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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 6 - FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6-1 - Filing of Complaint for Formal Investigation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A
				request for formal investigation of a complaint may be made by the
				Administrator on his or her own motion or by any person, setting forth in
				writing the act done or omitted to be done by the provider in violation of a
				state or federal law, order, or rule or standard of the Division. The complaint
				shall show the venue at the top of the page, "Before the Division of Victim
				Services, Attorney General's Office," and shall bear a heading showing the
				names of contestant and of the respondent. The complaint shall state:
(i) The name, address, and telephone number
				of the contestant;
(ii) The name,
				address, and telephone number, if known, of the respondent;
(iii) A clear and complete statement of the
				alleged violation complained of, together with all the facts which will give
				the Director and the respondent a clear and full understanding of the nature of
				the alleged violation. The allegations may be supported by sworn statements
				attached to the complaint as exhibits;
(iv) A definite statement of the exact relief
				sought; and
(v) The signature of
				the contestant or his attorney and if by the attorney, then his or her name,
				address, and telephone number.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 6 - FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6-2 - Continuances; Amendments; Attorney General's Assistance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For good cause shown, continuances and
				extensions of time shall be granted at the discretion of the
				Director.
(b) The Director may
				permit any pleadings to be amended or corrected or any omission therein to be
				supplied.
(c) The Office of the
				Attorney General may assist the Division to investigate, prepare, present, and
				prosecute contested cases as provided in WS
										16-3-112(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 6 - FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6-3 - Hearings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon the written request of any party,
				the Director shall grant a hearing when:
(i)
				A formal complaint has been filed with the Director;
(ii) The Director has issued an order for the
				respondent to satisfy the complaint or file an answer to the complaint;
				and
(iii) The respondent has not
				satisfied the complaint and has filed an Answer to the complaint.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 6 - FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6-4 - Hearing Proceedings; Presiding Officer

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All
				hearings of contested cases shall be public. The Director shall appoint an
				independent presiding officer. The presiding officer shall conduct the
				contested case in an impartial manner and shall withdraw at any time if he/she
				feels disqualified to act impartially or for any other reason.
(b) The presiding officer shall:
(i) Administer oaths and
				affirmations;
(ii) Rule on offers
				of proof and receive relevant evidence;
(iii) Take or cause depositions to be taken
				in accordance with the provisions of WS
											16-3-107(g);
(iv) Regulate the course of the
				hearing;
(v) Hold conference with
				all parties simultaneously for the settlement or simplification of the
				issues;
(vi) Decide procedural
				requests and similar matters;
(vii)
				Make recommended decisions when directed to do so by the Division;
				and
(viii) Take any other action by
				these rules and by the Administrative Procedures Act WS
				
											16-3-101 through
				16-3-115.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 6 - FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6-5 - Order of Hearing Proceedings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Every party of
				record may appear in person and with counsel and testify in the hearing of the
				contested case. In all contested cases, the proceeding including all testimony
				shall be reported verbatim stenographically or by any other appropriate means
				determined by the presiding officer. Oral proceedings shall be transcribed on
				request of a party upon payment of the cost for the transcript.
(b) Witnesses shall be examined orally and
				under oath or affirmation administered by the presiding officer. The contestant
				shall establish by a preponderance of evidence the controverted facts upon
				which the complaint is based. In the absence of an answer by the respondent,
				the presiding officer shall take such proof of the facts as may be deemed
				proper and reasonable and make such order thereon as dictated by the
				circumstances. If the contestant failed to appear at the hearing, the presiding
				officer shall dismiss the complaint with prejudice.
(c) The Wyoming Rules of Evidence shall be
				followed by the presiding officer and the parties. The provisions of
				WS
										16-3-107 and
				16-3-108 apply to contested cases
				before the Division, relating to reporting proceedings, transcription of the
				proceedings, documentary evidence, exclusion of evidence, cross examination,
				and judicial notice. Contestant's exhibits shall be marked by numbers beginning
				with "1" and respondent's exhibits shall be marked by letters of the alphabet
				beginning with "A."
(d) At the
				commencement of the hearing, the presiding officer shall announce that the
				hearing is open and shall call the docket number and title of the case to be
				heard. The presiding officer may recess the proceedings when necessary and
				appropriate. At the close of the hearing after the parties have rested, the
				presiding officer shall excuse all the witnesses and close the evidence.
				Evidence may be reopened upon motion of a party and a showing of good
				cause.
(e) At hearings of contested
				cases, the contestant or protestant shall open and close. On investigations on
				motion or order, the Director shall open and close. Interveners shall follow
				the party on whose behalf the intervention is made.
(f) Opening and closing statements may be
				made by the parties or their counsel under conditions and limitations fixed by
				the presiding officer. Briefs may be filed by any party at the discretion of
				the presiding officer and within the time fixed by the presiding
				officer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 6 - FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6-6 - Decisions by the Director

