(a) The State's Attorneys' Coordinator has the following duties and
responsibilities:
(1) To establish and implement standard and specialized training programs
and provide materials for State's Attorneys and their professional
staffs;
(2) To provide and coordinate continuing legal education programs and
services for State's Attorneys and their professional staffs including
legal research, technical assistance, technical and professional
publications, compiling and disseminating information and advise
State's Attorneys of current developments and changes in the criminal
law and the administration of criminal justice relative to the duties
of their office;
(3) With the approval of the Council, to establish and implement uniform
reporting procedures for the State's Attorneys and their professional
staffs to maintain and provide statistical data and information
relative to prosecutorial functions and standards in their office;
(4) With the approval of the Council, to accept and expend funds, grants,
and gifts and accept services from any public or private source;
(5) With the approval of the Council, to enter into agreements and
contracts with any public or private agencies or educational
institutions;
(6) To provide services and functions as the State's Attorneys'
Coordination Council directs, and in order to carry out the duties and
responsibilities of his office;
(7) To administer the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program
established under § 11-902 of the Criminal Procedure Article,
including consideration and approval of the release of any moneys from
the Program; and
(8) To consult with the State Board of Victim Services on the
administration of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation
Program.
(b) The State's Attorneys' Coordinator shall meet and confer regularly
with the Attorney General, the State's Attorneys, and the State's
Attorneys' Coordination Council.
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