Mississippi Code — 37
Browse 1,818 sections in division 37 of the Mississippi code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 37-1-1. Establishment; composition; qualifications, appointment, terms of office and compensation of members; meetings; officers.
- § 37-1-2. Legislative findings and determinations; state policy.
- § 37-1-3. Adoption of rules and regulations; budget; central management; educational improvement program; curriculum and course of study; objectives for instruction in personal money management skills; authority to expend available federal funds for training expenses and salary incentives for licensed teachers.
- § 37-1-4. Transition.
- § 37-1-5. Decision of appeals from county superintendents and state superintendent.
- § 37-1-7. Grounds and procedure for removal of county superintendent.
- § 37-1-9. Administration of oaths of Mississippi Board of Education; examination of witnesses by board; investigative reports exempt from provisions of Mississippi Public Records Act.
- § 37-1-11. Duties of State Department of Education and local boards as to preservation of classroom instructional time and paperwork reduction.
- § 37-1-12. Development and promulgation of regulations for annual reports from school districts and State Department of Education to Legislature.
- § 37-1-13. Purchase and use of relocatable classrooms.
- § 37-3-1. Organization of state department of education.
- § 37-3-2. Certification of teachers and administrators.
- § 37-3-3. Office and seal of department.
- § 37-3-3. 1.
- § 37-3-4. School Executive Management Institute; basic and continuing education courses for school board members; additional required training for local school board members and the local superintendent; exemption of certain school administrators.
- § 37-3-5. General duties of department; grants of property to public and agricultural high schools; administration of department.
- § 37-3-7. Study of costs of insurance on school buildings and facilities.
- § 37-3-8. Studies and reports by department of education relating to teaching out of fields and mastery of subject matters.
- § 37-3-9. Appointment, qualifications, compensation and bond of State Superintendent of Public Education.
- § 37-3-11. General duties of state superintendent.
- § 37-3-12. Responsibility of state superintendent for planning functions of department.
- § 37-3-13. Appointment and compensation of deputy superintendents, associate superintendents, directors and other employees; exemption of personnel actions of State Department of Education from State Personnel Board procedures for limited time period.
- § 37-3-15-37-3-23. Repealed.
- § 37-3-25. Appointment, compensation and duties of Director of Division of Vocational and Technical Education.
- § 37-3-27. Repealed.
- § 37-3-29. Repealed.
- § 37-3-31. Repealed.
- § 37-3-33-37-3-37. Repealed.
- § 37-3-39. Custody and disbursement of funds of department.
- § 37-3-41. Repealed.
- § 37-3-43. Repealed.
- § 37-3-46. Assistance to certain local schools or school districts to establish program of educational accountability and assessment of performance; personnel appraisal and compensation system for school employees; programs to prevent dropouts.
- § 37-3-47. Repealed.
- § 37-3-48. Repealed.
- § 37-3-49. Adoption by school district of instructional program and management system; paperwork reduction; exemption of certain district.
- § 37-3-51. Notification of Department of Education of conviction of licensed person of certain felonies or sex offenses.
- § 37-3-53. “Mississippi Report Card” on performance of students, public schools and charter schools.
- § 37-3-55. Repealed.
- § 37-3-57. Repealed.
- § 37-3-59. Summer kindergarten program for Grade 1 readiness; summer developmental program for Grades 1 through Grade 8.
- § 37-3-61. Alliance for Families programs; authorization; objectives.
- § 37-3-63. Alliance for Families program; procedure for establishment.
- § 37-3-65. Alliance for Families program; purpose.
- § 37-3-67. Alliance for Families program; components.
- § 37-3-69. Alliance for Families program; measurement of success.
- § 37-3-71. Alliance for Families program; participation by students and school districts; evaluation and report by State Board of Education.
- § 37-3-73. Rewarding of parents for involvement in school improvement; parent of year awards.
- § 37-3-75. Awards for exemplary performing public schools and school programs.
- § 37-3-77. State funding of programs provided for in §§ 37-3-55 through 37-3-71; expenditure of local funds for specified programs; implementation of specified programs deemed discretionary.
- § 37-3-79. Curriculum Coordinator of Music and Art Education.
- § 37-3-81. School Safety Center.
- § 37-3-82. Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools grant program established; purpose; use of funds.
- § 37-3-82. 1.
- § 37-3-83. School Safety Grant Program; implementation of “Erin’s Law Awareness” policy addressing sexual abuse of children; pilot program utilizing evidence-based curriculum to provide children stress and anxiety management skills; biennial refresher training on mental health and suicide prevention for all school employees.
