§ 40-38-401. Creation

There is created the Senator Tommy Burks victim assistance academy, referred to in this part as the “academy”, to be organized and administered in accordance with this part.

§ 40-38-402. Expenses — Grants

The academy shall be attached to the Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. All administrative expenses incurred by the academy shall be paid from grants and funds the academy or the Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic Sexual Violence receives pursuant to § 40-38-405.

§ 40-38-403. Purpose

Notwithstanding its association with the Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, the purpose of the academy is to improve services to victims of all types of crime by making available a comprehensive, basic-level victim assistance curriculum and training program to victim services providers and allied professionals.

§ 40-38-404. Funding

Funding for the academy shall come from grants, donations, gifts and appropriations made for that purpose.

§ 40-38-405. Use of State Funds

The department of finance and administration, office of criminal justice programs, is authorized to make an annual grant from the fund created under § 40-24-107, to the Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence for the purpose of supporting the activities of the academy; provided, however, that no such grant shall be issued unless the […]