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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 145 - MISSISSIPPI OPPORTUNITY LOAN PROGRAM ACT (§§ 37-145-1 — 37-145-73) › Section 37-145-73 - Guarantee reserve funds

In addition to any other funds it may establish, the board of trustees may, by resolution, establish one or more special funds pursuant to this section, referred to herein as "guarantee reserve funds," and may pay into such reserve funds:
(a)
Any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such guarantee reserve fund;
(b)
Any proceeds from the sale of notes or bonds to the extent provided in the resolutions of the board of trustees authorizing the issuance thereof;
(c)
Any moneys which may be made available to the board of trustees from any other sources for the purposes of such guarantee reserve fund; and
(d)
Any income or interest earned by, or increment to, any reserve fund due to investment shall be deposited in the reserve fund.
The board of trustees may by resolution provide for the establishment of a guarantee reserve fund requirement for any guarantee reserve fund established pursuant to this section.
The board of trustees shall, on or before January 1 of each year, make and deliver to the Governor of the state a certificate stating the sum, if any, required to restore the guarantee reserve fund to the fund requirement. The Governor shall transmit to the State Legislature a request for the amount, if any, required to restore the guarantee reserve fund to the required funding level. The State Legislature may, but shall not be required to, make any such appropriations so requested. All sums appropriated by the State Legislature for such restoration and paid shall be deposited by the board of trustees in the guarantee reserve fund.
Any moneys appropriated by the State Legislature for the purposes of the guarantee reserve fund established pursuant to this section shall not revert to the General Fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.
Laws, 1992, ch. 475, § 37, eff. 5/6/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-1 - Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program established

There is established the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program for the purpose of identifying and recruiting qualified university and college students for dental school matriculation. Such program shall be known and may be cited as the Dr. G. Norris Howell Rural Dentists Scholarship Program. The program shall consist of three (3) distinct phases through which participants will progress, including:
(a)
Undergraduate pre-dental education;
(b)
Dental school and residency; and
(c)
Initial entry into dental practice in a rural or underserved area of the State of Mississippi.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 493, SB 2729,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-5 - Powers and duties of commission

The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a)
Developing the administrative policy for the commission and the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program;
(b)
Promulgating rules and regulations, with the advice and consent of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, pertaining to the implementation and operation of the Rural Dentists Scholarship Program;
(c)
Developing and implementing strategies and activities for the identification and recruitment of students and for marketing the program and for the implementation of the program. In developing these strategies, the board shall seek the input of various organizations and entities ;
(d)
Establishing a budget, with the advice and consent of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, to support the activities of the program and periodically reviewing and if appropriate, revising, the scholarship and other stipends offered through the program;
(e)
Advising the University of Mississippi Medical Center regarding hiring appropriate staff necessary to work in conjunction with the Executive Director of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program ;
(f)
Reviewing participants' progress in the program and mentoring students and dentists participating in the program;
(g)
The commission shall have the authority through use of generally applicable definitions, to designate an area of the state as underserved or rural. The method by which these designations shall be made shall be contained in rules and regulations promulgated by the commission ;
(h)
The commission shall produce an annual report to the Legislature showing certain information relating to the program for the previous fiscal year, including the following:
(i)
Budget, including funds provided in addition to legislative appropriations;
(ii)
The number of participants enrolled in dental school along with their matriculation status;
(iii)
The status of, to include location or practice, participants who have entered a dental residency program;
(iv)
The number and cause of participants who breached their obligation(s) to the program; and
(v)
The status of, to include location of practice, participants who have entered into the practice of dentistry in a rural or medically underserved area in Mississippi.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 493, SB 2729,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-7 - Identification and recruitment of undergraduate participants; designation of underserved or rural area; applicant qualifications; maximum number of new admissions per year

