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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 117 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (§§ 37-117-1 — 37-117-11) › Section 37-117-5 - Apportionment of students

The right belongs to each county to have a number of girls admitted, proportionate to its number of educable girls as compared with the whole number in the state. The total attendance at any session shall not exceed the entire allotment to the several counties for such session.
Codes, 1892, § 2305; 1906, § 2533; Hemingway's 1917, § 4953; 1930, § 7209; 1942, § 6714.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 117 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (§§ 37-117-1 — 37-117-11) › Section 37-117-7 - Making and announcement of apportionment of students

The apportionment of students to be admitted to the Mississippi State College for Women shall be made and announced by the president of the college annually, and communicated to the county superintendents of education by the first of August, or as soon thereafter as practicable. No applicant under sixteen years of age shall be admitted to the institution.
Codes, 1892, § 2306; 1906, § 2534; Hemingway's 1917, § 4954; 1930, § 7210; 1942, § 6715.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 117 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (§§ 37-117-1 — 37-117-11) › Section 37-117-9 - Certificates of selection

The superintendent of education of each county, after due notice published, shall examine applicants, not qualified to enter by certificate from an accredited school, upon questions prepared and submitted by the president of the Mississippi State College for Women, and, with the consent of the board of supervisors, shall give certificates of selection to the number of girls to which his county is entitled, in addition to those already in the said college, if any. County superintendents shall make their appointments of students to the said college not later than July 1 of each year.
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 said college, with all the privileges thereof, to pursue all the industrial branches selected, and to enter the subclass or class for which she is fitted.
Codes, 1892, §§ 2307, 2308; 1906, §§ 2535, 2536; Hemingway's 1917, §§ 4955, 4956; 1930, §§ 7211, 7212; 1942, §§ 6716, 6717.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 117 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (§§ 37-117-1 — 37-117-11) › Section 37-117-11 - Dormitory privileges

The privilege of rooming in the dormitories at the Mississippi State College for Women belongs to the free students, and to the due quota of girls from each county, in preference to all others. The basis of apportionment is hereby fixed at the present dormitory capacity. However, this provision shall not be construed to exclude pupils from free tuition who pay their board elsewhere.
Codes, 1892, § 2304; 1906, § 2532; Hemingway's 1917, § 4952; 1930, § 7208; 1942, § 6713.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 119 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (§§ 37-119-1 — 37-119-11) › Section 37-119-1 - Organization

The institution incorporated by an act of the legislature, approved March 30, 1910, and established in pursuance thereof, shall continue to exist as a body-politic and corporate by the name of University of Southern Mississippi, with all its property and franchises, rights, powers and privileges conferred on it by law, or properly incident to such body and necessary to accomplish the purpose of its creation; said university may receive and hold all real estate and personal property conveyed or given it, and wherever the term of Mississippi Southern College appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi the same shall be construed to refer to the University of Southern Mississippi.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6078; 1930, § 7223; 1942, § 6727; Laws, 1910, ch. 119; Laws, 1924, ch. 295; Laws, 1940, ch. 190; Laws, 1962, ch. 373.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 119 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (§§ 37-119-1 — 37-119-11) › Section 37-119-3 - Object of the university

The principal object of the University of Southern Mississippi shall be to qualify teachers for the public schools of this state, by imparting instruction in the art and practice of teaching in all branches of study which pertain to a common school education, and such other studies as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning may from time to time prescribe.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6079; 1930, § 7229; 1942, § 6731; Laws, 1910, ch. 119; Laws, 1948, ch. 297, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 119 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (§§ 37-119-1 — 37-119-11) › Section 37-119-5 - Restrictions as to admission

No person shall be eligible to admission to the University of Southern Mississippi, who shall not have completed the studies of course prescribed by law for the common or public schools of the state.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 6080; 1930, § 7230; 1942, § 6732; Laws, 1910, ch. 119; Laws, 1948, ch. 297, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 119 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (§§ 37-119-1 — 37-119-11) › Section 37-119-9 - Authorization to borrow funds to establish certified registered nurse anesthetist education and training program

