City of Philadelphia - File #: 140514-A

• File #: 140514-A
• Version: 2
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/5/2014
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 10/9/2014
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to abolish the School Reform Commission and return local control of Philadelphia's schools, as proposed by a petition presented to the Council and approved for submission to the electors by Resolution; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER, SCHOOL REFORM COMMISSION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/23/2014	2	MAYOR	NO ACTION TAKEN
10/9/2014	2	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	14:1
10/2/2014	1	CITY COUNCIL	RECONSIDERED	Pass	15:0
10/2/2014	2	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
10/2/2014	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/2/2014	2	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
9/18/2014	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:1
6/19/2014	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/19/2014	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/19/2014	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/18/2014	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/18/2014	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
6/18/2014	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
6/18/2014	1	Committee on Law and Government	NO RECOMMENDATION, RULE SUSPENSION
6/5/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass
6/5/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to abolish the School Reform Commission and return local control of Philadelphia's schools, as proposed by a petition presented to the Council and approved for submission to the electors by Resolution; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. There shall be submitted for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia at the election to be held May 19, 2015, the amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 140527, approved by Council on September 18, 2014, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Council.

SECTION 2. There shall be placed on the ballot the following question to be answered "Yes" or "No" by the qualified electors participating in the election:

Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to abolish the School Reform Commission and return local control of Philadelphia's schools?

SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to (i) certify to the Board of Elections, within five days of this Ordinance becoming law, a copy of this Ordinance and Resolution No. 140527; and (ii) to have printed in pamphlet form, in sufficient number for general distribution, the proposed amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter as set forth in Resolution No. 140527 together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 ...