Assembly Bill A1715

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Limits educational institutions ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school grounds

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A1715 - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-a, Pen L

2019-A1715 - Summary

Limits an educational institution's ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school grounds to certain officers or agents of a law enforcement agency.

2019-A1715 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1715
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GRIFFIN, D'URSO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal  law,  in  relation  to  limiting  educational
   institutions ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school
   grounds
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 265.01-a of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of
 the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 § 265.01-a[.] Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
   A person is guilty of  criminal  possession  of  a  weapon  on  school
 grounds  when  he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle,
 shotgun, or firearm in or upon a building or grounds,  used  for  educa-
 tional  purposes,  of  any  school,  college,  or university, except the
 forestry lands, wherever located, owned  and  maintained  by  the  State
 University of New York college of environmental science and forestry, or
 upon  a  school  bus  as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the
 vehicle and traffic law,  without  the  written  authorization  of  such
 educational  institution.    NO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SHALL ISSUE SUCH
 WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION TO ANY TEACHER, PROFESSOR, ADMINISTRATOR, OR OTHER
 PERSON WHO IS NOT PRIMARILY EMPLOYED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE  OFFICER,  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  OFFICER, OR SECURITY GUARD AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF
 SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-F OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS  LAW,  REGARDLESS  OF  THE
 PERSON'S  EMPLOYMENT  DIRECTLY  BY  THE  EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR BY A
 THIRD PARTY THAT PROVIDES SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
 SECURITY SERVICES TO THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
   Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds is a class E felony.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03454-01-9

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2019-A1715A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-a, Pen L

2019-A1715A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits an educational institution's ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school grounds to certain officers or agents of a law enforcement agency.

2019-A1715A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1715--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN, D'URSO, HEASTIE, LENTOL, PEOPLES-STOKES,
   GOTTFRIED,  CRUZ,  FRONTUS,  JACOBSON,  PICHARDO, REYES, STECK -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee

 AN ACT to amend the penal  law,  in  relation  to  limiting  educational
   institutions ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school
   grounds
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 265.01-a of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of
 the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 § 265.01-a[.] Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
   A person is guilty of  criminal  possession  of  a  weapon  on  school
 grounds  when  he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle,
 shotgun, or firearm in or upon a building or grounds,  used  for  educa-
 tional  purposes,  of  any  school,  college,  or university, except the
 forestry lands, wherever located, owned  and  maintained  by  the  State
 University of New York college of environmental science and forestry, or
 upon  a  school  bus  as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the
 vehicle and traffic law,  without  the  written  authorization  of  such
 educational  institution;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER  NO  SCHOOL, AS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF  THE  EDUCATION
 LAW,  SHALL  ISSUE  SUCH  WRITTEN  AUTHORIZATION  TO ANY TEACHER, SCHOOL
 ADMINISTRATOR, OR OTHER PERSON EMPLOYED AT THE SCHOOL WHO IS NOT  PRIMA-
 RILY  EMPLOYED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFI-
 CER, OR SECURITY GUARD WHO HAS BEEN ISSUED A SPECIAL ARMED GUARD  REGIS-
 TRATION CARD AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-F OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS
 LAW,  REGARDLESS  OF  WHETHER  THE  PERSON  IS EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY SUCH
 SCHOOL OR BY A THIRD PARTY.
   Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds is a class E felony.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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