Senate Bill S101A

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-S101 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1715
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-a, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7874

2019-S101 - 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-S101 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S101 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    101
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KAMINSKY, BROOKS, HOYLMAN, MAYER -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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.

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2019-S101A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1715
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01-a, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S7874

2019-S101A (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-S101A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S101A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  101--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAMINSKY,  ADDABBO,  BRESLIN,  BROOKS,  GAUGHRAN,
   GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER,  METZGER,  MONTGOM-
   ERY, RAMOS, SERRANO, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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