Mississippi § 35-3-17 - Governor to designate educational institutions for education of returned veterans under G. I. bill of rights.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 35-3-17 — Governor to designate educational institutions for education of returned veterans under G. I. bill of rights., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-3-17. Governor to designate educational institutions for education of returned veterans under G. I. bill of rights.
Whenever the governor of the State of Mississippi has received and executed necessary contracts with the United States of America, or any agency thereof, turning over to the State of Mississippi any facilities of the United States, or any agency thereof, to be used for training, developing or educating returned veterans under the G.I. bill of rights, the governor shall then designate the institution of higher learning, or public junior college, or other qualified educational institution to take charge of, control and manage the same for such purposes. Any such institution of higher learning, or public junior college, or other qualified educational institution so designated by the governor, is hereby authorized and empowered to accept the facilities and to control, care for and manage the same.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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