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KS Stat § 38-511 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-511 Land and buildings for farm.

38-511. Land and buildings for farm. In every county containing a city the population of which is not less than 70,000, the board of county commissioners may, as hereinafter provided, procure the necessary ground within the county and erect and maintain suitable buildings and improvements for a juvenile farm for boys under 16 years of age who are deprived, wayward, miscreant, delinquent, children in need of care or juvenile offenders.History: L. 1923, ch. 114, § 1; R.S. 1923, 38-511; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 128; Jan. 1, 1983.
KS Stat § 38-512 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-512 Petition; election; separate election for establishment of farm for girls.

38-512. Petition; election; separate election for establishment of farm for girls. In any such county the board of county commissioners shall upon presentation of a petition signed by electors of said county, equal to ten percent of the vote cast for secretary of state at the last preceding general election, submit to a vote of the people the question of the purchase of the necessary ground in said county and the establishment thereon of a juvenile farm for boys. Said question may be submitted at a special election called for that purpose, or at a general election, but said special election may be held at the same time as the city election, in which event a special ballot upon such question shall be provided for the voters at such election. Such question shall appear upon the ballot as follows:For the "detention home" or juvenile farm    ☐Against the "detention home" or juvenile farm    ☐And if a majority of the votes cast for and against such proposition shall be in favor of such establishment, the board of county commissioners shall proceed to establish and maintain the same as herein provided. In like manner a detention home or juvenile farm for girls may be provided in any county containing a city the population of which is not less than 70,000; but propositions for the establishment of more than one home may not be submitted at the same election.History: L. 1923, ch. 114, § 2; March 8; R.S. 1923, 38-512.
KS Stat § 38-513 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-513 Purchase of juvenile farms; tax levy, use of proceeds.

38-513. Purchase of juvenile farms; tax levy, use of proceeds. For the purchase, improvement, support and maintenance of such juvenile farm, or farms and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county, the county commissioners shall make an estimate of the cost and levy a tax as in the case of providing for other expenses of the county, upon all taxable tangible property of said county.History: L. 1923, ch. 114, § 3; R.S. 1923, 38-513; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 33; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 29; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 144; July 1.
KS Stat § 38-514 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-514 Same; commitments to farm.

38-514. Same; commitments to farm. Any boy or girl over whom the judge of the district court is by law given jurisdiction and authority, may be committed to such home, in the discretion of said court.History: L. 1923, ch. 114, § 4; R.S. 1923, 38-514; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 169; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 38-515 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-515 Detention homes and juvenile farms for girls; person in charge and advisory board; appointment, term, compensation.

38-515. Detention homes and juvenile farms for girls; person in charge and advisory board; appointment, term, compensation. Detention homes or juvenile farms for girls established under the provisions of K.S.A. 38-511 to 38-514, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be in the charge of a person or persons to be selected by the judge of the district court. Such person or persons shall receive and have the advisory assistance of a board consisting of five (5) residents of such county who shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners. Each member shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, and such advisory board shall at all times have access to the home and each department thereof and shall be entitled to familiarity with every detail in its management. The members of such advisory board shall receive no compensation. The salary of the person or persons in charge of the home or farm shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners and warrants shall be drawn for the payment of such salary and all other bills regularly allowed by said board of county commissioners on account of the expenses incurred for the maintenance of said home.History: L. 1929, ch. 194, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 52, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 170; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 38-524 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-524 Same; donations; regulations.

38-524. Same; donations; regulations. The county may receive donations and bequests of either money or property for the purpose of establishing and maintaining such detention home or juvenile farm and grounds. The judge of the district court shall make all regulations necessary for the supervision and conducting of said detention home or juvenile farm and grounds.History: L. 1959, ch. 152, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 171; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 38-525 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-525 Same; commitments to home.

38-525. Same; commitments to home. Any boy or girl over whom the judge of the district court is by law given jurisdiction and authority, may be committed to such home, in the discretion of said court.History: L. 1959, ch. 152, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 172; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 38-526 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-526 Same; management; advisory board; compensation; salary of person in charge, how paid.

