(1) a person designated under subsection (a) at the
school entity or institution of higher education in which the
student is enrolled; and
(2) the municipal police force or, if the municipality
does not have a police force, the Pennsylvania State Police.
(c) Liability.--Notwithstanding the monetary limits of
liability specified in 23 Pa.C.S. § 5505 (relating to monetary
limits of liability), a parent, guardian or other person who has
control or charge of a student and who fails to report as
required by subsection (b) shall be liable, without monetary
limitation, for the injuries sustained by a person present at
the school entity or institution of higher education in which
the student is enrolled if the student or any other person
inflicted the injuries with the lost or stolen weapon.
(d) Applicability and presumption.--The following apply:
(1) This section shall not apply to a parent, guardian
or other person having control or charge of a student
enrolled at an institution of higher education where the
student is emancipated from the parent, guardian or other
person.
(2) It shall be presumed that a student is emancipated
from a parent if a court has issued an order or otherwise
determined that the parent is not responsible for the
postsecondary educational costs of the student under 23
Pa.C.S. § 4327 (relating to postsecondary educational costs).
(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Education shall
promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this
section.
(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
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