Chapter

School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-1— §§ 37-7-1 through 37-7-17. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-101— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-103— Abolition, reorganization or alteration of district by school board
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104— Consolidation of certain county school districts under conservatorship into one countywide district under certain circumstances; procedure
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104.1— Administrative consolidation of all school districts in Bolivar County, Mississippi, into three school districts; procedure
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104.2— Administrative consolidation of all school districts in Clay County, Mississippi, into one school district; procedure
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104.3— Administrative consolidation of all school districts in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, into Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District; powers and responsibilities of Conservator of Oktibbeha County School District; procedure; issue of bonds and notes for repairs, improvements, purchase of books, buses, equipment, etc
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104.4— Administrative consolidation of Montgomery County and Winona Municipal Separate School Districts into new countywide separate school district designated Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District; procedure
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104.5— Administrative consolidation of Lumberton Public School District; agreement between school boards of Lumberton Public, Lamar County and Poplarville Separate School Districts to abolish and dissolve Lumberton School District; Commission on Administrative Consolidation of the Lumberton Public School District created; composition and purpose
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104.6— Administrative consolidation of Leflore County and Greenwood Municipal Separate School Districts into new countywide school district designated Greenwood-Leflore School District; procedure
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104.7— Administrative consolidation of Holmes County and Durant Public School Districts into new countywide school district designated Holmes County Consolidated School District; procedure
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-104.8— Administrative consolidation of Chickasaw County and Houston Municipal Separate School Districts into new school district designated Chickasaw County School District; procedure
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-105— Procedure for alteration of district boundaries or consolidation of school districts by school boards; effect of consolidation as to contracts and taxation
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-107— Abolition of school district pursuant to petition filed by electorate
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-109— Annexation of territory to different district or reorganization into new district pursuant to petition filed by electorate; effect upon outstanding bonds or other indebtedness
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-111— Effect of abolition or alteration of district upon bonds or other indebtedness of district; territory of abolished district to be annexed to another district
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-113— Approval of reorganization, abolition or alteration of school district by State Board of Education
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-115— Appeals from school board orders
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-117— §§ 37-7-117 and 37-7-119. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-201— Qualifications for office of trustee
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-203— Composition of boards of trustees of municipal separate school districts and certain mayor-council forms of government; qualifications, selection, and terms of office of members of boards
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-204— Appointment of interim member to fill vacancy in board of trustees for countywide municipal separate school district
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-205— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-207— Selection and term of trustees of consolidated districts
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-208— Authorization to expend funds to cover cost and expenses of litigation relating to and implementation of single member school board trustee election districts
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-209— Election of trustees generally
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-211— Filing of petition and affidavit by candidate for office of trustee
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-213— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-215— Time of election and runoff election
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-217— Conduct of election; certification of results; runoffs
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-219— Preparation of list of qualified electors
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-221— Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; procedure generally
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-223— Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; time and manner of election
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-225— Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; filing of petition of nomination by candidate
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-227— Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; ballot; determination of results; runoffs
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-229— Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; preparation of list of qualified electors; compensation of election commissioners
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-231— §§ 37-7-231 through 37-7-235. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-301— General powers and duties
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-301.1— Local school districts granted home rule
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-302— Borrowing of funds for removal of asbestos
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-303— Obtaining of insurance on school property; workers’ compensation insurance
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-304— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-305— Leasing of lands for minerals
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-306— Training and education requirements
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-307— Regulation of leaves for licensed and nonlicensed employees; employment of substitute teachers; donations of leave to other employees; accumulated leave; conversion of certain vacation days to sick leave; definitions
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-308— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-309— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-311— Organization of school
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-313— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-315— Designation of school buildings and attendance centers
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-317— Transfer of school recreational areas to counties and municipalities during summer recess
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-319— Purchase of group liability insurance coverage
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-321— Employment and designation of peace officers; minimum level of basic law enforcement training required; operation of radio broadcasting and transmission station; interlocal agreements with other law enforcement entities for provision of certain equipment or services
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-323— Application and enforcement of general criminal laws of state
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-325— Obtaining funds from Tennessee Valley Authority’s Commercial and Industrial Energy Conservation Financing Plan
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-327— Establishment and operation of orphanage public school
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-329— Establishment and operation of schools exclusively for Indians
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-333— Control of funds for support and maintenance of schools; reports of tax collector; deposit of funds
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-335— Establishment of fees; hardship waiver policy
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-337— Plan to encourage community involvement in schools
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-339— Extended day and school year programs; funding; authority to adopt orders, policies, rules and regulations; goal
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-341— Expenditure of funds for student field trips to nonprofit museums
