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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › STUDENTS (§§ 37-29-231 — 37-29-243) › Section 37-29-231 - Students' residency and fees

(1)
The provisions of Sections
37-103-1
through
37-103-29
relating to the legal residence of and tuition to be charged any student applying for admission to state educational institutions shall be applicable to the boards of trustees of each junior college district in the state and to the administrative authorities of each such junior college governed by said board.
(2)
(a)
The board of trustees of each community or junior college is authorized, in its discretion and as deemed necessary, to enter into contract with a municipality as authorized under Section
21-25-23
, or into an interlocal agreement with the county governing authority of the county wherein the community or junior college is located if situated outside of the incorporated limits of any city or municipality therein, to provide fire protection and first responder services to the main campus of the community or junior college for which the contract or interlocal agreement was entered. In addition to fire protection services, first responder services shall also include law enforcement services and emergency medical transportation services.
(b)
Upon entering such contract or interlocal agreement, the board of trustees of the community or junior college receiving services under the contract or interlocal agreement may assess each student a fee not to exceed Five Dollars ($5.00), each semester to offset the cost associated with the services provided, which shall be allocated by the board of trustees to the local governing authority providing first responder services. This paragraph (b) shall stand repealed on July 1, 2027.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1, eff. 8/7/1968.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 516, HB 1163,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › STUDENTS (§§ 37-29-231 — 37-29-243) › Section 37-29-233 - Diplomas

When a student has successfully completed the course prescribed for the freshman and sophomore years, any junior college which has been properly accredited may issue a diploma to such student, bearing the title of AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS, AN ASSOCIATE OF AGRICULTURE, or any other appropriate title as testimonial of the completion of two years of college work.
Codes, 1930, § 6696; 1942, § 6475-09; Laws, 1928, ch. 303; Laws, 1930, ch. 278; Laws, 1950, ch. 369, § 9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › STUDENTS (§§ 37-29-231 — 37-29-243) › Section 37-29-235 - Junior college fraternity, sorority or secret society; definition

A public junior college fraternity, sorority or secret society, as contemplated by Sections 37-29-235 through
37-29-243
is hereby defined to be any organization composed wholly, or in part, of public junior college pupils, which seeks to perpetuate itself by taking in additional members from the pupils enrolled in such junior college on the basis of the decision of the membership of such fraternity, sorority or secret society, rather than upon the free choice of any pupil in the junior college. However, this does not apply to the Order of DeMolay or a similar organization sponsored by any branch of the Masonic Orders or like adult fraternal organization.
Codes, 1942, § 6486-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 427, §§ 1-7; Laws, 1962, ch. 358.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › STUDENTS (§§ 37-29-231 — 37-29-243) › Section 37-29-237 - Junior college fraternity, sorority or secret society, declared to be unlawful

Any public junior college fraternity, sorority, or secret society as defined in Section
37-29-235
is hereby declared to be inimical to public free schools and therefore unlawful.
Codes, 1942, § 6486-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 427, §§ 1-7; Laws, 1962, ch. 358.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › STUDENTS (§§ 37-29-231 — 37-29-243) › Section 37-29-239 - Junior college fraternity, sorority or secret society; unlawful for pupils to join, belong to, or participate in activities

It shall be unlawful for any pupil attending the public junior colleges of this state to become a member of or to belong to or participate in the activities of any junior college fraternity, sorority, or secret society as defined in Section
37-29-235
.
Codes, 1942, § 6486-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 427, §§ 1-7; Laws, 1962, ch. 358.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › STUDENTS (§§ 37-29-231 — 37-29-243) › Section 37-29-241 - Junior college fraternity, sorority or secret society; duties of district boards of trustees

All boards of trustees of public junior college districts shall prohibit fraternities, sororities, or secret societies in all junior colleges under their respective jurisdiction. It shall be the duty of said boards of trustees to suspend or expel from said junior colleges under their control, any pupil or pupils who shall be or remain a member of, or shall join or promise to join, or who shall become pledged to become a member, or who shall solicit or encourage any other person to join, promise to join, or be pledged to become a member of, any such public junior college fraternity, sorority or secret society, as defined in Section
37-29-235
.
Codes, 1942, § 6486-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 427, §§ 1-7; Laws, 1962, ch. 358.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › STUDENTS (§§ 37-29-231 — 37-29-243) › Section 37-29-243 - Junior college fraternity, sorority or secret society; solicitation of pupils; penalty

