1. There is established in each judicial district in this state a judicial district department of correctional services. Each district department shall furnish or contract for those services necessary to provide a community-based correctional program which meets the requirements of the department. 2. The district department is under the direction of the department and shall be administered by a district director employed by the department. A district department is a state agency for purposes of chapter 669 . 3. All employees of a district department shall be employees of the department. [C79, 81, §905.2 ] 86 Acts, ch 1172, §3 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2782 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §82, 93 C2025, §904.104A Referred to in §8D.13 , 669.2 , 708.2B , 904.101 , 904.301A Probation, see §907.1