2014 Mississippi Code
Title 37 - EDUCATION
Chapter 139 - MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
§ 37-139-3 - Creation of school; purpose; State Board of Education as governing body; duties of Board
(1) There is hereby created the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science which shall be a residential school for eleventh and twelfth grade high school students located on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women.
(2) The school shall be governed by the State Board of Education.
(3) The board shall develop a plan relating to the opening, the operation and the funding of the school. Such plan shall be presented to the Legislature during the 1988 Regular Session and shall include an equitable and reasonable plan for student recruitment without regard to race, creed or color.
(4) The purpose of the school shall be to educate the gifted and talented students of the state, and its curriculum and admissions policies shall reflect such purpose.
(5) The board shall prepare the annual budget for the school.
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