The State Textbook Fund of Mississippi shall consist of the amounts appropriated by the Legislature for the same, all monies accruing from the sale of disused books from other than public schools, all monies derived from the purchase of books by both public and private schools trustees, and by private individuals, all monies collected in damage suits under the terms of this chapter, and all other monies collected in any way whatsoever under the terms of this chapter.
There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury to be designated as the "Local School District Textbook Carryover Fund." Said fund shall be credited with any funds which were appropriated by the Legislature to the State Textbook Fund for any fiscal year in which said funds were allocated to local school districts but unexpended by said districts. Said unexpended funds shall be deposited by the board into the Local School District Textbook Carryover Fund to the credit of the local school districts which were originally allocated such funds. All carryover funds which exist on June 30, 1994 which belong to public school districts shall be disbursed to the respective school districts. Carryover funds for other than public schools shall be handled in the same manner as previously described in this section.
Structure Mississippi Code
§ 37-43-17. Persons disqualified from participation in rating and adoption of textbooks
§ 37-43-19. General powers and duties of board
§ 37-43-23. Procedure for purchase of textbooks from publishers; distribution of books
§ 37-43-25. Retention of specimen copies of textbooks, contracts and bonds, and copies of bids
§ 37-43-27. No books to be purchased from trusts
§ 37-43-29. Designation of Secretary of State as contractor's agent
§ 37-43-33. Purchase of books by parents, school boards, etc.
§ 37-43-37. Numbering of books; record of books issued to pupils
§ 37-43-39. Persons prohibited from acting as agents or attorneys for textbook publishers
§ 37-43-41. State Textbook Fund; Local School District Textbook Carryover Fund
§ 37-43-43. Deposit of funds to credit of State Textbook Fund
§ 37-43-45. Suits for recovery of losses
§ 37-43-47. Payment of bills for textbooks
§ 37-43-49. Storage of school books by counties
§ 37-43-51. Reports by schools receiving textbooks
§ 37-43-53. Advertising on covers of textbooks
§ 37-43-55. Purchase and distribution of Mississippi Blue Book