- § 37-3-84. Confiscation of illegal firearms; reward.
- § 37-3-85. After-school mentoring programs.
- § 37-3-87. Mississippi Better Sight for Better Learning Program; face-to-face comprehensive eye examination for children entering first grade if screening indicates need; student vision screening program.
- § 37-3-89. School discipline and classroom management courses; requirement; approval.
- § 37-3-91. Regional behavioral institutes; discipline and classroom management strategies; participation; standardized Memorandum of Understanding between mental health facilities and school districts to include referral protocols and standardized behavioral health screening.
- § 37-3-93. School Crisis Management Program; quick response teams; toll-free telephone service for reporting school violence; certified threat assessment officers and duties thereof.
- § 37-3-95. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) statewide coordinator; powers and duties.
- § 37-3-97. Repealed.
- § 37-3-99. Repealed.
- § 37-3-101. Local school districts to adopt policy on student suicide prevention and provide in-service training on suicide prevention education for all school district employees.
- § 37-3-103. In-service training on suicide prevention education for newly employed school district employees.
- § 37-3-105. In-service training for all licensed grades K through 3 public school district teachers to include intensive, comprehensive, research-based reading methods.
- § 37-3-107. Curriculum guidelines for implementation of school bus safety curriculum for grades K through 3.
- § 37-4-1. Legislative findings and declaration of policy.
- § 37-4-3. Establishment of board; composition; qualifications, appointment, terms of office and compensation of members; officers; director of state system of public junior and community colleges; general powers and duties of board.
- § 37-4-4. Persons required to attend meetings of board; compensation.
- § 37-4-5. Definitions.
- § 37-4-7. Development by board of uniform employment contract for professional employees.
- § 37-4-9. Conduct and funding of incentive certification program.
- § 37-4-11. Transfer of Industrial Training Programs and postsecondary Adult Short-term Training Programs to Workforce Education Program; board to develop accountability system; annual report.
- § 37-4-13. Mississippi Community College Board authorized to negotiate multi-year industrial training program commitments.
- § 37-4-15. Board to conduct study of state funding structure for community and junior colleges.
- § 37-5-1. Establishment; composition; qualifications and election of members generally; counties in which board not to exist.
- § 37-5-3. Residency requirements of members of board; qualifications of electors.
- § 37-5-5. Repealed.
- § 37-5-7. Time of election and terms of office of members of board.
- § 37-5-9. Nominating petition; election; runoff election.
- § 37-5-11-37-5-17. Repealed.
- § 37-5-18. Election of members from special board of education districts in certain counties.
- § 37-5-19. Filling of vacancies on board.
- § 37-5-21-37-5-41. Repealed.
- § 37-5-61. Creation; functions generally; election and term of office [Repealed effective January 1, 2019].
- § 37-5-63. Establishment of position as appointive office [Repealed effective January 1, 2019].
- § 37-5-65. Reestablishment of position as elective office [Repealed effective January 1, 2019].
- § 37-5-66. Appointment of superintendent by county board of education in certain counties.
- § 37-5-67. Authorization of appointment of county superintendent by county board of education in certain counties [Repealed effective January 1, 2019].
- § 37-5-68. County superintendent to be appointed in certain counties; referendum on question of changing from elective method.
- § 37-5-69. Abolition of office in certain counties; exception of certain counties from provisions concerning choosing of superintendent [Repealed effective January 1, 2019].
- § 37-5-71. Selection and qualifications of superintendent; persons disqualified from participating in election of superintendent [Repealed effective January 1, 2019].
- § 37-5-73. Repealed.
- § 37-5-75. Filling of vacancy in office [Repealed effective January 1, 2019].
- § 37-5-77-37-5-105. Repealed.
- § 37-6-1. Short title.
- § 37-6-3. Application of chapter; definitions; construction of references to “administrative superintendent.”
- § 37-6-5. School district as political subdivision; name.
- § 37-6-7. School board as governing body.
- § 37-6-9. President and secretary of school board; quorum; minutes; voting or abstaining on questions.
- § 37-6-11. Regular meetings; special meetings.
- § 37-6-13. Per diem allowance; expenses and mileage; meeting attendance requirements.
- § 37-6-15. Surety bond for school board member; premiums.
- § 37-7-1-37-7-17. Repealed.
- § 37-7-101. Repealed.
- § 37-7-103. Abolition, reorganization or alteration of district by school board.
