Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-012-2021

• Reference No.: CB-012-2021
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 4/19/2021
• Introduced Date: 3/30/2021
• Public Hearing Date: 4/19/2021 @ 9:30 AM
• Effective date: 10/1/2021
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION for the purpose of amending the name of the Human Relations Commission to provide clarity to citizens and other governmental agencies as to the mission and function of the agency, modifying language to increase inclusion and diversity, adding gender identity as a protected class, and clarifying roles and authority of the Human Relations Commission and the appointed Commissioners.
• Proposers/Sponsors: County Executive, Calvin S. Hawkins, Rodney C. Streeter, Todd M. Turner, Derrick Leon Davis, Mel Franklin, Dannielle M. Glaros, Thomas E. Dernoga, Deni L. Taveras
• Code sections: 02-130 - , 02-185 - , 02-186 - , 02-187 - , 02-189 - , 02-190 - , 02-191 - , 02-192 - , 02-193 - , 02-194 - , 02-195 - , 02-196 - , 02-197 - , 02-198 - , 02-199 - , 02-201 - , 02-202 - , 02-203 - , 02-204 - , 02-205 - , 02-207 - , 02-208 - , 02-209 - , 02-210 - , 02-220 - , 02-227 - , 02-229 - , 02-230 - , 02-231 - , 02-294 - , 02-513 - , 02-518 - , 02-518.01 - , 05-168 - , 05-171.01 - , 10A-122 - , 13-162.00.03 - , 13-162.00.04 - , 14-194 -
• Related files: CB-011-2021
• Contact: Renée Battle-Brooks, Executive Director, Human Relations Commission

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/3/2021	2	County Executive	signed
4/19/2021	2	County Council	public hearing held
4/19/2021	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
3/30/2021	2	County Council	introduced
3/25/2021	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
3/18/2021	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	Held in Committee	Pass
3/2/2021	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION for the purpose of amending the name of the Human Relations Commission to provide clarity to citizens and other governmental agencies as to the mission and function of the agency, modifying language to increase inclusion and diversity, adding gender identity as a protected class, and clarifying roles and authority of the Human Relations Commission and the appointed Commissioners.

Background

The Human Relations Commission’s proposed amendments are intended to: change the name of the agency to the Office of Human Rights in order to provide clarity to citizens and other governmental agencies as to its mission and function; modify language to increase inclusion and diversity; add gender identity as a protected class; and clarify roles and authority of the Human Relations Commission and the appointed Commissioners.

The proposed Bill will have no fiscal impact.