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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-215 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] 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.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 469, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 470, § 4; Laws, 2012, ch. 516, § 2, eff. 12/7/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) .
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-215 - [Effective 1/1/2025] 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 four (4) weeks thereafter.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 469, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 470, § 4; Laws, 2012, ch. 516, § 2, eff. 12/7/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) .
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 513, SB 2144,§ 9, eff. 1/1/2025.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-217 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Conduct of election; certification of results; runoffs

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
(5)
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.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 469, § 2; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 5; Laws, 2009, ch. 470, § 5; Laws, 2012, ch. 516, § 3, eff. 12/7/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-217 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Conduct of election; certification of results; runoffs

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
(5)
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. In the event a runoff is necessary, the runoff shall be held four (4) weeks thereafter.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 469, § 2; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 5; Laws, 2009, ch. 470, § 5; Laws, 2012, ch. 516, § 3, eff. 12/7/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 513, SB 2144,§ 10, eff. 1/1/2025.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-219 - Preparation of list of qualified electors

(1)
For the purpose of holding such an election, it shall be the duty of the county election commissioners to prepare from the records in the office of the county registrar a list of the qualified electors of the school district who are eligible to participate in the election. The list shall be furnished to the election managers in each precinct, together with the ballots and other election supplies.
(2)
In the event that any election precinct embraces parts of two (2) or more school districts it shall be the duty of the county election commissioners to prepare from the records in the office of the county registrar separate lists of the qualified electors of each school district who reside in the precinct and who are eligible to participate in the election. The election commissioners shall furnish to the election managers in the precinct separate ballots and separate ballot boxes and separate voting lists for each school district.
(3)
For each day spent in carrying out the provisions of Sections
37-7-211
through 37-7-219, the county election commissioners shall be paid at the rate prescribed by law.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 516, § 4, eff. 12/7/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) .
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 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
.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6328-11.3, 6328-11.4; Laws, 1960, ch. 304, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 6, eff. 7/31/1981 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-11.4; Laws, 1960, ch. 304, § 2; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 7, eff. 7/31/1981 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-11.4; Laws, 1960, ch. 304, § 2; Laws, 1977, ch. 425, § 2; Laws, 1982, ch. 356, § 2; Laws, 1989, ch. 392, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 592, § 18, eff. 7/28/2000, the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-227 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; ballot; determination of results; runoffs

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-11.4; Laws, 1960, ch. 304, § 2; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 8; Laws, 2008, ch. 505, § 1, eff 7/21/2008 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-227 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; ballot; determination of results; runoffs

(1)
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 four (4) weeks after the election between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes upon the first ballot.
(2)
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 four (4) weeks after the election.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-11.4; Laws, 1960, ch. 304, § 2; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 8; Laws, 2008, ch. 505, § 1, eff 7/21/2008 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 513, SB 2144,§ 11, eff. 1/1/2025.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 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.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-11.4; Laws, 1960, ch. 304, § 2, eff. 3/31/1960.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 186, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-231 - through 37-7-235 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 45, eff. 7/1/1987.
§ 37-7-231. [Codes, 1942, § 6328-22; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 2] § 37-7-233. [Codes, 1942, § 6328-23; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 3] § 37-7-235. [Codes, 1942, § 6328-23.5; Laws, 1964, ch. 418]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 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.
Laws, 2006, ch. 417, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 504, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 8, eff. 6/30/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 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 funds other than the total funding formula funds provided for in this act; 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.
Laws, 1989, ch. 585, § 7, effective 4/25/1989 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 35, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-304 - [Repealed]

Repealed by its own terms by Laws, 1992, ch. 491 § 15, eff. 10/1/1993.
Laws, 1973, ch. 477, § 1; Repealed, 1984, ch. 495, § 36, and 1984, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 8, § 3; Reenacted and amended, 1985, ch. 474, § 41; 1986, ch. 438, § 13; 1986, ch. 492, § 11; 1987, ch. 483, § 18; 1988, ch. 442, § 15; 1989, ch. 537, § 14; 1990, ch. 518, § 15; 1991, ch. 618, § 14; 1992, ch. 491 § 15.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-305 - Leasing of lands for minerals

