Mississippi textbook bonds.
From $100.
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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How much does a Mississippi textbook bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
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.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
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.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
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 sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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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.