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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-60.1) › Section 37-13-60 - Career education; implementation of program by school districts; funding

In addition to all other authority, duties and powers the governing boards of the several school districts of this state may now have, each is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt plans for the implementation of a career education program as the same best suits the needs thereof and thereby to orient its system to the field of work. In so doing, the governing board shall operate within its regular budget, without the employment of additional personnel and out of any available funds, federal, state, local or private.
Nothing in Sections
37-13-58
through 37-13-60 shall be so construed as to prohibit the acceptance of contributions from the private business sector or cooperation therewith, including but not limited to seminars, tours, lectures and in-service training.
There will be cooperation between the state department of education, the state coordinator of career education and the governing boards of the several school districts in implementing this program as it best suits the needs of the individual districts.
Provided, further, the commission on school accreditation shall encourage the development of plans of career education and the implementation thereof, and shall be authorized to accredit same.
Laws, 1976, ch. 394, § 4, eff. 4/29/1976.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-60.1) › Section 37-13-60.1 - Career information delivery system

(1)
The Mississippi State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, hereinafter "SOICC," is hereby designated as the entity responsible for the operation and management of an occupational information system to support career development in elementary schools, middle/junior high schools, high schools, postsecondary institutions and human service agencies pursuant to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984, Public Law 98-524, Section 422(b).
(2)
SOICC shall develop and incorporate Mississippi-specific occupational and educational information to implement a career information delivery system for this state.
(3)
SOICC shall train local staff in the use and operation of the career information delivery system in the career development process.
(4)
SOICC shall establish the criteria pursuant to which appropriated funds will be distributed to local users of the career information delivery system.
(5)
On or before January 1 of each year, SOICC shall report to the Senate Education Committee and the House Education Committee of the Mississippi Legislature its assessment of the effectiveness and usefulness of the career information delivery system in the advancement of career development for state public school students.
(6)
SOICC is authorized to impose reasonable fees on users of the career information delivery system in order to defray a portion of the expense incurred in the operation and management of the career information delivery system.
Laws, 1989, ch. 400, § 1, eff. 3/14/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-61 — 37-13-69) › Section 37-13-61 - Date of opening and closing of school term; length of school term

The local school board shall have the power and authority to fix the date for the opening and closing of the school term, subject to the minimum number of days which schools must be in session during a scholastic year, as prescribed under Section
37-13-63
. However, local school boards are authorized to keep school in session in excess of the minimum number of days prescribed in Section
37-13-63
.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6274-09, 6411-12; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 9; ch. 23, § 12; Laws, 1981, ch. 499, § 9; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 85; Laws, 2006, ch. 417, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 11; brought forward without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 313, § 4, eff. 2/24/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-61 — 37-13-69) › Section 37-13-62 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2012, ch. 511, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
Repealed by Laws, 2014, ch. 442, SB 2571, 9, eff. 3/26/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-61 — 37-13-69) › Section 37-13-63 - Minimum length of school term

(1)
Except as otherwise provided, all public schools in the state shall be kept in session for at least one hundred eighty (180) days in each scholastic year.
(2)
If the school board of any school district shall determine that it is not economically feasible or practicable to operate any school within the district for the full one hundred eighty (180) days required for a scholastic year as contemplated due to an enemy attack, a man-made, technological or natural disaster or extreme weather emergency in which the Governor has declared a disaster or state of emergency under the laws of this state or the President of the United States has declared an emergency or major disaster to exist in this state, the school board may notify the State Department of Education of the disaster or weather emergency and submit a plan for altering the school term. If the State Board of Education finds the disaster or extreme weather emergency to be the cause of the school not operating for the contemplated school term and that such school was in a school district covered by the Governor's or President's disaster or state of emergency declaration, it may permit that school board to operate the schools in its district for less than one hundred eighty (180) days; however, in no instance of a declared disaster or state of emergency under the provisions of this subsection shall a school board receive payment from the State Department of Education for per pupil expenditure for pupils in net enrollment in excess of ten (10) days.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6274-10, 6411-12; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 10; ch. 23, § 12; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 86, 1992, ch. 524, § 7; Laws, 2003, ch. 544, § 1; Laws, 2011, ch. 313, § 2, eff. 2/24/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 50, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-61 — 37-13-69) › Section 37-13-64 - Exemption from minimum school term length requirement for certain schools under certain circumstances

