37-23-65 - General powers and duties of department of education. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 37-23-65. General powers and duties of department of education.
 

The State Department of Education is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations for the payment of such financial assistance and the administration of Sections 37-23-61 through 37-23-75 generally. 
 

The State Department of Education shall have the authority to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations establishing standards for administration of the program contemplated by Sections 37-23-61 through 37-23-75, consistent with the maintenance of high quality programs for the benefit of the exceptional children served. 
 

The State Department of Education shall require that the programs for which children are eligible for financial assistance under Sections 37-23-61 through 37-23-75 be designed to provide individualized appropriate special education and related services that enable a child to reach his or her appropriate and uniquely designed goals for success. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, §§ 6631-52, 6631-54; Laws,  1971, ch. 304, §§ 2, 4; Laws, 1995, ch. 572, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 1995.