It shall be unlawful for any person not enrolled in any such public junior college to solicit any pupil enrolled in any such public junior college, to join or pledge himself or herself to become a member of any such public junior college fraternity, sorority, or secret society, or to solicit any such pupil to attend a meeting thereof or any meeting where the joining of any such public junior college fraternity, sorority, or secret organization shall be encouraged.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each and every offense.
Codes, 1942, § 6486-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 427, §§ 1-7; Laws, 1962, ch. 358.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-261 - Board of supervisors may permit county road department employees or road district employees to assist in maintenance of campus streets

The board of supervisors of any county which levies a tax for the support of a junior college district may, in its discretion, permit county road department employees or road district employees, if any, to operate county-owned equipment and machinery to assist in the maintenance of the public property on such junior college campus.
The board of trustees of the junior college district affected and the board of supervisors may agree as to the terms and conditions under which such public property may be worked and supplies or materials may be furnished.
Codes, 1942, § 6475-71; Laws, 1968, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 308; Laws, 1985, ch. 311; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 32, eff. 10/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-263 - Defraying costs of providing electronic data processing equipment

Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the various junior colleges of the state are authorized to defray the cost of providing electronic data processing equipment out of any available funds acquired from taxes levied within the junior college district, whether designated for capital expenditures or operating costs, whether such equipment is acquired by purchase, lease or under any other form of contract. However, no such funds shall be expended unless the acquisition of such equipment has been approved by the central data processing authority.
Codes, 1942, § 6486-11; Laws, 1971, ch. 444, § 1, eff. 3/25/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-265 - Municipalities and municipal separate school districts may issue bonds for establishing and maintaining junior colleges

The municipalities of Mississippi and the municipal separate school districts in Mississippi are hereby authorized and empowered to issue municipal bonds or municipal separate school district bonds to aid in procuring the establishment, location, and maintenance of junior colleges which have been or may hereafter be established. Said bonds shall be issued as provided by law. The proceeds of the sale of said bonds may be used for the purchase of lands, buildings or for erecting buildings, or in any way to aid in the establishment and maintenance of junior colleges.
Codes, 1930, § 6685; 1942, § 6465; Laws, 1924, ch. 283; Laws, 1930, ch. 278.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-268 - Community College Repair and Renovation Fund

(1)
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "Community College Repair and Renovation Fund" which shall consist of monies appropriated or otherwise made available therefor by the Legislature. Within the special fund, the State Treasury shall establish a subaccount for each community and junior college. Interest earned on monies in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of such fund and money shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year into the State General Fund. Money in the special fund shall be appropriated by the Legislature and allocated by the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, Department of Finance and Administration, for the repair, renovation and improvement of existing facilities owned by the community and junior colleges, including utility infrastructure projects; heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; and the replacement of furniture and equipment. However, the cost of such repair, renovation and improvement for any one (1) project shall not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
(2)
Monies in the special fund shall be allocated to each community college's subaccount as follows:
(a)
One-half (1/2) divided equally among the fifteen (15) public community and junior colleges; and
(b)
One-half (1/2) divided upon the basis of the number of full-time academic, technical and vocational public community and junior college students actually enrolled and in attendance on the last day of the sixth week of the fall semester of the preceding year counting only those students who reside within the State of Mississippi. On or before December 1 of each year, the Mississippi Community College Board shall furnish the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, Department of Finance and Administration, the enrollment information required in this paragraph (b), including the percentage of statewide enrollment attributed to each community and junior college.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, the term "furniture and equipment" shall be limited to the types of furniture and equipment items previously recorded in the community college's inventory.
Laws, 1999, ch. 334, § 2, eff. 3/12/1999.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 397, HB 460, 23, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-269 - Relationship to county agricultural high schools

