Title 37, Education

The annual and aggregate loan limits for each eligible student borrower shall be in accordance with those limits established for the Stafford Loan Program authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The board of trustees has established an agency to ca…

To be eligible to receive a loan under this chapter, the applicant must have been a bona fide resident of the State of Mississippi for three (3) consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the loan application and must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment by a public or…

All repaid principal and interest resulting from repayment of a loan and not required for retirement of bonds issued under authority of Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 or other expenses of the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Program shall be credited to the Mississippi Opportun…

The receipt of a loan under this chapter by an eligible borrower is subject to the availability of lending capital and Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund balances.

The company, the board of trustees and the State Bond Commission are hereby authorized to enter into any and all agreements and contracts as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

The State Bond Commission shall have the power and is hereby authorized, at one (1) time or from time to time, to issue negotiable general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi to initially fund the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund. The total amount of bonds which may be …

Upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors of the company declaring the necessity for the issuance of any part or all of the general obligation bonds authorized by Sections 37-145-23 through 37-145-43, the board shall deliver a certified copy of its resolution to…

All general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections 37-145-23 through 37-145-41 shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments …

The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds in the manner and at a price which will result in the lowest interest rate on the best terms obtainable for the state, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par plus accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds to…

(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Company” means the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation established pursuant to Section 57-10-167.(b) “Board of trustees” means the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.(c) “Guaranty Agency” means the Mississippi Guarante…

Upon the issuance and sale of such bonds, the State Bond Commission shall transfer the proceeds of any such sale to the State Treasurer. Immediately upon receipt of a resolution from the board of directors of the company requesting same, the State Fiscal Officer shall issue a war…

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 37-145-23 through 37-145-41 or of any of the interest coupons pertaining thereto may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights granted hereunder, o…

Such general obligation bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required by Sections 37-145-23 through 37-145-41. Any resolution providing for the iss…

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 37-145-23 through 37-145-41 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall b…

Sections 37-145-23 through 37-145-41 shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers therein granted.

The State Bond Commission shall select an attorney or attorneys to represent the State Bond Commission in issuing, selling and validating bonds provided for in Sections 37-145-23 through 37-145-41, and the bond commission is hereby authorized and empowered to expend from the proc…

The company, in addition to any other powers and duties, shall have the power to issue student loan revenue bonds as hereinafter provided in Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 in order to provide funds for deposit into the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund and to provide funds …

No bonds issued by the company under Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 shall constitute a debt, liability or general obligation of the state or any political subdivision thereof (other than the company), or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any political subdivi…

The bonds issued pursuant to Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 shall be authorized by a resolution of the company, shall bear such date or dates, and shall mature at such time or times as such resolution may provide, except that no bond shall mature more than thirty (30) years…

(a) Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 may contain provisions as to:(a) Pledging all or any part of the revenues of the company to secure the payment of the bonds subject to the terms of the proceedings relating to ot…

There is hereby created the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Program to assist students in meeting the rising costs of higher education and to increase the educational opportunities of such students by providing low interest rate student loans to assist Mississippi students in furthe…

Any pledge made by the company shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge was made. The revenues or properties so pledged and thereafter received by the company shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further …

The company, subject to the provisions in proceedings relating to outstanding bonds as may then exist, may purchase bonds out of any funds available therefor, which shall thereupon be cancelled, at any reasonable price which, if the bonds are then redeemable, shall not exceed the…

The bonds may be secured by an indenture by and between the company and a corporate trustee which may be any bank or other corporation having the power of a trust company or any trust company within or without this state. Such indenture may contain such provisions for protecting …

In the event that any of the members or officers of the board of directors of the company shall cease to be members or officers of the board prior to the delivery of any bonds signed by them, their signatures or facsimiles thereof shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for al…

The company may create and establish such funds and accounts as may be necessary or desirable for its purposes pursuant to Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73.

The company shall have the power to contract with the holders of any of its bonds as to the custody, collection, securing, investment and payment of any money of the company, and of any money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds, and to carry out such contract. Mon…

Subsequent amendments to Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 shall not limit the rights vested in the company with respect to any agreements made with, or remedies available to, the holders of bonds issued under Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 prior to the enactment of the …

All expenses incurred by the company in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be payable from funds in the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund, and nothing in Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 shall be construed to authorize the company to incur indebtedness or liabi…

The company is hereby declared to be performing a public function and to be a public body corporate and a political subdivision of the state. Accordingly, the income, including any profit made on the sale thereof from all bonds issued by the company pursuant to Sections 37-145-43…

The bonds issued by and under the authority of Sections 37-145-43 through 37-145-73 by the company are declared to be legal investments in which all public officers or public bodies of the state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insur…

(1) There is hereby created a special fund of the company to be known as the “Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund.” The fund shall consist of amounts paid into the fund by donations from private sources, by legislative appropriation, from the proceeds of the issuance of bonds or fr…

The board of trustees is authorized to borrow funds from public or private sources under such provisions pertaining to rates of interest, repayment schedules, collateral and other requirements as may be approved by the board of trustees for the support of the guaranty student loa…

(a) In addition to any other funds it may establish, the board of trustees may, by resolution, establish one or more special funds pursuant to this section, referred to herein as “guarantee reserve funds,” and may pay into such reserve funds:(a) Any moneys appropriated and made a…

The company shall administer and manage all money, including all interest made on loans pursuant to this chapter and all principal repaid on loans in whatever manner maximizes the amount of money available to the Mississippi Opportunity Loan Fund that is consistent with federal r…

(a) There is established the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program for the purpose of identifying and recruiting qualified university and college students for dental school matriculation. Such program shall be known and may be cited as the Dr. G. Norris Howell Rural Dent…

(1) Students in the program may apply to the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry. (2) Students in the program seeking admission to the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry shall be eligible for the admissions process pursuant to criteria established by the Scho…

(1) Subject to the availability of funding, students in the program who successfully matriculate to dental school are eligible for ongoing financial support in accordance with policies and requirements of the commission and in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. …

(1) Upon completion of dental school and/or a dental residency program approved by the commission, a participant in the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program must proceed to enter the full-time practice of dentistry in a rural or underserved area in Mississippi, as defin…

The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program, acting through the commission, shall make an effort to establish an initial practice entry support system for participants in the program.

This chapter may not be construed as granting the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program or its governing commission any governing or administrative authority over any program administered by any college, university, dental school or residency program in this state or any…

(1) The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program shall be administered by a commission to be known as the “Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Commission.” The commission shall be directed by a board composed of the following members:(a) Two (2) dentists appointed by and…

(a) The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Commission shall have the following powers and duties:(a) Developing the administrative policy for the commission and the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program;(b) Promulgating rules and regulations, with the advice and cons…

(1) The commission shall develop and implement policies and procedures designed to recruit, identify and enroll undergraduate students who demonstrate necessary interest, commitment, aptitude and academic achievement to pursue careers as dentists in rural or dentally underserved …

(1) Participants must adhere to the policies and practices as stipulated by the commission to continue in the program. (2) Students in the program may receive tuition or other financial support that may be provided by the commission. If a student in the program is admitted to and…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi University Research Authority Act.”