§ 2355 - Powers and duties - Vermont Statutes

§ 2355. Powers and duties

(a) The council shall adopt rules with respect to:

(1) The approval, or revocation thereof, of law enforcement officer training schools;

(2) Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements, and equipment and facilities to be required at approved law enforcement officer training schools;

(3) Minimum qualifications for instructors at approved law enforcement officer training schools;

(4) Minimum basic training for law enforcement officers;

(5) Minimum basic training in order to retain their status for law enforcement officers who are appointed on a permanent basis, and the time within which that basic training shall be completed following appointment;

(6) Minimum annual in-service training requirements for law enforcement officers;

(7) Minimum courses of training for other criminal justice personnel;

(8) Categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and minimum courses of study and attendance requirements with respect to those categories or classifications;

(9) Recertification of persons who have not been employed as law enforcement officers for a three-year period;

(10) A definition of criminal justice personnel and criminal justice training for purposes of this title;

(11) Decertification of persons who have been convicted of a felony subsequent to their certification as law enforcement officers;

(12) Decertification of persons who have not complied with in-service training requirements, provided that the council, through its executive director, may grant a 60-day waiver to a police officer who has failed to meet his or her annual in-service training requirements but who is able to complete those training requirements within that 60-day period.

(b) The council shall conduct and administer training schools and offer courses of instruction for law enforcement officers and other criminal justice personnel. The council may also offer the basic officer's course for pre-service students.

(c) The council shall appoint, subject to the approval of the governor, an executive director who shall be an exempt state employee, and who shall hold office during the pleasure of the council. He or she shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the council. The executive director is entitled to compensation, as established by law, and reimbursement for the expenses within the amounts available by appropriation. The executive director may appoint officers, employees, agents, and consultants as he or she may deem necessary, and prescribe their duties, with the approval of the council.

(d) The council may, in addition:

(1) Accept and administer under this chapter and for its purposes contributions, capital grants, gifts, services, and other financial assistance from any individual, association, corporation or other organization having an interest in criminal justice training, and from this state and the United States and any of their agencies and instrumentalities, corporate or otherwise; and

(2) Perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(e) Any agency or department of state government, municipality or county may, notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, engage in and pay for, from sums appropriated for that purpose, training activities for employees in addition to any minimum training required by the council.

(f) The council shall charge participants or employers of participants in law enforcement training programs as follows:

(1) The tuition fee for basic training required under section 2358 of this title shall be $6,417.00. This fee shall not be charged for persons employed by police agencies at the time of training.

(2) The tuition fees for training not required under section 2358 of this title shall be set to reflect the actual costs for operation of the particular programs offered, with an additional $30.00 entrance exam fee.

(g) The criminal justice training council shall develop a comprehensive drug training program by July 1, 1988. (1967, No. 189, § 5, eff. April 17, 1967; amended 1971, No. 120, § 46(b), (c); 1973, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 57, § 4; 1987, No. 34, §§ 1, 2; 1993, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 68; 1997, No. 61, § 70; 1999, No. 49, § 185; 2005, No. 72, § 6; 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)