Proof of immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella is required of all students, unless exempt because of (a) actual, suspected, or planned pregnancy, (b) medical contraindication, or (c) birth prior to 1957.

602.02 HEPATITIS B

Proof of hepatitis B vaccination is required for students who are involved in health education programs that cause them to be potentially exposed to blood or body fluids.

602.03 TUBERCULOSIS

Proof of test screening for tuberculosis by chest x-ray is required for all foreign students.

603.01 RESIDENCE OF A MINOR

The residence of a person less than 21 years of age is that of the father. After the death of the father, the residence of the minor is that of the mother. If the parents are divorced, the residence of the minor is that of the parent who was granted custody by the court; or, if custody was not granted, the residence continues to be that of the father. If both parents are dead, the residence of the minor is that of the last surviving parent at the time of that parent's death, unless the minor lives with a legal guardian of his/her person, duly appointed by a proper court of Mississippi, in which case his/her residence becomes that of the guardian.

603.02 RESIDENCE OF AN ADULT

The residence of an adult is that place where he/she is domiciled, that is, the place where he/she actually physically resides with the intention of remaining there indefinitely or of returning there permanently when temporarily absent.

603.03 REMOVAL OF PARENTS FROM MISSISSIPPI

If the parents of a minor who is enrolled as a student in an institution of the system move their legal residence from the state of Mississippi, the minor is immediately classified as a nonresident student upon completion of the semester in which the move takes place.

603.04 RESIDENCE REQUIRED

No student may be admitted to any junior college or institution of higher learning as a resident of Mississippi unless his/her residence has been in the

state of Mississippi preceding his/her admission. Residence shall be as defined in Sections 37-103-7 and 37-103-13 unless excepted in this chapter.

603.05 RESIDENCY PETITIONS

Nonresidents may petition the institutions for a change of residency classification. A person who enters the state of Mississippi from another state and enters a system institution is considered a nonresident. Provided, however, that any person who has attained 21 years of age and has thereafter actually established residency and resided with the state of Mississippi for 12 consecutive months after attaining 21 years of age upon sworn affidavit and other representation, may petition the particular institution for a change in residency classification for the purposes of fees and tuition assessment. The institution may make reasonable inquiry into the validity of the petitioner's claim. Such petition for change of residency must be made on or before the last day a student may register at the particular institution without penalty.

603.06 LEGAL RESIDENCE OF A MARRIED PERSON

A married person may claim the residence of his or her spouse, or he or she may claim independent residence status under the same regulations set forth in Section 37-103-13 as any other adult.

603.07 CHILDREN OF FACULTY OR STAFF

Children of parents who are members of the faculty or staff of any institution under the jurisdiction of the Board may be classified as residents for the purpose of attendance at the institution where their parents are faculty or staff members.

603.08 MILITARY PERSONNEL

603.0801 ACTIVE DUTY STATION IN MISSISSIPPI

Members of the United States Armed Forces on extended active duty and stationed within the State of Mississippi may be classified as residents, for the purpose of attendance at state-supported institutions of higher learning and junior colleges of the State of Mississippi. Resident status of such military personnel who are not legal residents of Mississippi, as defined in paragraph 603.02 (Residence of an Adult), shall terminate upon their reassignment for duty in continental United States outside the State of Mississippi.

603.0802 CHILDREN OF MILITARY PERSONNEL

Resident status of children of members of the Armed Forces on extended active duty shall be that of the military parent for the purpose of attending state-supported institutions of higher learning and junior colleges of the state of Mississippi during the time that their military parents are stationed within the state of Mississippi. It shall continue through the time of that assignment within the state of Mississippi, with the exception of temporary training assignments en route from Mississippi. Resident status of minor children shall terminate upon reassignment under Permanent Change of Station Orders of their military parents for duty in the

continental United States outside the state of Mississippi, excepting temporary training assignments en route from Mississippi.

603.0803 CERTIFICATION OF RESIDENCE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL

A military person on active duty stationed in Mississippi who wishes to avail himself/herself or his/her dependents of the provisions of 603.0801 (Active Duty Station in MS) and 603.0802 (Children of Military Personnel) above must submit a certificate from his/her military organization showing the name of the military member; the name of the dependent, if applicable; the name of the organization of assignment and its address (may be in the letterhead); that the military member will be on active duty stationed in Mississippi on the date of registration at the state-supported institutions of higher learning; that the military member is not on transfer orders; and the signature of the Commanding Officer, the Adjutant, or the Personnel Officer of the unit assignment with signer's rank and title. A military certificate must be presented to the registrar of the state-supported institution of higher learning each semester at (or within 10 days prior to) registration each semester for the provisions of section 603.0801 or 603.0802 above hereof to be effective.

604.01 FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Applications containing false, contradictory, questionable, or uncertain data, or which fail to comply

with the fundamental requirements or the policies of the institutions as established by the Board shall be rejected.

604.02 FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS AND REPRESENTATIONS

Whoever, with intent to defraud the state or any department or agency, knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals or covers up by trick, scheme or device a material fact, or makes false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, shall be subject to consequences as set out by state statute.

Each applicant to any university within the system must receive and have in his possession a letter or certificate of admission signed by the officer designated by the Institutional Executive Officer of the university before presenting himself for registration. No student shall be permitted to register or attend classes without such certificate. No officer shall issue a letter or certificate of admission to any student whose application has not been completed in accordance with the regulations of the Board.

606.01 ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS

The tuition remission policy for the state institutions applies to all single dependent children of full-time faculty and staff of the universities and full-time employees of the Board.

In order to receive a 50 percent tuition remission, a dependent must gain admission to the university where the parent or legal guardian is employed and make a formal written request to the Office of Financial Aid of the respective institution.

Single dependent children of continuing employees hired prior to July 1, 1977, are eligible for full remission of undergraduate tuition at the appropriate institutions because of the grandfather clause included in April 28, 1977, minutes of the Board.

606.02 GRADE POINT AVERAGE REQUIRED

A dependent may receive undergraduate tuition remission (consistent with the continued employment of the parent or guardian) which may be continued until the degree requirements for one baccalaureate degree are met. The scholarship is automatically renewable on a semester-to-semester basis provided a 2.0 grade-point average is maintained. (For part-time students, the requirement is a 2.0 grade point average on each accumulation of 12 semester hours.) In the event the student fails to maintain the required 2.0 grade-point average, he/she will be ineligible for the scholarship until he/she can demonstrate a 2.0 overall grade-point average.

606.03 COORDINATION WITH OTHER FINANCIAL AID POLICIES

The implementation of this policy will be consistent with existing financial aid policies at the respective institutions.

606.04 TUITION REMISSION

Full-time faculty and staff of the State Institutions of Higher Learning may, with the approval of the appropriate Institutional Executive Officer, register without tuition for two academic credit courses per term at the institution where they are employed.

Full-time employees in the central office of the Board may, with the approval of the Commissioner, register without tuition for two academic credit courses per term at any institution of higher learning under the governance of the Board.

607.01 ATHLETIC RECRUITMENT

The Board endorses the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules and regulations for the recruitment of student athletes. The Board reserves the prerogative to adopt standards more restrictive than those which have been approved by NCAA but under no conditions shall the Board adopt less restrictive standards. All institutional standards and/or policies relating to institutional athletics will be on file with the Commissioner.

607.02 INTERCOLLEGIATE AND INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS

The programs of intercollegiate and intramural athletics of the state institutions shall be organized and developed as elements in the total educational programs of the institutions. Athletic programs shall be conducted so as to promote the total welfare of students, including physical and mental health and the development of capacities and talents, and so as to contribute to the morale of students, alumni and friends of the institutions. Programs of intercollegiate athletics shall be under the complete control of the Institutional Executive Officers, subject to the oversight of the Board. Funds used to support all athletic programs shall be fully controlled by the Institutional Executive Officer of the institution; however, no funds budgeted for instructional purposes may be diverted to athletics and no athletics funds may be diverted to other purposes without approval by the Board. Standards of the NCAA and appropriate regional conferences shall be the standards of the institution's athletic departments.

607.03 ATHLETIC TICKETS

Upon request, Institutional Executive Officers may furnish complimentary athletic tickets for Board members. The number of such tickets for any one event is not to exceed six.

Upon request to the institutions, former Board members may receive two complimentary tickets for athletic events.

The Board delegates to the respective Institutional Executive Officers the administrative responsibility of issuing complimentary athletic tickets to individuals other than those identified in the preceding paragraph. (Universities shall keep accurate records of complimentary tickets distributed by number of tickets and category of recipients and shall file an annual report with the Commissioner.)

