Chapter 75, STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-52,142. Same; definition of tracts; authority of secretary. (a) As used in this section, "city of Ellsworth real property" means a tract of land described as follows: A tract of land in the E ½ Section 17, T 15 S - R 8 W, Ellsworth county, Kansas, more particularly described a…

75-52,142a. Conveyance of real estate in Leavenworth county; authority of the secretary. (a) The secretary of corrections for and on behalf of the department of corrections and the state of Kansas is hereby authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed to fire district 1 of…

75-52,144. Certified drug abuse treatment programs; presentence criminal risk-need assessment; certified treatment providers; cost of programs. (a) Drug abuse treatment programs certified in accordance with subsection (b) shall provide: (1) Drug abuse assessments of any person wh…

75-52,145. Secretary authorized to convey property in Reno county to city of Hutchinson. (a) The secretary of corrections is hereby authorized to convey, without consideration, to the city of Hutchinson, Kansas the following described state property located in Reno county, Kansas…

75-52,146. Comprehensive plan for prison expansion, specialized facilities and training academy. (a) The secretary of corrections shall develop a comprehensive plan for the expansion of maximum, medium and minimum security prison capacity, for specialized facilities and for a tra…

75-52,147. Death of inmate in custody of secretary of corrections or juvenile in custody of commissioner of juvenile justice; investigation by Kansas bureau of investigation. On and after July 1, 2004, whenever death occurs of an inmate, who is in the custody of the secretary of …

75-52,148. Report on serious offenses committed by sex offenders while in custody of secretary; annual report to the legislature. (a) The department of corrections shall be required to review and report on the following serious offenses committed by sex offenders, as defined by K…

75-52,149. High-risk sex offenders; graduated risk assessment. (a) The department of corrections shall be required to identify, assess and monitor high-risk sex offenders in the custody of the secretary of corrections. (b) The department is directed to develop a graduated risk as…

75-52,150. Correctional services special revenue fund. On and after January 1, 2010, there is hereby created in the state treasury the correctional services special revenue fund. All moneys credited to the correctional services special revenue fund shall be used by the department…

75-52,151. Department of corrections forensic psychologist fund. There is hereby created in the state treasury the department of corrections forensic psychologist fund. All moneys credited to the department of corrections forensic psychologist fund shall be used by the department…

75-52,152. Prisoner review board; establishment. There is hereby established, within the Kansas department of corrections, the prisoner review board. The prisoner review board shall be administered under the supervision of the secretary of corrections. The prisoner review board s…

75-52,153. Same; Kansas parole board abolished. (a) The Kansas parole board established by K.S.A. 22-3707 is hereby abolished. The prisoner review board shall be a continuation of the Kansas parole board. (b) All of the powers, duties and functions of the existing Kansas parole b…

75-52,154. Same; successor to Kansas parole board. (a) The prisoner review board shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas parole board in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-52,152 through 75-52,157, and…

75-52,155. Same; transfer of funds and accounts; use. The balances of all funds or accounts thereof appropriated or reappropriated for the Kansas parole board are hereby transferred within the state treasury to the Kansas department of corrections and shall be used only for the p…

75-52,156. Same; conflicts; property and records. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any property, power, duty, or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition or transfer made by or under the authority of K.S.A. 75-52,15…

75-52,157. Same; no abatement of civil as criminal proceedings. (a) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency mentioned in K.S.A. 75-52,152 through 75-52,157, and amendm…

75-52,158. Secretary authorized to sell property in Reno county to Reno county for law enforcement purposes. (a) The secretary of corrections is hereby authorized to sell and convey, on behalf of the state of Kansas, to Reno county, Kansas, to be used for a jail and related law e…

75-52,159. Secretary authorized to purchase St. Francis boy's home. (a) The secretary of corrections is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase a tract of land, including the improvements thereon, in the NE ¼ of section 28-T15S-R8W, Ellsworth county, Kansas, the St. Francis boy'…

75-52,160. Justice reinvestment working group; members; duties. (a) The secretary of corrections shall establish the justice reinvestment working group. (b) The working group shall consist of the following members: (1) One senator appointed by the president of the senate; (2) one…

75-52,161. Juvenile justice oversight committee. (a) There is hereby established the Kansas juvenile justice oversight committee for the purpose of overseeing the implementation of reform measures intended to improve the state's juvenile justice system. (b) The Kansas juvenile ju…

75-52,162. Confidential data exchange for juvenile justice system. (a) (1) The department of corrections and the Kansas juvenile justice oversight committee shall explore methods of exchanging confidential data between all parts of the juvenile justice system. Such data exchange …

75-52,163. Funding for juvenile immediate intervention programs. (a) The department of corrections shall create a plan and provide funding to incentivize the development of immediate intervention programs established pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2346, and amendments thereto. (b) Funds a…

75-52,164. Evidence-based programs account of the state general fund. (a) (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund, which shall be administered by the department of corrections. All expenditures from the e…

75-52,165. Prohibition against outsourcing or privatizing security operations of any correctional institution or juvenile correctional facility without prior legislative authorization; rules and regulations. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no state agency shal…

75-52,166. Authorization to convey property in Mitchell county to the city of Beloit. (a) The secretary of the department of administration is hereby authorized and empowered, for and on behalf of the department of corrections, to convey, without consideration, all of the rights,…

