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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 185 - GRANT PROGRAMS FOR INDEPENDENT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (§§ 37-185-1 — 37-185-31) › Section 37-185-7 - Grant application; audit of use of grants; program terms and conditions

(1)
Any eligible independent school desiring to participate in the program shall make application for a grant to the MDA in a form satisfactory to the MDA. The application shall include verified documentation, signed under penalty of perjury.
(2)
The MDA shall use the funds appropriated by the Legislature from the Budget Contingency Fund to make grants to eligible independent schools pursuant to applications submitted under subsection (1) of this section, to cover future COVID-19-eligible expenses or provide reimbursement for previously incurred COVID-19-eligible expenses.
(3)
The use of grants shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. An eligible independent school found to be fully or partially noncompliant with grant requirements shall return to the state all or a portion of the grant monies received and used for unallowable expenditures. Applicants shall confirm their understanding of these terms.
(4)
The program shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a)
The eligible maximum amount of grant funds which may be awarded to any eligible independent school under the provisions of Sections
37-185-1
through
37-185-9
shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00);
(b)
Any grant funds awarded shall be the lesser of the amount indicated in the independent school's application as itemized eligible COVID-19-related expenses or the eligible maximum amount, subject to approval by the MDA; and
(c)
An eligible independent school is not limited to submitting only one (1) application for grant funds, but may submit new applications for grant funds, following the guidelines required by the MDA, until such time that it has received the aggregate amount of funds for which it is eligible to be awarded.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 489, HB 1793,§ 10, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 185 - GRANT PROGRAMS FOR INDEPENDENT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (§§ 37-185-1 — 37-185-31) › Section 37-185-9 - Independent Schools' COVID-19 Assistance Grant Fund created; transfer of unobligated monies

There is created a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the "Independent Schools' COVID-19 Assistance Grant Fund," from which the grants authorized by Sections
37-185-1
through 37-185-9 shall be disbursed by the MDA. All monies shall be disbursed from the fund 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 Relief Fund established by the CARES Act. If on December 1, 2020, there are unobligated monies in the fund, those funds shall lapse into the Budget Contingency Fund, to be transferred, by the State Fiscal Officer, into the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 489, HB 1793,§ 11, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 187 - MISSISSIPPI PANDEMIC RESPONSE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY (§§ 37-187-1 — 37-187-7) › Section 37-187-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Act."
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 491, HB 1788,§ 2, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 187 - MISSISSIPPI PANDEMIC RESPONSE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY (§§ 37-187-1 — 37-187-7) › Section 37-187-3 - Legislative intent; definitions; Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Grant Program Fund created

(1)
The Legislature finds and declares that due to the COVID-19 pandemic there is an immediate increased need for reliable Internet service in Mississippi, including expanded broadband access, to facilitate and assist with distance learning. Therefore, the Mississippi Department of Education shall establish the Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Grant Program to provide grants to Mississippi public school districts, independent schools and Native American tribal schools for the purpose of expanding broadband access in the unserved areas of the State of Mississippi.
(2)
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Broadband access" means access to broadband services as defined in Section
77-17-3(d)
.
(b)
"COVID-19" means the Coronavirus Disease 2019.
(c)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Education.
(3)
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the "Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Grant Program Fund," which shall consist of funds made available by the Legislature in any manner and funds from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used for the purpose of providing payments to eligible Mississippi public school districts, independent schools and Native American tribal school districts as provided in this chapter. Monies in the fund shall be administered and disbursed by the department 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 Relief Fund established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. If on December 1, 2020, there are undistributed monies in the fund, or if at any other time undistributed monies in the fund are determined by the department to be ineligible to be spent by the department, those monies shall be transferred to the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 491, HB 1788,§ 3,(became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 187 - MISSISSIPPI PANDEMIC RESPONSE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY (§§ 37-187-1 — 37-187-7) › Section 37-187-5 - Distribution of grant monies; timeframe for use of grant monies by recipient school districts

