LBD06386-01-7 S. 2881 2 MENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE), 135.20 (KIDNAPPING IN THE SECOND DEGREE), 135.25 (KIDNAPPING IN THE FIRST DEGREE) OR 135.65 (COERCION IN THE FIRST DEGREE) OF THIS CHAPTER, OR ANY ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ANY OF THE FOREGOING CRIMES, WHEN THE CRIME (A) CONSTITUTES A FELONY AND (B) OCCURS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SCHOOL GROUNDS" SHALL MEAN (I) IN OR ON OR WITHIN ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELD, PLAYGROUND OR LAND CONTAINED WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NURSERY SCHOOL, DAYCARE FACILITY, ELEMENTARY, PAROCHIAL, INTERMEDIATE, JUNIOR HIGH, VOCATIONAL, HIGH SCHOOL, TRADE SCHOOL, JUNIOR COLLEGE, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OR (II) ANY AREA ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC LOCATED WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE COMPRISING ANY SUCH SCHOOL OR ANY PARKED AUTOMO- BILE OR OTHER PARKED VEHICLE LOCATED WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE COMPRISING ANY SUCH SCHOOL. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "AREA ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC" SHALL MEAN SIDEWALKS, STREETS, PARKING LOTS, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, STORES AND RESTAURANTS. 2. AUTHORIZED SENTENCE. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, WHEN A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF A CRIME COMMITTED AGAINST A PERSON ON SCHOOL GROUNDS WHICH IS A CLASS C, D, OR E FELONY, THE CRIME SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ONE CATEGORY HIGHER THAN THE CRIME THE PERSON COMMITTED, OR ATTEMPTED OR CONSPIRED TO COMMIT. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, WHEN A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF A CRIME COMMITTED AGAINST A PERSON ON SCHOOL GROUNDS WHICH IS A CLASS B FELONY: (I) THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST SIX YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.00 OF THIS ARTICLE; (II) THE TERM OF THE DETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.02 OF THIS ARTICLE; (III) THE TERM OF THE DETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST TWELVE YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.04 OF THIS ARTICLE; (IV) THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST FOUR YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.05 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND (V) THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OR THE TERM OF THE DETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST TEN YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.06 OF THIS ARTICLE. § 3. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 318 to read as follows: § 318. ASSAULT AND ABDUCTION FREE SCHOOL ZONE SIGNS. THE STATE, ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE AND ANY OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTI- TY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER ANY HIGHWAY WITHIN SCHOOL GROUNDS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 70.12 OF THE PENAL LAW, MAY, UPON THE REQUEST OF THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL AUTHORITY, PLACE, CAUSE TO BE PLACED, OR PERMIT TO BE PLACED WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF SUCH HIGHWAY SIGNS INDICATING AN ASSAULT AND ABDUCTION FREE SCHOOL ZONE. § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.