READ AND PASSED

The enacted bill provided for Philadelphia voters to decide at the May 17, 2022 primary election whether to amend the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to remove gender-based references. It also set the yes-or-no ballot question and directed city officials to publish notices and make arrangements for the election; the source does not state how voters decided.

Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to the removal of gender-based references throughout the Educational Supplement, as approved by Resolution of the Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.