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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 101 - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 37-101-1 — 37-101-415) › EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE (§§ 37-101-351 — 37-101-357) › Section 37-101-353 - Authority of board of trustees

The board is authorized to take any and all necessary and proper action for the implementation of Sections
37-101-351
through
37-101-357
, including but not limited to (a) pursuing cooperative ventures with the John C. Stennis Institute of Government; and (b) pursuing cooperative ventures with the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development.
Laws, 1989, ch. 472, § 2, eff. 3/28/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 101 - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 37-101-1 — 37-101-415) › EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE (§§ 37-101-351 — 37-101-357) › Section 37-101-355 - Authorization for governmental agencies and entities to pay fees and tuition for personnel to attend institute

State agencies, political subdivisions and local governmental entities of the State of Mississippi are authorized to pay from available funds reasonable fees and tuition for their executives, officials and employees to attend an authorized executive institute pursuant to Section
37-101-351
.
Laws, 1989, ch. 472, § 3, eff. 3/28/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 101 - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 37-101-1 — 37-101-415) › EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE (§§ 37-101-351 — 37-101-357) › Section 37-101-357 - Report to Legislature

The board shall submit to the Legislature and report no later than December 1, 1990, and December 1 of the next two (2) years thereafter outlining the status, structure and programs of the institute.
Laws, 1989, ch. 472, § 4, eff. 3/28/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 101 - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 37-101-1 — 37-101-415) › EQUIPMENT LEASING AND PURCHASE PROGRAM (§§ 37-101-401 — 37-101-415) › Section 37-101-401 - through 37-101-411 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2005, ch. 521, § 8, eff. 4/20/2005.
Laws, 1989, ch. 498, §§ 1 through 6, eff. 4/4/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 101 - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 37-101-1 — 37-101-415) › EQUIPMENT LEASING AND PURCHASE PROGRAM (§§ 37-101-401 — 37-101-415) › Section 37-101-415 - through 37-101-431 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2005, ch. 521, § 8, eff. 4/20/2005.
Laws, 1989, ch. 498, §§ 8 through 16, eff. 4/4/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-1 - Authorization of establishment; course loads; satisfaction of residency requirements; work standards and quality of degree

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning may establish off-campus instructional programs for existing universities. However, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall not establish off-campus instructional programs if in its opinion such action is not in the best interest of quality education for the State of Mississippi and the university system.
Students at any off-campus program site may, in the discretion of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, be permitted to register for full-time course loads.
Attendance at an off-campus site shall fulfill the residency requirements as if the student had attended class on the parent campus of the university, and there shall be no difference in the standards for work nor quality weight of a degree earned in the off-campus program from that earned at the parent institution.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-01; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 486, § 1; Laws, 1982, ch. 358; Laws, 1989, ch. 390, § 1, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-3 - Approval of Mississippi Community College Board

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall not permit its universities to offer courses for college credit at the lower undergraduate level at an off-campus site unless approved by the Mississippi Community College Board. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, in cooperation with the Mississippi Community College Board, shall study the need and advisability of offering (a) courses for college credit at the lower undergraduate level, and (b) advanced centers for technology partnerships for industrial training and professional development for credit and noncredit courses, at the following off-campus sites by four-year public state institutions of higher learning: the Mississippi Gulf Coast counties; Greenville, Mississippi; Columbus, Mississippi; McComb, Mississippi; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Meridian, Mississippi; Laurel, Mississippi; and any other proposed area of the state. Any such study shall take into account the ongoing programs of the community and junior colleges in the State of Mississippi when said board authorizes off-campus programs created under this chapter. It is the intent of the Legislature to meet the educational needs of students who do not have ready access to the educational opportunities that they desire. It is the further intent of this chapter that university off-campus programs established hereunder will in no way usurp the responsibilities of the public junior colleges of the State of Mississippi. The board shall establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-02; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 2; Laws, 1989, ch. 390, § 2; Laws, 1997, ch. 420, § 1, eff. 7/1/1997.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 397, HB 460, 44, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-5 - Operation and location of programs