The school board of any school district is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to lease lands owned by the school district, or any land the title to which is in the school board of the district in their trust capacity, for oil, gas and mineral exploration and development upon such terms and conditions and for such considerations as the school board, in its discretion, shall deem proper and advisable. However, no oil, gas or mineral lease shall be for a primary term of more than ten (10) years and said lease or leases shall provide for annual rentals of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) per acre and shall provide for royalties of not less than three-sixteenths (3/1
6
ths) of all oil, gas and other minerals produced, including sulphur. Every such lease so executed shall empower the lessee to enter upon the premises leased and to explore and develop such premises for oil or gas, or either, or for such other minerals as may be included in the terms of said lease, and to do all things necessary or expedient for the production or preservation of any such products. All rentals, royalties or other revenue payable under any lease executed under the provisions of this section shall be paid to and collected by the school board of the school district and shall be deposited in the school district fund and used and expended in the same manner and subject to the same restrictions as provided by law in the case of other money on deposit in such fund. All leases executed pursuant to this section shall inure to the benefit of the lessee named therein and his heirs or assigns and in case the lessee be a corporation, to such lessee and its assigns. Said leases shall specifically provide that no damages shall be permitted to existing school buildings or facilities thereto.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-27; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 7; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 12, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-306 - Training and education requirements

(1)
Every school board member selected after July 1, 2002, shall have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(2)
Every school board member selected after July 1, 1993, shall be required to complete a basic course of training and education for local school board members, in order for board members to carry out their duties more effectively and be exposed to new ideas involving school restructuring. Such basic course of training shall be conducted by the Mississippi School Boards Association. Upon completion of the basic course of training, the Mississippi School Boards Association shall file a certificate of completion for the school board member with the office of the local school board. In the event that a board member fails to complete such training within six (6) months of his selection, such board member shall no longer be qualified to serve and shall be removed from office.
(3)
In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, after taking office, each school board member shall be required to file annually in the office of the school board a certificate of completion of a course of continuing education conducted by the Mississippi School Boards Association. In addition, those board members required to attend the additional training as provided in Section
37-3-4(5)(c)
shall be required to comply with the annual certification provided herein for such additional training.
(4)
Every school board member selected after July 1, 2002, shall spend at least one (1) full day in a school in the district they represent, without compensation.
(5)
Upon the failure of any local school board member to file with the school board the certificate of completion of the basic or continuing course of training as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section, or the additional training as required in Section
37-3-4(5)(c)
, the school board member shall be removed from office by the Attorney General. In the event of a medical or other catastrophic hardship that prevents such school board member from obtaining the required training or filing such certificate, as may be defined by the Board of Directors of the Mississippi School Boards Association by rule and regulation, an additional period of three (3) months may be allowed to satisfy the requirements of subsection (2) or (3).
Laws, 1991, ch. 502, § 11; Laws, 1993, ch. 562, § 3; Laws, 1998, ch. 564, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 533, § 7; Laws, 2000, ch. 610, §§ 5, , 7; Laws, 2002, ch. 611, § 5; Laws, 2006, ch. 334, § 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 335, § 2; Laws, 2008, ch. 338, § 2, eff. 7/1/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-308 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2010, ch. 486, § 2, eff. 4/7/2010.
Repealed by operation of law, eff.7/1/2012.
Laws, 2010, ch. 486, § 2, eff. 4/7/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-309 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 46, eff. 7/1/1987.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-30; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 10.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-311 - Organization of school

The school board shall organize a school so as to avoid unnecessary duplication and shall determine what grades shall be taught at each school and shall have the power to specify attendance areas and to designate the school each pupil shall attend.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-31; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 11; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 14, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-313 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 46, eff. 7/1/1987.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6328-06, 6328-74; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 6; 1956, ch. 266, § 4; 1959, Ex Sess, ch. 29, 2; 1960, ch. 301, § 3; 1968, ch. 386.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-317 - Transfer of school recreational areas to counties and municipalities during summer recess

The school board of any school district is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to transfer jurisdiction and control of any recreational property or part thereof under its dominion to the governing authorities of any municipality or county in which such property is located, provided, such transfer is temporary and commences not sooner than the day following the last school day of the academic year and ends not later than the day prior to the beginning of the next succeeding academic year. Any such transfer shall be made only with the concurrence of the governing authorities of any such municipality or county, and any agreement therefor shall be on such terms and conditions as said governing authorities and said school board shall provide. Any such agreement may include a provision that while such land is in the possession of said governing authorities, the municipality or the county, as the case may be, shall be liable for the upkeep, maintenance and repair of such property, the cost of which shall be paid out of any funds available to any such municipality or county.
Laws, 1973, ch. 415, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 16, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-319 - Purchase of group liability insurance coverage

All public school boards may purchase group insurance coverage for the liability of all of its active full-time instructional and noninstructional personnel. Such policy shall be paid for with any funds available other than the total funding formula funds provided for in this act.
Laws, 1974, ch. 355; Laws, 1985, ch. 474, § 47; Laws, 1986, ch. 438, § 14; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 17; Laws, 1987, ch. 483, § 19; Laws, 1988, ch. 442, § 16; Laws, 1989, ch. 537, § 15; Laws, 1990, ch. 518, § 16; Laws, 1991, ch. 618, § 15; Laws, 1992, ch. 491 § 16, eff. 5/12/1992.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 38, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-321 - Employment and designation of peace officers; minimum level of basic law enforcement training required; operation of radio broadcasting and transmission station; interlocal agreements with other law enforcement entities for provision of certain equipment or services