The University of Southern Mississippi, with the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, is hereby granted the legal authority to borrow funds for the purpose of establishing and operating a certified registered nurse anesthetist educational and training program within the university's existing School of Nursing on its Hattiesburg campus. The purposes for which the funds from the loan may be utilized shall include, but not be limited to, any and all start-up costs, operation costs, personnel costs, equipment and educational materials.
Laws, 2012, ch. 407, § 1, eff. 4/18/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 119 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (§§ 37-119-1 — 37-119-11) › Section 37-119-11 - DuBard School for Language Disorders Fund created

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the DuBard School for Language Disorders Fund, which shall be administered by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. The purpose of the fund shall be to support the DuBard School for Language Disorders at the University of Southern Mississippi. Monies in the fund shall be expended by the board of trustees, upon appropriation by the Legislature. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of:
(a)
Monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of funding the DuBard School for Language Disorders;
(b)
The interest accruing to the fund;
(c)
Monies received under the provisions of Section
99-19-73
;
(d)
Monies received from the federal government;
(e)
Donations; and
(f)
Monies received from such other sources as may be provided by law.
Laws, 2012, ch. 554, § 4, eff. 7/1/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-1 - Organization

The Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mississippi, created by act approved February 28, 1878, shall continue as a body politic and corporate, and shall henceforth be known as "Alcorn State University," without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which continue in all respects. Whenever the name "Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College" appears, the same is construed to denote "Alcorn State University."
Codes, 1880, § 776; 1892, § 28; 1906, § 29; Hemingway's 1917, § 3439; 1930, § 7195; 1942, § 6703; Laws, 1974, ch 367, § 3, eff. 3/15/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-3 - Applicability of laws dealing with the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science

All the provisions in Chapter 113 of this title, being sections applicable to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, that can reasonably apply to Alcorn State University, shall apply to the college, except those sections on the subject of apportioning students among the several counties of the state and dormitory privileges for them and those sections on the subject of agricultural experimental stations.
Codes, 1880, § 776; 1892, §§ 29, 30; 1906, §§ 30, 31; Hemingway's 1917, §§ 3440, 3441; 1930, § 7196; 1942, § 6704.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 410, HB 922,§ 6, eff. 3/22/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-5 - Establishment of branch of agricultural and forestry experimental station

The Mississippi agricultural and forestry experimental station is authorized to establish a branch at Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi, for the purpose of providing an organization for cooperative effort between the two land grant institutions in furthering a unified agricultural research program for the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 6704.5; Laws, 1971, ch. 389, § 1, eff. 3/18/1971.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 410, HB 922,§ 7, eff. 3/22/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-7 - New dining hall named Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., Dining Facility

The new dining hall, currently under construction on the campus of Alcorn State University, located in Lorman, Mississippi, shall be named the Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., Dining Facility. Alcorn State University shall prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., Dining Facility, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the university of Dr. Bristow.
Laws, 2007, ch. 339, § 1, eff. 3/14/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-9 - Marks Vegetable Processing Facility renamed the Clayton P. Henderson Vegetable Processing Facility

The Marks Vegetable Processing Facility located at 1300 Killebrew Road in Marks, Mississippi, and operated by Alcorn State University, shall be named the Clayton P. Henderson Vegetable Processing Facility. Alcorn State University shall prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the Clayton P. Henderson Vegetable Processing Facility, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable Clayton P. Henderson.
Laws, 2009, ch. 561, § 8, eff. 5/13/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-11 - Alcorn State University Baseball Park named the Willie E. "Rat" McGowan, Sr., Baseball Stadium

The Alcorn State University Baseball Park on the campus of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, shall be named the Willie E. "Rat" McGowan, Sr., Baseball Stadium. The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the Willie E. "Rat" McGowan, Sr., Baseball Stadium, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the university of Mr. McGowan.
Laws, 2010, ch. 509, § 5, eff. 4/13/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-13 - Baseball field within the Willie E. "Rat" McGowan, Sr., Baseball Stadium named the William "Bill" Foster Baseball Field

