§ 1-40-210 — 9-1-638. Division of victim services; duties and responsibilities

(a) The division of victim services shall:
(i) Administer a comprehensive statewide plan that
provides victim services including, but not limited to, a state
program of shelter services for victims of domestic abuse and
sexual assault;
(ii) Provide services for victims of crime consistent
with current federal funding levels and surcharge funds;
(iii) Review and evaluate all programs receiving
appropriated funds;
(iv) Coordinate and provide training, grant
application assistance and other support for community based
programs and services for victims;
(v) Establish minimum program standards and uniform
reporting procedures for community based services and programs
for victims supported by state funds and state administered
federal funds, including a requirement that each provider of
community based services and programs submit an annual
unduplicated count of the number of victims it served in
accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the
division;
(vi) Enter into contracts for victim services with
public or private agencies. The division shall not contract with
any entity that is not in substantial compliance with the
standards and guidelines promulgated by the division. On all
contracts that have not been entered into by competitive
bidding, the director shall record on the contract why
competitive bidding was not considered;
(vii) Subject to the approval of the attorney
general, promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement
the duties and responsibilities assigned to the division;
(viii) Review division of criminal investigation
reports from the missing person clearinghouse, as provided in
W.S. 9-1-624(a)(v), and coordinate with members of the
judiciary, prosecutors, defense counsel, law enforcement and
others to provide training on crimes related to missing and
murdered persons in the state of Wyoming, including Indian
missing and murdered persons.