Nothing in Sections
37-29-1
through
37-29-273
shall be construed to repeal any statute relating to county agricultural high schools, and it is expressly provided that such schools may be operated in conjunction with junior colleges. However, when so operated they shall be under control of the president and boards of trustees of the junior college districts.
Any agricultural high school which is not located on or adjacent to an existing junior college shall continue to be operated as heretofore and shall in no way be affected by the provisions of Sections
37-29-1
through
37-29-273
.
When a junior college through the agricultural high school provides high school facilities of any school district, then the pupils from that district may be enumerated as other pupils in the common schools and the school district or county superintendent may pay to the junior college tuition such as determined by the state department of education for any other schools, and no agricultural high school funds shall be disbursed for pupils for whom such tuition is paid.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6475-10, 6475-67; Laws, 1950, ch. 369, § 10; Laws, 1964, ch. 398, § 17, eff. 7/1/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-271 - Abolition of high school department and confining of activities to junior college work; restoration of high school department to curriculum

Where any agricultural high school has extended its curriculum, so as to include freshman and sophomore years of college work, the board of trustees of the agricultural high school, with the approval of the county board of education of the county in which the school is located, may abolish all its high school work and confine its activities to junior college work. Where the high school department is abolished in any agricultural high school-junior college under the provisions of this section, and it later appears that it would be to the interest of the agricultural high school-junior college and the county in which the school is located, the board of trustees of the agricultural high school of the county in which the school is located, may, in its discretion, with the consent of the county board of education restore all or any part of the high school department to the curriculum of the agricultural high school-junior college.
When any agricultural high school-junior college abolishes its high school department as provided in this section all laws relating to agricultural high school for tax levies for the support of the school, and all other laws relating to the government and management of agricultural high schools and agricultural high school-junior colleges, not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, shall continue in full force and effect for the junior college department of said school.
Codes, 1942, § 6483; Laws, 1934, ch. 266; Laws, 1940, ch. 193.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-272 - Transfer of agricultural high school to county board of education

The board of trustees of any community college district in the state maintaining and operating an agricultural high school on July 1, 1994, is hereby authorized to transfer the control, maintenance and operation of said agricultural high school, including the transfer of title to all real and personal property used for agricultural high school purposes, to the county board of education of the county in which the school is located. Upon the acceptance by the county board of education and before an order authorizing such transfer shall be entered, the board of trustees of the community college district and the county board of education in which such school is located shall by joint resolution agree in writing on the terms of such transfer, the extent of the rights of use and occupancy of the school and grounds, and the control, management, preservation and responsibility of transportation of students to such premises, to be spread upon the minutes of each governing authority. Upon such transfer, the county board of education may abolish the agricultural high school as a distinct school, and merge its activities, programs and students into the regular high school curricula of the school district. When a community college has transferred operation of an agricultural high school as provided herein, the pupils attending such school shall be reported, accounted for allocation of total funding formula funds and entitled to school transportation as though such pupils were attending the schools of the school district in which they reside, as provided in Sections
37-27-53
and
37-27-55
. When any agricultural high school is transferred by the board of trustees of a community college to the county board of education as provided in this section, all laws relating to agricultural high school tax levies for the support or retirement of bonded indebtedness for agricultural high schools shall continue in full force and effect for the transferring community college district until current obligations on all bonded indebtednesses related to agriculture high schools have been satisfied and retired.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 50, eff. 7/1/1994.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 71, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-273 - Attendance of county pupils at municipal junior college

The county superintendent of education of a county in which there is located and operated a legally constituted municipal junior college may provide for the attendance of pupils residing in the county of which he is superintendent of education at such municipal junior college, and pay for same by certificate drawn by him on the special junior college fund. Said fund shall be raised by a levy made by the board of supervisors upon the recommendation of the county board of education. However, the amount so paid shall not be greater than the pro rata share of such pupils in the actual cost of incidentals and tuition of such municipal junior college.
Codes, 1942, § 6486; Laws, 1938, ch. 216.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-275 - Application of general criminal laws of state; security officers vested with powers of constables; authorization to bear arms if certified; jurisdiction of peace officers employed by public community/junior colleges

