Senate Bill S6838

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Elderly Crime Prevention and Control Trust Fund Act"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6838 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4 §§401 - 408, Eld L; add §80.20, Pen L; add §420.37, CP L; add §97-uuuu, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2141
2011-2012: S6223, S2061
2013-2014: S3214
2015-2016: S3976
2017-2018: S3401
2019-2020: S4540
2021-2022: S5283

2023-S6838 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an elderly crime prevention and control trust fund to be funded by an initial appropriation and administrative assessment penalties on persons convicted of felonies when an elderly person is a victim; provides that the fund is to be administered by the division of criminal justice services which shall give grants to organizations who will set up programs to prevent crimes against elderly persons.

2023-S6838 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6838
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, the penal law, the criminal procedure law
   and  the  state  finance  law,  in  relation  to  crime prevention and
   control; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new article 4 to  read
 as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 4
            ELDERLY CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL TRUST FUND ACT
 SECTION 401. SHORT TITLE.
         402. LEGISLATIVE FINDING AND DECLARATION.
         403. DEFINITIONS.
         404. ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST FUND.
         405. APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
         406. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
         407. REPORTING.
         408. LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS.
   §  401.  SHORT  TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "ELDERLY CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL TRUST FUND ACT".
   § 402. LEGISLATIVE FINDING  AND  DECLARATION.  THIS  LEGISLATURE  DOES
 HEREBY FIND AND DECLARE THAT THE ELDERLY POPULATION OF THIS STATE, WHICH
 FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE IS DEFINED AS INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE
 OF SIXTY-TWO YEARS, IS UNIQUELY VULNERABLE TO ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CRIM-
 INAL VICTIMIZATION BY VIRTUE OF PHYSICAL FRAILTY, CONCENTRATIONS IN HIGH
 RISK URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC HOUSEHOLD FACTORS ADVERTIS-
 ING SENIORS AS HIGH VISIBILITY CRIME TARGETS.  THIS  HEIGHTENED  VULNER-
 ABILITY  ACTS AS A PRECURSOR FOR A GENERALIZED AND DEBILITATING SENSE OF
 FEAR WHICH IMPACTS ON MOBILITY, CONCEPTS OF  SELF-WORTH,  AND  ISOLATION
 FROM THE LARGER SOCIETY. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT
 ON  THE  BASIS  OF  AVAILABLE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, THE ELDERLY POPU-
 LATION OF THIS STATE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND, THUS  REQUIRING  THAT  THE
 
              

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