Mississippi § 37-29-411 - General powers and duties of trustees.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-29-411 — General powers and duties of trustees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-29-411. General powers and duties of trustees.
The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District shall have the powers to do all things necessary to the successful operation of the said district and the college or colleges or attendance centers located therein. The several colleges of the said district shall be under the direction of the board of trustees and the president and under the local supervision of a dean. The board of trustees shall, by resolution or order, provide for the government, maintenance and operation of each of the colleges within the district. The said junior college district shall have all the powers of other junior college districts or junior colleges in the State of Mississippi and the delineation and enumeration of the powers and purposes set out in Sections 37-29-401 through 37-29-437 shall be deemed to be supplemental and additional and shall not be construed to restrict the powers of the governing authorities of the district or of any college located therein so as to deny to the said district and the colleges therein the rights, privileges and powers enjoyed by other junior colleges and junior college districts in the State of Mississippi. The said junior college district shall remain subject to the jurisdiction and control of the Mississippi Community College Board as now established or as the same may be hereafter changed by law, and shall be subject to all rules and regulations and all statutory limitations which are now in effect or may hereafter be imposed, except as the same may be in direct conflict with the provisions of Sections 37-29-401 through 37-29-437.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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