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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. § 37-9-13 Selection of superintendent of school district; qualifications of superintendent
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(1) (a) Each school district shall have a superintendent of schools, selected in the manner provided by law. No person shall be eligible to the office of superintendent of schools unless such person shall hold a valid administrator’s license issued by the State Department of Educ…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-14 General duties and powers of superintendent of school district
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(1) It shall be the duty of the superintendent of schools to administer the schools within his district and to implement the decisions of the school board. (2) In addition to all other powers, authority and duties imposed or granted by law, the superintendent of schools shall hav…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-15 Selection of assistant superintendents and principals; interim conservators
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No later than February 15 of each year, the superintendent of each school district, or such other person designated or authorized by the school board, shall recommend to the school board thereof the assistant superintendents and principals to be employed for each of the schools o…
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-17 Selection of licensed employees or non-instructional employees to be employed for school year; increase in compensation of certain licensed employees; fingerprinting and criminal background checks for applicants

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(1) On or before April 1 of each year, the principal of each school shall recommend to the superintendent of the local school district the licensed employees or noninstructional employees to be employed for the school involved except those licensed employees or noninstructional e…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-18 State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations regarding financial reports to be submitted by superintendents to local school boards; audits of financial records; contracts; review of audit report

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(1) (a) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the type of financial reports required to be submitted by the superintendent of schools to the local school board, and the frequency with which the reports shall be submitted. The rules and reg…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-201 Definitions

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(a) As used in Sections 37-9-201 through 37-9-213:(a) “Beginning teacher” means a teacher who:(i) Possesses a teaching license issued by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development;(ii) Is employed at least half time, primari…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-203 Legislative findings

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(a) The Legislature finds that:(a) The quality of teaching in the public schools is of vital importance to the future of this state;(b) This state has a special interest in insuring that the induction of beginning teachers into their profession is conducive to their professional …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-205 Establishment of beginning teacher support program

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(1) The Mississippi Teacher Center of the State Department of Education shall establish a beginning teacher support program to provide eligible beginning teachers in this state with continued and sustained support from a formally assigned mentor teacher during the first full year…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-207 Application by school district to participate in program

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(a) Each district that wishes to participate in the beginning teacher support program shall submit a formal application to the Mississippi Teacher Center no later than September 15 of each school year, according to rules of the Mississippi Teacher Center. By that date, districts …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-209 Workshops to provide training for mentor teachers and beginning teachers

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After consulting with representatives of teachers, administrators, school boards, schools of education, the institutions of higher learning and such others as it considers appropriate, the Mississippi Teacher Center shall develop or approve workshops to provide training for mento…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-21 Nepotism in hiring of superintendents, principals or licensed employees

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It shall be illegal for any superintendent, principal or other licensed employee to be elected by the school board if such superintendent, principal or licensed employee is related within the third degree by blood or marriage according to the common law to a majority of the membe…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-211 Selection, nature and extent of duties of mentor teachers

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(1) The selection, nature and extent of duties of mentor teachers shall be determined by the school district. The following guidelines shall apply:(a) No teacher shall be designated as a mentor teacher unless willing to perform in that role;(b) No mentor teacher shall participate…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-213 Powers and duties of Mississippi Teacher Center

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(a) The Mississippi Teacher Center shall be responsible for the regular and ongoing evaluation of the beginning teacher support program and may contract for such evaluation. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, assessments of the following:(a) A survey and follow-…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-23 Form and execution of contracts with superintendents, principals, licensed employees, and others anticipating graduation from approved programs; conditional contracts

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The superintendent shall enter into a contract with each assistant superintendent, principal, licensed employee and person anticipating graduation from an approved teacher education program or the issuance of a proper license before October 15 or February 15, as the case may be, …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-24 Contracts with licensed personnel for not less than 187 employment days

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no school district shall contract with any licensed personnel for a number of employment days which shall be less than one hundred eighty-five (185).Beginning with the 1994-1995 school year, no school district shall contract with …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-25 Contracts for periods greater than one scholastic year

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The school board shall have the power and authority, in its discretion, to employ the superintendent, unless such superintendent is elected at the November 2015 general election, for not exceeding four (4) scholastic years and the principals or licensed employees for not exceedin…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-251 Definitions; establishment under School Executive Management Institute; participation in program; mentoring program workshops; selection and duties of mentor principals

