WSB/3/5
Sponsored by Benjamin Brown, Wyatt Doyle of Franklin High School
This legislation was filed in the Economic and Community Development 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 : Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Youth Groups - means any group or organization intended to serve young people under the age of |
| 5 | 21. |
| 6 | Public Works Projects - construction projects that are sponsored and carried out by a government |
| 7 | administration |
| 8 | State Organizations - Organizations created, funded, and controlled by the State legislature |
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| 10 | Section 2 : The State legislature of Tennessee will create the TDPR |
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| 12 | Section 3 : The Creation of the organization shall be overseen by the state governor |
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| 14 | Section 4 : The TDPR’s initiative will be defined as follows |
| 15 | The supporting of State unions and oversight of workers resources |
| 16 | The creation of state charities in order to fund or advance underdeveloped areas of the state |
| 17 | The creation of state organizations designed to support impoverished areas |
| 18 | The creation of youth programs designed to prevent youth from engaging in crime |
| 19 | The creation and support of public works projects in association with the designated charities and |
| 20 | youth groups |
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| 22 | Section 5 : Fiscally this organization will cost $2,000,000 |
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| 24 | Section 6 : All laws or parts of laws in conflict are hereby repealed |
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| 26 | Section 7 : This bill will take effect January 1, 2025 |
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