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Mississippi Statutes, Title 37

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Title 37, Education

112 chapters · 1,802 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 371,802 Ch 29, Junior Colleges134 Ch 7, School Districts; Boards of Trustees…109 Ch 101, Institutions of Higher Learning; Gen…86 Ch 33, Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation74 Ch 13, Curriculum; School Year and Attendance62 Ch 23, Exceptional Children62 Ch 11, General Provisions Pertaining to Edu…53 Ch 9, District Superintendents, Principals…50 Ch 27, Agricultural High Schools49 Ch 3, State Department of Education47 Ch 153, Workforce Development, Training, Edu…45 Ch 115, University of Mississippi43 Ch 113, Mississippi State University of Agri…38 Ch 145, Mississippi Opportunity Loan Program Act37

32 sections·Filtered byTitle 37✕Ch 45✕

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-1 Declaration of policy
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The legislature hereby recognizes that in order to exercise the constitutional power, set forth in Section 201 of Article 8, that the legislature may, in its discretion, “provide for the maintenance and establishment of free public schools for all children between the ages of six…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-11 Adoption and use of seal
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The commission is authorized to adopt and use an official seal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-13 Meetings; organization
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The commission shall meet on the third Monday of each month, and shall meet at such other times as may be designated by law or upon call by the chairman or a majority of the members of the commission. At its first meeting, the commission shall organize and elect a chairman and a …
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-15 Minutes; recess of meetings and hearings
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The commission shall keep full, complete, and permanent minutes and records of all its proceedings, including the rules and regulations adopted by it, and said minutes shall be signed by the chairman, or vice-chairman, and attested by the secretary. All minutes of the commission …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-17 Executive secretary and other employees

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The commission shall select an executive secretary, who shall be the administrative officer of the commission. The executive secretary shall perform such duties as are required of him by law, and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the commission. He shall receive such…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-19 Promulgation of rules and regulations

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The commission shall promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as shall be necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter and of such other laws, the administration of which shall be vested in the commission; however, no such rule or regulation shall be i…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-21 Distribution of school facility funds

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The commission shall distribute and disburse, subject to the provisions of law, such funds as may be appropriated by the legislature, and such funds as may otherwise become available, for constructing, improving, equipping, renovating, and repairing school buildings or other scho…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-23 Formulation of policies and approval of plans for location and construction of noncharter public school buildings

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Subject to the provisions of any applicable statute, the commission shall formulate policies and approve or disapprove plans for the location and construction of all necessary elementary and secondary noncharter public school buildings.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-25 Supervision and approval of surveys of educational needs

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Subject to the provisions of any applicable statute, the commission shall supervise and approve or disapprove all surveys of educational needs made by any school board or board of education. The commission may assist such boards in making such surveys, and it may make supplementa…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-27 Hearings

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In conducting any hearing, the commission shall not be required to follow common law or statutory rules of evidence or the technical or formal rules of procedure. Any such hearing may be conducted in such manner as the commission may deem best to ascertain and determine the physi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-29 Service of notices and other process

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All notices or other process authorized or required to be served upon the commission shall be served upon the chairman and the executive secretary.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-3 Transfer of functions, etc., of State Educational Finance Commission to State Board of Education

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(1) There is hereby created a State Educational Finance Commission. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “commission” shall be construed to mean “State Educational Finance Commission.” (2) From and after July 1, 1988, the State Educational Finance Commission shall be abolis…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-31 Issuance of subpoenas

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The commission, or the chairman thereof, at any regular or recessed meeting, or the chairman in vacation, or the executive secretary in vacation pursuant to the direction of the chairman made at any time, is hereby empowered to issue under the seal of the commission and in its na…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-33 Procedure upon failure or refusal to comply with subpoena

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In case of the failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with any subpoena issued as authorized in Section 37-45-31, or in case of the refusal of any witness to testify or answer to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, the chancellor or the cha…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-35 Fees and mileage of witnesses

