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Senate Bill S3401
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S3401 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6308
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Elder Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 3 §§301 - 308, Eld L; add §80.20, Pen L; add §420.37, CP L; add §97-pppp, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2141
2011-2012: S6223, S2061
2013-2014: S3214, A5558
2015-2016: S3976, A6742
2019-2020: S4540, A6447
2021-2022: S5283
2023-2024: S6838
2017-S3401 (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.
2017-S3401 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3401 TITLE OF BILL : 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 expiration thereof SUMMARY : Section 1: Establishes the elderly crime prevention and control trust fund act, sets forth the definitions, legislative findings, application procedures, provides the commissioner with the power to promulgate rules and regulations, sets forth reporting requirements, and legislative hearing requirements. Section 2: Amends the penal law by adding a new section 80.20 establishing mandatory administrative assessments upon conviction of a felony where an elderly person is the victim. Section 3: Amends the criminal procedure law by adding a new section 420.37 governing the commitment of a defendant for failure to pay a fine. Section 4: Amends the state finance law by adding a new section 97-1111 establishing the elderly crime prevention and control trust fund. Such fund shall consist of all money appropriated and received
2017-S3401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3401 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 3 to read as follows: ARTICLE III ELDERLY CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL TRUST FUND ACT SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE. 302. LEGISLATIVE FINDING AND DECLARATION. 303. DEFINITIONS. 304. ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST FUND. 305. APPLICATION PROCEDURES. 306. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 307. REPORTING. 308. LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS. § 301. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "ELDERLY CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL TRUST FUND ACT". § 302. 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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