(1)
The department shall distribute grant monies, without the requirement of application by school districts or schools, as equitably and efficiently as possible after determining the unserved areas of the state using the latest publicly available Federal Communications Commission broadband data, and after determining which and to what extent Mississippi public school districts, independent schools and Native American tribal school districts educate students living in such unserved areas of the state. The Mississippi Department of Education shall consult with the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools and the administrations of the Native American tribal school districts in determining which and to what extent such schools and school districts educate students living in such unserved areas of the state. Any grant monies provided under this chapter shall be spent by the recipient school district no later than December 1, 2020, or by such later date as may be specified in the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established in Section 5001 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Grants shall be conditioned on the school district or school broadband provider agreements including that broadband capacity shall be expanded to a significant extent for the district's or school's students during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
(2)
Funds appropriated and grant monies distributed under this program may be expended on a license to use equipment and services for a period of no longer than one (1) year as necessary to address the COVID-19 crisis and fulfill the purposes of this program.
(3)
The department may develop regulations and procedures to govern the administration of the program.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 499, ,§ 4, (became law without the Governor's signature on October 9, 2020).
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 491, HB 1788,§ 4, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 187 - MISSISSIPPI PANDEMIC RESPONSE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY (§§ 37-187-1 — 37-187-7) › Section 37-187-7 - Use of grant monies by school districts and schools; audit of use of grants; project status reports

(1)
The grant monies distributed under this chapter shall be used by school districts and schools to negotiate and contract with existing or potential broadband providers to increase or gain broadband access for the unserved areas where their students reside. To achieve such increased broadband access, the school districts and schools may utilize any broadband technology available to increase or gain broadband access in the unserved areas.
(2)
The use of grants shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Department of Education. A school district or school found to be fully or partially noncompliant with grant requirements shall return to the state all or a portion of the grant monies received. Recipient school districts and schools shall confirm their understanding of these terms.
(3)
Mississippi public school districts, independent schools and Native American tribal schools that receive grant monies under this chapter shall provide periodic project status reports to the Mississippi Department of Education and any other documentation that the Mississippi Department of Education determines is necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter and the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established in Section 5001 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 491, HB 1788,§ 5, (became law without the Governor's signature on July 9, 2020).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter NEW - PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACT (§§ 37-NEW01-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Section 37-NEW01-001 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Legislative findings]

(1)
The 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)
COVID-19 and the closing of or reduction in services at rural hospitals created an unprecedented demand on emergency medical response providers.
(c)
Consequently, the number of paramedics decreased in the State of Mississippi by approximately nineteen percent (19%).
(d)
The lack of paramedics directly impacts all Mississippians ability to rely on quality emergency care.
(2)
Therefore, the intent of the Legislature is:
(a)
To provide funding to the Office of Workforce Development to establish a scholarship program for the purposes outlined herein.
(b)
To provide funding for grants to cover the full cost of tuition, fees, books and any required uniforms for qualified applicants to attend an accredited paramedic program.
(c)
To provide funding for grants to reimburse the cost of a qualified applicant's fee for the successful completion of the National Registry Paramedic cognitive and psychomotor examinations.
(d)
To gauge the effectiveness of this program by gathering data related to the participation and employment outcomes in order to replicate successful efforts in future workforce development programs.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 481, HB 1567,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter NEW - PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACT (§§ 37-NEW01-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Section 37-NEW01-002 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program]

(1)
There is established the Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program ("the program"). The scholarship program shall be used by the Office of Workforce Development, with the Mississippi Department of Employment Security acting as the fiscal agent, for the purpose of providing funding for grants to cover the full cost of tuition, fees, books and any required uniforms for qualified applicants to attend an accredited paramedic program and to reimburse the cost of a qualified applicant's fee for the successful completion of the National Registry Paramedic cognitive and psychomotor examinations. The scholarship program shall be funded from monies appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.
(2)
For the purposes of Sections 5 through 9 of this act, a "paramedic" means a certified healthcare professional who specializes in providing emergency medical treatment to people who are injured or ill, typically in a setting outside of a hospital.
(3)
The Office of Workforce Development shall prescribe the terms and conditions of grants awarded under the program. To qualify for a grant under this program, an applicant must:
(a)
Be a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT);
(b)
Have the necessary requisites for an accredited paramedic program;
(c)
Commit to locate in the State of Mississippi for a minimum of three (3) years; and
(d)
Meet any other conditions for receipt as prescribed by the Office of Workforce Development.
(4)
The Office of Workforce Development may use a maximum of five percent (5%) of funds appropriated for the program for the administration of the program.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 481, HB 1567,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter NEW - PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACT (§§ 37-NEW01-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Section 37-NEW01-003 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Grant contract agreements with grant recipients]

