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Assembly Bill A3704

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Expands the definitions of assault in the 2nd and aggravated harassment in the 2nd to include offenses committed against school personnel

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2015-A3704 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง120.05 & 240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6087
2011-2012: A4031
2013-2014: A4455

2015-A3704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of assault in the second degree to include assaulting school personnel; expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree to include offenses committed against school personnel.

2015-A3704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3704

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CORWIN, GIGLIO, KOLB, RAIA, McLAUGHLIN -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY,  CERETTO,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  FINCH,
  HAWLEY, LOPEZ, McKEVITT, MILLER, MONTESANO, OAKS, PALMESANO, SALADINO,
  TEDISCO,  TENNEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing  the  scope  of
  assault  in  the second degree and aggravated harassment in the second
  degree to include offenses committed against school personnel

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-c to read as follows:
  3-C. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO A SCHOOL OFFICER,  ADMIN-
ISTRATOR,  TEACHER'S  AIDE,  STUDENT TEACHER OR TEACHER IN THE COURSE OF
SUCH SCHOOL OFFICER, ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER'S AIDE, STUDENT  TEACHER  OR
TEACHER'S  EMPLOYMENT,  HE  OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH SCHOOL
OFFICER, ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER'S AIDE, STUDENT TEACHER OR TEACHER; OR
  S 2. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A. STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS  A  SCHOOL  OFFICER,
ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER'S AIDE, STUDENT TEACHER OR TEACHER ENGAGED IN THE
COURSE  OF  HIS  OR  HER  EMPLOYMENT TO PHYSICAL CONTACT, OR ATTEMPTS OR
THREATENS TO DO THE SAME; OR
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04585-01-5

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