SB187 H JUD AM #1

WRV 3133

The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill on by striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ARTICLE 8B. sexual offenses.

§61-8B-11b. Imposition of sexual acts on students at least 18 years of age but less than 20 years of age enrolled in secondary schools; penalties.

(a) Any person who is not married to the student and is a teacher, professor, assistant professor, adjunct faculty, teacher’s assistant, principal, counselor, coach, other school employee, contracted service worker, or volunteer of any private or public secondary school or any college, university, vocational school, or community and technical college who has supervisory or disciplinary power of any nature or in any capacity over the student and engages in sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion, or sexual contact, as those terms are defined in §61-8B-1 of this code, with the student enrolled in the school who is at least 18 years of age but less than 20 years of age is guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years or fined not more than $5,000 or both imprisoned and fined. The fact that the student may have consented to such an act or that the act did not occur on school property or during a school function is not a defense.

(b) This is a separate and distinct criminal offense from any other applicable offense under this code. The penalties set forth, in this section, are in addition to any other penalties for any other applicable offense.

(c) A final conviction under this section shall cause the permanent forfeiture of any teaching or other certificate issued pursuant to §18A-3-2a of this code.”

Adopted

Rejected