Mississippi § 37-31-61 - Board authorized to establish and conduct vocational and technical schools, classes or courses.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-31-61 — Board authorized to establish and conduct vocational and technical schools, classes or courses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-31-61. Board authorized to establish and conduct vocational and technical schools, classes or courses.
The State Board of Education is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and conduct schools, classes or courses, for preparing, equipping and training citizens of the State of Mississippi for employment in gainful vocational and technical occupations which do not terminate in a bachelors degree, in conjunction with any public school, agricultural high school or community/junior college. The trustees of such school districts, as classified and defined by law, including those already having this authority, and the trustees of agricultural high schools and community/junior colleges may, with the consent in writing of the State Board of Education, establish and conduct such schools, classes or courses, under the provisions herein stated and under the general supervision of the board.
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