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Before
				rendering a decision in a contested case, the Director shall consider the
				entire record or any portion of the record to which the parties have
				stipulated. If a recommended decision is rendered, all parties shall be
				afforded a reasonable opportunity to file exceptions thereto which shall become
				a part of the record. As a matter of right, each party shall be permitted to
				file a brief with respect to the recommended decision with the Division and
				oral argument may be allowed at the discretion of the Director.
(b) A final decision or order adverse to a
				party in a contested case shall be in writing and shall be served immediately
				upon each party or upon his attorney of record. The final decision shall
				contain findings of fact and conclusions of law separately stated. The findings
				of fact shall be based exclusively on the evidence and matters officially
				noticed. If the findings of fact are set forth in statutory language, they
				shall include, also, a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts
				supporting the findings. The Director shall serve each party with a copy of
				his/her decision and findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 6 - FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS › Section 6-7 - Appeals

Current through July 13, 2024
Judicial review by district courts of the final decision of
				  the Director shall be pursuant to WS
										16-3-114. Review of any final judgment of the
				  district court under WS
				  
										16-3-101 through
				  16-3-115 by
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 7 - DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICES › Section 7-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Wyo. Stat. §
									
										9-1-638(a)(i) requires the
				Division of Victim Services to administer a statewide plan providing victims
				services, including a statewide program of shelter services for victims of
				domestic violence and sexual assault. Wyo. Stat. §
									
										1-40-118(d) requires the
				Division to promulgate by rule a method for the distribution of funds to crime
				victim service providers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 7 - DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICES › Section 7-2 - State Funds Distribution Formula for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Shelter Services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Funding for
				domestic violence and sexual assault shelter service provision shall be
				available to service providers in each county. The amount available to each
				county shall be allocated on an annual basis as a portion of the total state
				funds appropriated for domestic violence and sexual assault shelter services
				based on the following formula:
(i) Each
				county shall be allocated a base amount of $30,000.
(ii) The remainder of the funds shall be
				divided proportionally among the counties. Eighty percent (80%) of the
				distribution of remaining funds shall be in accordance with the total
				population of the county as a percentage of the total state population. The
				other twenty percent (20%) of the remaining funds shall be distributed in
				accordance with the total area of the county (in square miles) as a percentage
				of the total area of the state (in square miles).
(A) Population shall be calculated based on
				the most recent Federal U.S. Census conducted every ten years.
(B) Areas of counties and the state shall be
				based on measurements provided by the Wyoming Department of Administration and
				Information, Division of Economic Analysis.
(C) The calculation of Fremont County's
				population shall not include the population of the Wind River Indian
				Reservation. However, the area calculation of Fremont County shall include the
				area of the Wind River Indian Reservation.
(D) The Wind River Reservation shall be
				considered as a separate county in the distribution of funds and receive the
				base amount along with the appropriate proportion of remaining funds based on
				population and area.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 7 - DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICES › Section 7-3 - Funding Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applicants for
				state domestic violence and sexual assault shelter funds shall submit to the
				Division a strategic plan indicating to which county or counties the intended
				services will be provided. Strategic plan format and evaluation shall be in
				accordance with Chapter 8 of the Rules of the Division of Victim Services,
				Office of the Attorney General.
(b)
				The Division may divide the funds available to an individual county among
				domestic violence and sexual assault shelter service provider applicants within
				the county.
(c) In the event there
				is no approved applicant within a county, the Division may distribute the funds
				allocated for that county to domestic violence and sexual assault shelter
				service providers in bordering counties.
(d) Domestic violence and sexual assault
				shelter service providers may serve more than one county, but in order to
				receive funding allocated to multiple counties a shelter shall provide proof of
				an agreement, preferably with the county commissioners, with all counties in
				which services are to be provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 7 - DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICES › Section 7-4 - Contract Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All domestic
				violence and sexual assault shelter service providers approved to receive state
				funds shall enter into a contract governed by the provisions set forth in
				Chapters 8 and 9 of the Rules of the Division of Victims Services, Office of
				the Attorney General.
(b) Any state
				funds awarded to a program pursuant to a state contract not used for approved
				contract purposes during the contract period shall be returned to the Division
				within 45 days of the conclusion of the contract period.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Wyo. Stat. §
									
