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HOUSE BILL 1276
L2, O4, S1 (2lr2513)
ENROLLED BILL
— Ways and Means/Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs —
Introduced by Delegate Attar
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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Speaker.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Baltimore City Youth Data Hub – Establishment 2
FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub for the purpose of 3
promoting well–being of youth and improving access to and cost–efficiency of youth 4
programs; establishing an executive committee and providing for a manager to 5
operate the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub; providing that certain activities of the 6
executive committee and manager are not subject to the Open Meetings Act or the 7
Public Information Act; authorizing certain entities to provide data to the Baltimore 8
City Youth Data Hub; providing for the authorized uses and ownership of the data 9
provided to the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub; establishing certain penalties and 10
immunity under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the Baltimore City 11
Youth Data Hub. 12
BY adding to 13
Article – Local Government 14 2 HOUSE BILL 1276
Section 31–101 through 31–110 to be under the new title “Title 31. Baltimore City 1
Youth Data Hub” 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2013 Volume and 2021 Supplement) 4
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
Article – Local Government 7
TITLE 31. BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 8
31–101. 9
(A) IN THIS TITLE THE FOL LOWING WORDS HAVE TH E MEANINGS 10
INDICATED. 11
(B) “AGGREGATE” MEANS TO CORRELATE , LINK, OR ASSOCIATE 12
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIA BLE INFORMATION FROM ONE PROVIDER WITH 13
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIA BLE INFORMATION FROM ANY OTHER PROVIDER I NSIDE 14
THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 15
(C) “AUTHORIZED PURPOSE ” MEANS AN EVIDENCE –BASED, TESTABLE 16
INQUIRY THAT IS INTE NDED TO YIELD RESULTS THA T FURTHER THE PURPOS E OF 17
THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 18
(D) “BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB” MEANS AN INTEGRATED , 19
ELECTRONIC DATA MANA GEMENT SYSTEM THAT L INKS DATA ABOUT YOUT H FROM 20
ANY PROVIDER . 21
(E) (1) “DATA” MEANS ANY INFORMA TION ABOUT A YOUTH . 22
(2) “DATA” INCLUDES NAMES , ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS , 23
DATES OF BIRTH , INFORMATION ON GENDE R, ETHNICITY, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE 24
PROFICIENCY, FAMILY OR PERSONAL I NCOMES, OTHER FAMILY DATA , SOCIAL 25
SECURITY NUMBERS , STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBE RS, 26
ENROLLMENT AND ATTEN DANCE DATES , PERFORMANCE INFORMAT ION IN ANY 27
JOBS, INTERNSHIPS, SCHOOLS, OR OTHER PROGRAMS , CURRENT AND PAST HEA LTH 28
INFORMATION , INCLUDING BIRTH WEIG HTS, MATERNAL HEALTH AT B IRTH, AND 29
EXPOSURE TO LEAD , AND INFORMA TION ON THE RECEIPT INDIVIDUALLY OR BY 30
FAMILY OF WELFARE BE NEFITS. 31
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(F) (1) “DATA RECIPIENT” MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL , AGENCY, OR ENTITY 1
THAT RECEIVES DE –IDENTIFIED DATA FROM THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA 2
HUB FOR ANALYSIS , RESEARCH, OR EVALUATION PURPOS ES. 3
(2) “DATA RECIPIENT” INCLUDES THE MANAGER OR A PROVIDER. 4
(G) “DE–IDENTIFIED DATA ” MEANS ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE 5
INFORMATION THAT IS PERMANENTLY REMOVED IN A MANNER THAT LEA VES NO 6
REASONABLE BASIS TO BELIEVE THAT THE REM AINING INFORMATION C AN BE USED 7
