Mississippi § 37-17-12 - Exemption of administrators at certain schools from certain statutory requirements; exemption of certain school districts from certain statutory requirements and process standards; State Department of Education to provide report of exempted and nonexempted process standards.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-17-12 — Exemption of administrators at certain schools from certain statutory requirements; exemption of certain school districts from certain statutory requirements and process standards; State Department of Education to provide report of exempted and nonexempted process standards., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-17-12. Exemption of administrators at certain schools from certain statutory requirements; exemption of certain school districts from certain statutory requirements and process standards; State Department of Education to provide report of exempted and nonexempted process standards.
Effective July 1, 2006, principals and administrators with career level certifications at schools with the highest levels of accreditation standards, as defined by the State Board of Education, shall be exempted from the provisions pursuant to Section 37-3-4, subject to approval of the local superintendent. Effective July 1, 2006, school districts meeting the highest levels of accreditation standards, as defined by the State Board of Education, shall be exempted from the provisions pursuant to Sections 37-3-46, 37-3-49(2), 37-7-337, 37-17-8 and 37-21-7(4). The State Department of Education shall develop a policy to determine reevaluation of exemption status. The State Department of Education is directed to provide a report of all exempted process standards and nonexempted process standards to the Office of the Governor, the Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees, and the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents by December 1, 2007.
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Section 37-17-12 ("Exemption of administrators at certain schools from certain statutory requirements; exemption of certain school districts from certain statutory requirements and process standards; State Department of Education to provide report of exempted and nonexempted process standards.") 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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