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AN ACT concerning crimes and punishment; relating to battery against
  a person on school property; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 21-3443 and
  repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
  Section 1.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 21-3443 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 21-3443. (a) Battery against a school employee person on school
property is a battery, as defined in K.S.A. 21-3412, and amendments
thereto, committed against a school employee person in or on any school
property or grounds upon which is located a building or structure used
by a unified school district or an accredited nonpublic school for student
instruction or attendance or extracurricular activities of pupils enrolled in
kindergarten or any of the grades one through 12 or at any regularly
scheduled school sponsored activity or event, while such employee is en-
gaged in the performance of such employee's duty.
  (b)  Battery against a school employee person on school property is a
class A, person misdemeanor.
  (c)  As used in this section, ``school employee'' means any employee
of a unified school district or an accredited nonpublic school for student
instruction or attendance or extracurricular activities of pupils enrolled in
kindergarten or any or the grades one through 12.
  (d)  This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas crim-
inal code.
  Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 21-3443 is hereby repealed.
  Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.