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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 1 › Section 8-3-1-301.01 - OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

Current through June 25, 2024
A. PRESIDENT:
There shall be a president elected by the Board from its
				  membership. It is expected that each member of a class of Trustees shall be
				  elected to serve as President, unless a Trustee elects not to serve. A class of
				  Trustees shall consist of those Trustees who take office on the same date, or
				  those whose terms as trustees end on the same date. Each member of the class of
				  Trustees that took office as of May 2004 shall serve eleven months as
				  president, unless he/she elects not to serve. The first Trustee elected as
				  President from the class of Trustees that took office in 2004 shall begin
				  his/her presidential term on May 1, 2011. Each member of the class of Trustees
				  that took office as of May 2008 shall serve ten months as president, unless
				  he/she elects not to serve. Each member of the class of Trustees that shall
				  take office as of May 2012, as well as the members of all subsequent classes,
				  shall serve nine months as president, unless he/she elects not to serve. If a
				  member of a class of Trustees elects not to serve, another member of the class
				  may serve more than one term, if elected. The president of the Board shall
				  preside at all meetings of the Board; he or she shall be an ex officio member
				  of all standing and special committees; he or she shall, with the Commissioner,
				  execute such instruments and contracts as may be ordered by the Board; he or
				  she shall perform such duties as usually pertain to this office and such other
				  duties as may be assigned by the Board; and he or she shall be governed in his
				  action by the usual parliamentary procedure. When the presiding officer has
				  voted and the result is a tie, he cannot vote again to break the tie. The
				  president of the Board may not immediately succeed himself/herself as president
				  after having served a full term.
Miss.
Code Ann.
, §
										37-101-7,
				  as amended.
(BT Minutes, 9/90; 1/98; 3/2011)
B. VICE PRESIDENT:
There shall be a vice president elected by the Board from its
				  membership. A vice president shall serve until completion of the term of the
				  president that the vice president will succeed. The vice president shall
				  preside at meetings of the Board in the absence or disability of the
				  president.
The vice president of the Board shall automatically succeed
				  to the office of president after having served a term as vice president.
The vice president shall become president upon the
				  resignation, removal, death or incapacity of the president.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 1 › Section 8-3-1-301.02 - ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board of Trustees shall elect its officers at the meeting
				  of the Board held three months before new officers are to take office, unless
				  no meeting is held during that month. However, the Board may vote, if it so
				  chooses, to hold the election of officers at another meeting of the
				  Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 2 › Section 8-3-2-301.03 - BOARD COMMITTEES

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Board by
				formal action and/or the President may establish standing, special or advisory
				committees as deemed appropriate to carry out the duties, obligations and
				functions of the Board. The members and a chair of each are to be appointed by
				the President and approved by a majority vote of the Board.
B. These committees may be assisted by the
				Commissioner and his/her staff.
C.
				The committees may meet at such times and locations as deemed appropriate by
				the designated chairman of the committee.
D. The respective committees shall report to
				the Board their recommendations for the consideration of the Board, but
				committee action or approval is not required prior to approval or action by the
				Board.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-101-15(c)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 2 › Section 8-3-2-301.04 - BOARD REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Board shall
				manage and control:
1. Alcorn State
				University
2. Delta State
				University
3. Jackson State
				University
4. Mississippi State
				University
5. Mississippi
				University for Women
6. Mississippi
				Valley State University
7.
				University of Mississippi
8.
				University of Southern Mississippi
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0501 - REGULAR MEETINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be two regular slated meetings of the Board
					 annually, one in June and the other in January.
Miss.
Code Ann.
, §
										37-101-9,
					 as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0502 - SPECIAL MEETINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be as many special meetings of the Board as may
					 be necessary upon call of the president of the Board or upon call of five
					 members.
Miss.
Code Ann.
, §
										37-101-9,
					 as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0503 - CALL TO MEETINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
The call shall be in writing and shall be mailed by
					 certified letter with return receipt requested, or by certified mail, to each
					 and every member at least five days prior to the date of meeting.
Miss.
Code Ann.
, §
										37-101-9,
					 as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0504 - DATE OF MEETINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be the general policy of the Board to meet the
					 third week of each month.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0505 - OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the policy of the Board to conduct its meetings
					 pursuant to the provisions of the Mississippi Open Meetings Act.
Miss.
Code Ann.
, §
										25-41-1,
					 as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0506 - BOARD RECESSES

