Mississippi § 37-7-725 - District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-7-725 — District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-7-725. District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts.
When a special municipal separate school district embraces and includes all of the territory of the county, then the office of county superintendent of education in such county shall be abolished and discontinued in such county and no county superintendent of education of such county shall be elected at any ensuing elections. In such an event, the superintendent of the special municipal separate school district shall thereafter perform and discharge all duties which would otherwise devolve upon the county superintendent of education under the provisions of any applicable statute of this state, and, for such purpose, the superintendent of such special municipal separate school district shall have and be vested with all power and authority conferred by law upon such county superintendents of education.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-7-725 ("District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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