The office shall enter into a grant contract agreement with each recipient of a grant under the program that incorporates the following obligations and conditions:
(a)
The recipient of a grant shall commit to serving as a paramedic for three (3) continuous years in the State of Mississippi;
(b)
If any recipient of a grant under the program does not engage in serving as a paramedic in accordance with the terms of Sections 5 through 9 of this act, the recipient shall be obligated to repay the grant amounts received, together with interest thereon at the maximum rate allowed by Mississippi law or the federal discount rate plus five percent (5%) per year, whichever is less, the interest to accrue from the date that each payment of funds was received by the recipient;
(c)
No interest shall accrue and there shall be no obligation to repay the principal sums accrued during any one (1) period of time that the recipient involuntarily serves on active duty in the United States Armed Forces; and
(d)
Repayment of the principal with interest shall be due and payable in full immediately on the occurrence of either of the following events:
(i)
Failure to remain in the State of Mississippi for three (3) continuous years for any reason other than temporary personal illness; or
(ii)
Failure to serve as a paramedic on a regularly sustained basis as provided in the eligibility requirements of Section 7.
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 481, HB 1567,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter NEW - PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACT (§§ 37-NEW01-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Section 37-NEW01-004 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Annual report]

(1)
The Office of Workforce Development shall submit an annual report on the grant program to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chair of the House Workforce Development Committee and the Chair of the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee. The report shall contain a detailed explanation of how the funds appropriated for the program were awarded and how many paramedics have participated in the grant program and their employment outcomes.
(2)
The Office of Workforce Development is authorized to enter into a memorandum of agreement with any public or nonpublic school which provides secondary education to students enrolled therein, for the purpose of allowing students who are at least seventeen (17) years of age to be eligible for enrollment in any accredited paramedic training program without any cost to the students, through dual-credit or dual-enrollment class offerings through an accredited entity authorized by the office to provide such trainings for purposes of the program. However, such students shall not be eligible to take any examination for certification as a paramedic until the time that he or she attains the age of eighteen (18), at which time he or she would be allowed to take the certification examination to become a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Added by Laws, 2024, ch. 481, HB 1567,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE LAW LIBRARY; LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-1-35) › Section 39-1-1 - State law library

(1)
There shall be a State Library which shall render law library services to the Supreme Court and other state courts, to state officials and to the general public.
(2)
The State Library shall be under the supervision and control of the Mississippi Supreme Court and the court shall be empowered to promulgate policies and procedures necessary to the efficient operation of the Library.
Codes, 1942, § 9037; Laws, 1940, ch. 135; Laws, 1989, ch. 321, § 1, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE LAW LIBRARY; LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-1-35) › Section 39-1-3 - through 39-1-33 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 321, § 7, eff. 7/1/1989.
Codes, 1942, §§ 9038-9053; Laws, 1940, ch. 155; 1958, ch. 483; 1964, ch. 542, § 8; 1987, ch. 305.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 1 - STATE LAW LIBRARY; LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-1-35) › Section 39-1-35 - Legislative reference bureau