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may recess itself indefinitely to be reconvened
					 by the president, or it may recess to a time and place
					 designated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0507 - PLACE OF MEETINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
Generally, the Board will hold its meetings at its regular
					 offices; however, the Board may designate as its meeting place any suitable
					 place within the state.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0508 - MINUTES OF MEETINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
The Commissioner shall compile and file for safekeeping
					 full and complete minutes of all official acts of the Board. The minutes shall
					 be compiled within a reasonable period after a given action of the Board, bound
					 in a volume, and at the office of the Board made an open document to any
					 citizen of the state during the normal office days and hours of the Board's
					 central office.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0509 - ABBREVIATED MINUTES

Current through June 25, 2024
Abbreviated minutes may be used by the Board in dispatching
					 business coming before it, but all official references to the minutes and all
					 transcripts, excerpts, copies, pictures, or quotes shall be made from the full
					 and complete official minutes and the Commissioner shall be the certifying
					 officer thereto for the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0511 - PRESIDENT'S VOTE

Current through June 25, 2024
The president of the Board shall be entitled to the same
					 vote as any other member of the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0512 - PERMISSION REQUIRED TO LEAVE MEETINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
No member shall absent himself/herself from a meeting of
					 the Board without approved leave from the president.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 3 - Bylaws › Chapter 3 › Section 8-3-3-301.05 - BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA › Section 8-3-3-301.05-301.0513 - APPEARANCES BEFORE THE BOARD

Current through June 25, 2024
No person shall be entitled as a matter of right to appear
					 before the Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning except the
					 following persons:
1. Designated Staff
				  of the Board;
2. Institutional
				  Executive Officers;
3. Official
				  guests invited by the President after consultation with the Board.
Other appearances before the Board are not a matter of
					 right, and will only be considered if the request is material and relevant to
					 any matters then pending before the Board. Any person who desires to be placed
					 on the agenda to address the Board shall submit such request, including
					 justification, in writing to the Commissioner. The request should be at least
					 three weeks prior to the designated Board meeting at which the person desires
					 to appear and set forth the purpose of such appearance. The three week period
					 is necessary to permit referral to the President or appropriate Board committee
					 to rule on such request.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 7 - Finance & Business › Chapter 1 › Section 8-7-1-703.03 - PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Current through June 25, 2024
Each Institutional Executive Officer shall ensure that the
				  public is notified that a portion of student tuition and fee charges is used
				  for scholarships, tuition waivers, and other operating costs and that the
				  notification is clearly and prominently displayed in official publications such
				  as the catalog and/or application for admission.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 8 - Personnel › Chapter 1 › Section 8-8-1-801.01 - EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall administer its policies and programs without
				  regard for race, age, sex, religion, national origin, handicapped, or veteran
				  status. The Board has been and remains committed to the maintenance of equal
				  opportunity for all people. Affirmative Action shall be taken to ensure that
				  the Board does not discriminate in any aspect of employment including
				  advertisement, recruitment, selection, promotion, demotion, transfer,
				  compensation, and selection for training.
Students are also assured that access to educational
				  opportunities, financial assistance, and social and recreational programs will
				  be free from discrimination.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 8 - Personnel › Chapter 1 › Section 8-8-1-801.02 - NONDISCRIMINATION OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS

Current through June 25, 2024
No otherwise qualified individual with a disability as
				  defined in [ 29 USCS Section 706(8) ], shall, solely by reason of his\her
				  disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of,
				  or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
				  Federal financial assistance. Institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of
				  Institutions of Higher Learning shall promulgate such directives and
				  regulations as may be necessary to carry out this policy.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 8 - Personnel › Chapter 1 › Section 8-8-1-801.03 - EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES

