Mississippi § 37-63-1 - Declaration of legislative purpose and public policy.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-63-1 — Declaration of legislative purpose and public policy., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-63-1. Declaration of legislative purpose and public policy.
It is declared to be the legislative purpose of this chapter, and the public policy of the State of Mississippi, that there be established and developed in the public interest an educational television and radio system which shall provide educational and instructional, professional growth, and public service programs for the students and citizens of Mississippi, such system to be known as Mississippi Educational Television. The legislature therefore declares and determines that for these and other related purposes there is hereby established an agency of state government to be known as the Mississippi authority for educational television which shall have the responsibility for the administration, operation, control and supervision of educational television and radio in Mississippi.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-63-1 ("Declaration of legislative purpose and public policy.") 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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