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Resolution 070211

Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/or handicapped school age children are transported to and from school under the supervision of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission; and to determine the means, methods and criterion used by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to ensure the safety of this group of children in transit; and to determine what are the special transportation needs of this group of children and what can be done to address these needs.

Introduced Mar 22, 2007Committee on the Disabled and the HandicappedOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember CampbellCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember KenneyCouncil President VernaCouncilmember DiCiccoCouncilmember GoodeCouncilmember MillerCouncilmember KrajewskiCouncilmember SavageCouncilmember RizzoCouncilmember ClarkeCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember RamosCouncilmember TascoCouncilmember Kelly

Status timeline

  1. Mar 22, 2007ADOPTED & REFERRED · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Mar 22, 2007READ · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Mar 22, 2007Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  4. Jun 12, 2007HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped
  5. Jun 12, 2007HEARING HELD · Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped
  6. Jun 12, 2007RECESSED · Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped
  7. Oct 22, 2007HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped
  8. Oct 22, 2007RECESSED · Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped
  9. Oct 22, 2007HEARING HELD · Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped

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..Title Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/or handicapped school age children are transported to and from school under the supervision of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission; and to determine the means, methods and criterion used by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to ensure the safety of this group of children in transit; and to determine what are the special transportation needs of this group of children and what can be done to address these needs. ..Body WHEREAS, The number of disabled/and or handicapped school age children in Philadelphia is unknown; and WHEREAS, The Philadelphia School Reform Commission, under its supervision, transports disabled and/or handicapped children to school; and WHEREAS, The safety of our school aged children is paramount to this Body; and WHEREAS, The safety of our school aged children who are disabled/and or handicapped is equally important to this Body; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That Council hereby authorizes City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/or handicapped school age children are transported to and from school under the supervision of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission; and to determine the means and methods used by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission to ensure the safety of this group of children; and to determine what are the special transportation needs for this group of children and what can be done to address these needs. ..End