Senate advances bill to standardize and expand pre‑charge restorative justice programs
H645 would stabilize and unify pre‑charge restorative justice across the state, require publicly available policies by state's attorneys, shift grant authority to the attorney general, and require annual data reporting and a study to improve administration and funding.
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Lawmakers described H645 as a stabilizing bill to expand and standardize pre‑charge restorative justice in Vermont. The bill requires states' attorneys to adopt publicly available policies governing pre‑charge diversion, codifies rights and responsibilities for those who harmed and those harmed, shifts grant authority for pre‑charge diversion to the attorney general's office, and mandates annual data collection and a study to explore funding stabilization and unified access.
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