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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 37-151-75 - Mississippi Community College Board designated as primary support agency; powers

The Mississippi Community College Board is designated as the primary support agency to the career centers and district councils. The state board may exercise the following powers:
(a)
To provide the career centers the assistance necessary to accomplish the purposes of Sections
37-151-63
through 37-151-75;
(b)
To provide the career centers consistent standards and benchmarks to guide development of the local workforce development system and to provide a means by which the outcomes of local services can be measured;
(c)
To develop the staff capacity to provide, broker or contract for the provision of technical assistance to the career centers, including, but not limited to:
(i)
Training local staff in methods of recruiting, assessment and career counseling;
(ii)
Establishing rigorous and comprehensive local pre-employment training programs;
(iii)
Developing local institutional capacity to deliver Total Quality Management training;
(iv)
Developing local institutional capacity to transfer new technologists into the marketplace;
(v)
Expanding the Skills Enhancement Program and improving the quality of adult literacy programs; and
(vi)
Developing data for strategic planning;
(d)
To collaborate with the Department of Economic and Community Development and other economic development organizations to increase the community college systems' economic development potential;
(e)
To administer presented and approved certification programs by the community colleges for tax credits and partnership funding for corporate training;
(f)
To create and maintain an evaluation team that examines which kinds of curricula and programs and what forms of quality control of training are most productive so that the knowledge developed at one (1) institution of education can be transferred to others;
(g)
To develop internal capacity to provide services and to contract for services from universities and other providers directly to local institutions;
(h)
To develop and administer an incentive certification program; and
(i)
To develop and hire staff and purchase equipment necessary to accomplish the goals set forth in this section.
Laws, 1994, ch. 581, § 48; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 6, eff. 7/1/1996.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 397, HB 460, 47, eff. 7/1/2014.
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) › PUPIL-TEACHER RATIOS (§ 37-151-77) › Section 37-151-77 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 4; Laws, 2009, ch. 445, § 10, eff. 7/1/2009.
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) › ADD-ON PROGRAM COSTS (§§ 37-151-79 — 37-151-85) › Section 37-151-79 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 5, eff. 7/1/2002.
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) › ADD-ON PROGRAM COSTS (§§ 37-151-79 — 37-151-85) › Section 37-151-83 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 7, eff. 7/1/2002.
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) › FUNDS FOR TEACHER SALARIES (§§ 37-151-87 — 37-151-91) › Section 37-151-87 - Reduction of local supplement or support from ad valorem taxation

No school district shall pay any teacher less than the state minimum salary. However, school districts are authorized to reduce the state minimum salary by a pro rata daily amount in order to comply with the school district employee furlough provisions of Section
37-7-308
. From and after July 1, 2012, no school district shall receive any funds under the provisions of this chapter for any school year during which the aggregate amount of local supplement is reduced below such amount for the previous year. However, (a) where there has been a reduction in total funding formula allocations for such district in such year, (b) where there has been a reduction in the amount of federal funds to such district below the previous year, or (c) where there has been a reduction in ad valorem taxes to such school district for the 1986-1987 school year below the amount for the previous year due to the exemption of nuclear generating plants from ad valorem taxation pursuant to Section
27-35-309
, the aggregate amount of local supplement in such district may be reduced in the discretion of the local school board without loss of funds under this chapter. No school district may receive any funds under the provisions of this chapter for any school year if the aggregate amount of support from ad valorem taxation shall be reduced during such school year below such amount for the previous year; however, where there is a loss in total funding formula allocations, or where there is or heretofore has been a decrease in the total assessed value of taxable property within a school district, the aggregate amount of such support may be reduced proportionately. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any school district from adopting or continuing a program or plan whereby teachers are paid varying salaries according to the teaching ability, classroom performance and other similar standards.
For purposes of this section, the term "local supplement" means the additional amount paid to an individual teacher over and above the salary schedule prescribed in Section
37-19-7
for the performance of regular teaching duties by that teacher.
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 9; Laws, 2010, ch. 486, § 4, eff. 4/7/2010.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 95, 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) › FUNDS FOR TEACHER SALARIES (§§ 37-151-87 — 37-151-91) › Section 37-151-89 - Salary payments from other funds