(1)
The commission shall develop and implement policies and procedures designed to recruit, identify and enroll undergraduate students who demonstrate necessary interest, commitment, aptitude and academic achievement to pursue careers as dentists in rural or dentally underserved areas of Mississippi, and to develop and implement the programs designed to foster successful entry of participants into dental school, completion of dental school, and establishment and maintenance of a career in dentistry in a rural or underserved area of Mississippi.
(2)
The commission shall have the authority through use of generally applicable definitions, to designate an area of the state as underserved or rural.
(3)
The commission, in conjunction with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, shall have the authority to provide students selected for scholarship funding with faculty mentors and other programs designed to enhance the students' likelihood of admission to the dental school. The commission and the University of Mississippi Medical Center will develop coursework that will help provide scholarship students with the skills necessary for sustained and successful dental practice in rural Mississippi.
(4)
Each applicant for admission to the program must submit an application to the commission that conforms to requirements established by the commission.
(5)
In selecting participants for the program, the board may only accept an applicant if his or her academic record and other characteristics, if given consideration by the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry Admissions Committee, would be considered credible and competitive.
(6)
An applicant for the program may be admitted only upon a majority vote of the members of the commission.
(7)
Up to three (3) students will be admitted to the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program each year.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 4, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-9 - Participants to adhere to program policies and practices to remain in program; forgiveness or repayment of financial assistance under certain circumstances

(1)
Participants must adhere to the policies and practices as stipulated by the commission to continue in the program.
(2)
Students in the program may receive tuition or other financial support that may be provided by the commission. If a student in the program is admitted to and completes dental school, any tuition or other educational and living support provided to the student by the commission will be forgiven. However, if the student is not successful in being accepted into dental school within three (3) years of entry into the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program, or if the student otherwise breaches his or her agreement with the commission, all financial assistance provided to the student must be repaid according to policies adopted by the board.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 5, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-11 - Participants may apply to University of Mississippi School of Dentistry; early admissions process for students applying to University of Mississippi School of Dentistry

(1)
Students in the program may apply to the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry.
(2)
Students in the program seeking admission to the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry shall be eligible for the admissions process pursuant to criteria established by the School of Dentistry Admissions Committee which will include consideration of the attributes of participation in the program.
(3)
In carrying out the admissions process developed for the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program participants under this section, the goal is for the program to work with the School of Dentistry to enhance the capability of participants to successfully enter and complete dental school and enter practice in rural or underserved areas in Mississippi. To the extent feasible, the early admissions process should be completed before December 1 of the year preceding a student's admission to dental school.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 493, SB 2729,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 6, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-13 - Ongoing financial support for program participants who attend dental school; preference for ongoing support to University of Mississippi School of Dentistry students; students obligated for one year of practice for every year of financial assistance received

(1)
Subject to the availability of funding, students in the program who successfully matriculate to dental school are eligible for ongoing financial support in accordance with policies and requirements of the commission and in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. The number of students to be supported at the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry and at other schools will be established by policy prescribed by the commission.
(2)
Subject to the availability of funding, students enrolled at the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry may receive tuition support, funding to assist with the cost of books and a living stipend, as prescribed by policy of the commission and in accordance with applicable regulations. Preferences for ongoing funding must be given to those students admitted to the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry.
(3)
For each year that a student in dental school receives financial assistance, the student is obligated for one (1) year of practice as a dentist in a rural or underserved area in Mississippi. Breach of the agreement at any stage of training shall invoke the repayment of all financial assistance provided to the student through the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program along with other penalties that may be prescribed in policy by the commission.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 7, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-17 - Program participants required to enter practice of dentistry in health professional shortage, rural or underserved area upon completion of residency for number of years corresponding to number of years assistance received up to maximum of five years; breach of contract; liability for repayment

