75-7025. Regional youth care and rehabilitation facilities; establishment; purpose; staff; rules and regulations. On and after July 1, 1997:
(a) The commissioner of juvenile justice may establish, maintain and improve throughout the state, within the limits of funds appropriated therefor and any grants or funds received from federal agencies and other sources, regional youth care, evaluation and rehabilitation facilities, not to exceed 10 in number, for the purpose of: (1) Providing local authorities with facilities for the detention and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, including, but not limited to juvenile offenders who are 16 and 17 years of age; (2) providing local authorities with facilities for the temporary shelter and detention of juveniles pending any examination or study to be made of the juveniles or prior to the disposition of such juveniles pursuant to the revised Kansas code for care of children or the revised Kansas juvenile justice code; and (3) providing short-term treatment and rehabilitation service for juveniles.
(b) Each such facility shall be staffed by a superintendent and such other officers and employees considered necessary by the commissioner for the proper management and operation of the center. The commissioner shall appoint the superintendent of each regional facility and fix the superintendent's compensation with the approval of the governor. Each superintendent shall appoint all other officers and employees for such regional facility, subject to the approval of the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations relating to the operation and management of any regional youth care facility established pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-7025 through 75-7028, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1996, ch. 229, § 10; L. 1997, ch. 156, § 100; L. 2006, ch. 169, § 130; L. 2007, ch. 195, § 44; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 70 - Juvenile Justice Authority
75-7001 Juvenile justice authority; commissioner of juvenile justice; powers and duties.
75-7004 Same; conflicts as to power, function or duty or power to be resolved by governor.
75-7005 Same; legal custody of records transferred; no abatement of suits, actions or proceedings.
75-7006 Same; balance of funds and liabilities transferred.
75-7021 Kansas juvenile delinquency prevention trust fund; expenditures; grant criteria.
75-7024 Commissioner of juvenile justice; powers and duties.
75-7035 Same; conflicts as to power, function or duty to be resolved by governor.
75-7036 Same; legal custody of records transferred; no abatement of suits, actions or proceedings.
75-7037 Same; balance of funds and liabilities transferred.
75-7038 Grants to counties for juvenile community correctional services.
75-7039 Same; qualifications; powers of county commissioners preserved; cooperative agreements.
75-7042 Powers of counties or groups of counties.
75-7044a Duties of juvenile corrections advisory boards.
75-7045 Same; terms; vacancies; officers; open proceedings; rules.
75-7048 Comprehensive plans for juvenile correctional services; requirements; new program proposals.
75-7049 Grants; expenditures; reductions; transfers to other counties.
75-7050 Quarterly grant payments; certified expenditure statements by counties.
75-7051 State and county may purchase juvenile correctional services from grant-receiving counties.
75-7053 Grants; annual determination; criteria based on measurable performances.
75-7054 Employees appointed by the commissioner; unclassified.
75-7055 Juvenile corrections officers, requirements.
75-7059 Department of corrections; successor to property and rights; conflict resolution.
75-7061 Same; department successor to funds and liabilities.
75-7063 Secretary of corrections; rules and regulations; juvenile intake and assessment; programs.
75-7064 Same; administer juvenile justice code.
75-7065 Same; administer regional youth care and rehabilitation facilities.
75-7066 Same; administer supplemental youth care facilities.
75-7067 Same; administer residential care facilities.
75-7068 Same; administer certain planning teams, programs and funds.
75-7069 Same; administer grants.
75-7070 Same; administer community sanctions and prevention programs; advisory committee.