(1)
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school term, any school district required to close the operation of its schools by decision of the superintendent, under the authority provided by the local school board, due to extreme weather conditions, in the best interests of the health and safety of the students, administration and staff of the school district, shall be exempt from the requirement that schools be kept in session a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days. Any school district that closes its schools for reasons authorized under this section shall receive payment from the State Department of Education for per pupil expenditure for pupils in net enrollment not to exceed ten (10) days.
(2)
In the event weather conditions are cause for the closure of operations of schools in any local school district in any instance in which a state of emergency has not been declared pursuant to Section 37-151-211(4), the State Board of Education may consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests submitted by local school districts to alter the school calendar consistent with the provision of that section.
Laws, 2011, ch. 313, § 1, eff. 2/24/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 51, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-61 — 37-13-69) › Section 37-13-65 - Closing of schools for holidays and emergencies

Upon application from the school board, the superintendent of schools may close any school because of an epidemic prevailing in the school district or because of the death, resignation, sickness or dismissal of a teacher or teachers or because of any other emergency necessitating the closing of the school. However, all such schools so closed shall operate for the required full time after being reopened during the scholastic year, unless the school board of the local school district submits a plan to alter the school term that is approved by the State Board of Education under the authority of Section
37-13-63(2)
.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6274-11, 6411-12; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 11; ch. 23, § 12; Laws, 1981, ch. 499, § 10; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 87; Laws, 2011, ch. 313, § 3, eff. 2/24/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-61 — 37-13-69) › Section 37-13-67 - Length of school day

The number of hours of actual teaching which shall constitute a school day shall be determined and fixed by the board of trustees of the school district at not less than five and one-half (5-1/2) hours.
Codes, 1942, § 6274-12; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 12; Laws, 2006, ch. 417, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 12, eff. 6/30/2009.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 442, SB 2571, 1, eff. 3/26/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-61 — 37-13-69) › Section 37-13-69 - Observance of legal holidays

All public schools of this state may observe such legal holidays as may be designated by the local school board, and no sessions of school shall be held on holidays so designated and observed. However, all schools shall operate for the full minimum term required by law exclusive of the holidays authorized by this section. The holidays thus observed shall not be deducted from the reports of the superintendents, principals and teachers, and such superintendents, principals and teachers shall be allowed pay for full time as though they had taught on those holidays. However, such holidays shall not be counted or included in any way in determining the net enrollment of the school.
Codes, 1942, § 6216-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 26, § 9; Laws, 2006, ch. 417, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 13, eff. 6/30/2009.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 52, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW (§§ 37-13-80 — 37-13-107) › Section 37-13-81 - Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement; creation

There is created the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement within the Office of Dropout Prevention of the State Department of Education. The office shall be responsible for the administration of a statewide system of enforcement of the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law (Section
37-13-91
) and for the supervision of school attendance officers throughout the state.
Laws, 1998, ch. 566, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 610, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2004, ch. 552, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 504, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 15, eff. 6/30/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW (§§ 37-13-80 — 37-13-107) › Section 37-13-83 - Director; qualifications; responsibilities

The State Superintendent of Public Education shall appoint a director for the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement, who shall meet all qualifications established for school attendance officer supervisors and any additional qualifications that may be established by the State Superintendent of Public Education or State Personnel Board. The director shall be responsible for the proper administration of the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement in conformity with the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law and any other regulations or policies that may be adopted by the State Board of Education. The director shall report directly to the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention.
Laws, 1998, ch. 566, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 610, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2004, ch. 552, § 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 504, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 16, eff. 6/30/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW (§§ 37-13-80 — 37-13-107) › Section 37-13-87 - District office supervisors; powers and duties; qualifications; salaries

