Vermont § 1966 - Community justice centers’ relationship with state government entities

§ 1966. Community justice centers’ relationship with state government entities

• (a) Support from the Agency of Human Services. The Agency of Human Services shall provide to the community justice centers the information,
  analysis, and technical support that the community justice centers, in collaboration
  with the Agency of Human Services, determine are necessary to further their policy
  of restorative justice. (b) Support from the Office of the Attorney General. The Community Justice Unit of the Office of the Attorney General shall provide to
  the community justice centers support for domestic violence and sexual violence case
  referrals in accordance with section 1968 of this title. (c) Funding from the Agency of Human Services. The Agency of Human Services may provide funding and authorize community justice centers
  to participate in the implementation of State programs related to juvenile and criminal
  offenses. (d) Access to information. Community justice center employees and volunteers participating in State-funded programs
  shall have access to information, analysis, and technical support as necessary to
  carry out their duties within the program in accordance with State and federal confidentiality
  statutes and policies. Victim information that is not part of the public record shall
  not be released without the victim’s consent. (e) Liability. (1) For the purposes of defining liability, community justice center volunteers participating
  in programs funded by the Agency of Human Services pursuant to subsection (c) of this
  section shall be considered volunteers of that agency. (2) In all other cases, the State and the municipality shall each be liable for the acts
  and omissions of employees operating within the scope of their employment. (Added 2007, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 56; 2023, No. 11, § 1, eff. May 8, 2023.)