- § 37-7-104. Consolidation of certain county school districts under conservatorship into one countywide district under certain circumstances; procedure.
- § 37-7-104. 1.
- § 37-7-104. 2.
- § 37-7-104. 3.
- § 37-7-104. 4.
- § 37-7-104. 5.
- § 37-7-104. 6.
- § 37-7-104. 7.
- § 37-7-104. 8.
- § 37-7-105. Procedure for alteration of district boundaries or consolidation of school districts by school boards; effect of consolidation as to contracts and taxation.
- § 37-7-107. Abolition of school district pursuant to petition filed by electorate.
- § 37-7-109. Annexation of territory to different district or reorganization into new district pursuant to petition filed by electorate; effect upon outstanding bonds or other indebtedness.
- § 37-7-111. Effect of abolition or alteration of district upon bonds or other indebtedness of district; territory of abolished district to be annexed to another district.
- § 37-7-113. Approval of reorganization, abolition or alteration of school district by State Board of Education.
- § 37-7-115. Appeals from school board orders.
- § 37-7-201. Qualifications for office of trustee.
- § 37-7-203. Composition of boards of trustees of municipal separate school districts and certain mayor-council forms of government; qualifications, selection, and terms of office of members of boards.
- § 37-7-204. Appointment of interim member to fill vacancy in board of trustees for countywide municipal separate school district.
- § 37-7-205. Repealed.
- § 37-7-207. Selection and term of trustees of consolidated districts.
- § 37-7-208. Authorization to expend funds to cover cost and expenses of litigation relating to and implementation of single member school board trustee election districts.
- § 37-7-209. Election of trustees generally.
- § 37-7-211. Filing of petition and affidavit by candidate for office of trustee.
- § 37-7-213. Repealed.
- § 37-7-215. Time of election and runoff election.
- § 37-7-217. Conduct of election; certification of results; runoffs.
- § 37-7-219. Preparation of list of qualified electors.
- § 37-7-221. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; procedure generally.
- § 37-7-223. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; time and manner of election.
- § 37-7-225. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; filing of petition of nomination by candidate.
- § 37-7-227. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; ballot; determination of results; runoffs.
- § 37-7-229. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; preparation of list of qualified electors; compensation of election commissioners.
- § 37-7-231-37-7-235. Repealed.
- § 37-7-301. General powers and duties.
- § 37-7-301. 1.
- § 37-7-302. Borrowing of funds for removal of asbestos.
- § 37-7-303. Obtaining of insurance on school property; workers’ compensation insurance.
- § 37-7-304. Repealed.
- § 37-7-305. Leasing of lands for minerals.
- § 37-7-306. Training and education requirements.
- § 37-7-307. Regulation of leaves for licensed and nonlicensed employees; employment of substitute teachers; donations of leave to other employees; accumulated leave; conversion of certain vacation days to sick leave; definitions.
- § 37-7-308. Repealed.
- § 37-7-309. Repealed.
- § 37-7-311. Organization of school.
- § 37-7-313. Repealed.
- § 37-7-315. Designation of school buildings and attendance centers.
- § 37-7-317. Transfer of school recreational areas to counties and municipalities during summer recess.
- § 37-7-319. Purchase of group liability insurance coverage.
- § 37-7-321. Employment and designation of peace officers; minimum level of basic law enforcement training required; operation of radio broadcasting and transmission station; interlocal agreements with other law enforcement entities for provision of certain equipment or services.
- § 37-7-323. Application and enforcement of general criminal laws of state.
- § 37-7-325. Obtaining funds from Tennessee Valley Authority’s Commercial and Industrial Energy Conservation Financing Plan.
- § 37-7-327. Establishment and operation of orphanage public school.
- § 37-7-329. Establishment and operation of schools exclusively for Indians.
- § 37-7-333. Control of funds for support and maintenance of schools; reports of tax collector; deposit of funds.
- § 37-7-335. Establishment of fees; hardship waiver policy.
- § 37-7-337. Plan to encourage community involvement in schools.
- § 37-7-339. Extended day and school year programs; funding; authority to adopt orders, policies, rules and regulations; goal.
- § 37-7-341. Expenditure of funds for student field trips to nonprofit museums.
- § 37-7-342. Use of service or assistance dogs trained to alert to symptoms of illness or disability authorized in all district facilities.
- § 37-7-343. Authority to enter into contracts for training and professional development of district employees.
- § 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.
- § 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.
- § 37-7-351. Short title.
- § 37-7-353. Legislative findings and declarations.
- § 37-7-355. Authority to transfer or permit use of property for school district purposes.