(1)
The Director of the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement shall employ three (3) school attendance officer supervisors, each to maintain an office within a different Supreme Court district. Each supervisor shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law within his district and shall exercise direct supervision over the school attendance officers in the district. The supervisors, who shall report to the director of the office, shall assist the school attendance officers in the performance of their duties as established by law or otherwise.
(2)
No person having less than eight (8) years combined actual experience as a school attendance officer, school teacher, school administrator, law enforcement officer possessing a college degree with a major in a behavioral science or a related field, and/or social worker in the state shall be employed as a school attendance officer supervisor. Further, a school attendance officer supervisor shall possess a college degree with a major in a behavioral science or a related field or shall have actual experience as a school teacher, school administrator, law enforcement officer possessing such degree or social worker; however, these requirements shall not apply to persons employed as school attendance officers before January 1, 1987. School attendance officers shall meet any additional qualifications established by the State Personnel Board for school attendance officers or school attendance officer supervisors. The school attendance officer supervisors shall receive an annual salary to be set by the State Superintendent of Public Education, subject to the approval of the State Personnel Board.
Laws, 1998, ch. 566, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 610, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 2004, ch. 552, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 18, eff. 6/30/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW (§§ 37-13-80 — 37-13-107) › Section 37-13-90 - [Repealed]

Repealed byLaws, 2009, ch. 345, s. 37, effective6/30/2009.
Laws, 2002, ch. 610, 7;Laws, 2004, ch. 552, 6, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW (§§ 37-13-80 — 37-13-107) › Section 37-13-93 - through 37-13-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1982, Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 45, eff. 7/1/1983.
Laws, 1977, ch. 483, §§ 2-8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW (§§ 37-13-80 — 37-13-107) › Section 37-13-107 - Training and education course for school attendance officers; effect of failure to receive certificate

(1)
Every school attendance officer shall be required annually to attend and complete a comprehensive course of training and education which is provided or approved by the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement of the State Department of Education. Attendance shall be required beginning with the first training seminar conducted after the school attendance officer is employed as a school attendance officer.
(2)
The Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement shall provide or approve a course of training and education for school attendance officers of the state. The course shall consist of at least twelve (12) hours of training per year. The content of the course of training and when and where it is to be conducted shall be approved by the office. A certificate of completion shall be furnished by the State Department of Education to those school attendance officers who complete the course. Each certificate shall be made a permanent record of the school attendance officer supervisor's office where the school attendance officer is employed.
(3)
Upon the failure of any person employed as a school attendance officer to receive the certificate of completion from the State Department of Education within the first year of his employment, the person shall not be allowed to carry out any of the duties of a school attendance officer and shall not be entitled to compensation for the period of time during which the certificate has not been obtained.
Laws, 1993, ch. 602, § 16; Laws, 1995, ch. 570, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 566, § 7; Laws, 2001, ch. 368, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 37-13-131 — 37-13-137) › Section 37-13-131 - Administration of program; Office of Comprehensive School Health Education; curriculum components

(1)
The State Department of Education is designated as the state agency responsible for the administration and supervision of the Comprehensive School Health Education Program as an educational curriculum in the State of Mississippi. It is the intent of the Legislature that all funds made available to the State Department of Education for the purpose of comprehensive school health education shall be administered by the State Department of Education.
(2)
Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the State Department of Education is authorized to establish an Office of Comprehensive School Health Education within the framework of the State Department of Education for the purpose of developing standards, procedures and criteria for the administration and supervision of a statewide program of health education in Kindergarten through Grade 12. The State Department of Education, through the Office of Comprehensive School Health Education, shall assume the further responsibility for promoting a statewide effort designed to prepare local school faculties and staffs to incorporate the comprehensive health education concept into their local educational programs.
(3)
The Mississippi Department of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Student Development-Branch of Health-Related Services of the State Department of Education, shall develop a long-range strategic plan for a Comprehensive School Health Education Program in Grades K through 12. The Comprehensive School Health Education Program shall encompass four (4) interdependent components:
(a)
health education;
(b)
health service;
(c)
physical education and fitness; and
(d)
a healthful school environment. These curriculum components shall be designed to develop decision-making competencies related to health and health behavior. Such curriculum components are intended to motivate health maintenance and promote wellness, not only to prevent disease or disability. The Mississippi Department of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Student Development-Branch of Health-Related Services of the Department of Education, shall develop the strategic plan and make a report thereon to the Governor and the Legislature on or before January 1, 1995.
Laws, 1990, ch. 457, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 632, § 1, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 37-13-131 — 37-13-137) › Section 37-13-133 - Professional and nonprofessional staff for program

