PRINTER'S NO. 3859
No. 2800 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY STAIRS, COWELL, STEVENSON, PLATTS, SCHULER,
BATTISTO, C. WILLIAMS, NICKOL, DEMPSEY, THOMAS, GEIST, WAUGH,
FAIRCHILD, ADOLPH, FARGO, WOJNAROSKI, DeLUCA, ARGALL,
ARMSTRONG, WALKO, BELARDI, DENT, BARD, KENNEY, BOSCOLA,
READSHAW, GODSHALL, BELFANTI, CLARK, McNAUGHTON, COY,
TRAVAGLIO, RUBLEY, CAWLEY, VAN HORNE, WOGAN, PETRONE,
HARHART, BAKER, MILLER, L. I. COHEN, PHILLIPS, DALLY,
STABACK, SEMMEL AND M. COHEN, SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," requiring certain reports of crimes
6 of violence.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1301-A of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
11 amended by adding definitions to read:
12 Section 1301-A. Definitions.--As used in this article,
13 "Act of violence" shall mean a murder or any criminal
14 homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault, rape, involuntary
15 deviate sexual intercourse, arson, kidnapping, robbery,
16 terroristic threats, harassment, stalking, possession of a
17 weapon on school property, possession of an offensive weapon,
1 possession of an instrument of crime or robbery of a motor
2 vehicle or criminal attempt, criminal conspiracy or criminal
3 solicitation to commit any of the offenses listed above.
4 "Local law enforcement" shall mean the police agency with
5 primary jurisdiction over the school property on which a
6 reportable incident occurs.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. Section 1303-A of the act is amended by adding a
9 subsection to read:
10 Section 1303-A. Reporting.--* * *
11 (d) Each school entity shall, within forty-eight (48) hours
12 of its occurrence, make an incident report of an act of violence
13 to the appropriate local law enforcement agency, on a form
14 prescribed by the Pennsylvania State Police.
15 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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