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NY S04303
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Parker
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AI Summary
- Establishes the "Elderly Crime Prevention and Control Trust Fund" to support crime prevention, detection, and enforcement programs specifically benefiting individuals age 62 and older
- Imposes a mandatory $200 administrative assessment on every person convicted of a felony where the victim is an elderly person, with funds deposited into the trust fund
- Authorizes the Division of Criminal Justice Services commissioner to administer the fund and award grants to local governments and agencies operating elder crime prevention programs
- Limits administrative expenditures to 50% of grant awards, or 75% if the recipient matches the state grant with equal local resources
- Requires biannual reporting from grant recipients and annual legislative hearings on fund distribution; the act expires June 30, 2028
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGING
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Aging2/4/2025
Full Bill Text
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