Under the provisions of Section
37-13-131
, the State Department of Education may provide for the services of a School Health Services Coordinator, School Instruction Coordinator, School Environmental Specialist, and such other professional and nonprofessional staff as may be needed and as funds available to the department will permit. The State Department of Education, subject to the availability of funds specifically for such purpose, shall employ a physical activity coordinator K-12 not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of such funds, in accordance with the provisions of Section
37-13-134
. It shall be the responsibility of that professional staff to coordinate efforts of the personnel of the State Department of Education, the state's colleges and universities, local public schools and other appropriate agencies to provide the comprehensive health education curriculum.
Laws, 1990, ch. 457, § 2; Laws, 1994, ch. 632, § 2; Laws, 2002, ch. 585, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 37-13-131 — 37-13-137) › Section 37-13-135 - Implementation of program by school boards; local health education council; cooperation by school boards of school districts; implementation and development of plans by Commission on School Accreditation

(1)
In addition to all other authority, duties and powers the school boards of the school districts of this state may now have, each is authorized and empowered to adopt plans for the implementation of the Comprehensive School Health Education Program into the local school curriculum.
(2)
School boards shall appoint a local health education council to make recommendations regarding a comprehensive health education curriculum.
(3)
There shall be cooperation between the State Department of Education, Office of Comprehensive School Health Education and the school boards of the several school districts in implementing this program as it best suits the needs of the individual districts.
(4)
The Commission on School Accreditation shall encourage the development of plans of comprehensive school health education and the implementation thereof.
Laws, 1990, ch. 457, § 3, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 37-13-131 — 37-13-137) › Section 37-13-137 - State Board of Education to develop regulations to promote healthy food choices and food preparation for school children; Office of Healthy Schools to train certain school district personnel on healthy food service practices

(1)
The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations as provided in this section not later than March 1, 2008, which shall be effective for compliance by school districts beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, for the Child Nutrition School Breakfast and Lunch Programs that are not in conflict with the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The regulations shall take into account the most recent and advanced scientific principles regarding good human health and fitness, and the effect of the regulations must be that the good health, well-being and fitness of Mississippi school children shall be advanced. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas:
(a)
Healthy food and beverage choices;
(b)
Healthy food preparation;
(c)
Marketing of healthy food choices to students and staff;
(d)
Food preparation ingredients and products;
(e)
Minimum and maximum time allotment for students and staff lunch and breakfast periods;
(f)
The availability of food items during the lunch and breakfast periods of the Child Nutrition School Breakfast and Lunch Programs; and
(g)
Methods to increase participation in the Child Nutrition School Breakfast and Lunch Programs.
(2)
The Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education shall provide comprehensive training for superintendents, business managers, food service directors and food service managers of a local school district, or the designees appointed by those individuals for training purposes, as required by the department on marketing healthy foods, creating a healthy cafeteria environment, effective and efficient food service operations, the standards and expectations of food service staff, and other topics as identified by the department. The department may determine the time and location of the trainings and the frequency with which they are held. Persons employed by a local school district having the certification as a Food Service Administrator III or IV shall be exempt from the training requirements of this subsection.
(3)
Local school districts may adopt rules and regulations that may be more stringent but not in conflict with those adopted by the State Board of Education under this section.
Laws, 2007, ch. 521, § 3; Laws, 2010, ch. 363, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAMS (§§ 37-13-151 — 37-13-155) › Section 37-13-151 - Provision of programs of education by school districts; contents; approval

Before July 1, 1997, all local school districts shall provide programs of education in home economics, in Grade 10, 11 or 12, which include course work in responsible parenting and family living skills. These programs shall contain instruction to prepare students to understand children's physical, mental, emotional and social growth and development as well as to assume responsibility for their care and guidance, with emphasis on nutrition, emotional health and physical health. All such programs shall be subject to the approval of the State Board of Education pursuant to Section
37-31-205(1)(d)
.
Laws, 1994, ch. 553, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1996, ch. 448, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 414, § 1, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAMS (§§ 37-13-151 — 37-13-155) › Section 37-13-153 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1994, ch. 553, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1996, ch. 448, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 414, § 2, eff. 7/1/1999.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 116, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAMS (§§ 37-13-151 — 37-13-155) › Section 37-13-155 - Application by school district or community/junior college district for funding to acquire and operate home economics training program for local community

Subject to the availability of funds appropriated therefor, any school district or community/junior college district may apply for funding through the Division of Vocational and Technical Education of the State Department of Education to acquire and operate a home economics training program to provide instruction in quality child care and educational programs to the local community.
Laws, 1994, ch. 553, § 3; reenacted, Laws, 1996, ch. 448, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 414, § 3, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › RELIGIOUS MATTERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL COURSES OF STUDY (§§ 37-13-161 — 37-13-163) › Section 37-13-161 - Religious matters proper for inclusion in public school courses

