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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MISSISSIPPI DUAL ENROLLMENT/DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACT OF 2023 (§§ 37-109-1 — 37-109-13) › Section 37-109-5 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2025] Definitions

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a)
"Institution" means any postsecondary educational institution that is a public state-supported institution of higher learning, a public state-supported community or junior college, or any not-for-profit private institution of higher learning in the state. The term does not include proprietary colleges or universities.
(b)
"Student" means a high school student in a public school or charter school program in Mississippi.
(c)
"Board" means the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board established in Section
37-106-9
, which is authorized and empowered to administer the provisions of Title 37, Chapter 106, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(d)
"Director" means the individual designated by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to administer the provisions of the various financial assistance programs by promulgating the necessary rules and regulations for their effective administration.
(e)
"Dual enrolled student" means a student who is enrolled in a community or junior college or state institution of higher learning while enrolled in high school, as defined in Section
37-15-37(1)(a)
.
(f)
"Dual credit student" means a student who is enrolled in a community or junior college or state institution of higher learning while enrolled in high school and who is receiving high school and college credit for postsecondary coursework, as defined in Section
37-15-38(1)(b)
.
(g)
"Manual" means the procedures manual for the State of Mississippi Dual Enrollment and Accelerated Programs of which the contents of the manual are evaluated and approved by the academic officers of both the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges and the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.
(h)
"Program" means the Mississippi Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Scholarship Program.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 532, SB 2487,§ 3, 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 37-109-6 - [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 37-109-8 - [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 37-109-11 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2025] Repeal of chapter

Sections
37-109-1
,
37-109-3
,
37-109-5
,
37-109-7
and
37-109-9
shall stand repealed on July, 1, 2025.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 532, SB 2487,§ 6, 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 37-109-13 - through 37-109-27 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 547, § 12, eff. 7/1/1991.
§ 37-109-13. [Codes, 1942, § 9054-31; Laws, 1960, ch. 358, § 11; Laws, 1966, ch. 423, § 4, eff from and after June 30, 1966].
§ 37-109-15. [Codes, 1942, § 9054-32; Laws, 1960, ch. 358, § 12, eff from and after passage (approved May 11, 1960)].
§ 37-109-17. [Codes, 1942, § 9054-30; Laws, 1960, ch. 358, § 10; Laws, 1962, ch. 415, § 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 423, § 3, eff from and after June 30, 1966].
§ 37-109-19. [Codes, 1942, § 9054-34; Laws, 1960, ch. 358, § 14, eff from and after passage (approved May 11, 1960)].
§ 37-109-21. [Codes, 1942, § 9054-35; Laws, 1960, ch. 358, § 15; Laws, 1966, ch. 423, § 6, eff from and after June 30, 1966].
§ 37-109-23. [Codes, 1942, § 9054-36; Laws, 1960, ch. 358, § 16, eff from and after passage (approved May 11, 1960)].
§ 37-109-25. [Codes, 1942, §§ 9054-29, 9054-37; Laws, 1960, ch. 358, §§ 9, 17; Laws, 1962, ch. 415, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 423, § 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 528, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1970].
§ 37-109-27. [Codes, 1942, § 9054-38; Laws, 1960, ch. 358, § 18, eff from and after passage (approved May 11, 1960)].
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 110 - MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC MANAGEMENT GRADUATE INTERN PROGRAM (§§ 37-110-1 — 37-110-9) › Section 37-110-1 - through 37-110-5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2014, ch. 538, § 36, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 110 - MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC MANAGEMENT GRADUATE INTERN PROGRAM (§§ 37-110-1 — 37-110-9) › Section 37-110-7 - Duties and responsibilities of participating universities

It shall be the duty and responsibility of universities participating in the intern program to nominate qualified graduate students to said program and to keep the program coordinator fully apprised of the academic development of the intern student, including any change in the student's educational status.
Laws, 1980, ch. 506, § 4, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 110 - MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC MANAGEMENT GRADUATE INTERN PROGRAM (§§ 37-110-1 — 37-110-9) › Section 37-110-9 - and 37-110-11 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2014, ch. 538, § 36, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 111 - FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES AND OTHER SOCIETIES (§§ 37-111-1 — 37-111-13) › Section 37-111-1 - Students may organize