38-526. Same; management; advisory board; compensation; salary of person in charge, how paid. The detention home or district farm shall be in charge of a person or persons to be selected by the judge of the district court. The judge of the district court shall appoint two (2) members of an advisory board and the board of county commissioners by resolution shall appoint three (3) members of said advisory board which shall consist of five (5) members who shall be persons other than county commissioners and shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The advisory board shall consult with and advise the person or persons in charge of the home or farm and judge of the district court concerning the problems at the home or farm; and said judge may delegate such supervisory powers as the judge may see fit to the board, and the board is authorized to exercise the powers so delegated. The members of such advisory board shall receive no compensation. The salary of the person or persons in charge of the home or farm shall be fixed by the judge of the district court and shall be payable from funds collected for the maintenance of such home or farm.History: L. 1959, ch. 152, § 4; L. 1965, ch. 276, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 52, § 15; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 173; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 38-528 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-528 Homes for children under 18; petition; election; lease of building; control of home.

38-528. Homes for children under 18; petition; election; lease of building; control of home. The boards of county commissioners of any two (2) or more counties jointly may provide a detention home or juvenile farm for the purpose of caring for children under eighteen (18) years of age who are in the custody of the judge of the district court; or upon presentation to the board of county commissioners of each of such counties of a petition signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voters of said county as determined by the total vote cast for the office of secretary of state at the last preceding general election, said boards shall each call an election to be held at the date of the next succeeding election and shall submit at such election the question of establishing such joint detention home or juvenile farm. Such question shall appear upon the ballot as follows:For the "detention home" (juvenile farm)    ☐Against the "detention home" (juvenile farm)    ☐And if a majority of the votes cast for and against such proposition in each such county shall be in favor of such establishment, the boards of county commissioners of such counties shall proceed to establish the same as herein provided. Until a properly equipped home or farm has been provided, such boards of county commissioners may lease or rent a suitable building or part thereof, for a term not to exceed five (5) years to be used for such purposes.Control of the home or farm shall be under a board of directors composed of the judge of the district court and one county commissioner of each of the participating counties.History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 174; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 38-529 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-529 Same; agreement for joint action by county commissioners; resolution; specifications for agreement; approval by attorney general.

38-529. Same; agreement for joint action by county commissioners; resolution; specifications for agreement; approval by attorney general. Before the boards of county commissioners shall provide a detention home or juvenile farm as authorized by K.S.A. 38-528, said boards shall enter into an agreement for joint or co-operative action pursuant to the provisions of this act. Appropriate action by resolution by each of such boards of county commissioners shall be necessary before any such agreement may enter into force. Such agreement shall specify the following:(a) Its duration.(b) The precise organization, composition and nature of any separate legal or administrative entity created thereby together with the powers delegated thereto.(c) Its purpose or purposes.(d) The manner of financing the joint undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget therefor.(e) The permissible method or methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination.(f) Any other necessary and proper matters.In the event that the agreement does not establish a separate legal entity to conduct the joint undertaking, the agreement shall, in addition to items (a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) listed above, contain the following: (1) Provision for an administrator or a joint board responsible for administering the joint undertaking; and in the case of a joint board, each county party to the agreement shall be represented; and (2) the manner of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property used in the joint undertaking.Every agreement made hereunder shall, prior to and as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be submitted to the attorney general who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state. The attorney general shall approve any agreement submitted to him hereunder unless he shall find that it does not meet the conditions set forth herein and shall detail in writing addressed to the boards of county commissioners concerned the specific respects in which the proposed agreement fails to meet the requirements of law. Failure of the attorney general to disapprove an agreement submitted hereunder within ninety (90) days of its submission shall constitute approval thereof.History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 38-530 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-530 Same; filing of agreement with registers of deeds and secretary of state.

38-530. Same; filing of agreement with registers of deeds and secretary of state. Prior to its entry into force, an agreement made pursuant to this act shall be filed with the register of deeds of each of the counties participating in such joint undertaking and with the secretary of state.History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 38-531 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-531 Same; management; purpose.

38-531. Same; management; purpose. The detention home shall be in the charge of a person or persons who shall be under the supervision of the judge of the district court of the county in which the detention home is located. The inmates of the detention home shall be controlled as far as possible through parental care. The children shall be placed in the public schools if possible, or the boards of county commissioners of the counties party to the joint undertaking may provide for separate instruction within the home. The detention home shall supplement the work of the district court and shall be used instead of any jail or prison, but it shall be the policy of the judge of the district court, court services officer and the person or persons in charge of the detention home to make the detention home a temporary home and as soon as possible to provide for the return of the inmates of the home to their biological parents, adoptive parents or legal guardians.History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 52, § 16; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 175; L. 1984, ch. 112, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 38-532 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-532 Same; duties of matron or superintendent; records and reports.