608.01 GENERAL POLICY

609.01 REPORTS ON SCHOLARSHIPS

Each institution shall have policies on work-study, scholarships and financial aid on file with the Commissioner. These policies shall include criteria related to academic standards and shall be reviewed periodically. In addition, the institution shall make an annual report on scholarships awarded inclusive of information related to academic standing.

609.02 AUTHORIZATION OF WAIVER

Each institution is authorized at the discretion of the institutional executive officer to waive the nonresident fee for graduate students holding teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships valued at a reasonable amount per month; for students holding athletic scholarships; for students holding band scholarships; for children of nonresident alumni who are graduates of the institutions; and for students who are active members of the Mississippi National Guard. "Active Member" means a member of a federally recognized unit of the Mississippi National Guard meeting the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership as defined in the Department of the Army and Air Force regulations.

609.03 CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES

The universities shall cease the practice of awarding grants and scholarships solely because students are children of employees of the respective institutions. However, the universities are obligated to employees hired prior to July 1, 1977, because this procedure was a part of the agreement for their employment, and a grandfather clause is necessary. All children of employees of the respective institutions may be eligible, however, for tuition remission.

(See Section 606.01.)

610.01 GENERAL POLICY

The Board delegates to the various Institutional Executive Officers full authority in all matters concerning student affairs. The decision of the Institutional Executive Officer shall be final so far as the institution is concerned. Upon rendering of a final decision, the aggrieved student will be notified. The Institutional Executive Officer may request the legal assistance of the Attorney General's office through the Commissioner.

701.01 ADEQUATE FUNDING MODEL

(BT Minutes, 3/98)

701.02 PLANNING AND BUDGET PRIORITIES

The Commissioner, after consultation with the Institutional Executive Officers, shall prepare and submit an annual statement of system planning and budget priorities for consideration and approval by the Board. These priorities will then be incorporated into the Adequate Funding Model to help generate the annual budget request for the several institutions and separately budgeted units.

(BT Minutes, 9/90; 4/98)

701.03 BUDGET REQUESTS

The Commissioner, after consultation with the Institutional Executive Officers, shall use the Adequate Funding Model to prepare and submit an annual budget request for the several institutions and separately budgeted units for approval by the Board prior to its submission to the Legislature.

(BT Minutes, 4/98)

701.04 ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

The Commissioner, after consultation with the Institutional Executive Officers, shall use the Adequate Funding Model to prepare and submit for approval by the Board an annual request for allocation of funds appropriated by the Legislature for the use of the several institutions and separately budgeted units.

(BT Minutes, 4/98)

701.05 BUDGETS

The Commissioner, after consultation with the Institutional Executive Officers, shall use the Adequate Funding Model to prepare and submit for approval by the Board annual budgets for the several institutions and separately budgeted units.

(BT Minutes, 4/98)

701.06 BUDGET ESCALATIONS AND REVISIONS

All escalations to the annual budgets of the several institutions and separately budgeted units must be submitted through the Commissioner to the Board for approval prior to implementation. All revisions to the annual budgets which do not increase the total amount of the budgets must be approved by the Commissioner prior to implementation and subsequently reported to the Board.

The state institutions of higher learning and the State Department of Public Welfare, after receiving the written approval of the State Fiscal Officer as provided in §7-9-41, shall select and make a contract with some bank to serve as depository for institutional funds.

Miss. Code Ann., §7-9-43, as amended.

Funds may only be deposited in depositories approved by the Board. If the depository is not a participant in the state collateral pool, the institution shall monitor the collateralization of deposits by the depository to ensure compliance with state statutes.

Investments are defined to include, but are not limited to any monetary or negotiable asset or property right held by an entity including all Endowment and Similar Funds; all Loan Funds; and Current Funds, Plant Funds, and Agency Funds.

The Board authorizes the institutional executive officers or their designee to invest institutional funds in the following instruments as allowed by Section 27-105-33: time certificates of deposit, interest-bearing accounts, Direct United States Treasury obligations, United States Government agency, United States Government instrumentality or United States Government sponsored enterprise obligations, and direct security repurchase agreements and reverse direct security repurchase agreements of any federal book entry of the aforementioned Unites States Treasury or Government obligations.

Institutional funds are those held by an institution for its exclusive use, benefit or purposes but do not include (a) funds held for an institution by a trustee that is not an institution, or (b) a fund in which a beneficiary that is not an institution has an interest, other than possible rights that could arise upon violation or failure of the purposes of the fund. Institutional funds include Current Funds, Loan Funds, Endowment Funds, Plant Funds, and Agency Funds.

Endowment funds are institutional funds that are not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis under the terms of the applicable gift instrument.

For purposes of defining allowable investment instruments for endowment funds, in addition to an investment of endowment funds otherwise authorized by Miss. Code Ann., §27-105-33, as amended, or by the applicable gift instrument, and without restriction to investments a fiduciary may make, the institutional executive officer or their designee, subject to any specific limitations set forth in the applicable gift instrument, may invest in instruments as allowed by the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act of 1998.

House Bill 629, Legislative Session of 1998 (to be designated)

702.01 GENERAL POLICY

It is the goal of the Board to provide high quality programs at the institutions under its jurisdiction that are affordable, accessible and accountable. The level of tuition, fees and other student charges is an important component of efforts to achieve this goal. It is the general policy of the Board that tuition, fees and other student charges should be kept as low as possible consistent with the need to provide sufficient revenues to insure the provision of high quality programs.

702.02 DEFINITIONS

A. Tuition and Required Fees

Tuition is the basic, comprehensive, multi-purpose charge all students are required to pay as a condition of enrollment at a university. Required fees are assessed to

all students, in addition to tuition, to pay the costs of some of the student services or facilities provided by the institutions.

B. Room and Board

Room and Board is a charge, or set of charges, assessed to students who elect to stay in residence halls or other institution-owned facilities, or to eat in institutional food service facilities.

C. Participation/Optional Fees

Participation/Optional Fees are assessed for supplies, activities or services made available to students, or as fines for misconduct, violation of institutional policy, or violation of contractual agreements.

(BT Minutes, 6/98)

702.03 APPROVAL OF TUITION, FEES, AND OTHER STUDENT CHARGES

The establishment or waiver of tuition, required fees, and room and board charges must be approved by the Board. The establishment or waiver of participation/optional fees may be approved by each institution. An annual report of participation/optional fees shall be presented to the Board pursuant to a schedule and guidelines established by the Commissioner.

(BT Minutes 6/98)

702.04 APPROVAL PROCESS

The Commissioner, after consultation with the Institutional Executive Officers, shall prepare and submit for approval by the Board an annual request to establish tuition, required fees, and room and board charges. Tuition, required fees, and room and board charges in effect at the time of such request shall remain in effect until the Board takes action to change them. In developing the annual request, the Commissioner shall consider family income indicators, availability of financial aid, inflationary indicators, institutional costs, performance and resource needs, bond resolutions

and other legal requirements, comparisons with peer institutions and groups, state appropriations, and other appropriate criteria.

702.05 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

To the extent possible, procedures for assessing tuition, required fees, and participation/optional fees shall be consistent between and among the institutions. Assessment procedures shall be reported to the Board by the Commissioner at the time of submission of the annual request to establish tuition and required fees and room and board charges.

(BT Minutes 6/98)

703.01 GENERAL POLICY

Travel by staff and faculty members to professional, scientific, and educational meetings for the purpose of the improvement of instruction, for professional advancement, or for official business of the institution shall be encouraged within budgetary limitations of the institutions and subject to the following stipulations.

703.0101 APPROVAL OF TRAVEL

Travel policies shall be clearly stated by the institutions designating proper officials having responsibility for approval of travel plans.

703.0102 TRAVEL ADVANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS

All travel advances and reimbursements shall be made in strict conformity with state laws covering official travel, except for requests for reimbursement for taxable meals. Institutions shall not reimburse employees for meals where no overnight stay or rest is required in performance of official duties.

703.0103 APPROVAL FOR TRAVEL ABROAD

Travel outside the continental United States must be approved by the Board and meet the requirements as set forth by state statue. No state or federal funds received from any source by any arm or agency of the state shall be expended in traveling outside of the continental limits of the United States until the governing body or head of the agency makes a finding and determination that the travel would be extremely beneficial to the state agency and obtains a written concurrence thereof from the Governor and the Department of Finance and Administration. The Commissioner is authorized on behalf of the Board to approve emergency foreign travel requests between Board meetings. At each Board meeting, these emergency actions shall be reported to the Board with appropriate justification.