75-52,167. Public-private partnership for construction projects relating to correctional institutions; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 75-3739, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-52,167 through 75-52,171, and amendments thereto: (a) "Private entity" means any partner…

75-52,168. Authorization to enter into agreements; analysis of feasibility; advise and consult the joint committee on state building construction; issuance of bonds; annual reports. (a) The secretary is hereby authorized to enter agreements with private entities for public-privat…

75-52,169. Budget for projects; authorization for establishment of a nonprofit corporation. (a) For any proposed public-private project, the secretary shall cause to be prepared a budget for the project. (b) The budget shall reflect the source of the funds and set out with partic…

75-52,170. Duties of the secretary; requirements of agreements. (a) In any public-private partnership, the secretary shall ensure the private entity is qualified to carry out the project, including, but not limited to, ensuring that the private entity: (1) Has available such lawf…

75-52,171. Sovereign immunity of the state. (a) This act does not waive the sovereign immunity of the State of Kansas. (b) This act does not create sovereign immunity for any private entity entering a public-private partnership under this act. History: L. 2021, ch. 86, § 5; July …

75-52,172. Secretary authorized to designate certain employees to attend the law enforcement training center. The secretary of corrections may, with the consent of the director of police training, designate an employee of the department other than a special agent, to attend the l…

75-5201. Purpose and construction. The legislative purpose in enacting this act shall be deemed to be establishment of a policy of treatment of persons convicted of felonies in this state by placing maximum emphasis on rehabilitation of each such person while in the custody of th…

75-5202. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 75-5201 et seq., and amendments thereto, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Secretary" means the secretary of corrections. (b) "Prisoner review board" means the prisoner review board established by K.S.A. 75-52,152, and ame…

75-5203. Department of corrections; secretary; appointment and confirmation; salary and expenses; qualifications; oath; application of K-GOAL. (a) There is hereby established the department of corrections, the chief executive officer of which shall be the secretary of corrections…

75-5204. Division within department; deputy secretaries; qualifications and salary. The secretary shall establish three (3) divisions within the department of corrections. Each division head shall be designated as a deputy secretary of corrections and shall be within the unclassi…

75-5205. Powers and duties of secretary of corrections; employees; office space. (a) The secretary of corrections shall have the general supervision and management of the correctional institutions of the state and such other facilities as may be acquired by lease, purchase or con…

75-5206. Placement and transfer of inmates; interagency agreements to temporarily house local offenders. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d), to carry out the purposes of this act, the secretary shall have authority to order the housing and confinement of any person s…

75-5209. Transfer of inmates for observation and diagnosis or treatment; costs; correspondence by inmates. The secretary of corrections may arrange for the transfer of an inmate for observation and diagnosis or treatment to other appropriate state institutions with the prior cons…

75-5210. Treatment of inmates; records; security status, incentives and presumption for certain offenders; health standards; furloughs; disciplinary rules and regulations; work and educational release; correctional work facilities; construction and repair of state buildings; cont…

75-5210a. Programs designed to prepare inmate for release on parole supervision; agreements between secretary and inmate; completion of program reported to prisoner review board; inmate eligible for parole prior to completion of program; agreement entered into inmate's record. (a…

75-5211. Inmate employment and training; withdrawals from pay; assistance upon release. (a) The secretary of corrections shall provide programs of employment, work, educational or vocational training for those inmates whom the secretary determines are available, willing and able …

75-5212. Training for corrections and parole officers. (a) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations establishing standards of training and provisions for certifying corrections officers and parole officers. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), no person shall receive …

75-5214. Parole officers; appointment; powers; expenses; volunteer or contract services. (a) The secretary of corrections shall appoint parole officers in a number sufficient to administer the provisions of this act. Parole officers appointed by the secretary of corrections shall…

75-5216. Parole officers; duties; guidance developed by secretary of corrections. (a) Parole officers shall investigate all persons referred to them for investigation by the secretary of corrections. Parole officers shall furnish to each person released under their supervision a …

75-5217. Violation of conditions of release; notice to appear or arrest, procedure; detention; hearing and order of board, rules and regulations. (a) At any time during release on parole, conditional release or postrelease supervision, the secretary of corrections may issue a war…

75-5218. Offenders sentenced to custody of secretary of corrections; notice to secretary; judgment form or journal entry; transfer of certified copies to the secretary and others; notice of modified sentence sent to secretary. (a) When any person is sentenced to the custody of th…

75-5219. Copy of evidence transmitted to secretary; use of record. The judge presiding at such trial may direct the stenographer to make a copy of all the evidence given at such trial, or any part of it, which copy shall be approved by the judge and certified by the clerk and tra…

75-5220. Transfer of offender to reception and diagnostic unit, when; custody pending transfer; expenses paid by county; female offenders; transfer of court record; juvenile offenders; offenders designated to participate in substance abuse treatment programs; costs of medical car…

75-5221. Record of inmates. The secretary shall keep a record of each inmate sentenced to the secretary's custody with the date of admission, place of residence, the county which the inmate is from; if transferred, the institution from which the inmate was transferred, crime for …

75-5222. Apprehension of escaped inmate; warrant for; reward for apprehension. When an inmate escapes from a correctional institution or the custody of the secretary, the secretary shall take all proper measures for the apprehension of the inmate, including the issuance of a warr…