75-7052. Required participation by counties in juvenile community corrections; options; administrative judge, recommendations. On and after July 1, 1997:

(a) Before July 1, 1999, each county in this state, based on the recommendation from the administrative judge of the judicial district in which each such county is located as provided in subsection (b), shall have:

(1) Established a juvenile corrections advisory board in accordance with K.S.A. 75-7044, and amendments thereto, and adopted a comprehensive plan for the development, implementation, operation and improvement of the juvenile correctional services described in K.S.A. 75-7038, and amendments thereto which has been approved by the commissioner of juvenile justice and which, in addition to such matters as are prescribed by rules and regulations of the commissioner, provides for centralized administration and control of the juvenile correctional services under such plan;

(2) entered into an agreement with a group of cooperating counties to establish a regional or multi-county community juvenile correctional services program; established a juvenile corrections advisory board in accordance with K.S.A. 75-7044, and amendments thereto; and adopted a comprehensive plan for the development, implementation, operation and improvement of the juvenile correctional services described in K.S.A. 75-7038, and amendments thereto, which has been approved by the commissioner of juvenile justice and which, in addition to such matters as are prescribed by rules and regulations of the commissioner, provides for centralized administration and control of the juvenile correctional services under such plan. Such group of counties may comply with the provisions of this subsection through cooperative action pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-2901 through 12-2907, and amendments thereto, to the extent that those statutes do not conflict with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-7038 through 75-7053, and amendments thereto; or

(3) contracted for juvenile correctional services described in K.S.A. 75-7038, and amendments thereto, from any county or group of cooperating counties, as provided in K.S.A. 75-7051, and amendments thereto, which are receiving grants under K.S.A. 75-7038 through 75-7053, and amendments thereto.

(b) Before September 15, 1998, the administrative judge in each judicial district shall make a recommendation to the board of county commissioners in each county in such judicial district which has not established a program to provide for the juvenile correctional services described in K.S.A. 75-7038, and amendments thereto, as to which option provided in subsection (a) each such county in such judicial district should choose to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-7038 through 75-7053, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1997, ch. 156, § 21; May 22.