At the discretion of the institutions as it may be allowed, individuals holding Mississippi teaching certificates and wishing to upgrade their certificate in the areas of mathematics, science, foreign languages, special education, and computer science may be allowed to enroll with full or partial tuition waiver or with full or partial tuition rebate leading to certification in these areas.

(BT Minutes, 9/90; 1/98)

705.01 GENERAL POLICY

Each institution is authorized to apply for federal funds for educational purposes provided that no agency of the federal government shall by virtue of federal contracts acquire any supervisory or administrative control over any institution or any unit or department of any institution. All contracts, gifts, and grants shall be reported to the Board annually, and all receipts and expenditures budgeted and reported.

706.01 LAND, PROPERTY, AND SERVICE CONTRACTS

Board approval prior to execution of the purchase contract is required for all land acquisitions that exceed $100,000. An institution acquiring real property shall receive two appraisals prior to purchase, and the purchase price of the property shall not exceed the average of the two appraisals.

Board approval prior to execution of the contract is required for all other land, personal property and service contracts that require an aggregate total expenditure of more than $250,000. Board approval prior to execution of an easement is required.

Approval by the Board is not required for the following purchases: natural gas, utility services, entertainment services paid for with student fees and/or ticket sales receipts.

Institutional Executive Officers and the Commissioner are authorized and empowered to approve and execute on behalf of their respective institutions all other land, personal property and service contracts. All such contracts shall be executed in accordance with state law and board policy.

706.02 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Acting under appropriate statutory authority and Board policy, the Board of Trustees hereby empowers the Institutional Executive Officers of the several institutions the authority to approve and execute contracts only with deans, professors, other members of the teaching staff and such categories of administrative employees as designated by the Commissioner in accordance with state law and Board Policy. These contracts are for a maximum length of 12 months, unless specifically approved by the Board. The maximum Board approved contract length is for four years. The Board may consider Institutional Executive Officers and selected athletic personnel for multi-year contracts.

Employee contracts are to be maintained on campus in an office designated by the Institutional Executive Officer. The contracts for Institutional Executive Officers and selected athletic personnel are also to be maintained at the Office of the Commissioner.

706.03 OTHER OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

The Institutional Executive Officer of each institution, or a designee as evidenced in writing, is authorized to sign all other official documents for and on behalf of the institution for which he or she is responsible.

Anyone who signs a contract without authorization is subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

707.01 CHARGES TO STUDENTS

All charges to students in connection with auxiliary agencies must be kept at the minimum figures consistent with sound administration, and no receipts from auxiliary agencies shall be used for general fund purposes.

707.02 RESERVE FUNDS

Each institution shall establish reserve funds for repairs to housing facilities as well as for replacement of furniture in dormitories and faculty apartments, and charges should be adjusted accordingly. Each institution is authorized to establish, from sales to students, reserve funds for replacement of furniture and fixtures in dining halls and laundries; and charges and rates must be adjusted to provide for such reserve.

708.01 AUTHORITY FOR FINANCING EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND LEASE/PURCHASE

The Legislature of 1989 established a revolving bond authority of $15,000,000 general obligation bonds for the use of the Board in purchasing equipment. The bonds are required to be paid from the regular appropriations to the Board of Trustees, or to any of its institutions or agencies.

Miss. Code Ann., §37-101-401, et seq, as amended.

As an alternative, the legislation authorized establishment of the Master Lease Purchase Program to finance lease/purchases. The alternative authority has no dollar limit, except the available funds of the institutions of higher learning.

Miss. Code Ann., §37-101-413, as amended.

(BT Minutes, 1/98)

The Institutional Executive Officers are authorized to adopt rules and regulations controlling sales and solicitations on campuses and grounds of the institutions.

710.01 GENERAL POLICY

The Board recognizes its responsibility to provide for the health and safety of university employees, guests, and other members of the general public from hazards on its university campuses and to preserve and protect the property and other assets of the universities from losses arising from any occurrence. To this end, the Board shall establish such insurance and/or self-insurance programs it deems necessary to adequately protect these assets. To aid the Board in assuring coordination of coverages and compliance with Board policy, with the applicable state statutes, and the rules and policies of the Mississippi Tort Claims Act and the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, all universities shall have the office of the IHL Director of Insurance and Risk Management review all insurance policies prior to procurement by the university.

710.02 FIRE AND EXTENDED COVERAGE

The Board shall require the universities, and any other entities under its direction and control to maintain adequate fire and extended coverage or liability insurance, subject to the limitation of liability mandated by the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, in amounts that, at a minimum, comply with loan agreements for construction of housing and other revenue producing buildings.

Miss. Code Ann., §11-46-15, as amended.

710.03 WORKERS' COMPENSATION

The Board maintains for the benefit of the universities and their employees a self-insurance workers' compensation program that provides required benefits to injured employees. No university shall offer any other plan of workers' compensation benefits.

710.04 HEALTH AND LIFE

The Board and the entities under its control shall participate in the State of Mississippi Employee Health and Life Program.

710.05 TORT CLAIMS FUND; LIABILITY INSURANCE

In accordance with the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, the Board maintains for the benefit of the universities and their employees self-insured tort claims programs. All universities shall participate in the Board’s tort claims programs.

801.01 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT

The Board shall administer its policies and programs without regard for race, age, sex, religion, national origin, handicapped, or veteran status. The Board has been and remains committed to the maintenance of equal opportunity for all people. Affirmative Action shall be taken to ensure that the Board does not discriminate in any aspect of employment including advertisement, recruitment, selection, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and selection for training.

Students are also assured that access to educational opportunities, financial assistance, and social and recreational programs will be free from discrimination.

801.02 NONDISCRIMINATION OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS

No otherwise qualified individual with a disability as defined in [29 USCS Section 706(8)], shall, solely by reason of his\her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning shall promulgate such directives and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this policy.

801.03 EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES

801.04 FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

The policy of the Board requires that the institutions under its direction abide by the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act which address the definition of exempt and non-exempt personnel and the handling of overtime hours worked by non-exempt personnel. Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act shall be on file within each institution's personnel department.

801.05 HIRING PROCEDURES

The policy of the Board requires that each institution develop, maintain, and follow written employment and/or hiring procedures for both faculty and staff. Such procedures shall conform to all applicable state and

federal laws and shall be on file within each institution's personnel department.

801.06 TEMPORARY POSITIONS

From time to time, the Board authorizes new positions which are to be funded from federal or private sources. In approving these new positions, the Board does not obligate itself or the institution to continue these positions when federal or private funding is exhausted.

The intent of the Board is that these positions are temporary and that tenured positions are not to be established in connection with federal or private resources.

801.07 OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT

Members of the faculty and staff are permitted to engage in outside employment, provided permission is first obtained from the executive officer of the institution concerned and, provided further, that the executive officer of the institution concerned shall grant permission to engage in outside employment only after having first determined that the said outside employment will interfere in no way with institutional duties of the individual requesting such permission.

In addition, such individuals will not engage in a business or profession that would in any manner compete with a similar business or profession over which he or she would have direct supervision, inspection, or purchasing authority within the university or agency, such being a conflict of interest.

801.08 RESIGNATIONS

The Institutional Executive Officer of each institution of higher learning is authorized to accept resignations of employees and to determine the effective date of termination of employment. All resignations are to be reported in the monthly personnel reports to the Board, and each report shall give reason for resignation and shall list the institution to which the employee is transferring if such institution is within the state.

801.09 TERMINAL PAY

Upon termination of employment, each employee shall be paid for unused personal leave as provided for in Miss. Code Ann., §25-3-93, as amended.

If an employee dies after accumulating personal leave credit, the wages or salary for the total unused personal leave time shall be paid to the person designated by the employee for this purpose or, in the absence of such designation, to the beneficiary of such employee as recorded with the Public Employees Retirement System.

No payment will be made for accrued major medical leave unless the employee presents medical evidence that his or her physical condition is such that he or she can no longer work in a capacity with the institution. In such case, the employee may be paid for not more than 120 days of earned major medical leave.

801.10 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

Participation by employees of the several institutions of higher learning in various community and public affairs is expected; however, it is expected that time given such activities will not interfere with the regular duties of an employee. Political activities by an employee will not be prohibited at such times as the employee would not be ordinarily required to render services to the institution or if the employee elects to take and the institution grants a leave of absence without pay.

801.11 OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN

The Public Employees' Retirement System, established an Optional Retirement Plan for the employees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning included in Section 37-101-1, who are appointed or employed after July 1, 1990. This program will be administered in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulation, and procedures.