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(1) The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Beginning principal” means a principal who:(i) Possesses an administrator’s license issued by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Ed…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-27 Bond of superintendents

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The superintendent of any school district, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall furnish a good and sufficient surety bond in the penal sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), with sufficient surety. Such bond shall be filed and recorded in the office of…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-3 Employment of non-instructional employees

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Except as otherwise provided in Section 37-167-1, within the limits of the available funds, the superintendent of schools of a school district shall recommend to the school board thereof all noninstructional employees to be employed and may prescribe the duties thereof. Compensat…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-31 Bond of principals

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All school principals and attendance center principals shall furnish good and sufficient surety bonds in like manner as required of superintendents. The amount of such bonds shall be not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), with sufficient surety. The premium upon said …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-33 Amount of salaries to be in compliance with provisions of this chapter and Section 37-19-7; annual report on number of licensed and nonlicensed employees receiving salary from both a school district and Public Employees’ Retirement System

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(1) In employing and contracting with appointed superintendents, principals and licensed employees, the school board shall in all cases determine whether the amount of salary to be paid such superintendent, principals and licensed employees is in compliance with the provisions of…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-35 Reduction in net enrollment in current year over preceding year does not authorize discharge or release of teachers during current year

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A reduction in the net enrollment during a current year from that existing in the preceding year shall not authorize the discharge or release of a teacher or teachers during such current year.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-37 Factors considered in fixing salaries of superintendents, principals or licensed employees

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The amount of the salary to be paid any superintendent, principal or licensed employee shall be fixed by the school board, provided that the requirements of this title are met as to superintendents, principals and licensed employees paid, in whole or in part, from total funding f…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-39 Time of payment of salaries

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(1) All school districts shall process a single monthly or a bimonthly payroll for employees, in the discretion of the local school board, consistent with the provisions of Section 37-151-103(1). Salaries or wages shall be paid at a minimum on a monthly basis. The standard contra…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-4 Compensation of attorney employed by school board who is a member of the Legislature

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The compensation of any attorney employed by a school board who is a member of the Legislature shall be paid only from funds available to the school district that are not appropriated by the Legislature.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-41 Manner of payment of salaries

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The salaries of superintendents, principals and licensed employees shall be paid by pay certificates issued by the school district superintendent. Such pay certificates may be issued without additional authorization of the school board where the amount of salary has been fixed an…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-43 Payment of salary prior to execution of written contract; effect of breach of contract

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It shall be unlawful for any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee to be paid for any services as such until a written contract has been executed as is provided and required by this chapter. If any school district superintendent shall make any such payment prio…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-49 Deduction of dues, etc., from salaries

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It shall be unlawful for the superintendent of schools to deduct or permit to be deducted from the salary of any superintendent, principal or licensed employee any dues, fines or penalties payable or alleged to be payable because of the membership of such superintendent, principa…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-55 Release from contract

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Any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee in any public school who is under contract to teach or perform other duties and who desires to be released from such contract shall make application in writing to the school board of the school district for release ther…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-57 Effect of abandonment of employment

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If any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee in any public school of this state shall arbitrarily or willfully breach his or her contract and abandon his or her employment without being released therefrom as provided in Section 37-9-55, the contract of such sup…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-59 Grounds and procedure for dismissal or suspension of licensed employee; attendance at different school system by child as ground for denying employment or reemployment of superintendent, principal or licensed employee

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For incompetence, neglect of duty, immoral conduct, intemperance, brutal treatment of a pupil or other good cause the superintendent of schools may dismiss or suspend any licensed employee in any school district. Before being so dismissed or suspended any licensed employee shall …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-61 Unlawful reprisal against school district employee for employee’s involvement in effort to create or encourage participation in public charter school prohibited

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(a) A school district, school district employee or any other person who has control over personnel actions may not take unlawful reprisal against an employee of the school district because the employee is directly or indirectly involved in an effort to create or encourage partici…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-69 General duties of superintendents, principals and teachers

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It shall be the duty of each superintendent, principal and teacher in the public schools of this state to enforce in the schools the courses of study prescribed by law or by the state board of education, to comply with the law in distribution and use of free textbooks, and to obs…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-7 Employment of unlicensed superintendent, principal or teacher; conditional contracts; expiration of license during term of contract

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It shall be unlawful for any superintendent, principal or teacher to be employed or contracted with to teach or serve in any of the public schools of this state who does not hold a proper license as required by the State Board of Education. However, the local school board, in its…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-70 Office for superintendent of schools

