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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

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Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-335 Establishment of fees; hardship waiver policy
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(1) The school board of any school district shall be authorized to charge reasonable fees, but not more than the actual cost, for the following:(a) Supplemental instructional materials and supplies, excluding textbooks;(b) Any other fees designated by the local school board as fe…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-337 Plan to encourage community involvement in schools
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(1) The governing authorities of the county, counties or city in which a school district is located and the school board of each school district shall develop a five-year plan to encourage community involvement with the schools in such district. (2) Districts meeting the highest …
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-339 Extended day and school year programs; funding; authority to adopt orders, policies, rules and regulations; goal
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(1) The school board of any local school district, in its discretion, may provide extended day and extended school year programs for kindergarten or compulsory-school-age students, or both, and may expend any funds for these purposes which are available from sources other than th…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-341 Expenditure of funds for student field trips to nonprofit museums

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The school board of a local school district may expend funds from any available sources for the purpose of defraying the cost of student field trips to public or private nonprofit museums, including the cost of admission to such museums.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-342 Use of service or assistance dogs trained to alert to symptoms of illness or disability authorized in all district facilities

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(1) The Legislature recognizes the necessity of school districts to provide reasonable accommodations to students and licensed employees of a school district who are diagnosed with debilitating illnesses or disabilities, including, but not limited to, diabetes and epilepsy. (2) T…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-343 Authority to enter into contracts for training and professional development of district employees

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The school board of a local school district may enter into contracts or agreements with persons or entities, public or private, to provide training or professional development activities, or both, for employees of the district.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-345 Authorization to establish regional educational service agency; agency to be organized as nonprofit tax exempt corporation; operation and management by public advisory board; board of directors; Executive Director; powers and responsibilities of educational service agency

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(1) A regional educational service agency may be established in a region of the state when twelve (12) or more school districts determine there are benefits and services that can be derived from the collective and collaborative formation of an agency for the purpose of pooling an…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-346 Regional educational service agencies and State Department of Education to jointly develop a plan for increasing duties and responsibilities of the agencies

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The State Department of Education and the Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) shall prepare jointly a report, to be submitted before December 15, 2006, for consideration of the Legislature and Governor, detailing the plans that shall be enacted by State Board of Education…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-351 Short title

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Sections 37-7-351 through 37-7-359 shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency School Leasing Authority Act of 1986.”

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-353 Legislative findings and declarations

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The Legislature finds and declares that there exists an urgent shortage of adequate public school facilities, equipment and capital with which to provide such facilities and equipment for the attainment of a satisfactory level of public education in the schools of this state, and…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-355 Authority to transfer or permit use of property for school district purposes

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(1) Any school district by resolution of the school board is hereby empowered, without public or competitive bidding, to sell, lease, lend, grant or convey to a corporation, individual or partnership pursuant to Sections 37-7-351 through 37-7-359 or to permit such corporation, in…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-357 Relationship of provisions with other laws

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Sections 37-7-351 through 37-7-359 are intended to be and shall be construed as being supplemental to all existing laws covering the acquisition, use and maintenance of school buildings by school districts. It is further provided that, as to school buildings constructed or leased…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-359 Appropriations for lease rentals; tax levies

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Any school district which shall execute a lease rental contract under the provisions of Section 37-7-301(v) after June 30, 1987 or in connection with a sale-leaseback or lease-leaseback arrangement authorized under the provisions of Section 37-7-355 shall annually appropriate suf…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-401 Acquisition of land outside of district for construction of school buildings

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In all cases where the same shall be necessary, advantageous or desirable from the standpoint of transportation, the efficiency of operating schools, or other pertinent considerations, any school district which has been reconstituted, reorganized or created under the provisions o…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-403 Authorization of joint construction of buildings or other facilities or operation of schools by adjoining school districts

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In addition to the power and authority conferred by Section 37-7-401, two or more adjoining school districts which have been reconstituted, reorganized or created under Article 1 of this chapter may join, unite and cooperate in the construction, erecting and equipping of a school…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-405 Agreement between boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools

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When any two (2) or more adjoining school districts shall desire and propose to join, unite and cooperate in the construction, erecting and equipping of a joint school building or for the joint operation of a school or other school facility which has been or may be constructed, e…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-407 Approval of agreements of boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools

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Such contract or agreement provided for in Section 37-7-405, shall be transmitted to the state educational finance commission which shall consider and pass upon same from the standpoint of whether or not same will promote the welfare of the school districts involved and the effic…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-409 Expenditure of funds for joint construction of buildings or operation of schools; applicable laws; levy of taxes

