*Legislation Introduced
**Legislation Passed
*Bill No. 190616 – Student Debt Tax Credit
Legislation to create a tax credit of up to $7,500 over five years to help recent graduates living in Philadelphia
**Resolution No. 190077 – Fair Funding for Community College of Philadelphia
Legislation to hold hearings on City’s requirement to fund Community College of Philadelphia.
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*Bill No. 190212 – Transfer Ordinance to Fund Community College of Philadelphia
Legislation to transfer $19 million from the General Fund to fund Community College of Philadelphia as required by State Law.
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**Resolution No. 130260 – National and Global Best Practices in Education
Legislation to hold hearings on educational best practices on a global basis to determine how they may be implemented to establish world class public education in Philadelphia.
*Bill No. 160021 — Board of Education Reform in Preparation of Return to Local Control
Legislation to provide a new method and new qualifications for appointing and electing the members of the Board of Education and to establish new standards and policies based on global best practices.
*Bill No. 161061 — School Teachers Reimbursement Fund
Legislation to create a fund dedicated to raising money for Philadelphia School teachers so that they can get reimbursed for their out-of-pocket classroom expenses.
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**Resolution No. 160109 – Red Light Cameras and Parking Meter Increase
Legislation to conduct hearings on revenues and costs associated with administering the Red Light Camera Enforcement Program and the parking meter rate increase that took effect in 2014 to determine how much money the School District received from these sources.
Resolution No. 160659 – PPA Audit
Legislation to request the City Controller to conduct a performance audit of the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
**Resolution 171072-A — Resolution calling on Mayor, General Assembly, Governor to Restore Local Control Over Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA)
Legislation to advocate for local control of PPA in response to the audit findings by Pennsylvania State Auditor General DePasquale.
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*Bill No. 160844 — PPA Repeal
Legislation to return control of Philadelphia’s on-street parking functions and revenues to the City.
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*Bill No. 190086 — Office of Property Assessment (OPA) Property Assessments
Legislation to fight inaccurate property assessments that lead to higher property taxes by rejecting inaccurate property assessments and taxes.
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*Resolution No.180412/Bill No. 180398 — Office of Property Assessment (OPA) Accountability Bill
Legislation to give Council the option to reject inaccurate property assessments that lead to higher property taxes.
**Bill No. 180430—Criminal and Defiant Trespassers
Legislation to protect homeowners from criminal and defiant trespassers.
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*Resolution No. 180197/Bill No. 180180 – Affordable Housing
Legislation to provide $50 Million annually to fund affordable housing.
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**Resolution No. 170127 – Technology and Public Safety
Legislation to hold hearings on drones and other cutting-edge technology being used in solving and preventing crimes.
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**Bill No. 130185 – Fire Fighters’ Contract
Legislation to provide the undisputed $66 Million of the Fire Fighters’ Contract.
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Councilman Oh has offered legislation to cut the City’s operating budget for the following Fiscal Years:
2014 – $48 Million
2015 – $74 Million
2016 – $105 Million
2017 – $103 Million
2018 – $60 Million
2020 – $160 Million
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**Resolution No. 180787 — Urging Compliance with State Law for Child Removals
Legislation to authorize hearings on creating objective guidelines and uniform reporting standards for personnel who are tasked with protecting children in Philadelphia from abuse while preventing the tragedy of unjustified family separations.
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**Bill No. 130922 — Protections and Accommodations for Breastfeeding Employees in the Workplace
Legislation to protect nursing mothers in the workplace.
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*Bill No. 180140 — Sexual Harassment Disclosures Protection
Legislation to help victims of sexual harassment in city work places.
**Bill No. 170726 – Economic Opportunity Plan Enforcement
Legislation to increase minority and women participation in City funded projects by strengthening the enforcement of City contracting law.
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*Bill No. 170928 — Amendment to 11 PM Ordinance
Legislation to end discriminatory enforcement of the law against Chinese takeout restaurants.
