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Article 3 - Abolition, Alteration and Creation of Districts
§ 37-7-103. Abolition, reorganization or alteration of district by school board - From and after July 1, 1987, the school board of...
§ 37-7-104.2. Administrative consolidation of all school districts in Clay County, Mississippi, into one school district; procedure - Any school district affected by the required administrative consolidation in...
§ 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 - After the order of the local school boards becomes final,...
§ 37-7-107. Abolition of school district pursuant to petition filed by electorate - If a petition signed by two-thirds (2/3) of the qualified...
§ 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 - If a petition signed by a majority of the qualified...
§ 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 - When any school district is abolished or altered under the...
§ 37-7-113. Approval of reorganization, abolition or alteration of school district by State Board of Education - Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, it is hereby expressly...
§ 37-7-115. Appeals from school board orders - Any person aggrieved by an order of the school board...
Article 5 - Boards of Trustees; Qualifications, Selection and Meetings
§ 37-7-201. Qualifications for office of trustee - In order for a person to be eligible to hold...
§ 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 - Except as otherwise provided herein, the trustees of such a...
§ 37-7-204. Appointment of interim member to fill vacancy in board of trustees for countywide municipal separate school district - In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office...
§ 37-7-207. Selection and term of trustees of consolidated districts - On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November,...
§ 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 - The board of trustees of any consolidated school district may...
§ 37-7-209. Election of trustees generally - All elections of trustees who are elected under the provisions...
§ 37-7-215. Time of election and runoff election - All such elections shall be held on the first Tuesday...
§ 37-7-221. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; procedure generally - The election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees...
§ 37-7-223. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; time and manner of election - All elections of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees...
§ 37-7-225. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; filing of petition of nomination by candidate - The county election commissioners shall place the name of any...
§ 37-7-229. Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; preparation of list of qualified electors; compensation of election commissioners - For the purpose of holding such election, it shall be...
Article 7 - Boards of Trustees; General Powers and Duties
§ 37-7-301. General powers and duties - The school boards of all school districts shall have the...
§ 37-7-301.1. Local school districts granted home rule - The school board of a school district may adopt any...
§ 37-7-302. Borrowing of funds for removal of asbestos - The board of trustees of any school district shall be...
§ 37-7-305. Leasing of lands for minerals - The school board of any school district is hereby authorized...
§ 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 - For the purpose of this subsection (3), the term "immediate...
§ 37-7-311. Organization of school - The school board shall organize a school so as to...
§ 37-7-315. Designation of school buildings and attendance centers - In creating school districts under the provisions of Article 1...
§ 37-7-317. Transfer of school recreational areas to counties and municipalities during summer recess - The school board of any school district is hereby authorized,...
§ 37-7-319. Purchase of group liability insurance coverage - All public school boards may purchase group insurance coverage for...
§ 37-7-323. Application and enforcement of general criminal laws of state - Any act which, if committed within the limits of a...
§ 37-7-325. Obtaining funds from Tennessee Valley Authority's Commercial and Industrial Energy Conservation Financing Plan - Any school district in the State of Mississippi is hereby...
§ 37-7-327. Establishment and operation of orphanage public school - The school board in any county in which is located...
§ 37-7-329. Establishment and operation of schools exclusively for Indians - In a school district where there are Indian children, or...
§ 37-7-333. Control of funds for support and maintenance of schools; reports of tax collector; deposit of funds - The school boards of all school districts shall have full...
§ 37-7-335. Establishment of fees; hardship waiver policy - The board shall insure that a pupil eligible to have...
§ 37-7-341. Expenditure of funds for student field trips to nonprofit museums - The school board of a local school district may expend...
§ 37-7-343. Authority to enter into contracts for training and professional development of district employees - The school board of a local school district may enter...
§ 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 - The State Department of Education and the Regional Education Service...
Article 8 - Emergency School Leasing Authority
§ 37-7-351. Short title - Sections 37-7-351 through 37-7-359 shall be known and may be...
§ 37-7-353. Legislative findings and declarations - The Legislature finds and declares that there exists an urgent...
§ 37-7-357. Relationship of provisions with other laws - Sections 37-7-351 through 37-7-359 are intended to be and shall...
§ 37-7-359. Appropriations for lease rentals; tax levies - Any school district which shall execute a lease rental contract...
Article 9 - Acquisition and Disposition of District Property
In General
§ 37-7-401. Acquisition of land outside of district for construction of school buildings - In all cases where the same shall be necessary, advantageous...
§ 37-7-403. Authorization of joint construction of buildings or other facilities or operation of schools by adjoining school districts - In addition to the power and authority conferred by Section...
§ 37-7-405. Agreement between boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools - When any two (2) or more adjoining school districts shall...
§ 37-7-407. Approval of agreements of boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools - Such contract or agreement provided for in Section 37-7-405, shall...