The baseball field within the Willie E. "Rat" McGowan, Sr., Baseball Stadium, as designated in Section
37-121-11
, located on the campus of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, shall be named the William "Bill" Foster Baseball Field. The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place on the William "Bill" Foster Baseball Field, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the university of Mr. Foster.
Laws, 2010, ch. 509, § 6, eff. 4/13/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-15 - Mississippi Small Farm Development Center (MSFDC)

The Mississippi Small Farm Development Center (MSFDC) on the campus of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, shall be renamed the Mississippi Small Farm and Agribusiness Center (MSFAC).
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 481, SB 2553, 2, eff. 4/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-17 - Basketball court within Davey L. Whitney Complex named the Shirley A. Walker Basketball Court

The basketball court within the Davey L. Whitney Complex located on the campus of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, shall be named the Shirley A. Walker Basketball Court. The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the Davey L. Whitney Complex, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the university of Mrs.Walker.
Added by Laws, 2014, ch. 484, § 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 121 - ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-121-1 — 37-121-19) › Section 37-121-19 - University lands shall not be taxed

The lands and property of Alcorn 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, 2018, ch. 386, SB 3031,§ 1, eff. 3/19/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 123 - DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-123-1 — 37-123-5) › Section 37-123-1 - Organization

The body politic and corporate created by Chapter 284, Laws of Mississippi 1924, by the name of "Delta State Teachers' College" is continued to have perpetual succession with power to contract and be contracted with; to receive by any legal method of transfer or conveyance, property of any description, to have, hold and employ the same; to make and use a corporate seal, with power to change the same; to adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of its members, official agents and employees. However, the name of said "Delta State Teachers' College" shall be hereafter changed to "Delta State University" without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which shall continue in all respects.
Wherever the name "Delta State Teachers' College" or "Delta State College" appears, the same shall be construed to denote Delta State University.
Codes, 1930, § 7235; 1942, § 6733; Laws, 1924, ch. 284; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess, ch. 62; Laws, 1974, ch. 367, § 1, eff. 3/15/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 123 - DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-123-1 — 37-123-5) › Section 37-123-3 - Object

The principal object of the Delta State College shall be to qualify teachers for the public schools of this state, by imparting instruction in the art and practice of teaching in all branches of study which pertain to a common school education, and such other studies as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning may from time to time prescribe.
Codes, 1930, § 7240; 1942, § 6736.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 123 - DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-123-1 — 37-123-5) › Section 37-123-5 - Restrictions as to admission

No person shall be eligible to admission to the Delta State College, who shall not have completed the studies of course prescribed by law for the common or public schools of the state.
Codes, 1930, § 7240; 1942, § 6736.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 125 - JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-125-1 — 37-125-7) › Section 37-125-1 - Creation

A body politic and corporate is hereby created by the name of the "Jackson State College" to have perpetual succession, with power to contract and be contracted with, to receive by any legal method of transfer or conveyance, property of any description, to have, hold and employ the same, to make and use a corporate seal, with power to break or change the same, and to adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the government of its members, official agents, and employees. However, the name of said "Jackson State College" is hereafter changed to "Jackson State University," without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which continue in all respects. Whenever the name "Jackson State College" appears, the same is construed to denote "Jackson State University."
Codes, 1942, §§ 6808, 6808-01; Laws, 1940, ch. 185; Laws, 1944, ch. 159, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 293; Laws, 1974, ch. 367, § 4, eff. 3/15/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 125 - JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-125-1 — 37-125-7) › Section 37-125-3 - Object

The object of the Jackson State College shall be to qualify teachers for the public schools of this state by giving instruction in the art and practice of teaching in all branches of study which pertain to industrial training, health, and rural and elementary education, and such other studies as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, in cooperation with the state department of education, may, from time to time, prescribe.
Codes, 1942, § 6809; Laws, 1940, ch. 185.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 125 - JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-125-1 — 37-125-7) › Section 37-125-5 - Location

The Jackson State College shall be located on the property situated near the city of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, and containing forty-nine acres more or less north of the Y. & M. V. railroad, west of Dalton street, section 9, township 6, range 1, east, and otherwise known as Jackson College.
Codes, 1942, § 6811; Laws, 1940, ch. 185.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 125 - JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-125-1 — 37-125-7) › Section 37-125-7 - Executive head

