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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Middleton
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
"Ban the Box" - Fair Criminal Record Screening Practices
FOR the purpose of prohibiting City agencies from making certain inquiries about or taking certain actions because of certain arrests or accusations; prohibiting City agencies in certain circumstances from conducting criminal record checks of applicants for employment; setting certain procedures for an agency's proposed adverse action; setting standards and factors for the disqualification of applicants based on a criminal conviction; prohibiting reprisals against persons who allege a violation; providing for administrative and judicial review; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to fair criminal record screening practices.
Title
BY renaming
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Subtitle 7. "City Officers and Employees"
to be
Subtitle 7. "Officers and Employees - General"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 7A-1 to 7A-10, to be under the new subtitle,
"Subtitle 7A. Officers and Employees - Criminal Background Checks"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That City Code Article 1, Subtitle 7 is renamed to be "Officers and Employees - General"...
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