(a) The Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten shall be composed of seventeen members, selected as follows:
(1) Five members appointed by the Mayor from constituencies that may include childcare providers, the business community, educators, education advocates, regional or national pre-kindergarten experts, and parents;
(2) Five members appointed by City Council from constituencies that may include childcare providers, the business community, educators, education advocates, regional or national pre-kindergarten experts, and parents;
(3) Two members appointed by City Council from among its members;
(4) Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia, or the Superintendent's designee;
(5) Director of Finance, or the Director's designee;
(6) Director of Commerce, or the Director's designee;
(7) The Welfare Commissioner, commonly known as Commissioner of Human Services, or the Commissioner's designee; and
(8) Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, or the Deputy Secretary's designee.
(b) All initial appointments to the Commission shall be made within twenty (20) days after the Commission is first created.
(c) Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled within thirty (30) days by the appointing authority who originally appointed the member whose seat has become vacant.
Notes
| 75 | Added by approval of the voters at the election held on May 19, 2015, and certified on June 8, 2015. See Bill No. 150005 (approved March 10, 2015); Resolution No. 150017 (adopted February 26, 2015). Enrolled resolution numbered this as Section 3-810; renumbered by Code editor. Amended by approval of the voters at the election held on May 17, 2022, and certified on June 6, 2022. See Bill No. 220001 (approved February 25, 2022); Resolution No. 220009 (adopted February 24, 2022). |