Senate Bill 2613

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL TERMS SHALL OPEN ON THE TUESDAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY AND SHALL END ON THE LAST DAY OF MAY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 37-13-61, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

37-13-61. The local school board shall have the power and authority to fix the date for the opening and closing of the school term, subject to the minimum number of days which schools must be in session during a scholastic year, as prescribed under Section 37-13-63. However,the school term shall open on the first Tuesday following Labor Day, and the school term shall end on the last day of May, unless this date is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, in which case the school term will end on May 30.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2007.