NY Exec L § 844-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 35 - Division of Criminal Justice Services 844-B - New York State Committee for the Coordination of Police Services to Elderly Persons.

§ 844-b. New  York  state  committee  for  the  coordination of police services to elderly persons. 1. Establishment of the committee. There is hereby established within the division the "New York state committee for the coordination of police services to elderly persons", hereinafter the "committee".   2. Membership of committee. (a)  The  committee  shall  consist  of  a representative of the commissioner, representative of the superintendent of  the New York state police, two representatives of the New York state sheriffs  association,  two  representatives  of  the  New  York   state association  of  chiefs  of  police, two representatives of the New York state district attorneys' association, a representative of the  attorney general,  a  representative  of  the  director  of  the office of victim services, a representative of the director of the state office  for  the aging,  a  representative  of  the  commissioner  of  social services, a representative  of  the  commissioner  of  the  New  York  city   police department,  a  representative  of  the  New York state crime prevention coalition and two elderly representatives one to  be  appointed  by  the temporary  president  of  the senate and the other by the speaker of the assembly. The commissioner shall make appointments to the  committee  in accordance  with  nominations  submitted  by  the  relevant  agencies or organizations. Each member of the committee shall be  appointed  by  the commissioner  to  serve  a  two  year  term. Any member appointed by the commissioner may be reappointed  for  additional  terms.  Any  vacancies shall  be  filled  in  the  same  manner as the original appointment and vacancies created otherwise than by expiration of term shall  be  filled for the remainder of that unexpired term.  (b)  In  the performance of its functions, the committee shall, to the extent possible, solicit the participation and  involvement  of  retired law enforcement personnel.  (c)  The  representative of the commissioner and the superintendent of the state police shall serve as co-chairpersons of the committee.  (d) Membership of the committee shall not constitute the holding of  a public  office,  and  members  of the committee shall not be required to take and file oaths of office before serving on the committee.  (e) The members of the committee shall  receive  no  compensation  for their services as members.  (f)  No member of the committee shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment, nor shall any member forfeit any employment or office by reason of his or her membership on the committee.  (g) The committee shall meet as often as deemed necessary, but  in  no event less than two times per year.   3.  Duties  and  responsibilities.    The  committee  shall advise the division,  the  state  police,  county  sheriffs  and  other  local  law enforcement  agencies,  and senior advocates chosen in consultation with the state office for the aging, in the study and evaluation of effective responses, including "Triad Programs," to the problems of crime  against elderly  persons.  The  committee may also consult with experts, service providers and representative organizations engaged in the protection  of the  elderly  and  may  recommend the development of programs, including "Triad Programs", in the state of New York  to  assist  the  elderly  to avoid  criminal  victimization  through the coordinated efforts of state and local law  enforcement  agencies  and  organizations  which  provide services  for the elderly. The committee may also recommend policies and programs to assist law enforcement agencies to implement such  programs, including  training  and  prevention standards and technical assistance. Such recommendations may include the following:  (a) the establishment  of  statewide  and  central  clearinghouse  for information and education materials;  (b)  the  development  of innovative community police programs for the elderly;  (c)  providing  assistance to the municipal police training council in the  development  and  delivery   of   training   to   law   enforcement professionals  involved  in  the  "Triad  Programs"  including,  but not limited to, the subjects of:  (i) crimes against the elderly and the protection of elderly persons;  (ii) police sensitivity to the needs of elderly persons as victims and witnesses;  (iii) social and human services;  (d) providing assistance to state and local law enforcement  officials and  to  not-for-profit  corporations,  organizations  with  respect  to effective policies and responses to crimes against elderly persons;  (e) promoting and facilitating cooperation among  state  agencies  and local units of government;  (f)  effective  advocacy  of  services  to protect elderly persons and elderly victims of crime;  (g) evaluating the relationship between crimes against elderly persons and   other   problems   confronting   elderly   persons,   and   making recommendations for effective policy response;  (h) the collection of statistical data and research; and  (i)  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  necessary  to carry out the purposes of this section.   3-a. Reports. On or before March first, nineteen hundred  ninety-eight and  annually  thereafter  the  committee  shall report to the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair  of  the assembly  committee  on  aging  and the chair of the senate committee on aging, on the incidence of reports of abuse  of  elderly  persons.  Such report  shall  consist  of  information  from  reports  forwarded to the committee by local law enforcement agencies pursuant to  section  140.10 of  the  criminal  procedure law including number of reported incidents, ages of victims and alleged offenders,  circumstances  of  the  incident whether  arrests  were  made and the sentence, if any, of the offenders. Such report shall also  recommend  policies  and  programs  to  aid  law enforcement agencies, the courts and the New York state office of victim services  in  efforts  to assist elder victims of domestic violence. The report  shall  also  include  recommendations  designed  to  assist  law enforcement agencies in implementing "Triad Programs".   4. Definition. As used in this section, the term "Triad Program" shall mean  the  triad cooperative model developed by the American Association of  retired  Persons,  the  National  Sheriffs'  Association   and   the International  Association  of  Chiefs  of  Police  which  calls for the participation  of  the  sheriff,  at  least  one  police  chief,  and  a representative  of  at  least one senior citizens' organization within a county and may include participation by general  service  coalitions  of law   enforcement,   victim   service,   and   senior  citizen  advocate organizations.   If there is not both a sheriff and a police chief in a  county  or  if the sheriff or a police chief do not participate, a Triad may include in the  place  of  the  sheriff or police chief another key law enforcement official in the county such as a district attorney.