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning may designate the university which shall operate and be responsible for each off-campus site. However, off-campus sites shall be located in such a manner as to make the services of the institutions of higher learning available to the people of Mississippi without unnecessary program duplication in the same geographic area.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-03; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 3; Laws, 1989, ch. 390, § 3, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-7 - Budget requests

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall submit to the Legislature budget requests with off-campus programs being an identified part of the total general support budget request for universities by being a separate item within the budget request of the respective university which offers the program. Said budget request shall include a statement of all actual or estimated receipts and disbursements for such off-campus programs and such other information as may be required by the Legislative Budget Office.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-03; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 3; Laws, 1976, ch. 486, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 202; Laws, 1989, ch. 390, § 4, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-9 - Assistance in providing facilities

It is the intention of this chapter that the political subdivision or the people of the area may assist in providing facilities for the establishment of such off-campus sites.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-04; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 4; Laws, 1989, ch. 390, § 5, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-11 - Construction of dormitories, gymnasiums, etc

Extracurricular items such as dormitories, gymnasiums, stadiums, and such related items shall not be constructed for use by off-campus sites of universities.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-05; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 5; Laws, 1989, ch. 390, § 6, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-13 - Consideration of programs of private colleges prior to authorization of off-campus programs; purpose of chapter

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall take into account the ongoing programs of the private colleges in the State of Mississippi when said board authorizes off-campus programs created under this chapter. It is the intent of this chapter to meet the educational needs of students who do not have ready access to the educational opportunities that they desire.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-06; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 6; Laws, 1989, ch. 390, § 7, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-15 - Capital improvement expenditures

(1)
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Bureau of Buildings, Grounds and Real Property Management shall not make any expenditure for capital improvements for off-campus sites unless specifically authorized by the Mississippi Legislature. However, this shall not preclude such capital improvements from being made by county or municipal governments locally or regionally involved.
(2)
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Bureau of Buildings, Grounds and Real Property Management is specifically authorized to expend any funds available to it from private sources, from the proceeds of the sale of any property and improvements currently on the site of Mississippi State University off-campus instructional program at Meridian and from the proceeds of funds designated to the Mississippi State University system for "repair, renovation and new construction" in Chapter 2, Section 2, General Laws, First Extraordinary Session of 1989, for the construction, equipping and furnishing and new building, and/or for the repair, renovation, equipping and furnishing of any existing building at the Mississippi State University off-campus instructional program site at Meridian, Mississippi. The board of trustees is hereby authorized to receive and expend matching funds from the local, county and municipal governments for such construction, equipping, furnishing, repair or renovation.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-07; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 7; Laws, 1989, ch. 390, § 8; Laws, 1990, ch. 443, § 1, eff. 3/20/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 102 - OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 37-102-1 — 37-102-17) › Section 37-102-17 - Exemption from chapter

The associate degree program in nursing of the University of Southern Mississippi located at Natchez, Mississippi, is exempt from this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 6724.1-07; Laws, 1972, ch. 332, § 7, eff. 4/13/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-1 - Standards to be applied in determining residency

The board of trustees of each junior college in this state, the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, and the administrative authorities of each institution governed by said boards, in ascertaining and determining the legal residence of and tuition to be charged any student applying for admission to such institutions shall be governed by the definitions and conditions set forth in Sections 37-103-1 through
37-103-23
.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1, eff. 8/7/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-3 - Residency requirement for purpose of being admitted as state resident; definition of residence

No student may be admitted to any junior college or institution of higher learning as a resident of Mississippi unless his residence has been in the State of Mississippi preceding his admission. Residence shall be as defined in Sections
37-103-7
and
37-103-13
unless excepted in this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1; Laws, 1990, ch. 326, § 1, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-5 - Residence status of person entering state for purpose of attendance at educational institution

