Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 2357

  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
  • Law enforcement officer: means a member of the Department of Public Safety who exercises law enforcement powers; a member of the State Police; a Capitol Police officer; a municipal police officer; a constable who exercises law enforcement powers; a motor vehicle inspector; an employee of the Department of Liquor and Lottery who exercises law enforcement powers; an investigator employed by the Secretary of State; a Board of Medical Practice investigator employed by the Department of Health; an investigator employed by the Attorney General or a State's Attorney; a fish and game warden; a sheriff; a deputy sheriff who exercises law enforcement powers; a railroad police officer commissioned pursuant to 5 Vt. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 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) [Repealed.]

(9) to perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out his or her 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; and

(11) to approve and accept pre-service and military students for any of the basic training courses set forth in section 2358 of this chapter. (Added 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; 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2015.)