Any act, which, if committed within the limits of a city, town or village, or in any public place, would be a violation of the general laws of this state, shall be criminal and punishable if done on the campus, grounds or roads of any of the state-supported junior colleges. The peace officers duly appointed by the board of trustees of state-supported community or junior colleges or officers of private security firms licensed by the State of Mississippi contracted by the boards of trustees of state supported community/junior colleges are vested with the powers and subjected to the duties of a constable for the purpose of preventing and punishing all violations of law on state-supported junior college grounds and for preserving order and decorum thereon. Peace officers appointed by the boards of trustees or officers of private security firms licensed by the State of Mississippi contracted by the boards of trustees shall have authority to bear arms in order to carry out their law enforcement responsibilities if such officers have been certified according to the minimum standards established by the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training. The peace officers duly appointed by the boards of trustees of public community/junior colleges are also vested with the powers and subjected to the duties of a constable for the purpose of preventing all violations of law that occur within five hundred (500) feet of any property owned by the college, if reasonably determined to have a possible impact on the safety of students, faculty or staff of the college while on said property. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require action by any such peace officer appointed by a college to events occurring outside the boundaries of college property, nor shall any such college or its employees be liable for any failure to act to any event occurring outside the boundaries of property owned by the college. If a law enforcement officer is duly appointed to be a peace officer by a college under this section, the board of trustees of the public community/junior college may enter into an interlocal agreement with other law enforcement entities for the provision of equipment or traffic control duties, however, the duty to enforce traffic regulations and to enforce the laws of the state or municipality off of college property lies with the local police or sheriff's department which cannot withhold its services solely because of the lack of such an agreement.
Codes, 1942, § 6706; Laws, 1972, ch. 311, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 644, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 599, § 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 37-29-261 — 37-29-277) › Section 37-29-277 - Board of trustees or educational building corporation required to purchase business interruption insurance on certain auxiliary facilities

When the board of trustees of any community or junior college or educational building corporation created under Sections
37-29-601
through
37-29-613
acquires auxiliary facilities by lease, lease-purchase or service contract, or borrows money to purchase the property, the board of trustees or educational building corporation shall obtain business interruption insurance in an amount sufficient to pay lease payments or debt service payments for the period of time required to restore or rebuild leased or financed facilities damaged or destroyed by a catastrophic event such as a fire, storm, tornado or earthquake.
Laws, 2010, ch. 511, § 26, eff. 4/13/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-301 — 37-29-305) › Section 37-29-301 - Legislative findings and declarations

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a)
Mississippi's public community and junior colleges are Mississippi's best educational buy. An education at Mississippi's community and junior colleges is affordable and accessible to all. Mississippians have an option to attend a community or junior college close to home, with smaller class sizes and at approximately one-half (1/2) the cost of tuition at a public four-year institution;
(b)
In recent fiscal years, appropriations for community and junior colleges have not kept pace with increases appropriated to Grades K-12 and the institutions of higher learning;
(c)
A need exists to provide adequate funding for Mississippi's community and junior colleges; and
(d)
Adequate funding should be accomplished through appropriate funding on a full-time equivalency (FTE) basis.
Laws, 2007, ch. 566, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-301 — 37-29-305) › Section 37-29-303 - Definitions

As used in Sections
37-29-301
through
37-29-305
, the following terms shall be defined as provided in this section:
(a)
"Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment" means the process by which the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) calculates FTE by taking total undergraduate semester credit hours divided by thirty (30); total undergraduate quarter hours divided by forty-five (45); total graduate semester credit hours divided by twenty-four (24); and total graduate quarter hours divided by thirty-six (36).
(b)
"State funds" means all funds appropriated by the Legislature including funds from the State General Fund, Education Enhancement Fund, Budget Contingency Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund.
(c)
"E & G operations" means education and general expenses of the colleges and universities.
(d)
"Net enrollment" has the same meaning as ascribed to that term under Section
37-151-201
.
Laws, 2007, ch. 566, § 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 72, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-301 — 37-29-305) › Section 37-29-305 - Calculation of funding; use of information from SREB State Data Exchange