(1)
The school board of any school district within the State of Mississippi, in its discretion, may employ one or more persons as security personnel and may designate such persons as peace officers in or on any property operated for school purposes by such board upon their taking such oath and making such bond as required of a constable of the county in which the school district is situated.
(2)
Any person employed by a school board as a security guard or school resource officer or in any other position that has the powers of a peace officer must receive a minimum level of basic law enforcement training, as jointly determined and prescribed by the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training and the State Board of Education, within two (2) years of the person's initial employment in such position. Upon the failure of any person employed in such position to receive the required training within the designated time, the person may not exercise the powers of a peace officer in or on the property of the school district.
(3)
The school board is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, and subject to the approval of the Federal Communications Commission, to install and operate a noncommercial radio broadcasting and transmission station for educational and vocational educational purposes.
(4)
If a law enforcement officer is duly appointed to be a peace officer by a school district under this section, the local school board 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 school property lies with the local police or sheriff's department which cannot withhold its services solely because of the lack of such an agreement.
Laws, 1975, ch. 351, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 18; Laws, 2000, ch. 437, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 441, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-323 - Application and enforcement 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 public schools of this state. The peace officers duly appointed by the school board of any school district are vested with the powers and subjected to the duties of a constable for the purpose of preventing all violations of law on school property within the district, and for preserving order and decorum thereon. The peace officers duly appointed by the school board of any school district 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 school district, if reasonably determined to have a possible impact on the safety of students, faculty or staff of the school district while on said property. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require action by any such peace officer appointed by a school district to events occurring outside the boundaries of school property, nor shall any such school district or its employees be liable for any failure to act to any event occurring outside the boundaries of property owned by the school district.
Laws, 1975, ch. 351, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 19; Laws, 2006, ch. 441, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-325 - Obtaining funds from Tennessee Valley Authority's Commercial and Industrial Energy Conservation Financing Plan

Any school district in the State of Mississippi is hereby authorized and empowered to contract with and to be contracted with by the Tennessee Valley Authority for the purpose of obtaining funds from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Commercial and Industrial Energy Conservation Financing Plan. The loan plan is designed to assist certain school districts to modify such school buildings as are determined to be energy-inefficient.
Laws, 1980, ch. 379, eff. 4/25/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-327 - Establishment and operation of orphanage public school

The school board in any county in which is located an orphanage with fifty (50) or more children of educable age residing therein, at any regular or called meeting, may in its discretion establish an orphanage public school, said school to embrace only such territory owned and occupied by such orphanage, for such orphanage children, provided that a majority of the board of trustees or directors of such orphanage first petition the school board in writing to so establish a public school. Such school when established shall be designated as an orphanage public school.
After such school is established and before a public school is opened, the management of such orphanage must first tender to the superintendent of schools a satisfactory building and educational equipment for said school and enter into a contract with the superintendent of schools agreeing to furnish such building and equipment and to provide for its upkeep, fuel and such other things necessary for the successful operation of the school plant.
When an orphanage public school is established under this section and the conditions as set forth above are met, the superintendent of schools shall have all children of educable age residing in such orphanage enumerated in the manner as is now prescribed by law. Said orphanage public school shall receive financial support from any and all sources from which public school districts now receive support under the law except from funds derived from local tax levies. Said funds shall be paid into the school district depository to the credit of that orphanage public school fund and the same are to be paid out upon presentation of the superintendent's pay certificate.
An orphanage public school shall be under the direct control of the school board.
This section shall not be construed to repeal any other law or to abridge the rights and privileges heretofore exercised by the children of any orphanage.
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 20, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-329 - Establishment and operation of schools exclusively for Indians

In a school district where there are Indian children, or children of any race not otherwise provided for by law with educational advantages, sufficient to form a school, the school board may locate one or more schools exclusively for Indians, or children of such other race, and pay salaries of teachers for same, and provide for the transportation of the children, under rules and regulations prescribed by the State Board of Education. Special licenses may be provided by the director of the division of instruction for teachers of Indian schools and other schools mentioned in this section.
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 21, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-335 - Establishment of fees; hardship waiver policy

