BHB/4/11
Sponsored by Jordan Partain, Alexa Miles, Hailey Thompson of West High School
This legislation was filed in the General Services category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE ENACTED BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Stroke- stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is blocked or reduced, and its |
| 5 | symptoms are numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, confusion or trouble speaking or |
| 6 | understanding speech, issues with sight in one or both eyes, trouble walking, dizziness, or |
| 7 | problems with balance or any movement, and severe headache with no known cause. A stroke is |
| 8 | more likely to occur when in a stadium because of heat and long exposure to it. |
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| 10 | Section 2: Every stadium with 50,000 or more seats shall have at least 4 free 125-gallon coolers. |
| 11 | Tennessee is #7 in most amount of strokes, and stadiums are a hotspot for strokes. Providing this |
| 12 | water will lead to Tennessee having fewer strokes. The difference between having many strokes or |
| 13 | few to none is the ability to simply get water, instead of waiting in a long, possibly hot, line. |
| 14 | Every stadium with 50,000 or more seats shall have a minimum of 4 free 125-gallon coolers |
| 15 | spaced throughout the stadium. |
| 16 | If the stadium exceeds 200,000 seats there should be a minimum of 8 free 125-gallon coolers. |
| 17 | Every cooler should be maintained correctly (washed and refilled before every use), so as not to |
| 18 | spread anything from coolers. |
| 19 | The coolers will be open to anyone inside the stadium. |
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| 21 | Section 3: If enacted this change won’t cost anything from the state |
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| 23 | Section 4: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed |
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| 25 | Section 5: This action shall take effect June 1st, 2024, the public welfare requiring it |
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