(1)
In funding community and junior colleges, the actual amount of the annual appropriation of the community and junior colleges general support bill shall be computed as follows:
(a)
Calculate the state funding per student for Grades K-12 by dividing the total revenue from state funds by the ADA. Both the funding and ADA figures shall be provided by the State Department of Education.
(b)
Calculate the state funding per FTE for regional universities by dividing the state funds for E G operations by FTE enrollment. Both funding and enrollment figures shall come from the SREB State Data Exchange.
(c)
Mid-level funding for community and junior colleges shall be the average as computed from paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection multiplied by the total community and junior college FTEs. This amount shall be appropriated annually by the Legislature to the community and junior colleges.
(2)
Data used in the calculation of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) shall be the most current available data utilizing the same fiscal year for all entities involved. Information from the SREB State Data Exchange shall be used to ensure common denominators in the calculation of FTE enrollment and to ensure consistent reporting of financial data.
Laws, 2007, ch. 566, § 3, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-401 - Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District created

There is hereby created a junior college district comprised of the territory lying within Harrison, Stone, George and Jackson Counties and having boundaries coinciding with the external boundaries thereof.
The name of the said junior college district shall be the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District of Mississippi and the said district shall be and the same is hereby constituted a legal political governmental subdivision and a body corporate.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-403 - Transfer of property to junior college district

All of the property belonging to the board of trustees of Perkinston Junior College and all of the property belonging to either or all of the counties prior to and as of May 10, 1962, cooperating in the Perkinston Junior College or the agricultural high school-junior college located at Perkinston, Mississippi and utilized or held for the present or future use and benefit of said junior college and/or agricultural high school-junior college shall be and the same is hereby transferred to and vested in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-405 - President

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District shall be under the executive direction of a president elected by the board of trustees of said district.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-407 - Powers of president

The president of the junior college shall have the power to recommend to the trustees all teachers to be employed and he may remove or suspend any member of the faculty subject to the approval of the trustees. He shall be the general manager of all fiscal and administrative affairs of the district with full authority to select, direct, employ and discharge any and all employees other than teachers.
The president shall have the authority, subject to the provisions of Sections
37-29-401
through
37-29-437
and the approval of the trustees, to arrange and survey courses of study, fix schedules, and establish and enforce rules and discipline for the governing of teachers and students. He shall be the general custodian of the property of the district.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-409 - Selection of trustees; terms

The operation and control of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District and the college or colleges operated therein shall be vested in a board of trustees representing each of the four (4) counties lying within the district. The board of trustees shall consist of twenty-three (23) members. Of the said number Harrison County shall be entitled to eight (8) members, Stone County shall be entitled to three (3) members, George County shall be entitled to three (3) members and Jackson County shall be entitled to eight (8) members. In no event in the future shall any of the counties have more than the number hereinabove established. The members of the board of trustees from each county shall be elected by the board of supervisors of the county. Except as hereinafter specified the term of office of each trustee shall be five (5) years. The members of the board of trustees serving on July 1, 1989, shall continue to serve until their terms expire. All shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years each. There shall be one (1) additional member of the board who shall be selected by the members of the board of trustees who shall reside alternatively in Jackson and Harrison Counties, with the initial appointment to be made from Jackson County for a term of five (5) years.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 4; Laws, 1989, ch. 575, § 2, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-411 - General powers and duties of trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District shall have the powers to do all things necessary to the successful operation of the said district and the college or colleges or attendance centers located therein.
The several colleges of the said district shall be under the direction of the board of trustees and the president and under the local supervision of a dean. The board of trustees shall, by resolution or order, provide for the government, maintenance and operation of each of the colleges within the district.
The said junior college district shall have all the powers of other junior college districts or junior colleges in the State of Mississippi and the delineation and enumeration of the powers and purposes set out in Sections
37-29-401
through
37-29-437
shall be deemed to be supplemental and additional and shall not be construed to restrict the powers of the governing authorities of the district or of any college located therein so as to deny to the said district and the colleges therein the rights, privileges and powers enjoyed by other junior colleges and junior college districts in the State of Mississippi.
The said junior college district shall remain subject to the jurisdiction and control of the Mississippi Community College Board as now established or as the same may be hereafter changed by law, and shall be subject to all rules and regulations and all statutory limitations which are now in effect or may hereafter be imposed, except as the same may be in direct conflict with the provisions of Sections
37-29-401
through
37-29-437
.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, §§ 5, 7, 14; Laws, 1968, ch. 390, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 434, § 9, eff. 7/1/1986 (became law on 4/4/1986, without Governor's signature).
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 397, HB 460, 24, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-413 - Junior college attendance centers