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(1) When any school districts shall be authorized to unite, join and cooperate in the construction, erecting and equipping of a joint school building or school facility or in the joint operation of a school erected, constructed and equipped entirely by one of such districts, any …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-411 Agreement as to control over joint school operation or building; applicable laws

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Subject to the prior consent and approval of the State Board of Education, the school boards of all school districts involved shall be authorized to agree as to which of the school boards shall have the power to operate, manage, govern and control any joint school or school build…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-413 Powers included within power to construct, erect, and equip school buildings

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The power granted to any school district to construct, erect and equip school buildings under any of the provisions of Sections 37-7-401 through 37-7-411 shall include also the power to acquire by purchase, donation or otherwise existing buildings, and the power to enlarge, make …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-415 Effect of extension of municipal corporate limits

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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 37-7-611, or the provisions of any other applicable statute, the extension of the corporate limits of a municipality so as to include a school building constructed or operated under the provisions of Sections 37-7-403 through 37-7-411, wh…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-417 Authorization for agreements between school districts to establish regional high schools; establishment and powers of boards of trustees

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The various school districts of this state are authorized to enter into agreements between such school districts providing for the construction or operation of regional high school centers. Any such agreement shall be subject to the approval of the State Board of Education. Any s…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-419 Authorization for appropriation and expenditure of funds for regional high schools; disbursements; evidences of indebtedness; fiscal agent, contracting party

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The various school districts which may become parties to any such agreement are authorized to appropriate and expend for the purposes thereof any and all funds which may be required to carry out the terms of any such agreement from any funds available to any such party to such an…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-431 Authorization of acquisition and disposition of school property by exchanges; exchanges subject to approval of chancery court; hearing

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Whenever the school board of any school district shall find and determine, by resolution duly and lawfully adopted and spread upon its minutes, (a) that it shall need other lands located within the school district for school purposes, (b) that the district owns lands of equal val…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-433 Execution of conveyance of school property by president and secretary of board

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Upon being authorized by a resolution of the school board as is provided by Section 37-7-431, the president and secretary shall be authorized and empowered to execute, for and on behalf of the school district, a conveyance of the school property for the purposes, upon the terms a…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-435 Conveyance of exchanged lands to school board members

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The lands shall be conveyed by warranty deed to the school board members or their successors in office of the school district. Said lands shall be conveyed by fee simple absolute.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-437 Relationship of provisions with other laws

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It is the intent of the legislature that Sections 37-7-431 through 37-7-435 shall authorize a new and different method of disposing of school lands in exchange for lands of equal value and shall not be construed to be in conflict with Sections 37-7-451 through 37-7-457, Sections …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-451 Authorization of sale of property not used for school purposes

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When any school district shall own any land, buildings or other property that is not used for school or related school purposes and not needed in the operation of the schools of the district, the school board of such school district may sell and convey such land, buildings or oth…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-455 Advertising of sale; conduct of sale; execution of conveyance; reservation of certain interests; disposal of personal property

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(1) Any land, buildings or other property that is not used for school purposes and which is not needed in the operation of the schools of the district may be sold in the manner established in this section. Within the first six (6) months of the closure of the public school facili…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-457 All sales to be for cash; disposition of proceeds of sale

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All conveyances of property under the authority of Section 37-7-455 shall be for a cash consideration. The proceeds of such sale shall be placed in the maintenance fund of the school district. However, if any sale embraces realty, and the school district selling same owes outstan…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-459 Sale of computers, peripheral equipment and adaptive devices to certain students; qualifications of students; disposition of proceeds

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(1) Upon a resolution duly adopted by a majority of its members, the board of trustees of local public school districts may adopt a policy authorizing the sale of computers, peripheral equipment and adaptive devices to students to whom such devices and equipment have been issued …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-471 Authorization of sale, lease, etc., of property not used for school purposes; terms, conditions and consideration of sale

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(a) Whenever the school board of any school district shall find and determine, by resolution duly and lawfully adopted and spread upon its minutes:(a) That any school building, land, property or other school facility is no longer needed for school or related purposes and is not t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-473 Persons to whom property may be disposed; authorized uses

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School buildings, land, property and related facilities may be sold, conveyed, leased or otherwise disposed of under Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483, to any charter school, to any group of persons, to any association, club or corporation, or to any county, municipality or othe…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-475 Execution of conveyance or lease by president and secretary of board

