37-17-11 - Exemption of school districts from compulsory standards of accreditation. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 37-17-11. Exemption of school districts from compulsory standards of accreditation.
 

The State Board of Education, in its discretion, may exempt any school district meeting the highest levels of state accreditation standards, as defined by the State Board of Education, from any compulsory standard of accreditation. However, if the standard of accreditation is an educational policy required by statute, any such exemption shall only be made if specifically authorized by law. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1992, ch. 419, § 13; Laws, 1992, ch. 519, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 417, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2009, ch. 345, § 23; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2009, ch. 445, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2009.