For the purpose of promoting higher standards of scholarship, a greater degree of culture, closer social fellowship and a stronger college spirit among the students of the state universities and colleges, any group of students in such institutions shall be permitted to organize themselves into such societies as academic, professional, honorary, Masonic, or so-called Greek letter fraternities or sororities, or similar organizations whether of a local or connectional character as provided in this chapter.
Codes, 1930, § 7309; 1942, § 6792; Laws, 1926, ch. 312.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 111 - FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES AND OTHER SOCIETIES (§§ 37-111-1 — 37-111-13) › Section 37-111-3 - Consent of faculty necessary

No society of the character designated in Section
37-111-1
shall be organized without first having made written application to the faculty of the institution concerned, which application shall be signed by each of the proposed membership. A majority vote of the faculty present at a regular meeting shall suffice to approve or reject such application. The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning may determine who constitutes the members of the faculty having jurisdiction of student activities.
Codes, 1930, § 7310; 1942, § 6793; Laws, 1926, ch. 312.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 111 - FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES AND OTHER SOCIETIES (§§ 37-111-1 — 37-111-13) › Section 37-111-5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2011, ch. 375, § 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
Codes, 1930, § 7311; 1942, § 6794; Laws, 1926, ch. 312.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 111 - FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES AND OTHER SOCIETIES (§§ 37-111-1 — 37-111-13) › Section 37-111-7 - Meetings

Organizations of the character designated in Section
37-111-1
shall be permitted to hold their regular meetings for academic, social or business purposes in such places as the authorities may agree upon. Such organizations shall not be permitted to purchase, lease, or as an organization live within a domicile especially set apart for their purpose at any time, except under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Codes, 1930, § 7312; 1942, § 6795; Laws, 1926, ch. 312.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 111 - FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES AND OTHER SOCIETIES (§§ 37-111-1 — 37-111-13) › Section 37-111-9 - Lease

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to lease to social fraternities, sororities, or other social organizations, upon such conditions as it may prescribe, for a term not exceeding ninety-nine years, any land at any state-supported institution of higher learning for the purpose of erecting fraternity houses, sorority houses, or other facilities for recreation thereon.
Codes, 1942, § 6796.5; Laws, 1948, ch. 280.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 111 - FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES AND OTHER SOCIETIES (§§ 37-111-1 — 37-111-13) › Section 37-111-11 - Members must obey all rules of the institution

The members of organizations of the character designated in Section
37-111-1
, shall be amenable to the same rules and regulations as any and all other students in the institution. In the event that the members of such an organization become guilty of continued violation of the rules and of infractions of discipline the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning shall have the authority to dissolve such society and prohibit further meetings or its continuation as an organization. A failure to comply with the requirements of the trustees shall be a cause for suspension or expulsion from the institution as the faculty of the same may elect.
Codes, 1930, § 7313; 1942, § 6796; Laws, 1926, ch. 312.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 111 - FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES AND OTHER SOCIETIES (§§ 37-111-1 — 37-111-13) › Section 37-111-13 - State Board of Institutions of Higher Learning directed to study fire safety of private fraternity and sorority houses located on state property

The State Board of Institutions of Higher Learning shall study the fire safety of private fraternity and sorority houses located on state property. Such study shall include the feasibility of fire sprinkler systems and the evaluation of fire safety procedures. The board shall report its written findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Insurance Committees on or before January 1, 2006.
Laws, 2005, ch. 527, § 2, eff. 4/20/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-1 - Name

The name of the state institution of higher learning designated heretofore as Mississippi A & M College, and subsequently as Mississippi State College, is hereby changed to Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and wherever the term Mississippi A & M College or Mississippi State College appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi, the same shall be construed to refer to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
Codes, 1942, § 6689; Laws, 1932, ch. 155; Laws, 1958, ch. 317.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-3 - Organization of the university

