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2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 37 - EDUCATION
Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts.
- 37-7-1 - through 37-7-17. Repealed.
- 37-7-101 - Repealed.
- 37-7-103 - Abolition, reorganization or alteration of district by school board.
- 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.
- 37-7-107 - Abolition of school district pursuant to petition filed by electorate.
- 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.
- 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.
- 37-7-113 - Approval of reorganization, abolition or alteration of school district by State Board of Education.
- 37-7-115 - Appeals from school board orders.
- 37-7-117 - and 37-7-119. Repealed.
- 37-7-201 - Qualifications for office of trustee.
- 37-7-203 - Composition of boards of trustees of municipal separate school districts; qualifications, selection, and terms of office of members of boards.
- 37-7-204 - Appointment of interim member to fill vacancy in board of trustees for countywide municipal separate school district.
- 37-7-205 - Repealed.
- 37-7-207 - Selection and term of trustees of consolidated districts.
- 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.
- 37-7-209 - Election of trustees generally.
- 37-7-211 - Filing of petition and affidavit by candidate for office of trustee.
- 37-7-213 - Notice of election.
- 37-7-215 - Time of election and runoff election.
- 37-7-217 - Conduct of election; certification of results; runoffs.
- 37-7-219 - Preparation of list of qualified electors; persons entitled to vote in elections.
- 37-7-221 - Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; procedure generally.
- 37-7-223 - Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; time and manner of election.
- 37-7-225 - Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; filing of petition of nomination by candidate.
- 37-7-227 - Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; ballot; determination of results; runoffs.
- 37-7-229 - Election of consolidated or consolidated line school district trustees; preparation of list of qualified electors; compensation of election commissioners.
- 37-7-231 - through 37-7-235. Repealed.
- 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.
- 37-7-303 - Obtaining of insurance on school property; workers' compensation insurance.
- 37-7-304 - Repealed.
- 37-7-305 - Leasing of lands for minerals.
- 37-7-306 - Training and education requirements.
- 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.
- 37-7-309 - Repealed.
- 37-7-311 - Organization of school.
- 37-7-313 - Repealed.
- 37-7-315 - Designation of school buildings and attendance centers.
- 37-7-317 - Transfer of school recreational areas to counties and municipalities during summer recess.
- 37-7-319 - Purchase of group liability insurance coverage.
- 37-7-321 - Employment and designation of peace officers; minimum level of basic law enforcement training required; operation of radio broadcasting and transmission station; interlocal agreements with other law enforcement entities for provision of certain equipment or services.
- 37-7-323 - Application and enforcement of general criminal laws of state.
- 37-7-325 - Obtaining funds from Tennessee Valley Authority's Commercial and Industrial Energy Conservation Financing Plan.
- 37-7-327 - Establishment and operation of orphanage public school.
- 37-7-329 - Establishment and operation of schools exclusively for Indians.
- 37-7-333 - Control of funds for support and maintenance of schools; reports of tax collector; deposit of funds.
- 37-7-335 - Establishment of fees; hardship waiver policy.
- 37-7-337 - Plan to encourage community involvement in schools.
- 37-7-339 - Extended day and school year programs; funding; authority to adopt orders, policies, rules and regulations; goal.
- 37-7-341 - Expenditure of funds for student field trips to nonprofit museums.
- 37-7-343 - Authority to enter into contracts for training and professional development of district employees.
- 37-7-345 - Authorization to establish regional educational service agency; agency to be organized as nonprofit tax exempt corporation; operation and management by public advisory board; board of directors; Executive Director; powers and responsibilities of educational service agency.
- 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.
- 37-7-351 - Short title.
- 37-7-353 - Legislative findings and declarations.
- 37-7-355 - Authority to transfer or permit use of property for school district purposes.
- 37-7-357 - Relationship of provisions with other laws.
- 37-7-359 - Appropriations for lease rentals; tax levies.
- 37-7-401 - Acquisition of land outside of district for construction of school buildings.
- 37-7-403 - Authorization of joint construction of buildings or other facilities or operation of schools by adjoining school districts.
- 37-7-405 - Agreement between boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools.
