Baltimore City Council
File #: 23-0427    Version: 0 Name: Baltimore Police Department - Trauma-Informed Care Training
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 9/18/2023 In control: Baltimore City Council
On agenda: Final action: 4/24/2024
Enactment #: 24-338
Title: Baltimore Police Department - Trauma-Informed Care Training For the purpose of adding the Baltimore Police Department to the list of City agencies who are required to designate 2 agency staff members to participate in certain trauma-informed training and activities.
Sponsors: Zeke Cohen, John T. Bullock
Indexes: Baltimore City Police Department, Care, Training, Trauma
Attachments: 1. 23-0427~1st Reader, 2. ECB 23-0427, 3. DPW 23-0427, 4. 23-0427 - Law, 5. BCHD - 23-0427, 6. BPD 23-0427, 7. March 2024 Fire Department Quarterly Council Final, 8. 23-0427~3rd Reader, 9. 23-0427 Signed, 10. Completed Ordinance 23-0427 24-338
Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Cohen


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Baltimore Police Department - Trauma-Informed Care Training
For the purpose of adding the Baltimore Police Department to the list of City agencies who are required to designate 2 agency staff members to participate in certain trauma-informed training and activities.
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By amending
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section 22-21(a)(2)
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 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies

Subtitle 22. Children, Youth, and Families

Part IV. Trauma-informed Care; Trauma-Responsiveness

§ 22-21. Trauma-informed care training.

(a) Definitions.

(2) Agency.

“Agency” means:

(i) the Baltimore City Fire Department;

(ii) the Baltimore City Parking Authority;

(iii) the Baltimore Police Department;

(iv) [(iii)] the Department of Finance;

(v) [(iv)] the Department of Law;

(vi) [(v)] the Department of Housing and Community Development;

(vii) [(vi)] the Department of Planning;

(viii) [(vii)] the Department of Public Works;

(ix) [(viii)] the Department of Recreation and Parks;

(x) [(ix)] the Department of Transportation;

(xi) [(x)]...

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