- § 37-7-357. Relationship of provisions with other laws.
- § 37-7-359. Appropriations for lease rentals; tax levies.
- § 37-7-401. Acquisition of land outside of district for construction of school buildings.
- § 37-7-403. Authorization of joint construction of buildings or other facilities or operation of schools by adjoining school districts.
- § 37-7-405. Agreement between boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools.
- § 37-7-407. Approval of agreements of boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools.
- § 37-7-409. Expenditure of funds for joint construction of buildings or operation of schools; applicable laws; levy of taxes.
- § 37-7-411. Agreement as to control over joint school operation or building; applicable laws.
- § 37-7-413. Powers included within power to construct, erect, and equip school buildings.
- § 37-7-415. Effect of extension of municipal corporate limits.
- § 37-7-417. Authorization for agreements between school districts to establish regional high schools; establishment and powers of boards of trustees.
- § 37-7-419. Authorization for appropriation and expenditure of funds for regional high schools; disbursements; evidences of indebtedness; fiscal agent, contracting party.
- § 37-7-431. Authorization of acquisition and disposition of school property by exchanges; exchanges subject to approval of chancery court; hearing.
- § 37-7-433. Execution of conveyance of school property by president and secretary of board.
- § 37-7-435. Conveyance of exchanged lands to school board members.
- § 37-7-437. Relationship of provisions with other laws.
- § 37-7-451. Authorization of sale of property not used for school purposes.
- § 37-7-453. Repealed.
- § 37-7-455. Advertising of sale; conduct of sale; execution of conveyance; reservation of certain interests; disposal of personal property.
- § 37-7-457. All sales to be for cash; disposition of proceeds of sale.
- § 37-7-459. Sale of computers, peripheral equipment and adaptive devices to certain students; qualifications of students; disposition of proceeds.
- § 37-7-471. Authorization of sale, lease, etc., of property not used for school purposes; terms, conditions and consideration of sale.
- § 37-7-473. Persons to whom property may be disposed; authorized uses.
- § 37-7-475. Execution of conveyance or lease by president and secretary of board.
- § 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.
- § 37-7-479. Conditions under which disposed of property may later be sold; disposition of proceeds of sale.
- § 37-7-481. School boards empowered to exercise authority conferred.
- § 37-7-483. Declaration of legislative intent; relationship of provisions with other laws.
- § 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.
- § 37-7-487. Estimation and pledge of revenues by school districts; “revenues” defined; authorization to enter into development agreements.
- § 37-7-501. Disposition of property of dissolved district having no outstanding bonds.
- § 37-7-503. Disposition of property of dissolved district having outstanding bonds.
- § 37-7-505. Assumption of liability for bonds by district acquiring property of dissolved district purchased with proceeds of bonds generally.
- § 37-7-507. Voluntary assumption of liability by annexing district on bonds of dissolved district.
- § 37-7-509. Transfer of funds between school districts.
- § 37-7-511. Authority to execute conveyances.
- § 37-7-531. Authorization and procedure.
- § 37-7-601-37-7-645. Repealed.
- § 37-7-701. Applicability of article; construction of article.
- § 37-7-703. Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside within city limits.
- § 37-7-705. Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside outside city limits.
- § 37-7-707. Composition of board of trustees; qualifications, election and terms of office of trustees.
- § 37-7-709. Filling of vacancies.
- § 37-7-711. Filing of petition of nomination by candidate for board of trustees; determination of election results; runoff election.
- § 37-7-713. Selection of trustees in districts embracing less than entire area of county.
- § 37-7-715. Selection of trustees by agreement of governing authorities of county and municipality generally.
- § 37-7-717. Optional methods of selecting trustees pursuant to agreement.
- § 37-7-723. District board of trustees to supersede county board of education in county-wide districts.
- § 37-7-725. District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts.
- § 37-7-727-37-7-745. Repealed.
- § 37-7-801-37-7-811. Repealed.
- § 37-7-901-37-7-911. Repealed.
- § 37-7-1001. Establishment; purpose; findings and recommendations; membership.
- § 37-9-1. Definitions.
- § 37-9-3. Employment of non-instructional employees.
- § 37-9-4. Compensation of attorney employed by school board who is a member of the Legislature.
- § 37-9-5. Repealed.
- § 37-9-7. Employment of unlicensed superintendent, principal or teacher; conditional contracts; expiration of license during term of contract.
- § 37-9-8. Repealed.