The executive head of the Jackson State College shall be held as the professional adviser of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning on all matters pertaining to the inside arrangements of buildings, selection of faculty, and course of study. He shall have the immediate supervision and management of said college in all its departments, subject however, to the general supervision, management, and direction of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Codes, 1942, § 6813; Laws, 1940, ch. 185.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 127 - MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-127-1 — 37-127-7) › Section 37-127-1 - Creation

A body politic and corporate is hereby created by the name of the "Mississippi Valley State College" to have perpetual succession, with power to contract and be contracted with, to receive by any legal method of transfer or conveyance, property of any description, to have, hold, and employ the same, to make and use a corporate seal, with power to break or change the same, and to adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of its members, official agents, and employees. However, the name of said "Mississippi Valley State College" is hereafter changed to "Mississippi Valley State University," without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which continue in all respects. Whenever the name "Mississippi Valley State College" appears, the same is construed to denote "Mississippi Valley State University."
Codes, 1942, § 6814-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 327, § 1; Laws, 1964, ch. 416; Laws, 1974, ch. 367, § 5, eff. 3/15/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 127 - MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-127-1 — 37-127-7) › Section 37-127-3 - Object

The object of the Mississippi Valley State College shall be to train teachers for teaching in the public schools of this state by giving instruction in the art and practice of teaching in the elementary and high school grades and in all branches of study which pertain to industrial training, health, and rural and elementary education, and to provide instruction and training in such other subjects as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, in cooperation with the state department of education, may, from time to time, prescribe. It shall also be the object of said college to establish and conduct schools, classes or courses, for preparing, equipping and training citizens of the State of Mississippi for employment in gainful occupations, in trade, industrial and distributive pursuits whether such students are qualified by educational requirements or not.
Codes, 1942, § 6814-02; Laws, 1946, ch. 327, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 127 - MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-127-1 — 37-127-7) › Section 37-127-5 - Location

The Mississippi Valley State College shall be located at some appropriate place in the delta section of the state, to be determined by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Codes, 1942, § 6814-04; Laws, 1946, ch. 327, § 4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 127 - MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (§§ 37-127-1 — 37-127-7) › Section 37-127-7 - President

The president of the Mississippi Valley State College shall be held as the professional adviser of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning of all matters pertaining to the inside arrangements of buildings, selection of faculty, and course of study. He shall have the immediate supervision and management of said college in all its departments, subject however, to the general supervision, management, and direction of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.
Codes, 1942, § 6814-06; Laws, 1946, ch. 327, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 129 - NURSING SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 37-129-1 — 37-129-5) › Section 37-129-3 - School of nursing established in University of Mississippi unaffected by sections 37-129-1 and 37-129-3

No provision of this section and Section
37-129-1
shall apply to or in any wise affect the school of nursing heretofore established in the University of Mississippi pursuant to Section
37-115-51
, and no provision of this section and Section
37-129-1
shall apply to or affect the scholarship program for advanced study in nursing established under Sections
37-129-5
through
37-129-13
.
Codes, 1942, § 6726.9; Laws, 1954, ch. 280, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1960, ch. 312, eff. 7/1/1960.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 129 - NURSING SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (§§ 37-129-1 — 37-129-5) › Section 37-129-5 - through 37-129-13 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1991, ch. 547, § 16, eff. 7/1/1991.
§ 37-129-5. [Codes, 1942, § 6708-22; Laws, 1948, ch. 288, §§ 1-7; 1952, ch. 267; 1956, ch. 298] § 37-129-7. [Codes, 1942, § 6708-22; Laws, 1948, ch. 288, §§ 1-7; 1952, ch. 267; 1956, ch. 298] § 37-129-9. [Codes, 1942, § 6708-22; Laws, 1948, ch. 288, §§ 1-7; 1952, ch. 267; 1956, ch. 298] § 37-129-11. [Codes, 1942, § 6708-22; Laws, 1948, ch. 288, §§ 1-7; 1952, ch. 267; 1956, ch. 298] § 37-129-13. [Codes, 1942, § 6708-22; Laws, 1948, ch. 288, §§ 1-7; 1952, ch. 267; 1956, ch. 298]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 131 - TEACHERS DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE SCHOOLS (§§ 37-131-1 — 37-131-15) › Section 37-131-1 - Authority to establish, maintain and conduct schools