- 37-7-407 - Approval of agreements of boards of trustees as to joint construction of buildings or operation of schools.
- 37-7-409 - Expenditure of funds for joint construction of buildings or operation of schools; applicable laws; levy of taxes.
- 37-7-411 - Agreement as to control over joint school operation or building; applicable laws.
- 37-7-413 - Powers included within power to construct, erect, and equip school buildings.
- 37-7-415 - Effect of extension of municipal corporate limits.
- 37-7-417 - Authorization for agreements between school districts to establish regional high schools; establishment and powers of boards of trustees.
- 37-7-419 - Authorization for appropriation and expenditure of funds for regional high schools; disbursements; evidences of indebtedness; fiscal agent, contracting party.
- 37-7-431 - Authorization of acquisition and disposition of school property by exchanges; exchanges subject to approval of chancery court; hearing.
- 37-7-433 - Execution of conveyance of school property by president and secretary of board.
- 37-7-435 - Conveyance of exchanged lands to school board members.
- 37-7-437 - Relationship of provisions with other laws.
- 37-7-451 - Authorization of sale of property not used for school purposes.
- 37-7-453 - Repealed.
- 37-7-455 - Advertising of sale; conduct of sale; execution of conveyance; reservation of certain interests; disposal of personal property.
- 37-7-457 - All sales to be for cash; disposition of proceeds of sale.
- 37-7-471 - Authorization of sale, lease, etc., of property not used for school purposes; terms, conditions and consideration of sale.
- 37-7-473 - Persons to whom property may be disposed; authorized uses.
- 37-7-475 - Execution of conveyance or lease by president and secretary of board.
- 37-7-477 - Reverter provisions in instrument disposing of property where board retains no interest.
- 37-7-479 - Conditions under which disposed of property may later be sold; disposition of proceeds of sale.
- 37-7-481 - School boards empowered to exercise authority conferred.
- 37-7-483 - Declaration of legislative intent; relationship of provisions with other laws.
- 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 development projects; school boards authorized to contract with other entities for development, design, construction, financing, ownership and operation of surplus school property; school boards authorized to pledge revenues received under Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483 for repayment of notes and other obligations; sound business practices to be used; public record of final and signed contract; restrictions on persons related by consanguinity or affinity to members of school board or superintendent from having interests in project; conditions on exercise of option to enter into development agreement; certification regarding statements of economic interest; property developed to be deemed for school or educational purposes.
- 37-7-487 - Estimation and pledge of revenues by school districts; "revenues" defined; authorization to enter into development agreements.
- 37-7-501 - Disposition of property of dissolved district having no outstanding bonds.
- 37-7-503 - Disposition of property of dissolved district having outstanding bonds.
- 37-7-505 - Assumption of liability for bonds by district acquiring property of dissolved district purchased with proceeds of bonds generally.
- 37-7-507 - Voluntary assumption of liability by annexing district on bonds of dissolved district.
- 37-7-509 - Transfer of funds between school districts.
- 37-7-511 - Authority to execute conveyances.
- 37-7-531 - Authorization and procedure.
- 37-7-601 - through 37-7-645. Repealed.
- 37-7-701 - Applicability of article; construction of article.
- 37-7-703 - Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside within city limits.
- 37-7-705 - Selection of trustees of county-wide district where majority of inhabitants reside outside city limits.
- 37-7-707 - Composition of board of trustees; qualifications, election and terms of office of trustees.
- 37-7-709 - Filling of vacancies.
- 37-7-711 - Filing of petition of nomination by candidate for board of trustees; determination of election results; runoff election.
- 37-7-713 - Selection of trustees in districts embracing less than entire area of county.
- 37-7-715 - Selection of trustees by agreement of governing authorities of county and municipality generally.
- 37-7-717 - Optional methods of selecting trustees pursuant to agreement.
- 37-7-719 - and 37-7-721. Repealed.
- 37-7-723 - District board of trustees to supersede county board of education in county-wide districts.
- 37-7-725 - District superintendent to supersede county superintendent of education in county-wide districts.
- 37-7-727 - through 37-7-745. Repealed.
- 37-7-801 - through 37-7-811. Repealed.
- 37-7-901 - through 37-7-911. Repealed.
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