										1-40-118 and §
									
										9-1-638(a)(iii) require the
				Division of Victims Services to establish eligibility requirements and review
				and evaluate all programs receiving appropriated funds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-2 - Purpose and Scope

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules set
				forth components and elements the Division of Victim Services evaluates in
				community domestic violence and sexual assault shelter service providers
				strategic plans prior to contracting for services. Because funding is awarded
				competitively, applicant's strategic plans are evaluated on both compliance
				with rule and merit. Applicants will be required by contract to adhere to the
				provisions of approved strategic plans.
(b) These rules set forth requirements for
				community domestic violence and sexual assault shelter service providers to be
				able to contract with the Division of Victim Services for funds from:
* The Office of Justice, Violence Against Women Act, Title I
				  of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,
				  42
				  U.S.C. 3711 et seq.;
* Victims of Crime Act, P.L. 98-473,
				  42
				  U.S.C. 10603;
* Department of Health and Human Services, Family Violence
				  Prevention and Services Act,
				  42
				  U.S.C. Section 10402;
* Wyoming state general funds for domestic violence and
				  sexual assault shelter programs;
* Rape Prevention Education / Public Health Block
				  Grant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
These definitions apply to all Division Rules.
(a) "Advocacy" means assistance to victims by
				volunteers or paid staff who have successfully completed the 40-hour State
				approved training agenda and who are qualified by the individual programs.
				Skills of a qualified advocate include crisis intervention, listening, problem
				solving, and knowledge of alternatives available in the community.
(b) "Crisis and Referral Services" means
				short-term, immediate assistance and advocacy given by phone or in person to
				victims of domestic violence and sexual assault by volunteer or paid
				staff.
(c) "Division" means the
				Division of Victim Services.
(d)
				"Emergency Shelter" means shelter provided to victims of domestic violence or
				sexual assault other than in exclusively dedicated safe houses.
(e) "Governing Body" means a community board,
				a public agency, a tribal agency, or the board of directors of a private
				nonprofit corporation.
(f)
				"Inservice Training Programs" means the practice of providing basic and
				advanced domestic violence and sexual assault related instruction to
				volunteers, boards of directors, and paid staff. The instruction is provided by
				program staff or by consultants.
(g) "Practicum" means a supervised activity
				meant to develop or enhance the trainee's ability to provide direct
				services.
(h) "Prevention and
				Education" means information about domestic violence and sexual assault
				provided to the community or specific audiences within the community.
(i) "Program" means a nonprofit organization
				or public agency consisting of a governing body, staff, and volunteers or which
				provides:
1) Shelter services and/or crisis
				and referral services and
2)
				prevention education to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and to
				the community, funded in whole or part by the State of Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-4 - Governing Body