(1)
The school board of any school district shall be authorized to charge reasonable fees, but not more than the actual cost, for the following:
(a)
Supplemental instructional materials and supplies, excluding textbooks;
(b)
Any other fees designated by the local school board as fees related to a valid curriculum educational objective, including transportation; and
(c)
Extracurricular activities and any other educational activities of the school district that are not designated by the local school board as valid curriculum educational objectives, such as band trips and athletic events.
(2)
(a)
All fees authorized to be charged under this section, except those fees authorized under subsection (1)(c) of this section, shall be charged only upon the condition that the school board of each school district shall adopt a financial hardship waiver policy that shall be kept in the strictest of confidence with all files and personal disclosures restricted from review by the general public. The financial hardship waiver policy must be distributed in writing to pupils at the time of enrollment. Any family who qualifies for the National School Lunch Program, as created by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 USCS Section 1751 et seq.), shall receive a financial hardship waiver.
The board shall insure that a pupil eligible to have any such fees waived as a result of an inability to pay for those fees, shall not be discriminated against nor shall there be any overt identification of any pupil who has received a financial hardship waiver by use of special tokens or tickets, announcements, posting or publication of names, physical separation, choice of materials or by any other means. In no case shall any school district's procedures expose any pupil receiving a hardship waiver to any type of stigma or ridicule by other pupils or school district personnel.
(b)
The confidentiality of the financial hardship waiver policy adopted by the school board shall apply to any students who have an inability to pay any fees authorized under subsection (1) of this section.
(3)
In no case shall the inability to pay the assessment of fees authorized under the provisions of this section result in a pupil being denied or deprived of any academic awards or standards, any class selection, grade, diploma, transcript or the right to participate in any activity related to educational enhancement.
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 22; Laws, 1989, ch. 585, § 8, effective 4/25/1989 (became law without the Governor's signature); Laws, 2007, ch. 380, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-337 - Plan to encourage community involvement in schools

(1)
The governing authorities of the county, counties or city in which a school district is located and the school board of each school district shall develop a five-year plan to encourage community involvement with the schools in such district.
(2)
Districts meeting the highest levels of accreditation standards, as defined by the State Board of Education, shall be exempted from the mandatory provisions of this section.
Laws, 1992, ch. 419, § 12; Laws, 2006, ch. 417, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 9; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2009, ch. 445, § 5, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-339 - Extended day and school year programs; funding; authority to adopt orders, policies, rules and regulations; goal

(1)
The school board of any local school district, in its discretion, may provide extended day and extended school year programs for kindergarten or compulsory-school-age students, or both, and may expend any funds for these purposes which are available from sources other than the total funding formula funds as provided for in this act. It is not the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, to interfere with the Headstart program. School boards, in their discretion, may charge participants a reasonable fee for such programs.
(2)
The school board of any school district may adopt any orders, policies, rules or regulations with respect to instruction within that school district for which no specific provision has been made by general law and which are not inconsistent with the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any order, policy, rule or regulation of the State Board of Education; those school boards also may alter, modify and repeal any orders, policies, rules or regulations enacted under this subsection. Any such program pertaining to reading must further the goal that Mississippi students will demonstrate a growing proficiency in reading and will reach or exceed the national average within the next decade.
Laws, 1998, ch. 497, § 2; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2002, ch. 332, § 1; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2002, ch. 611, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 40, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-341 - Expenditure of funds for student field trips to nonprofit museums

The school board of a local school district may expend funds from any available sources for the purpose of defraying the cost of student field trips to public or private nonprofit museums, including the cost of admission to such museums.
Laws, 2002, ch. 611, § 2, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 7 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 37-7-301 — 37-7-346) › Section 37-7-342 - Use of service or assistance dogs trained to alert to symptoms of illness or disability authorized in all district facilities

(1)
The Legislature recognizes the necessity of school districts to provide reasonable accommodations to students and licensed employees of a school district who are diagnosed with debilitating illnesses or disabilities, including, but not limited to, diabetes and epilepsy.
(2)
The school board of any school district shall authorize the use, in all district facilities and property, of service or assistance dogs which have been specifically trained to alert people of symptoms or conditions resulting from a debilitating illness or disability that threaten their health.
(3)
In providing accommodations for students, the parent of a child with such illness or disability, the teacher or teachers of the student and the appropriate school administrator shall meet and develop a written 504 Plan consistent with the provisions of Chapter 23, Title 37, Mississippi Code of 1972, that would permit the use of service dogs in the school facility. Also, in providing accommodations for students, the teacher or teachers of the student and the appropriate school administrator shall develop a plan designed to educate other students of the appropriate behavior in the presence of such dogs, as well as the proper handling of such dogs in the presence of those students who may have an allergic reaction to the dog and the reasonable care to be taken in efforts to prevent contact by students who are allergic with such dogs.
Laws, 2012, ch. 548, § 4, eff. 7/1/2012.
Brought forward without change by Laws, 2018, ch. 341, HB 944,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2018.