The state institution of higher learning, as incorporated by an act of the legislature, approved February 28, 1878, by the name of the "Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mississippi," and established in pursuance of that act, shall continue to exist as a body-politic and corporate, by the name of the "Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science," with all its property and the franchises, rights, powers, and privileges heretofore conferred on it by law, or properly incident to such a body and necessary to accomplish the purpose of its creation; said university may receive and hold all real and personal property conveyed to it for such purpose.
Codes, 1880, § 767; 1892, § 11; 1906, § 11; Hemingway's 1917, § 3386; 1930, § 7183; 1942, § 6690.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-5 - Appropriation for the support of the university

The interest arising from the proceeds of the fund known as the "Agricultural Land Scrip Fund" is appropriated and devoted, to the extent of one-half of it, to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and may be drawn from the treasury, upon warrant of the auditor, to be issued upon the requisitions of the treasurer, from time to time, as such interest may accrue and be wanted for the use of the university.
Codes, 1880, § 775; 1892, § 19; 1906, § 19; Hemingway's 1917, § 3387; 1930, § 7184; 1942, § 6691.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-6 - University lands shall not be taxed

The lands and property of Mississippi State University shall not be subject to state, county or municipal taxation. The buildings and improvements that are or may be erected on any land belonging to the university that has been or may be leased to private entities for the purpose of affording affordable board to the students attending the institution shall not be subject to taxation.
Added by Laws, 2017, ch. 378, HB 1594, 1, eff. 3/22/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-9 - Apportionment of students

The right belongs to each county to have a number of students admitted to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science proportionate to its number of educable males compared with the whole number in the state.
Codes, 1892, § 22; 1906, § 22; Hemingway's 1917, § 3390; 1930, § 7187; 1942, § 6694.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-11 - Making and announcement of apportionment of students

The apportionment of students to be admitted to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science shall be made and announced by the president of the university annually, on or before the first day of July, and communicated to the superintendent of education of the counties. The total attendance at any session shall not exceed the entire allotment to the several counties for such session.
Codes, 1892, § 23; 1906, § 23; Hemingway's 1917, § 3391; 1930, § 7188; 1942, § 6695.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-13 - Certificates of selection

The superintendent of education of each county, after due notice published, shall give certificates of selection to the number of students to which the county is entitled to have admitted to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and this in addition to those already in the university, if any. This selection of new students shall be made by drawing, if more than the county's quota apply.
The certificate of selection shall be attested by the clerk of the board of supervisors under its seal, and shall entitle the holder to admission into the university, with all its privileges, to pursue all its industrial branches selected, and to enter the subclass or class for which he is fitted.
Codes, 1892, §§ 24, 25; 1906, §§ 24, 25; Hemingway's 1917, §§ 3392, 3393; 1930, §§ 7189, 7190; 1942, §§ 6696, 6697.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-15 - Dormitory privileges

The privilege of rooming in the dormitories belongs to the free students, and to the due quota of students from each county in preference to all others, on the basis of the present dormitory capacity in the Mississippi State University of Agricultural and Applied Science.
Codes, 1892, § 21; 1906, § 21; Hemingway's 1917, § 3389; 1930, § 7186; 1942, § 6693.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-17 - Agricultural and forestry experimental station

The money received by this state, under Act of Congress, entitled "An act to establish agricultural experimental stations, etc.," approved March 2, 1887, and the provisions of which were accepted by this state, by act approved January 31, 1888, and assigned to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, shall be expended under its direction. The agricultural and forestry experimental station for this state is established at and with said university, and the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning shall have full control thereof.
Codes, 1892, § 27; 1906, § 27; Hemingway's 1917, § 3395; 1930, § 7191; 1942, § 6698; Laws, 1888, p. 54; Laws, 1970, ch. 262, § 1, eff. 4/3/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-19 - Agricultural extension services

