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Mississippi Statutes, Title 43

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Title 43, Public Welfare

42 chapters · 903 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 43903 Ch 21, Youth Court110 Ch 33, Housing and Housing Authorities110 Ch 13, Medical Assistance for the Aged; Med…81 Ch 35, Urban Renewal and Redevelopment55 Ch 15, Child Welfare49 Ch 27, Department of Human Services - Divis…49 Ch 6, Rights and Liabilities of Persons wi…38 Ch 3, Blind Persons34 Ch 1, Department of Human Services and Cou…30 Ch 12, Medicaid and Human Services Provisions25 Ch 19, Support of Natural Children25 Ch 9, Old Age Assistance24 Ch 20, Child Care Facilities24 Ch 47, Mississippi Vulnerable Persons Act23

13 sections·Filtered byTitle 43✕Ch 5✕

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-1 State Board of Education to be Board of Trustees of Mississippi School for the Deaf and Mississippi School for the Blind; no consolidation of schools required
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(1) The State Board of Education shall be the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Mississippi School for the Blind and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Mississipp…
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-11 Annual report of Board
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The State Board of Education shall make a report to every annual term of the Legislature, showing the needs and condition and status of the School for the Blind and the School for the Deaf. Such report to the Legislature shall show how the money appropriated to the schools has be…
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-13 Braille and lip-reading to be taught
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Braille print, designated commonly as revised Braille Grade Two, shall be taught in the School for the Blind. The use of this print shall be included in the high school literary courses of students in such school. Every teacher or instructor in the School for the Deaf, whose duti…
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-15 Pupils; classification; course of training

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Each of the two (2) schools shall be open to receive all pupils eligible to attend it, and shall provide for the proper lodging, maintenance, care and education while in attendance. A student shall not be admitted to or continue as a pupil in the School for the Blind whose acuity…

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-17 Diplomas and certificates of proficiency

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The State Board of Education shall maintain the two (2) schools at as high a grade of work and education as may be practicable, and shall endeavor to give the pupils the same extent and scope of education that the pupils would receive if attending the public schools of this state…

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-31 Annual conference of representatives of state and other agencies

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The Department of Education, hereinafter called “department,” shall annually call a conference of representatives of state agencies, other governmental and private agencies, and institutions in the manner set forth by Sections 43-5-31 through 43-5-39 for the general purpose of th…

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-33 Appointment of director of conference

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The State Superintendent of Education shall appoint a director for this conference who may be an employee of the department or an employee of either the School for the Deaf or the School for the Blind.

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-35 Notice of conference

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(a) The director shall publish notification of the conference in the following manner:(a) Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the conference the director shall mail notices of this meeting to the executive officer of any agency or institution of the State of Missi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-37 Duties of conference director

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(a) The director shall arrange and organize the conference and is charged specifically with the following duties regarding the conference:(a) The director shall arrange for a meeting hall, seating, public address systems and appurtenant equipment and supplies.(b) The director sha…

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-39 Report of activities and findings of conference

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The board shall include a report of the activities and findings of the conference in the annual report of the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Mississippi School for the Blind.

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-5 Powers and duties of Board

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The State Board of Education shall adopt all needful rules and regulations for the government of the schools. The State Board of Education shall have authority and control over the pupils and over the properties of each school except where otherwise prescribed by law. The State B…

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-7 Powers and duties of State Superintendent of Schools

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The State Superintendent of Education, or his designee, shall make regular and frequent inspections of each of the two (2) schools, and shall personally visit each school at least once a month during every school session, and shall prescribe when and where and by whom and in what…

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-8 Superintendents of Schools for Blind and Deaf; appointment; powers and duties; budget responsibilities; administrative and licensed instructional staff contracts of employment; competitive appointment of other personnel

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(1) The Superintendent of the School for the Blind and the Superintendent of the School for the Deaf shall be selected by and hold office subject to the will and pleasure of the State Superintendent of Public Education, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education. The…