(1)
Upon completion of dental school and/or a dental residency program approved by the commission, a participant in the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program must proceed to enter the full-time practice of dentistry in a rural or underserved area in Mississippi, as defined by the commission and consistent with generally acceptable designations. If an area experiences significant changes in its dental or general community which are not reflected by dental health professional shortage area (HPSA), the commission may receive testimony and, in its discretion, may qualify the area as a dentally underserved or rural area to allow the program participant to fulfill his or her practice obligation.
(2)
Upon entering the practice of dentistry, a participant in the program must serve in a dental health professional shortage area (HPSA) or rural area otherwise approved for practice under subsection (1) of this section for a number of years which corresponds to the number of years, not to exceed five (5), for which the participant received funding through the program. Any participant who fails to complete the period of practice for which he or she is obligated to provide services in a dental health professional shortage area (HPSA) or rural area in exchange for financial assistance received through the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program shall be liable for the repayment of all financial assistance provided to the participant through the program, along with other penalties that may be prescribed by the commission, an amount which shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for actual years of practice by the dentist in the area designated by the commission.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 8, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-19 - Initial practice entry support system for program participants

The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program, acting through the commission, shall make an effort to establish an initial practice entry support system for participants in the program.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 9, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 146 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL DENTISTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 37-146-1 — 37-146-21) › Section 37-146-21 - Limitation of program and commission governing and administrative authority

This chapter may not be construed as granting the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program or its governing commission any governing or administrative authority over any program administered by any college, university, dental school or residency program in this state or any other program established by state law.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 397, HB 776, 10, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 147 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 37-147-1 — 37-147-15) › Section 37-147-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi University Research Authority Act."
Laws, 1992, ch. 530, § 1, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 147 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 37-147-1 — 37-147-15) › Section 37-147-3 - Mississippi University Research Authority established; purpose

There is hereby created and established the Mississippi University Research Authority to promote the public welfare and prosperity of the people of Mississippi and foster economic development within the state by forging links among the state's educational institutions, businesses and industrial communities and state government through the development of cooperative ventures of innovative technological significance which will advance education, research or economic development within the state.
Laws, 1992, ch. 530, § 2, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 147 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 37-147-1 — 37-147-15) › Section 37-147-5 - Definitions

The following words shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a)
"Act" means the Mississippi University Research Authority Act;
(b)
"Authority" means the entity created pursuant to this act;
(c)
"Board" means the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning;
(d)
"Technological innovations" means research, development, prototype assembly, manufacture, patenting, licensing, marketing and sale of inventions, ideas, practices, applications, processes, machines, technology and related property rights of all kinds; and
(e)
"University" means a Mississippi educational institution established pursuant to the provisions of Section 213A of the 1890 Constitution of the State of Mississippi.
(f)
"Intellectual property" means any formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process created primarily as a result of the research effort of an employee or employees of an institution of higher learning of the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1992, ch. 530, § 3, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 147 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 37-147-1 — 37-147-15) › Section 37-147-7 - Composition of Authority

The authority shall be composed of an odd number of members, said number to be determined and appointed by the board from among the research officers of the eight (8) institutions of higher learning and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, to serve at the will and pleasure of the board; the vice president of the board during the term of his office; the Director of the Mississippi Development Authority, or his designee; and the Commissioner of Higher Education as an ex officio, nonvoting member.
Laws, 1992, ch. 530, § 4, eff. 7/1/1992.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 398, HB 939,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 147 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 37-147-1 — 37-147-15) › Section 37-147-9 - Executive director of authority

The authority shall select an executive director who shall be the administrative officer of the authority and shall perform such duties as are required of him by law and such other duties as may be assigned by the authority. The executive director shall possess such qualifications as may be established by the authority. He shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the authority.
The executive director, with the approval of the authority, shall employ such technical, professional and clerical help as may be authorized by the authority; and the authority, upon recommendation of the executive director, shall define the duties and fix the compensation of such employees.
Laws, 1992, ch. 530, § 5; Laws, 2011, ch. 406, § 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 147 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 37-147-1 — 37-147-15) › Section 37-147-13 - Powers of Authority

