House Bill 9

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT TO RENAME THE MISSISSIPPI LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' TRAINING ACADEMY FIRING RANGE IN PEARL, RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "LIEUTENANT COLONEL PAT CRONIN FIRING RANGE"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE MISSISSIPPI LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' TRAINING ACADEMY FIRING RANGE DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "LIEUTENANT COLONEL PAT CRONIN FIRING RANGE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) The firing range of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy, which is established under authority of Section 45-5-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, and located within Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall be renamed the "Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin Firing Range."

(2) The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin Firing Range of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of retired Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin. The Department of Finance and Administration, in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the firing range displaying the official name of the firing range as the "Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cronin Firing Range." The Department of Finance and Administration may expend all funds necessary to accomplish this act from funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.