Chapter 38 — MINORS

38-2385. Certification of juvenile corrections officers; basic course of instruction; in-service training. (a) The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations establishing standards of training and provisions for certifying juvenile corrections officers. (b) Except as provided i…

38-2386. Law enforcement power; special investigators. (a) The superintendent of any juvenile correctional facility operated by the commissioner, all persons on the staff of the juvenile justice authority who are in the chain of command from the commissioner of juvenile justice t…

38-2387. Application to existing cases. (a) In addition to all actions concerning a juvenile offender commenced on or after January 1, 2007, this code also applies to proceedings commenced before January 1, 2007, unless the court finds that application of a particular provision o…

38-2388. Awarding high school diplomas; requirements. (a) The board of education of a school district shall award a high school diploma to any person requesting a diploma if such person: (1) Is at least 17 years of age; (2) is enrolled or resides in such school district; (3) is o…

38-2389. Alternative means of adjudication; exceptions; withdrawal; appeal. (a) Findings and purpose. The following findings and declaration of purpose apply to this section. (1) The legislature finds that personal and familial circumstances may contribute to the commission of of…

38-2390. Legislative cost study analysis of youth residential centers. (a) On or before January 15, 2015, the secretary of corrections shall perform the actions required by this section and report on such actions to the house committee on corrections and juvenile justice, the sen…

38-2391. Overall case length limits. (a) Upon adjudication as a juvenile offender pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2356, and amendments thereto, modification of sentence pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2367, and amendments thereto, or violation of a condition of sentence pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2368, a…

38-2392. Community-based graduated responses for technical violations of probation, violations of conditional release and violations of a condition of sentence. (a) The department of corrections shall, in consultation with the supreme court, adopt rules and regulations by January…

38-2393. Multidisciplinary team for failure to comply with immediate intervention plan. (a) (1) The court shall appoint a multidisciplinary team to review cases in which a juvenile fails to substantially comply with the development of the immediate intervention plan pursuant to K…

38-2394. Training for individuals working with juveniles adjudicated or participating in an immediate intervention. (a) Training on evidence-based programs and practices shall be mandatory for all individuals who work with juveniles adjudicated or participating in an immediate in…

38-2395. Standards for immediate intervention. (a) The department of corrections, in collaboration with the office of judicial administration, shall develop standards and procedures to guide the administration of an immediate intervention process and programs developed pursuant t…

38-2396. Reintegration plan for certain juveniles removed from the home. (a) When a juvenile is placed outside the juvenile's home at a dispositional hearing pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2361(k), and amendments thereto, and no reintegration plan is made a part of the record of the heari…

38-2397. Earned time calculations. For purposes of determining a release date of a juvenile offender from custody of the secretary of corrections, the secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations by January 1, 2017, regarding earned time calculations. History: L. 2016, ch. 46…

38-2398. Earned discharge for juvenile probationers. (a) For purposes of determining release of a juvenile from probation, the supreme court, in consultation with the department of corrections, shall establish rules for a system of earned discharge for juvenile probationers to be…

38-2399. Department of corrections contracts for youth residential facility beds. (a) The secretary of corrections may contract for use of not more than 50 non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities for placement of juvenile offenders pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2361(a)(13)*,…

38-2401. Citation of act. K.S.A. 38-2401 through 38-2405, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the host families act. History: L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archiv…

38-2402. Definitions. As used in the host families act: (a) "Charitable organization" has the same meaning as defined in K.S.A. 17-1760, and amendments thereto. (b) "Child placement agency" means a business or service conducted, maintained or operated by a person engaged in findi…

38-2403. Establishment of host family programs. (a) A child placement agency, or other Kansas charitable organization working under an agreement with a child placement agency, may establish a program in which it coordinates with private organizations to provide temporary care of …

38-2404. Recommendation of programs and services to families during investigations. During any child protective investigation by the Kansas department for children and families that does not result in an out-of-home placement due to abuse of a child, the department is authorized …

38-2405. Detailing community resources available to families in crisis. The Kansas department for children and families is hereby authorized to work with families who are in financial distress, unemployed, homeless or experiencing other family crises by detailing community resour…

38-2501. Citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 38-2501 through 38-2507, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the adoption savings account act. History: L. 2024, ch. 93, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Poli…

38-2502. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Act" means the adoption savings account act. (b) "Account" or "adoption savings account" means an individual savings account established in accordance with the provisions of this act. (c) "Account holder" means an individual who est…

38-2503. Designation of adoption savings account; designated beneficiary; contribution limits; responsibilities of account holder; survivorship interest not created for designated beneficiary; payment of such account upon death of account holder. (a) On and after July 1, 2025, an…

38-2504. Use of account moneys; withdrawals; subject to recapture, when; penalty. (a) The moneys in an adoption savings account may be: (1) Used for eligible expenses related to a designated beneficiary's adoption of a child; (2) used for eligible expenses that would have qualifi…

38-2505. Annual reporting; forms; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary shall establish forms for an account holder to annually report information about any accounts held by such account holder. An account holder shall annually file with the account holder's state income tax r…

38-2506. Actions that are not a requirement of nor the responsibility or liability of financial institutions; determining a payable on death beneficiary. (a) No financial institution shall be required to: (1) Designate an account as an adoption savings account or designate the be…

38-2507. Nonexclusive authority to market the adoption savings account program by the state treasurer. The state treasurer may have nonexclusive authority to market the adoption savings account program to account holders and financial institutions throughout the state and may rep…