No deductions shall be made from the paychecks of employees unless they are required by law, relate directly to institution sponsored insurance or benefits plans or programs, are to satisfy any financial obligation to the institution of employment or are for recognized charities for which the institution has previously granted approval and which directly or indirectly benefit the institution of employment (such as the United Way, American Heart Association and the like).

No deductions are allowed for professional association dues, commercial products or ventures or insurance or benefit plans not specifically approved in advance as an authorized benefit provider sponsored by the institution, subject to board approval.

These limitations are necessary in order to limit the work load and costs incurred by the payroll-computer services facilities of the institution.

802.01 GENERAL POLICY

The department or office head will maintain and certify personal leave records and administer the leave in accordance with state statute. Personal leave may be used for vacation and personal business and shall be used for the first day of an employee's illness.

802.02 APPLICATION OF RULES

Faculty members employed by the eight (8) public universities on a nine month contract shall not be eligible for personal leave.

802.03 TERMINATION

Upon termination of employment, each employee shall be paid for unused personal leave not to exceed 30 days. Unused personal leave in excess of 30 days shall be counted as creditable service for purposes of the retirement system. If an employee dies with an accumulated personal leave credit, the wages or salary for the total unused personal leave time shall be paid to the person designated by the employee for this purpose or, in the absence of such designation, to the beneficiary of such employee as recorded with the Public Employees Retirement System.

(See Section 801.09 and, also, Section 803.02)

803.01 GENERAL POLICY

The department or office head will maintain and certify major medical leave records and administer the leave in accordance with state statute.

803.02 PAYMENT APPLICATION

No payment will be made for accrued major medical leave unless the employee presents medical evidence that his or her physical condition is such that he or she can no longer work in a capacity with the institution. In such case, the employee may be paid for not more than 120 days of earned major medical leave.

804.01 GENERAL POLICY

It is recognized that employees suffer temporary sickness or disability from time to time and are therefore unable to perform assigned duties. This policy describes employee entitlement, including leave with or without pay, for such temporary sickness or disabilities.

It is the intention of this policy and its entitlement to provide leave for any temporary disability occurrence that normally has a reasonably predictable time frame, encompassing an onset and an end of the condition. Leave necessary for the purpose of childbearing is included in this policy. This policy does not guarantee an entitlement for any employee who is absent from work on a frequent and/or regular basis and whose attendance habits are such that the employee fails to accomplish assigned job responsibilities.

The respective universities and agencies reserve the right to require medical statements in support of uses of benefits under this policy as well as to support the need of universities and agencies to determine that employees be permitted to work. Failure to provide requested necessary documentation may result in a "non-pay" status for the period of time in question, and/or in dismissal (although accrued personal leave and major medical leave exist).

804.02 ENTITLEMENT

Any regular full-time employee who has successfully completed the respective institution's or agency's probation period and who suffers temporary sickness or disability, thus making him or her unable to perform assigned duties, may be granted a leave of absence without pay for a reasonable time, but not to extend normally beyond a twelve-month period, to accompany the combined accrued personal and major medical leave.

The beginning date of disability will be determined by the employee's physician and, at the discretion of the institution, may have to be approved by the institution's health service.

The ending date of disability shall be determined by the employee's physician and, at the discretion of the institution, may have to be approved by the institution's health service. When the employee returns to his or her duties, the employee shall present a statement from his or her physician stating the ability to resume work.

Upon returning to employment, the employee will be returned to his or her former position or to an equivalent position.

Any employee not returning to work at the expiration of

the leave under this section is eligible for terminal personal leave pay, provided the days have not been taken.

804.03 NINE-MONTH FACULTY MEMBER

If any nine-month faculty member becomes temporarily disabled between the end of one academic year and the beginning of another (during the interim the employee is not teaching), he or she is not eligible for paid leave status.

If any nine-month faculty member becomes temporarily disabled prior to the end of a contract period but has accrued personal and major medical leave, he or she is not eligible to be continued on a paid leave status after the end of the contract period if the contract ends prior to using all earned leave days.

804.04 EFFECTS OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY LEAVE ON BENEFITS

Any regular full-time employee on a paid leave status will be credited with major medical leave and personal

leave entitlement earned during such paid leave upon his or her return to active employment.

No refund of retirement contributions will be made during a temporary disability leave since the return of the employee is anticipated.

An employee's group insurance plan will be kept in force as long as major medical leave or personal leave entitlements are paid. It may be kept in force thereafter through direct contribution by the employee not receiving pay under major medical or personal leave. Arrangements for this service must be made by the employee with the appropriate designated institutional

department prior to the date that such contributions should be made.

805.01 JURY DUTY

The head of an institution or division may grant administrative leave with pay to an employee serving as a witness or juror or party litigant, as verified by the Clerk of the Court.

805.02 EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS

The head of an institution or division may grant administrative leave with pay in the event of extreme weather conditions or in the event of a man-made, technological or natural disaster or emergency.

805.03 ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

Administrative leave is not counted against the earned leave credit of employees.

805.04 DEATH IN THE FAMILY

An employee may use up to three days of earned major medical leave per calendar year for absences due to a death in the immediate family (spouse, parent, step-parent, sibling, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandparent, son- or daughter-in-law, mother- or father-in-law, or brother- or sister-in-law). Personal leave must be used for absences due to other deaths in the immediate family or for additional days needed after three days of major medical leave have been used during a calendar year.

805.05 MILITARY LEAVE

Employees who are on permanent status with the institution and who are called to active military duty on short notice as the result of national emergencies may be granted a military leave of absence (without pay) beginning on the date of the call to military service. A leave of absence with pay may be granted for no more than 15 work days per calendar year to a regular employee who, as a member of the National Guard or official militia of Mississippi or a member of any of the reserve components of the armed forces, is ordered to active duty.

805.06 LEAVE WITHOUT PAY

Leave without pay for attending to personal business may be arranged with the department head, subject to approval by the Institutional Executive Officer.

805.07 TRANSFER OF ACCRUED LEAVE

All accrued leave, both personal and major medical, shall be transferable between state institutions and agencies. Each institution or agency shall be furnished a statement of accrued leave at the time of an employee's transfer.

805.08 OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS

Unless otherwise approved by the Board, all offices are closed on the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Other days may be designated as holidays by the Institutional Executive Officer, not to exceed a total of 15 days a year.

806.01 GENERAL POLICY

This policy statement is intended to express the commitment of the Board to maintaining a drug-free workplace in conformity with state and federal laws as set forth in the Uniform Controlled Substances Law of the State of Mississippi and the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989.

(United States Code Annotated, Title 41, Sections 701-707)

807.01 STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

The Board, while supporting the unique missions of the IHL institutions, considers all the institutions to be dedicated to teaching, research, and the extension of knowledge to the public. The personnel at its institutions recognize as two of their major objectives, the production of new knowledge and the dissemination of both old and new knowledge. Inherent in these objectives is the need to encourage the development of new and useful device and processes and the publication of scholarly works. Such activities (1) contribute to the professional development of the individual members involved, (2) enhance the educational opportunities afforded students, and (3) promote the general welfare of the public at large.

While the primary focus of such efforts is the advancement of the central purpose of the institution, the products of scholarship often have implications for wider and differing applications. These products -intellectual properties- thus may be of benefit to the individuals involved and to the institution.

Intellectual properties often come about because of activities of faculty and other employees who have been aided wholly or in part through the use of institutional resources. It becomes significant, therefore, to ensure the utilization of such resources to expedite their development and marketing. The rights and privileges of the inventor or authors must be preserved so their abilities and those of other employees across the system may be further encouraged and stimulated.

This policy is intended to support the institutions in their development of institution-level policies that will serve to identify, protect, and administer intellectual property matters.

The foregoing considered, the Board hereby authorizes the institutions to develop intellectual properties and to participate in the income derived therefrom.

(BT Minutes, 2/98)

807.02 DEFINITIONS

Intellectual Property means any patentable materials, copyrighted materials, trademarks, software, and trade secrets, whether or not formal protection is sought.

(BT Minutes, 2/98)

Patentable Materials means items other than software which reasonably appear to qualify for protection under Title 35, Section 101, U.S.C. of the United States or other protective statutes, including Novel Plant Varieties and Patentable Plants, whether or not patentable thereunder.