There is hereby created a legislative reference bureau, for the use of the members of the legislature, the governor, and the various departments, institutions and agencies of this state, as well as for a limited service for such citizens of this state as may desire to avail themselves of its reference facilities. The legislative reference bureau shall be under the joint jurisdiction of the house management committee and the senate contingent expense committee of the legislature.
The purpose of the said legislative reference bureau shall be:
(a)
To assist the legislature of this state in the proper performance of its constitutional functions by providing its members with impartial and accurate information and reports concerning the legislative problems which come before them, and by providing digests showing the practices of other states and of foreign nations in dealing with similar problems;
(b)
To secure information for the legislators of this state by cooperating with the legislative reference services in other states, and with the interstate reference bureau maintained by the American legislators' association and by the council of state governments;
(c)
To furnish the members of the legislature of this state, copies of the legislation of other states, uniform laws, model bills, textbooks on the preparation of legislative measures, and such other information and material as may be of value to them in the preparation of bills for introduction into the legislature of this state.
The legislative reference bureau shall have a director, who shall be hired jointly by the house management committee and the senate contingent expense committee, and the duties of the director shall be prescribed jointly by the house management committee and the senate contingent expense committee.
The legislative reference bureau shall be maintained out of the contingent funds of each house of the legislature, with an equal amount to be contributed by each house.
Codes, 1942, § 9054; Laws, 1938, ch. 163; Laws, 1970, ch. 475, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 452, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-1 - Establishment of libraries by counties and municipalities

It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to allow and promote the establishment and development of free public library service throughout this state as a part of its provisions for public education. "Public library" shall mean a library which provides customary services, without charge, to all the residents of a county, city or region and is supported whole or in part by public funds. Reasonable reimbursements may be collected for special library services provided these are determined in advance and in writing by the administrative board of trustees.
The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi, or other governing bodies of the counties of this state, and municipalities and towns, through their governing bodies, may establish and maintain or aid in establishing and maintaining free public libraries for the use of the citizens of the respective counties, municipalities or towns, either separately or in connection with free public libraries already established therein. For said purpose said governing body may acquire the necessary real estate either by purchase, gift or donation and may erect the necessary buildings thereon.
Codes, 1942, § 6200; Laws, 1938, ch. 289; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 8, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-3 - Funds for establishment and operation of libraries

Where any public library or public library system is established under this article, either by the county board of supervisors or the governing body of a municipality, the cost of purchasing land, erecting buildings and equipping and maintaining such public library or public library system shall be paid for in whole out of the general funds of the county or municipality.
Codes, 1942, § 6201; Laws, 1938, ch. 289; Laws, 1958, ch. 479; Laws, 1986, ch. 400, § 21; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 9, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-5 - County library tax; additional funds for support, upkeep and maintenance

(1)
Any county which supports a public library or public library system may, by order of the board of supervisors of such county, in their discretion, levy a four (4) mill tax on all taxable property within the county to be used for the support, upkeep and maintenance of any public library or public library system located in said county.
(2)
The taxes levied under this section shall be excluded from the revenue increase limitation imposed pursuant to Section
27-39-321
.
(3)
In addition to the levy herein authorized, the board of supervisors of any county may, in their discretion, make contributions from any available funds for the support, upkeep and maintenance of any public library or public library system located in such county.
Codes, 1942, § 6200-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 203; Laws, 1950, ch. 234, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1952, ch. 206, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1958, ch. 229, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1962, ch. 258; Laws, 1968, ch. 383, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 400, § 22; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 10, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-7 - Municipal library tax; additional funds for support, upkeep and maintenance

(1)
Any municipality which supports a public library or public library system may, by order of the governing authorities of such municipality, in their discretion, levy a three (3) mill tax on all taxable property within the municipality to be used for the support, upkeep and maintenance of any public library or public library system located in said municipality.
(2)
The taxes levied under this section shall be excluded from the revenue increase limitation imposed pursuant to Section
27-39-321
.
(3)
In addition to the levy herein authorized, the governing authorities of any municipality may, in their discretion, make contributions from any available funds for the support, upkeep and maintenance of any public library or public library system located in such municipality.
Codes, 1942, § 6200-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 203; Laws, 1950, ch. 234, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1952, ch. 206, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1958, ch. 229, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1962, ch. 258; Laws, 1968, ch. 383, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 334; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 11, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-8 - Joint city-county public library systems

The board of trustees of any municipal public library, or any group of municipal public libraries, and the board of trustees of any county public library system, may, with the consent of the governing body of said municipality, or municipalities, and with the consent of the board of supervisors of said county, contract with each other or among themselves, to create, maintain and support a joint city-county public library system. Such a contract shall contain such terms, agreements and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of trustees of the municipal public library, or the public library boards of trustees of the several municipalities, and by the board of trustees of the county public library.
Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 12, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-9 - Regional public library systems

