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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember Burnett
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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Hotels - Anti-Human Trafficking Training
For the purpose of requiring hotels to provide all hotel employees with anti-human trafficking training on an annual basis; conforming and correcting related provisions; and providing for a special effective date.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section 10-6
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 15. Licensing and Regulation
Subtitle 10. Hotels
ยง 10-6. Anti-trafficking training required.
(a) Hotel employees to be trained annually.
[(1)] Any person who owns or operates a hotel within the City must provide to all [new] hotel employees[, within 30 days of hire,] annual training on how to identify human trafficking activities and human trafficking victims.
[(2) Any person who owns or operates a hotel within the City must provide training to all existing hotel employees on how to identify human trafficking activities and human trafficking victims by August 1, 2016.]
(b) Training to be approved by Health Commissioner.
The anti-trafficking training program required by this section must be approved by the Health Commissioner as appropriate for training employees on ho...
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