§ 849-a. Definitions. For the purposes of this article: 1. “Center” means a community dispute center which provides conciliation, mediation, arbitration or other forms and techniques of dispute resolution. 2. “Mediator” means an impartial person who assists in the resolution of a dispute. 3. “Grant recipient” means any nonprofit organization that administers a community dispute […]
§ 849-b. Establishment and administration of centers. 1. There is hereby established the community dispute resolution center program, to be administered and supervised under the direction of the chief administrator of the courts, to provide funds pursuant to this article for the establishment and continuance of dispute resolution centers on the basis of need in […]
§ 849-c. Application procedures. 1. Funds appropriated or available for the purposes of this article may be allocated for programs proposed by eligible centers. Nothing in this article shall preclude existing resolution centers from applying for funds made available under this article provided that they are otherwise in compliance with this article. 2. Centers shall […]
§ 849-d. Payment procedures. 1. Upon the approval of the chief administrator, funds appropriated or available for the purposes of this article shall be used for the costs of operation of approved programs. The methods of payment or reimbursement for dispute resolution costs shall be specified by the chief administrator and may vary among centers. […]
§ 849-e. Funding. 1. The chief administrator may accept and disburse from any public or private agency or person, any money for the purposes of this article. 2. The chief administrator may also receive and disburse federal funds for purposes of this article, and perform services and acts as may be necessary for the receipt […]
§ 849-f. Rules and regulations. The chief administrator shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this article.
§ 849-g. Reports. Each resolution center funded pursuant to this article shall annually provide the chief administrator with statistical data regarding the operating budget, the number of referrals, categories or types of cases referred, number of parties serviced, number of disputes resolved, nature of resolution, amount and type of awards, rate of compliance, returnees to […]
