City of Philadelphia - File #: 180112

• File #: 180112
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/15/2018
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 3/8/2018
• Title: Proposing an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the eligibility, selection and removal of the Members of the Board of Education, relating to the Board of Education's responsibility for the administration of the School District, creating a Parent and Community Advisory Council, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell, Council President Clarke
• Indexes: BOARD OF EDUCATION, PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/8/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	17:0
3/1/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.	Pass
3/1/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
2/28/2018	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/28/2018	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
2/28/2018	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
2/28/2018	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY
2/15/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Proposing an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the eligibility, selection and removal of the Members of the Board of Education, relating to the Board of Education's responsibility for the administration of the School District, creating a Parent and Community Advisory Council, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.

Body
WHEREAS, Under Article II, Section 7 of the First Class City Public Education Home Rule Act (53 P.S. §13207), amendments to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the First Class City Home Rule Act, Section 6 of which (53 P.S. §13106) provides that Charter amendments may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; and

WHEREAS, City Council, by adoption of this resolution, proposes an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to public hearings and the selection and removal of the Members of the Board of Education; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the following amendment to Article XII of the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance:

ARTICLE XII
PUBLIC EDUCATION

CHAPTER 1
THE HOME RULE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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§ 12-100. The Home Rule School District.

A separate and independent home rule school district is hereby established and created to be known as "The School District of Philadelphia". The administration, management and operation of the School District of Philadelphia shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Board of Education established herein, and the School District of Phil...