Reintroduction of Legislation-Creation of Elected School District in Philadelphia (Former House Bill 195 of 2015-16 Session
December 2, 2016 03:10 PM to All House Members
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Representative Michael O'Brien
D House District 175
Memo
As you know, the Philadelphia School District has been in turmoil for years. We have tried the experiment of State control and it has been a failure with no accountability. At this time the District resembles an education system of a third world nation and it has to stop. Our society fails when we have an uneducated society.
I plan to introduce legislation to try a new approach to our crisis. I am proposing we change the control of the school district and truly give it local control. My legislation establishes an elected school board to be accountable for the district and shifts the taxing power for the district to this new board from the City of Philadelphia.
While there has been other legislation to address this districts problems, none has abolished the powers of the School Reform Commission. This legislation will insure responsibility and accountability and is long overdue.
This new board will consist of an elected board, one member from each Council district, one at large member and one non-voting appointee by the Mayor. Each member is elected for a two-year term with a term limit of 10 years. This would be an unpaid Board.
I would welcome your support of this legislation.
I plan to introduce legislation to try a new approach to our crisis. I am proposing we change the control of the school district and truly give it local control. My legislation establishes an elected school board to be accountable for the district and shifts the taxing power for the district to this new board from the City of Philadelphia.
While there has been other legislation to address this districts problems, none has abolished the powers of the School Reform Commission. This legislation will insure responsibility and accountability and is long overdue.
This new board will consist of an elected board, one member from each Council district, one at large member and one non-voting appointee by the Mayor. Each member is elected for a two-year term with a term limit of 10 years. This would be an unpaid Board.
I would welcome your support of this legislation.
Legislation
Document - Introduced as HB 19
Last updated on January 3, 2017 04:35 PM
Reintroduction of Legislation-Creation of Elected School District in Philadelphia (Former House Bill 195 of 2015-16 Session
December 2, 2016 03:10 PM to All House Members
Circulated By
O'BRIEN
Memo
As you know, the Philadelphia School District has been in turmoil for years. We have tried the experiment of State control and it has been a failure with no accountability. At this time the District resembles an education system of a third world nation and it has to stop. Our society fails when we have an uneducated society.
I plan to introduce legislation to try a new approach to our crisis. I am proposing we change the control of the school district and truly give it local control. My legislation establishes an elected school board to be accountable for the district and shifts the taxing power for the district to this new board from the City of Philadelphia.
While there has been other legislation to address this districts problems, none has abolished the powers of the School Reform Commission. This legislation will insure responsibility and accountability and is long overdue.
This new board will consist of an elected board, one member from each Council district, one at large member and one non-voting appointee by the Mayor. Each member is elected for a two-year term with a term limit of 10 years. This would be an unpaid Board.
I would welcome your support of this legislation.
I plan to introduce legislation to try a new approach to our crisis. I am proposing we change the control of the school district and truly give it local control. My legislation establishes an elected school board to be accountable for the district and shifts the taxing power for the district to this new board from the City of Philadelphia.
While there has been other legislation to address this districts problems, none has abolished the powers of the School Reform Commission. This legislation will insure responsibility and accountability and is long overdue.
This new board will consist of an elected board, one member from each Council district, one at large member and one non-voting appointee by the Mayor. Each member is elected for a two-year term with a term limit of 10 years. This would be an unpaid Board.
I would welcome your support of this legislation.
Document
Introduced as HB 19
Last Updated
January 3, 2017 04:35 PM
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