Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB910 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 910
8	8	D5, D4, P1 2lr1406
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10	10	By: Senator Waldstreicher
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Nondiscrimination – Courts and Other Governmental Entities – Prohibitions, 2
19	19	Policy, and Training 3
20	20	(Access to Justice for All Youth) 4
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22	22	FOR the purpose of requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of 5
23	23	Juvenile Services to provide certain nondiscrimination training to certain employees and 6
24	24	contractors; establishing that certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination apply 7
25	25	to units, officers, employees, and contractors of the State, a county, or a municipal 8
26	26	corporation and to a grantee, a program, or an entity receiving State funds; establishing 9
27	27	the policy of the State relating to equal access to the courts and nondiscrimination in the 10
28	28	receipt of court services; and generally relating to discrimination in courts. 11
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30	30	BY adding to 12
31	31	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
32	32	Section 13–101(g) 14
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
34	34	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
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36	36	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
37	37	Article – Human Services 18
38	38	Section 9–101(a) and (b) 19
39	39	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
40	40	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 21
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42	42	BY adding to 22
43	43	Article – Human Services 23
44	44	Section 9–227(f) 24
45	45	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
46	46	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 26
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48	48	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 27 2 SENATE BILL 910
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51	51	Article – State Government 1
52	52	Section 20–901 2
53	53	Annotated Code of Maryland 3
54	54	(2021 Replacement Volume) 4
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56	56	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
57	57	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
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59	59	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 7
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61	61	13–101. 8
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63	63	(G) (1) THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS SHALL PROVIDE 9
64	64	TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES AND CONTRA CTORS OF THE COURT S YSTEMS TO TEACH 10
65	65	BEHAVIORS, ATTITUDES, AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT AND AFFIRM L ESBIAN, GAY, 11
66	66	BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER , QUEER, QUESTIONING , AND GENDER NONCONFORMING 12
67	67	PERSONS. 13
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69	69	(2) THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS SHALL 14
70	70	DETERMINE THE FORMAT , FREQUENCY , AND CONTENT OF THE T RAINING REQUIRED 15
71	71	UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 16
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73	73	Article – Human Services 17
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75	75	9–101. 18
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77	77	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 19
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79	79	(b) “Department” means the Department of Juvenile Services. 20
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81	81	9–227. 21
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83	83	(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE TRAINING TO ITS EMPLOYEES AND 22
84	84	CONTRACTORS TO TEACH BEHAVIORS , ATTITUDES, AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT 23
85	85	AND AFFIRM LESBIA N, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER , QUEER, QUESTIONING , AND 24
86	86	GENDER NONCONFORMING PERSONS. 25
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88	88	Article – State Government 26
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90	90	20–901. 27
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92	92	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, [a unit, officer, or employee 28
93	93	of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation] THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS may 29
94	94	not engage in a discriminatory act prohibited by § 20–304, § 20–606, § 20–705, § 20–706, § 30
95	95	20–707, or § 20–708 of this title: 31 SENATE BILL 910 3
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99	99	(1) A UNIT, AN OFFICER, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE, A COUNTY, 1
100	100	OR A MUNICIPAL CORPO RATION; 2
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102	102	(2) A CONTRACTOR OF THE STATE, A COUNTY, OR A MUNICIPAL 3
103	103	CORPORATION ; OR 4
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105	105	(3) A GRANTEE, A PROGRAM, OR AN ENTITY RECEIVING STATE FUNDS. 5
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107	107	(b) Sections 20–304, 20–705, and 20–706 of this title do not prohibit the State, a 6
108	108	county, or a municipality from: 7
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110	110	(1) providing separate facilities for males and females in 8
111	111	government–owned or government–operated public institutions; or 9
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113	113	(2) operating or funding special or separate programs and facilities for 10
114	114	children, seniors, or other special populations. 11
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116	116	(C) (1) FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS SUBSECTION , “NONMERIT FACTORS ” 12
117	117	MEANS FACTORS INCLUD ING RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN , 13
118	118	MARITAL STATUS , SEXUAL ORIENTATION , GENDER IDENTITY , OR DISABILITY. 14
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120	120	(2) IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE THAT THE COURTS OF THE STATE 15
121	121	SHALL: 16
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123	123	(I) PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO COURTS OF EQUITY 17
124	124	THROUGHOUT THE STATE REGARDLESS OF A NY NONMERIT FACTORS OF THE 18
125	125	INDIVIDUAL SEEKING A CCESS; 19
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127	127	(II) ENSURE THAT FAMILIES , KIN, AND PROSPECTIVE AND 20
128	128	CURRENT FOSTER AND A DOPTIVE PARENTS ARE PROTECTED FROM 21
129	129	DISCRIMINATION BASED ON NONMERIT FACTORS WHILE BENEFITTING FR OM OR 22
130	130	PARTICIPATING IN SER VICES OF THE COURT S YSTEM, CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM , AND 23
131	131	OTHER GOVERNMENT SYS TEMS; AND 24
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133	133	(III) PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATI ON BASED ON NONMERIT FACTORS 25
134	134	IN THE ADMINISTRATIO N OF SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL APPLIC ABLE OFFICES AND 26
135	135	FUNCTIONS, AND SERVICES TO YOUTH WH O ARE AT RISK OF, OR ARE SURVIVORS OF , 27
136	136	HUMAN TRAFFICKING : 28
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138	138	1. IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM; 29
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140	140	2. IN THE JUVENILE JUST ICE SYSTEM; 30
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144	144	3. WHILE RECEIVING SERVICES F OR THE HOMELESS ; OR 1
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146	146	4. IN THE BEHAVIORAL HE ALTH SYSTEMS OF CARE . 2
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148	148	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
149	149	October 1, 2022. 4