9 MAC Pt. 3, R. 6.1
Junior College Name Change
Cite as 9 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 3, R. 6.1
Junior College Name Change. After July, 1987, the Board of trustees of any junior
college district shall be authorized, with the approval of the Board, to change the name of
the junior college to community college.
The following procedures shall apply:
1.
The only change authorized is from junior to community.
2.
The local Boards of Trustees' action regarding the name change shall be recorded in the
official minutes of the local Board of trustees. A certified copy of that part of the Board
minutes shall be provided the Board along with a request for Board approval of the name
change.
3.
The institution shall establish a date upon which the name change shall become effective.
Such date shall allow sufficient time for transition of printed materials, signs, official
documents, and notice to education and political entities of the name change.
4.
It shall be the duty of the institution to give notice to educational and political entities
regarding the name change to community college and the Initial Date of Adoption.