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§ 13-1309-C. Cooperative police service agreements

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: September 3, 2019

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XIII-C. School Security (Refs & Annos)
Effective: September 3, 2019
24 P.S. § 13-1309-C
Formerly cited as PA ST 24 P.S. § 7-778
§ 13-1309-C. Cooperative police service agreements
Currentness
(a) General rule.--A school entity or nonpublic school and municipality may enter into a cooperative police service agreement under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8953(e) (relating to Statewide municipal police jurisdiction) and 53 Pa.C.S. § 2303 (relating to intergovernmental cooperation authorized) to authorize the exercise of concurrent jurisdiction with local law enforcement within the municipality where the school entity or nonpublic school is located or within the municipality in which a school event or activity will take place.
(b) Municipalities without municipal police departments.--
(1) If a school entity or nonpublic school is located within a municipality where no municipal police department exists, the school entity or nonpublic school may enter into a cooperative police service agreement under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8953(e) and 53 Pa.C.S. § 2303 with a municipality providing full-time or part-time police coverage that is located adjacent to the school entity or nonpublic school.
(2) At least 30 days prior to executing a cooperative police service agreement under this subsection, the school entity or nonpublic school shall provide written notice of its intent to enter into the agreement to the municipality where the school entity or nonpublic school is located.
(3) A copy of the executed agreement shall be provided to the commanding officer of the Pennsylvania State Police installation that provides primary police services to the municipality where the school entity or nonpublic school is located.
(4) A cooperative police service agreement entered into under this subsection shall only pertain to actions taken on school property under the agreement and shall not affect the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania State Police.

Credits

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIII-C, § 1309-C, added 2018, June 22, P.L. 327, No. 44, § 3, imd. effective. Amended 2019, July 2, P.L. 406, No. 67, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 3, 2019].
24 P.S. § 13-1309-C, PA ST 24 P.S. § 13-1309-C
Current through Act 39 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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