A person who has entered the State of Mississippi from another state and enters an educational institution is considered a nonresident. Even though he may have been legally adopted by a resident of Mississippi, or may have been a qualified voter, or a landowner, or may otherwise have sought to establish legal residence, except as otherwise provided in Section
37-103-25(2)
, such a person will still be considered as being a nonresident of Mississippi if he has entered this state for the purpose of enrolling in an educational institution.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1; Laws, 1990, ch. 326, § 2; Laws, 2003, ch. 364, § 4, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-7 - Legal residence of minor students for purposes of attendance at universities and community colleges

For purposes of determining whether a person pays out-of-state or in-state tuition for attendance at universities and community and junior colleges, the residence of a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age is that of the father, the mother or a general guardian duly appointed by a proper court in Mississippi. If a court has granted custody of the minor to one (1) parent, the residence of the minor is that of the parent who was granted custody by the court. If both parents are dead, the residence of the minor is that of the last surviving parent at the time of that parent's death, unless the minor lives with a general guardian duly appointed by a proper court of Mississippi, in which case his residence becomes that of the guardian. A student residing within the State of Mississippi who, upon registration at a Mississippi institution of higher learning or community college, presents a transcript demonstrating graduation from a Mississippi secondary school and who has been a secondary school student in Mississippi for not less than the final four (4) years of secondary school attendance shall not be required to pay out-of-state tuition. This section shall not apply to the residence of a person as it relates to residency for voter registration or voting.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 515, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 341, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-9 - Residence status of children of parents employed by educational institutions

Children of parents who are members of the faculty or staff of any institution under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees of any junior college in this state or the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning may be classified as residents for the purpose of attendance at the institution where their parents are faculty or staff members.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1; Laws, 1990, ch. 326, § 3, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-11 - Effect of removal of parents from state

If the parents of a minor who is enrolled as a student in a junior college or in an institution of higher learning move their legal residence from the State of Mississippi, the minor shall be immediately classified as a nonresident student.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1, eff. 8/7/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-13 - Legal residence of adult

The residence of an adult is that place where he is domiciled, that is, the place where he actually physically resides with the intention of remaining there indefinitely or of returning there permanently when temporarily absent.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1, eff. 8/7/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-15 - Legal residence of married person

A married person may claim the residence status of his or her spouse, or he or she may claim independent residence status under the same regulations set forth in Section
37-103-13
as any other adult.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 541, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-17 - Residence status of military personnel assigned to active duty and stationed in state and members of the Mississippi National Guard

Members of the United States Armed Forces on extended active duty and stationed within the State of Mississippi and members of the Mississippi National Guard may be classified as residents, for the purpose of attendance at state-supported institutions of higher learning and community and/or junior colleges of the State of Mississippi. Resident status of such military personnel who are not legal residents of Mississippi, as defined in Section
37-103-13
, shall terminate upon their reassignment for duty in the continental United States outside the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 404; Laws, 1990, ch. 326, § 4; Laws, 1999, ch. 305, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 332, § 1, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-21 - Military certificate

A military person on active duty stationed in Mississippi who wishes to avail himself or his dependents of the provisions of Section
37-103-17
, must submit a certificate from his military organization showing the name of the military member; the name of the dependent, if for a dependent; the name of the organization of assignment and its address (may be in the letterhead); that the military member will be on active duty stationed in Mississippi on the date of registration at the state-supported institution of higher learning or junior college of the State of Mississippi; that the military member is not on transfer orders; and the signature of the commanding officer, the adjutant, or the personnel officer of the unit of assignment with signer's rank and title. A military certificate must be presented to the registrar of the state-supported institution of higher learning or junior college of the State of Mississippi each semester or tri-semester at (or within ten days prior to) registration each semester for the provisions of said section to be effective.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1, eff. 8/7/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-23 - Classification of aliens