The minimum base pay for all classroom teachers may be increased by the district from any funds available to it .
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 10, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 96, 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) › FUNDS FOR TEACHER SALARIES (§§ 37-151-87 — 37-151-91) › Section 37-151-91 - Salary schedules

The school boards of all school districts may establish salary schedules based on training, experience and other such factors as may be incorporated therein, including student progress and performance as developed by the State Board of Education, paying teachers greater amounts than the scale provided in Section
37-19-7
, but no teacher may be paid less than the amount based upon the minimum scale of pay provided in Section
37-19-7
, and all supplements paid from local funds shall be based upon the salary schedules so established. The school boards may call upon the State Department of Education for aid and assistance in formulating and establishing such salary schedules, and it shall be the duty of the State Department of Education, when so called upon, to render such aid and assistance. The amount actually paid to each teacher shall be based upon and determined by the type of license held by such teacher.
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 11, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 97, 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) › FUNDS FOR TRANSFERRED STUDENTS (§ 37-151-93) › Section 37-151-93 - Counting of legally transferred students; payment maintenance funds to transferee school

(1)
Legally transferred students going from one school district to another shall be counted for total funding formula allotments by the school district wherein the pupils attend school, but shall be counted for transportation allotment purposes in the school district which furnishes or provides the transportation. The school boards of the school districts which approve the transfer of a student under the provisions of Section
37-15-31
shall enter into an agreement and contract for the payment or nonpayment of any portion of their local maintenance funds which they deem fair and equitable in support of any transferred student. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, local maintenance funds shall be transferred only to the extent specified in the agreement and contract entered into by the affected school districts. The terms of any local maintenance fund payment transfer contract shall be spread upon the minutes of both of the affected school district school boards. The school district accepting any transfer students shall be authorized to accept tuition from such students under the provisions of Section
37-15-31(1)
and such agreement may remain in effect for any length of time designated in the contract. The terms of such student transfer contracts and the amounts of any tuition charged any transfer student shall be spread upon the minutes of both of the affected school boards. No school district accepting any transfer students under the provisions of Section
37-15-31(2)
, which provides for the transfer of certain school district employee dependents, shall be authorized to charge such transfer students any tuition fees.
(2)
Local maintenance funds shall be paid by the home school district to the transferee school district for students granted transfers under the provisions of Sections
37-15-29(3)
and
37-15-31(3)
, not to exceed the student base amount, as defined in Section 37-151-201, multiplied by the number of such legally transferred students.
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 12, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 98, 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) › FUNDS FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE (§ 37-151-95) › Section 37-151-95 - Payment for health insurance for certain school district employees; federal funding; withholding of district funding for failure to report data

Total funding formula funds shall cover one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan created under Article 7, Chapter 15, Title 25, Mississippi Code of 1972, for all district employees who work no less than twenty (20) hours during each week and regular nonstudent school bus drivers employed by the district.
Where the use of federal funding is allowable to defray, in full or in part, the cost of participation in the insurance plan by district employees who work no less than twenty (20) hours during each week and regular nonstudent school bus drivers, whose salaries are paid, in full or in part, by federal funds, the use of total funding formula funds as required under this section shall be reduced to the extent of the federal funding. Where the use of federal funds is allowable but not available, it is the intent of the Legislature that school districts contribute the cost of participation for such employees from local funds, except that parent fees for child nutrition programs shall not be increased to cover such cost.
The State Department of Education, in accordance with rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education, may withhold a school district's total funding formula funds for failure of the district to timely report student, fiscal and personnel data necessary to meet state and/or federal requirements. The rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education shall require the withholding of total funding formula funds for those districts that fail to remit premiums, interest penalties and/or late charges under the State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan. Noncompliance with such rules and regulations shall result in a violation of compulsory accreditation standards as established by the State Board of Education and Commission on School Accreditation.
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 13; Laws, 2002, ch. 551, § 2, eff. 7/1/2002 (date bill became law without the Governor's signature).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 99, 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) › DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS (§§ 37-151-97 — 37-151-103) › Section 37-151-99 - Preliminary estimate of education cost and amounts to be distributed

