Mississippi § 37-61-17 - Furnishing of forms for budgets.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-61-17 — Furnishing of forms for budgets., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-61-17. Furnishing of forms for budgets.
It shall be the duty of the State Auditor to prescribe the forms for the budgets provided for in this chapter. It shall be the duty of such superintendents of schools and school boards to use such forms in preparing said budgets. No distribution of school funds shall be made to any school district until the budgets required by this chapter shall be filed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-61-17 cover?
Section 37-61-17 ("Furnishing of forms for budgets.") 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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