- § 37-9-9. Rules and regulations governing issuance of teachers’ certificates; compensation of teachers serving special needs of district.
- § 37-9-11. Testing of applicants for teacher licensure.
- § 37-9-12. Referendum on continuation or abolition of office of county superintendent of education [Repealed effective January 1, 2019].
- § 37-9-13. Selection of superintendent of school district; qualifications of superintendent.
- § 37-9-14. General duties and powers of superintendent of school district.
- § 37-9-15. Selection of assistant superintendents and principals; interim conservators.
- § 37-9-16. Repealed.
- § 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.
- § 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.
- § 37-9-19. Repealed.
- § 37-9-21. Nepotism in hiring of superintendents, principals or licensed employees.
- § 37-9-23. Form and execution of contracts with superintendents, principals, licensed employees, and others anticipating graduation from approved programs; conditional contracts.
- § 37-9-24. Contracts with licensed personnel for not less than 187 employment days.
- § 37-9-25. Contracts for periods greater than one scholastic year.
- § 37-9-27. Bond of superintendents.
- § 37-9-29. Repealed.
- § 37-9-31. Bond of principals.
- § 37-9-33. Amount of salaries to be in compliance with adequate education program law; annual report on number of certificated and noncertificated employees receiving salary from both a school district and Public Employees’ Retirement System.
- § 37-9-35. Employment of teachers to be paid from minimum education program funds.
- § 37-9-36. Repealed.
- § 37-9-37. Factors considered in fixing salaries of superintendents, principals or licensed employees.
- § 37-9-39. Time of payment of salaries.
- § 37-9-41. Manner of payment of salaries.
- § 37-9-43. Payment of salary prior to execution of written contract; effect of breach of contract.
- § 37-9-49. Deduction of dues, etc., from salaries.
- § 37-9-51. Repealed.
- § 37-9-53. Repealed.
- § 37-9-55. Release from contract.
- § 37-9-57. Effect of abandonment of employment.
- § 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.
- § 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.
- § 37-9-63-37-9-67. Repealed.
- § 37-9-69. General duties of superintendents, principals and teachers.
- § 37-9-70. Office for superintendent of schools.
- § 37-9-71. Suspension or expulsion of pupils.
- § 37-9-73. Repealed.
- § 37-9-75. Strikes by teachers.
- § 37-9-77. School Administrator Sabbatical Program.
- § 37-9-79. Professional school counselors; qualifications; comprehensive counseling services; code of ethics.
- § 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.
- § 37-9-101. Short title; declaration of legislative intent.
- § 37-9-103. Definitions; applicability of Education Employment Procedures Law.
- § 37-9-104. Written notice of determination not to offer superintendent a renewal contract.
- § 37-9-105. Written notice of decision not to offer employee renewal contract; deadline for notification of nonreemployment.
- § 37-9-107. Repealed.
- § 37-9-109. Rights of employee receiving notice of nonrenewal generally; request for hearing; finality of decision.
- § 37-9-111. Hearing.
- § 37-9-113. Judicial review.
- § 37-9-201. Definitions.
- § 37-9-203. Legislative findings.
- § 37-9-205. Establishment of beginning teacher support program.
- § 37-9-207. Application by school district to participate in program.
- § 37-9-209. Workshops to provide training for mentor teachers and beginning teachers.
- § 37-9-211. Selection, nature and extent of duties of mentor teachers.
- § 37-9-213. Powers and duties of Mississippi Teacher Center.
- § 37-9-251. Definitions; establishment under School Executive Management Institute; participation in program; mentoring program workshops; selection and duties of mentor principals.
- § 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.
- § 37-11-3. Separation of students according to sex.
- § 37-11-5. Instruction in fire drills, emergency management, and active shooter drills.
- § 37-11-6. Purchase and installation in each school of weather radio.
- § 37-11-7. Acceptance of National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act.
- § 37-11-8. Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education to develop and implement the Healthier School Initiative; purpose; financial incentives to certain schools; eligibility criteria to participate in HealthierUS School Challenge.
- § 37-11-9. Payment by school board of medical expenses for injuries sustained in athletic activities; purchase of hospitalization insurance.
- § 37-11-11. Furnishing of instruction and training for hospitalized children.
- § 37-11-13. Employment of education personnel suffering from tuberculosis.
- § 37-11-15. Repealed.
- § 37-11-17. Physical examinations of employees for infectious or communicable diseases; spinal curvature screening program for students.
- § 37-11-18. Expulsion of student possessing controlled substance or weapon or committing violent act on school property.
- § 37-11-18. 1.