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(1) The superintendent shall keep and maintain an office as necessary for the discharge of his or her duties and responsibilities in office. The cost of the operation of said office shall be paid out of such funds as may be available to the school board from all sources, except a…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-71 Suspension or expulsion of pupils

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The superintendent of schools and the principal of a school shall have the power to suspend or expel a pupil for good cause, including misconduct in the school or on school property, as defined in Section 37-11-29, on the road to and from school, or at any school-related activity…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-75 Strikes by teachers

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(1) For purposes of this section:(a) “Strike” means a concerted failure to report for duty, a willful absence from one’s position, the stoppage of work, a deliberate slowing down of work, or the withholding, in whole or in part, of the full, faithful and proper performance of the…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-77 School Administrator Sabbatical Program

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(1) There is established the Mississippi School Administrator Sabbatical Program which shall be available to licensed teachers employed in Mississippi school districts for not less than three (3) years, for the purpose of allowing such teachers to become local school district adm…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-79 Professional school counselors; qualifications; comprehensive counseling services; code of ethics

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(1) Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, the assignment of K-12 Professional School Counselors to the particular schools within the district shall be at the discretion of the local school board with the following restrictions:(a) No individual shall be employed as a professi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-81 Contracts with individuals with professional experience in academic, finance or other managerial and operational functions of schools to serve as consultants to the schools; certain individuals ineligible to serve as consultant

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The school board of a local school district may contract with a person having professional experience in academic, finance or other managerial and operational functions of schools and school districts to serve as a consultant to the school board, superintendent, principals and li…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-9-9 Rules and regulations governing issuance of teachers’ certificates; compensation of teachers serving special needs of district

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No teacher shall experience a reduction in salary for the purpose of serving the special teaching needs of their public school district. All teachers teaching in areas of need as requested by their school district shall receive a salary in an amount commensurate with their highes…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-1 Assignment of pupil to class where presence of pupil would have adverse effect on class; request by parent or guardian to place twins or other multiples in same or separate classrooms

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(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, after a pupil has been assigned to a particular public school in a school district, the principal, or anyone else vested with the authority of assigning pupils to classes, knowingly shall not place such pupil in a c…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-11 Furnishing of instruction and training for hospitalized children

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(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “hospital” shall include community-based programs and facilities licensed or approved by the Department of Mental Health for treatment of chemical substance use and abuse. (2) When five (5) or more children of educable mind between t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-13 Employment of education personnel suffering from tuberculosis

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No person suffering from tuberculosis in an infectious or communicable stage will be employed in any school in this state, public or private, as an administrator, teacher, secretary, janitor, cook in lunchroom, bus driver, or in any other capacity.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-17 Physical examinations of employees for infectious or communicable diseases; spinal curvature screening program for students

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(1) The State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Community College Board, the boards of trustees of the several junior colleges, the county boards of education, the governing authorities of any county, municipal or …

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-18 Expulsion of student possessing controlled substance or weapon or committing violent act on school property

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Any student in any school who possesses any controlled substance in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law, a knife, handgun, other firearm or any other instrument considered to be dangerous and capable of causing bodily harm or who commits a violent act on educationa…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-18.1 Expulsion of habitually disruptive students aged 13 years or older upon third occurrence of disruptive behavior within school year

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(1) For the purposes of this section:(a) The term “disruptive behavior” means conduct of a student that is so unruly, disruptive or abusive that it seriously interferes with a school teacher’s or school administrator’s ability to communicate with the students in a classroom, with…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-19 Suspension or expulsion of student damaging school property; liability of parent or custodian

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If any pupil shall wilfully destroy, cut, deface, damage, or injure any school building, equipment or other school property he shall be liable to suspension or expulsion and his parents or person or persons in loco parentis shall be liable for all damages.

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-20 Intimidation, threatening or coercion of students for purpose of interfering with attendance of classes

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It shall be unlawful for any person to intimidate, threaten or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten or coerce, whether by illegal force, threats of force or by the distribution of intimidating, threatening or coercive material, any person enrolled in any school for the purp…

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-21 Abuse of superintendent, principal, teacher, or bus driver

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If any parent, guardian or other person, shall abuse any superintendent, principal, teacher or school bus driver while school is in session or at a school-related activity, in the presence of school pupils, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall …