REPORT TITLE: 
Assault, educational workers



DESCRIPTION:
Expands the scope of assault in the second degree to include
within the definition of "educational worker" any person who is
employed by the department of education on a contractual basis
for a school program, activity, or function that is established,
sanctioned, or approved by the department of education.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        1986
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 707-711, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
 
 3      "(1)  A person commits the offense of assault in the second
 
 4 degree if:
 
 5      (a)  The person intentionally or knowingly causes
 
 6           substantial bodily injury to another;
 
 7      (b)  The person recklessly causes serious bodily injury to
 
 8           another person;
 
 9      (c)  The person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily
 
10           injury to a correctional worker, as defined in section
 
11           710-1031(2), who is engaged in the performance of duty
 
12           or who is within a correctional facility;
 
13      (d)  The person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily
 
14           injury to another person with a dangerous instrument;
 
15           or
 
16      (e)  The person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily
 
17           injury to an educational worker who is engaged in the
 
18           performance of duty or who is within an educational
 
19           facility.  For the purposes of this section,
 
20           "educational worker" means any administrator,
 

 
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 1           specialist, counselor, teacher, or employee of the
 
 2           department of education, or a person who is a volunteer
 
 3           in a school program, activity, or function that is
 
 4           established, sanctioned, or approved by the department
 
 5           of education or a person hired by the department of
 
 6           education on a contractual basis [and engaged in
 
 7           carrying out an educational function.] for a school
 
 8           program, activity, or function that is established,
 
 9           sanctioned, or approved by the department of
 
10           education."
 
11      SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that
 
12 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
 
13 begun, before its effective date.
 
14      SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
15 New statutory material is underscored.
 
16      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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18                         INTRODUCED BY:___________________________