TO SUCCESSFULLY LINK THE DE–IDENTIFIED DATA TO A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUA L. 8
(H) “EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ” MEANS THE BODY THAT PROVIDES VISION , 9
OVERSIGHT, AND LEADERSHIP FOR T HE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 10
(I) “MANAGER” MEANS THE NONGOVERNM ENTAL CUSTODIAN O F THE 11
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB RESPONSIBLE FOR I TS OPERATION , UPKEEP, 12
AND SECURITY. 13
(J) “PERSONALLY IDENTIFIAB LE INFORMATION ” MEANS INCLUDES: 14
(1) AN INDIVIDUAL’S NAME; 15
(2) THE NAME OF AN INDIV IDUAL’S PARENT OR OTHER FA MILY 16
MEMBERS; 17
(3) THE ADDRESS OF AN INDIVI DUAL OR AN INDIVIDUA L’S FAMILY 18
MEMBERS; 19
(4) A PERSONAL IDENTIFIE R, INCLUDING AN INDIVID UAL’S SOCIAL 20
SECURITY NUMBER , STUDENT IDENTIFICATI ON NUMBER, OR BIOMETRIC RECORD ; 21
(5) AN INDIRECT IDENTIFI ER, INCLUDING AN INDIVID UAL’S DATE OF 22
BIRTH, PLACE OF BIRTH , OR MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME ; AND 23
(6) ANY DATA THAT , EITHER ALONE OR IN C OMBINATION, WOULD 24
TEND TO ASSOCIATE OR LINK A PIECE OF INFO RMATION WITH A PARTI CULAR 25
INDIVIDUAL IN A MANN ER THAT WOULD ALLOW A REASONABLE PERSON IN THE 26
COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY THE PART ICULAR INDIVIDUAL . 27
(K) “PROVIDER” MEANS: 28
(1) THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY OR A UNIT WITHIN THE OFFICE 29
OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY; 30
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(2) THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY; BALTIMORE’S 1
PROMISE; AND 2
(3) THE BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS ; AND 3
(4) ANY OTHER PUBLIC , QUASI–PUBLIC, OR PRIVATE ENTITY TH AT 4
CONTRIBUTES DATA TO THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 5
(L) “QUERY” MEANS TO SEARCH , FIND, AND ANALYZE DATA IN THE 6
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 7
(M) (L) “SECURE” MEANS TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE DATA 8
SECURITY PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN DATA IN STR ICT CONFIDENCE AND P ROTECT 9
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIA BLE INFORMATION AND DE–IDENTIFIED DATA 10
AGGREGATED THROUGH T HE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB FROM 11
UNAUTHORI ZED ACCESS, USE, MODIFICATION , OR DISCLOSURE . 12
(N) (M) “YOUTH” MEANS ANY PERSON UND ER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS WHO: 13
(1) RESIDES IN BALTIMORE CITY; 14
(2) ATTENDS OR GRADUATED FROM AN ELEMENTARY O R SECONDARY 15
SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE CITY; OR 16
(3) PARTICIPATES IN OR GRADUATED FROM ANY YOUTH PROGRAM IN 17
BALTIMORE CITY. 18
31–102. 19
(A) THERE IS A BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB IN BALTIMORE CITY. 20
(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB IS: 21
(1) TO PROMOTE THE HEALT H, SAFETY, SECURITY, AND WELL–BEING 22
OF YOUTH; AND 23
(2) TO IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO AND THE OV ERALL 24
COST–EFFICIENCY OF PROGRA MS SERVING YOUTH . 25
31–103. 26
(A) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE CONSISTS OF: 27
(1) THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY, OR THE MAYOR’S DESIGNEE; 28 HOUSE BILL 1276 5
(2) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BALTIMORE CITY 1
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, OR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S DESIGNEE; AND 2
(3) REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER PROVIDERS ANY OTHER 3
INDIVIDUALS JOINTLY SELECTED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. 4
(B) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL: 5
(1) OVERSEE THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB; AND 6