Based upon the information obtained pursuant to Section 37-151-207(3) and upon such other and further information as provided by law, the State Department of Education shall, on or before June 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as is practical, furnish each school board and charter school the preliminary estimate of the amount each will receive from the total funding formula provided in this act for the succeeding scholastic year, and at the same time shall furnish each such school board with a tentative estimate of the cost of the local minimum tax effort for the total funding formula in the school district and the local contribution for the school district and each charter school for such succeeding fiscal year.
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 15, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 101, 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) › DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS (§§ 37-151-97 — 37-151-103) › Section 37-151-101 - Distribution of funds

It shall be the duty of the State Department of Education to file with the State Treasurer and the State Fiscal Officer such data and information as may be required to enable the said State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer to distribute the total funding formula funds provided in this act by electronic funds transfer to the several school districts and charter schools at the time required and provided under the provisions of this chapter. Such data and information so filed shall show in detail the amount of funds to which each school district and charter school is entitled under the total funding formula. Such data and information so filed may be revised from time to time as necessitated by law. At the time provided by law, the State Treasurer and the State Fiscal Officer shall distribute to the several school districts and charter schools the amounts to which they are entitled under the total funding formula as provided by this chapter. Such distribution shall be made by electronic funds transfer to the depositories of the several school districts and charter schools designated in writing to the State Treasurer based upon the data and information supplied by the State Department of Education for such distribution. In such instances, the State Treasurer shall submit a request for an electronic funds transfer to the State Fiscal Officer, which shall set forth the purpose, amount and payees, and shall be in such form as may be approved by the State Fiscal Officer so as to provide the necessary information as would be required for a requisition and issuance of a warrant. A copy of the record of the electronic funds transfers shall be transmitted by the school district and charter school depositories to the Treasurer, who shall file duplicates with the State Fiscal Officer. The Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer shall jointly promulgate regulations for the utilization of electronic funds transfers to school districts and charter schools.
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 16, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 102, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 497, HB 369, 89, 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) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 37-151-105 — 37-151-107) › Section 37-151-105 - Regulations

The State Board of Education shall have the authority to make such regulations not inconsistent with law which it deems necessary for the administration of this chapter. The State Board of Education, if it deems such practice necessary, may use reports of the first six (6) months of school for the purpose of determining net enrollment.
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 18, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 104, 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) › ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (§§ 37-151-105 — 37-151-107) › Section 37-151-107 - Violations; penalties

Any superintendent of education, member of the local school board of any school district, superintendent, principal, teacher, carrier, bus driver or member or employee of the State Department of Education or State Board of Education, or any other person, who shall willfully violate any of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall willfully make any false report, list or record, or who shall willfully make use of any false report, list or record, concerning the number of school children in net enrollment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. In addition, any such person shall be civilly liable for all amounts of public funds which are illegally, unlawfully or wrongfully expended or paid out by virtue of or pursuant to such false report, list or record, and upon conviction or adjudication of civil liability hereunder, such person shall forfeit his license to teach for a period of three (3) years, if such person is the holder of such a license. Any suit to recover such funds illegally, unlawfully or wrongfully expended or paid out may be brought in the name of the State of Mississippi by the Attorney General or the proper district attorney or county attorney, and, in the event such suit is brought against a person who is under bond, the sureties upon such bond shall likewise be liable for such amount illegally, unlawfully or wrongfully expended or paid out.
Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 19, eff. 7/1/2002.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 105, 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) › [MISSISSIPPI STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA] (§§ 37-151-200 — 37-151-215) › Section 37-151-200 - ["Mississippi Student Funding Formula"]

