Powers of counties or groups of counties under act

75-5295. Powers of counties or groups of counties under act. For the purposes of this act and to provide for the correctional services described in K.S.A. 75-5291 and amendments thereto, a county or group of cooperating counties, through their boards of county commissioners, or administrative bodies established by cooperating counties, may: (a) Acquire by any lawful means, including purchase, lease or transfer of custodial control, the lands, buildings and equipment necessary and incidental to such purposes; (b) enter into contracts, which are necessary and incidental to such purposes; (c) determine and establish the administrative structure best suited to the efficient administration and delivery of such correctional services; (d) employ a director and such other officers, employees, and agents as deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; (e) make grants in accordance with the comprehensive plan of funds provided by grant payments under K.S.A. 75-52,105 and amendments thereto to corporations organized not for profit, for development, operation and improvement of such correctional services; and (f) use unexpended funds, accept gifts, grants and subsidies from any lawful source, and apply for, accept and expend federal funds. History: L. 1978, ch. 364, § 6; L. 1989, ch. 92, § 8; January 1, 1990. Attorney General's Opinions: Public officers and employees prohibited from making certain contracts; county community corrections program director. 90-4. Community correctional officer held not a law enforcement officer under law enforcement training act. 96-33. Community corrections act; authority for additional county fee. 96-54. Community correctional officer is not a "law enforcement officer" under private investigative or security operations act. 98-27. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. No credit allowed toward controlling sentence (K.S.A. 21-4614a) for time spent under house arrest (K.S.A. 21-4603b); inpatient drug treatment issue remanded. State v. Williams, 18 Kan. App. 2d 424, 429, 856 P.2d 158 (1993). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026