(2) APPOINT AND OVERSEE THE MANAGER OF THE BALTIMORE CITY 7
YOUTH DATA HUB. 8
(C) (1) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE SHALL ESTABLISH A N ADVISORY 9
COMMITTEE OF COMMUNI TY STAKEHOLDERS , INCLUDING REPRESENTA TIVES FROM 10
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, FAITH–BASED INSTITUTIONS , COMMUNITY RESIDENT 11
ASSOCIATIONS, AND MEMBERS FROM THE LARGER COMMUNITY . 12
(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVISO RY COMMITTEE IS TO I NCREASE 13
AWARENESS OF AND PRO VIDE FEEDBACK ON THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA 14
HUB. 15
31–104. 16
(A) (1) THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB AND ANY 17
DE–IDENTIFIED AGGREGATE D DATA ARE NOT PUBLI C OR GOVERNMENT RECO RDS 18
AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. 19
(2) THE PARTICIPATION OF THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE 20
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, 21
OR THEIR DESIGNEES I N THE EXECUTIVE COMM ITTEE DOES NOT SUBJE CT THE 22
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT OR THE 23
OPEN MEETINGS ACT. 24
(B) (A) (1) THE MANAGER SHALL OPE RATE THE BALTIMORE CITY 25
YOUTH DATA HUB. 26
(2) (B) THE MANAGER SHALL BE A CITY–WIDE ENTITY THAT AIM S 27
TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH, WITH A SPECIFIC F OCUS ON YOUTH FROM 28
HISTORICALLY MARGINA LIZED COMMUNITIES . 29
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(3) (C) THE MANAGER SHALL AGG REGATE PROMPTLY AND 1
PROPERLY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA TION RECEIVED FROM 2
PROVIDERS. 3
(4) (D) (I) (1) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 4
PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE MANAGER MAY CONT RACT 5
WITH A TECHNOLOGY VE NDOR OR OTHER PROFES SIONAL. 6
(II) (2) IF THE MANAGER CONTRA CTS WITH A TECHNOLOG Y 7
VENDOR OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL TO CODE , CREATE, OR ASSIST WITH THE 8
OPERATION OF THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB, THE TECHNOLOGY 9
VENDOR OR PROFESSION AL IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE 10
RELATED TO THE MANAG ER. 11
(5) (E) (I) (1) THE MANAGER IS NOT SU BJECT TO THE PUBLIC 12
INFORMATION ACT OR THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. 13
(II) (2) THE RECORDS FOR WHICH THE MANAGER IS A 14
CUSTODIAN ARE NOT SU BJECT TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. 15
31–105. 16
(A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, ANY LOCAL 17
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AND THE BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL 18
COMMISSIONERS MAY PRO VIDE PERSONALLY IDEN TIFIABLE INFORMATION AND 19
DATA FOR THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 20
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, ANY STATE OR 21
LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL E NTITY OR PRIVATE OR QUASI–GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY 22
MAY PROVIDE PERSONAL LY IDENTIFIABLE INFO RMATION AND DATA FOR THE 23
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 24
(B) A ON REQUEST OF THE MAN AGER, A PROVIDER MAY SUBMIT AND 25
UPDATE PERSONALLY ID ENTIFIABLE INFORMATI ON AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO 26
THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB’S PURPOSE ON A ROLLING OR REAL –TIME 27
BASIS. 28
(C) (B) (C) EACH PROVIDER AND ITS CLIENTS, STUDENTS, OR PARTICIPANTS , 29
AS APPROPRIATE , SHALL RETAIN OWNERSH IP OF: 30
(1) THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE PROVIDER ; AND 31
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(2) THE DE–IDENTIFIED DATA AND ANY NEW DATA ELEMENT , 1
INCLUDING DERIVATIVE FILES GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE DATA P ROVIDED 2
