WHB/4/1
Sponsored by Laurel Mayer, Lyla Hagan of West High School
This legislation was filed in the General 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 | Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
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| 5 | Mental Health Care: Services devoted to the treatment of mental illnesses and the improvement of |
| 6 | mental health for all highschool students |
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| 8 | All high schools throughout the state of Tennessee must offer a licensed therapist and a quiet |
| 9 | space for students, if they meet the qualifications determined by the therapist. |
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| 11 | To be admitted into a quiet space, you must qualify by having a referral from a licensed mental |
| 12 | health worker outside or within the school. This will result in the following help provided: |
| 13 | Sensory Gadgets |
| 14 | Ambient music at a low volume |
| 15 | Comfortable seating |
| 16 | Sensory fluorescent light covers |
| 17 | Optional psychiatric service dog |
| 18 | Licensed therapist(s) |
| 19 | Optional tutor(s) |
| 20 | Weighted anxiety stuffed animals |
| 21 | Coloring books/markers |
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| 23 | Before entering the quiet Space students must have permission from the licensed therapist. |
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| 25 | The quiet space and therapist will be enforced throughout all High Schools in the state of |
| 26 | Tennessee, United States. |
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| 28 | Fiscal Policy (how much we are asking from the government), the cost of the provided help in the |
| 29 | room will be $70,000,000 per year and will be funded by the Tennessee Department of Mental |
| 30 | Illnesses. |
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| 32 | All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed |
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| 34 | This Law shall take effect in the upcoming 2024 fall semester at all Tennessee public high schools, |
| 35 | the public welfare requiring it. |
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