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If the
				governing body is a nonprofit corporation, it shall adopt and maintain policies
				and procedures in accordance wit h the Wyoming Nonprofit Corporation Act, Wyo.
				Stat. §
									
										17-19-101 et. seq.
(b) To the extent possible, the composition
				of the governing body shall be representative of a wide range of community
				interest groups and the geographical area.
(c) The governing body shall establish
				policies, committees or other procedures to ensure the Program is adequately
				funded, housed, staffed, and equipped to accomplish its goals and to comply
				with Wyoming state statute and the applicable
Office of the
				Attorney General, Division of Victim's Services Rules.
(d) The governing body shall have a funding
				policy, which includes monitoring and approval of allocations of
				funds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-5 - Program Guidelines

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Program
				shall be a duly incorporated non-profit organization in accordance with Wyoming
				law, or a public governmental or tribal agency, in order to be eligible to
				contract for state or federal funds to provide domestic violence and sexual
				assault services.
(b) The Program
				shall have clearly written criteria for determining if an individual is
				eligible for services.
(c) The
				Program shall define its mission and develop a plan which defines measurable
				objectives for the provision of services and incorporates cooperation with
				relevant community agencies. The mission statement and plan should minimally
				address:
(i) program, staff, and funding
				development;
(ii) identification
				and intended services for underserved populations;
(iii) timelines and activities to accomplish
				objectives;
(iv) how individual
				objectives will be funded; and
(v)
				how grant funding match requirements are to be met.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-6 - Staff Development

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Program
				shall have a plan for professional growth and development for all personnel.
				The plan shall minimally include:
Orientation procedure;
Required in-service training and education programs;
				  and
Participation in local, state, or national training.
(b) The program shall develop
				Volunteer Program Standards for volunteers who have direct victim/client
				contact. The standards shall minimally address:
(i) Recruitment;
(ii) Selection and screening;
(iii) Minimum training requirements (40 hour
				volunteer training);
(iv) Ongoing
				training requirements (10 hours of ongoing training per year);
(v) Confidentiality;
(vi) Volunteer/Advocate safety;
(vii) The use of violence;
(viii) Grievance procedures; and
(ix) Dismissal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-7 - Internal Fiscal Controls

Current through July 13, 2024
The Program shall have written financial policies governing
				  internal control procedures in accordance with generally accepted accounting
				  practices to ensure adequate financial checks and balances. The policies shall
				  include controls for separation of financial duties.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-8 - Public Relations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Program
				shall promote an awareness in the community by encouraging understanding,
				awareness, cooperation, and assistance from other agencies as well as from
				civic, religious, fraternal, business, law enforcement, social service,
				educational, and medical groups in the community on a regular basis.
(b) The availability of services shall be
				publicized in the community on a regular basis.
(c) Programs shall co-ordinate presentations
				in the community with a specific emphasis on prevention education efforts in
				schools. These presentations may utilize films, speakers, panel discussions,
				and written materials related to causes, current theory, and preventative
				methods for domestic violence and sexual assault.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-9 - Services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Programs shall provide legal advocacy
				assistance to victims, at their request, in criminal or civil legal matters
				relevant to their situation.
(b)
				Programs shall provide medical advocacy assistance to victims, at their
				request, in medical matters relevant to their situation.
(c) Programs shall provide shelter services
				to domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Programs shall provide
				individual support and may offer support groups to victims on a regular basis
				and assist victims with social services relevant to victim's
				situations.
(d) Procedures shall be
				developed to enable staff to meet the needs of non-English speakers.
(e) If the Program applies for Violence
				Against Women Act (VAWA) Funds, it shall provide appropriate and necessary
				services to stalking victims.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-10 - Children's Services

