New York S 1603: Establishes the class C felony offense of assault on a school employee

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S01603 Summary:

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SPONSORLANZA

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Add §120.00-a, amd §120.05, Pen L

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Establishes the class C felony offense of assault on a school employee for the intentional causing of physical injury to a school employee while upon school grounds.

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1603

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the offense of assault on
 a school employee

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.00-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 120.00-a Assault on a school employee.
 4 A person is guilty of assault on a school employee when, acting at a
 5 place the person knows, or reasonably should know, is on school grounds
 6 as defined in subdivision fourteen of section 220.00 of this part, and
 7 with intent to cause physical injury to an employee of a school or
 8 public school district, such person causes such injury to such employee.
 9 Assault on a school employee is a class C felony.
 10 § 2. Subdivision 10 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as amended by
 11 chapter 268 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
 12 10. Acting at a place the person knows, or reasonably should know, is
 13 on school grounds and with intent to cause physical injury, [he or she:
 14 (a) causes such injury to an employee of a school or public school
 15 district; or
 16 (b)] such person, not being a student of such school or public school
 17 district, causes physical injury to another, and such other person is a
 18 student of such school who is attending or present for educational
 19 purposes. For purposes of this subdivision the term "school grounds"
 20 shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision fourteen of section
 21 220.00 of this [chapter] part; or
 22 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 23 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.
 LBD02472-01-5

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