AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-29-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT AFTER JULY 1, 2021, OPERATION AND CONTROL OF THE HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND COLLEGE SHALL BE VESTED IN A BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRESENTING EACH OF THE FIVE COUNTIES LYING WITHIN ITS DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER OF TRUSTEES EACH COUNTY SHALL HAVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE DISTRICT; TO PREVENT ANY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT FROM SERVING ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-29-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT COPIAH COUNTY SHALL BE IN HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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As Introduced: 37-29-65, 37-29-31