The board of trustees of any agricultural high school or the board of trustees of any junior college, in connection with which an agricultural high school is operated, and the board of trustees of any school district, or a county board of education, under the conditions hereinafter provided for, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into agreements, one with the other, providing for the attendance of any high school pupils of such school district or any grades thereof, at such agricultural high school or junior college, and for the instruction of such high school pupils or grades at such agricultural high school or junior college. Subject to the provisions of Sections 37-27-53 through 37-27-59, all such contracts so executed shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by and between the boards of trustees or the county board of education involved. All such contracts shall be subject to the approval of the state educational finance commission.
Any parent or guardian of such high school pupil or pupils, as to an individual pupil or as to any grade or grades, may request in writing that such agreement be entered into with the board of trustees of said agricultural high school or board of trustees of any junior college in connection with which an agricultural high school is operated. Such request shall be filed or lodged with the president or secretary of the board of trustees of such school district. Said board of trustees of said school district shall no later than the date of its next regular meeting approve or disapprove the request therein made to provide for the attendance of the pupil or pupils, or grade or grades, at such agricultural high school; failure of said board of trustees of such school district to act upon said request not later than said date shall be and will constitute a disapproval or rejection thereof.
In the event such board of trustees of said school district shall either disapprove or reject said request, or fail to act thereon on or before said date, then and in that event the county board of education is hereby authorized to act upon such request not later than the next regular meeting date of the said county board of education after the filing or lodging by such parent or guardian of a true copy of the request theretofore filed or lodged with the said board of trustees of the said school district, with the president or secretary of the said county board of education, and with said copy shall be filed or lodged a written statement of the action, if any, or non-action, taken by the board of trustees of the said school district upon the request made to it. If such request be approved by the county board of education, then it may proceed to enter into such agreement with the board of trustees of said agricultural high school or the said board of trustees of said junior college, but subject to the approval of the state educational finance commission.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 27 - Agricultural High Schools
§ 37-27-1. Establishing county agricultural high schools
§ 37-27-3. Tax levy for support and maintenance of school; election
§ 37-27-6. Tax to retire debt service on agricultural high school bonds
§ 37-27-7. Appointment of trustees
§ 37-27-9. Joint schools may be established by two or more counties
§ 37-27-11. Trustees of joint agricultural high schools; levy of taxes
§ 37-27-13. Ownership of joint schools
§ 37-27-15. General powers and duties of trustees; compensation
§ 37-27-17. Inspection of school by state superintendent of public education; state funds
§ 37-27-21. Legislature shall make appropriations
§ 37-27-23. Trustees shall be sole judges of eligibility of applicants
§ 37-27-25. Trustees shall make detailed statements of receipts and disbursements
§ 37-27-29. Oil, gas and mineral leases
§ 37-27-31. Lease of school buildings, equipment and lands
§ 37-27-33. Trustees may lease facilities for industrial training of students
§ 37-27-35. Trustees may acquire private educational institution outside of county
§ 37-27-39. Trustees may exchange certain lands
§ 37-27-43. Trustees may sell property not needed for school purposes
§ 37-27-45. Resolution required for sale
§ 37-27-47. Advertising of sale; conduct of sale
§ 37-27-49. All sales to be for cash; disposition of proceeds
§ 37-27-53. Pupils entitled to transportation
§ 37-27-55. Pupils reported for allocation of minimum education funds and building funds
§ 37-27-57. Payment of additional or supplemental expenses
§ 37-27-59. Applicability of laws
§ 37-27-61. County superintendent may provide for attendance out of the county
§ 37-27-67. Election on issuance of bonds by boards of supervisors
§ 37-27-69. Agricultural high school may borrow not to exceed $50,000 for housing facilities
§ 37-27-71. Declaration of intention to borrow; issuance of notes; repayment
§ 37-27-75. Foregoing sections as cumulative
§ 37-27-77. Purchase of bus for benefit of agricultural high schools in certain counties
§ 37-27-83. Disposal of school property when school is discontinued
§ 37-27-85. Donated lands may be reconveyed when school is discontinued
§ 37-27-87. Transfer of funds when school is discontinued
§ 37-27-89. Distribution and use of funds when school is discontinued