City of Philadelphia - File #: 120789

• File #: 120789
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/4/2012
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/11/2012
• Title: Supporting House Resolution 840 which urges The Pennsylvania State University to use the endowment created pursuant to the consent decree with the National Collegiate Athletic Association to fund Pennsylvania's children's advocacy centers.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Bass

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/11/2012	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
10/4/2012	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass

Title
Supporting House Resolution 840 which urges The Pennsylvania State University to use the endowment created pursuant to the consent decree with the National Collegiate Athletic Association to fund Pennsylvania's children's advocacy centers.
Body
WHEREAS, On September 24, 2012, State Representative Julie Harhart introduced House Resolution 840, with twenty-one co sponsors, which urges the Pennsylvania State University to use the $60 million endowment to assist in the creation and maintenance of children's advocacy centers within this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State University has established an endowment pursuant to a consent decree imposed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); and

WHEREAS, The stated purpose of the endowment is to assist child victims of sexual abuse and to help prevent such abuse in the future; and

WHEREAS, The state-of-the-art treatment for victims of child sexual abuse and their families is provided by children's advocacy centers; and

WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has 67 counties but only 21 children's advocacy centers within this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Of the many counties in this Commonwealth which do not have a children's advocacy center, Centre County, the home of The Pennsylvania State University, is among them; and

WHEREAS, There is currently no dedicated funding stream for children's advocacy centers, and funding is the primary roadblock for establishment of children's advocacy centers; and

WHEREAS, The endowment established by The Pennsylvania State University is to be funded by contributions of $60 million; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby support House Resolution 840 which urges the Pennsylvania State University to use the $60 million endowment to assist in the creation and maintenance of children's advocacy centers within this Commonwealth.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk shall forward a certifie...