Senate Bill 320 aims to establish a grant program for training school counselors and social workers in LGBTQIA+ rights, as defined in the bill to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other nonheterosexual or noncisgender identities. The bill mandates the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to award these grants to school boards, ensuring that the training is based on programs developed or approved by the DPI.
To facilitate this initiative, the bill creates a new section in the statutes, specifically 20.255 (2) (fi) for the allocation of funds for these grants, and a new section 115.403 detailing the grant program's structure and purpose. The bill is set to take effect the day after its publication or on the second day after the publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever occurs later.