PRINTER'S NO. 289
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
295
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, MURT, MATZIE, KAUFFMAN,
DRISCOLL, V. BROWN, O'NEILL, SAINATO, SANTORA, MILLARD,
THOMAS, PEIFER, DeLUCA, WATSON, MILNE AND READSHAW,
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the
offense of aggravated assault.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2702(a)(5) and (c)(2) and (27) of Title
18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and
subsection (d) is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 2702. Aggravated assault.
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of aggravated
assault if he:
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(5) attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly
causes bodily injury to a teaching staff member, school board
member or other employee, including a student employee, of
any elementary or secondary [publicly-funded] publicly funded
educational institution, any elementary or secondary private
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