The authority shall have the power to implement and further the purposes of the Mississippi University Research Authority Act including the power:
(a)
To lease, sell, exchange or transfer to a university or university research corporation personal property, money or other assets on terms and conditions established by the authority which are fair, just and reasonable to the authority and the university involved and to enter into any other contract or agreement with the university research corporation or other private entity.
(b)
To conduct, sponsor, finance and contract in connection with technological innovations of all kinds.
(c)
To receive gifts, grants and donations of money, personal property or other assets of any kind from any source.
(d)
To do anything else which the authority deems appropriate to further the purposes of the Mississippi University Research Authority Act.
Laws, 1992, ch. 530, § 7, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 147 - MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 37-147-1 — 37-147-15) › Section 37-147-15 - University formed research corporations

(1)
With the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any university may form, pursuant to the provisions of the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act or the Mississippi Business Corporation Act, one or more research corporations, separate and apart from the state and the university, to promote, develop and administer enterprises arising from research or technological innovations in order to take advantage of opportunities of scientific, educational and economic development.
(2)
Each such corporation shall be governed by, and all of the functions, powers and duties of it shall be exercised by, a board of directors appointed by the president of the university. Members of the board of directors may include the president of the university, officers and employees of the university, and other persons selected by the president of the university. Officers and employees of the university may have ownership or financial interests in such corporations.
(3)
The board of directors of each such corporation shall adopt bylaws, in accordance with the provisions of the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act or the Mississippi Business Corporation Act, as appropriate, governing the conduct of the corporation in the performance of its duties under its charter and this act.
Laws, 1992, ch. 530, § 8, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 148 - STRENGTHENING MISSISSIPPI ACADEMIC RESEARCH THROUGH BUSINESS ACT (§§ 37-148-1 — 37-148-11) › Section 37-148-1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act."
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 540, HB 826, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 148 - STRENGTHENING MISSISSIPPI ACADEMIC RESEARCH THROUGH BUSINESS ACT (§§ 37-148-1 — 37-148-11) › Section 37-148-7 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Promulgation of rules and regulations

IHL and the Department of Revenue each may promulgate, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, rules and regulations, application forms and any other forms necessary for the implementation and administration of this chapter.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 540, HB 826, 4, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 148 - STRENGTHENING MISSISSIPPI ACADEMIC RESEARCH THROUGH BUSINESS ACT (§§ 37-148-1 — 37-148-11) › Section 37-148-9 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Annual report on implementation of chapter

Before December 1 of each year, IHL shall file a report with the Governor, Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives on the implementation of the Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act. For each research agreement where an investor was issued a SMART Business certificate during that year, the report must include, but not necessarily be limited to, the name of the investor and the rebate amount the investor was eligible to claim. For each SMART Business Accelerate Initiative disbursement certificate issued during that year, the report must include, but not necessarily be limited to, the name of the applicant, a description of the research validation and the amount of the disbursement.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 465, SB 2839,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 540, HB 826, 5, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 148 - STRENGTHENING MISSISSIPPI ACADEMIC RESEARCH THROUGH BUSINESS ACT (§§ 37-148-1 — 37-148-11) › Section 37-148-11 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Repeal of chapter

Sections
37-148-1
,
37-148-3
,
37-148-5
,
37-148-7
,
37-148-9
and 37-148-11, which constitute the Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act, shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 465, SB 2839,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 149 - MISSISSIPPI TEACHER CENTER (§§ 37-149-1 — 37-149-7) › Section 37-149-3 - Mississippi Teacher Center; goals and functions