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**Resolution No. 120128 – Hearings on Global Competitiveness
Legislation to authorize hearings on how to fully take advantage of global opportunities and the creative/innovative economy to spur economic development in Philadelphia. Held joint hearings with City Council and the Pennsylvania State Senate on Global Competitiveness and issued a report which was adopted by Council: A Hearing Findings and Recommendations on Improving the Global Competitiveness of Philadelphia.
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*Bill No. 160022—International Trade and Investment Fund
Legislation to create an International Trade and Investment Authority to focus on creating business opportunities and jobs through promoting Philadelphia-based trade with other nations and encourage foreign investment in Philadelphia.
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*Bill No. 170022 — Family Sustaining Jobs for Workers Without Highly-Specialized Skills
Legislation to reward companies who are willing to locate or expand in Philadelphia by creating 1,000 new jobs that pay at least $45,000 per year with benefits.
**Resolution No. 180722 — Lab Spaces for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies
Legislation to hold hearings on the availability of lab spaces and incubation facilities in Philadelphia for startup biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
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*Bill No. 160023—Wage Tax Cut
Legislation to cut wage and net profit taxes on Philadelphia residents by $100 million over 10 years.
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*Bill No. 160024 — Delinquent Tax Collection
Legislation to improve performance in collecting delinquent taxes owed to the City of Philadelphia.
**Resolution No. 180722 — Lab Spaces for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies
Legislation to hold hearings on the availability of lab spaces and incubation facilities in Philadelphia for startup biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
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*Bill No. 160019 — Legislative Budget Office
Legislation to create a legislative budget office so that Council can be independent of the Mayor in making decisions about which City programs and activities get funded.
*Bill No. 160062 — Pension Reform
Legislation to fix the City’s pension system by increasing the City’s annual contribution, adding independent experts and requiring website reporting to promote transparency.
**Bill No. 140653 — Veterans Hiring Tax Credit
Legislation to provide tax credit of up to $15,000 for three years to employers hiring veterans.
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**Resolution 140671 — Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Legislation to support the renaming of Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center as “The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.”
**Resolution No. 140070 — 2014 Year of the Veteran
Legislation to declare 2014 as the Year of the Veteran in Philadelphia.
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**Resolution No. 150716 — Combating the Heroin Abuse Epidemic
Legislation to declare 2016 The Year to Combat the Heroine Abuse Epidemic in Philadelphia.
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**Resolution No. 161084 – Findings and Recommendations on Combating Heroin and Opioid Dependence
Legislation to adopt the report authored by Councilman Oh: Addressing Philadelphia’s Heroin Epidemic: Findings and Recommendations
**Bill No. 180218 — Electric Vehicle Parking Space Program Sunset
Legislation to free up Center City parking spaces reserved for electric vehicles only and to develop a more sustainable program.
**Bill No. 170311 — Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
Legislation to allow EV owners to install curbside EV charging stations.
**Resolution No. 170533 — Philadelphia Film Advisory Task Force
Legislation to grow the City’s creative economy through the film industry.
**Resolution No. 170063 — Task Force on the Philadelphia Music Industry
Legislation to grow the City’s creative economy through the music industry.
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*Bill No. 160025 — Local Performing Artists Requirement
Legislation to grow the City’s creative economy by linking local artists to large concerts receiving money from the City.
*Bill No. 160026 — Performing Artist Priority Parking Zones
Legislation to grow the City’s creative economy by making loading and unloading easier for musicians performing at local venues.
**Resolution No. 180537 — Resolution calling on Governor Wolf to Pardon Eric Riddick
Legislation to request Governor Wolf to Pardon Eric Riddick in consideration of the evidence establishing his innocence and urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to amend the state’s Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).
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**Resolution No. 170767 — Resolution calling on President Trump and Congress to allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients to remain in USA permanently
Legislation to advocate for DACA recipients, also referred to as DREAMERs, who are individuals brought to the United States as minors and met several other conditions to defer deportation for a two-year period.
**Resolution No. 180789 — Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Legislation that recognizes September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Philadelphia to raise awareness and recognizes local organizations leading the fight against childhood cancer.
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**Resolution No. 190584 – Language Access and New Voting Machines
Legislation to help many foreign-born populations in Philadelphia who require language access services in polling places.
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