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- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to eligibility for awards from the crime victims board
Purpose of bill
A claimant over the age of sixty would now be exempt from the serious financial hardship clause of the Crime victims Board eligibility criteria.
Summary of specific provisions
A new paragraph (f) is added which provides that a claimant over sixty years of age will no longer be subject to subdivision six of section six hundred and thirty-one of the Executive Law which is the serious financial hardship clause.
Effects of present law this bill would alter
Claimants over the age of sixty will not be subject to the "serious financial hardship" clause of the Crime victims Board eligibility criteria. victims over the age of sixty will no longer have their financial resources considered in determining eligibility for an award.
Justification
This bill would correct the inequity existing in the current law which requires individuals who have built up assets during their lifetime to deplete these financial resources at a time when their earning ability is increasingly diminished. These elderly persons would no longer have to prove financial hardship in order to receive a compensation award from the Crime Victims Board.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
Under study by the Crime Victims Board.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all claims pending and filed hereafter.
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