(1)
The center shall place a priority on its function as a teacher recruitment center. In addition to its other duties, it shall publicize the importance of the teaching profession, operate a teacher placement service, and create and manage a teacher renewal institute.
(2)
The center shall be authorized to phase into operation its designated functions. Full operation of all the functions of the center shall be in place and operating by July 1, 1996.
(3)
The center shall develop in-service training materials and shall provide for the establishment of a corps of trainers.
Laws, 1994, ch. 534, § 2, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 149 - MISSISSIPPI TEACHER CENTER (§§ 37-149-1 — 37-149-7) › Section 37-149-5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1997, ch. 357, § 1, eff. 6/29/1997.
Laws, 1994, ch. 534, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 149 - MISSISSIPPI TEACHER CENTER (§§ 37-149-1 — 37-149-7) › Section 37-149-7 - Professional teacher recruiters; appointment; duties

The State Superintendent of Public Education shall appoint three (3) persons to serve as professional teacher recruiters, who shall have the following duties:
(a)
To educate high school students, through oral presentations made on the campuses of all public high schools and the distribution of written materials, on the importance of teaching as a profession, emphasizing the critical need for teachers in certain geographical areas of the state and the availability of financial scholarships to college students in exchange for service as a licensed teacher in such geographical areas under the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program;
(b)
To encourage assistant teachers in the public schools to pursue a college education that will enable them to become licensed teachers, informing all assistant teachers of the availability of financial scholarships to both full-time and part-time college students under the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program;
(c)
To actively recruit, both within the state and out-of-state, teachers to render service to the state as a licensed teacher in a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers, as designated by the State Board of Education, while receiving a scholarship to pursue a Master of Education degree or Educational Specialist degree at an institution of higher learning under the University Assisted Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program;
(d)
To actively recruit, both within the state and out-of-state, nonpracticing licensed teachers to return to the teaching profession to render service as a licensed teacher in a public school district in a geographical area of the state where there is a critical shortage of teachers, as designated by the State Board of Education;
(e)
To actively recruit, both within the state and out-of-state, persons holding a baccalaureate degree in a field other than education who exhibit potential for a career in teaching to pursue a standard teaching license through the alternate teaching route; and
(f)
To notify teachers of the availability of special home loans, subject to eligibility for persons who render service to the state as a licensed teacher in a geographical area of the state where there exists a critical shortage of teachers, as designated by the State Board of Education.
Laws, 1998, ch. 544, § 5, eff. 4/13/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-1 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 1, eff. 4/23/1997.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 117, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-3 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 30, eff. 7/1/2002.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 2, eff. 4/7/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-5 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 3; Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 433, § 2; Laws, 2002, ch. 323, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 546, § 6; Laws, 2004, ch. 420, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 473, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 508, § 3; Laws, 2012, ch. 521, § 2, eff. 7/1/2012.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 117, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 368, HB 537, 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 497, HB 369, 87, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 559, HB 1530, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-6 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2006, ch. 473, § 2, eff. 3/24/2006.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 117, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-7 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 4; Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 551, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 544, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 583, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 531, § 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 338, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 473, § 4; Laws, 2012, ch. 521, § 3, eff. 7/1/2012.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 117, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 494, SB 2091, 1, eff. 4/16/2014.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 497, HB 369, 88, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-7.1 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2012, ch. 521, § 4, eff. 7/1/2012.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 117, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-8 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2008, ch. 462, § 5, eff. 7/1/2008.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 117, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-9 - Office of Educational Accountability established; director; duties and responsibilities