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District is hereby authorized and empowered to operate junior college attendance centers at Perkinston, Mississippi, in the vicinity of Gulfport and Biloxi and in the vicinity of Pascagoula and Moss Point and at such other places within the district, subject to the approval of the Mississippi Community College Board, as the board of trustees shall determine to be in the best interest of the district.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 7; Laws, 1986, ch. 434, § 10, eff. 7/1/1986 (became law on 4/4/1986, without Governor's signature).
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 397, HB 460, 25, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-415 - Preparation of budget

The board of trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District shall, on or before the fifteenth day of June each year, prepare and file the annual budget of the district. The said budget shall contain a detailed estimate of the revenues and expenses anticipated for the ensuing year for general operation and maintenance and shall set forth the reasonable requirements for anticipated needs for capital outlays for land, buildings, initial equipment for new buildings and major repairs, a reasonable accumulation for such purposes being hereby expressly authorized. Funds derived from the levy for capital outlay shall be kept in a separate account and expended for capital outlay purposes only.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 5; Laws, 1968, ch. 390, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-417 - Execution of oil, gas and mineral leases

The trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District are authorized to execute oil, gas and mineral leases on any of the property of the district but such leases shall not extend for a term beyond five years unless oil, gas or other minerals shall be in production under said leases at the expiration of said period. The terms and conditions of said lease, within the limitations above set out, shall be for the determination and within the discretion of the trustees.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 12.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-419 - Sales of surplus real and personal property

When any land or other property owned by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District shall cease to be used or needed by the district, the same may be sold by the board of trustees upon sealed bids after three weeks' advertisement in a newspaper in the county where the said property is located. Personal property having a value determined by the board of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) may be sold without such advertisement; however, in such event notice shall be posted in at least three public places in the county where such property is situated or where it is to be sold, giving notice of the time and place of such sale, and such property shall be sold to the highest and best bidder for cash. Such notice shall be posted for ten days before the sale.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 13.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-421 - Transportation of pupils

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District is charged with the responsibility for providing pre-professional courses, liberal arts, technical, vocational, and adult education courses and shall undertake to provide the same as conveniently as is possible to the residents of the district and to this end the board of trustees is authorized and empowered to transport such students as, in its discretion, should be transported in the best interest of the district.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-423 - Fees and tuition

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District, in the discretion of the board of trustees, may charge fees and tuitions in accordance with Section
37-103-25
.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 11; Laws, 2003, ch. 364, § 3, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-425 - Borrowing in anticipation of taxes

The board of trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District may borrow money in anticipation of taxes not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the previous year's ad valorem tax receipts for the purpose of paying any expenses authorized by law for the operation, maintenance and support of the colleges. The loan shall be evidenced by note or notes bearing the signature of the president and of the secretary of the board of trustees and the seal of the college shall be thereon impressed. Said notes shall mature not later than the first day of April next thereafter and the same shall not bear interest in excess of that allowed in Section
75-17-105
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 10; Laws, 1981, ch. 533, § 1; Laws, 1982, ch. 434, § 16; Laws, 1983, ch. 541, § 21, eff. 4/25/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-427 - Utilization of available funds for commencement of projects for which bonds have been authorized

In the event that bonds shall have been authorized for projects determined by the board of trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District and such bonds validated, the board of trustees is authorized to utilize any available funds for the immediate commencement of such project and to reimburse the funds from which any such expenditures are made from the proceeds of the bonds when the same are received.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 10.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-433 - Issuance of bonds; validation and sale

If it shall be determined to proceed with the issuance of the said bonds the same may be validated and sold as other bonds of the county or counties except that the sale shall be made by the board of trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District and the validation proceedings may be held before the chancery court of any county of the district. Notice of the validation herein shall, however, be published as provided by law in each of the counties of the district.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-401 — 37-29-437) › Section 37-29-435 - Bonds issued are full faith and credit bonds of District; levy of tax

