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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-915" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Executive Director shall appoint a Victim Services Coordinator.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Victim Services Coordinator shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>provide staff support to the Board on victim services matters;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>monitor, assess, and make recommendations on State and local victim compensation programs and procedures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>provide technical assistance to local public and private programs that provide victim assistance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>research and gather data on victims and victim assistance programs, and disseminate the data to the public;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>submit to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Board an annual report that includes recommendations on how to improve victim assistance programs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>ensure that the rights of victims are observed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>help victims to get the information to which they have a right; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>monitor compliance with the guidelines for treatment of and assistance to victims and witnesses under §§ 11-1002 and 11-1003 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Victim Services Coordinator is entitled to compensation as provided in the State budget.</text>
  </level>
</section>
