§ 150925. — 150925. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 845, Sec. 2.)

(a)
The Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex (TGI) Wellness Reentry Fund is established in the State Treasury.
(b)
The State Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity shall administer the TGI Wellness Reentry Fund for purposes of funding grants to create programs, or funding existing programs, focused on reentry programming specifically to support TGI people who have experienced carceral systems.
(c)
Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the TGI Wellness Reentry Fund may be used to fund grants to existing and new TGI-specific reentry programs run by TGI-serving organizations.
Reentry programs include, but are not limited to, emergency, transitional, or permanent housing, employment linkage and support, direct employment opportunities, workforce development and career development training, entrepreneurship opportunities, mental and general health care, identity document updating services, legal assistance, computer training, services navigation, case management, financial assistance and literacy, and other wraparound and comprehensive services.
(d)
For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)
“Transgender” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 150900.
(2)
“Gender Variant” has the same meaning as “gender nonconforming” as defined in
paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 150900.
(3)
“Intersex” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (f) of Section 150900.
(4)
“TGI-serving organization” has the same meaning as defined in Section 150900.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 845, Sec. 2. (AB 1487) Effective January 1, 2024.