Current through June 25, 2024
A. No individual
				shall be employed in a department or unit under the supervision of a relative
				who has or may have a direct effect on the individual's progress, performance
				or welfare.
B. For the purpose of
				this policy, relatives are defined as husbands, wives, parents and children,
				brothers, sisters, and any in-laws of any of the foregoing within the third
				degree.
C. This section does not
				apply to any employee who shall have been in said Department or institution
				prior to the time his or her kinsman, within the third degree, became the head
				of said department or institution or member of the board of trustees.
Miss. Code Ann., §
										25-1-53, as
				  amended
D. An employee who
				falls within (C) shall have all matters dealing with the individual's progress,
				performance, welfare, assignment, salary, tenure or promotion decided by the
				next highest administrative officer upon approval of the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 8 - Personnel › Chapter 1 › Section 8-8-1-801.05 - FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

Current through June 25, 2024
The policy of the Board requires that the institutions under
				  its direction abide by the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act which
				  address the definition of exempt and non-exempt personnel and the handling of
				  overtime hours worked by non-exempt personnel. Provisions of the Fair Labor
				  Standards Act shall be on file within each institution's personnel
				  department.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 8 - Personnel › Chapter 1 › Section 8-8-1-801.06 - HIRING PROCEDURES

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board requires that each institution develop, maintain,
				  and follow written employment and/or hiring procedures for both faculty and
				  staff. Such procedures shall conform to all applicable state and federal laws
				  and shall be on file within each institution's human resources
				  department.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 8 - Personnel › Chapter 2 › Section 8-8-2-801.14 - POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Current through June 25, 2024
IHL seeks to foster an atmosphere of respect and dignity for
				  all members of the IHL community. To this end, IHL is committed to maintaining
				  a work and learning environment free of sexual harassment. It shall be the
				  policy of this Board to prevent sexual harassment and that allegations of
				  sexual harassment at its Board offices and the governed institutions are
				  promptly and appropriately addressed. Accordingly, the IHL Board offices and
				  each of the governed institutions shall maintain and disseminate or otherwise
				  publicize, a sexual harassment policy and procedure.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 11 - Legal Matters › Chapter 1 › Section 8-11-1-1109 - Rules for Oral Proceedings

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board hereby adopts the following Model Rule on
				  Rulemaking Oral Proceedings which applies to all oral proceedings held before
				  the Board for the purpose of providing the public with an opportunity to make
				  oral presentations on proposed new policies and bylaws and any amendments to
				  the Boards
Policies and Bylaws
pursuant to the Administrative
				  Procedures Law.
1. Scope
These rules apply to all oral proceedings held for the
				  purpose of providing the public with an opportunity to make oral presentations
				  on proposed new rules and amendments to rules before the Board pursuant to the
				  Administrative Procedures Law.
2. When an Oral Proceeding will be Scheduled
				on a Proposed Rule Where an oral proceeding has not previously been held or
				scheduled, the Board will conduct an oral proceeding on a proposed rule or
				amendment if requested by a political subdivision, an agency or ten (10)
				persons in writing within twenty (20) days after the filing of the notice of
				the proposed rule.
3. Format of
				Request
a. Each request must be printed or
				typewritten, or must be in legible handwriting. Each request must be submitted
				on standard business letter-size paper (8-1/2 inches by 11 inches).
b. The request may be in the form of a letter
				addressed to the Board or as a pleading filed with a court.
c. Each request must include the full name,
				telephone number, and mailing address of the requestor(s).
d. All requests shall be signed by the person
				filing the request, unless represented by an attorney, in which case the
				attorney may sign the request.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 11 - Legal Matters › Chapter 2 › Section 8-11-2-1110 - Requests for Declaratory Opinions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Scope of Rules
These sections set forth the Board's rules governing the form
				  and content of requests for declaratory opinions and the Boards procedures
				  regarding the requests as required by Mississippi Code §
										25-43-2.103.
2. Persons Who May Request
				Declaratory Opinions
a. Any person with a
				substantial interest in the subject matter may make a request to the Board for
				a declaratory opinion by following the specified procedures.
b. "Substantial interest in the subject
				matter" as used in this policy means: that a party is directly affected by the
				Boards administration of the laws within the Boards primary
				jurisdiction.
c. "Primary
				jurisdiction of the Agency" as used in this policy means the Board has a
				constitutional or statutory grant of authority in the subject matter at
				issue.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 13 - Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act (Smart Business Act) Rebate Application Guidelines › Chapter 1 › Section 8-13-1-1302 - Funding Opportunity Purpose/Description