The president or executive head of any state-supported institution of higher learning of the State of Mississippi, subject to the approval of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, operate, maintain, and conduct teachers demonstration and practice schools in connection with the operation of such institution of higher learning. The president or executive head of any such institution, subject to the approval of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, shall have full power and authority to regulate and conduct the affairs of such schools and to establish rules and regulations for their government.
Codes, 1942, § 6737-01; Laws, 1954, ch. 270, § 1, eff. 7/1/1954.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 131 - TEACHERS DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE SCHOOLS (§§ 37-131-1 — 37-131-15) › Section 37-131-3 - Contracts for attendance of pupils and grades

The president or executive head of any institution of higher learning which has established a demonstration or practice school, subject to the approval of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, shall have the power and authority to enter into contracts and agreements with the board of trustees of any school district providing for the attendance of pupils, or one or more, or parts of, grades, from the educable children of such school district at such demonstration or practice school. The board of trustees of any school district is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts and agreements with the president or executive head of an institution of higher learning for such purpose. All such contracts shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by and between the president or executive head of the institution of higher learning and the board of trustees of the school district involved.
Codes, 1942, § 6737-02; Laws, 1954, ch. 270, § 2, eff. 7/1/1954.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 131 - TEACHERS DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE SCHOOLS (§§ 37-131-1 — 37-131-15) › Section 37-131-5 - Allotment of transportation fund

When any educable children of any school district are attending a demonstration or practice school under a contract, as authorized by Section
37-131-3
, who would otherwise be entitled to transportation at public expense under any applicable statute, such children shall remain entitled to such transportation and shall be reported for the allotment of transportation funds by the county or municipal separate school district in which they reside and, when so reported, transportation funds shall be allotted to the county or municipal separate school district therefor just as though such pupil were attending a regular school of the county or municipal separate school district, and transportation therefor shall be furnished by the county board of education or board of trustees of the municipal separate school district, as the case may be, as is otherwise provided by law.
Codes, 1942, § 6737-03; Laws, 1954, ch. 270, § 3, eff. 7/1/1954.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 131 - TEACHERS DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE SCHOOLS (§§ 37-131-1 — 37-131-15) › Section 37-131-7 - Allocation of minimum education program and state public school building funds

When any pupils shall attend any demonstration or practice school under the provisions of Section
37-131-3
, such children shall be reported and accounted for the allocation of total funding formula funds and state public school building funds just as though such children were attending the regular schools of the district in which they reside. For this purpose, reports shall be made to the school district involved by the demonstration or practice school of the number of pupils in net enrollment, and the net enrollment of such children shall thereupon be included in reports made to the State Board of Education by the school district .
Allocation of the total funding formula funds shall be made by the State Board of Education for such children just as though such children were attending the regular schools of the district. All total funding formula funds which accrue to any district as a result of such children who are in attendance at a demonstration or practice school shall be paid by the board of trustees of the municipal separate school district or by the county board of education to the demonstration or practice school, and shall be used to defray the cost and expense of maintaining, operating and conducting such demonstration or practice school.
All state public school building funds which accrue as a result of such children in attendance at a demonstration or practice school shall be credited directly to such demonstration or practice school, and all of the provisions of Chapter 47 of this title shall be fully applicable thereto.
Codes, 1942, § 6737-04; Laws, 1954, ch. 270, § 4, eff. 7/1/1954.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 90, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 131 - TEACHERS DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE SCHOOLS (§§ 37-131-1 — 37-131-15) › Section 37-131-9 - Payment of additional funds; fees and tuition