All bonds issued by authority of Sections
37-29-401
through
37-29-437
shall be full faith and credit bonds of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District. It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to request and the county board of supervisors to levy annually a tax on all of the taxable property of each county in the district sufficient to meet the principal and interest falling due on said bonds during the year for which said taxes are levied.
Laws, 1962, ch. 381, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › COPIAH-LINCOLN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-451 — 37-29-471) › Section 37-29-451 - Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District created

There is hereby created the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District comprised of the territory lying within Adams, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln and Simpson Counties and having boundaries coinciding with the external boundaries thereof. The said district shall be and is hereby constituted a legal political governmental subdivision and a body corporate. The board of trustees of said district, with the consent of the Mississippi Community College Board, is hereby empowered to change the name of the district.
Laws, 1975, ch. 301, § 1, eff. 2/4/1975.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 397, HB 460, 69, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › COPIAH-LINCOLN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-451 — 37-29-471) › Section 37-29-453 - President

The Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District shall be under the executive direction of a president elected by the board of trustees of said district for a term not to exceed four (4) years.
Laws, 1975, ch. 301, § 2, eff. 2/4/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › COPIAH-LINCOLN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-451 — 37-29-471) › Section 37-29-455 - Powers of the president

The president of the junior college shall have the power to recommend to the trustees all teachers to be employed; and he may remove or suspend any member of the faculty subject to the approval of the trustees. He shall be the general manager of all fiscal and administrative affairs of the district with full authority to select, direct, employ and discharge any and all employees other than teachers; however, the board may make provisions and establish policies for leave for faculty members and other key personnel.
The president shall have the authority, subject to the provisions of Sections
37-29-451
through
37-29-471
and the approval of the trustees, to arrange and survey courses of study, fix schedules, and establish and enforce rules and discipline for the governing of teachers and students. He shall be the general custodian of the property of the district.
Laws, 1975, ch. 301, § 3, eff. 2/4/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 29 - JUNIOR COLLEGES (§§ 37-29-1 — 37-29-613) › COPIAH-LINCOLN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT (§§ 37-29-451 — 37-29-471) › Section 37-29-457 - Selection of trustees; terms

(1)
The operation and control of the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District shall be vested in a board of trustees representing the seven (7) counties lying within the district. The said board shall consist of twenty (20) members to be chosen as follows:
(a)
Copiah County shall be entitled to five (5) members who shall be elected and serve according to Section
37-29-65
.
(b)
Lincoln County shall be entitled to five (5) members who shall be elected and serve according to Section
37-29-65
.
(c)
Lawrence County shall be entitled to one (1) member who shall be elected and serve according to Section
37-29-65
.
(d)
Franklin County shall be entitled to one (1) member who shall be elected and serve according to Section
37-29-65
.
(e)
Simpson County shall be entitled to one (1) member who shall be elected and serve according to Section
37-29-65
.
(f)
Jefferson County shall be entitled to one (1) member who shall be elected and serve according to Section
37-29-65
.
(g)
Adams County shall be entitled to five (5) members who shall be elected from the residents of said county by the board of supervisors of Adams County within thirty (30) days of February 4, 1975.
The terms of office for the members shall be five (5) years. However, upon the first selection of trustees in the county, one (1) shall be elected for a term of five (5) years, one (1) for a term of four (4) years, one (1) for a term of three (3) years, one (1) for a term of two (2) years, and one (1) for a term of one (1) year, so as to prevent the retirement of more than one (1) member in any one (1) year. The members elected from Adams County shall have like qualifications and receive the same compensation as the members from other counties as provided by Section
37-29-65
.
(h)
There shall be one (1) member of the board of trustees who shall be elected by the members of the said board of trustees from among the residents of the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District. Said member so chosen shall serve a five-year term and have the same powers and duties as the other board members.
(2)
Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this subsection (1), persons who are currently serving as members of the board of trustees of the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College District shall complete their terms without interruption.
Laws, 1975, ch. 301, § 4, eff. 2/4/1975.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 479, HB 1247,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.