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Council introduced plan to form non-profit fund to reimburse Philadelphia school teachers' personal expenses

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: January 23, 2020

: Committee on Finance

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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 money spent on classroom supplies and materials.

What This Bill Does

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The bill does the following

Authorizes the Mayor and the President of City Council to file articles of incorporation to establish a non-profit corporation called The Philadelphia School Teacher’s Reimbursement Fund, Inc.
Allows the non-profit corporation to reimburse personal money spent by teachers of the Philadelphia School District for the purchase of supplies, materials, and equipment needed for their classrooms.
Requires the non-profit corporation to be established according to the form set forth in Exhibit "A", with any necessary or desirable changes as deemed by the City Solicitor.
Mandates that the Chief Clerk of City Council keep Exhibit "A" on file and make it available to the public for inspection and copying.