PRINTER'S NO. 2443

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1991 Session of 1993


        INTRODUCED BY ROONEY, STETLER, LaGROTTA, TRELLO, VEON, BELFANTI,
           BUTKOVITZ, TOMLINSON, DALEY, BLAUM, FAJT, KIRKLAND,
           CAPPABIANCA, JOSEPHS, FREEMAN, BATTISTO AND MASLAND,
           SEPTEMBER 29, 1993

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 29, 1993

                                     AN ACT

     1  Requiring school districts to provide the Department of
     2     Education with information relating to incidents of crime on
     3     school property.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6  Section 1.  Definitions.
     7     The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
     8  have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
     9  context clearly indicates otherwise:
    10     "Department."  The Department of Education of the
    11  Commonwealth.
    12  Section 2.  Crime incident procedure for school districts.
    13     Each school district shall report to the department every
    14  crime incident that occurs on school property.
    15  Section 3.  Crime incident procedure for department.
    16     The department shall maintain statistical records of the
    17  crime incidents as reported under section 2. This information


     1  shall be available to the public.
     2  Section 4.  Crime statistic report format.
     3     Each school district shall report, to the department on a
     4  form and in the format required by the Pennsylvania State
     5  Police, incidents of crime on school property.
     6  Section 5.  Effective date.
     7     This act shall take effect in 60 days.
















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