State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Mississippi > Title-37 > 151 > 37-151-101§ 37-151-101. Distribution of funds.
It shall be the duty of the State Department of Education to file with the State Treasurer and the State Fiscal Officer such data and information as may be required to enable the said State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer to distribute the common school funds and adequate education program funds by electronic funds transfer to the several school districts at the time required and provided under the provisions of this chapter. Such data and information so filed shall show in detail the amount of funds to which each school district is entitled from such common school fund and adequate education program fund. Such data and information so filed may be revised from time to time as necessitated by law. At the time provided by law, the State Treasurer and the State Fiscal Officer shall distribute to the several school districts the amounts to which they are entitled from the common school fund and the adequate education program fund as provided by this chapter. Such distribution shall be made by electronic funds transfer to the depositories of the several school districts designated in writing to the State Treasurer based upon the data and information supplied by the State Department of Education for such distribution. In such instances, the State Treasurer shall submit a request for an electronic funds transfer to the State Fiscal Officer, which shall set forth the purpose, amount and payees, and shall be in such form as may be approved by the State Fiscal Officer so as to provide the necessary information as would be required for a requisition and issuance of a warrant. A copy of the record of said electronic funds transfers shall be transmitted by the school district depositories to the Treasurer, who shall file duplicates with the State Fiscal Officer. The Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer shall jointly promulgate regulations for the utilization of electronic funds transfers to school districts.
Sources: Laws, 1997, ch. 612, § 16, eff from and after July 1, 2002.
