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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE BILL 1160 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Akbari |
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| 8 | 8 | | SB1160 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 003110 |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3 and |
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| 13 | 13 | | Title 4, relative to days of special observance. |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Hazel Moore is a community leader in Whitehaven, Tennessee, who has |
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| 16 | 16 | | been called the "Mayor of Whitehaven." She has worked to improve the community in many |
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| 17 | 17 | | ways, including fighting drugs and teen pregnancy, and promoting community pride; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Hazel Moore founded the Academy of Youth Empowerment to help teens |
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| 19 | 19 | | develop social skills and study habits, and led a drive to build a new library; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Hazel Moore started the Community Health Fair, which provides free school |
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| 21 | 21 | | supplies and health screenings for students and parents; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Hazel Moore has been honored with the Pioneer Memphis Business Award |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1996), the American Heart Association Outstanding Volunteer Award (1998, 2001), and the |
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| 24 | 24 | | Black Business Association's Benny Award (2002); and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, the Hazel Moore Award was created to honor her contributions to Memphis, |
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| 26 | 26 | | and a street was dedicated in her name in honor of her contributions to the community; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Hazel Moore's work has inspired others to care for their communities, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | she is considered a catalyst for change in Whitehaven, Tennessee; now, therefore, |
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| 29 | 29 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL AS SEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4, is amended by |
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| 31 | 31 | | adding the following as a new section: |
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| 32 | 32 | | December 14 of each year is designated as "Hazel Moore Day." |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |
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