All aliens are classified as nonresidents.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 417, § 1; ch. 418, § 1, eff. 8/7/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-27 - Responsibility for registration under proper residence status; presentation of false evidence of residence status

The responsibility for registering under his proper residence status is placed upon the student. In addition to any administrative action which may be taken by the governing authorities of the state-supported institutions of higher learning or junior colleges concerned, any student who wilfully presents false evidence as to his residence status shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Codes, 1942, § 6800-14; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 4, eff. 5/21/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 103 - RESIDENCY AND FEES OF STUDENTS ATTENDING OR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 37-103-1 — 37-103-29) › Section 37-103-29 - Consideration of applications of nonresidents for admission

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to provide that the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning or the board of trustees of any junior college is required to consider for admission the application of a nonresident.
Codes, 1942, § 6800-13; Laws, 1962, ch. 355, § 3, eff. 5/21/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-1 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Mississippi Educational Facilities Authority Act for Private, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Learning."
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 1, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-3 - Legislative determination; declaration of purpose

It is hereby declared as a matter of express legislative determination that, for the benefit of the people of the State of Mississippi and for the increase of their commerce, welfare and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, it is essential that this and future generations of youth be given the fullest opportunity to learn and to develop their intellectual and mental capacities; that it is essential that institutions of higher learning within the State of Mississippi be provided with appropriate additional means to assist such youth in achieving the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual and mental capacities; and that it is the public purpose of this chapter to provide a measure of assistance and an alternative method to enable institutions of higher learning in the State of Mississippi to provide the educational facilities and structures which are sorely needed to assist the youth of this state in achieving the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual and mental capacities, to the benefit of all of the people of the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 2, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-7 - Creation of Authority; nature and administration

There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the "Mississippi Educational Facilities Authority for Private, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Learning," hereinafter referred to as "the Authority." The Authority is constituted a public agency and instrumentality of the State of Mississippi and the exercise by the Authority of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function of the State of Mississippi. The administration of the powers and functions of the Authority shall be conducted by the State Bond Advisory Division, Office of the Governor, subject to the direction and approval of the members of the Authority.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 4; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 4; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 4, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-9 - General powers of Authority

The purpose of the Authority shall be to assist private institutions of higher learning in the financing and refinancing of educational facility projects, and for this purpose the Authority is authorized and empowered:
(a)
To adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its affairs and business;
(b)
To adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure;
(c)
To maintain an office at such place or places as it may designate;
(d)
To sue and be sued in its own name;
(e)
To borrow money for any of the purposes of this chapter, and to issue revenue bonds therefor, and to provide for the rights of the holders of such bonds, all as hereinafter more particularly provided;
(f)
To enter into bond loan agreements with participating private institutions of higher learning;
(g)
To receive and accept loans, grants, aid or contributions from any source of either money, property, labor or other things of value to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such loans, grants, aid and contributions are made, provided that the purposes of such loans, grants, aid and contributions are not in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter;
(h)
To charge to and apportion among participating private institutions of higher learning its administrative costs and expenses incurred in the exercise of the powers and duties conferred by this chapter;
(i)
To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and
(j)
To physically inspect the educational facilities which are financed or refinanced under the provisions of this chapter, in order to determine whether the participating private institutions of higher learning, or any of their voluntary grantees, are using the educational facilities, or any parts thereof, for sectarian instruction or as places of religious worship or in connection with any parts of the programs of schools or departments of divinity of any religious denominations or sects.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 5, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-11 - Payment of expenses; liability

All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, and no liability shall be incurred by the Authority hereunder beyond the extent to which monies shall have been provided under the provisions of this chapter.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 6, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-13 - Declaration of need by private institution

The governing board of any private institution of higher learning is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to declare by resolution to the Authority the need for an educational facility project at said private institution of higher learning and for the issuance of revenue bonds to finance or refinance said educational facility project.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 7; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 7; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 7, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-15 - Investigation by Authority

