RSB/3/20
Sponsored by Cooper Etheridge of West High School
This legislation was filed in the Education 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 I: Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Public school: an educational facility open to any student who meets qualification requirements |
| 5 | based on either geography or aptitude |
| 6 | State-funded educational institution: any institution receiving state funds with the prerogative of |
| 7 | education |
| 8 | Recess period: educational period with no instructional intent, solely dedicated to enabling peer |
| 9 | interaction, destressing the learning environment, and minimizing classroom disruptions |
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| 11 | Section II: Mandates that public schools serving 9th through 12th graders, as well as other 9th- |
| 12 | 12th educational institutions receiving state funds, begin instructure at the earliest by 10 am |
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| 14 | Section III: Establishes that the conclusion of school be moved to 4:00 pm. |
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| 16 | Section IV: Instructs state-funded educational institutions to reallocate instructional time towards |
| 17 | a daily 20 minute recess period |
| 18 | Section V: Incorporates new guidelines into the Tennessee state-specific teacher training program |
| 19 | that incorporates 5 minute breaks for every 30 minutes of lecture time |
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| 21 | Section VI: This act reflects policy change, and subsequently requires no funding allocation |
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| 23 | Section VII: All laws or parts of laws that conflict with this act are hereby repealed |
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| 25 | Section VIII: This act will take place at the start of this upcoming academic year, the public |
| 26 | welfare requiring it |
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