The local school boards of this state are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, own and operate, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education, motor vehicles and other equipment for the transportation of children to and from the public schools of the respective counties and school districts, and to provide for the servicing, repair, care and maintenance of such county or district-owned motor vehicles and to employ drivers for the operation thereof, and to establish, erect and equip school bus shops or garages, and purchase land therefor, all under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 41 - Transportation of Pupils
Purchase of School Transportation Equipment and Employment of Drivers
§ 37-41-81. General grant of authority
§ 37-41-83. Power to expend funds
§ 37-41-85. Purchases to be in manner prescribed by regulations
§ 37-41-89. Authority to borrow money
§ 37-41-91. Issuance of negotiable notes or bonds authorized
§ 37-41-93. Maturity; interest
§ 37-41-95. Manner of issuance and form thereof
§ 37-41-97. Deposit and use of proceeds
§ 37-41-99. Payment of principal and interest on notes and bonds
§ 37-41-103. Promulgation of rules and regulations by state board of education