Current through June 25, 2024
The Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through
				  Business Act (SMART Business Act), as established by Mississippi law, is
				  intended to meet the following goals: stimulate private investment in research
				  and development through partnerships with Mississippi public colleges; increase
				  the competitiveness of Mississippi companies; and improve the economy of the
				  State of Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 13 - Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act (Smart Business Act) Rebate Application Guidelines › Chapter 1 › Section 8-13-1-1303 - Eligibility Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
Any natural person, partnership, limited liability company,
				  association, corporation, business trust or other business entity not formed
				  for the specific purpose of acquiring the rebate offered, and which is subject
				  to Mississippi income or franchise tax is eligible to apply (the
				  "Applicant").
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 13 - Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act (Smart Business Act) Rebate Application Guidelines › Chapter 1 › Section 8-13-1-1304 - Application and Submission Information

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Requesting an Application Package
Application information is available online at the
				  Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning's (IHL) website
(www.ihl.state.ms.us)
.
2.
Content and Form of
				Application Submission
Application packages will be accepted online at
www.ihl.state.ms.us
and will at a
				  minimum include the items listed below.
a. Name, address and tax ID number for the
				Applicant (to document eligibility of the Applicant/Investor).
b. A copy of a Research Agreement between the
				Applicant and a College or Research Corporation stating their intent to enter
				into a Research Agreement for Qualified Research with an attached research plan
				and budget approved by the College or Research corporation. The research
				agreement must also include an estimated date of completion.
c. A statement/assurance that funds from the
				Applicant/Investor do not originate from any grant, contract or otherwise by
				another person or governmental entity.
d. A letter from the Mississippi Department
				of Revenue stating that the applicant is subject to Mississippi income tax or
				franchise tax.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 13 - Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act (Smart Business Act) Rebate Application Guidelines › Chapter 1 › Section 8-13-1-1305 - Application Review Information

Current through June 25, 2024
Applications will be reviewed for compliance with the
				  legislation by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education or his
				  designee.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 13 - Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act (Smart Business Act) Rebate Application Guidelines › Chapter 1 › Section 8-13-1-1306 - Award Information

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Funding
				Instrument
Rebate: An Investor (Applicant) incurring qualified research
				  costs subject to a research agreement approved under this act is eligible for a
				  rebate equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the investor's qualified research
				  costs.
2.
Funds
				Available and Anticipated Number of Awards
The total funding support from the State of Mississippi is
				  $5,000,000 per fiscal year. Each investor incurring research costs approved
				  under this act is limited to a rebate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the
				  investors qualified research costs not to exceed $1,000,000 during any fiscal
				  year.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 13 - Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act (Smart Business Act) Rebate Application Guidelines › Chapter 1 › Section 8-13-1-1307 - Award Administration Information

Current through June 25, 2024
A formal notification in the form of a SMART Business
				  Certificate (SBC) will be issued by the IHL to awarded investors within 60 days
				  of the expiration of an open enrollment period.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 13 - Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act (Smart Business Act) Rebate Application Guidelines › Chapter 1 › Section 8-13-1-1308 - Rebate Redemption

