New York S 4303: Relates to the liability of design professionals

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S04303 Summary:

BILL NOS04303 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRSEPULVEDA

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Add Art 4 §§401 - 408, Eld L; add §80.20, Pen L; add §420.37, CP L; add §97-uuuu, St Fin L

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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.

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO AGING

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGING

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4303

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
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 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:

 1 Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new article 4 to read
 2 as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 4
 4 ELDERLY CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL TRUST FUND ACT
 5 Section 401. Short title.
 6 402. Legislative finding and declaration.
 7 403. Definitions.
 8 404. Administration of trust fund.
 9 405. Application procedures.
 10 406. Rules and regulations.
 11 407. Reporting.
 12 408. Legislative hearings.
 13 § 401. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 14 the "Elderly Crime Prevention and Control Trust Fund Act".
 15 § 402. Legislative finding and declaration. This legislature does
 16 hereby find and declare that the elderly population of this state, which
 17 for the purposes of this article is defined as individuals over the age
 18 of sixty-two years, is uniquely vulnerable to actual and potential crim-
 19 inal victimization by virtue of physical frailty, concentrations in high
 20 risk urban neighborhoods, and socio-economic household factors advertis-
 21 ing seniors as high visibility crime targets. This heightened vulner-
 22 ability acts as a precursor for a generalized and debilitating sense of
 23 fear which impacts on mobility, concepts of self-worth, and isolation
 24 from the larger society. The legislature further finds and declares that
 25 on the basis of available demographic information, the elderly popu-
 26 lation of this state will continue to expand, thus requiring that the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08279-01-5

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 1 problem of criminal victimization of the elderly be a focus of continu-
 2 ing and paramount concern. This legislature further finds that although
 3 the state's commitment of general revenue funds to the criminal justice
 4 system has increased nearly three-fold in the past decade, crime
 5 prevention and control activities targeted to our elderly population
 6 have been wedded to moneys originating within the federal system. Addi-
 7 tionally, statistical trends in the criminal victimization of the elder-
 8 ly promise a continued escalation in seemingly rampant crime rates
 9 despite the best efforts of law enforcement and community based organ-
 10 izations. These findings, coupled with the philosophic shifts occurring
 11 on a national level, mandate that responsibility for the safety and
 12 well-being of elderly citizens rests principally with this legislature.
 13 In response to that obligation, this legislature does hereby declare
 14 and endorse the establishment of an exclusive dedicated revenue source
 15 for the operation and maintenance of crime prevention, detection, and
 16 enforcement activities for the sole benefit of elderly citizens in this
 17 state.
 18 § 403