Nothing in this code shall be construed to prevent any local school board, in its discretion, from allowing references to religion or references to or the use of religious literature, history, art, music or other things having a religious significance in the public schools of such school district, when such references or uses do not constitute aid to any religious sect or sectarian purpose and when such references or uses are incidental to or illustrative of matters properly included in the course of study.
Laws, 1997, ch. 599, § 1, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › RELIGIOUS MATTERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL COURSES OF STUDY (§§ 37-13-161 — 37-13-163) › Section 37-13-163 - Posting or reading of historical documents with religious references; display of motto "In God We Trust."

(1)
Any teacher, administrator, school council or local school board in any public school district in this state may post in a public school building, classroom or at any school event or read from any historical document or writing relating to the founding of the United States of America or this state, or both, notwithstanding the fact that such materials may include religious quotations, references or illustrations. There shall be no content-based censorship of American or Mississippi History, heritage or culture based on any religious references contained in such documents, writings or records.
(2)
Principals and teachers in each public elementary and secondary school of each school district in this state shall display on an appropriately framed background with minimum dimensions of eleven (11) inches by fourteen (14) inches, the following motto of the United States of America in each classroom, school auditorium and school cafeteria under his or her supervision: "IN GOD WE TRUST." For purposes of this provision, "classroom" shall mean any room of a public school where instruction takes place.
Laws, 1997, ch. 599, § 2; Laws, 2001, ch. 485, § 2, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SEX AND ABSTINENCE EDUCATION (§§ 37-13-171 — 37-13-175) › Section 37-13-173 - Notice to parents; right to request inclusion of children in program of instruction; review of materials

Each school providing instruction or any other presentation on human sexuality in the classroom, assembly or other official setting shall be required to provide no less than one (1) week's written notice thereof to the parents of children in such programs of instruction. The written notice must inform the parents of their right to request the inclusion of their child for such instruction or presentation. The notice also must inform the parents of the right, and the appropriate process, to review the curriculum and all materials to be used in the lesson or presentation. Upon the request of any parent, the school shall excuse the parent's child from such instruction or presentation, without detriment to the student.
Laws, 1998, ch. 510, § 2; Laws, 2011, ch. 430, § 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › SEX AND ABSTINENCE EDUCATION (§§ 37-13-171 — 37-13-175) › Section 37-13-175 - Application of Sections 37-13-171 and 37-13-173 to biological science courses

Nothing in Sections
37-13-171
and
37-13-173
shall apply to any biological science course or curriculum.
Laws, 1998, ch. 510, § 3, eff. 7/1/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › CHARACTER EDUCATION (§§ 37-13-181 — 37-13-185) › Section 37-13-181 - Character education programs in public schools authorized

The local school boards of the public school districts, in their discretion, may develop and implement, at the beginning of the 1999-2000 school year, a comprehensive program for character education in Grades K-12. The definition of the character traits chosen by the school district for implementation shall reflect and be in keeping with both the spirit and the letter of the following founding documents: the Mississippi Constitution of 1890; the Constitution of the United States of America; the Declaration of Independence; and state and federal law. A public school may not define or teach character or character traits in any manner that might promote or encourage students to participate in conduct that would violate any state or federal law.
Laws, 1999, ch. 458, § 1, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › CHARACTER EDUCATION (§§ 37-13-181 — 37-13-185) › Section 37-13-183 - Assessment of students' understanding of character traits

Assessment of the students' understanding of the character traits chosen to be taught in public school shall be limited to and must reflect the material taught in the classroom. Students shall not be evaluated in any way as to whether or not the students evidence a specific character trait in their own lives.
Laws, 1999, ch. 458, § 2, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › CHARACTER EDUCATION (§§ 37-13-181 — 37-13-185) › Section 37-13-185 - Review of proposed character education programs by State Board of Education

