WHB/1/5
Sponsored by Hunter Stanley, Harlan Dill, Travis Harkrider of West High School
This legislation was filed in the Childrens Services category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Skill-Based Learning - Learning a designated skill that can be applied in real-world jobs. |
| 5 | Juvenile Detention - A place for minors of the ages of 12-18 to go while under custody. |
| 6 | III. |
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| 8 | Section 2: All Juvenile Detention centers in Tennessee will be required to offer courses that |
| 9 | develop real-world skills that can be applied to jobs in different trades and industries. Two-hour |
| 10 | classes will occur three days a week for every minor eligible while in juvenile detention. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Section 3: The Tennessee Department of Education will set that course's standards. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Section 5: The trades offered are automotive services, electrician, construction, welding, and |
| 15 | carpentry. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Section 6: The instructors for the classes will be paid starting at sixty thousand dollars and up to |
| 18 | seventy-five thousand dollars. This is more than most public school teacher salaries. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Section 7: This bill will cost one million dollars. This money will go towards salaries for the |
| 21 | educators and supplies to teach the courses. Supplies will be necessary to properly educate the |
| 22 | minors so they can get hands-on experience that reflects their working life. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | Section 8: All laws or parts in conflict with this are now repealed. |
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| 26 | Section 9: This act shall take place on January 1, 2025. |
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