§ 265.01-a Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  criminal  possession  of a weapon on school
grounds when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession  a  rifle,
shotgun,  or  firearm  in  or  upon  a  building  or  grounds,  used for
educational purposes, of any school, college, or university, except  the
forestry lands, wherever located, owned, maintained or held in trust for
the  benefit  of  the  New  York  State  College of Forestry at Syracuse
University, now known as the State University of  New  York  college  of
environmental  science  and forestry, or upon a school bus as defined in
section one hundred forty-two of the vehicle and  traffic  law,  without
the  written  authorization  of  such educational institution; provided,
however no school, as defined  in  subdivision  ten  of  section  eleven
hundred  twenty-five  of  the  education  law,  shall issue such written
authorization to any teacher,  school  administrator,  or  other  person
employed  at  the  school  who  is  not  primarily  employed as a school
resource officer, police officer, peace officer, or security  guard  who
has  been  issued  a special armed guard registration card as defined in
section eighty-nine-f of the general business law, regardless of whether
the person is employed directly by such school or by a third party.
  Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds is a class E felony.
(As amended by L.2019 c.138.)