| 1 | | - | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Education By: Representative Owen House Bill 1522 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-459, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF COMPUTERS, PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND ADAPTIVE DEVICES TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE SATISFIED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR THE RESIDUAL VALUE OF THE COST OF SUCH DEVICES OR EQUIPMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 37-7-459, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 37-7-459. (1) Upon a resolution duly adopted by a majority of its members, the board of trustees of local public school districts may adopt a policy authorizing the sale of computers, peripheral equipment and adaptive devices to students to whom such devices and equipment have been issued during the course of an academic school year. However, the sale of computers by a public school district shall be limited to those students enrolled in Grade 12, who are in possession of a district-issued computer device or equipment, and who have satisfied all the requirements for graduation, as established by the school district. Students meeting the criteria established in this paragraph * * *who verify to the school of enrollment before graduation an official document of acceptance to any Mississippi two‑year or four‑year college or university, whether public or private, shall be required to pay * * *One Dollar ($1.00) the residual value for the cost of the district-issued computer device or peripheral equipment or adaptive device. * * * Students meeting the requirements of this section who cannot sufficiently verify acceptance to a Mississippi two‑year or four‑year college or university shall be required to pay Seventy‑five Dollars ($75.00) for the cost of the district‑issued computer device or peripheral equipment. Verification of college acceptance must be submitted before the deadline for finalizing graduation eligibility established by each school district adopting a policy authorizing the sale of such devices to students. (2) All sales shall be final and without warranty of merchantability, given the prior and extended use of the computer, equipment or adaptive device by the purchasing student. All proceeds received from the sale of property authorized under paragraph (1) of this section shall be deposited into the school maintenance fund as provided under Section 37-7-457. (3) For purposes of this section the term "school board" also means the governing board of a charter school authorized by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board. As used in this section, the term "school of enrollment" also means a charter school. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025. |
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| 1 | + | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Education By: Representative Owen House Bill 1522 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-459, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF COMPUTERS, PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND ADAPTIVE DEVICES TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE SATISFIED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR THE RESIDUAL VALUE OF THE COST OF SUCH DEVICES OR EQUIPMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 37-7-459, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 37-7-459. (1) Upon a resolution duly adopted by a majority of its members, the board of trustees of local public school districts may adopt a policy authorizing the sale of computers, peripheral equipment and adaptive devices to students to whom such devices and equipment have been issued during the course of an academic school year. However, the sale of computers by a public school district shall be limited to those students enrolled in Grade 12, who are in possession of a district-issued computer device or equipment, and who have satisfied all the requirements for graduation, as established by the school district. Students meeting the criteria established in this paragraph * * *who verify to the school of enrollment before graduation an official document of acceptance to any Mississippi two‑year or four‑year college or university, whether public or private, shall be required to pay * * *One Dollar ($1.00) the residual value for the cost of the district-issued computer device or peripheral equipment or adaptive device. * * * Students meeting the requirements of this section who cannot sufficiently verify acceptance to a Mississippi two‑year or four‑year college or university shall be required to pay Seventy‑five Dollars ($75.00) for the cost of the district‑issued computer device or peripheral equipment. Verification of college acceptance must be submitted before the deadline for finalizing graduation eligibility established by each school district adopting a policy authorizing the sale of such devices to students. (2) All sales shall be final and without warranty of merchantability, given the prior and extended use of the computer, equipment or adaptive device by the purchasing student. All proceeds received from the sale of property authorized under paragraph (1) of this section shall be deposited into the school maintenance fund as provided under Section 37-7-457. (3) For purposes of this section the term "school board" also means the governing board of a charter school authorized by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board. As used in this section, the term "school of enrollment" also means a charter school. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025. |
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