Official: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.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: June 5, 2014
Signed: October 9, 2014
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows Philadelphia residents to vote on whether the School Reform Commission should be abolished and local control of schools returned.
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