Current through June 25, 2024
To claim a rebate, the investor must submit a rebate
				  allocation claim to the Mississippi Department of Revenue. The rebate
				  allocation claim must include, at a minimum, the SMART Business certificate
				  issued by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning and proof of payment
				  to the college or research corporation for qualified research conducted
				  according to the research agreement. The IHL may set an expiration date for
				  redemption of rebates with the Mississippi Department of
				  Revenue.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 8 - Education - Institutions of Higher Learning › Part 13 - Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act (Smart Business Act) Rebate Application Guidelines › Chapter 1 › Section 8-13-1-1309 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
"
College
" means the state institutions of higher
				  learning in Mississippi which are accredited by the Southern Association of
				  Colleges and Schools.
"
Investor
" means a natural person, partnership,
				  limited liability company, association, corporation, business trust or other
				  business entity, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the rebate
				  offered, which is subject to Mississippi income tax or franchise tax.
"
Qualified research
" means the systematic
				  investigative process that is undertaken for the purpose of discovering
				  information. The term "qualified research" does not include research conducted
				  outside the State of Mississippi or research to the extent funded by any grant,
				  contract or otherwise by another person or governmental entity.
"
Research agreement
" means a new written
				  contract, grant or cooperative agreement entered into between a person and a
				  college or research corporation for the performance of qualified research;
				  however, all qualified research costs generating a rebate must be spent by the
				  college or research corporation on qualified research undertaken according to a
				  research agreement.
"
Research corporation
" means any research
				  corporation formed under Section
				  37-147-15
				  if the corporation is wholly owned by a college and all income and profits of
				  the corporation inure to the benefit of the college.
"
Qualified research costs
" means costs paid or
				  incurred by an investor to a college or research corporation for qualified
				  research undertaken according to a research agreement.
"
State
" means the State of Mississippi or a
				  governmental entity of the State of Mississippi.
"
IHL
" means the Board of Trustees of State
				  Institutions of Higher Learning in Mississippi.
"
SMART Business Act
" means Strengthening
				  Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act.
(Mississippi House Bill 826, which was passed during the 2013
				  legislative session)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 1 - Board Operations › Chapter 1 - Board Meeting Schedule › Rule 9-1-1.1 - Meeting Dates

Current through June 25, 2024
The meeting dates, time and places for the Mississippi
				  Community College Board are as follows:
A. The third Friday of each month at 9:00
				a.m. at 3825 Ridgewood Road, Room 501, Jackson, Mississippi 39211.
B. The Thursday evening prior to the third
				Friday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at a location to be designated by staff and
				timely announced to the Board Members, media, college, and public.
The regular meeting dates, times and places set forth above
				  may be changed from time to time by the Board to accommodate a campus visit, to
				  permit the Board to meet in conjunction with the annual meeting of the
				  Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges, or for other
				  purposes. The dates, times and places of these meeting will be timely announced
				  to the Board Members, media, colleges, and public will appear in the minutes of
				  the Board.
In the event the chairman determines that it is necessary or
				  desirable to conduct a meeting through teleconference or video means, the
				  chairman may direct the staff to issue notice of such meeting in accordance
				  with the manner provided by law.
In addition to meeting notices being provided as required b
				  law or by these policies and procedures, such notices may also be posted on the
				  Board's website.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 1 - Board Operations › Chapter 1 - Board Meeting Schedule › Rule 9-1-1.2 - Special Meetings

Current through June 25, 2024
Special meetings called for emergencies or unanticipated
				  business, which require the immediate attention of the Mississippi Community
				  College Board, will be subject to the following: Special meetings of the MCCB
				  may be called by the chairman. Prior to the meeting there must be a documented
				  record of notification of all MCCB members. Additionally, the public must be
				  notified of special meetings in accordance with applicable statutes and MCCB
				  policies and procedures.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 2 - Business Management › Chapter 2 - Administration of Associate Degree Nursing and Support › Rule 9-2-2.1 - Administration of Associate Degree Nursing and Support