(BT Minutes, 2/98)

Copyrighted Materials means the following:

(1) Books, journal articles, texts, glossaries, bibliographies, study guides, laboratory manuals, syllabi, tests and proposals;

(2) Lectures, musical or dramatic compositions, unpublished scripts;

(3) Films, filmstrips, charts, transparencies, and other visual aids;

(4) Video and audio tapes or cassettes;

(5) Live video and audio broadcasts;

(6) Programmed instructional materials;

(7) Mask works; and

(8) Other materials or works, other than software which qualify for protection under the copyright laws of the United States (U.S.C. §102 et seq.), whether or not registration with the U.S. Copyright Office has been applied for.

(BT Minutes, 2/98)

Trademarks means all trademarks, service marks, trade names, seals, symbols, designs, slogans, or logotypes associated with intellectual property developed by or associated with the institution.

(BT Minutes, 2/98)

Additional definitions for other classifications of intellectual property may be developed by each institution to support its unique mission and areas of concentration.

(BT Minutes, 2/98)

807.03 INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES

Each institution is hereby directed to develop policy(s), consistent with this policy, for the management of its unique intellectual properties in each institution’s unique environment. Such policy(s) shall be submitted to the Office of the Commissioner for his/her review and subsequent approval by the Board.

Each institution-level intellectual property policy shall address, as a minimum, the following areas:

All such intellectual property policies developed by the institutions shall be on file at the Office of the Commissioner.

(BT Minutes, 2/98)

901.01 GENERAL

The Board exercises control over all lands, buildings and other real property belonging to or assigned to the use or benefit of the various institutions at their campuses. The Board shall have general supervision over matters relating to the care of all buildings and grounds. An institution may add locations and facilities to its campus as determined to be reasonable and necessary by the Board. Campus locations and facilities must be within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or related to, its educational purpose. Specific procedures for dealing with these matters shall be found on file in the Commissioner's office.

901.02 APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR & RENOVATION, AND CAPITAL OUTLAY

The Board shall approve construction of new facilities, repairs and renovations to an existing facility, and requests for capital outlay however these projects are financed. It is the intent of the Board that its appropriate staff under the direction of the Commissioner shall be involved in all phases of building projects.

The Board shall approve and furnish to the Legislature each year a priority list of the capital improvements for all institutions under its control.

The Commissioner, after consultation with the Institutional Executive Officers, shall prepare and submit an annual request for capital improvements for approval by the Board prior to its submission to the Legislature. Guidelines and procedures for preparing and submitting the annual request shall be developed by the Commissioner, after consultation with the Institutional Executive Officers, and reviewed with the Board prior to preparation and submission of the annual request. In developing such guidelines and procedures, the Commissioner shall consider state, system and institutional priorities, institutional missions, institutional performance, comparative funding, and other appropriate criteria.

901.03 FACILITY PLANNING

There shall be developed a Master Facilities Plan for each campus, which must be continuously revised and reported to the Board. Prior to the initiation of any project, the executive officer of each institution shall recommend to the Board the location for any proposed facility in keeping with the approved master plan.

Unless otherwise approved by the Board, plans and specifications for new construction or repair and renovation costing in excess of $100,000 are to be prepared by a professional architect and/or engineer. The documents shall be developed for the purpose of advertising for and receiving bids. A staff representative of the Board shall be present when bids are opened.

901.04 FACILITIES STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES

It is the responsibility of the Facilities professional staff to report items relating to building construction and planning to the Board for their information and approval. The Board staff shall develop a manual of specific procedures for dealing with building programs. This manual shall be approved by the Board and distributed to the institutions for their use and be on file in the Commissioner's office.

Once the Board has approved a building project, professional selection, design and budget, the Commissioner, upon recommendation of the Board's professional staff, may approve all subsequent documents provided the integrity of the design is maintained and the budget is not exceeded. A member of the Board appointed by the President and the Board staff has the authority to act for the Board between meetings on items pertaining to the building programs needing immediate attention prior to the next Board meeting.

The Institutional Executive Officers shall instruct the heads of Physical Plant Departments to notify the Board staff in the event problems or delays occur on any construction projects on the respective campus.

901.05 USE OF FACILITIES

In general it shall be the policy of the several institutions not to make available the buildings and other facilities of the institutions to outside organizations. Exceptions to this policy may be approved by the Institutional Executive Officer. No exception shall be approved for commercial enterprises, political or sectarian meetings, without specific approval of the Board. The Commissioner is authorized on behalf of the Board to approve emergency requests for exceptions to this policy between Board meetings. At each Board meeting, these emergency actions shall be reported to the Board with appropriate justification.

901.0501 HEALTH CARE

For the main campuses of the eight universities, the Board reaffirms that the Institutional Executive Officer of each of these campuses has been and will continue to be responsible for the administration of the health care

facilities. However, full-time health care professionals may have a limited private practice for non-student health care with the provision that these professionals will reimburse the university for the full cost of the use of the university physical facilities, personnel, and supplies.

901.0502 HOMES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Board considers the official residences of the Institutional Executive Officers of the several institutions of higher learning to be integral facilities of the institutions, having an educational and administrative function. The Board, therefore, requires the Institutional Executive Officers to occupy these facilities as a part of their official duties. The expenses for operating these facilities are included in the general plant expense of the institution and are not to be considered as compensation or inducement for employment of the Institutional Executive Officers of the institutions.

The Board declares itself in opposition to coeducational

dormitories at the various institutions and hereby directs the institutional heads not to approve joint housing facilities on campus for undergraduate single students of opposite sexes. Any exceptions shall be approved by the Board.

Paid advertising designed to promote an institution, separately budgeted unit, or a specific academic, research or public service purpose shall be funded by self-generated revenue. Announcements of program offerings, schedules and routine advertisements required by law may be funded in whole or part by appropriated funds.

The Commissioner, and/or his designee, shall coordinate official Board-related contact with state officials and members of the Legislature. No subordinate official representing any of the several institutions shall appear before the legislature or any committee, except upon authority of the Institutional Executive Officer.

(See Section 201.0608)

1002.02 OFFICIAL REQUESTS FROM STATE OFFICIALS AND LEGISLATORS

All responses by Institutional Executive Officers to official requests from individual legislators, legislative committees, state commissions, or elected state officials shall be channeled through the Commissioner. Official communications should originate over the signature of the President of the Board, Institutional Executive Officer or the Commissioner.

The University Press of Mississippi is a corporation, not for profit, made up of membership of the eight public institutions under the Board. The University Press Board shall adopt by-laws for the operation of the Press, and the Board shall have final approval of these, with the Press answering administratively to the Commissioner with the Institutional Executive Officers serving as the advisory body.

University Press of Mississippi is the scholarly and academic book publisher of the eight state universities. The University Press by-laws articulate its mission:

All communications between the Justice Department or other federal officials or any attorney or attorneys representing actual or potential litigants against the Board shall be conducted only by a designated attorney for the Board and the aforesaid officials or attorneys. Any attempt by such persons to communicate with the officials of the Board should be referred to the Commissioner. All employees of the several institutions are expected to comply with this order.

All requests for opinions from the Attorney General that originate with the Board or the institutions shall be transmitted through the Commissioner subsequent to Board approval.

When university personnel have reasonable basis to believe an alleged crime has been committed on campus, the Institutional Executive Officer shall contact the Board of Trustees' staff and at the same time notify the local prosecuting authorities. The Board staff will then notify the Board and transmit the information to the Office of the Attorney General.

The Board shall have power and authority to prescribe rules and regulations for policing the campuses and all buildings of the respective institutions, to authorize the arrest of all persons violating on any campus any criminal law of the state, and to have such law violators turned over to the civil authorities.

Miss. Code Ann., §37-101-15, as amended.

The Board recognizes that the possession of pistols, firearms or other weapons on any of its institutional premises or at its institutions or student functions off- campus by persons other than duly authorized law enforcement officials, institutional security officials, other authorized persons and the institutional approved programs creates an unreasonable and unwarranted risk of injury or death to its institutions' employees, students, visitors and guests and further creates an unreasonable and unwarranted risk of damage to properties of the institutions, employees, students, visitors, guests and properties of others. Because of such dangers, the Board hereby prohibits the possession of pistols, firearms or other weapons in any form by any person other than duly authorized law enforcement officials, institutional security officials and other authorized persons regardless of whether such person possesses a valid permit to carry such pistols, firearms or weapons.

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning is hereby authorized and empowered to enact traffic rules and regulations for the control, direction,

parking and general regulation of traffic and automobiles on the campus and streets of any state institution of higher learning under the supervision of such board.

Miss. Code Ann., §37-105-1, as amended.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the final power and authority is vested in the Board pursuant to the Constitution and Laws of the State of Mississippi.

The Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning recognizes that the integrity of Board members, staff, Institutional Executive Officers and employees in the conduct of the public's business should be unquestioned and of the highest order. The Board further recognizes that the Mississippi Legislature has declared its intent that public officers comport themselves in a manner which is above question through the adoption of Miss. Code Ann., §25-4-101, et seq., which states:

And pursuant to Miss. Code Ann., §25-4-105(1), which states:

Therefore, the Board adopts as its policy that Board members, Board staff, Institutional Executive Officers and all employees of the various institutions of higher learning shall observe the ethics law.

The formal policy of this Board applicable to all Board members is as follows:

The Board further adopts as a policy and directs that each institution of higher learning which has been entrusted to this Board shall adopt and publish a policy that:

Public bidding shall be utilized to obtain all depository contracts for the Board executive office and for all institutions which have been entrusted to this Board. At least three written bids for such services shall be obtained.

Board members, Board staff, Institutional Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers and employees of all

institutions which have been entrusted to this Board shall use every effort to avoid even the appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest regardless of whether or not the activity involved might be permitted under the Ethics in Government Act or the provisions of Mississippi Constitution Section 109.

In addition to the provisions of the foregoing policies by which the Board and the institutions undertake to minimize the incidence of conflicts of interest, be advised that the ultimate responsibility, civil or criminal, remains with the individual member, officer or employee to see that such violations do not occur and that Miss. Code Ann., §25-4-105 contains additional provisions to be followed. These policies are merely a supplement to the conflict of interest laws.

ATHLETIC TICKETS §600 - 13

ATHLETICS §600 - 12

ATHLETIC RECRUITMENT §600 - 12

ATHLETIC TICKETS §600 - 13

INTERCOLLEGIATE AND INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS §600 - 12

AUTHORITY FOR FINANCING EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND LEASE/PURCHASE §700 - 12

AUTHORIZATION §100 - 1

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES §100 - 1

AUTHORIZATION FOR EMPLOYMENT §400 - 1

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY §400 - 2

SALARIES AND COMPENSATION §400 - 3

STATUTE APPLICABLE §400 - 1

AUTHORIZATION OF WAIVER §600 - 15

AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES §700 - 12

CHARGES TO STUDENTS §700 - 12

RESERVE FUNDS §700 - 12

AWARDING OF DEGREES §500 - 10

BIDS FOR DEPOSITORY CONTRACTS §1200 - 4

BOARD APPROVAL §500 - 1

BOARD COMMITTEES §300 - 2

BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA

ABBREVIATED MINUTES §300 - 6

APPEARANCES BEFORE THE BOARD §300 - 8

MEETING AGENDA §300 - 5

MEETING RULES OF ORDER §300 - 7

MINUTES OF MEETINGS §300 - 6

OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENTS §300 - 5

PERMISSION REQUIRED TO LEAVE MEETINGS §300 - 8

PLACE OF MEETINGS §300 - 6

PRESIDENT'S VOTE §300 - 7

QUORUM FOR TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS §300 - 7

REGULAR MEETINGS §300 - 4

TIE VOTES §300 - 7

BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA §300 - 4

CALL TO MEETINGS §300 - 4

DATE OF MEETINGS §300 - 5

SPECIAL MEETINGS §300 - 4

BOARD MEMBERS §1200 - 2

BOARD MEMBERS COMPENSATION AND PER DIEM §200 - 7

BOARD MEMBERS' PER DIEM COMPENSATION §300 - 8

BOARD RECESSES §300 - 6

BOARD REGULATIONS §300 - 3

BOND ISSUES §700 - 12

AUTHORITY FOR FINANCING EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND LEASE/PURCHASE §700 - 12

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS §700 - 1

ADEQUATE FUNDING MODEL §700 - 1

ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS §700 - 4

BUDGET ESCALATIONS AND REVISIONS §700 - 4

BUDGET REQUESTS §700 - 3

BUDGETS §700 - 4

DEPOSITORY POLICY §700 - 4

INVESTMENT POLICY §700 - 5

PLANNING AND BUDGET PRIORITIES §700 - 3

BUDGET ESCALATIONS AND REVISIONS §700 - 4

BUDGET REQUEST §200 - 15

BUDGET REQUESTS §500 - 8, §700 - 3

BUDGETS §700 - 4

BYLAWS §200 - 9

CALL TO MEETINGS §300 - 4

CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES §900 - 1

APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR & RENOVATION, AND CAPITAL OUTLA §900 - 1

FACILITIES STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES §900 - 2

FACILITY PLANNING §900 - 2

GENERAL §900 - 1

USE OF FACILITIES §900 - 3

CAMPUS RULES AND REGULATIONS §1100 - 1

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURES §200 - 16, §500 - 9

CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSION §600 - 10

CERTIFICATION OF RESIDENCE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL §600 - 9

CHARGES TO STUDENTS §700 - 12

CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES §600 - 15

CHILDREN OF MILITARY PERSONNEL §600 - 8

COED DORMITORIES §900 - 4

COMPENSATION OF BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF §300 - 8

BOARD MEMBERS' PER DIEM COMPENSATION §300 - 8

PERSONNEL SALARIES §300 - 9

TRAVELING EXPENSES §300 - 10

COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS AND STAFF §200 - 7

BOARD MEMBERS COMPENSATION AND PER DIEM §200 - 7

PERSONNEL SALARIES §200 - 7

TRAVELING EXPENSES §200 - 7

CONSIDERATION OF PROGRAMS OF PRIVATE COLLEGES BEFORE AUTHORIZING §200 - 16, §500 - 8

CONSOLIDATION OR SUSPENSION OF PROGRAMS §500 - 2

CONSTITUTIONAL §100 - 1

CONSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION §200 - 1

MEMBERS AND QUALIFICATION §200 - 1

CONTRACTS §700 - 10

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS §700 - 11

LAND, PROPERTY, AND SERVICE CONTRACTS §700 - 10

OTHER OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS §700 - 11

COORDINATION WITH OTHER FINANCIAL AID POLICIES §600 - 11

COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §300 - 15

DATE OF MEETINGS §300 - 5

DEATH IN THE FAMILY §800 - 10

DECORUM §1200 - 4

DEGREE GRANTING BRANCHES §200 - 13

APPROVAL OF STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES §200 - 14

ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING FACILITIES §200 - 15

BUDGET REQUEST §200 - 15

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURES §200 - 16

CONSIDERATION OF PROGRAMS OF PRIVATE COLLEGES §200 - 16

ESTABLISHMENT OF DEGREE-GRANTING BRANCHES AUTHORIZED; ATTENDANCE §200 - 13

EXTRACURRICULAR ITEMS AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROHIBITED §200 - 16

RESTRICTIONS ON BRANCHES §200 - 15

DEGREES §500 - 10

AWARDING OF DEGREES §500 - 10

HONORARY DEGREES AND OTHER AWARDS §500 - 10

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY §300 - 11, §400 - 2

DEPOSITORY POLICY §700 - 4

DISABILITY LEAVE §800 - 7

EFFECTS OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY LEAVE ON BENEFITS §800 - 9

ENTITLEMENT §800 - 8

GENERAL POLICY §800 - 7

NINE-MONTH FACULTY MEMBER §800 - 9

DISTANCE LEARNING POLICY STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

TYPES OF DEGREES TO BE GRANTED AND ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIO §500 - 6

DISTANCE LEARNING POLICY STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES §500 - 5

DEFINITIONS §500 - 5

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICIES §800 - 12

GENERAL POLICY §800 - 12

DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER §200 - 4, §300 - 10

DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §300 - 12

EDUCATIONAL AND SABBATICAL LEAVE §400 - 15

GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDY §400 - 15

PROFESSIONAL LEAVE §400 - 18

SABBATICAL LEAVE §400 - 16

UPGRADING CREDENTIALS §400 - 15

EFFECTS OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY LEAVE ON BENEFITS §800 - 9

ELECTION OF OFFICERS §300 - 2

ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS §600 - 10

EMPLOYMENT §800 - 1

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT §800 - 1

EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES §800 - 1

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION §800 - 1

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT §800 - 2

HIRING PROCEDURES §800 - 2

NONDISCRIMINATION OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS §800 - 1

OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN §800 - 5

OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT §800 - 3

POLITICAL ACTIVITIES §800 - 4

RESIGNATIONS §800 - 4

TEMPORARY POSITIONS §800 - 3

TERMINAL PAY §800 - 4

WITHHOLDING OF PAY §800 - 5

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS §700 - 11

EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES §800 - 1

ENACTMENT OF TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS §1100 - 2

ENTITLEMENT §800 - 8

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION §800 - 1

ESTABLISHMENT OF DEGREE-GRANTING BRANCHES AUTHORIZED; ATTENDANCE §200 - 13, §500 - 3

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES §100 - 1

CONSTITUTIONAL §100 - 1

NAME §100 - 1

SEAL §100 - 1

ETHICS POLICY §1200 - 1

BIDS FOR DEPOSITORY CONTRACTS §1200 - 4

BOARD MEMBERS §1200 - 2

DECORUM §1200 - 4

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL §1200 - 2

GENERAL POLICY §1200 - 1

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES §1200 - 4

THE LAW §1200 - 1

EVALUATION OF EMPLOYEES §400 - 15

GENERAL POLICY §400 - 15

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL §1200 - 2

EXTRACURRICULAR ITEMS AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROHIBITED §200 - 16, §500 - 9

EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS §800 - 10

FACILITIES §900 - 1

FACILITIES STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES §900 - 2

FACILITY PLANNING §900 - 2

FACULTY AND STAFF §400 - 1

EDUCATIONAL AND SABBATICAL LEAVE §400 - 15

EVALUATION OF EMPLOYEES §400 - 15

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE FOR NON-FACULTY POSITIONS §400 - 14

MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYMENT POLICIES §400 - 14

NON-TENURE TRACK FACULTY §400 - 12

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE §400 - 3

TENURE TRACK FACULTY §400 - 6

TENURED AND NON-TENURED EMPLOYEES §400 - 1

FACULTY DEFINED §400 - 3

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT §800 - 2

FEDERAL FUNDS AND CONTRACTS §700 - 10

GENERAL POLICY §700 - 10

FINANCE AND BUSINESS §700 - 1

AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES §700 - 12

BOND ISSUES §700 - 12

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS §700 - 1

CONTRACTS §700 - 10

FEDERAL FUNDS AND CONTRACTS §700 - 10

INSURANCE §700 - 13

SALES AND SOLICITATIONS §700 - 13

TRAVEL §700 - 8

TUITION WAIVER FOR TEACHERS §700 - 9

TUITION, FEES AND OTHER STUDENT CHARGES §700 - 6

FINANCIAL AID §600 - 14

AUTHORIZATION OF WAIVER §600 - 15

CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES §600 - 15

REPORTS ON SCHOLARSHIPS §600 - 14

FINANCIAL REPORTS §200 - 11

FIRE AND EXTENDED COVERAGE §700 - 14

FIREARMS POLICY §1100 - 2

FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES §300 - 15

FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS AND REPRESENTATIONS §600 - 10

FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS §600 - 1

ACADEMIC PLACEMENT RESULTING FROM VARIOUS DEFICIENCIES §600 - 3

HIGH SCHOOL COURSE REQUIREMENTS §600 - 1, §600 - 2

YEAR-LONG ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAM §600 - 4

FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS §600 - 9

GENERAL FINANCIAL POLICY §200 - 10

GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES §200 - 1, §200 - 7

BYLAWS §200 - 9

DEGREE GRANTING BRANCHES §200 - 13

FINANCIAL REPORTS §200 - 11

GENERAL FINANCIAL POLICY §200 - 10

INSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS §200 - 9

MANAGEMENT §200 - 8

POLITICAL ACTIVITY §200 - 13

SUPERVISION §200 - 9

GOVERNING LAWS §1100 - 3

GRADE POINT AVERAGE REQUIRED §600 - 11

GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDY §400 - 15

GRIEVANCE DEFINED §400 - 11, §400 - 14

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE FOR NON-FACULTY POSITIONS §400 - 14

APPEALS §400 - 14

GRIEVANCE DEFINED §400 - 14

HEALTH AND LIFE §700 - 14

HEALTH CARE §900 - 3

HEPATITIS B §600 - 5

HIRING PROCEDURES §800 - 2

HOMES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §900 - 4

HONORARY DEGREES AND OTHER AWARDS §500 - 10

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES §1200 - 4

INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS §1000 - 1

ADVERTISING §1000 - 1

STATE OFFICIALS/LEGISLATURE §1000 - 1

UNIVERSITY PRESS §1000 - 2

INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §300 - 12

COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS/ PRESIDENTS/CHAN §300 - 15

DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §300 - 12

FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES §300 - 15

INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS §300 - 13

RECORDS §300 - 14

INSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS §200 - 9

INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS §300 - 13

INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES §800 - 15

INSURANCE §700 - 13

FIRE AND EXTENDED COVERAGE §700 - 14

GENERAL POLICY §700 - 13

HEALTH AND LIFE §700 - 14

TORT CLAIMS FUND; LIABILITY INSURANCE §700 - 14

WORKERS' COMPENSATION §700 - 14

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY §800 - 12

DEFINITIONS §800 - 13

INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES §800 - 15

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES §800 - 12

INTERCOLLEGIATE AND INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS §600 - 12

INVESTMENT POLICY §700 - 5

JURY DUTY §800 - 10

LAND, PROPERTY, AND SERVICE CONTRACTS §700 - 10

LAWSUITS §1100 - 1

LEAVE WITHOUT PAY §800 - 11

LEGAL MATTERS §1100 - 1

CAMPUS RULES AND REGULATIONS §1100 - 1

ENACTMENT OF TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS §1100 - 2

FIREARMS POLICY §1100 - 2

GOVERNING LAWS §1100 - 3

LAWSUITS §1100 - 1

REPORTING FELONIES §1100 - 1

REQUESTS FOR LEGAL OPINIONS §1100 - 1

LEGAL RESIDENCE OF A MARRIED PERSON §600 - 7

MAJOR MEDICAL LEAVE §800 - 6

GENERAL POLICY §800 - 6

PAYMENT APPLICATION §800 - 7

MANAGEMENT §200 - 8

MEASLES, MUMPS, AND RUBELLA §600 - 5

MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYMENT POLICIES §400 - 14

GENERAL POLICY §400 - 14

MEETING AGENDA §300 - 5, §300 - 6

MEETING RULES OF ORDER §300 - 7

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD §200 - 5

PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING BOARD POLICIES AND ADOPTING NEW POLICIES §200 - 6

MEMBERS AND QUALIFICATION §200 - 1

APPOINTMENTS §200 - 1

TENURE TERMS §200 - 1

VACANCIES §200 - 3

MILITARY LEAVE §800 - 11

MILITARY PERSONNEL §600 - 8

ACTIVE DUTY STATION IN MISSISSIPPI §600 - 8

CERTIFICATION OF RESIDENCE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL §600 - 9

CHILDREN OF MILITARY PERSONNEL §600 - 8

MILITARY POLICIES §500 - 11

STUDENTS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY §500 - 11

MINUTES §200 - 5

MISCELLANEOUS LEAVE §800 - 10

ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE §800 - 10

DEATH IN THE FAMILY §800 - 10

EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS §800 - 10

JURY DUTY §800 - 10

LEAVE WITHOUT PAY §800 - 11

MILITARY LEAVE §800 - 11

OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS §800 - 12

TRANSFER OF ACCRUED LEAVE §800 - 11

NAME §100 - 1

NEW DEGREE PROGRAMS §500 - 1

NEW PROGRAMS §500 - 1

NINE-MONTH FACULTY MEMBER §800 - 9

NON-TENURE TRACK DEFINED §400 - 12

NON-TENURE TRACK FACULTY §400 - 12

NON-TENURE TRACK DEFINED §400 - 12

NOTICE OF NON-RENEWAL OR TERMINATION §400 - 13

NONDISCRIMINATION OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS §800 - 1

NOTICE OF NON-RENEWAL OF TENURE TRACK FACULTY §400 - 7

NOTICE OF NON-RENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF NON-TENURE TRACK PERSONN §400 - 13

OFF-CAMPUS CONFLICTS §500 - 4

OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMS §500 - 3

APPROVAL OF STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES §500 - 7, §500 - 8

ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING FACILITIES §500 - 9

BUDGET REQUESTS §500 - 8

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURES §500 - 9

DISTANCE LEARNING POLICY STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES §500 - 5

ESTABLISHMENT OF DEGREE-GRANTING BRANCHES AUTHORIZED; ATTENDANCE §500 - 3

EXTRACURRICULAR ITEMS AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROHIBITED §500 - 9