Current through July 13, 2024
Programs shall provide advocacy for child residents as
				  needed.
All Programs shall have policies regarding childcare, if such
				  is provided.
(c) Programs shall
				collaborate with other agencies to facilitate better communication and problem
				solving regarding the children receiving services from the program. These
				collaborative partnerships to provide children's services should be parent and
				child focused and may include, but are not limited, to the following
				agencies/services: Department of Family Services; Child Protection Teams;
				Headstart; parenting classes; non-offending parent family counseling; medical,
				emotional, developmental evaluations; adolescent substance abuse treatment; and
				play therapy.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 8 - EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER SERVICE PROVIDER › Section 8-11 - Batterer's Intervention Programs

Current through July 13, 2024
Batterer's Intervention Programs are not the primary resource
				  to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault programs. Programs should
				  refrain from attempting to provide these services where
				  possible.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Wyo. Stat. §
									
										1-40-118 and §
									
										9-1-638 provide for Division authority to
				establish eligibility requirements for funds, minimum program standards and
				uniform reporting requirements for victim service providers receiving funds
				administered by the Division.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-2 - Scope

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules pertain to the use of funds
				administered by the Division for the purpose of providing domestic violence and
				sexual assault shelter services. The funding sources for these services are
				both Federal and State in origin and include:
* The Office of Justice, Violence Against Women Act, Title I
				  of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,
				  42
				  U.S.C. 3711 et seq. (VAWA);
* Victims of Crime Act, P.L. 98-473,
				  42
				  U.S.C. 10603 (VOCA);
* Department of Health and Human Services, Family Violence
				  Prevention and Services Act,
				  42
				  U.S.C. Section 10402, (FVPSA);
* Wyoming state general funds for domestic violence and
				  sexual assault shelter programs; and
* Rape Prevention Education / Public Health Block
				  Grant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-3 - Governing Body Responsibilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The governing
				body shall meet at least quarterly and minutes of these meetings shall be kept
				and made available upon request to the Division.
(b) The governing body shall receive formal
				orientation to the Program's goals, objectives, programs, method of operation,
				code of ethics, standards of confidentiality, board duties and
				responsibilities.
(c) The governing
				body shall insure program accessibility and ADA compliance.
(d) The governing board or its authorized
				representative shall formally notify the Division's designated representative
				within 3 days if there is any change in the domestic violence and sexual
				assault program director or equivalent position and inform the Division of any
				interm contact person.
(e) In the
				event of concerns of misappropriations of funds, criminal investigation of a
				governing board, program director or other allegations of illegal activity
				related to the program, the governing board shall inform the Division in
				writing within 5 days.
(f) The
				governing body shall prevent conflicts of interest between individual governing
				body members and the Program.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-4 - Personnel and Volunteers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All formal
				Division rules, policies and procedures shall be kept in either hardcopy or
				electronic form available to staff, volunteers, and other interested groups or
				individuals.
(b) There shall be a
				file maintained for each employee and volunteer which includes, at a minimum, a
				signed confidentiality statement and documentation of all training
				completed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-5 - Training Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All program
				directors, staff and volunteers working in the program providing direct
				services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims shall complete a
				minimum of 40 hours of training conducted by qualified domestic violence
				program personnel prior to providing unsupervised direct services. All paid
				staff shall complete the 40 hours training within the first 90 days of
				employment. The program may utilize local and state resources in meeting
				training requirements.
(i) Training
				approaches utilized in the 40-hour program will include:
(A) a minimum of 35 hours of classroom
				instruction;
(B) a minimum of 5
				hours of training to be devoted to a practicum; and
(C) a current training manual given to each
				participant from which reading assignments can be made. The manual shall
				include the year it was updated.
Mandatory training shall include the following topics, with
				  at least 2 hours dedicated to each topic:
(A) Domestic violence;
(B) Sexual assault; as part of this training
				advocates shall be educated on the State of Wyoming Biological Evidence
				Collection Kit, procedures mandated for the kit;
(C) Victim's Bill of Right s and State Victim
				Compensation Program;
(D) Child
				abuse (including physical, child neglect, and childhood sexual
				abuse);
(E) Stalking;
(F) Elder abuse;
(G) Advocacy skills, including working with
				victims with disabilities;
(H)
				Confidentiality; and
(I) Community
				resources.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-6 - Fiscal Management