The State Board of Education shall review the proposed character education programs of the individual school districts to ascertain if the programs comply with the criteria set forth in Section
37-13-181
. Review of the programs shall not exceed a time period of sixty (60) days. If a review extends beyond this time period, the proposal will be deemed in compliance with the law.
If the proposed character education program is rejected, the State Board of Education shall set forth in writing the specific areas of objection. These objections must be based on and limited to the following criteria: the definition of the character traits chosen by the school district for implementation shall reflect and be in keeping with both the spirit and letter of our founding documents; no instruction shall promote or encourage participation in any conduct that would violate existing state or federal law; and no student shall be assessed or evaluated as to whether or not the student evidences a specific character trait in his or her own life.
Laws, 1999, ch. 458, § 3, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION (§§ 37-13-191 — 37-13-195) › Section 37-13-191 - Legislative intent

Understanding the important role the Civil Rights Movement had on the State of Mississippi and understanding the importance of teaching Mississippi's children all of our history, it is the goal of this Legislature to provide meaningful support to this most important endeavor. Mississippi's central role in the civil rights struggle needs to be formalized and taught as a beacon of hope for all of our citizens.
Laws, 2006, ch. 436, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION (§§ 37-13-191 — 37-13-195) › Section 37-13-193 - Civil rights and human rights education in public schools authorized; guidelines to be implemented

The State Board of Education may make civil rights and human rights education a part of the K-12 curriculum of instruction in Mississippi public schools. The State Department of Education shall work with the Mississippi Civil Rights Education Commission established in Section
37-13-195
in implementing these five (5) guidelines:
(a)
provide assistance and advice to K-12 schools with respect to the Civil Rights Movement and human rights education and awareness programs;
(b)
survey and catalog the extent to which civil rights and human rights education exists in state curricula;
(c)
inventory civil rights memorials, exhibits and resources that could be used in classrooms and other educational programs;
(d)
compile a list of volunteers who are willing to share their knowledge and experiences concerning the struggle for civil rights;
(e)
prepare reports for the Governor and the State Legislature on the inclusion of civil rights studies into the educational systems of the state.
Laws, 2006, ch. 436, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION (§§ 37-13-191 — 37-13-195) › Section 37-13-195 - Mississippi Civil Rights Education Commission created; membership; terms of members; rules, regulations, standards and policies; funding

(1)
There is created the Mississippi Civil Rights Education Commission. The commission shall be assigned to the Office of the Secretary of State for administrative purposes only. The commission shall provide or assist education officials and other organizations with information, coordination and modification of courses or programs that include the Civil Rights Movement, and will carry out the specific responsibilities set forth in Section
37-13-193
. In completing this task, the commission may act as a liaison with various bodies, including the United States Congress, the State Legislature, Teaching for Change, the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, as well as other national and international agencies. The commission shall consist of no more than fifteen (15) members, eleven (11) positions of which will be voluntary, to serve with a term of three (3) years on a rotating basis. These positions will be filled by application submitted to a joint committee formed by the William Winter Institute at the University of Mississippi, Tougaloo College, the Oral History Project at the University of Southern Mississippi and Jackson State University. Each of these four (4) entities shall remain permanent members of this commission, with representatives to be appointed by the President or Chancellor of the appropriate institution.
(2)
The members of the commission shall be residents of this state and shall be appointed with due regard for broad geographic representation.
(3)
The commission shall have a chairperson who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of Education from the commission membership for a term of four (4) years and eight (8) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the commission.
(4)
The Mississippi Commission on Civil Rights Education shall adopt rules and regulations and set standards and policies for the organization, operation, management, budgeting and programs of the commission.
(5)
The commission may apply for and receive gifts, grants and donations from any public or private sources, including federal and private foundation grants. Members of the commission may not be compensated for the performance of their duties except from nonstate funds that are specifically available therefor.
Laws, 2006, ch. 436, § 3, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY ACT (§§ 37-13-201 — 37-13-213) › Section 37-13-201 - Short title

Sections 37-13-201 through
37-13-213
shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Computer Science and Cyber Education Equality Act."
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 389, HB 633,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY ACT (§§ 37-13-201 — 37-13-213) › Section 37-13-203 - Legislative findings

The Mississippi Legislature finds that:
(a)
Education in computer science is a critical need for the students of Mississippi for the twenty-first century;
(b)
More than half of high schools in Mississippi do not teach a computer science course; and
(c)
The logical thinking skills taught by computer science are very valuable in many noncomputer science jobs, as technology has become embedded in most professions.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 389, HB 633,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY ACT (§§ 37-13-201 — 37-13-213) › Section 37-13-205 - Definitions