Current through June 25, 2024
The MCCB shall allocate appropriations to each community and
				  junior college district for support of Associate Degree Nursing Programs.
				  Guidelines for disbursement of the funds are revised annually.
GUIDELINES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING
				  (ADN) SUPPORT - FY 2006
1. Financial
				support will be provided for direct costs of public community/junior college
				programs of associate degree nursing which meet the requirements of the
				Mississippi Board of Trustees of institutions of Higher learning (BTIHL). Each
				community and junior college district shall be considered one
				program.
2. Institutions should
				strive to maintain the optimum faculty-to-clinical student ratio of
				(1:10).
3. Appropriate pay for
				qualified faculty who are actively teaching is encouraged.
4. Support will be allocated based upon the
				following criteria:
a Minimum positions
				required for Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning approval for
				programs (5 positions); or
b After
				a new ADN program is approved by the Mississippi Community College Board, it
				may be funded within that fiscal year with appropriated funds remaining for
				associate degree nursing at the time of program approval on the basis of the
				minimum positions required by the BTIHL (5) multiplied by the optimum faculty
				to clinical student ratio of 1:10 for a maximum number of fifty (50). This
				basis for allocating ADN support applies only to a newly approved ADN program,
				it does not apply to expansions of existing approved programs; or
c Enrollment will be used as the means to
				allocate funds. In FY 06, 2/5 headcount enrollment and 3/5 FTE enrollment will
				be utilized in the third year of a 5-year phase-in to an FTE formula. Only
				student's enrolled in the nursing science program (excludes pre-nursing,
				university-transfer nursing) will be used. The source of ADN enrollment figures
				will come from the Mississippi Community College Board Enrollment Audit
				Reports.
NOTE: Out-of-state as well as Mississippi residents are
				  considered in the enrollment count for Associate Degree Nursing support.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 2 - Business Management › Chapter 3 - Adequate Insurance › Rule 9-2-3.1 - Adequate Insurance

Current through June 25, 2024
All community and junior college's shall certify to the
				  Mississippi Community College Board that adequate insurance is provided for all
				  buildings constructed, repaired, or renovated, in whole or in part, with state
				  appropriations or state bond funds. Adequate insurance is defined as current
				  replacement of cost coverage. The Mississippi Community College Board strongly
				  encourages the boards of trustees of the various community and junior college's
				  to provide adequate insurance for all buildings owned by the
				  college's.
Sources: Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-4-3
				  and §
										37-29-67.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 2 - Business Management › Chapter 4 - Foundation Position Statement › Rule 9-2-4.1 - Foundation Position Statement

Current through June 25, 2024
Because of the importance of the contributions of
				  foundations to Mississippi's community and junior colleges and in an effort to
				  maintain good will and public confidence, the Mississippi Community College
				  Board hereby adopts the following position statement:
It is the responsibility of each duly authorized community
				  or junior college board of trustees to assure that any foundations associated
				  with that college and /or any foundation which exists as a result of the
				  combined efforts of individual colleges with which that board or its staff has
				  an association comply with all applicable state and federal regulations and
				  statutes; that such foundations are audited on an annual basis by an
				  independent auditor or audit firm which employs General Accepted Auditing
				  Standards (GAAS); that the results of such audits be presented to each
				  applicable board as a part of an official meeting; and furthermore that each
				  duly authorized board take any necessary steps required to assure the operation
				  of such foundation(s) in a manner that best serves contributors and the general
				  public. The MCCB accepts responsibility for this position statement with
				  respect to any foundations established by the MCCB.
Mississippi Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-4-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 2 - Business Management › Chapter 5 - Standards and Qualifications Pursuant to Section 37-4-3 of the Mississippi Code › Rule 9-2-5.1 - Standards and Qualifications Pursuant to Section 37-4-3 of the Mississippi Code

Current through June 25, 2024
§
									37-4-3(l)
				  of the Mississippi Code grants the following authority to the Mississippi
				  Community College Board (MCCB): "To fix standards for community and junior
				  colleges to qualify for appropriations, and qualifications for community and
				  junior college teachers."
Pursuant to this code section, all community and junior
				  college programs and faculty qualifications must meet standards and guidelines
				  established by the MCCB to be eligible for appropriations disbursement.
MCCB standards and guidelines are published on the MCCB's
				  Webpage and as part of applicable MCCB publications.
MCCB standards and guidelines must be met by the established
				  timeline as published. Colleges that have not met MCCB standards and guidelines
				  by the published timeline for a specific program but can demonstrate
				  significant progress toward meeting standards and guidelines may be eligible
				  for appropriations disbursement.
Mississippi Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										37-4-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 1 - Five-Year Strategic Plan › Rule 9-3-1.1 - Five-year Strategic Plan