(1)
This act shall be known, and may be cited as the "Mississippi Student Funding Formula."
(2)
Wherever the phrase "total funding formula," "funding formula" or "total funding formula program" shall appear in the laws of this state, it shall be construed to mean the "Mississippi Student Funding Formula" created under Chapter 151, Title 37, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 1, 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) › [MISSISSIPPI STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA] (§§ 37-151-200 — 37-151-215) › Section 37-151-209 - [Allocation of funds based on student counts - Withholding of funds for inaccurate data reporting]

Allocations to school districts or charter schools made by the State Department of Education on the basis of the count of students in student categories established for the purpose of applying various weights under this act are intended only to generate total appropriation amounts for school funding. Except as otherwise required by applicable state or federal law or by applicable rules, regulations, policies, or order of the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education, a school district or charter school may exercise full autonomy in the spending of all funds allocated under the formula to the district or charter school so long as funds are expended in the manner determined by the school board or governing board to best meet the needs of the student population of the school district or charter school.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 6, 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) › [MISSISSIPPI STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA] (§§ 37-151-200 — 37-151-215) › Section 37-151-213 - [Student-teacher ratio requirements - Conditions under which waivers may be granted]

(1)
To qualify for state funds under this chapter, a school district may not exceed a student-teacher ratio determined in accordance with appropriate accreditation standards developed by the Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation. However, a local district may apply to the State Board of Education for approval of a waiver to this section by submitting and justifying an alternative educational program to serve the needs of enrollment. The State Board of Education must approve or disapprove of the waiver no later than forty-five (45) days after the receipt of the application.
(2)
If a school district violates a required student-teacher ratio, the state share in support of the funding formula for the next succeeding fiscal year to that school district must be reduced by the percentage variance that the actual student-teacher ratios in the school district is to the required student-teacher ratios established under accreditation standards.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the State Board of Education may waive the student-teacher requirements upon a finding that a good faith effort is being made by a school district to comply with the ratio provision but, due to a lack of classroom space which is beyond the district's control, it is physically impossible for the district to comply, and the cost of temporary classroom space cannot be justified.
(4)
If a school district meets the highest levels of performance classification, as determined by the State Board of Education in the state's accountability standards, the State Board of Education, in its discretion, may exempt the school district from the maximum student-teacher ratio required under this section.
(5)
This section is not applicable to charter schools.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 8, 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) › [MISSISSIPPI STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA] (§§ 37-151-200 — 37-151-215) › Section 37-151-215 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2027] [State support for school districts or charter schools not to be less than the amount received in previous fiscal year for specified categories]

(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
37-151-211(3)
, the state share in support of the funding formula for a school district or charter school for fiscal year 2025, fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027 may not be less than an amount equal to the sum of all state funds received by that school district or charter school for fiscal year 2024, as follows:
(a)
Funds distributed under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program;
(b)
Funds distributed by the State Department of Education for the purpose of paying teachers' salaries according to the teacher salary schedule prescribed in Section
37-19-7
and assistant teachers, as prescribed in Section
37-21-7
for the 2023-2024 school year; and
(c)
Funds distributed by and based on net enrollment or the total number of students enrolled for each day in each public school district or charter school, divided by the total number of school days, and allowable to be spent on any expenditures necessary to operate a public school district or charter school, excluding salary increases for superintendents, assistant superintendents or principals.
(2)
This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2027.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 152 - COMMISSION ON RESTRUCTURING THE MISSISSIPPI ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MAEP) › Section 37-152-1 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2005, ch. 531, § 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
Repealed by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 118, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 152 - COMMISSION ON RESTRUCTURING THE MISSISSIPPI ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MAEP) › Section 37-152-3 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2009, ch. 507, § 1, eff. 7/1/2009.
Repealed by its own terms, eff.7/1/2012.
Laws, 2009, ch. 507, § 1, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 1 - WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CONSOLIDATION ACT (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-17) › Section 37-153-1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004."
Laws, 1994, ch. 585, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 7; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 30, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 559, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 471, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 515, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 1, eff. 4/17/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 58, eff. 4/3/2019.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 1, eff. 4/3/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 1 - WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CONSOLIDATION ACT (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-17) › Section 37-153-3 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Legislative intent

