Plain English Breakdown
The official summary states that the bill defines 'Two-Spirit' and 'transitional-age 2TGI youth,' but it does not provide the actual text of those definitions. Therefore, specific details about what these terms mean (such as age ranges or cultural descriptions) cannot be confirmed from the provided source material.
Renaming the TGI Wellness Fund to Include Two-Spirit People and Expanding Grant Uses
This law changes the name of a state health fund to include Two-Spirit people and allows grant money to be used for job training, immigrant support, and youth programs.
What This Bill Does
- Renames the existing Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund to the Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex (2TGI) Wellness and Equity Fund.
- Expands grant uses to include workforce development training for 2TGI individuals.
- Allows grants to fund resettlement and social integration programs for 2TGI asylees and immigrants.
- Permits funding for diversion programs and outreach efforts targeting transitional-age 2TGI youth.
- Updates the definition of health care in this law to include mental health services.
- Defines new terms including Two-Spirit and transitional-age 2TGI youth.
Who It Names or Affects
- Organizations that serve Two-Spirit, transgender, gender nonconforming, or intersex individuals.
- Two-Spirit, transgender, gender nonconforming, or intersex people seeking job training, resettlement help, or youth programs.
- Tribal organizations if they partner with a 2TGI-serving organization to apply for grants.
Terms To Know
- Two-Spirit
- A term defined by this bill, though the specific definition text is not provided in the summary.
- Transitional-age 2TGI youth
- Young people identified as Two-Spirit, transgender, gender nonconforming, or intersex who are at a specific age range for transition programs, as defined by the bill.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law requires the Legislature to approve funding (appropriation) before grants can be given.
- Tribal organizations must partner with a 2TGI-serving organization to receive grant money; they cannot apply alone under this rule.