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with Mississippi Code, Section
				  27-103-155,
				  the Mississippi Community College Board and Mississippis public community and
				  junior college's shall develop a five-year strategic plan each year for
				  submission to the Joint Legislative Budget Office and the Department of Finance
				  and Administration. Staff will prepare a five-year agency plan for the MCCB to
				  include but not limited to the following program areas: administration, work
				  force education, proprietary school and college registration, and special
				  development. A composite five-year plan for the fifteen community and junior
				  college's will be developed by community and junior college staff and MCCB
				  staff. The composite five-year plan will include but will not be limited to the
				  following components: academic instruction, vocational-technical instruction,
				  other instruction, instructional support, student services, institutional
				  support, physical plant operation, student financial aid, and program
				  enhancements.
The MCCB Chairperson will appoint a special committee to work
				  with the MCCB staff to review the historical mission and name objectives for
				  the agencies strategic plans
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3
				  and
				  27-103-155.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 4 - Notice of Substantive Change › Rule 9-3-4.1 - Notice of Substantive Change

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the responsibility of the community or junior college
				  to notify the Board at least one year before the initiation of a planned
				  substantive change (as defined below). Such notice of change shall be submitted
				  in writing to the Executive Director of the State Board. Documentation of
				  notification to the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges
				  and Schools shall be submitted to the Executive Director simultaneously. The
				  Executive Director shall apprise the Board of such notification at the next
				  regularly scheduled Board meeting. The Board shall review the proposal and rule
				  on it after appropriate study and assessment of the impact such change will
				  have on the college and the college community.
A substantive change is one that modifies the nature and
				  scope of the institution by:
1.
				Establishing a new campus or relocating a campus in a new geographic
				environment.
2. Changing the scope
				or purpose of an existing campus or center, such as adding to or deleting from
				vocational, technical or academic programs on a previously specialized or
				limited program campus.
3. Merging
				with another institution.
4.
				Closing a branch or center, campus or institution.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 6 - Junior College Name Change › Rule 9-3-6.1 - Junior College Name Change

Current through June 25, 2024
After July, 1987, the Board of trustees of any junior
				  college district shall be authorized, with the approval of the Board, to change
				  the name of the junior college to community college.
The following procedures shall apply:
1. The only change authorized is from junior
				to community.
2. The local Board's
				of Trustees' action regarding the name change shall be recorded in the official
				minutes of the local Board of trustees. A certified copy of that part of the
				Board minutes shall be provided the Board along with a request for Board
				approval of the name change.
3. The
				institution shall establish a date upon which the name change shall become
				effective. Such date shall allow sufficient time for transition of printed
				materials, signs, official documents, and notice to education and political
				entities of the name change.
4. It
				shall be the duty of the institution to give notice to educational and
				political entities regarding the name change to community college and the
				Initial Date of Adoption.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3
				  and
				  37-29-67.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 7 - Applications for New Voc/Tech Program Curriculum Changes › Rule 9-3-7.1 - Applications for New Voc/Tech Program Curriculum Changes

