Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter establishing and defining the responsibilities of an independent Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: January 22, 2015
Signed: February 26, 2015
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill proposes an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to establish an independent Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten, which would recommend a plan for achieving universal high-quality pre-kindergarten for three-and-four-year-olds without taking away funds from existing education.
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