(1)
The State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education shall establish within the State Department of Education a special unit at the division level called the Office of Educational Accountability. The Director of the Office of Educational Accountability shall hold a position comparable to a deputy superintendent and shall be appointed by the State Board of Education with the advice and consent of the Senate. He shall serve at the will and pleasure of the State Board of Education and may employ necessary professional, administrative and clerical staff. The Director of the Office of Educational Accountability shall provide all reports to the Legislature, Governor, Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation and State Board of Education and respond to any inquiries for information.
(2)
The Office of Educational Accountability is responsible for monitoring and reviewing programs developed under the Education Reform Act, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Act of 1994, the Education Enhancement Fund, this act, and subsequent education initiatives, and shall provide information, recommendations and an annual assessment to the Legislature, Governor, Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation and the State Board of Education. The annual assessment of education reform programs shall be performed by the Office of Educational Accountability by December 1 of each year.
(3)
In addition, the Office of Educational Accountability shall have the following specific duties and responsibilities:
(a)
Developing and maintaining a system of communication with school district personnel;
(b)
Provide opportunities for public comment on the current functions of the State Department of Education's programs, needed public education services and innovative suggestions; and
(c)
Assess both positive and negative impact on school districts of new education programs, including but not limited to The Mississippi Report Card and alternative school programs.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 8, eff. 7/1/1994.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 93, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › IN GENERAL (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-10) › Section 37-151-10 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1998, ch. 544, § 18, eff. 4/13/1998.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 117, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AWARDS (§§ 37-151-11 — 37-151-13) › Section 37-151-11 - "Teacher of the Year" Award Program

The State Board of Education shall establish and design an annual program of awards for exemplary performing teachers in Mississippi's public school districts, to be called the "Mississippi Teacher of the Year" Award Program.
The board shall establish criteria and guidelines for making the annual award to one (1) exemplary performing teacher in Mississippi, which shall include a cash award of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to be paid by the State Department of Education pursuant to appropriation therefor and shall be unrestricted as to its use by the recipient. Such award shall be paid as a supplement to such teacher's contracted salary in the year subsequent to receiving the recognition.
The State Board of Education shall utilize such awards to bring the best teaching practices to the attention of other schools. The awards shall include public recognition by the local school board and the State Board of Education and the awarding of plaques, certificates and the monetary award for teachers that perform well.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 14, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AWARDS (§§ 37-151-11 — 37-151-13) › Section 37-151-13 - "Mississippi Administrator of the Year" Award Program

The State Board of Education shall establish and design an annual program of awards for exemplary performing administrators in Mississippi's public school districts, to be called the "Mississippi Administrator of the Year" Award Program.
The board shall establish criteria and guidelines for making the annual award to one (1) exemplary performing administrator in Mississippi, which shall include a cash award of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to be paid by the State Department of Education pursuant to appropriation therefor and shall be unrestricted as to its use by the recipient. Such award shall be paid as a supplement to such administrator's contracted salary in the year subsequent to receiving the recognition.
The State Board of Education shall utilize such awards to bring the best administrative practices to the attention of other schools. The awards shall include public recognition by the local school board and the State Board of Education and the awarding of plaques, certificates and the monetary award for administrators that perform well.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 17, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT (§§ 37-151-15 — 37-151-61) › Section 37-151-15 - through 37-151-23 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2011, ch. 374, § 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
§ 37-151-15. [Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 18, eff. 7/1/1994.] § 37-151-17. [Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 19; Laws, 1995, ch. 518, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 329, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 588, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 393, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 541, § 1, eff. 4/27/2010.] § 37-151-19. [Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 20; Laws, 2004, ch. 588, § 2, eff. 5/27/2004.] § 37-151-21. [Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 21; Laws, 2004, ch. 588, § 3, eff. 5/27/2004.] § 37-151-23. [Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 22; Laws, 2005, ch. 521, § 1, eff. 4/20/2005.]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT (§§ 37-151-15 — 37-151-61) › Section 37-151-25 - Tech-Prep Fund; purposes; funded community college programs must admit qualifying high school graduates

