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Timestamp: 2017-09-20 18:03:58
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2351', '§ 307', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 2352', '§ 2', '§ 46', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 1', '§ 2354', '§ 4', '§ 46', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 72', '§ 2355', '§ 5', '§ 46', '§ 4', '§ 4', '§ 1', '§ 68', '§ 70', '§ 185', '§ 6', '§ 11', '§ 9506', '§ 7', '§ 4', '§ 46', '§ 6', '§ 5', '§ 68', '§ 8', '§ 1', '§ 46', '§ 7', '§ 6', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 2', '§ 4', '§ 8', '§ 4', '§ 3', '§ 7', '§ 5360', '§ 15']

T: 20 C: 151 - VERMONT CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COUNCIL The Vermont Statutes Online
§ 2351. Purpose; definition
In order to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, it is in the public interest to provide for the creation of "the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council." The Council is created to encourage and assist municipalities, counties, and governmental agencies of this State in their efforts to improve the quality of law enforcement and citizen protection by maintaining a uniform standard of recruit and in-service training for law enforcement officers, including members of the Department of Public Safety, capitol police officers, municipal police officers, constables, correctional officers, prosecuting personnel, motor vehicle inspectors, State investigators employed on a full-time basis by the Attorney General, fish and game wardens, sheriffs and their deputies who exercise law enforcement powers pursuant to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. §§ 307 and 311, and railroad police commissioned pursuant to 5 V.S.A. chapter 68, subchapter 8. The Council shall offer continuing programs of instruction in up-to-date methods of law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. It is the responsibility of the Council to encourage the participation of local governmental units in the program and to aid in the establishment of adequate training facilities. (Added 1967, No. 189, § 1, eff. April 17, 1967; amended 1973, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1979, No. 57, § 1; 1981, No. 104, § 2; 2011, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
§ 2352. Creation of council
(a) The criminal justice training council shall consist of the commissioners of public safety, corrections, motor vehicles, fish and wildlife, the attorney general, a member of the Vermont state police bargaining unit of the Vermont state employees' association or its successor entity, elected by its membership, and a member of the Vermont police association, elected by its membership. The governor shall appoint five additional members so as to provide broad representation of all aspects of law enforcement and the public in Vermont on the council. The governor shall solicit recommendations for appointment from the Vermont state's attorneys association, the Vermont state's sheriffs association, and the Vermont police chiefs association. Their term shall be three years.
(d) A member of the council shall not be disqualified from holding any public office or employment, and shall not forfeit any office or employment, by reason of his or her appointment to the council, notwithstanding any statute, ordinance, or charter to the contrary. (Added 1967, No. 189, § 2, eff. April 17, 1967; amended 1971, No. 120, § 46(a); 1973, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1979, No. 57, § 2; 1983, No. 72; 2003, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 2354. Meetings
The council shall meet at least once in each quarter of each year. Special meetings may be called by the chairman or upon the written request of six members of the council. The council shall adopt rules as to quorum and procedures with respect to the conduct of its meetings and other affairs. The commissioner of public safety, the commissioner of corrections, the commissioner of motor vehicles, the commissioner of fish and wildlife, the attorney general, the representative from the Vermont troopers' association, the representative from the Vermont police association, and the representatives from the Vermont state's attorneys', sheriffs', and police chiefs' association, each may designate in writing a person within their agency or association to attend a meeting or meetings of the council. The designation shall be filed with the chairman of the council. A person so designated shall have the same voting rights and responsibilities as the ex officio member at such meeting or meetings except that the designee shall not automatically assume the member's place as an officer of the board. (1967, No. 189, § 4, eff. April 17, 1967; amended 1971, No. 120, § 46(b); 1973, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1979, No. 57, § 3; 1991, No. 50, § 72a, eff. June 12, 1991.)
§ 2355. Powers and duties
(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;
(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.
(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
(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.
(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. (Added 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.)
(4) To cause studies and surveys to be made relating to the establishment, operation and approval of criminal justice training schools;
(A) to recommend a course of study in crime prevention for law enforcement students, and
(8) To provide courses for persons who wish to make application for licensing as a private detective as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 9506, 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.)
(1) "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 Control who exercises law enforcement powers, an investigator employed by the Secretary of State, Board of Medical Practice investigators employed by the Department of Health, Attorney General, or a state's attorney, a fish and game warden, a sheriff, or deputy sheriff who exercises law enforcement powers, or a railroad police officer commissioned pursuant to 5 V.S.A. chapter 68, subchapter 8.
(2) "Full-time law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer with duties of a predictable and continuing nature which require more than 32 hours per week and more than 25 weeks per year.
(3) "Part-time law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer who is not employed full time.
(d) The council may determine whether a particular position is full-time or part-time.
(e) The criteria for all minimum training standards under this section shall include anti-bias training approved by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council. (Added 1967, No. 189, § 8, eff. April 17, 1967; amended 1969, No. 282 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1971, No. 120, § 46(b); 1973, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1979, No. 57, § 6; 1981, No. 104, § 3; 1981, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Feb. 19, 1982; 1987, No. 34, § 3; 1989, No. 297 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2003, No. 60, § 4; 2007, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. July 1, 2010; 2011, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2011, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
Nothing in this chapter prohibits any commissioner, department or agency head or any municipality or county from providing additional training beyond basic training to personnel in their agencies or departments where no certification is requested from the director of the council. The commissioner of public safety may seek certification from the criminal justice training council of any additional in-service training he may provide. (Added 1979, No. 57, § 7.)
(c) The Vermont Police Academy shall employ a domestic violence trainer for the sole purpose of training Vermont law enforcement and related practitioners on issues related to domestic violence. Funding for this position shall be transferred by the Center for Crime Victims Services from the Domestic and Sexual Violence Special Fund created by 13 V.S.A. § 5360. (Added 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; amended 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § E.220.1, eff. June 3, 2010; 2011, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § E.220.4.)
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