GENERAL POLICIES §500 - 3

OFF-CAMPUS CONFLICTS §500 - 4

REPORTS AND FEES §500 - 9

RESTRICTION ON BRANCHES §500 - 4

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD §300 - 1

OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS §800 - 12

OFFICIAL REQUESTS FROM STATE OFFICIALS AND LEGISLATORS §1000 - 1

OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENTS §300 - 5

OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN §800 - 5

ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD §300 - 1

BOARD COMMITTEES §300 - 2

BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDA §300 - 4

BOARD REGULATIONS §300 - 3

ELECTION OF OFFICERS §300 - 2

INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §300 - 12

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD §300 - 1

STAFF OF THE BOARD §300 - 10

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE §400 - 3

FACULTY DEFINED §400 - 3

PROMOTIONS IN RANK §400 - 5

STANDARDS FOR FACULTY RANKING §400 - 4

OTHER BOARD PERSONNEL §200 - 4

OTHER FACULTY GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS §400 - 11

APPEALS TO THE BOARD CONCERNING GRIEVANCES §400 - 11

GRIEVANCE DEFINED §400 - 11

OTHER OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS §700 - 11

OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT §800 - 3

PAYMENT APPLICATION §800 - 7

PERMISSION REQUIRED TO LEAVE MEETINGS §300 - 8

PERSONAL LEAVE §800 - 6

APPLICATION OF RULES §800 - 6

GENERAL POLICY §800 - 6

TERMINATION §800 - 6

PERSONAL PROPERTY §600 - 13

GENERAL POLICY §600 - 13

PERSONNEL POLICIES §800 - 1

DISABILITY LEAVE §800 - 7

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICIES §800 - 12

EMPLOYMENT §800 - 1

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY §800 - 12

MAJOR MEDICAL LEAVE §800 - 6

MISCELLANEOUS LEAVE §800 - 10

PERSONAL LEAVE §800 - 6

PERSONNEL SALARIES §200 - 7, §300 - 9

PLACE OF MEETINGS §300 - 6

PLANNING AND BUDGET PRIORITIES §700 - 3

POLITICAL ACTIVITIES §800 - 4

POLITICAL ACTIVITY §200 - 13

PRESIDENT §300 - 1

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD §200 - 3

PRESIDENT'S VOTE §300 - 7

PROCEDURES FOR ALTERING, AMENDING OR REPEALING BOARD BYLAWS OR A §200 - 6

PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING BOARD POLICIES AND ADOPTING NEW POLICIES §200 - 6

PROFESSIONAL LEAVE §400 - 18

PROGRAM MODIFICATION §400 - 12

PROMOTIONS IN RANK §400 - 5

PROOF OF IMMUNIZATION §600 - 5

HEPATITIS B §600 - 5

MEASLES, MUMPS, AND RUBELLA §600 - 5

TUBERCULOSIS §600 - 5

QUORUM FOR TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS §300 - 7

RECORDS §300 - 14

REGULAR MEETINGS §300 - 4

REJECTION OF APPLICATION §600 - 9

FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS AND REPRESENTATIONS §600 - 10

FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS §600 - 9

REPORTING FELONIES §1100 - 1

REPORTS AND FEES §500 - 9

REPORTS ON SCHOLARSHIPS §600 - 14

REQUESTS FOR LEGAL OPINIONS §1100 - 1

RESERVE FUNDS §700 - 12

RESIDENCE OF A MINOR §600 - 5-7

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS §600 - 5

CHILDREN OF FACULTY OR STAFF §600 - 7

LEGAL RESIDENCE OF A MARRIED PERSON §600 - 7

MILITARY PERSONNEL §600 - 8

REMOVAL OF PARENTS FROM MISSISSIPPI §600 - 6

RESIDENCE OF A MINOR §600 - 5

RESIDENCE OF AN ADULT §600 - 6

RESIDENCE REQUIRED §600 - 6

RESIDENCY PETITIONS §600 - 7

RESIGNATIONS §800 - 4

RESTRICTION ON BRANCHES §500 - 4

RESTRICTIONS ON BRANCHES §200 - 15

ROLE AND SCOPE OF THE INSTITUTIONS §200 - 7

SABBATICAL LEAVE §400 - 16

APPLICATION §400 - 16

BENEFITS §400 - 18

COMPENSATION §400 - 17

CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS §400 - 17

INSTITUTIONAL QUOTA §400 - 18

QUALIFICATIONS §400 - 16

SALARIES AND COMPENSATION §400 - 3

SALES AND SOLICITATIONS §700 - 13

SEAL §100 - 1

SPECIAL MEETINGS §300 - 4

STAFF OF THE BOARD §200 - 3, §300 - 10

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY §300 - 11

DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER §200 - 4, §300 - 10

OTHER BOARD PERSONNEL §200 - 4

THE COMMISSIONER §300 - 10

STANDARDS FOR FACULTY RANKING §400 - 4

STATE OFFICIALS/LEGISLATURE §1000 - 1

APPEARANCES IN LEGISLATURE §1000 - 1

OFFICIAL REQUESTS FROM STATE OFFICIALS AND LEGISLATORS §1000 - 1

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES §800 - 12

STATUTE APPLICABLE §400 - 1

STUDENT AFFAIRS §600 - 1

ADMISSION STANDARDS §600 - 1

ATHLETICS §600 - 12

CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSION §600 - 10

FINANCIAL AID §600 - 14

PERSONAL PROPERTY §600 - 13

PROOF OF IMMUNIZATION §600 - 5

REJECTION OF APPLICATION §600 - 9

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS §600 - 5

STUDENT APPEALS §600 - 16

UNDERGRADUATE TUITION REMISSION §600 - 10

STUDENT APPEALS §600 - 16

GENERAL POLICY §600 - 16

STUDENTS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY §500 - 11

SUPERVISION §200 - 9

TEMPORARY POSITIONS §800 - 3

TENURE DEFINED §400 - 6

TENURE OF INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §400 - 12

TENURE TERMS §200 - 1

TENURE TRACK FACULTY §400 - 6

APPEALS §400 - 10

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR TENURED EMPLOYMENT §400 - 6

NOTICE OF NON-RENEWAL OF TENURE TRACK FACULTY §400 - 7

OTHER FACULTY GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS §400 - 11

PROGRAM MODIFICATION §400 - 12

TENURE DEFINED §400 - 6

TENURE OF INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §400 - 12

TENURED FACULTY DISMISSAL §400 - 8

TENURED AND NON-TENURED EMPLOYEES §400 - 1

TENURED AND NON-TENURED EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEAR

AUTHORIZATION FOR EMPLOYMENT §400 - 1

TENURED FACULTY DISMISSAL §400 - 8

TERMINAL PAY §800 - 4

TERMINATION §800 - 6

THE COMMISSIONER §300 - 10

TIE VOTES §300 - 7

TORT CLAIMS FUND; LIABILITY INSURANCE §700 - 14

TRANSFER OF ACCRUED LEAVE §800 - 11

TRAVEL §700 - 8

APPROVAL FOR TRAVEL ABROAD §700 - 9

APPROVAL OF TRAVEL §700 - 8

GENERAL POLICY §700 - 8

TRAVEL ADVANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS §700 - 9

TRAVEL ADVANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS §700 - 9

TRAVELING EXPENSES §200 - 7, §300 - 10

TUITION REMISSION §600 - 11

TUITION WAIVER FOR TEACHERS §700 - 9

GENERAL POLICY §700 - 9

TUITION, FEES AND OTHER STUDENT CHARGES §700 - 6

APPROVAL OF TUITION, FEES, AND OTHER STUDENT CHARGES §700 - 7

APPROVAL PROCESS §700 - 7

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES §700 - 8

DEFINITIONS §700 - 6

GENERAL POLICY §700 - 6

TYPES OF DEGREES TO BE GRANTED AND ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIO §500 - 6

UNDERGRADUATE TUITION REMISSION §600 - 10

COORDINATION WITH OTHER FINANCIAL AID POLICIES §600 - 11

ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS §600 - 10

GRADE POINT AVERAGE REQUIRED §600 - 11

TUITION REMISSION §600 - 11

UNIVERSITY PRESS §1000 - 2

UPGRADING CREDENTIALS §400 - 15

USE OF FACILITIES §900 - 3

COED DORMITORIES §900 - 4

HEALTH CARE §900 - 3

HOMES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS §900 - 4

VACANCIES §200 - 3

VICE PRESIDENT §300 - 1

WITHHOLDING OF PAY §800 - 5

WORKERS' COMPENSATION §700 - 14