Senate Bill 2501

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CLOSURE OF COAHOMA AGRICULTURE HIGH SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE COAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TO THE COAHOMA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE STATUS OF STUDENTS AND DIPLOMAS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) Effective July 1, 2017, the Coahoma Agriculture High School shall be closed. Upon closure, all real property titled to or used by Coahoma Agricultural High School will become the property of the Coahoma Community College District.

(2) All personal property used by the Coahoma Agricultural High School for secondary school purposes, including all nondisposab1e sports and/or extracurricular equipment (i.e., football helmets, shoulder pads, baseball bats and helmets, and band equipment) will become the property of the Coahoma County School District. The division of such personal property will be determined by joint order of the Boards of Trustees of Coahoma Community College District and Coahoma County School District. Any cost of transferring title of such real or personal property will be paid by Coahoma Community College District.

(3) Any such joint order directing the transfer of the personal property of the Coahoma Agricultural High School shall be submitted and approved by the State Board of Education. The finding of the State Board of Education shall be final and conclusive for the purpose of the transfer of property required by such administrative consolidation.

(4) The students attending the said agricultural high school shall be deemed to be students of the school district where they reside. After closure of Coahoma Agricultural High School, any student who is enrolled at the Coahoma Agricultural High School when the closure is effected may receive two (2) diplomas upon successful completion of all graduation requirements of the school district they subsequently attend: one (1) diploma to be the official completion with the school district they subsequently attend and the second to be a courtesy diploma reflecting graduation from Coahoma Agriculture High School.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.