The Authority is hereby authorized and directed, upon receipt from the governing board of any private institution of higher learning of said resolution, to proceed forthwith to make such investigation as it shall deem necessary and proper in order to determine that the private institution of higher learning reasonably shall be expected to produce sufficient revenues over a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years to retire the revenue bonds issued for the financing or refinancing of the educational facility project as herein authorized, as well as the interest thereon and a reasonable sum for the maintenance, renewal and replacement of such educational facility or facilities or parts thereof, so long as said revenue bonds are outstanding.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 8; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 8; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 8, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-21 - Negotiability of bonds and coupons; tax exemption

All revenue bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of this chapter shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code. The revenue bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 11, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-23 - Sale of bonds

The Authority may sell the revenue bonds in such a manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par, plus accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. Notice of the sale of any revenue bonds shall be published at least one (1) time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers published in Jackson, Mississippi, and having general circulation within the State of Mississippi, and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals as may be directed by the Authority.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 12; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 12; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 12, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-25 - Disposition of sale proceeds; issuance of additional revenue bonds

The proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of a special fund known as the Educational Facilities Authority Fund; shall be used solely for financing or refinancing of the cost of the educational facility project, except as hereinafter provided, and shall be disbursed to the participating institution of higher learning upon order of the State Treasurer, pursuant to such restrictions, if any, as the bond loan agreement and the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds may provide. If the proceeds of the revenue bonds, by error of calculation or otherwise, shall be less than the cost of the educational facility project, unless otherwise provided in the bond loan agreement and the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, additional revenue bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit which, unless otherwise provided in the bond loan agreement and the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the revenue bonds first issued for the same purpose. If the proceeds of the revenue bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the purpose for which the revenue bonds were issued, the surplus shall be paid into a sinking fund, hereinafter established in Section
37-104-31
, for the payment of the principal of and the interest on such revenue bonds.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 13, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-27 - Proceedings and conditions for issuance of bonds; validation

Revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceeding or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required in this chapter. The revenue bonds authorized under this chapter may, in the discretion of the Authority, be validated by the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided now or hereafter by Sections
31-13-1
through
31-13-11
, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the validation of county, municipal, school district and other bonds. The necessary papers for such validation proceedings shall be transmitted to the State Bond Attorney by the Authority and the required notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 14; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 14; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 14, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-29 - Liability of state on bonds

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the State of Mississippi or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the sinking fund provided therefor, as hereinafter established in Section
37-104-31
. The issuance of such revenue bonds shall not directly, indirectly or contingently obligate the state to levy or pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor, and all such revenue bonds shall contain recitals on their face substantially covering the foregoing provisions of this section.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 15; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 15; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 15, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-31 - Allocation of payments by private institutions; sinking fund

The payments to be made by the participating private institution of higher learning, in payment and retirement of the revenue bonds according to the terms of the bond loan agreement, may be pledged and allocated by the Authority to the payment of the principal of and interest on the revenue bonds as the bond loan agreement and the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds may provide. Such pledge may include funds received from one or more or all sources and shall be set aside at regular intervals into a sinking fund, which sinking fund shall be pledged to and charged with the payment of:
(a)
The interest upon such revenue bonds as such interest shall accrue;
(b)
The principal of the revenue bonds as the same shall become due;
(c)
The necessary charges of the paying agent or paying agents for paying principal and interest of and on such bonds; and
(d)
Any premium on bonds retired by call or purchase as may be provided herein.
The use and disposition of such sinking fund shall be subject to such terms as may be provided in the bond loan agreement and the resolution authorizing any issue of revenue bonds, but except as may otherwise be provided in said bond loan agreement and authorizing resolution, such sinking fund shall be a fund for the benefit of all revenue bonds issued under such resolution, without distinction or priority of one over the other. Subject to the provisions of the bond loan agreement and the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds, surplus monies in the sinking fund may be applied to the purchase or redemption of any of such revenue bonds, and any such revenue bonds so purchased or redeemed shall forthwith be cancelled and shall not again be issued.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 16; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 16; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 16, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-33 - Rights of bond and coupon holders