In addition to the amounts paid to the demonstration or practice school from total funding formula funds, as provided in Section
37-131-7
, the board of trustees of the school district involved may contract with the demonstration or practice school for the payment of additional amounts thereto to defray expenses over and above those defrayed by the total funding formula funds, which additional amounts shall be paid from any funds available to the school district other than total funding formula funds, whether produced by a supplemental district tax levy or otherwise.
If the total funds paid to the demonstration or practice school by the school district are inadequate to defray the cost and expense of maintaining and operating such demonstration or practice school then the president or executive head of the institution may, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, require the payment of additional fees or tuition in an amount to be fixed by the president or executive head of the institution, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, which amount shall be paid by and collected from the student or his parents.
Boards of trustees of school districts involved may designate an area within the jurisdiction of the board as an attendance center as provided by law, and may require students in such area to attend demonstration or practice schools, subject to a satisfactory contract between the school board and the president or executive head of the institution operating the demonstration or practice school. In such event, all fees and tuition must be borne by the school district and in no case shall the child or the parents of the child assigned to such demonstration or practice school be required to pay any fees or tuition.
The president or executive head of the institution, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, may also fix the amount of fees and tuition to be paid by students desiring to attend such demonstration or practice school in cases where there is no contract with the board of trustees of the school district in which the students reside therefor.
All funds received by an institution, under the provisions of this section, shall be deposited in a special fund and shall be used and expended solely for the purpose of defraying and paying the cost and expense of operating, maintaining and conducting such teachers demonstration and practice school. Such funds may be supplemented by and used in connection with any other funds available to the institutions for such purpose whether made available by legislative appropriation or otherwise.
Codes, 1942, § 6737-06; Laws, 1954, ch. 270, § 6; Laws, 1958, ch. 315.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 91, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 131 - TEACHERS DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE SCHOOLS (§§ 37-131-1 — 37-131-15) › Section 37-131-11 - Reports

All demonstration or practice schools established under the provisions of Section
37-131-1
shall, as far as may be practicable, be subject to and governed by the same laws as other public schools of the State of Mississippi, and shall make all reports required by law to be made by public schools to the State Board of Education at the same time and in the same manner as such reports are made by other public schools. However, for the purpose of the allocation of total funding formula funds, the reports of children in net enrollment shall be made to the school district involved by the demonstration or practice school, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the State Board of Education. The school district shall use the reports so filed with it in making its reports to the State Board of Education for the purpose of the allocation of total funding formula funds, but the net enrollment of the pupils attending such demonstration or practice school shall be segregated and separated in such reports from the net enrollment in the regular schools of the district.
Codes, 1942, § 6737-05; Laws, 1954, ch. 270, § 5, eff. 7/1/1954.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 92, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 131 - TEACHERS DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE SCHOOLS (§§ 37-131-1 — 37-131-15) › Section 37-131-13 - Acceptance of gifts

In order to carry into effect the right and authority granted in Sections
37-131-1
through
37-131-11
, authorizing demonstration and practice schools in connection with major state institutions of higher learning, the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized to accept by donations, grants, cooperative agreements or otherwise, such sums of money as may be deemed necessary for the construction and maintenance of such demonstration and practice schools from whatever sources available, including agencies of the federal, state and county governments, the city of Starkville, Mississippi, private individuals, benevolent institutions or organizations, or any other available and legal source or sources.
Codes, 1942, § 6743; Laws, 1942, ch. 169.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 131 - TEACHERS DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICE SCHOOLS (§§ 37-131-1 — 37-131-15) › Section 37-131-15 - Demonstration or practice school in Oktibbeha County

Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, the Starkville municipal separate school district, and any one or more of the consolidated or separate school districts in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, are hereby authorized to cooperate with the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning by establishing, constructing, maintaining and operating a teachers demonstration or practice school.
The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized to act as sponsor with respect to any funds that may be secured for the construction, maintenance, and operation of such teachers demonstration or practice school from any agency or subdivision of the federal, state, Oktibbeha County, City of Starkville, or school district, or from private individuals, benevolent institutions or organizations, or any other available and legal source or sources.
Codes, 1942, § 6743; Laws, 1942, ch. 169.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 132 - STUDENT TEACHERS (§§ 37-132-1 — 37-132-5) › Section 37-132-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, "student teacher" or "intern" shall mean a student enrolled in an institution of higher learning approved by the state board of education for teacher training and who is jointly assigned by such institution of higher learning and a board of education to student-teach or intern under the direction of a regularly employed certificated teacher, principal, or other administrator. Whenever in this chapter "board of education" is referred to and the school that a student teacher or intern is assigned to does not have a board of education, such term shall refer to the person or governing body that administers such school.
Laws, 1973, ch. 343, § 1(a), eff. 3/22/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 132 - STUDENT TEACHERS (§§ 37-132-1 — 37-132-5) › Section 37-132-3 - Responsibility of cooperating teacher

