38-2401 Citation of act.
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.
38-2402 Definitions.
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 finding homes for children by placing or arranging for the placement of such […]
38-2403 Establishment of host family programs.
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 children by placing a child with a host family. (b) (1) A program established […]
38-2404 Recommendation of programs and services to families during investigations.
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 and encouraged to provide information to the parent or custodian about community service programs […]
38-2405 Detailing community resources available to families in crisis.
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 resources available to such families in the community, including, but not limited to, respite care, voluntary guardianship […]
38-2393 Multidisciplinary team for failure to comply with immediate intervention plan.
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.S.A. 38-2346(b), and amendments thereto. The team may be a standing multidisciplinary team or […]
38-2394 Training for individuals working with juveniles adjudicated or participating in an immediate intervention.
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 intervention under the Kansas revised juvenile justice code. Such individuals shall include, but not be limited to: (1) […]
38-2395 Standards for immediate intervention.
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 to K.S.A. 38-2346, and amendments thereto, and alternative means of adjudication pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2389, and amendments thereto. Such […]
38-2396 Reintegration plan for certain juveniles removed from the home.
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 hearing, a written reintegration plan shall be prepared and submitted to […]
38-2397 Earned time calculations.
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, § 8; July 1.