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Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by enacting a new Chapter 17-1500, entitled "Philadelphia Fair Criminal Record Standard," requiring a fair standards of criminal record screening within the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," is hereby amended by adding a new Chapter 17-1500, entitled "Philadelphia Fair Criminal Record Screening Standard," to read as follows:
CHAPTER 17-1500. PHILADELPHIA FAIR CRIMINAL RECORD SCREENING STANDARD.
ยง 17-1501. Purpose.
This chapter shall be known as the "Philadelphia Fair Criminal Record Screening Standard." The purpose of the chapter is to ensure that the City of Philadelphia, the persons and businesses supplying goods and/or services to the City, and the persons and businesses that receive financial assistance from the City deploy fair practices relating to the screening and identification of persons with criminal backgrounds. The City contracts with many businesses and organizations to provide services to the public, and provides financial assistance to developers for the purpose of promoting economic development and job growth. Such public expenditures should only be provided to persons and business that have fair policies relating to the screening and identification of persons with criminal backgrounds. The City Council of Philadelphia finds that the use of City funds to avoid unfair criminal background screening practices will greatly enhance the employability of ex-offenders who have paid their debt to society and who will safely and honestly work in jobs that allow them to provide for themselves and their families. The new standard is based on ordinances recently enacted by the Cities of Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well as the City of Philadelphia's 21st Century Minimum
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