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Human trafficking; attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary response teams. [HB-581]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Human trafficking response teams. Requires attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary human trafficking response teams. The bill provides that each team shall hold a meeting, at least annually, to (i) discuss implementation of protocols and policies; (ii) establish and review guidelines for the community's response to various forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking; and (iii) review protocols for the trauma-informed, victim-centered collection, preservation, and secure storage of evidence from
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HB-581: Human trafficking; attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish multidisciplinary response teams.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian E. Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0366) on 04/03/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [SB-182]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and administer a training program regarding the use of facial recognition technology on or before June 30, 2026; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, on or before October 1 each year, to report to the General Assembly information reported by law enforcement agencies using facial recognition technology; etc.
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Revisions [SB-256]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the membership and duties of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; providing that a law enforcement agency may employ an individual as a police officer for a certain period only if the individual is certified or provisionally certified by the Commission; and altering provisions of law relating to the certification and recertification of police officers.
SB-256: Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response [SB-153]
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[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
SB-153: Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [HB-148]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees on the identification and reporting of human trafficking victims; requiring, by January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, employers to certify that all their employees have completed the training; requiring employers to provide a new employee with the required training within 90 days after the date of hire; requiring employers to establish certain reporting procedures; etc.
HB-148: Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Reassigned To Judicial Proceedings on 03/25/2024
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Private security services business; training requirements for human trafficking. [HB-203]
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[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Private security services business; training requirements; human trafficking. Requires the compulsory minimum, entry-level, and in-service training standards for an unarmed security officer, armed security officer, courier, security canine handler, and alarm respondent to include a training requirement on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking. The bill provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services shall have the power and duty to develop an online course to meet such training requirement.
HB-203: Private security services business; training requirements for human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shelly Anne Simonds
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 367 (effective 7/1/24) on 04/03/2024
Human trafficking services; adds to responsibilities of DSS certain duties related to prevention. [HB-148]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Department of Social Services; human trafficking services. Adds to the responsibilities of the Department of Social Services certain duties related to human trafficking prevention and victim support. The bill requires the Department, among other things, to develop a tiered certification system for programs that provide services to victims of human trafficking, which shall consider (i) whether the program is accredited by a nationally recognized credentialing entity; (ii) the program's services, practices, governance, organizational structure, leadership,
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HB-148: Human trafficking services; adds to responsibilities of DSS certain duties related to prevention.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Ferrell Tata
Left In Health And Human Services on 02/13/2024