Section 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 chairperson of the crime victims board,
  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  "Triad
  Programs"  as  an  effective  response  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 "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 "Triad 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 crime victims
  board 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.