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CA AB2521

Bill

Status

Passed

9/30/2022

Primary Sponsor

Miguel Santiago

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Renames the "Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund" to the "Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex (TGI) Wellness and Equity Fund" administered by the State Department of Public Health's Office of Health Equity.

  • Adds formal definitions for transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex to the Health and Safety Code.

  • Expands the definition of "TGI-serving organization" to include nonprofits serving as fiscal agents or sponsors for eligible organizations, allowing them to charge a reasonable administrative fee of no more than 16 percent while passing all remaining funding to the primary organization.

  • Authorizes grants for four purposes: building health care professional capacity for TGI health care, facilitating therapeutic arts programs, assisting TGI individuals with supportive housing, and supporting hospitals or clinics providing gender-affirming health care services in partnership with TGI-serving organizations.

  • Specifies that "health care" includes medical, behavioral, and spiritual care; therapeutic arts; substance use disorder services; and supportive housing.

Legislative Description

Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Fund.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 869, Statutes of 2022.

9/30/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/16/2022
Health6/8/2022
Rules5/27/2022
Appropriations4/6/2022
Health3/10/2022

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