Public health: the Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund.

Assembly Members Addis and Mark González, with Senator Durazo as coauthor, propose expanding California's support infrastructure for Two-Spirit, transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex individuals through amendments to the state's wellness and equity fund. The legislation renames the existing Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund to include Two-Spirit individuals and broadens its grant-making authority to address additional community needs.

The State Department of Public Health would maintain administration of the fund while extending grant eligibility to new programs. Organizations serving Two-Spirit, transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex (2TGI) communities could receive funding for workforce development training, resettlement services for asylees and immigrants, and diversion programs for transitional-age youth between 16 and 26 years old. These additions complement existing grant categories covering health care coordination, therapeutic arts, supportive housing, and gender-affirming medical services.

The bill updates key definitions to reflect its expanded scope, incorporating mental health services within covered health care and formally defining Two-Spirit as referring to unique indigenous cultural roles intersecting with diverse sexual orientations and gender embodiments. Medical providers seeking grants must partner with 2TGI-serving organizations, defined as public or nonprofit entities whose mission and client base primarily focus on these communities. Partner organizations must maintain involvement throughout program development and implementation, with fiscal sponsors permitted to charge up to 16 percent for administrative costs.