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All witnesses attending the commission pursuant to process issued as authorized in Section 37-45-31, shall be entitled to the same per diem and mileage as provided for witnesses in the chancery courts of this state. Such witnesses shall attend from day to day until discharged by …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-37 Designation of official reporter; compensation; duties

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At any hearing held by the commission under the provisions of chapter 47 of this title, or under any other statute, it is made the duty of any county board of education or board of trustees of any municipal separate school district involved, jointly or severally, to provide at th…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-39 Preservation of reporter’s notes and transcription thereof

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The reporter shall act in the same capacity as an official court reporter of the chancery courts of this state. His shorthand notes and the transcription thereof shall be preserved in the same manner and accorded the same verity as those of chancery court reporters.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-41 Certification and filing of transcript of reporter’s notes; corrections

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When the reporter’s notes shall have been transcribed, the reporter shall certify same and file an original and one copy with the commission and give notice by registered mail of the fact of such filing to the county board or county boards of education and the board of trustees o…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-43 Fees of reporter

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The fees of the reporter, per diem, and for the transcription of any evidence taken by him upon any hearing before the commission, shall not be in excess of the customary per diem, transcription and filing fees made by the chancery court reporters of this state.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-45 Costs of administrative proceedings; schedule; taxation

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The schedule of cost in the chancery courts of this state shall apply, where applicable, to the cost accruing or incurred in the proceedings before the commission. The cost of the services of said reporter and any other cost provided for in this chapter shall be taxed as a part o…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-47 Time for payment of costs; procedure in case of nonpayment

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All costs taxed by the commission in any hearing or proceeding shall be had within forty-five days after the date of any final order of the commission or decree of the chancery court if no appeal is taken therefrom, and within thirty days after the final order or judgment of the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-49 Payment of fees and costs of school authorities and commission

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Any cost or fees provided by this chapter to be paid by any county board of education or board of trustees of a municipal separate school district may be paid by the county board of education from any school funds of the district other than total funding formula funds, and by the…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-5 Appointment and term of members

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The commission shall be composed of six (6) members who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. However, no such confirmation shall be made by the Senate until said appointment or appointments have been referred to the proper Senate standing com…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-51 Appeals to chancery court

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Any school board of a school district aggrieved by any final rule, regulation or order of the commission shall have the right of appeal to the chancery court of the county in which said school district or any part thereof may be located or situated, which appeal shall be taken an…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-53 Appeal bonds

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The beneficiary in all appeal bonds shall be the State of Mississippi. Said bonds shall secure the payment of the cost accruing in the proceeding, including the cost of appeal and the performance of any other acts required by the chancellor in granting of supersedeas appeal from …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-55 Payment of premium on appeal bond of school authorities

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Any school board is authorized to pay the premium on any appeal bond entered into under the provisions of Section 37-45-51. The said school board may pay same from the administrative fund provided by Section 37-19-31.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-57 Preparation of record on appeal

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In the event of an appeal by any county board of education or board of trustees of any municipal separate school district from any final rule, regulation or order of the state educational finance commission, it shall be the duty and responsibility of such appealing county board o…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-59 Record on appeal to be bound, indexed and compiled

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The record on appeal from the commission to the chancery court shall be bound, indexed and compiled in the same manner and form as the same record of appeal from a chancery court to the supreme court of this state.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-61 Appeals to supreme court

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From an adverse decision of the chancery court, either party may appeal to the supreme court of the State of Mississippi. Said appeal shall be taken and perfected within thirty days and in the same manner provided by law for other appeals to the supreme court from the judgments o…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-63 Construction of chapter

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The provisions of this chapter are and shall be construed to be in addition to and supplemental of the provisions of any other statutes of this state pertaining to the matters herein referred to.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-7 Surety bond; voting

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Each member of the commission shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, enter into a good and sufficient surety bond in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) payable to the State of Mississippi and conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. Sai…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-45-9 Compensation and expenses

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The members of the commission shall receive a per diem, mileage and expenses as is authorized by law per day for each day spent in attending meetings of the commission and in performing such other duties as may be required of them by law or the directives of the commission. Howev…