City of Philadelphia - File #: 070211

• File #: 070211
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 3/22/2007
• In control: Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/or handicapped school age children are transported to and from school under the supervision of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission; and to determine the means, methods and criterion used by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to ensure the safety of this group of children in transit; and to determine what are the special transportation needs of this group of children and what can be done to address these needs.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Kenney, Council President Verna, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Kelly

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/22/2007	0	Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/22/2007	0	Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped	RECESSED
10/22/2007	0	Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped	HEARING HELD
6/12/2007	0	Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/12/2007	0	Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped	HEARING HELD
6/12/2007	0	Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped	RECESSED
3/22/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
3/22/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
3/22/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/or handicapped school age children are transported to and from school under the supervision of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission; and to determine the means, methods and criterion used by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to ensure the safety of this group of children in transit; and to determine what are the special transportation needs of this group of children and what can be done to address these needs.

Body

      WHEREAS, The number of disabled/and or handicapped school age children in Philadelphia is unknown; and

      WHEREAS, The Philadelphia School Reform Commission, under its supervision, transports disabled and/or handicapped children to school; and  

WHEREAS, The safety of our school aged children is paramount to this Body; and

WHEREAS, The safety of our school aged children who are disabled/and or handicapped is equally important to this Body; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That Council hereby authorizes City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/or handicapped school age children are transported to and from school under the supervision of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission; and to determine the means and methods used by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to ensure the safety of this group of children; and to determine what are the special transportation needs for this group of children and what can be done to address these needs.

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