Two (2) or more counties by action of their boards of supervisors may join in establishing and maintaining a regional public library system under the terms of a contract to which all of the participating counties agree. The expenses of the regional public library systems shall be apportioned between or among the counties concerned on such basis as shall be agreed upon in the contract. The public library system headquarters building shall be located at a place in one of the counties to be agreed upon by the boards of supervisors of the various counties in the regional public library system.
Codes, 1942, § 6202; Laws, 1938, ch. 289; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 13, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-11 - Participation by municipalities in county libraries, county regional library systems or city-county library systems

When a county public library, city-county public library system or regional public library system shall have been established under this article, any municipality which is aiding in maintaining or supporting a public library, or which desires to aid in providing public library service for that portion of the county's residents which reside within the municipality, may participate in said county public library, city-county public library system or regional public library system. This participation shall be on such terms as may be agreed upon among the governing body of the municipality, the board of trustees of the existing municipal public library and the board of trustees of the county public library, city-county public library system or regional public library system.
Codes, 1942, § 6203; Laws, 1938, ch. 289; Laws, 1962, ch. 335, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 14, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-13 - Contracts by counties or municipalities for library services

(1)
The governing body of any municipality may contract with the board of trustees of any established public library or public library system to receive the services of that established public library or public library system.
(2)
The board of supervisors of any county in the state may, with the consent of the board of trustees of an established public library system, contract for library service from any established public library system.
(3)
The board of trustees of any regional public library system may contract for such region to receive library service from any established public library system.
(4)
There shall be one (1) board of trustees in each public library system with the administrative powers and responsibilities prescribed in Section
39-3-17
, Mississippi Code of 1972. Any other board of trustees within such library system shall serve in a purely advisory capacity to said administrative board. The administrative board shall be designated by contract among all such boards of trustees within the system. Advisory boards may contract with administrative boards to provide local services and policies as may be mutually agreed on. In the event an agreement cannot be reached among all such boards of trustees, the matter shall be submitted to a negotiating committee comprised of the following: two (2) persons selected by each of the boards of trustees involved in the matter plus two (2) persons selected by the Mississippi Library Commission.
(5)
Contracts for library services shall include, but not limited to:
(a)
name of library system;
(b)
definition of library service area;
(c)
name of all parties and responsibilities regarding participation in the library system, including but not limited to funding of the library system and maintenance of facilities;
(d)
appointment of board of trustees with the naming of the administrative board and the stated responsibilities of said boards;
(e)
eligibility and criteria for participation of new libraries in the library system; and
(f)
a stated contract review and renewal process. The contract shall provide for the dissolution of such library system including, but not limited to, the definition of assets and the procedure for the distribution of such assets.
Codes, 1942, § 6204; Laws, 1938, ch. 289; Laws, 1944, ch. 200, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 335, § 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 15, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-19 - Library boards of trustees; annual reports

At the close of each year the administrative board of trustees of every public library system shall make a report to the governing body in the county or counties or municipality or municipalities wherein the board serves, showing the condition of the trust during the year, the sums of money received for the library fund from taxes and other sources, the sums of money expended and the purposes of the expenditures, the number of books and periodicals on hand, the number added during the year, the number withdrawn, the number loaned out, and such other statistics and information and such suggestions as the administrative board of trustees deems of public interest. A copy of this report shall be filed in the State Library Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 6207; Laws, 1938, ch. 289; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 18, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-20 - Sabbatical leave for professional library staff

(1)
Professional library staff members of a public library shall be eligible for sabbatical leave for the purpose of professional improvement, for not more than one (1) year immediately following any six (6) or more consecutive years of active service in the libraries of this state. Absence on sick leave shall not be deemed to interrupt the active service herein provided for. Sabbatical leave for professional library staff members shall only be granted with the approval of the administrative board of trustees.
(2)
Applications for sabbatical leave may be made to the administrative board of trustees of such library system, with the approval of the library director of such system. Any person who is granted a sabbatical leave and who fails to comply with the provisions of such leave may have his/her leave terminated by the administrative board of trustees. No person on sabbatical leave can be denied any regular increment of increase in salary because of absence on sabbatical leave. Service on sabbatical leave shall count as active service for the purpose of retirement and contributions to the retirement fund shall be continued.
(3)
In no instance shall leave be granted unless there is a contract providing for continued service, after expiration of the leave, in the library system where the person is employed.
(4)
Each person granted sabbatical leave may receive and be paid compensation up to the rate of fifty percent (50%) of such person's annual salary. Compensation payable to persons on sabbatical leave shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner salaries of the other members of the library system are paid.
Laws, 1988, ch. 389, § 19, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-21 - Free use of libraries; reimbursements for services; acceptance of electronic payment

