LRB-3769/1
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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
July 7, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Agard, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson,
Larson, Roys, Smith and L. Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives
Snodgrass, Cabrera, Neubauer, Spreitzer, Anderson, Brostoff, Conley,
Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, S. Rodriguez,
Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs and Vining. Referred to Committee on
Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
SB443,1,3
1An Act relating to: establishing a task force to study the legal and societal
2barriers to equality for transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
3nonconforming individuals.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates the Transgender Equality Task Force. The task force is
required to study the legal and societal barriers to equality for transgender, intersex,
nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals in Wisconsin and provide
recommendations to the governor and the legislature on how to ensure the equality
and improve the lives of those individuals. The recommendations must address the
following areas:
1. Health care.
2. Long-term care.
3. Education in primary and secondary schools.
4. Higher education.
5. Housing, including the prevention and reduction of homelessness among
transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming youth and adults.
6. Employment.
7. Criminal justice, policing, and prisons.
8. Any other issue the task force considers relevant.
The task force consists of the following members:
1. A representative of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance whose duties
or expertise includes insurance services and policies as applied to transgender,
intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals.
2. A representative of the Department of Financial Institutions whose duties
or expertise includes financial services and policies as applied to transgender,
intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals.
3. Three members appointed by the secretary of health services, one of whom
is a representative of the Department of Health Services whose duties or expertise
includes protecting the rights of transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
nonconforming individuals or eliminating discrimination in departmental
programs, policies, or initiatives; one of whom is a physician who specializes in
transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming health issues; and one
of whom is a member of the Wisconsin Transgender Health Coalition.
4. A representative of the Department of Public Instruction whose duties or
expertise includes protecting the rights of transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and
gender nonconforming students or eliminating discrimination in educational
programs, policies, or initiatives.
5. Two members appointed by the president of the University of Wisconsin
System, one of whom is a representative of the University of Wisconsin System whose
duties or expertise includes protecting the rights of transgender, intersex, nonbinary,
and gender nonconforming students in the University of Wisconsin System or
eliminating discrimination in higher educational programs, policies, or initiatives
and one of whom is a representative of the Trans Counseling Advocacy Research and
Education Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
6. A representative of the Technical College System whose duties or expertise
includes protecting the rights of transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
nonconforming students in the Technical College System or eliminating
discrimination in higher educational programs, policies, or initiatives.
7. A representative of the Department of Children and Families whose duties
or expertise includes expanding access by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming youth to the department's services
or eliminating discrimination in departmental programs, policies, or initiatives with
respect to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
nonconforming youth.
8. A representative of the Department of Corrections whose duties or expertise
includes protecting the safety of transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
nonconforming populations or eliminating discrimination in departmental
programs, policies, or initiatives.
9. A representative of the Department of Workforce Development whose duties
or expertise includes expanding access by transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and
gender nonconforming populations to the department's services or eliminating
discrimination in departmental programs, policies, or initiatives.
10. A representative of the Division of Equal Rights whose duties or expertise
includes expanding access by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex,
nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals to the division's services or
eliminating discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex,
nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals in the division's programs,
policies, or initiatives.
11. One member appointed by the attorney general who is a representative of
the LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin.
12. Two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly who are
transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming individuals.
13. Two members appointed by the minority leader of the assembly who are
transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming individuals.
14. Two members appointed by the majority leader of the senate who are
transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming individuals.
15. Two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate who are
transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming individuals.
16. Two members appointed by the governor, one of whom is a representative
of a social service agency that provides services and support to transgender, intersex,
nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals and one of whom is a
representative of Fair Wisconsin.
17. A representative of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin,
appointed by the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of
Wisconsin.
For further information see the state 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:
SB443,1
1Section
1.
Nonstatutory provisions.
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(1)
Transgender equality task force.
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(a)
Creation. There is created a committee called the transgender equality task
4force for the purpose of studying the legal and societal barriers to equality for
5transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals in this
6state and making recommendations to improve their lives. The task force shall
7consist of the following members:
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81. A representative of the office of the commissioner of insurance, appointed by
9the commissioner of insurance, whose duties or expertise includes insurance services
10and policies as applied to transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
11nonconforming individuals.
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12. A representative of the department of financial institutions, appointed by
2the secretary of financial institutions, whose duties or expertise includes financial
3services and policies as applied to transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
4nonconforming individuals.
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53. Three members appointed by the secretary of health services, one of whom
6is a representative of the department of health services whose duties or expertise
7includes protecting the rights of transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
8nonconforming individuals or eliminating discrimination in departmental
9programs, policies, or initiatives; one of whom is a physician who specializes in
10transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming health issues; and one
11of whom is a member of the Wisconsin Transgender Health Coalition.