As used in Sections
37-13-201
through
37-13-213
, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed in this section:
(a)
"Computer science" means the study of computers, algorithmic processes, coding, and logical thinking, including computer principles, their hardware and software designs, their implementation and their impact on society.
(b)
"Computer science courses" means high school and middle school courses that teach computer science as stand-alone implementations; and elementary curriculum that provides instruction in computer science as stand-alone implementations or embedded in other subjects and focuses on how to create and understand technology, rather than simply using technology.
(c)
"Offer" means providing instruction with appropriately endorsed teachers, for any computer science course which awards a Carnegie unit. At the elementary level, instruction may be offered by a licensed teacher or paraprofessional who is under the guidance or supervision of a licensed teacher, and who has received training for computer science instruction approved by the State Department of Education:
(i)
Who is onsite at the physical location of the school; or
(ii)
Who is not onsite at the physical location of the school but conducts the course through virtual means with a proctor onsite at the physical location of the school.
(d)
"Paraprofessional" consists of school employees who support instructional delivery and are deemed to be qualified and have received the professional learning opportunities to perform the job functions associated with providing instruction.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 498, SB 2586,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 389, HB 633,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY ACT (§§ 37-13-201 — 37-13-213) › Section 37-13-207 - K-12 computer science curriculum; subjects of instruction; implementation

(1)
The State Department of Education is authorized and directed to implement K-12 computer science curriculum based on the 2018 Mississippi College and Career-Readiness Standards for computer science, which includes instruction in, but not limited to:
(a)
Computational thinking;
(b)
Problem solving;
(c)
Programming;
(d)
Cyber security;
(e)
Data science;
(f)
Robotics;
(g)
Artificial intelligence and machine learning; and
(h)
Other computer science and cyber-related content.
(2)
The State Department of Education shall work with the Center for Cyber Education at Mississippi State University to identify and develop K-12 computer science curriculum and delivery options.
(3)
Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year:
(a)
Each local school district shall provide that all middle schools in its school system offer instruction in foundations of computer science;
(b)
Each local school district shall provide that fifty percent (50%) of elementary schools in its school system offer a minimum of one (1) hour of instruction in computer science each week;
(c)
Each charter school that serves middle or high school students shall offer a course in computer science; and
(d)
Each charter school that serves elementary school students shall offer instruction in computer science.
(4)
Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year:
(a)
Each local school district shall provide that at least fifty percent (50%) of the high schools in its school system offer a course in computer science;
(b)
Each local school district shall provide that all elementary schools in its school system offer a minimum of one (1) hour of instruction in exploratory computer science each week.
(5)
Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, each local school district shall provide that all schools in its school system offer instruction in computer science.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 389, HB 633,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY ACT (§§ 37-13-201 — 37-13-213) › Section 37-13-209 - Review of district-submitted courses by Department of Education

The State Department of Education shall review district-submitted courses to enable schools to utilize high quality online computer science courses to meet the needs of such schools as a result of Sections
37-13-201
through
37-13-213
.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 389, HB 633,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 13 - CURRICULUM; SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE (§§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-213) › MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY ACT (§§ 37-13-201 — 37-13-213) › Section 37-13-213 - Identification of preservice teacher preparation programs to allow for certification in computer science field

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall work with its member institutions to identify preservice teacher preparation programs to allow for certification in the computer science field.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 389, HB 633,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 14 - MARY KIRKPATRICK HASKELL-MARY SPRAYBERRY PUBLIC SCHOOL NURSE ACT OF 2007 (§§ 37-14-1 — 37-14-7) › Section 37-14-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known as the Mary Kirkpatrick Haskell-Mary Sprayberry Public School Nurse Act of 2007.
Laws, 2007, ch. 573, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 14 - MARY KIRKPATRICK HASKELL-MARY SPRAYBERRY PUBLIC SCHOOL NURSE ACT OF 2007 (§§ 37-14-1 — 37-14-7) › Section 37-14-5 - Waiver or grant for Medicaid coverage of services of public school nurses

The Division of Medicaid shall cooperate with the State Department of Education to develop and seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a waiver or grant to cover the services of public school nurses, as allowed by federal law. The division is also authorized to explore other options for administering and providing services under this program, including, but not limited to, matching any available federal funds. The Department of Education shall place particular emphasis on reducing unnecessary paperwork by public school nurses.
Laws, 2007, ch. 573, § 3, eff. 7/1/2007.