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Create a Panel to Help Families in Need

Official:Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Community Child Welfare Commission; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.

Sponsors: Councilmember Ahmad, Councilmember Gauthier, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Landau, Councilmember Lozada, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Bass

Introduced: January 22, 2026

: Committee on Law and Government

children and youthhome rule charter amendment

Plain-Language Summary

This bill would have created a Community Child Welfare Commission to oversee child welfare services in Philadelphia, but it was withdrawn.

What This Bill Does

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Proposes an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create a Community Child Welfare Commission.
Submits the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of Philadelphia for approval or disapproval at the election to be held on May 19, 2026.
Places a ballot question on the election asking voters whether the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter should be amended to create the Community Child Welfare Commission.
Directs the Clerk of Council to prepare and distribute materials related to the proposed amendment, including a copy of the proposed amendment and the ballot question, to the Board of Elections and to newspapers for publication.