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City Employees Can Live Where They Please Under New Plan Allowing Non-Philadelphia Residents to Be Hired

Official:Amending Chapter 20-100 of the Philadelphia Code (“General Provisions”) to revise the residence requirement of prospective City employees, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Green

Introduced: March 31, 2022

: Committee on Labor and Civil Service

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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 amends the residency requirement for Philadelphia City employees, allowing them to be hired if they've passed a GED test or completed an educational degree in the city within the past five years, or have served in the military and returned to the city.

What This Bill Does

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The bill amends the residency requirement for prospective City employees as follows

Individuals who pass the General Educational Development (GED) test are eligible for hire, regardless of their current residence.
Individuals who have completed an educational degree in Philadelphia within the past five years are eligible for hire, regardless of their current residence.
Individuals who have served in the military and returned to Philadelphia are eligible for hire, regardless of their current residence.
All eligible individuals must re-establish residence in the City within six months of their appointment.