BHB/3/12
Sponsored by Bennett Collett, Brody Hamilton, William Harriman of West High School
This legislation was filed in the Transportation 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 I: Terms in this act shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Interstate - network of freeways and highways that cross over state lines |
| 5 | DMV - Department of motor vehicles |
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| 7 | Section II: The State of Tennessee Driver’s Test will be standardized in adherence to the following |
| 8 | regulations: |
| 9 | Test must include entrance onto an interstate highway, at least but not limited to the distance |
| 10 | next exit |
| 11 | Test must include at least one left turn and one right turn |
| 12 | Test must include navigating a traffic light |
| 13 | Test must include parking into a parking spot (must be achieved by being between the given space |
| 14 | lines) |
| 15 | Test must include a successful lane change |
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| 17 | Section III: The addition of this regulation will cost an estimated 4.2 million dollars, and will be |
| 18 | funded through the Tennessee Department of Motor Vehicles budget. |
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| 20 | Section IV: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 22 | Section VI: This act shall take effect January 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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