Any holder of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, or of any of the interest coupons pertaining thereto, except to the extent that such rights are not restricted by the bond loan agreement and the resolution directing the issuance of such revenue bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights granted hereunder and under the bond loan agreement and the authorizing resolution; and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this chapter and by the bond loan agreement and the authorizing resolution. No holder of any revenue bonds shall have the right to compel any exercise of taxing power by the State of Mississippi to provide funds to pay any such revenue bonds or the interest thereon, or to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the State of Mississippi; nor shall any such revenue bonds constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the state.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 17; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 17; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 17, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-35 - Issuance of refunding bonds

The Authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue-refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and then outstanding, together with interest thereon to the date of such refunding bonds, and redemption premium thereon, if any. The issuance of such revenue-refunding bonds, the maturity, and all other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the duties of the Authority in respect thereto shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter insofar as the same may be applicable.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 18; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 18; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 18, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-37 - Bonds as legal investments and securities

All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be legal investments for trustees, other fiduciaries, savings banks, trust companies, and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi; and such revenue bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and public subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 19; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 19; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 19, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-39 - Acceptance of grants, loans, aid, or contributions

The Authority, in addition to the monies which may be received by it from the sale of revenue bonds and from the receipt of payments by the participating private institution of higher learning for the payment of the revenue bonds pursuant to the bond loan agreement, shall have the authority to accept from any public or private agency, or from any individual, grants, loans, aid or contributions for or in aid of the educational facility project or for the payment of the revenue bonds for said educational facility project, and to receive and accept grants, loans, aid or contributions, from any source, of money or property or other things of value to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which such grants, loans, aid or contributions may be made, provided the purposes of such loans, grants, aid or contributions are not in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 20; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 20; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 20, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-41 - Monies received deemed trust funds

All monies received by the Authority pursuant to this chapter, from any source whatever, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided herein.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 21; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 21; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 21, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-43 - Withdrawals from Educational Facilities Authority Fund

The funds which are transferred from the sale of revenue bonds to the special fund in the State Treasury known as the Educational Facilities Authority Fund may be withdrawn only in the following manner: Said funds shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the State Auditor of Public Accounts, which warrants shall be issued upon requisition by the Authority, signed by the Governor. All expenditures ordered by the Authority shall be evidenced by complete records maintained by the Authority of said expenditures, and the Authority shall submit a full report of its work and all the transactions carried on by it and a complete statement of all its expenditures at the next regular session of the Legislature.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 22; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 22; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 22, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-45 - Construction of chapter

This chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional and alternative method for the doing of things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws; provided, the issuance of revenue bonds and revenue-refunding bonds under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, none of the powers granted to the Authority under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the supervision or regulation or require the approval or consent of any municipality or political subdivision or any department, division, commission, board, body, bureau, official or agency thereof, or of any other state agency, department, division, commission, board, body, bureau, or official.
The powers and duties conferred upon the State Bond Commission, and its members, the Governor, the Attorney General and the State Treasurer, acting as the Authority, are supplemental to and not to conflict with the duties and powers conferred upon the State Bond Commission, the Governor, the Attorney General, and State Treasurer by law.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 23; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 23; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 23, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-47 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1988, ch. 362, § 1, eff. 7/1/1988.
Laws, 1985, ch. 480, § 24.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 104 - MISSISSIPPI EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (§§ 37-104-1 — 37-104-49) › Section 37-104-49 - Final date for issuance of bonds

No bonds may be issued under Sections
37-104-1
through
37-104-45
after July 1, 1996.
Laws, 1988, ch. 362, § 2; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1991, ch. 592, § 24; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1993, ch. 520, § 24, eff. 7/1/1993.