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Council proposed law to fund teachers' personal classroom expenses through non-profit corporation.

Official:Authorizing City Officials to File Articles of Incorporation to establish a Non-Profit Corporation that shall be called The Philadelphia School Teacher's Reimbursement Fund, Inc., for the purpose of reimbursing personal money spent by teachers of the Philadelphia School District for the purchase of supplies, materials, and equipment needed for their classrooms.

Sponsor: Councilmember Oh

Introduced: December 1, 2016

: Committee on Finance

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill creates a non-profit corporation to reimburse Philadelphia teachers for personal expenses spent on classroom supplies and materials.

What This Bill Does

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Authorizes City Officials to file Articles of Incorporation to establish a non-profit corporation called The Philadelphia School Teacher's Reimbursement Fund, Inc.
Establishes the non-profit corporation for the purpose of reimbursing Philadelphia teachers for personal money spent on classroom supplies, materials, and equipment needed for their classrooms.
Confers upon the non-profit corporation the authority to receive and manage funds for the reimbursement of teachers.
Imposes a funding need on the City of Philadelphia by stating that a dedicated funding source is necessary to reimburse teachers for purchasing school supplies and teaching materials until the Philadelphia School District achieves long-term fiscal health.