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124. A representative of the department of public instruction, appointed by the
13state superintendent of public instruction, whose duties or expertise includes
14protecting the rights of transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming
15students or eliminating discrimination in educational programs, policies, or
16initiatives.
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175. Two members appointed by the president of the University of Wisconsin
18System, one of whom is a representative of the University of Wisconsin System whose
19duties or expertise includes protecting the rights of transgender, intersex, nonbinary,
20and gender nonconforming students in the University of Wisconsin System or
21eliminating discrimination in higher educational programs, policies, or initiatives
22and one of whom is a representative of the Trans Counseling Advocacy Research and
23Education Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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246. A representative of the technical college system, appointed by the technical
25college system board, whose duties or expertise includes protecting the rights of
1transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students in the
2technical college system or eliminating discrimination in higher educational
3programs, policies, or initiatives.
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47. A representative of the department of children and families, appointed by
5the secretary of children and families, whose duties or expertise includes expanding
6access by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
7nonconforming youth to the department's services or eliminating discrimination in
8departmental programs, policies, or initiatives with respect to lesbian, gay, bisexual,
9transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming youth.
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108. A representative of the department of corrections, appointed by the secretary
11of corrections, whose duties or expertise includes protecting the safety of
12transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming populations or
13eliminating discrimination in departmental programs, policies, or initiatives.
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149. A representative of the department of workforce development, appointed by
15the secretary of workforce development, whose duties or expertise includes
16expanding access by transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming
17populations to the department's services or eliminating discrimination in
18departmental programs, policies, or initiatives.
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1910. A representative of the division of equal rights in the department of
20workforce development, appointed by the secretary of workforce development, whose
21duties or expertise includes expanding access by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
22intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals to the division's services
23or eliminating discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex,
24nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals in the division's programs,
25policies, or initiatives.
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111. One member appointed by the attorney general who is a representative of
2the LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin.
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312. Two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly who are
4transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming individuals.
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513. Two members appointed by the minority leader of the assembly who are
6transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming individuals.
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714. Two members appointed by the majority leader of the senate who are
8transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming individuals.
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915. Two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate who are
10transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming individuals.
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1116. Two members appointed by the governor, one of whom is a representative
12of a social service agency that provides services and support to transgender, intersex,
13nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals and one of whom is a
14representative of Fair Wisconsin.
SB443,6,17
1517. A representative of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin,
16appointed by the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of
17Wisconsin.
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(b)
Organization and administration.
SB443,7,6
191. The transgender equality task force shall organize as soon as practicable
20following the appointment of its members but not later than the 30th day following
21the appointment of its members. Upon its organization, the task force shall elect a
22steering committee from among its members. The steering committee shall consist
23of 5 members, at least 3 of whom shall be transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender
24nonconforming individuals. The task force may meet and hold meetings at the times
25and places it designates or upon the call of the steering committee. A majority of the
1members shall constitute a quorum. The task force may conduct business without
2a quorum present but may vote on a recommendation only when a quorum is present.
3Except as provided under subd. 3
., the members of the task force shall serve without
4compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including
5mileage costs, incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the task
6force.
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72. The transgender equality task force shall receive assistance and services
8from any state, county, or local department, board, office, commission, or agency, as
9the task force considers necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
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103. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (a), the department of
11administration shall staff and provide funding for the transgender equality task
12force. The physician member appointed under par. (a
) 3. and each member appointed
13under par. (a) 11. to 15
. shall be paid a stipend at the hourly rate of $15 for time
14necessarily spent in the performance of their duties, unless the member is an
15employee of the state performing those duties while on state time.
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(c)
Duties. The transgender equality task force shall study the legal and
17societal barriers to equality for transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
18nonconforming individuals in this state and shall provide recommendations in a
19report, submitted to the governor and the legislature in the manner required under
20par. (d), on how to ensure the equality and improve the lives of transgender, intersex,
21nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals. Those recommendations shall
22address the following areas:
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231. Health care, including increased access to health care and insurance
24providers that are competent in transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender
25nonconforming services and care.
SB443,8,3
12. Long-term care and other support services for individuals with disabilities
2and senior citizens who are transgender, intersex, nonbinary, or gender
3nonconforming.
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43. Education in primary and secondary schools.
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54. Higher education.
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65. Housing, including the prevention and reduction of homelessness among
7transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming youth and adults.
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86. Employment.