MS textbook bonds.
From $100. Apply online today.
A textbook publisher that contracts with Mississippi for the free-textbook program files a surety bond, payable to the State, in an amount fixed by the State Board of Education under Miss. Code § 37-43. Pricing is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application.
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Three steps to filed.
Enter your amount, consent to one soft credit pull, and file with your textbook contract. Here is the whole thing:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount the Board fixed, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. If a credit check runs, it is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with your contract
Pay online and receive the executed bond, payable to the State of Mississippi, ready to file with your textbook contract or bid. Wet-ink originals (the statute calls for execution in triplicate) mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the textbook bond actually covers
Mississippi runs a free-textbook program in which the State Board of Education adopts and contracts for textbooks under Miss. Code § 37-43. A publisher that is a successful bidder or contractor must execute a bond payable to the State of Mississippi with a corporate surety, guaranteeing it will furnish the adopted books and perform the contract.
The amount is fixed by the State Board of Education. Historically the Board has set it at $2,500 plus $500 per adopted title or grade level, so a publisher with several adoptions carries a larger bond — confirm the figure on your contract, as the exact formula is set by Board rule and can change.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The statute calls for the bond to be executed in triplicate. Enter the amount the Board fixed; pricing starts from $100, with a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.
You need this bond if you are
One application, soft pull only.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Pricing from $100, soft pull only — never a hard inquiry. Enter the amount the Board fixed and file with your contract.