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 African-American Males; 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 Jones
Introduced: June 11, 2015
Signed: December 3, 2015
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill creates an independent Commission on African-American Males to study and recommend solutions for challenges faced by African-American males in Philadelphia. The commission will be established if a majority of voters approve the amendment at a special election on April 26, 2016.
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