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "Tech-Prep Fund." Any unexpended balance in said fund at the end of the fiscal year shall carry over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not lapse into the State General Fund. The fund shall be credited with any funds appropriated by the Legislature for the implementation of the Tech-Prep program in Grades 7-12 and in the public community colleges and junior colleges through approved programs and from the proceeds of bonds issued under Sections 31 through 51 of Laws, 1997, Chapter 612, and shall be allocated to school districts by the State Board of Education for the following purposes:
(a)
Equip labs for hands-on: Career Discovery Course in the 7th grade, Computer Discovery Course in the 8th grade, and Technology Discovery Course in the 9th grade;
(b)
Implement application based teaching methodology in existing academic courses;
(c)
Develop and implement articulation, integration and sequential course study plans in Vocational and Academic courses;
(d)
Administer Occupational Tests;
(e)
Implement and Update Career/Educational Plans for each student;
(f)
Implement Career Centers for each school;
(g)
To provide equipment upgrades to meet technology demands, staff development and teaching materials to implement application based methodology for each of the community college sites.
The State Department of Education is authorized to escalate spending authority based upon the proceeds of bonds issued under Sections 31 through 51 of Laws, 1997, Chapter 612.
No community or junior college shall deny admittance into its Tech-Prep program funded under this section to any student who has graduated from high school with a qualifying grade point average, regardless of the curriculum or course work completed by the student.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 23; Laws, 1995, ch. 424, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 51; Laws, 2005, ch. 521, § 2, eff. 4/20/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT (§§ 37-151-15 — 37-151-61) › Section 37-151-27 - through 37-151-57 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2005, ch. 522, § 9 eff. 4/20/2005.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, §§ 24 through 39, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT (§§ 37-151-15 — 37-151-61) › Section 37-151-59 - Effect of chapter on school district bonds

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a school district from issuing its bonds, negotiable notes or certificates of indebtedness for the purposes, in the manner, to the extent and subject to the limitations provided by Sections
37-59-1
through
37-59-45
, Mississippi Code of 1972, or any other applicable sections, and the authority granted by this article shall be construed as being additional, supplemental and cumulative thereto. The proceeds of the sale of any such bonds, negotiable notes or certificates of indebtedness so issued by any such school district may be used for the purpose for which they were issued and may be expended in conjunction with funds provided by the Council for Education Technology under the provisions of this article, or may be expended without such funds, if same be not available.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 40, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT (§§ 37-151-15 — 37-151-61) › Section 37-151-61 - Appeal of grievances of school board

Any school board of any school district which may be aggrieved by any final rule, regulation or order of the State Board of Education adopted under the provisions of this chapter shall have the right to appeal therefrom to the chancery court of the county in which the school district involved or any part thereof is located in like manner, within the same time, with like effect, and subject in all other respects to appeals from orders, rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, the provisions of which are hereby made applicable in all respects to appeals from orders, rules and regulations of the commission under the provisions of this chapter.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 41, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › ENHANCING SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION (§§ 37-151-63 — 37-151-75) › Section 37-151-63 - Work Force Education Act of 1994

Sections 37-151-63 through
37-151-75
shall be known and may be cited as the "Work Force Education Act of 1994."
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 42; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 1, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › ENHANCING SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION (§§ 37-151-63 — 37-151-75) › Section 37-151-65 - Legislative intent

It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of Sections
37-151-63
through
37-151-75
to provide for the creation and development of a regionally based system in Mississippi for education and training which: responds to the needs of Mississippi's work force and employers; is driven by the demands of industry and a competitive economy; makes maximum use of limited resources; and provides for continuing improvement through constant assessment of the results of education and training for individual workers and employers.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 43, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › ENHANCING SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION (§§ 37-151-63 — 37-151-75) › Section 37-151-67 - Definitions

For purposes of Sections
37-151-63
through
37-151-75
, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"State council" means the Mississippi Work Force Development Advisory Council; and
(b)
"District councils" means the District Work Force Development Councils.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 44; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 2, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 151 - MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT OF 1997 (§§ 37-151-1 — 37-151-215) › ENHANCING SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION (§§ 37-151-63 — 37-151-75) › Section 37-151-69 - through 37-151-73 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 58 eff. 7/1/2004.
§ 37-151-69. [Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 45; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 329, § 3, eff. 7/1/2002.] § 37-151-71. [Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 46; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 4, eff. 7/1/1996.] § 37-151-73. [Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 47; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 5, eff. 7/1/1996.]