It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of Chapter 572, Laws of 2004, to establish one (1) comprehensive workforce development system in the State of Mississippi that is focused on achieving results, using resources efficiently and ensuring that workers and employers can easily access needed services. This system shall reflect a consolidation of the Mississippi Workforce Development Advisory Council and the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Act Board. The purpose of Chapter 572, Laws of 2004, is to provide workforce activities, through a statewide system that maximizes cooperation among state agencies, that increase the employment, retention and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants and as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1994, ch. 585, § 2; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 30, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 559, § 2; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2011, ch. 471, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 515, § 2, eff. 7/1/2012.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 2, eff. 4/17/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 58, eff. 4/3/2019.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 2, eff. 4/3/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 1 - WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CONSOLIDATION ACT (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-17) › Section 37-153-5 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Definitions

For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"State board" or "board" means the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board.
(b)
"District councils" means the Local Workforce Development Councils.
(c)
"Local workforce investment board" means the board that oversees the workforce development activities of local workforce areas under the federal Workforce Investment Act.
(d)
"Office" means the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development, housed at the Department of Finance and Administration.
Laws, 1994, ch. 585, § 3; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 8; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 30, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 559, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 471, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 515, § 3, eff. 7/1/2012.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 3, eff. 4/17/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 476, SB 2564,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 58, eff. 4/3/2019.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 3, eff. 4/3/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 1 - WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CONSOLIDATION ACT (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-17) › Section 37-153-17 - Repeal of Sections 37-153-1 through 37-153-15

Sections
37-153-1
,
37-153-3
,
37-153-5
,
37-153-7
,
37-153-9
,
37-153-11
,
37-153-13
and
37-153-15
shall stand repealed on July 1, 2026.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 9, eff. 4/17/2023.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 476, SB 2564,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 2 - WORK FORCE CARRYOVER FUND (§ 37-153-31) › Section 37-153-31 - Work Force Carryover Fund created

(1)
There is created in the State Treasury a special fund, separate and apart from any other fund, to be designated the "Work Force Carryover Fund," into which shall be deposited any funds which were appropriated by the Legislature to the work force program of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges' budget for Fiscal Year 1995 and thereafter which said funds were allocated but unexpended for the purposes set forth in the Work Force and Education Act of 1994 in Sections
37-151-63
through
37-151-75
and
37-153-1
through
37-153-13
.
(2)
Unexpended amounts remaining in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and all interest earned on amounts in this special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the trust fund.
Added by Laws, 1995, ch. 498, § 8, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 3 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-51 - Short title

The provisions of this article shall be known and may be cited as the "American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Workforce Development and Retention Act." Under this article, the Legislature creates the Accelerate Mississippi Workforce Development Program and the Mississippi Health Sciences Training Infrastructure Grant Program.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 488, HB 1006,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 3 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-53 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Legislative findings and intent

