§ 2357 - Powers and duties of the executive director - Vermont Statutes

§ 2357. Powers and duties of the executive director

The executive director of the council, on behalf of the council, shall have the following powers and duties, subject to the supervision of the council and to be exercised only in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter:

(1) To approve, on applications made in advance, criminal justice personnel training programs and their lesson plans and instructors, to issue certificates of approval to those programs, and to revoke those approvals or certificates;

(2) To certify, as qualified, instructors at approved criminal justice personnel training schools and to issue appropriate certificates to those instructors;

(3) To certify criminal justice personnel who have satisfactorily completed approved training programs and to issue appropriate certificates to them;

(4) To cause studies and surveys to be made relating to the establishment, operation and approval of criminal justice training schools;

(5) To consult and cooperate with law enforcement officer criminal justice training schools:

(A) to recommend a course of study in crime prevention for law enforcement students, and

(B) for the development of advanced in-service training programs for law enforcement officers, which shall include a course of study on crime prevention;

(6) To consult and cooperate with universities, colleges, and institutes for the development of specialized courses of study including a course of study on crime prevention, where appropriate;

(7) To consult and cooperate with other departments and agencies of the state and federal government concerned with criminal justice personnel training;

(8) To provide courses for persons who wish to make application for licensing as a private detective as provided in section 9506 of Title 32, and to charge the applicant a reasonable fee, based on the cost of providing courses;

(9) To perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out his powers and duties as set forth in this chapter;

(10) To report to the council at each regular meeting of the council and at such other times as may be required.

(11) Approve and accept pre-service students for the basic officer's training course. (1967, No. 189, § 7, eff. April 17, 1967; amended 1969, No. 282 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1971, No. 120, § 46(b); 1973, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1979, No. 57, § 5; 1993, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 68.)