall make the investigation as it deems proper to establish and validate all claims made under this section before a scholarship is granted.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 17, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-47 - Authorization to operate forgivable loan programs

(1)
(a)
The board is authorized and empowered to operate the following forgivable loan programs of like character, operation and purpose to the foregoing enumerated programs to encourage the participation of eligible worthy persons in courses of instruction in its institutions: Graduate Teacher Forgivable Loan, Counselor and School Administrator Forgivable Loan, Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Forgivable Loan, and Veterinary Medicine Minority Forgivable Loan.
(b)
In addition to the authority granted to the board in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the board is authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations for the Southern Regional Education Board Contract Forgivable Loan Program, created through the regional education compact, as set forth in Section
37-135-1
.
(2)
In furtherance of such power and authority, the board is authorized to adopt and implement rules and regulations declaring and describing the goals and objectives of such forgivable loan programs; to establish the eligibility requirements for entry into such program and required for continuing participation for succeeding years; to determine the maximum amount to be made available to recipients; to delineate the terms and conditions of contracts with recipients and establish the service requirements for such contracts, if any; to enter into contracts pertaining to such programs with recipients; to enter into loan agreements and other contracts with financial institutions or other providers of loan monies for forgivable loan and loan repayment participants; and to allocate and utilize such funds as may be necessary for the operation of such forgivable loan programs from the annual appropriation for student financial aid. In issuing rules and regulations governing the administration of the Graduate Teacher Summer Scholarship (GTSS) program, the board shall provide that certified teachers at the Oakley Youth Development Center under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services shall be fully eligible to participate in the program.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 390, HB 934, 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 19, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-49 - Authorization to employ loan repayment mechanism for the repayment of forgivable loans

In connection with the forgivable loan programs administered by the board, and in addition to the funding of the same through the use of state funds, the board is authorized to establish a loan repayment mechanism employing agreements to repay private sector loans for education or guaranteed student loans. As an alternative to the forgivable loans administered by the board, the board is authorized to develop contractual relations with eligible applicants to repay, for and on behalf of the applicants, any or all outstanding private sector loans for education or guaranteed student loans, by undertaking to repay installments of interest and principal according to the requirement of the loans, so long as the applicants perform the terms of their loan or scholarship contracts with the board. The board may establish by rule and regulation the terms of the contracts so as to accomplish the purposes of the loan repayment programs, including, but not limited to: the maximum amount the board will undertake to repay; the maximum duration of the repayment arrangement or the period of required service; the geographical location for approved service; the nature of the service to be rendered; the needed professional occupations; the critical majors or subject areas of concentration; the criteria to determine need and the degree of need required for eligibility; and the scholastic achievement level required to be maintained by the student participants. The board may prescribe other rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this section.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 20, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-51 - Authorization to establish consolidated revolving loan fund for operating forgivable loan programs

The board is authorized to establish a consolidated revolving loan fund for the purpose of providing monies for the operation of all forgivable loan programs authorized to the board and for the purpose of providing monies for the operation of such other loan programs as may be deemed appropriate and authorized by the board from time to time for the furtherance of education of eligible applicants. The board shall be charged with the duty of directing the dispensing of such funds in a manner so as to best effectuate the purpose of this section. Any monies collected in the form of repayment of loans, both principal and interest, shall be deposited in this fund. The board is authorized to maintain such revolving fund in an official state depository and, in accordance with Section
27-105-21
, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall invest such funds, less the amount required for current operation, at interest as required by said section. All interest earned on such investments shall likewise be deposited in said fund.
From and after July 1, 1991, the sums maintained in the respective revolving funds being repealed by Chapter 547, Laws of 1991, or other revolving funds being maintained by the board shall become and constitute the monies of the consolidated revolving fund created by this section, wherever such funds may be physically located. The board is hereby authorized to transfer said funds to an official state depository, as aforesaid.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 21, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-55 - [Repealed]

Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 339, SB 2353,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 23, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-57 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2021, ch. 445, HB 1179,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 462, HB 150,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 24, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-59 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2023, ch. 324, SB 2373,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 25, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-60 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2023, ch. 324, SB 2373,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 466, HB 1005,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-61 - State medical forgivable loan program

(1)
There is hereby created the state medical forgivable loan program. The purpose of such program shall be to enable eligible applicants who desire to become physicians to obtain a medical education in the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, which will qualify them to become licensed, practicing physicians and surgeons.
(2)
The board shall establish, by rule and regulation, the maximum annual award which may be made under this program at an amount not to exceed the cost of tuition and other expenses, and shall establish the maximum number of awards which may be made not to exceed the length of time required to complete the degree requirements and internship or residency.
(3)
Repayment and conversion terms shall be the same as those outlined in Section
37-106-53
and shall include the following:
(a)
Payment in full of principal and interest must be made in sixty (60) or less equal monthly installments;
(b)
In lieu of payment in full of both principal and interest, a loan recipient may elect to repay by entry into public health work at a state health institution as defined in Section
37-106-67(2)
, or community health centers that are grantees under Section 330 of the United States Public Health Service Act;
(c)
In lieu of payment in full of both principal and interest, a loan recipient may elect to repay by entry into the practice of medicine in a primary health care field in an area outside of a metropolitan statistical area, as defined and established by the United States Census Bureau, and within a region ranking between 1 and 54, inclusively, on the Relative Needs Index of Five Factors for Primary Care Physicians, as annually determined by the State Board of Health, for a period of five (5) years.
(4)
The board shall establish the rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this section.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 26, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-63 - State dental forgivable loan program