The State of Mississippi by its legislature assents to and accepts the provisions and requirements of an act entitled "An act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of the act entitled 'An act donating public lands of the several counties and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanical arts,' approved July 2, 1862, and all acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture," approved by the President on the 22nd day of May, 1928. The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, on behalf of the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, is authorized and empowered to receive the grants of money appropriated under said act and to organize and conduct agricultural extension work, which shall be carried on in connection with the said university in accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in the said act of congress.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 3397; 1930, § 7192; 1942, § 6699; Laws, 1916, ch. 127; Laws, 1930, ch. 66.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-20 - Issuance of wireless communication device to faculty or extension service agent; statement of need and purpose of use

(1)
For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context otherwise clearly requires:
(a)
"Wireless communication device" means any handheld, portable or mobile electronic device capable of transmitting or exchanging data in the form of multimedia, graphics, text, or voice that meets all the following criteria:
(i)
The device has a wireless communication capability and is mobile;
(ii)
The device requires an upfront or periodic charge or fee to utilize the wireless communications capability; and
(iii)
The wireless communication capability that requires an upfront or periodic fee is activated.
For purposes of this section, a notebook or laptop computer is not considered a wireless communication device.
(b)
"Director" means the Mississippi State University Extension Service Director, the Mississippi State University Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Director, the Mississippi State University Forestry and Wildlife Research Center Director or the Dean of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
(2)
The director or his designee may, at his discretion, assign or otherwise make available for usage one or more wireless communications devices to a faculty member or an agent of the Mississippi State University Extension Service under his direct or indirect supervision after the director, or his designee, signs a statement certifying the need or purpose for issuing the device. No faculty member or extension service agent to whom has been assigned a wireless communication device under this paragraph shall use the assigned device for personal use except in those cases where the personal use does not incur additional charges or fees as a result of the personal use. A detailed billing of wireless services for devices referred to in this paragraph shall be obtained on a periodic basis and reviewed by the director, or his designee, to audit usage and verify compliance with this section.
(3)
No state-appropriated funds shall be used to pay for the acquisition or use of a wireless communication device issued under this section.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 452, HB 508, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-22 - Research and extension activities promoting seafood industry

The Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station are authorized and encouraged to exercise any research and extension activities necessary to promote the Mississippi seafood industry.
It is not the intent of this section to mandate or authorize any new branch agricultural experiment stations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.
Laws, 1984, ch. 440, eff. 4/26/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-23 - Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Soil Experiment Station

(1)
There is hereby authorized a branch experiment station, to be known as the "Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Soil Experiment Station," to be located on a suitable tract of approximately six hundred acres of land in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, the site of which is to be selected by the director of the agricultural and forestry experimental station at the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Said acreage shall be divided equally, as nearly as practicable, between the Pontotoc Ridge and Flatwoods soil types, for the purpose of experimentation with said two types of soil in forestry, pasture-improvement, horticulture, soil conservation, truck crops, forage crops, poultry, disease and insect control and general farm products. The said experiment station shall be supplied with the necessary buildings, equipment, and other facilities.
(2)
The purpose of this section is to provide for increased efficiency in agriculture research for the farmers in the Pontotoc Ridge and Flatwoods soil types, who have been denied this service for all these years. Said branch experiment station shall serve the following named counties, to-wit: The Pontotoc Ridge soil begins at the Tennessee line and traverses the counties of Alcorn, Prentiss, Union, Pontotoc, Chickasaw and Clay. The Flatwoods soil which joins the Pontotoc Ridge soil on the west, begins at the Tennessee line and traverses the counties of Tippah, Benton, Union, Pontotoc, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Webster, Clay, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston, Neshoba, Kemper and Lauderdale County or other counties applicable to these conditions.
(3)
The governing authorities of any municipality, town, or county in the state, or any person, firm or corporation may contribute or donate land, money or other property to the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning in furtherance of the purpose of this section.
(4)
The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized, upon the recommendation of the director of the agricultural and forestry experimental station at Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, which recommendation is approved by and transmitted to said board by the president of said university, to establish said Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods soil experiment station, to receive and accept title to any land or money or property herein authorized or to be authorized, made available or to be made available by the state legislature, to purchase land, let contracts for the construction of necessary buildings, to equip same, and to further equip said experiment station with farm equipment and any and all other equipment, and to do all things necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 6699-02; Laws, 1948, ch. 193, §§ 1-4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-25 - Retirement system for employees of the agricultural and forestry experimental station and extension service