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Program
				shall have an operating budget approved and reviewed by the governing body and
				agreed to by contract with the Division.
(i)
				The budget shall categorize revenues and expenses for each grant project and
				position by the expense categories of the approved budget.
(ii) The Division and governing board must
				approve all grant specific budget change request reflecting changes within line
				items.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-7 - Physical Structures and Safety

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All physical
				structures shall adhere to local building standards and codes.
(b) Public offices of the Programs shall be
				designed to allow access for all service users and staff regardless of
				disability.
(c) Programs shall
				ensure safe houses and public offices are in clean, safe, and sanitary
				condition and any safety or other equipment on the premises is in good
				repair.
(d) Safe houses shall be
				able to test security systems, either electronic or procedural, as to ensure
				the safety of victims, their children, volunteers, and paid staff.
(e) All program offices and shelter houses
				shall be smoke, drug and alcohol free.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-8 - Program Service Availability

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Programs shall
				make services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as set forth in Wyo.
				Stat. §
									
										9-1-638(viii).
(b) Programs shall have a public office and a
				24-hour confidential crisis line.
(c) The Program shall comply with all
				applicable nondiscrimination requirements of the Victims of Crime Act; Title VI
				of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
				as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age
				Discrimination Act of 1975; the Department of Justice Nondiscrimination
				Regulations 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subparts C, D, E and G, Subtitle A, Title II of
				the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-9 - Confidentiality of Victim Information and Shelter Location

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Generally, the Program shall not disclose
				confidential communication, as define d in Wyo. Stat. §
									
										1-12-116, without the express written consent
				of the victim. The Program shall adhere to the provisions of Wyo. Stat. §
									
										1-12-116 at all times. Programs shall also
				provide assurances that the address or location of shelter facilities shall not
				be made public except with written authorization of the person or persons
				responsible for operating the shelter.
(b) The governing board shall be excluded
				both as a joint body and as individual board members from any access to
				confidential victim information except to the extent necessary to resolve a
				victim-initiated grievance.
(c) All
				volunteers shall be excluded from access to confidential victim information
				except in regard to the writing of individual case notes regarding the victim
				to whom they have provided services, and when directed by the program
				director.
(d) When providing
				statistical data on program activities, individual identifiers of client
				records shall not be used.
(e)
				Programs shall keep and store all victims' files to insure safety and
				confidentiality. After a victim's file has been inactive for five (5) years, it
				may be destroyed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-10 - Victim's Rights

Current through July 13, 2024
Programs shall protect and support the fundamental human,
				  civil, constitutional, and statutory rights of each victim. Services shall be
				  provided in a manner consistent with the Victim's Bill of Rights, Wyo. Stat.
				  §
									
										1-40-201 et seq.
Victims are entitled to access their
				  records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-11 - Child Advocacy and Child Safety Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All Programs
				shall have policies and procedures regarding the reporting of child abuse
				consistent with Wyo. Stat. §
									
