READ AND PASSED
This enacted bill replaces the term “ex-offender” with “Returning Citizen” throughout Philadelphia’s laws concerning the Philadelphia Re-Entry Employment Program (PREP). It makes related wording changes in rules for city contractors and financial-assistance recipients, tax credits for businesses that employ Returning Citizens, re-entry services, and city employment guidelines for people with criminal records.
Amending The Philadelphia Code by replacing the term "ex-offender" with the term "Returning Citizen," and by making conforming changes, under certain terms and conditions.
Pass2013-11-21
Action by CITY COUNCIL
A motion was made that this matter be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:
17 Yes·0 No·0 Absent
Roll Call
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Bill Green | Yes |
| Blondell Reynolds Brown | Yes |
| Bobby Henon | Yes |
| Brian J. O'Neill | Yes |
| Cindy Bass | Yes |
| Curtis Jones, Jr. | Yes |
| Darrell L. Clarke | Yes |
| David Oh | Yes |
| Dennis M. O'Brien | Yes |
| James F. Kenney | Yes |
| Jannie L. Blackwell | Yes |
| Kenyatta Johnson | Yes |
| Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez | Yes |
| Marian B. Tasco | Yes |
| Mark Squilla | Yes |
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. | Yes |
| William K. Greenlee | Yes |