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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
§ 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 how to identify human trafficking activities and human trafficking victims.
(c) Certification required.
Beginning in calendar year [2016] 2020, any person who owns or operates a hotel within the City must annually certify to the Housing Commissioner, no later than [August 1] December 31 of each year, that all hotel employees have completed the training required by this section.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
Section 3. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 180th
day after the date it is enacted.