MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: Public Property
By: The Entire Membership
AN ACT TO RENAME THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MISSISSIPPI BUILDING IN JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "TIMOTHY ALAN (TIM) FORD BUILDING"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MISSISSIPPI TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "TIMOTHY ALAN (TIM) FORD BUILDING"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi Building, located at 429 Mississippi Street in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, shall be renamed the "Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford Building." The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the eastern outdoor facade of the building facing Mississippi Street displaying the official name of the building as the "Timothy Alan (Tim) Ford Building."
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.