City of Baltimore - File #: 19-0410

• File #: 19-0410
• Version: 0
• Name: The Baltimore City Trauma-Responsive Care Act
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 7/22/2019
• In control: Mayor
• Final action: 2/9/2020
• Enactment #: 20-341
• Title: The Baltimore City Trauma-Responsive Care Act For the purpose of establishing the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force and its members; setting forth certain duties of the Task Force; requiring certain agencies to designate certain individuals to undergo formal training in trauma-informed care and to perform certain other duties related to ensuring that certain agencies are delivering services in a manner consistent with best practices in trauma-informed care; requiring certain agencies to submit periodic progress reports to the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to submit an annual report to the Mayor and City Council regarding the re-orientation of certain city services to focus on trauma-informed care; re-constituting the current Office of Children, Youth, and Families to be the Office of Children and Family Success; making a primary duty of the Office of Children and Family Success to lead a citywide initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive and trauma-informed delivery of servic...
• Sponsors: Zeke Cohen, Mary Pat Clarke, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Ryan Dorsey, Bill Henry, Kristerfer Burnett, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Shannon Sneed, John T. Bullock, Danielle McCray, Eric T. Costello, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Robert Stokes, Sr., Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Baltimore City, Care, Response, Trauma

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/24/2020	0	City Council	Enacted with no signature from Mayor (passage of 3 council meetings)
1/27/2020	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
1/13/2020	0	City Council	3rd Reader, Enrolled for Final Passage
1/13/2020	0	Health	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
12/17/2019	0	Health	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
12/5/2019	0	Health	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
11/21/2019	0	Health
11/4/2019	0	Health	Worksession
10/28/2019	0	Health	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
8/19/2019	0	Health	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Children and Family Success
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Pratt Library
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Employee Development
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Human Services
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Planning
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Recreation and Parks
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Transportation
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Fire Department
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Parking Authority Board
7/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
7/22/2019	0	City Council	Assigned
7/22/2019	0	Health	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
7/22/2019	0	City Council	Introduced

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
The Baltimore City Trauma-Responsive Care Act
For the purpose of establishing the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force and its members; setting forth certain duties of the Task Force; requiring certain agencies to designate certain individuals to undergo formal training in trauma-informed care and to perform certain other duties related to ensuring that certain agencies are delivering services in a manner consistent with best practices in trauma-informed care; requiring certain agencies to submit periodic progress reports to the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to submit an annual report to the Mayor and City Council regarding the re-orientation of certain city services to focus on trauma-informed care; re-constituting the current Office of Children, Youth, and Families to be the Office of Children and Family Success; making a primary duty of the Office of Children and Family Success to lead a citywide initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive and trauma-informed delivery of services; defining certain terms; correcting and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to providing trauma-informed services to the citizens of Baltimore.
body

By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, Council, and Agencies
Sections 22-1 and 22-11
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By adding
Article 1 - ...