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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 1203

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: grants for LGBTQIA+ rights training for school counselors and school social workers and making an appropriation. (FE)

Lesbian gay bisexual and transgender Public instruction department of School — Administration

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan 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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Bare (D) , Cabrera (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)

8 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Shelton (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 11, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vining, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Considine, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Cabrera, Ratcliff, Clancy, J. Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Conley, Drake, Emerson, Joers, Sinicki, Subeck and Madison; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Smith and Wirch

  2. Apr 11, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Shelton added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 26, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received