§ 37-7-411. Agreement as to control over joint school operation or building; applicable laws - Subject to the prior consent and approval of the State...
§ 37-7-413. Powers included within power to construct, erect, and equip school buildings - The power granted to any school district to construct, erect...
§ 37-7-415. Effect of extension of municipal corporate limits - Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 37-7-611, or the provisions of...
§ 37-7-417. Authorization for agreements between school districts to establish regional high schools; establishment and powers of boards of trustees - The various school districts of this state are authorized to...
§ 37-7-419. Authorization for appropriation and expenditure of funds for regional high schools; disbursements; evidences of indebtedness; fiscal agent, contracting party - The various school districts which may become parties to any...
Exchange of School Property
§ 37-7-431. Authorization of acquisition and disposition of school property by exchanges; exchanges subject to approval of chancery court; hearing - Whenever the school board of any school district shall find...
§ 37-7-433. Execution of conveyance of school property by president and secretary of board - Upon being authorized by a resolution of the school board...
§ 37-7-435. Conveyance of exchanged lands to school board members - The lands shall be conveyed by warranty deed to the...
§ 37-7-437. Relationship of provisions with other laws - It is the intent of the legislature that Sections 37-7-431...
Disposition of Property Not Needed for School Purposes
§ 37-7-451. Authorization of sale of property not used for school purposes - When any school district shall own any land, buildings or...
§ 37-7-457. All sales to be for cash; disposition of proceeds of sale - All conveyances of property under the authority of Section 37-7-455...
Disposition of Property Not Needed for School Purposes; Additional Method
§ 37-7-471. Authorization of sale, lease, etc., of property not used for school purposes; terms, conditions and consideration of sale - Whenever the school board of any school district shall find...
§ 37-7-473. Persons to whom property may be disposed; authorized uses - School buildings, land, property and related facilities may be sold,...
§ 37-7-475. Execution of conveyance or lease by president and secretary of board - Upon being authorized by a resolution of the school board...
§ 37-7-479. Conditions under which disposed of property may later be sold; disposition of proceeds of sale - Any group of persons, any association, club or corporation, or...
§ 37-7-481. School boards empowered to exercise authority conferred - The authority conferred by Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483 may be...
§ 37-7-483. Declaration of legislative intent; relationship of provisions with other laws - The Legislature hereby declares that it is its intention and...
§ 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 develo... - This subsection (3) shall not be construed to apply to...
Disposition of Property on Dissolution of School District
§ 37-7-501. Disposition of property of dissolved district having no outstanding bonds - When any school district now existing or hereafter created under...
§ 37-7-503. Disposition of property of dissolved district having outstanding bonds - When any school district now existing or hereafter created shall...
§ 37-7-505. Assumption of liability for bonds by district acquiring property of dissolved district purchased with proceeds of bonds generally - When any school district now existing or hereafter created shall...
§ 37-7-507. Voluntary assumption of liability by annexing district on bonds of dissolved district - Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Sections 37-7-501 through 37-7-511,...
§ 37-7-509. Transfer of funds between school districts - The superintendent of schools, upon order of the school board,...
§ 37-7-511. Authority to execute conveyances - The school boards of the respective school districts in whom...
Disposition of Lands Acquired by Township Trustees for Schools and School Lands
§ 37-7-531. Authorization and procedure - The board of supervisors of each county wherein are situated...
Article 13 - Special Municipal Separate School Districts
§ 37-7-701. Applicability of article; construction of article - The provisions of this article shall be applicable only to...
§ 37-7-703. Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside within city limits - In all such special municipal separate school districts which embrace...
§ 37-7-705. Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside outside city limits - In all such special municipal separate school districts which may...
§ 37-7-707. Composition of board of trustees; qualifications, election and terms of office of trustees - In all such special municipal separate school districts which may...
§ 37-7-709. Filling of vacancies - In all such special municipal separate school districts which may...
§ 37-7-711. Filing of petition of nomination by candidate for board of trustees; determination of election results; runoff election - In all such special municipal separate school districts which may...
§ 37-7-713. Selection of trustees in districts embracing less than entire area of county - In all special municipal separate school districts where the district...
§ 37-7-715. Selection of trustees by agreement of governing authorities of county and municipality generally - Upon the organization, reorganization or reconstitution of any special municipal...
§ 37-7-717. Optional methods of selecting trustees pursuant to agreement - Upon complying with the terms and provisions of Section 37-7-715,...
§ 37-7-723. District board of trustees to supersede county board of education in county-wide districts - In any county in which there exists a special municipal...
§ 37-7-725. District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts - When a special municipal separate school district embraces and includes...
Article 19 - Commission on School District Efficiency
§ 37-7-1001. Establishment; purpose; findings and recommendations; membership - The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to establish...