MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2019 Regular Session

To: Local and Private Legislation

By: Representatives Dixon, Clarke, Dortch, Banks, Bell (65th), Sykes, Gibbs (72nd)

House Bill 1678

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS TO THE MORNING STAR SCHOOL, A MISSISSIPPI HISTORIC LANDMARK; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to contribute an annual amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), out of the general fund of the county, to the Morning Star School, a Mississippi historic landmark that is the sole remaining landmark commemorating the plight of African American's public education struggles in the county.  The contributions shall be utilized for the restoration and rehabilitation of the historic landmark school.

     (2)  This section shall be repealed from and after July 1, 2023.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.