BHB/8/14
Sponsored by Nicholas Gutowski, Makenzi Abraham of Beech High School
This legislation was filed in the Health 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 | Tax Break: a halting of taxes for companies or businesses that are allowed by the government. |
| 4 | Rural Areas: An open country or settlement with fewer than 2,500 people. |
| 5 | Health Committee: A committee involved with the state that promotes the health of humans, |
| 6 | animals, and the environment through cooperation and collaboration across disciplines, including |
| 7 | local, state and federal agencies, academic institutions and outside partners. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | The Rural Practitioner Tax Break will help encourage more clinics and hospitals to open up in rural |
| 10 | areas. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | A checklist for eligibility needs to be drafted to ensure legitimate clinics are being started in order |
| 13 | to avoid tax loopholes. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | A checklist will be written providing the regulations and terms a clinic must meet in order to |
| 16 | receive the break. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | The Health Committee will appoint a group of medical professionals and lawyers to draft up the |
| 19 | checklist. This shall be completed within one year |
| 20 | |
| 21 | This bill will cost no money from the Tennessee State Budget. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 25 | This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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