PRINTER'S NO.  2906

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2087

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, BRIGGS, CONKLIN, FABRIZIO, GRUCELA, MAHONEY, MELIO, MIRABITO, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, STABACK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, BARBIN AND KORTZ, NOVEMBER 16, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the

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offense of aggravated assault.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 2702(a)(5) of Title 18 of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

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§ 2702.  Aggravated assault.

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(a)  Offense defined.--A person is guilty of aggravated

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assault if he:

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(5)  attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly

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causes bodily injury to a teaching staff member, school board

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member or other employee, including a student employee, of

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any elementary or secondary publicly-funded educational

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institution, any elementary or secondary private school

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licensed by the Department of Education or any elementary or

 


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secondary parochial school while acting in the scope of his

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or her employment or because of his or her employment

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relationship to the school, or a crossing guard who is

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properly attired while acting in the scope of his or her

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official capacity as designated by a political subdivision,

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school entity or police department;

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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