PA SB1025

Persons convicted of hate-based intimidation under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2710 may be required as a condition of probation or parole to complete at least 8 hours of educational instruction about the targeted community, or 8 hours of community service benefiting that community

Community service may only be ordered if it will not increase the risk of further violence or intimidation against the affected community from that community's perspective

Representatives of communities affected by hate-based intimidation crimes have the right to submit community impact statements prior to sentencing, which courts must consider when determining the sentence

Community impact statements may describe harm, trauma, psychological effects, economic loss, and adverse social effects suffered by the community or its members as a result of the crime

Takes effect 60 days after enactment