Mississippi § 37-9-70 - Office for superintendent of schools.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-9-70 — Office for superintendent of schools., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-9-70. Office for superintendent of schools.
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 as provided for in the following subsection. In all school districts in which the superintendent or the administrative superintendent was, prior to July 1, 1986, known and referred to as county superintendent of education under the statutes of the State of Mississippi or as district superintendent of a special municipal separate school district which embraces all of the territory of a county, the board of supervisors shall be responsible for providing an office together with all necessary furniture and water, gas, electricity, and other utilities necessary and required for the operation of his said office, which shall be paid for out of the general fund of the county upon allowance of the board of supervisors.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-9-70 ("Office for superintendent of schools.") 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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