City of Philadelphia - File #: 220865

• File #: 220865
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/27/2022
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 5/25/2023
• Title: Amending Title 18 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commerce," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Workforce Development Activity and Reporting," to promote workforce development activity, and to require the Department of Commerce to report to Council certain aggregate information regarding employment rates and training opportunities, and to report on assessments of the economic impact of the City's workforce development programs, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Council President Clarke, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson
• Indexes: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/7/2023	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/25/2023	1	CITY COUNCIL
2/9/2023	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
2/9/2023	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
2/9/2023	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
2/6/2023	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/6/2023	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
2/6/2023	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
2/6/2023	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/27/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Amending Title 18 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commerce," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Workforce Development Activity and Reporting," to promote workforce development activity, and to require the Department of Commerce to report to Council certain aggregate information regarding employment rates and training opportunities, and to report on assessments of the economic impact of the City's workforce development programs, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 18 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

TITLE 18. COMMERCE

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CHAPTER 18-600. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY AND REPORTING

?18-601. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply in this Chapter.

(1) Division. The Division of Workforce Solutions within the Department of Commerce.

(2) Workforce Development Program(s). Any directly City-funded program(s) or initiative(s) undertaken for the purpose of connecting Philadelphians with jobs and training opportunities or for the purpose of connecting employers to Philadelphia's workforce.

(3) Workforce Professional Alliance. A collective of workforce development organizations committed to increasing access to and increasing the impact of career readiness programs for Philadelphians.

?18-602. Workforce Development Activity Requirements.

(1) The Division shall be led by member(s) of Department of Commerce leadership. The Division shall promote workforce development in the City for the purpose of connecting Philadelphians with jobs and training opportunities and for the purpose of connecting employers to Philadelphia's workforce.

(2) The Division shall serve as a point of contact for employers, including private, public and quasi-public employers, interested in hiring Philadelphians.

(3) The Division shall collect data and supporting documentation, as is meaningful and available, to comply with the Workforce Development Reporting Req...