The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall administer veterans treatment court programs by:

(1) Defining, developing, and gathering outcome measures for veterans treatment court programs, established by this chapter;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 16-6-104

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Veterans treatment court program: means a stand-alone veterans treatment court program established by a judge of a court of this state exercising criminal jurisdiction or a veterans court track created within an existing certified drug court. See Tennessee Code 16-6-101
(2) Collecting, reporting, and disseminating veterans court treatment program data;
(3) Supporting a state veterans treatment mentor program;
(4) Sponsoring and coordinating state veterans treatment court program training;
(5) Awarding, administering, and evaluating state veterans treatment court program grants;
(6) Developing standards of operation for veterans treatment court programs to ensure there is a significant population of veterans in the criminal justice system willing to volunteer to participate in veterans treatment court programs so that funds are allocated to meet the greatest need; and
(7) Establishing three (3) veterans treatment court advisory committee member positions on the drug court advisory committee established by § 16-22-108.
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