Section 37-29-301 - Legislative findings and declarationsThe Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) Mississippi's public community and junior colleges are Mississippi's best educational buy. An education at Mississippi's community and junior colleges is affordable and accessible to all. Mississippians have an option to attend a community or junior college close to home, with smaller class sizes and at approximately one-half (1/2) the cost of tuition at a public four-year institution;(b) In recent fiscal years, appropriations for community and junior colleges have not kept pace with increases appropriated to Grades K-12 and the institutions of higher learning;(c) A need exists to provide adequate funding for Mississippi's community and junior colleges; and(d) Adequate funding should be accomplished through appropriate funding on a full-time equivalency (FTE) basis. Laws, 2007, ch. 566, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.