BHB/1/16
Sponsored by Lina Whisman, Julia Whitehead, Olivia DuBon of West High School
This legislation was filed in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse 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 shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Opioid: A class of drugs derived from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy |
| 5 | plant. Opioids work in the brain to produce a variety of effects, including pain relief. |
| 6 | Fentanyl: A powerful opioid drug used in the treatment of severe pain |
| 7 | Education Commissioner: Facilitates the two way communication between states and education |
| 8 | commission of the states. |
| 9 | National Institute on Drug Abuse: Advances science on drug use and addiction and applies that |
| 10 | knowledge to improve individual and public health. |
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| 12 | Section 2: This act will require all Tennessee school districts to implement a required course on the |
| 13 | facts and effects of opioids and fentanyl. |
| 14 | These courses will require students to be intact with their actions and realize the importance of |
| 15 | drugs and their actions. |
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| 17 | Section 3: The course description for this course will be created by the Tennessee department of |
| 18 | education in partnership with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). |
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| 20 | Section 4: The cost to implement this course in Tennessee high schools is $3,000,000 and will be |
| 21 | funded through tax payer dollars given to the Tennessee Department of Education budget. |
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| 23 | Section 5: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 25 | Section 6: This act shall take effect June 1st, 2024, the public welfare requiring it. |
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