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-342— Use of service or assistance dogs trained to alert to symptoms of illness or disability authorized in all district facilities
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-343— Authority to enter into contracts for training and professional development of district employees
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-345— Authorization to establish regional educational service agency; agency to be organized as nonprofit tax exempt corporation; operation and management by public advisory board; board of directors; Executive Director; powers and responsibilities of educational service agency
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-346— Regional educational service agencies and State Department of Education to jointly develop a plan for increasing duties and responsibilities of the agencies
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-351— Short title
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-353— Legislative findings and declarations
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-355— Authority to transfer or permit use of property for school district purposes
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-357— Relationship of provisions with other laws
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-359— Appropriations for lease rentals; tax levies
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-401— Acquisition of land outside of district for construction of school buildings
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-403— Authorization of joint construction of buildings or other facilities or operation of schools by adjoining school districts
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-405— Agreement between boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-407— Approval of agreements of boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-409— Expenditure of funds for joint construction of buildings or operation of schools; applicable laws; levy of taxes
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-411— Agreement as to control over joint school operation or building; applicable laws
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-413— Powers included within power to construct, erect, and equip school buildings
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-415— Effect of extension of municipal corporate limits
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-417— Authorization for agreements between school districts to establish regional high schools; establishment and powers of boards of trustees
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-419— Authorization for appropriation and expenditure of funds for regional high schools; disbursements; evidences of indebtedness; fiscal agent, contracting party
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-431— Authorization of acquisition and disposition of school property by exchanges; exchanges subject to approval of chancery court; hearing
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-433— Execution of conveyance of school property by president and secretary of board
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-435— Conveyance of exchanged lands to school board members
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-437— Relationship of provisions with other laws
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-451— Authorization of sale of property not used for school purposes
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-453— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-455— Advertising of sale; conduct of sale; execution of conveyance; reservation of certain interests; disposal of personal property
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-457— All sales to be for cash; disposition of proceeds of sale
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-459— Sale of computers, peripheral equipment and adaptive devices to certain students; qualifications of students; disposition of proceeds
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-471— Authorization of sale, lease, etc., of property not used for school purposes; terms, conditions and consideration of sale
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-473— Persons to whom property may be disposed; authorized uses
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-475— Execution of conveyance or lease by president and secretary of board
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-477— Reverter provisions in instrument disposing of property where board retains no interest; section not applicable to acquisition by United States of school or other real property possessed by state
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-479— Conditions under which disposed of property may later be sold; disposition of proceeds of sale
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-481— School boards empowered to exercise authority conferred
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-483— Declaration of legislative intent; relationship of provisions with other laws
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-485— School Property Development Act; optional method of disposal of surplus school property to generate greater revenue than public sale; school boards authorized to sell, convey or exchange nonoperational property interest in proposed development projects; school boards authorized to contract with other entities for development, design, construction, financing, ownership and operation of surplus school property; school boards authorized to pledge revenues received under Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483 for repayment of notes and other obligations; sound business practices to be used; public record of final and signed contract; restrictions on persons related by consanguinity or affinity to members of school board or superintendent from having interests in project; conditions on exercise of option to enter into development agreement; certification regarding statements of economic interest; property developed to be deemed for school or educational purposes
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-487— Estimation and pledge of revenues by school districts; “revenues” defined; authorization to enter into development agreements
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-501— Disposition of property of dissolved district having no outstanding bonds
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-503— Disposition of property of dissolved district having outstanding bonds
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-505— Assumption of liability for bonds by district acquiring property of dissolved district purchased with proceeds of bonds generally
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-507— Voluntary assumption of liability by annexing district on bonds of dissolved district
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-509— Transfer of funds between school districts
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-511— Authority to execute conveyances
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-531— Authorization and procedure
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-601— §§ 37-7-601 through 37-7-645. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-701— Applicability of article; construction of article
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-703— Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside within city limits
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-705— Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside outside city limits
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-707— Composition of board of trustees; qualifications, election and terms of office of trustees
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-709— Filling of vacancies
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-711— Filing of petition of nomination by candidate for board of trustees; determination of election results; runoff election
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-713— Selection of trustees in districts embracing less than entire area of county
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-715— Selection of trustees by agreement of governing authorities of county and municipality generally
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-717— Optional methods of selecting trustees pursuant to agreement
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-719— §§ 37-7-719 and 37-7-721. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-723— District board of trustees to supersede county board of education in county-wide districts
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-725— District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-727— §§ 37-7-727 through 37-7-745. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-801— §§ 37-7-801 through 37-7-811. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-901— §§ 37-7-901 through 37-7-911. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-1001— Establishment; purpose; findings and recommendations; membership