Bill Text: NY A04031 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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 school personnel.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 26-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-20 - held for consideration in codes [A04031 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04031-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4031
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 1, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. CORWIN, BURLING, GIGLIO, HAYES, KOLB, N. RIVERA,
         STEVENSON, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BARCLAY,  CALHOUN,
         CASTRO,  CONTE,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  FINCH,  HAWLEY, P. LOPEZ, McKEVITT,
         M. MILLER,  MOLINARO,  MONTESANO,  MURRAY,  OAKS,  SALADINO,  SAYWARD,
         TEDISCO,  TENNEY,  THIELE, WEISENBERG -- 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:
    1    Section  1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
    3    3-A. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO A SCHOOL OFFICER,  ADMIN-
    4  ISTRATOR,  TEACHER'S  AIDE,  STUDENT TEACHER OR TEACHER IN THE COURSE OF
    5  SUCH SCHOOL OFFICER, ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER'S AIDE, STUDENT  TEACHER  OR
    6  TEACHER'S  EMPLOYMENT,  HE  OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH SCHOOL
    7  OFFICER, ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER'S AIDE, STUDENT TEACHER OR TEACHER; OR
    8    S 2. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
    9  vision 3-a to read as follows:
   10    3-A. STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS  A  SCHOOL  OFFICER,
   11  ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER'S AIDE, STUDENT TEACHER OR TEACHER ENGAGED IN THE
   12  COURSE  OF  HIS  OR  HER  EMPLOYMENT TO PHYSICAL CONTACT, OR ATTEMPTS OR
   13  THREATENS TO DO THE SAME; OR
   14    S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   15  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.
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