Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 3 - Board Policies › Chapter 71 - School Business Officials › Rule 7-3-71.2 - Licensure of School Business Administrator

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Purpose
In order to provide a financial management system which
				  ensures the proper accountability for funds administered through the local
				  school districts on a timely and accurate basis, to provide and interpret
				  financial information by which the local school board makes educational
				  decisions, and to promote professional growth, the State Department of
				  Education is authorized to create a Licensed School Business Administrator
				  position for the public school districts of this state beginning with the 2012-
				  2013 school year. This license shall be issued by the Mississippi Department of
				  Education, Office of Educator Licensure and the license holder shall be bound
				  by the MS Educator Code of Ethics, Standards of Conduct.
2.
Accreditation
				Standard
Per the Commission on School Accreditation process standard
				  2.5, the school district shall employ a school business officer/administrator
				  whose qualifications meet the criteria established by the Mississippi
				  Department of Education and whose primary job responsibilities are conducting,
				  supervising, and/or directing the financial affairs and operations of the
				  school district. Although any individual who meets the minimum requirements may
				  obtain the license, the district may only designate one individual as the
				  Licensed School Business Administrator. The individual designated as the
				  Licensed School Business Administrator shall hold the School Business
				  Administrator License. Individuals in a school district holding the School
				  Business Administrator license, but who are not the designated Licensed School
				  Business Administrator and are not employed in a position in the district
				  requiring any other license issued by the Mississippi Department of Education
				  Office of Educator Licensure shall not be considered a licensed employee as
				  that term is used in Mississippi Code, Annotated.
Any School Business Administrator or Officer who was
				  satisfactorily performing in that position on or before June 30, 2012 and did
				  not meet the minimum requirements for obtaining a School Business Administrator
				  License is required to maintain the School Business Administrator/Officer
				  certificate issued by the Mississippi Department of Education, Office of School
				  Financial Services by completing 20 hours of continuing training each fiscal
				  year. One hour of credit will be given for each hour of training. Hours may be
				  obtained by participating in approved local, state, regional, or national
				  school business related conferences, courses, or workshops. Districts that have
				  a certified School Business Administrator or Officer in lieu of a Licensed
				  School Business Administrator are considered to be in compliance with the
				  accreditation standard requiring a Licensed School Business Administrator.
				  However, these individuals are not considered a licensed employee as the term
				  is used in Mississippi Code, 1972 Annotated.
Any individual newly hired or appointed as a school
				  district's Licensed School Business Administrator, shall meet the minimum
				  requirements of the Licensed School Business Administrator, and obtain the
				  license from the Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Educator
				  Licensure prior to being named as the school district's Licensed School
				  Business Administrator.
3.
Initial Licensure
The following minimum qualifications shall be met for initial
				  licensing:
A baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited four-year
				  college or university in Accounting or a baccalaureate degree or higher from an
				  accredited four-year college or university in Finance, Business Administration,
				  or other business-related curriculum will be considered but shall include a
				  minimum of fifteen (15) specified semester hours successfully completed in
				  accounting from the following course list:
a. Principles of Accounting I and II (6
				semester hours)
b. Intermediate
				Accounting I and II (6 semester hours)
c. Advanced Accounting (3 semester
				hours)
d. Governmental Accounting
				(3 semester hours)
e. Managerial
				Accounting (3 semester hours)
f.
				Auditing (3 semester hours)
g. Cost
				Accounting (3 semester hours)
h.
				Business Law (3 semester hours)
i.
				Financial Management (3 semester hours)
j. School Finance or School Law (3 hours)
The State Department of Education, Office of School Financial
				  Services, shall approve all courses titled differently than those
				  listed.