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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
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                   2023 SENATE BILL 1103
    April 11, 2024 - Introduced by Senators SPREITZER, CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, L.
         JOHNSON, LARSON, SMITH and WIRCH, cosponsored by Representatives VINING,
         MOORE OMOKUNDE, PALMERI, CONSIDINE, NEUBAUER, SNODGRASS, CABRERA,
         RATCLIFF, CLANCY, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA, BARE, CONLEY, DRAKE, EMERSON,
         JOERS, SINICKI and SUBECK. Referred to Committee on Education.
1   AN ACT to create 20.255 (2) (fi) and 115.403 of the statutes; relating to: grants
2        for LGBTQIA+ rights training for school counselors and school social workers
3        and making an appropriation.
                    Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
         Under this bill, the Department of Public Instruction must award grants to
    school boards to provide training in LGBTQIA+ rights, in a program developed or
    approved by DPI, to school counselors and school social workers employed by school
    boards. The bill defines “LGBTQIA+” as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer,
    intersex, or any other nonheterosexual or noncisgender orientation, identity, or
    expression.
         For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
    printed as an appendix to this bill.
    The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
        enact as follows:
4        SECTION 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
5   the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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      SENATE BILL 1103                                                             SECTION 1
                                                                      2023-24        2024-25
 1   20.255     Public instruction, department of
 2   (2)     AIDS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
 3    (fi)     LGBTQIA+ rights training
 4             grants                                GPR     A      2,000,000      2,000,000
 5           SECTION 2. 20.255 (2) (fi) of the statutes is created to read:
 6           20.255 (2) (fi) LGBTQIA+ rights training grants. The amounts in the schedule
 7   for grants under s. 115.403 (2) for training in LGBTQIA+ rights for school counselors
 8   and school social workers.
 9           SECTION 3. 115.403 of the statutes is created to read:
10           115.403    LGBTQIA+ rights training grants.              (1)     In this section,
11   “LGBTQIA+” means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or any other
12   nonheterosexual or noncisgender orientation, identity, or expression.
13           (2) The department shall award grants to school boards to provide training on
14   the rights of LGBTQIA+ individuals, in a program developed or approved by the
15   department, to school counselors and school social workers employed by a school
16   board.
17                                           (END)