Current through June 25, 2024
The MCCB approves those programs that will provide the
				  maximum benefit to the student's served by the community/junior college's of
				  Mississippi. Consideration will be made concerning program duplication,
				  available resources, employment demands, wage rates paid to program graduates
				  and the ability of the college to provide the optimal educational experience to
				  the student's.
The college will send fifteen (15) copies of its program
				  application to the MCCB staff who will review the document to ensure that it
				  has been completed in the appropriate manner. Four copies will be sent the
				  Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). The MCCB staff will meet with
				  representatives from the MDE to review the perceptions of this agency and to
				  determine which programs will be approved for funding prior to the request
				  being presented to the MCCB. The MCCB staff shall then meet with the MCCB
				  committee chair to determine the recommendation that will be made to the Board.
				  The MCCB then will act on the recommendation, with the results reported to the
				  MDE and the college. The programs division shall maintain a file and database
				  for all program approvals. All program requests must be submitted prior to
				  April 15.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 8 - Curriculum Changes to Voc/Tech Programs › Rule 9-3-8.1 - Curriculum Changes to Voc/Tech Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
Colleges desiring to change the status of a program must
				  write a letter requesting the change and stating the rationale and
				  ramifications of the change. The change is referred to the MDE which reviews
				  the request and provides its recommendation. The request and MDE recommendation
				  are then discussed with he MCCB committee chair of programs to determine the
				  recommendation that will be made to the Board. The MCCB then acts on the
				  recommendation with the results reported to MDE and the college. The programs
				  division shall maintain a file and database for all programs
				  approved.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 9 - Placing Voc/Tech Programs on Probation or Termination of Such Programs › Rule 9-3-9.1 - Placing Voc/Tech Programs on Probation or Termination of Such Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
Programs with less than a full-time enrollment (FTE) of ten
				  for the fall semester shall be placed on probation. If the program on probation
				  does not improve its FTE to 10 or more by the Fall Semester the second year,
				  the program will be recommended for termination. However, those programs to be
				  considered for probation or termination shall be reviewed to determine if there
				  are any extenuating circumstances. The decision of the MCCB shall be
				  communicated to the colleges and the SDE as soon after April 1 as
				  possible.
New programs will not be subject to this minimum FTE
				  requirement for the first year of operation.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 10 - Mississippi High School Equivalency Program State Policy › Rule 9-3-10.1 - Mississippi High School Equivalency Program State Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Title of State Credential: Mississippi
				High School Equivalency Diploma
2.
				Current Approved Options:
a. GED® Test,
				General Education Development, Pearson Vue
b. HiSET High School Equivalency Test,
				Educational Testing Service
c.
				Mississippi Competency-Based High School Equivalency Option
d. Total Transcript, intra-state and
				inter-state framework for integrated, multiple publisher high school
				equivalency testing and credentialing
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 11 - GED Testing Guidelines for Alternative Education Programs › Rule 9-3-11.1 - GED Testing Guidelines for Alternative Education Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Community College Board's GED Testing
				  Guidelines for Alternative Education Programs policy is as follows:
1. The Mississippi Community College Board is
				authorized by legislation to administer the High School Equivalency Testing
				Program under the policies and guidelines of the approved vendors.
2. Only students who have demonstrated the
				ability to perform on the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) at an 8th grade
				level on the overall battery of Levels D or A.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3
				  and
				  37-35-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 3 - Programs › Chapter 14 - Policy & Procedure for the Inventory & Transfer of Workforce Training Equipment › Rule 9-3-14.1 - Policy & Procedure for the Inventory and Transfer for Workforce Training Equipment

Current through June 25, 2024
All equipment transferred from the Mississippi Department of
				  Education Industrial Training Program to the Mississippi Community College
				  Board shall become the property of the local community and junior college with
				  the following exceptions and conditions:
1. All mobile units, and the equipment
				contained in these said mobile units, shall remain on the State Board for
				Community and Junior Colleges' inventory.
2. Any equipment on said inventory list not
				used for the primary purpose of workforce education shall be made available to
				the Mississippi Community College Board for the purpose of
				reallocation.
3. Any such equipment
				not utilized for the primary purpose of workforce training shall be reallocated
				or salvaged in accordance with the state law and applicable policies and
				procedures related to disposal of surplus equipment. The MCCB staff and local
				Community and Junior College representative shall deal with application of this
				section on a case-by-case basis.
4.
				Any equipment purchased subsequently with workforce education funds shall
				follow the conditions specified in this policy and procedure.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-4-3
				  and
				  37-4-11.