2023 New York Laws › PBH - Public Health › Article 2 - The Department of Health › Title 2-F - Office of Health Equity › 244 - Transgender and Non-Binary (Tgnb) Wellness and Equity Program.

§  244. Transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program.
1.   The department, through the AIDS  institute,  shall  establish  and
operate  a transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program
as  authorized  pursuant  to  this  section.  Such  program   shall   be
established by April first, two thousand twenty-three.
2.  The  transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program
shall be designed to:
(a) Increase the capacity of grassroots organizations working  at  the
local  level  and ensure New York state invests in organizations serving
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.
(b)  Increase  transgender,  gender  nonconforming,   non-binary   and
intersex   cultural  competence  by  investing  in  cultural  competency
programs or curriculums that are designed by, or in  consultation  with,
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.
(c)   Address   inequities   in   current   funding  distribution  for
organizations serving transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary  and
intersex individuals, including but not limited to organizations located
outside of the city of New York.
(d)  Enable  unemployed  transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary
and  intersex  residents  of  New  York  to  become  gainfully  employed
taxpayers  through  job  training and job placement services provided by
organizations serving transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary  and
intersex individuals.
(e)   Foster  new  and  emerging  transgender,  gender  nonconforming,
non-binary and intersex leadership through capacity building support.
(f) Decrease homelessness and increase access to  social  services  by
investing   in   organizations  primarily  serving  transgender,  gender
nonconforming, non-binary and  intersex  individuals  and  that  provide
housing   solutions  dedicated  to  transgender,  gender  nonconforming,
non-binary and intersex individuals.
3. Subject to appropriation, moneys in the transgender and  non-binary
(TGNB)   wellness   and   equity   program  fund,  pursuant  to  section
ninety-five-k of the state finance law, may be used  for  the  following
purposes:
(a)  Identifying  community-based  organizations involving and serving
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and  intersex  individuals
and  providing  them with grants to expand their existing work involving
and serving transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary  and  intersex
individuals.
(b)   Providing   grants   to   organizations  involving  and  serving
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and  intersex  individuals
to  create  supportive  housing  solutions  and to identify, assist, and
refer  transgender,  gender  nonconforming,  non-binary   and   intersex
residents of New York state to supportive housing.
(c)  Creating or funding existing programs serving transgender, gender
nonconforming,  non-binary  and  intersex  individuals  that   primarily
coordinate  inclusive  health  care  for  individuals  who  identify  as
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary or intersex.
(d)  Providing  grants  to   organizations   involving   and   serving
transgender,  gender  nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals
to increase the capacity of health  care  professionals  to  effectively
provide gender affirming care. This includes the creation of educational
materials or facilitation of capacity building training.
(e)  Providing  grants for behavioral health services developed by, or
in consultation with, transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary  and
intersex individuals that offer mental health and substance use services
for  transgender,  gender  nonconforming, non-binary and intersex youth,
adults, seniors, and families.
(f) Providing grants for educational and vocational training  programs
developed   by,   or   in   consultation   with,   transgender,   gender
nonconforming, non-binary  and  intersex  individuals  to  increase  the
employment  status  and  educational  attainment  level  of transgender,
gender  nonconforming,  non-binary  and  intersex  residents of New York
state.
(g) Providing funds to improve data collection on gender identity  and
expression  in  New  York  state  with  a  focus  on transgender, gender
nonconforming, non-binary and intersex residents of New York  state  and
their needs.