(1)
The Mississippi Legislature finds the following:
(a)
The public health crisis related to COVID-19 resulted in a general disruption in the Mississippi economy and workforce, particularly in the healthcare industry;
(b)
Workforce shortages exist in a number of high-wage, high-demand Mississippi industries, including, but not limited to, the field of nursing; and
(c)
The availability of unprecedented federal funding to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the workforce and economy has created a unique opportunity for the Office of Workforce Development, working with community colleges, institutions of higher learning, employers, and others, to provide education and training for Mississippians seeking employment in healthcare and other fields.
(2)
Therefore, the intent of the Mississippi Legislature is:
(a)
To provide funding for outreach and other efforts to connect citizens seeking employment in nursing and other high-wage, high-demand fields with the education and training required to obtain necessary skills for relevant employment in the state;
(b)
To provide funding for new and increased capacity in new and existing relevant workforce development and training programs, particularly programs related to nursing and healthcare, to include any required equipment or supplies, at community and junior colleges and institutions of higher learning across the state; and
(c)
To gauge the effectiveness of these programs by gathering data related to participation and wage and employment outcomes in order to replicate successful efforts in future workforce development programs.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 488, HB 1006,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 3 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-55 - Definitions

As used in this article, the following words have the meanings ascribed unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)
"ARPA" means the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No. 117-2).
(b)
"COVID-19" means the Coronavirus Disease 2019.
(c)
"Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds" means funds allocated to the State of Mississippi from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of ARPA.
(d)
"Grant program" means the workforce development and training programs administered under this article using federal COVID-19 relief funds.
(e)
"Office" means the Office of Workforce Development established in Section
37-153-7
.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 488, HB 1006,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 3 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-61 - Annual report; contents

The office shall provide a comprehensive report on the use and effectiveness of funds distributed under the grant programs created in this article, to include, if applicable, wage data and employment outcomes for trainees, to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, Chair of the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee, and Chair of the House Workforce Development Committee by October 1 each year of the existence of the program. The report shall also contain, if applicable, the submitted applications, the score of the applications, the amount of grant funds awarded to each applicant, the amount of grant funds expended by each applicant, the status of the training infrastructure, the number of students currently trained at the applicant's school, and the estimated increase in the number of students to be trained at the applicant's school.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 488, HB 1006,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 3 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-63 - Duration of availability of grant funds

Grant funds shall be available under this article through December 31, 2026, or on the date of the fund expenditure deadline provided by the federal government, whichever occurs later. Each grant recipient shall certify, for any project for which a grant is awarded, that if the project is not completed by December 31, 2026, and the United States Congress does not enact an extension of the deadline on the availability of ARPA funds, then the grant recipient will complete the project through other funds.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 541, SB 2595,§ 1, eff. 4/20/2023.
Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 488, HB 1006,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 5 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-201 - Short title; creation of grant programs

(1)
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Nurse/Allied Health Workforce Development and Retention Act." Under this article, the Legislature creates the "Accelerate Mississippi Nursing/Allied Health Grant Program," the "Accelerate Mississippi Physician Residency and Fellowship Start-Up Grant Program" and the "Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program."
(2)
As used in this article, "office" means the Office of Workforce Development established in Section
37-153-7
.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 473, SB 2371,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 5 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-203 - Legislative findings and intent

(1)
The Mississippi Legislature finds that:
(a)
The public health crisis related to COVID-19 resulted in a general disruption in the Mississippi economy and workforce, particularly in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and other health care facilities across the state;
(b)
Workforce shortages exist in the health care industry; and
(c)
The availability of unprecedented federal funding to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the workforce and economy has created a unique opportunity for the office, working with community colleges, to provide education and training to help Mississippians find employment in the nursing, allied health and other health care fields, including paramedics.
(2)
Therefore, the intent of the Mississippi Legislature is:
(a)
To provide funding for outreach efforts to connect citizens seeking employment in nursing, allied health, and other health care fields, including paramedics, with the education and training required to obtain necessary skills for relevant employment in the state;
(b)
To provide funding for new and increased capacity in existing nursing and allied health training programs, including accredited paramedic programs, or to help retain and graduate nursing and allied health students, including students in an accredited paramedic program, to include any required equipment or supplies, at community and junior colleges or through other entities facilitating healthcare-focused workforce training programs across the state;
(c)
To provide funding for new and increased capacity in physician residency and fellowship programs in hospitals across the state; and
(d)
To gauge the effectiveness of these programs by gathering data related to participation and wage and employment outcomes in order to replicate successful efforts in future workforce development programs.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 473, SB 2371,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 5 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-207 - Accelerate Mississippi Physician Residency and Fellowship Start-Up Grant Program established; purpose; definitions; application process; prioritization for approval; Office of Workforce Development duties