Except as otherwise provided for in this section, every public library or public library system established or maintained under this article shall be free for the use of the residents of the territory included within the library service area, subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the administrative board of trustees finds necessary. Reasonable reimbursements may be collected for special library services, provided these are determined in advance and in writing by the administrative board of trustees.
The board of trustees of any public library may allow the payment of various fees and other accounts receivable to the public library, by credit cards, charge cards, debit cards and other forms of electronic payment, in accordance with policies established by the State Auditor. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any fees or charges associated with the use of such electronic payments shall be assessed to the user of the electronic payment as an additional charge for processing the electronic payment, so that the user will pay the full cost of using the electronic payment.
Codes, 1942, § 6208; Laws, 1938, ch. 289; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 20, eff. 7/1/1988.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 340, HB 488,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 1 - LIBRARIES (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-25) › Section 39-3-23 - Construction of article

This article shall not be construed to abrogate the force of charter provisions or any local act governing existing public libraries. This article shall be construed as additional and supplemental to subsection (j) of Section
19-5-93
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Codes, 1942, § 6209; Laws, 1938, ch. 289.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 3 - MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-101 — 39-3-111) › Section 39-3-101 - Creation; composition; qualifications, appointment and terms of office of members

There is hereby created a board of commissioners of the Mississippi Library Commission to be composed of five members appointed by the governor with overlapping terms, the members of the first board to be appointed one for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, one for five years, and their successors each to be appointed for five year terms, each member to serve until his successor is appointed. Two members shall be appointed by the governor from the state at large. Two members shall be appointed by the governor from a list of not less than six names submitted by the Mississippi library association, one of whom shall be a librarian who is a graduate of a library school accredited by the American Library Association and actively engaged in full time library work at the time of the appointment and one of whom shall be, at time of the appointment, a member of a legally organized board of trustees of a Mississippi free public library; and one member shall be the president of the Mississippi Federation of Women's Clubs, or a member of said federation recommended by her; and which federation member shall, when appointed, serve a full term as herein provided for members to serve under a staggered term basis, and the successor to the federation member shall be the president of the federation then serving, or a member of the federation recommended by her, when the term of the federation member shall expire; and after the appointment of a federation member to the board, and when her term as a member thereof shall expire, each succeeding member of the federation who becomes a member of the board shall serve a full term under the provisions of this article. Vacancies created by resignation shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
Codes, 1942, § 6210-01; Laws, 1950, ch. 363, §§ 1, 2, eff. 6/30/1950.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 3 - MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-101 — 39-3-111) › Section 39-3-103 - Organizational meeting; officers

Within thirty days after the selection and appointment of the first board of commissioners the members shall meet at the headquarters of the Mississippi Library Commission in Jackson, Mississippi, and organize, setting up such policies as are deemed necessary and not inconsistent with this article. They shall elect annually from their membership a chairman and a secretary.
Codes, 1942, § 6210-02; Laws, 1950, ch. 363, § 3, eff. 6/30/1950.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 3 - MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-101 — 39-3-111) › Section 39-3-105 - Director

