Authorizing Council to hold public hearings on the history of asbestos cleanup and abatement practices in Philadelphia public schools.
Authorizing City Council?s Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings examining ways to create curriculum and degree programs within Pennsylvania?s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Cheyney University and Lincoln University, to become feeders of recruitment to the Philadelphia Police Department with the goal of diversifying our police force.
Honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week and Community College of Philadelphia Alumni, Anais Barnes, for her scientific research and her valuable discoveries of a rare plant and bee species.
Authorizing City Council?s Committee on Children & Youth to hold hearings examining out-of-school time programs and funding from the 2021 Summer targeted at improving safety and positive life outcomes for Philadelphia?s young people.
Also naming the 5200 block of West Berks Street as ?Charles ?Chucky? Rainey, Jr., Way,? in honor of Charles Rainey, Jr., to commemorate his legacy as the ?Ambassador of Wynnefield? and long-time dedication to the residents of the Wynnefield neighborhood of Philadelphia.
Condemning the inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants at the border and urging the Biden administration to immediately suspend all deportations of Haitians, expedite the release of Haitian immigrants held in U.S. immigration facilities, uphold the right to seek asylum, and ensure a clean pathway to citizenship for essential workers, Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and their families in all economic recovery legislation including through budget reconciliation.
Authorizing the City Council Committees on Children & Youth and Education to hold public hearings on the search and hiring process for the next Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, and the role that the perspectives of families, students, teachers, school administrators, paraprofessionals, support staff, and community members must play throughout the search process.