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a system of retirement for the employees of the agricultural and forestry experimental station and extension service, out of any federal funds available under the provisions of the act of congress, approved March 4, 1940, and out of contributions made by the employees of such experimental station and extension service.
In the establishment of such special retirement system, the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning shall have full authority to make all needful rules and regulations, to carry into effect the provisions of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 6725-01; Laws, 1944, ch. 162, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-27 - Funding of agricultural research program at Delta Branch Experiment Station

In order to provide for a more comprehensive method of improvement, promotion and development of agricultural research at the Delta Branch Experiment Station, the tax collector of each county of the State of Mississippi located in whole or in part in a levee district, shall deduct annually from all state ad valorem taxes collected by him a sum equal to the avails of a levy of one mill on the dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property within such county upon which state ad valorem taxes are levied and collected, provided that such county in its discretion levies the one-fourth mill provided for in the third paragraph of this section. Said tax collector is hereby authorized and directed to pay same to Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
Any funds so paid to said university shall be used for agricultural research at the Delta Branch Experiment Station, with primary attention being given to a cotton research program and for providing needed laboratories and other facilities and equipment for agricultural research.
The board of supervisors of any county coming within the provisions of this section shall be authorized to levy, at the time and in the manner other county tax levies are made, and such levy shall be made as a condition precedent to the operation of this section in such county, an ad valorem tax of one-fourth mill against all of the taxable property of such county. Said ad valorem tax levy shall be collected as other taxes are collected, and shall be paid into a special fund of such county and shall be paid over to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science and shall be used at the Delta Branch Experiment Station for agricultural research, with primary attention being given to a cotton research program and for providing laboratories and other facilities and equipment for agricultural research. Such tax levy shall be in addition to all other levies now authorized by law, and no limitation or inhibition now in the statute against the levying of such a tax shall be effective against such levy. Such one-fourth mill ad valorem levies shall not be reimbursed under the Mississippi homestead exemption laws.
In the event similar diversions are already made from the avails of the state ad valorem tax levy in such a county, then this section shall be considered as supplemental thereto, and such laws authorizing such diversions shall not apply to the provisions of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 6699-31; Laws, 1962, ch. 168, §§ 1-6; Laws, 1968, ch. 361, § 9, eff. 1/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-28 - Leasing of hunting rights on certain land of Delta Branch Experiment Station prohibited; public permitted to hunt on such land

Neither the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, nor any person acting on behalf thereof, shall lease or rent hunting rights on any land located in Washington County, Mississippi, under the jurisdiction, ownership or trusteeship of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Delta Branch at Stoneville, but shall allow the public to hunt on such lands in accordance with the rules, regulations and permits as shall be adopted by the Delta Branch Experiment Station. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall assist in the enforcement of such rules, regulations and permits as adopted by the Delta Branch Experiment Station, as well as enforcing the general hunting statutes of the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1993, ch. 306, § 1, eff. 1/26/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-29 - and 37-113-31 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 6699-05; Laws, 1950, ch. 198, §§ 1-3.
Repealed by Laws, 2022, ch. 419, SB 2029,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-33 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 6699-07; Laws, 1952, ch. 269, §§ 1-4.
Repealed by Laws, 2022, ch. 419, SB 2029,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-35 - Survey of farm lands operated by state institutions; land use plan

Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science is hereby authorized and directed, through its agricultural extension service or other appropriate divisions or services of the institution, to make a survey of all farms and farm lands operated by the various state institutions, and to prepare for each of the said institutions a five-year plan of land use based on good husbandry and the particular needs of each institution. Separate plans shall be made for each institution and shall be submitted to the governing authorities of the institution affected. The governing authorities of such institutions shall put such plan into effect as soon as may be practicable. The university shall also cause to be made a detailed report and compilation of the survey made at each institution, and the plan prepared for each, which report shall be printed and bound in book or pamphlet form and distributed as follows: ten (10) copies each to the governor and the legislative budget office, and one (1) copy to each member of the legislature, or state official or institution requesting the same.
Each year after submitting the aforesaid plan to the several institutions, the university, through its agricultural extension service or other appropriate divisions or services of the institution, shall make a semiannual inspection of each institution for which a plan was submitted, and determine what progress has been made by the institution in adopting and carrying into effect or to completion the plan prepared for it. A report of each inspection made hereunder shall be made to the governor and the legislative budget office.
Codes, 1942, § 6699-11; Laws, 1946, ch. 247, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 203, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-37 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 6699-21; Laws, 1946, ch. 298, §§ 1-6.
Repealed by Laws, 2022, ch. 419, SB 2029,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-39 - Regulation of transportation of passengers for hire on university's campus and grounds

No public automobile for the transportation of passengers for hire shall be operated on any of the highways or streets on the campus or grounds of the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science without a license from said university to the owner thereof. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such license and such license shall be subject to revocation by the university authorities at any time without notice. This section shall not apply to any common carrier of passengers who has duly qualified with the Mississippi public service commission.
Any person running or operating an automobile at any time in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by thirty days in jail or by both before any court of competent jurisdiction.
Codes, 1930, §§ 7193, 7194; 1942, §§ 6700, 6701; Laws, 1922, ch. 206; Laws, 1940, ch. 201.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-41 - J. C. Hardy Memorial Fund

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized to establish a fund to be known as the J. C. Hardy Memorial Fund.
The fund herein authorized shall be raised and supplemented by donations, gifts, legacies, and otherwise. Under the supervision of said board of trustees, said fund or the proceeds therefrom shall be used to assist sons of low-income Mississippi citizens to meet their educational expenses at the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
Codes, 1942, § 6702; Laws, 1940, ch. 197.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-43 - Contributions by certain counties towards construction, erection and equipping of university facilities

Any county of this state now or hereafter having a population of more than one hundred thousand according to the latest available census, and in which there is located a municipality of one hundred thousand or more, acting by and through its board of supervisors, is hereby authorized and empowered to contribute the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) toward the construction, erection and equipping of educational facilities to be utilized by Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science within such county, by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Codes, 1942, § 2926-42; Laws, 1962, ch. 370, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-47 - Utilization of proceeds of contributions

The proceeds of any contribution made by any county under the provisions of Section
37-113-43
, including the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued for such purposes, shall be paid by the board of supervisors of such county into the state treasury into a special fund to the credit of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, and shall thereafter be utilized and expended by said board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning in the construction, erection and equipping of educational facilities in such county to be utilized by the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
Codes, 1942, § 2926-43; Laws, 1962, ch. 370, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-48 - "Old Extension Service Building" designated "Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Building."

The building located at 255 Tracy Drive in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and also known as the "Old Extension Service Building," shall be named the "Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Building" after former university employees Edward R. Lloyd and James R. Ricks, and current university employee Vance H. Watson. Such employees have served as the Director of the Experiment Station and the Director of the Extension Service, and are the only three (3) individuals in history who have served in both capacities at Mississippi State University. Mississippi State University shall prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place inside the building, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of these university employees.
Laws, 2008, ch. 309, § 1, eff. 3/17/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-49 - Contribution does not give county right in educational facilities nor impose maintenance obligation

If any such county makes the contribution or donation as provided for in Section
37-113-43
, neither such donation nor any provisions of Sections
37-113-43
through 37-113-49 shall be held to give rise to any right of title, lien, encumbrance or other right in the buildings, facilities or equipment so constructed or acquired and installed by means of or with the aid of such contribution or donation or upon the site on which they are located. Neither shall such donation nor any provision of said sections give rise to any right or obligation on the part of such county with respect to the operation or maintenance of said educational facilities and equipment.
Codes, 1942, § 2926-44; Laws, 1962, ch. 370, § 4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-50) › Section 37-113-50 - Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Bureau of Plant Industry Building designated "Robert Horne McCarty Building"

