§ 37-43-53. Advertising on covers of textbooks
The board is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, in its discretion, to offer for advertising purposes, the protective covers of the several free textbooks, to accept bids, and to let contracts for said space. The contracts for said advertising purposes shall be let for definite periods not to exceed two (2) years. It shall be […]
§ 37-43-55. Purchase and distribution of Mississippi Blue Book
The board is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase copies of the Mississippi Blue Book for supplementary use in the schools of Mississippi. The board shall prescribe the number of copies to be furnished each school and shall make any other regulations governing its distribution and use. The cost of the Mississippi Blue Books purchased […]
§ 37-43-57. Penalties for violations of chapter
Except as may otherwise be provided in this chapter, any person wilfully violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment not to […]
§ 37-43-59. Furnishing and disposition of samples
Not more than one (1) pupil copy, one (1) teacher’s edition, and one (1) copy of any limited auxiliary materials shall be furnished as samples or specimen copies to any single person involved in the state rating, adoption process of free textbooks. Any and all sample or specimen textbooks or other materials furnished to any […]
§ 37-43-31. Selection of books by local school districts
The State Board of Education shall adopt and furnish textbooks only for use in those courses set up in the state course of study as recommended by the State Accreditation Commission and adopted by such board, or courses established by acts of the Legislature. In all subjects the board, in its discretion, may adopt textbooks […]
§ 37-43-33. Purchase of books by parents, school boards, etc.
Any parent, person or school board in any community of the state may purchase books from the depository who is given authority to sell books under the provisions of this chapter. The price of the books so ordered or brought shall be the same as the contract price, plus whatever postage or delivery charges might […]
§ 37-43-37. Numbering of books; record of books issued to pupils
All books shall have a uniform label printed on the inside cover. Each school shall number all books, placing the number on said labels. All teachers shall keep an accurate record of the number and names of all books issued to each pupil.
§ 37-43-39. Persons prohibited from acting as agents or attorneys for textbook publishers
No teacher in any of the schools of the state, and no county or municipal superintendent of schools, and no person officially connected with the government of or direction of any school shall, during the term of his office as said superintendent or during the time of his or her employment as teacher, act as […]
§ 37-43-41. State Textbook Fund; Local School District Textbook Carryover Fund
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 […]
§ 37-43-43. Deposit of funds to credit of State Textbook Fund
The State Superintendent of Public Education shall deposit all funds sent to him from non-public schools for lost books or damaged books as well as all other funds accruing under this chapter in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Textbook Fund.