BY THE PROVIDER TO T HE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 3
31–106. 4
(A) THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB AND MANAGER MAY U SE ONLY 5
AGGREGATED , DE–IDENTIFIED DATA FOR CONDUCTING ANY ANALY SIS, RESEARCH, 6
AND REPORTING TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE , THE PUBLIC, OR OTHERWISE . 7
(B) DIRECT ACCESS TO PERS ONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN THE 8
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB SHALL BE RESTRICT ED TO THE MANAGER AND 9
THE MANAGER ’S AUTHORIZED STAFF O R CONTRACTORS ONLY F OR AUTHORIZED 10
PURPOSES AND LAWFUL QUALITY CONTROL . 11
(C) ON THE RECEIPT OF DAT A, THE MANAGER OR ITS D ESIGNATED 12
TECHNOLOGY VENDOR SH ALL WORK WITH PROVID ERS TO PROMPTLY EXTR ACT AND 13
UPLOAD T HE DATA INTO THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB’S DATA 14
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FO R AGGREGATION AND DE –IDENTIFICATION . 15
(D) IMMEDIATELY AFTER AGG REGATING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE 16
INFORMATION IN THE D ATA MANAGEMENT SYSTE M, THE MANAGER SHALL DE STROY 17
ANY COPIES OF TH E PERSONALLY IDENTIF IABLE INFORMATION EX ISTING OUTSIDE 18
THE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A MANNER S UCH THAT, AFTER AGGREGATION , 19
THE MANAGER DOES NOT POSSESS OR RETAIN AN Y PERSONALLY IDENTIF IABLE 20
INFORMATION OUTSIDE THE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 21
(E) THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB MAY NOT USE ITS D ATA 22
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FO R QUERIES TO PRODUCE ANY PERSONALLY IDENT IFIABLE 23
INFORMATION OR REPOR TS THAT CONTAIN ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIA BLE 24
INFORMATION . 25
31–107. 26
(A) (1) THE MANAGER SHALL PRO MPTLY REVIEW ANY QUE RY 27
REQUESTED BY A PROVI DER. 28
(2) THE MANAGER MAY RUN Q UERIES FOR INDIVIDUA LS OR ENTITIES 29
THAT ARE NOT PROVIDE RS. 30
(B) BEFORE APPROVING A QU ERY, THE MANAGER , WITH ASSISTANCE FROM 31
TECHNICAL EXPERTS ID ENTIFIED BY THE EXEC UTIVE COMMITTEE , SHALL CONDUCT 32
AN IN–DEPTH REVIEW OF THE P ROPOSED QUERY FOR CO NSISTENCY WITH 33
AUTHORIZED PURPOSES , ALIGNMENT WITH EVIDE NCE–BASED STANDARDS FOR 34 8 HOUSE BILL 1276
EQUITABLE, ETHICAL, AND METHODOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE INQUIRIE S, AND 1
ASSESSMENT OF THE BE NEFITS FOR AND IMPAC T ON THE GREATER BALTIMORE 2
CITY COMMUNITY . 3
(C) BEFORE PROVIDING ANY DATA IN RESPONSE TO A QUERY, THE 4
MANAGER SHALL OBTAIN WRITTEN APPROVAL FRO M ANY PROVIDER OF DA TA TO 5
CONFIRM THAT THERE I S NO REASONABLE BASI S TO BELIEVE THAT DE –IDENTIFIED 6
DATA PROVIDED IN RES PONSE TO A QUERY COU LD BE USED BY A DATA RE CIPIENT 7
TO SUCCESSFULLY LINK DE–IDENTIFIED DATA TO A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUA L, 8
BASED ON THE SIZE OR UNIQUENESS OF THE PO PULATION UNDER CONSI DERATION 9
IN THE QUERY, OR OTHERWISE . 10
(D) THE MANAGER SHALL ENS URE THAT THE DATA MA NAGEMENT SYSTE M 11
AND PROVIDED DATA AR E SECURE USING SECUR ITY STANDARDS AND PR OTOCOLS 12
THAT ADDRESS , AT A MINIMUM, DATA SECURITY AND AC CESS, SECURITY INCIDENT 13
AND DISASTER RECOVER Y PROCEDURES , AND RECORDING AND MO NITORING OF 14
SYSTEM ACTIVITY . 15
(E) THE MANAGER SHALL MAI NTAIN APPROPRIATE ADMINI STRATIVE, 16
PHYSICAL, AND TECHNICAL SAFEGU ARDS THAT PROTECT PR IVACY, 17
CONFIDENTIALITY , INTEGRITY, AND AVAILABILITY OF ANY DATA IN COMPLIAN CE 18
WITH THE FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT AND OTHER 19
RELEVANT PRIVACY LAW S AND POLICIES, INCLUDING: 20
(1) THE REQUIRED USE OF DE–IDENTIFIED DATA IN D ATA RESEARCH 21
AND REPORTING ; 22
(2) THE REQUIRED DISPOSI TION OF DATA THAT IS NO LONGER 23
NEEDED; 24
(3) PROVIDING DATA SECUR ITY, INCLUDING THE CAPACI TY FOR 25