The office shall certify to the Department of Finance and Administration that each expenditure of the funds appropriated to the office under this article is in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No. 117-1).
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 473, SB 2371,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 5 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-209 - Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program established; purpose; eligibility for grant

(1)
There is established the Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program, which shall be directed by the office for the purpose of hiring professionals, or navigators, to provide individual assistance and guidance to students to assist them in many areas, from maneuvering challenges while enrolled in college programs and understanding the job market to working through course challenges, and to help retain and graduate nursing and allied health students, at community and junior colleges. The Office of Workforce Development shall promulgate rules and regulations on the eligibility requirements to be a navigator. The grant program shall be funded from monies appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.
(2)
The office shall prescribe the terms and conditions of the grant program. To be eligible to receive a grant from the office under the grant program, a community college shall provide the following information:
(a)
The number of nursing or allied health students who will be served by the program;
(b)
A plan to provide data on participation and outcomes of the program, including a plan to report outcomes to the office throughout the funding commitment; and
(c)
Any other information that the office determines is necessary.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 481, HB 1567,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 473, SB 2371,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 5 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-211 - Administrative expenses

The office may use a maximum of two percent (2%) of funds appropriated for the administrative expenses of the grant programs authorized in Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act, to the extent permissible under federal law. The office shall try to minimize any expense of administrative funds by establishing policies and procedures mirroring past programs utilizing federal COVID-19 relief funds.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 473, SB 2371,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 5 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-215 - Annual report

The office shall provide a comprehensive report on the use and effectiveness of funds distributed under the grant programs created in this article, to include wage data and employment outcomes for residents, to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, Chair of the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee, and Chair of the House Workforce Development Committee by October 1 of each year of the existence of the program and for at least three (3) years after the program ceases.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 473, SB 2371,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 5 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) › Section 37-153-217 - Duration of availability of funds

Grant funds shall be available under this article through December 31, 2026, or on the date of the fund expenditure deadline provided by the federal government, whichever occurs later. Each grant recipient shall certify, for any project for which a grant is awarded, that if the project is not completed by December 31, 2026, and the United States Congress does not enact an extension of the deadline on the availability of ARPA funds, then the grant recipient will complete the project through other funds.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 473, SB 2371,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 153 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RETENTION (§§ 37-153-1 — 37-153-223) › Article 7 - MISSISSIPPI K-12 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 37-153-221 — 37-153-223) › Section 37-153-221 - Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program; administration; eligibility for grants under this program

(1)
The Office of Workforce Development shall establish and administer the Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program for the purpose of constructing, remodeling, purchasing or upgrading equipment or otherwise providing support to career technical centers at the K-12 education level. The grant program shall be funded from any funds available to the Office of Workforce Development.
(2)
The Office of Workforce Development shall prescribe the terms and conditions of the grant program. To be eligible to receive a grant from the Office of Workforce Development under the grant program, a school at the K-12 education level shall provide the following information:
(a)
The number of students enrolled in the workforce development program for which the funds will be used;
(b)
The purpose of the program;
(c)
Whether the program fits into the ecosystem for the training needs in the area;
(d)
Evidence of the school's local involvement with industry partners in the area; and
(e)
Any other information that the office determines is necessary.
(3)
The Office of Workforce Development may use a maximum of five percent (5%) of funds for the program for the administration of the program.
(4)
The Office of Workforce Development shall comply with the reporting requirements provided in Section
37-153-7
. Each school that received grants from the program shall assist the office in completing the reporting requirement.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 542, HB 588,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.