The school board of a school district may adopt any orders, resolutions or ordinances with respect to school district affairs, property and finances which are not inconsistent with the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any other statute or law of the State of Mississippi. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the powers granted to the school boards in this section are complete without the existence of or reference to any specific authority granted in any other statute or law of the State of Mississippi. Unless such actions are specifically authorized by another statute or law of the State of Mississippi, this section shall not authorize a school board to: (a) levy taxes of any kind or increase the levy of any authorized tax; (b) issue bonds of any kind; or (c) enter into collective bargaining agreements.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts
Article 7 - Boards of Trustees; General Powers and Duties
§ 37-7-301. General powers and duties
§ 37-7-301.1. Local school districts granted home rule
§ 37-7-302. Borrowing of funds for removal of asbestos
§ 37-7-305. Leasing of lands for minerals
§ 37-7-311. Organization of school
§ 37-7-315. Designation of school buildings and attendance centers
§ 37-7-319. Purchase of group liability insurance coverage
§ 37-7-323. Application and enforcement of general criminal laws of state
§ 37-7-327. Establishment and operation of orphanage public school
§ 37-7-329. Establishment and operation of schools exclusively for Indians
§ 37-7-335. Establishment of fees; hardship waiver policy
§ 37-7-341. Expenditure of funds for student field trips to nonprofit museums