It shall be the responsibility of a cooperating teacher, in conjunction with the principal or other administrator and the representative of the teacher preparation institution, to assign to the student teacher or intern responsibilities and duties that will provide adequate preparation for teaching. Student teaching may include duties granted to a certificated teacher under the rules and regulations of such board of education and any other part of the school program for which either the cooperating teacher or the principal is responsible.
Laws, 1973, ch. 343, § 1(b), eff. 3/22/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 132 - STUDENT TEACHERS (§§ 37-132-1 — 37-132-5) › Section 37-132-5 - Powers and duties of student teacher

A student teacher or intern under the supervision of a certificated teacher, principal, or other administrator shall have the protection of the laws accorded the certificated teacher, principal, or other administrator, and shall, while acting as such student teacher or intern, comply with all rules and regulations of the local board of education and observe all duties assigned certificated teachers.
Laws, 1973, ch. 343, § 1(c), eff. 3/22/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 133 - TECHNICAL INSTITUTES (§§ 37-133-1 — 37-133-9) › Section 37-133-1 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Mississippi Technical Institute Law of 1964."
Codes, 1942, § 6726-21; Laws, 1964, ch. 415, § 1, eff. 6/11/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 133 - TECHNICAL INSTITUTES (§§ 37-133-1 — 37-133-9) › Section 37-133-3 - Declaration of public policy

It is hereby declared that the state public welfare demands and the state public policy requires:
(a)
That some program be immediately initiated to rectify the presently existing critical condition of lack of a resident labor force within the State of Mississippi capable of holding positions requiring particular skills in the technical, scientific and engineering fields demanded by heavy and aero-space industry and installations;
(b)
That the present and prospective health, safety, morals, pursuit of happiness, right of gainful employment, and general welfare of the citizens of the State of Mississippi demand, as a public purpose, the immediate correction of the deficient and incomplete training programs and facilities by the state institutions of higher learning to quickly increase and thereafter maintain an adequate source of skilled engineering technicians demanded by heavy and aero-space industry and installations;
(c)
That the means and measures authorized in the Mississippi Technical Institute Law of 1964 to promote engineering, commercial, industrial, agricultural, manufacturing and aero-space enterprises and installations, are, as a matter of public policy, for the public purposes of increasing the gainful employment, business activity, and for the proper development of the State of Mississippi; and
(d)
That the accomplishment of the things herein authorized will stimulate and provide ready and attractive employment for skilled engineering technician residents of the State of Mississippi through the proper increase of the skilled engineering technician labor force available, which will further develop the engineering, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other resources of the State of Mississippi for the general welfare.
Codes, 1942, § 6726-22; Laws, 1964, ch. 415, § 2, eff. 6/11/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 133 - TECHNICAL INSTITUTES (§§ 37-133-1 — 37-133-9) › Section 37-133-5 - Establishment of technical institutes

In addition to all other powers and duties now vested by law in the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning of the State of Mississippi, said board is hereby empowered and required to permit the establishment of technical institutes, as branches within the framework of the existing state institutions of higher learning, that have an ongoing program in the areas concerned, adequately staffed and equipped to offer a curriculum designed and intended to immediately initiate training (extending beyond the junior college level) in the field of vocational, scientific, engineering, technical, and aero-space education and the necessary supporting studies, so that the demands of heavy and aero-space industry and installations for skilled engineering technicians may be satisfied and maintained. The board shall require the curriculum of any technical institute established under the provisions of the Mississippi Technical Institute Law of 1964 to be complementary and supplementary to public junior college curriculums so that the full advantage of the educational resources of the State of Mississippi may be realized. The board shall permit the establishment of such technical institutes anywhere within the State of Mississippi, in the areas of most urgent need, on any land or facility presently, or hereafter, under the jurisdiction and control of the board and on such terms and conditions as shall seem appropriate. The state building commission shall, at its discretion, provide new buildings, facilities, and necessary repairs, renovations and remodeling of any facility designated by the board as a technical institute from funds made available for such purposes.
Codes, 1942, § 6726-23; Laws, 1964, ch. 415, § 3, eff. 6/11/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 133 - TECHNICAL INSTITUTES (§§ 37-133-1 — 37-133-9) › Section 37-133-7 - Technical institute fund created; gifts

