BHB/7/12
Sponsored by Natalie Reeves, Ava Post of Beech 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: Definitions |
| 4 | - Foster Care Facility: a foster care facility is a place where children stay in between having a |
| 5 | family who is fostering that child, similar to an orphanage. |
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| 7 | Section 2: This act will produce 7 foster care facilities. |
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| 9 | Section 3: Workers will be employed through the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. |
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| 11 | Section 4: The buildings would be constructed in highly populated areas such as: Knoxville, |
| 12 | Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Jackson, Clarksville, and Murfreesboro. |
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| 14 | Section 5: The construction of these buildings will be funded by the Tennessee Department of |
| 15 | Children’s Services, which will cost approximately $3,000,000. The yearly cost to maintain these |
| 16 | facilities would be $5,000. Each facility will cost $80,000 to construct. The labor cost will be |
| 17 | $700,000 and utilities would total to $2,000 per month. Each facility will hold 144-160 children, |
| 18 | with 20 rooms per floor, out of 4 floors. |
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| 20 | Section 6: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 22 | Section 7: This shall take effect July 1, 2024, the public welfare requiring it. |
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