										14-3-205.
(b) Shelter Programs shall provide for
				adequate, secure, and supervised play space.
(c) All Programs shall adhere to the use of
				non-violent discipline techniques. Staff shall provide residents with
				information regarding non-violent alternatives to disciplining
				children.
(d) Each staff member or
				volunteer who will have contact with children in the course of their duties
				shall have a child abuse registry background check completed before beginning
				their duties.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-12 - Program Reports and On-Site Evaluation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Programs shall
				submit monthly non-personally identifying information about victims and
				services provided. This information shall be electronically submitted to the
				Division through the Uniform Caseload Reporting System.
(b) In addition to on-site evaluation,
				programs may be requested by the Division to supply documentation supporting a
				finding of substantial compliance. The Division shall make such requests in
				writing and shall outline the issues related to compliance the Division is
				considering. If a program refuses or is unable to provide requested
				documentation within a reasonable amount of time, the Division may conduct
				immediate on-site evaluations to determine continued capability of the program
				to provide services.
(c) The
				Division shall conduct on-site evaluations of the Program to ensure the Program
				is in substantial compliance with these rules and applicable state and federal
				law.
(i) The Division shall provide the
				Program with at least 30 days written notice prior to the date scheduled for
				the on-site review.
The Division shall provide the Program with a copy of a
				  written format upon which the on-site review shall be based.
The on-site review team shall consist of representative(s) of
				  the Division and may include other appropriate persons.
During an on-site visit, the review and evaluation team shall
				  provide administrative and program consultation as requested by the
				  Program.
The Division shall prepare a report of the findings of the
				  review and shall send a copy to the chairperson of the governing body and to
				  the director of the Program within 60 days. The report shall contain at least
				  the following information:
Required actions for the Program to take in order to comply
				  with rules for which deficiencies were found;
Specifications and conditions prescribed for any standard or
				  rules for which the Division has granted a waiver or variance; and
				  Documentation that any previously required action has been resolved.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-13 - Findings of Compliance by the Division

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Division
				shall issue a written notice of compliance to the Program within 60 days after
				the on-site evaluation if it determines, in accordance with the provisions of
				this chapter and the provisions of its contract with the Division, the Program
				is in substantial compliance.
(b)
				Compliance is not automatically continued when a program's governing body
				changes. The Division shall be notified within 30 days of any such
				change.
(c) Notification of any
				change or suspension of any of the service elements must be made within 24
				hours of such change or suspension.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 9 - OPERATION OF COMMUNITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTER PROGRAMS › Section 9-14 - Finding of Noncompliance by the Division

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				Division shall issue a notice of noncompliance within 60 days after the on-site
				evaluation if it determines, the Program is not in substantial
				compliance.
(b) Unless an emergency
				exists, a finding of non-compliance shall become effective 30 days following
				the date of issuance. The contract between the program and Division will be
				null and void at this date. If the Program disputes the basis for a finding of
				non-compliance, it shall notify the Division Director within 15 days of the
				date of the issuance of a finding of noncompliance. Reconsideration of a
				finding of non-compliance is solely at the discretion of the
				Director.
(c) The Division may
				determine a Program is not in substantial compliance, but does not warrant a
				finding of non-compliance because there is evidence the Program is able to
				correct deficiencies and place the program on probation. The program shall have
				reasonable time, but not greater than 30 days, to begin implementing corrective
				measures. The program shall have a reasonable time, but not greater than 120
				days, to complete corrective measures. If corrective measures are completed in
				a timely manner the program will receive notification of substantial compliance
				from the Division. If the corrective measures are not completed in a reasonable
				time a final finding of non-compliance may be imposed.
(d) Regardless of whether during the course
				of an official on-site visit or at any other time, if the Division finds an
				imminent threat to public health, safety or welfare, or a significant violation
				of a contract provision, an immediate finding of non-compliance may be imposed
				or the program may be placed on probation and immediate corrective action
				required.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - EVALUATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING VICTIMS OF ALL CRIMES › Section 10-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Wyo. Stat. §
									
										1-40-118 and §
									
										9-1-638 require the Division of Victim
				Services (Division) to establish eligibility requirements and review and
				evaluate all programs receiving appropriated funds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - EVALUATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING VICTIMS OF ALL CRIMES › Section 10-2 - Purpose and Scope