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "technical institute fund." All sums of money received by the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to carry out the provisions of the Mississippi Technical Institute Law of 1964 shall be maintained in said special fund. All expenditures therefrom shall be for the purposes of carrying out the intents and purposes of said law, including the payment of salaries for qualified instructors as well as the equipping and staffing of the institute. Such expenditures shall be paid therefrom by the state treasurer on warrant of the auditor of public accounts. Said auditor shall issue his warrant upon requisition signed by the proper person, officer or officers, as authorized by law. The board is authorized to accept gifts, bequests of money, or other property, real or personal, to be used for the purpose of establishing or maintaining any technical institute which may be authorized under the provisions of said law and in accordance with the law of the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 6726-23; Laws, 1964, ch. 415, § 3, eff. 6/11/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 133 - TECHNICAL INSTITUTES (§§ 37-133-1 — 37-133-9) › Section 37-133-9 - Fiscal reports; compliance with budget and accounting laws

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to make periodic fiscal reports to the state fiscal management board and the legislative budget office, and to otherwise comply with the budget and accounting laws of the state of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 6726-23; Laws, 1964, ch. 415, § 3; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 204, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 135 - COMPACTS WITH OTHER STATES (§§ 37-135-1 — 37-135-31) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-135-1 — 37-135-3) › Section 37-135-3 - Approval of Delaware and West Virginia for admission into compact

The States of Delaware and West Virginia are hereby approved by the State of Mississippi for admission into the southern regional education compact to which the State of Mississippi became a party with the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia on April 13, 1948, under the provisions of Section
37-135-1
, said section being Chapter 284, Laws of Mississippi of 1948, as amended and further amplified by Chapter 383, Laws of Mississippi of 1950, approved April 18, 1950. The admission of the States of Delaware and West Virginia to the southern regional education compact shall become effective upon the approval of their respective legislatures and their respective governors and upon the approval of their admission by the other states who are parties to the compact.
Codes, 1942, § 6800.6; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess, ch. 63.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 135 - COMPACTS WITH OTHER STATES (§§ 37-135-1 — 37-135-31) › COMPACT FOR EDUCATION (§§ 37-135-11 — 37-135-15) › Section 37-135-13 - Filing of copies of bylaws and amendments

Pursuant to Article III(I) of the compact, the commission shall file a copy of its bylaws and any amendments thereto with the Secretary of State of Mississippi.
Repealed by Laws of 2015, ch. 343, § 2, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 135 - COMPACTS WITH OTHER STATES (§§ 37-135-1 — 37-135-31) › COMPACT FOR EDUCATION (§§ 37-135-11 — 37-135-15) › Section 37-135-15 - Creation of Mississippi Education Council

There is hereby established the Mississippi Education Council composed of the members of the Education Commission of the States representing the State of Mississippi, and eight (8) other persons appointed by the Governor for terms of three (3) years. Such other persons shall be selected so as to be broadly representative of professional and lay interest within this State having the responsibilities for, knowledge with respect to, and interest in educational matters. The chairman shall be designated by the Governor from among its members. The council shall meet on the call of its chairman or at the request of a majority of its members, but in any event the council shall meet not less than three (3) times in each year. The council may consider any and all matters relating to recommendations of the education commission of the states and the activities of the members in representing this State thereon.
Repealed by Laws of 2015, ch. 343, § 3, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 137 - SCHOOL ASBESTOS HAZARD ELIMINATION ACT [Repealed] (§ 37-137-1) › Section 37-137-1 - through 37-137-33 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 433, § 19, eff. 6/30/1996.
Laws, 1986, ch. 433, §§ 1-17; 1988, ch. 367 § 1; 1989, ch. 505 § 16.