(1)
The board of library commissioners shall elect a director whose term of office shall be for a period of four years, unless, for good cause shown, the board of library commissioners removes said director.
(2)
The director shall be chosen outside the membership of the board of library commissioners, and shall be a trained, experienced librarian holding a degree from a college or university of recognized standing. The director shall have completed the required course covered in a school of library service accredited by the American Library Association and shall have had at least two years' experience as an administrative librarian or director of a state or public library. The director shall keep an accurate record of all accounts and financial transactions of the board, shall have charge of organizing new libraries and directing library development in the state, so as to give and furnish every citizen and resident of the state free library service of the highest quality consistent with modern methods and as may be justified by financial and economic conditions, and shall have all general administrative duties incident to carrying on the work of the Mississippi Library Commission. All necessary and actual traveling expense incurred by the members of the Mississippi Library Commission, and by the director or any member of the staff, acting under the authority and direction of the board of commissioners, while on business for the Mississippi Library Commission, shall be paid from the funds appropriated and made available for use, maintenance and operation of the Mississippi Library Commission. In addition to the director, the board of library commissioners may employ, upon recommendations of the director, such other persons as may be deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 6210-03; Laws, 1950, ch. 363, §§ 4, 5, eff. 6/30/1950.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 3 - MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-101 — 39-3-111) › Section 39-3-107 - General powers and duties of commission

The Mississippi Library Commission, upon request, shall give advice to all schools, public and other libraries, and to all communities which may propose to establish them, as to the best means of establishing and maintaining such libraries, the selection of books, cataloging and other details of library management. It may also purchase and operate traveling libraries, and circulate such traveling libraries within the state among communities, libraries, schools, colleges, universities, library associations, study clubs, charitable and penal institutions free of cost, except for transportation, and establish county and regional libraries and use any funds, separate and apart from the general library commission funds, which might come into its custody from any source, for such purpose, and for the purpose of establishing, stimulating, increasing, improving and equalizing library service in the various counties within the state, under such rules for safekeeping, preservation, care, handling of the books and allocation of the funds as may be fixed by the commission. It may publish such lists and circulars of information as it shall deem necessary, and it may also conduct a summer school of library instruction and a clearinghouse for periodicals for free gifts to local libraries. The commission shall each year obtain from all libraries in the state reports showing the condition, growth, development and manner of conducting such libraries, together with such other facts and statistics regarding the same as may be deemed of public interest by the commission, and it shall be the duty of the board of the Mississippi Library Commission to make an annual report to the Legislature of the facts of public interest and value in relation to the work of the commission. The Mississippi Library Commission shall adopt rules and regulations relative to the allocation of state aid funds to public library systems.
Codes, 1930, § 5391; 1942, §§ 6210-04, 6213; Laws, 1926, ch. 180; Laws, 1940, ch. 143; Laws, 1950, ch. 363, § 6; Laws, 1970, ch. 358, § 1, ch. 359, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 21, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 3 - MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-101 — 39-3-111) › Section 39-3-109 - How funds drawn

The board of commissioners of the Mississippi Library Commission may from time to time as needed draw an order signed by the director and the chairman in favor of any party to whom money is due stating in such order what the money is to be used for, and, upon presentation of such order, the state auditor shall draw his warrant upon the state treasurer for the amount therefor not to exceed the amount of the appropriation for the purposes of the Mississippi Library Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 6210-05; Laws, 1950, ch. 363, § 7, eff. 6/30/1950.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 3 - MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-101 — 39-3-111) › Section 39-3-111 - Acceptance of gifts and federal funds

The board of commissioners of the Mississippi Library Commission may accept in the name of the state gifts of money, real estate, books, periodicals, or other property for the purpose of promoting the work of the Mississippi Library Commission, and may accept and administer any funds which might be provided by the federal government for library purposes.
Codes, 1942, § 6210-06; Laws, 1950, ch. 363, § 8, eff. 6/30/1950.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 5 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 39-3-201 — 39-3-211) › Section 39-3-203 - Agreements for construction or maintenance of interstate libraries; compliance with other governing laws

No county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall be party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance of a library pursuant to Article III, subdivision (c) 7 of the compact, nor pledge its credit in support of such a library, or contribute to the capital financing thereof, except after compliance with any laws applicable to such counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions relating to or governing capital outlaws and the pledging of credit.
Codes, 1942, § 6209-22; Laws, 1970, ch. 459, § 2, eff. 4/6/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 5 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 39-3-201 — 39-3-211) › Section 39-3-205 - State library agency defined

As used in the compact, "state library agency" with reference to this state, means the Mississippi Library Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 6209-23; Laws, 1970, ch. 459, § 3, eff. 4/6/1970.