SEC. 182.22. PUBLIC HOUSEKEEPING TRAINING. (Added by Ord. No. 188,610, Eff. 9/8/25, Oper. 12/1/25.) A. The Division, or designee, shall establish a process whereby the City will certify and designate at least one “Public Housekeeping Training Organization”. The certification and designation of a Public Housekeeping Training Organization shall be carried out by the Division or its designee. B. A Hotel Employer shall ensure that each Hotel Worker who works as a Room Attendant attends a “Public Housekeeping Training” during which the Hotel worker shall receive their applicable wage rate from the Hotel Employer. The training shall be paid for by the Hotel Employer and provided by a Public Housekeeping Training Organization that is approved and certified by the Division. C. To be certified as a designated Public Housekeeping Training Organization, the organization shall meet the requirements set forth by the Division, or designee, including, but not be limited to, the following: 1. The Public Housekeeping Training Organization must have experience providing training to hotel workers or immigrant low-wage workers, utilize interactive teaching strategies that engage across multiple literacy levels, and provide trainers and educators who are culturally competent and fluent in the language or languages that hotel workers understand. 2. The “Public Housekeeping Training” should include no less than six hours of training, including live and interactive instruction, on the following elements, except that the Division, or designee, may determine that any element below is separately and sufficiently required by State or local law, in which case the element may be eliminated and the total training time reduced accordingly: a. Hotel Worker rights and Hotel Employer responsibilities under Article 2 of Chapter XVIII of this Code; b. Best practices for identifying and responding to suspected instances of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, or Violent or Threatening Conduct; c. Best practices for effective cleaning techniques to prevent the spread of disease; d. Best practices for identifying and avoiding insect or vermin infestations; and e. Best practices for identifying and responding to the presence of other potential criminal activity. 3.