(1)
There is hereby created the state dental forgivable loan program. The purpose of the program shall be to enable eligible applicants who desire to become dentists to obtain a standard four-year education in the study of dentistry in the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, which will qualify them to become licensed, practicing dentists.
(2)
The board shall establish, by rule and regulation, the maximum annual award which may be made under this program at an amount not to exceed the cost of tuition and other expenses, and shall establish the maximum number of awards, which may be made not to exceed the length of time required to complete the degree requirements.
(3)
Repayment and conversion terms shall be the same as those outlined in Section
37-106-53
and shall include the following:
(a)
Payment in full of principal and interest must be made in sixty (60) or less equal monthly installments;
(b)
In lieu of payment in full of both principal and interest, a loan recipient may elect to repay by entry into public health work at a state health institution as defined in Section
37-106-67(2)
, or community health centers that are grantees under Section 330 of the United States Public Health Service Act;
(c)
In lieu of payment in full of both principal and interest, a loan recipient may elect to repay by entry into the practice of dentistry in an area outside of a metropolitan statistical area, as defined and established by the United States Census Bureau, and within a region ranking between 1 and 54, inclusively, on the Relative Needs Index of Four Factors for Dentists, as annually determined by the State Board of Health, for a period of five (5) years.
(4)
The board shall establish the rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this section.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 27, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-65 - Out-of-state graduate and professional school forgivable loan program

The board, under such rules and regulations as it shall determine may provide forgivable loans for instruction in graduate and professional schools for qualified students, who are residents of Mississippi, in institutions outside the state boundaries, when such instruction is not available for them in the regularly supported Mississippi institutions of higher learning. The board shall, by its rules and regulations, determine the qualifications of such students as may be aided by this section, and the decision by the board as to the qualifications of such students shall be final. Subject to the availability of funding, the board shall provide forgivable loans for such graduate and professional instruction at a cost to students, not exceeding the cost, as estimated by the board, of such instruction, if it were available at a state supported institution of higher learning in the State of Mississippi. Repayment and conversion terms shall be the same as those outlined in Section
37-106-53
.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 28, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-67 - Health care professions' forgivable loan program

(1)
There is established a health care professions' forgivable loan program. It is the intent of the Legislature that persons declaring an intention to work at certain state health institutions as nurses, nurse practitioners, speech pathologists, psychologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists shall be eligible for a loan for the purpose of acquiring an education in such professions. The board shall enter into contracts with applicants, providing that such loans may be discharged by working as a health care professional in a state health institution, as defined in this section. Repayment and conversion terms shall be the same as those outlined in Section
37-106-53
.
(2)
"State health institution" shall mean any of the following: any facility or program operated by the Department of Mental Health; the State Board of Health; mental health/intellectual disability facilities under the administration of a regional commission as established under Section
41-19-31
which are certified by the Department of Mental Health; and health care facilities under the Department of Corrections.
(3)
The board shall establish rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this section.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 29, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-73 - Speech-Language Pathologists Forgivable Loan Program

(1)
There is established a Speech-Language Pathologists Forgivable Loan Program. It is the intent of the Legislature that persons declaring an intention to work in an accredited public school (K-12), including a charter school, located in the State of Mississippi as a speech-language pathologist shall be eligible for a loan for the purpose of acquiring a master's level education in such profession. The board shall enter into contracts with applicants, providing that such loans may be discharged by working as a master's level speech-language pathologist in an accredited public school (K-12), including a charter school, located in the State of Mississippi.
Repayment and conversion terms shall be the same as those outlined in Section
37-106-53
.
(2)
The board shall establish rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this section.
The provisions of this section shall be subject to specific appropriation therefor by the Legislature.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 32, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-77 - and 37-106-79 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2021, ch. 445, HB 1179,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 538, SB 2499, 44, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 106 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 37-106-1 — 37-106-83) › Section 37-106-83 - Kinkade Fostering Access and Inspiring True Hope (FAITH)

(1)
There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "Kinkade Fostering Access and Inspiring True Hope (FAITH) Scholarship Program Fund." The special fund shall consist of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature in any manner, and funds from any other source designated for deposit into the special fund. Monies in the fund shall only be spent upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board and shall only be used by the Board for the purpose of implementing the scholarship program established in Section
37-106-81
.
(2)
Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund but shall remain in the Kinkade FAITH Scholarship Program Fund. Any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 440, HB 1313,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 107 - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN OF DECEASED OR DISABLED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR FIREMEN (§ 37-107-1) › Section 37-107-1 - through 37-107-9 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2014, ch. 538, § 34, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 108 - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN OF PRISONERS OF WAR OR MEN MISSING IN ACTION (§ 37-108-1) › Section 37-108-1 - through 37-108-5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2014, ch. 538, § 35, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 109 - MISSISSIPPI DUAL ENROLLMENT/DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACT OF 2023 (§§ 37-109-1 — 37-109-13) › Section 37-109-1 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2025] Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Scholarship Program Act of 2023."
Repealed by Laws, 2023, ch. 532, SB 2487,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2025.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 532, SB 2487,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 109 - MISSISSIPPI DUAL ENROLLMENT/DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACT OF 2023 (§§ 37-109-1 — 37-109-13) › Section 37-109-2 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 547, § 12, eff. 7/1/1991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 109 - MISSISSIPPI DUAL ENROLLMENT/DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACT OF 2023 (§§ 37-109-1 — 37-109-13) › Section 37-109-3 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2025] Program created

There is hereby created the Mississippi Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Scholarship Program, to be administered by the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board established under Section
37-106-9
. The board shall set the dates and deadlines for applying for funding for dual enrollment/dual credit courses of eligible Mississippi high school students under the provisions of this chapter and award scholarships to participating institutions for those who meet the eligibility requirements provided herein.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 532, SB 2487,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.