The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall administer veterans treatment court programs by:
(1) Defining, developing, and gathering outcome measures for veterans treatment court programs, established by this chapter;
(2) Collecting, reporting, and disseminating veterans court treatment program data;
(3) Supporting a state veterans treatment mentor program;
(4) Sponsoring and coordinating state veterans treatment court program training;
(5) Awarding, administering, and evaluating state veterans treatment court program grants;
(6) Developing standards of operation for veterans treatment court programs to ensure there is a significant population of veterans in the criminal justice system willing to volunteer to participate in veterans treatment court programs so that funds are allocated to meet the greatest need; and
(7) Establishing three (3) veterans treatment court advisory committee member positions on the drug court advisory committee established by § 16-22-108.