Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§§ 37-29-61 — 37-29-87) › Section 37-29-67 - General powers and duties of trustees

(1)
The duties of the board of trustees shall be the general government of the community/junior college and directive of the administration thereof. Subject to the provisions of Sections
37-29-1
through
37-29-273
, the board shall have full power to do all things necessary to the successful operation of the district and the college or colleges or attendance centers located therein to insure educational advantages and opportunities to all the enrollees within the district.
(2)
The board of trustees shall be authorized to designate a personnel supervisor or other person employed by the district to recommend teachers and to transmit such recommendations to the board of trustees; however, this authorization shall be restricted to no more than two (2) positions for each employment period in the district.
(3)
The delineation and enumeration of the powers and purposes set out in Sections
37-29-1
through
37-29-273
shall be deemed to be supplemental and additional, and shall not be construed to restrict the powers of the board of trustees of the district or of any college located therein so as to deny to the said district and the college or colleges therein the rights, privileges and powers previously authorized by statute.
(4)
The board of trustees shall have the power to enter into an energy performance contract, energy services contract, a shared-savings, lease or lease-purchase basis, for energy efficiency services and/or equipment as prescribed in Section
31-7-14
.
(5)
The board of trustees shall be authorized, with the approval of the Mississippi Community College Board, to change the name of the junior college to community college. The Mississippi Community College Board shall establish guidelines for the implementation of any junior college name change. Any reference to junior college district in this chapter shall hereinafter refer to the junior college district or its successor in name as changed by the board of trustees.
(6)
The boards of trustees shall purchase and maintain business property insurance and business personal property insurance on all college-owned buildings and/or contents as required by federal law and regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as is necessary for receiving public assistance or reimbursement for repair, reconstruction, replacement or other damage to such buildings and/or contents caused by the Hurricane Katrina Disaster of 2005 or subsequent disasters. The boards of trustees are authorized to expend funds from any available source for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining that property insurance. The boards of trustees are authorized to enter into agreements with the Department of Finance and Administration, local school districts, other community/junior college districts, state institutions of higher learning, community hospitals and/or other state agencies to pool their liabilities to participate in a group business property and/or business personal property insurance program, subject to uniform rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Department of Finance and Administration.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6475-06, 6475-53, 6475-61; Laws, 1950, ch. 369, § 6; Laws, 1964, ch. 398, §§ 3, 11; Laws, 1985, ch. 493, § 4; Laws, 1987, ch. 498; Laws, 2002, ch. 532, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 321, § 2; Laws, 2005, ch. 528, § 2; Laws, 2005, 5th Ex Sess, ch. 24, § 5; Laws, 2006, ch. 360, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 481, SB 2521, 4, eff. 7/1/2014.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 397, HB 460, 19, eff. 7/1/2014.