BSB/4/10
Sponsored by Shivani Palla, Retheka Prasanna of Brentwood 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: The terms in this bill are defined as followed: |
| 4 | Donations - money given from private investors; charity |
| 5 | Housing - houses considered collectively; shelter; facilities |
| 6 | Homeless - person without a permanent residence and therefore, lives in public areas |
| 7 | Mental disabilities - refers to a wide range of mental health conditions -disorders that affect your |
| 8 | mood, thinking and behavior; the following are listed, but not limited to: depression, ADHD, |
| 9 | schizophrenia |
| 10 | Minors - people under the age of 18 |
| 11 | Physical disabilities - conditions that impair, limit, or interfere with a person's ability to engage in |
| 12 | certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions; the following are |
| 13 | listed, but not limited to: down syndrome, limb amputations, pregnant women |
| 14 | Temporary - given limited time |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Section 2: Housing facilities, or shelters, will be built to provide temporary housing for homeless |
| 17 | people up to 25 people per facility. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Section 3: Donations to the facilities can be used to provide necessities such as food, water, and |
| 20 | clothing. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | Section 4: Homeless people will receive temporary housing facilities for 6 months to gain economic |
| 23 | support and stability. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Section 5: Exceptions can be made to those with physical and mental disabilities if necessary. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Section 6: Homeless minors without families will be provided with proper legal care until they are |
| 28 | transferred to orphanages or foster care. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | Section 7: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
| 31 | |
| 32 | Section 8: This act will require a minimum of $50,000,000 and will be funded through the |
| 33 | government of Tennessee. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | Section 9: This act shall take effect on October 1st, 2024. |
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