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Chapter 1 of title 10 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 10-188 to read as follows:
§ 10-188 Plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Educational facility
The term “educational facility” means any building, structure, or place where educational programming takes place. Such term includes but is not limited to public and nonpublic childcare programs, early childhood programs, elementary schools, middle schools, junior high schools, high schools, colleges, and universities.

Interference
The term “interference” means restricting an individual’s freedom of movement.

Intimidation
The term “intimidation” means placing an individual in reasonable fear of physical harm to themselves or to another individual.

Physical obstruction
The term “physical obstruction” means rendering ingress to or egress from an educational facility impassable, or unreasonably difficult or hazardous.

Link to text at note 22.
https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7861546&GUID=726744DC-06CC-4D1F-9BBB-DB78552E7AA5&Options=ID|Text|&Search=Proposed+Int.+No.+175-B