37-41-7 - Laying out of routes within county; supplemental funds. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 37-41-7. Laying out of routes within county; supplemental funds.
 

The local school board is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, subject to the approval of the State Department of Education, in accordance with such laws as may be provided in this chapter and such rules and regulations as may be promulgated or prescribed by the State Board of Education, to lay out all transportation routes and provide transportation for all school children who are entitled to transportation within their respective counties and school districts. 
 

Any school district may, in the discretion of the school board, expend funds from any funds available to the school district other than minimum education program funds, including the amounts derived from district tax levies, sixteenth section funds, and all other available funds, for the purpose of supplementing funds available to the school board for paying transportation costs, not covered by minimum education program funds. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 6336-01; Laws,  1953, Ex Sess, ch. 15, § 1; Laws, 1954, ch. 274, § 1; Laws, 1982, ch. 354, § 3; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 132, eff from and after July 1, 1987.