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules set
				forth components and elements the Division evaluates in the strategic plans of
				victim service providers serving victims of all crimes. Funding is awarded
				competitively and applicant's strategic plans are evaluated both on compliance
				with rule and merit. Providers will be required by contract to adhere to the
				provisions of approved strategic plans. All providers the Division contracts
				with will be required to adhere to the rules of Chapter 11 and providers may
				consider those requirements in developing strategic plans.
(b) These rules set forth components and
				elements the Division evaluates in the strategic plans submitted by victim
				service providers serving victims of all crime prior to contracting for funds
				from the following sources:
* Victims of Crime Act, P.L. 98-473,
				  42
				  U.S.C. 10603 (VOCA);
* Wyoming state general funds for victim service providers
				  serving victims of all crimes;
* Surcharge funds for distribution to victim service
				  providers; or
* The Office of Justice, Violence Against Women Act, Title I
				  of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,
				  42
				  U.S.C. 3711 et seq.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - EVALUATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING VICTIMS OF ALL CRIMES › Section 10-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
Unless noted in this section, definitions for Chapters 10
				  and 11 are the same as those listed in Chapter 8 of these rules. The following
				  definitions are unique to Chapters 10 and 11.
(a) "Victim" means a person who has been
				subjected to any act constituting a crime or offense under Wyoming
				law.
(b) "Victim Witness
				Specialist" means a person whose primary employment function is to support and
				otherwise assist victims or witnesses of all crimes.
(c) "Program" and "victim assistance
				provider" are synonymous.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - EVALUATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING VICTIMS OF ALL CRIMES › Section 10-4 - Program Mission and Organization

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Victim
				assistance service provider programs shall have a mission statement, develop
				goals and have measurable objectives for the provision of services to victims
				of all crime.
(b) Programs shall
				have a governing body. The governing body may be a public agency or a nonprofit
				corporation. If the governing body is a nonprofit corporation it shall adopt
				and maintain policies and procedures in accordance with the Wyoming Nonprofit
				Corporation Act, Wyo. Stat. §
									
										17-19-101 et. seq.
(c) The governing body shall assist the
				program in the development of its mission statement, goals, objectives, and
				methods of operation.
(d) The
				governing body shall establish procedures to ensure the program is adequately
				funded, housed, staffed, and equipped to accomplish its goals and meet
				requirements of Chapter 11,
Rules for the Operation of Victim
				Service Programs Serving Victims of all Crimes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - EVALUATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING VICTIMS OF ALL CRIMES › Section 10-5 - Personnel, Volunteer Policies and Staff Development

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Appropriate safeguards shall be developed
				to protect confidential personnel records.
(b) The program shall establish and maintain
				standards of qualifications for all paid staff and volunteer staff. All
				positions shall have written job descriptions.
(c) Written personnel policies shall be
				developed, adopted, and maintained in accordance with state and federal
				requirements. The personnel policies shall include, but are not limited to; the
				ethical behavior of the staff of the program; orientation and staff
				development; problem solving procedures; evaluation for performance and
				conduct; dismissal; sexual harassment; and confidentiality related to crime
				victim's records.
(d) Utilization
				of volunteers is recommended for all programs and mandatory for programs to
				receive VOCA funding. The program shall have separate, specific written
				policies and procedures addressing each of the following areas pertaining to
				volunteers:
(i) Recruitment;
(ii) Selection and screening;
(iii) Minimum training
				requirements;
(iv) Ongoing training
				requirements; and
(v) Program
				practices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - EVALUATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING VICTIMS OF ALL CRIMES › Section 10-6 - Fiscal Management

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The program
				shall submit a formal written budget of expected revenues and expenses. The
				budget shall categorize revenues and expenses by source. The governing body
				shall review and approve the budget.
(b) The program shall develop and maintain
				current written policies and procedures in accordance with generally accepted
				accounting practices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 015 - Attorney General › Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - EVALUATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVING VICTIMS OF ALL CRIMES › Section 10-7 - Public Relations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The program
				shall describe its plan to promote awareness in the community by encouraging
				understanding, cooperation, and assistance with other agencies including civic
				and community organizations and criminal justice agencies.
(b) The program shall explain the methods by
				which the availability of services will be publicized in the
				community.
(c) The program shall
				explain how it will reach populations with special needs and underserved
				populations.