(1) Establish community correction programs to which eligible offenders may be assigned as a condition of probation, sentenced to by the trial court pursuant to this subchapter, paroled to upon release from incarceration, or transferred to after incarceration in the Department of Correction;
(2) Notify the trial courts of the state having criminal jurisdiction of the availability of certified and approved community correction programs;
(3) Establish standards for the monitoring, auditing, and certification of community correction programs;
(4) Establish rules and regulations relating to the operation of community correction programs and the supervision of eligible offenders participating therein;
(5) Promote cooperation among the courts and various law enforcement and correctional agencies of this state in the implementation of community correction programs;
(6) Direct the departments and other entities involved in the implementation of community correction options in a manner that will promote the safety and welfare of the people of this state;
(7) Establish rules, regulations, and procedures which shall be required or deemed appropriate for the implementation and ongoing operation of community correction; and
(8) Establish minimum standards of eligibility and certification processes for all community correction programs eligible to receive offenders under this subchapter.