AUDIT TRAILS; 26
(4) PROVIDING FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF REGULAR AUDITS FO R 27
COMPLIANCE WITH DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY STANDARDS; AND 28
(5) IMPLEMENTING GUIDELI NES AND POLICIES THA T PREVENT THE 29
REPORTING OF OTHER P OTENTIALLY PERSONALL Y IDENTIFIABLE INFOR MATION. 30
(F) THE MANAGER SHALL ENS URE THAT A QUERY OF THE DATA 31
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM : 32
(1) RESULTS IN DISCLOSUR E OF ONLY AGGREGATED DE–IDENTIFIED 33
DATA OR AGGREGATED D E–IDENTIFIED DATA REPO RTS TO A DATA RECIPI ENT; AND 34 HOUSE BILL 1276 9
(2) DOES NOT REVEAL PERS ONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO 1
A DATA RECIPIENT. 2
(G) ON REQUEST, THE MANAGER MAY PROV IDE TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE TO 3
DATA RECIPIENTS REGA RDING DATA RECEIVED FROM THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH 4
DATA HUB. 5
(H) (1) THE MANAGER AND ANY D ATA RECIPIENTS MAY N OT: 6
(I) ATTEMPT TO RE –IDENTIFY DE–IDENTIFIED DATA; OR 7
(II) DISCLOSE, RELEASE, OR REPORT DATA IN AN Y FORM THAT 8
MAY RESULT IN THE RE –IDENTIFICATION OF DE –IDENTIFIED DATA . 9
(2) THIS SUBSECTION MAY N OT BE CONSTRUED TO I NTERFERE WITH 10
A DATA RECIPIENT ’S CONTINUED USE OF O R RELIANCE ON PERSON ALLY 11
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMAT ION PROVIDED TO THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA 12
HUB. 13
31–108. 14
EACH YEAR, THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB SHALL PUBLISH A 15
REPORT THAT IS AVAIL ABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC ON : 16
(1) THE IMPLEMENTATION O F THE DATA MANAGEMEN T SYSTEM, 17
INCLUDING IDENTIFICA TION OF THE SOURCES AND TYPES OF DATA RE CEIVED BY 18
THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB FROM EACH PROVIDE R DURING THE 19
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G 12 MONTHS; 20
(2) A DESCRIPTION OF EAC H APPROVED DISCLOSUR E OF DATA BY 21
THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB; 22
(3) A LIST OF PUBLICATIO NS AND OTHER REPORTS BASED ON THE 23
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB DATA; 24
(4) RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR E NHANCEMENT 25
AND ALIGNMENT OF DAT A COLLECTION AND MAI NTENANCE BY PROVIDER S; AND 26
(5) ANY OTHER INFORMAT ION CONSIDERED APPRO PRIATE BY THE 27
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE . 28
31–109. 29
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(A) A PERSON, WHETHER ACTING ON BE HALF OF THE MANAGER OR A 1
PROVIDER, WHO OBTAINS , DISCLOSES, OR USES, OR ATTEMPTS TO OBTAI N, 2
DISCLOSE, OR USE IDENTIFIABLE DATA FOR A PURPOSE O THER THAN AGGREGATION 3
IN THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB IS GUILTY OF A MI SDEMEANOR AND ON 4
CONVICTION IS SUBJEC T TO IMPRISONMENT NO T EXCEEDING 1 YEAR OR A FINE NOT 5
EXCEEDING $1,000 OR BOTH. 6
(B) A PERSON, WHETHER ACTING ON BE HALF OF THE MANAGER OR A 7
PROVIDER, IS CIVILLY LIABLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL FOR ACTUA L DAMAGES , 8
INCLUDING ATTORNEY ’S FEES AND LITIGATIO N COSTS, THAT THE COURT 9
CONSIDERS APPROPRIAT E IF THE COURT FINDS BY CLEAR AND CONVINC ING 10
EVIDENCE THAT THE PE RSON COMMITTED A VIO LATION OF ANY PROVIS ION OF THIS 11
TITLE THAT CAUSED ANY DA MAGE TO THE INDIVIDU AL. 12
31–110. 13
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, AND EXCEPT AS 14
PROVIDED IN § 31–109 OF THIS TITLE, A PROVIDER MAY NOT B E CIVILLY OR 15
CRIMINALLY LIABLE FO R PROVIDING IDENTIFI ABLE DATA TO THE MAN AGER FOR 16
THE SOLE PURPOSE OF INCLU SION IN THE BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH DATA HUB. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 18
1, 2022. 19
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.