(1)
The building known as the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Bureau of Plant Industry Building on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, shall be designated and henceforth be known as the "Robert Horne McCarty Building."
(2)
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized to erect a suitable memorial marker at a site on the premises of the current Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Bureau of Plant Industry Building to be chosen with the approval of the family of Robert Horne McCarty.
Laws, 2001, ch. 330, § 1, eff. 3/5/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (§§ 37-113-51 — 37-113-53) › Section 37-113-51 - Establishment

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized and directed to establish a college of veterinary medicine at Mississippi State University at Starkville, Mississippi.
Laws, 1974, ch. 339, § 1, eff. 3/12/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (§§ 37-113-51 — 37-113-53) › Section 37-113-53 - Implementation of law

The board is directed to take any and all necessary and proper action for the implementation of this section and Section
37-113-51
, including but not limited to the appointment of a dean who will study and recommend to the board an adequate staff and whose responsibility will be to work with the state building commission in planning the construction and equipping of said college.
Laws, 1974, ch. 339, § 2, eff. 3/12/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › STATE CERTIFICATION FOR THERAPEUTIC RIDING INSTRUCTORS (§ 37-113-61) › Section 37-113-61 - State certification for therapeutic riding instructors; training to be provided by extension service; continuing education seminar required for yearly renewal of certification

(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Extension service" means the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
(b)
"Fiscal year" means the period beginning on July 1 of any year and ending on June 30 of the following year.
(c)
"Therapeutic riding" means the use of equine-facilitated activities for the purpose of contributing positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of people with disabilities.
(2)
There is established a program of state certification for therapeutic riding instructors in Mississippi, which shall be administered by the Mississippi State University Extension Service. In order to receive certification under the state program, a therapeutic riding instructor must complete the training provided by the extension service, which shall address standards of safety for participants, volunteers, staff, equipment, facilities and horses, and standards of health care for horses. The extension service shall provide, or facilitate through contracts with third parties, the training necessary to obtain certification.
(3)
Initial and renewal certification under the state program will be valid for one (1) fiscal year. The initial certification will be valid for the fiscal year in which it is obtained. In order to renew the certification for later fiscal years, the instructor must attend, in each fiscal year, a continuing education seminar that is provided by or approved by the extension service.
(4)
The extension service may charge reasonable fees for providing training, initial certification, and continuing education seminars.
(5)
The state certification program is a program to identify and recognize those therapeutic riding instructors who have completed training in safety standards in therapeutic riding. The state certification program is not a regulatory program, and the extension service shall not have any regulatory authority over therapeutic riding instructors, facilities or programs in Mississippi.
Laws, 2003, ch. 432, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 113 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE (§§ 37-113-1 — 37-113-NEW-006) › DR. ELTON MAC HUDDLESTON RURAL VETERINARIANS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-113-NEW-001 — 37-113-NEW-006) › Section 37-113-NEW-001 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program - Establishment - Purpose - Administration]

There is established, at Mississippi State University, the "Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program" for the purpose of identifying and providing qualified students with scholarships to assist such students in pursuing degrees through matriculation in veterinary medicine. The scholarship program shall:
(a)
Be developed and implemented in order to provide encouragement, opportunities and incentives for persons pursuing a veterinary medicine degree at Mississippi State University to:
(i)
Provide veterinary services in rural Mississippi communities; and
(ii)
Receive specialized training to meet the needs of rural Mississippians and livestock producers in rural Mississippi communities;
(b)
Be administered by the Dean of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine; and
(c)
Annually award scholarships to an average of two (2) scholars, whose scholarship assistance may be funded annually for a period not to exceed four (4) years.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 362, HB 1210,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.