Vermont § 2283 - Department of Police Services

§ 2283. Department of Police Services

• (a) The Board of Trustees may establish a Department of Police Services and authorize
  the appointment to the Department of police officers and a director of the Department
  who shall be a police officer. Officers so appointed shall be sworn and shall have
  all law enforcement powers provided by 24 V.S.A. § 1935. Appointments and oaths shall be in writing and shall be filed with and maintained
  by the Board of Trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College.
  The director shall have free and direct access to the Board of Trustees on matters
  pertaining to law enforcement. (b) An officer appointed pursuant to this section shall have no law enforcement authority
  until satisfactory completion of a course of training pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter
  151. The University of Vermont shall have access to training programs offered pursuant
  to 20 V.S.A. chapter 151 upon the same terms and conditions as municipal police officers.
  Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized
  representative from requiring additional qualification or training as a condition
  of initial or continuing appointment. (c) An officer appointed under authority of this section shall be an employee of the University
  of Vermont and shall be subject to such terms and conditions of employment as are
  imposed by the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized representative. An officer
  so appointed may exercise law enforcement authority only while employed in good standing
  by the University of Vermont. (d) Upon written complaint of misconduct by one or more persons concerning any police
  officer appointed under this section, the director of the Department shall cause an
  investigation to be conducted in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures
  established by the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized representative for such
  purposes. The complainant may appeal the final action of the department to the President
  of the University of Vermont, who shall convene an advisory commission consisting
  of three persons, no more than one of whom has a direct or indirect University affiliation.
  The advisory commission shall provide advice and counsel to the President in assuring
  appropriate final disposition of the complaint. (e) Without limiting the powers described in subsection (a) of this section, the Department
  of Police Services may, for the purpose of coordinating effective law enforcement
  services, enter into any arrangements or agreements with any municipality if deemed
  necessary or appropriate by the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized representative. (Added 1991, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.); amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 95.)