New York A07436 amends the penal law to classify as a class B misdemeanor any act of physical harassment against a school employee while they are.

New York A07436 amends the penal law by adding a new definition for "school employee" and modifying the harassment in the first degree statute. It specifies that a person is guilty of harassment in the first degree when they strike, shove, kick, or otherwise subject a school employee to physical contact or attempt or threaten to do the same while the school employee is engaged in their duties. This provision does not apply to activities regulated by certain federal labor acts. Harassment in the first degree is classified as a class B misdemeanor.

New York A07436 amends the penal law to classify as a class B misdemeanor any act of physical harassment against a school employee while they are.

New York A07436 amends the penal law by adding a new definition for "school employee" and modifying the harassment in the first degree statute. It specifies that a person is guilty of harassment in the first degree when they strike, shove, kick, or otherwise subject a school employee to physical contact or attempt or threaten to do the same while the school employee is engaged in their duties. This provision does not apply to activities regulated by certain federal labor acts. Harassment in the first degree is classified as a class B misdemeanor.