Consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Dispute Resolution Act and in consultation with the council, the director shall: (1) Approve centers which meet requirements for approval; (2) Develop and supervise a uniform system of reporting and collecting statistical data from approved centers; (3) Develop and supervise a uniform system of evaluating approved centers; (4) Prepare a yearly budget for the implementation of the act and distribute funds to approved centers; (5) Develop and administer guidelines for a sliding scale of fees to be charged by approved centers; (6) Develop, initiate, or approve curricula and training sessions for mediators and staff of approved centers and of courts; (7) Establish volunteer training programs; (8) Promote public awareness of the restorative justice and dispute resolution process; (9) Apply for and receive funds from public and private sources for carrying out the purposes and obligations of the act; (10) Develop and supervise a uniform system to create and maintain a roster of approved centers and victim youth conferencing and other restorative justice facilitators who are affiliated with approved centers. The roster shall be made available to courts and county attorneys; (11) Enhance the sustainability of approved centers; (12) Support approved centers in the implementation of restorative justice programs; (13) Coordinate the development and implementation of new restorative justice programs; (14) Develop and administer a uniform system for reporting and collecting statistical data regarding restorative justice programs from approved centers; (15) Develop and administer a uniform system for evaluating restorative justice programs administered by approved centers; (16) Develop and administer a uniform system for evaluating quality assurance and fidelity to established restorative justice principles; (17) Coordinate software and data management system quality assurance for the office and the approved centers; (18) Coordinate restorative justice training sessions for restorative justice facilitators and staff of approved centers and the courts; (19) Review and provide analyses of state and federal laws and policies and judicial branch policies relating to restorative justice programs for juvenile populations and adult populations; (20) Promote public awareness of the restorative justice and dispute resolution process under the Dispute Resolution Act; and (21) Seek and identify funds from public and private sources for carrying out new and ongoing restorative justice programs.
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