PRINTER'S NO. 1626
No. 1384 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY SEMMEL, HARHART, KAISER, ARGALL, BARRAR, BASTIAN,
BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, BUNT, CLARK, CLYMER,
L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COSTA, FARGO, FICHTER,
FRANKEL, GEIST, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HERSHEY, LaGROTTA,
LEDERER, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, NAILOR, SAYLOR, SCHULER,
SERAFINI, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STEELMAN, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR,
WILLIAMS, WILT AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 26, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 26, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," further providing for defacing,
6 injuring or destroying property used for school purposes and
7 for suspension of operating privilege.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 777 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
11 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by
12 adding a subsection to read:
13 Section 777. Defacing, Injuring or Destroying Property Used
14 for School Purposes; Penalty.--* * *
15 (c) If a child is convicted for a violation of this section,
16 the court, including a court not of record, shall send to the
17 Department of Transportation a certified record of the
18 conviction or other disposition on a form prescribed by the
1 department.
2 Section 2. Section 1338.1 of the act, added November 17,
3 1995 (Sp.Sess., P.L.1110, No.29), is amended to read:
4 Section 1338.1. Suspension of Operating Privilege.--(a) The
5 Department of Transportation shall suspend for 90 days the
6 operating privilege of any child upon receiving a certified
7 record that the child was convicted of violating section 1333 or
8 777. If the department receives a second or subsequent
9 conviction for a child's violation of section 1333 or 777, the
10 department shall suspend the child's operating privilege for six
11 months.
12 (b) Any child whose record is received by the department
13 under section 1333(c) or 777 and who does not have a driver's
14 license shall be ineligible to apply for a driver's license
15 under 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1505 (relating to learners' permits) and
16 1507 (relating to application for driver's license or learner's
17 permit by minor) for the time periods specified in subsection
18 (a). If the child is under sixteen (16) years of age when
19 convicted, suspension of operating privileges shall commence in
20 accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. § 1541 (relating to period of
21 revocation or suspension of operating privilege) for the time
22 specified in subsection (a).
23 (c) An insurer may not increase premiums, impose any
24 surcharge or rate penalty or make any driver record point
25 assignment for automobile insurance, nor shall an insurer cancel
26 or refuse to renew an automobile insurance policy on account of
27 a suspension under this section.
28 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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