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Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-103 (2026)

Abolition, reorganization or alteration of district by school board

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From and after July 1, 1987, the school board of any school district shall have full jurisdiction, power and authority, at any regular meeting thereof or at any special meeting called for that purpose, to abolish such existing district, or to reorganize, change or alter the boundaries of any such district. In addition thereto, with the consent of the school board of the school district involved, the school board may add to such school district any part of the school district adjoining same, and with the consent of the school board of the school district involved, may detach territory from such school district and annex same to an adjoining district. Provided, however, that the consent of the school board of the school districts involved in implementing the provisions of Section 37-7-104, 37-7-104.2, 37-7-104.3, 37-7-104.4, 37-7-104.5, 37-7-104.6, 37-7-104.7 or 37-7-104.8 shall not be required for the administrative consolidation of such school districts pursuant to the order of the State Board of Education.

Codes, 1942, § 6274-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 52; Laws, 2012, ch. 441, § 2; Laws, 2012, ch. 551, § 2

Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 436, SB 2463, 2, eff. 7/1/2017.

Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 463, SB 2500, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 465, SB 2495, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 464, HB 987, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 466, HB 926, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.

Brought forward by Laws, 2015, ch. 429, HB 572, 2, eff. 3/31/2015.

Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 568, SB 2637, 2, eff. 10/25/2013 (the date that the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).

Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 572, HB 716, 3, eff. 10/25/2013 (the date that the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 13 cases, 1990–2003 · leading case: In Re Boundaries of City of Hattiesburg, 840 So. 2d 69 (Miss. 2003).

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In Re Boundaries of City of Hattiesburg, 840 So. 2d 69 (Miss. 2003). · cites it 2× “The Dupree decisions also discuss Miss.Code Ann. §§ 37-7-103 and 37-7-611, and the last pronouncement in the Dupree line of cases is a one-page order from the United States Supreme Court wherein that Court stated: *96 The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the…”

Dupree v. Moore, 831 F. Supp. 1310 (S.D. Miss. 1993). · cites it 6× “In addition, Section 52 of the Bill amended Miss.Code Ann. § 37-7-103 (1972) [6] to provide that, when a city annexed *1314 neighboring territory, the municipal school district would expand into any already existing school district only with the consent of the school board…”

Greenville Sch. v. W. Line Sch., 575 So. 2d 956 (Miss. 1991). · cites it 3× “The submission then lists specific provisions of the Act among them Section 52, amending Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-103 . The stated purpose of the legislation was to "provide that all public school districts in the state of Mississippi shall have a common system of administration.”

Harrison Cnty. v. City of Gulfport, 557 So. 2d 780 (Miss. 1990). “On the other hand counsel candidly conceded that if Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-103 ( Miss. Code Ann.”

Matter of Enlargement of Mun. Boundaries, 691 So. 2d 978 (Miss. 1997). “This ruling was made some two months after final judgment in the case sub judice. Furthermore, on October 17, 1994 the U.”

Dupree v. Mabus, 776 F. Supp. 290 (S.D. Miss. 1991). “This view is in accord with the Mississippi Supreme Court’s analysis of § 37-7-103: Miss.Code Ann. § 37-7-103 ... was enacted to control the abolition, alteration or creation of school districts after the reform.”

Petition of 2,952 Registered Voters, 574 So. 2d 619 (Miss. 1990). “[6] For example, the first section, *624 Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-103 , empowers the board "to abolish such existing district, or to reorganize, change or alter the boundaries of any such district.”

Citizens Involved Voluntarily In Consolidation v. Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 574 So. 2d 619 (Miss. 1990). “6 For example, the first section, *624 Miss.Code Ann. § 37-7-103, empowers the board “to abolish such existing district, or to reorganize, change or alter the boundaries of any such district.”

Moore v. Dupree, 514 U.S. 1059 (1995). “492, or whether it has also enjoined the effect of § 52 of the Act (codified as Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-103 (1990)), insofar as § 52 implicitly repealed Miss.”

Moore v. Dupree, 513 U.S. 944 (1994). “2d 956 (1990), that Miss. Code Ann. §37-7-103 (1990) supersedes Miss.”

Lamar Cnty., Mississippi v. City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Miss. 2001). · cites it 2× “The Dupree decisions also discuss Miss. Code Ann. §§ 37-7-103 and 37-7-611, and the last pronouncement in the Dupree line of cases is a one-page order from the United States Supreme Court wherein that Court stated: The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United…”

Gary Bunch v. City of Jackson, Mississippi (Miss. 1993). “This ruling was made some two months after final judgment in the case sub judice. Furthermore, on October 17, 1994 the U.”

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