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Upon being authorized by a resolution of the school board as is provided by Section 37-7-471, the president and secretary shall be authorized and empowered to execute, for and on behalf of the school district, a conveyance or lease of the property for the purposes, upon the terms…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-477 Reverter provisions in instrument disposing of property where board retains no interest; section not applicable to acquisition by United States of school or other real property possessed by state

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(1) Unless a school board retains a partial interest, or undivided interest or other ownership interest in the school property being conveyed, any instrument conveying or leasing any school property under Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483, shall provide that the title to such pr…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-479 Conditions under which disposed of property may later be sold; disposition of proceeds of sale

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Any group of persons, any association, club or corporation, or any county, municipality or other political subdivision having acquired school buildings, land, property or related facilities under the provisions of Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483, may, by resolution duly adopte…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-481 School boards empowered to exercise authority conferred

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The authority conferred by Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483 may be exercised by the existing school board of any school district in which any such school building, land, property or other school facility is located or situated. Such school board may contract with any other scho…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-483 Declaration of legislative intent; relationship of provisions with other laws

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The Legislature hereby declares that it is its intention and purpose to authorize and permit each and every type of disposition of property permitted in Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-481 and by each and every type of transfer mentioned, and by every combination possible thereund…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-485 School Property Development Act; optional method of disposal of surplus school property to generate greater revenue than public sale; school boards authorized to sell, convey or exchange nonoperational property interest in proposed development projects; school boards authorized to contract with other entities for development, design, construction, financing, ownership and operation of surplus school property; school boards authorized to pledge revenues received under Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483 for repayment of notes and other obligations; sound business practices to be used; public record of final and signed contract; restrictions on persons related by consanguinity or affinity to members of school board or superintendent from having interests in project; conditions on exercise of option to enter into development agreement; certification regarding statements of economic interest; property developed to be deemed for school or educational purposes

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(1) This section shall be referred to as the “School Property Development Act of 2005.” It is the intent of the Legislature that this section shall provide school boards with an alternative optional method of disposal of surplus school property that may generate greater returns t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-487 Estimation and pledge of revenues by school districts; “revenues” defined; authorization to enter into development agreements

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district may estimate the amount of revenues, as defined herein, to be generated from any parcel or parcels of any type of property within the school district and may irrevocably pledge such revenues to the repayment of any…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-501 Disposition of property of dissolved district having no outstanding bonds

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When any school district now existing or hereafter created under any of the laws of this state shall be dissolved, abolished or discontinued, either as a result of the reorganization and reconstitution of school district under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, or other…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-503 Disposition of property of dissolved district having outstanding bonds

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When any school district now existing or hereafter created shall be dissolved, abolished or discontinued, either as a result of the reconstitution or reorganization of school districts under Article 1 of this chapter, or otherwise, and shall have outstanding bonds or other indebt…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-505 Assumption of liability for bonds by district acquiring property of dissolved district purchased with proceeds of bonds generally

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When any school district now existing or hereafter created shall be dissolved, abolished or discontinued, either as the result of the consolidation, reorganization or reconstitution of school districts under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, or otherwise, and such scho…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-507 Voluntary assumption of liability by annexing district on bonds of dissolved district

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Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Sections 37-7-501 through 37-7-511, any school district to which all or a part of the territory of a dissolved school district is annexed may, by agreement of the school board thereof, assume the payment of all or any part of the outstandi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-509 Transfer of funds between school districts

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The superintendent of schools, upon order of the school board, shall be authorized and empowered to make such transfers of funds to and from the credit of the school districts involved as may be necessary to carry out the terms and provisions of Sections 37-7-501 through 37-7-511…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-511 Authority to execute conveyances

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The school boards of the respective school districts in whom title to such property may be vested are hereby empowered and authorized to execute proper conveyances of such property in order to carry out the purposes of Sections 37-7-501 through 37-7-511.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-531 Authorization and procedure

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The board of supervisors of each county wherein are situated lands, other than 16th section lands or lands held in lieu of 16th section lands, acquired by township trustees for schools and school lands as created by Article Five, Chapter Nine, Hutchinson’s Mississippi Code 1848, …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-701 Applicability of article; construction of article

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The provisions of this article shall be applicable only to those municipal separate school districts which have been or shall be organized, reorganized or reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, with added territory where the added territory,…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-703 Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside within city limits

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In all such special municipal separate school districts which embrace the entire county in which, according to the latest available federal census, a majority of the inhabitants of the county reside within the corporate limits of the municipality, the board of trustees of such sp…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-705 Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside outside city limits

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In all such special municipal separate school districts which may be so organized, reorganized or reconstituted to embrace the entire county in which the majority of the inhabitants of the county reside outside the corporate limits of the municipality, the board of trustees of su…