38-532. Same; duties of matron or superintendent; records and reports. It shall be the duty of the matron or superintendent of the detention home to keep a complete record by counties of all inmates of the home, including age, sex, time of admission, and time of discharge, conduct and character, state of health at time of admission and dismissal, and shall make a monthly report to the judge of the district court of each county party to the joint undertaking and to the judge of the district court of any other county from which juveniles have been received into the home. Such monthly report shall be made on a uniform form which shall be provided by the judge of the district court of the county in which the detention home is located.History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 176; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 38-533 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-533 Same; maintenance and improvement; tax levy, use of proceeds.

38-533. Same; maintenance and improvement; tax levy, use of proceeds. For the purposes of paying its share of the cost of the purchase, improvement, support and maintenance of such detention home or juvenile farm as determined by the agreement for the joint undertaking and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county, the board of county commissioners of each county party to the agreement shall levy an annual tax on all the assessed taxable tangible property of the county.History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 6; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 35; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 30; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 145; July 1.
KS Stat § 38-534 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-534 Same; issuance of bonds in counties party to undertaking, when; election provisions.

38-534. Same; issuance of bonds in counties party to undertaking, when; election provisions. The board of county commissioners of any county party to a joint undertaking as authorized by this act is hereby empowered by resolution and order of said board to submit to the qualified electors of the county at a general or special election the question of the issuance of the bonds of said county in an amount not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for the purpose of providing funds for the construction, enlargement, remodeling, equipping and furnishing the said detention home or juvenile farm and the acquisition of necessary ground therefor or for any one or more of such purposes. Action by the board of county commissioners as herein authorized may be compelled by there being presented to said board a petition signed by twenty-five percent (25%) of the electors of said county as evidenced by the total vote cast in said county for secretary of state at the last preceding general election.The board of county commissioners shall submit the question to the qualified electors of the county at the next general election to be held in the county, or if no general election shall be held within six (6) months from the date said petition is presented, then at a special election which shall be called for that purpose, if requested in the petition. On submitting any such proposition to the electors of the county at a general or special election the ballots shall have printed thereon the nature of the proposal, and if a majority of the votes cast at such general or special election, shall be in favor of the issuance of bonds for the purpose of constructing, enlarging, remodeling, equipping and furnishing the same, and the purchase of such ground as may be necessary, or for any one or more of such purposes, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to take action forthwith for the issuance of such bonds: Provided, That no such bonds shall be issued until and unless the other county or counties shall likewise have authorized the issuance of bonds for such purpose or purposes in the amount agreed upon by the boards of county commissioners parties to the joint undertaking.The question of the issuance of bonds may be submitted to the electors of the county at the same time and as a part of the submission of the question of establishing of a detention home or juvenile farm as authorized by K.S.A. 38-528. All bonds issued under the authority of this section shall be issued, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law.History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 7; June 30.
KS Stat § 38-535 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-535 Same; disposition of taxes collected and proceeds of bonds issued.

38-535. Same; disposition of taxes collected and proceeds of bonds issued. All taxes collected under the authority of this act and all the proceeds of bonds issued under the authority of this act shall be paid over to the county treasurer of the county in which such detention home or juvenile farm is located or to be located. The county treasurer of such county shall place said moneys in a special fund or funds and the same shall be disbursed for the purposes for which the taxes were levied or the bonds issued in like manner as if all of such moneys had been derived from tax levies or bonds issued by the county in which such detention home or juvenile home is located or to be located and in accordance with the agreement entered into by the participating counties.History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 8; June 30.
KS Stat § 38-536 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-536 Care for children under 18 in custody of district court.

38-536. Care for children under 18 in custody of district court. The county commissioners of each county having a population of more than one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) inhabitants in this state may provide parental, detention or juvenile homes or schools or youth centers for the purpose of caring for children under eighteen (18) years of age in the custody or under the jurisdiction of the district court.History: L. 1967, ch. 242, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 177; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 38-537 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-537 Maintenance and support; tax levy, use of proceeds.

38-537. Maintenance and support; tax levy, use of proceeds. For the improvement, support, operation and maintenance of such home, school or youth center and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county, the county commissioners shall levy a tax as in the case of providing for other expenses of the county on all taxable tangible property of said county.History: L. 1967, ch. 242, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 36; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 31; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 146; July 1.
KS Stat § 38-538 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-538 Superintendent or director; board of directors; appointment; terms; duties.

38-538. Superintendent or director; board of directors; appointment; terms; duties. The parental detention or juvenile home or school or youth center shall be under the supervision of a superintendent or a director and other staff and employees, who shall be selected by and under the direction and supervision of the detention or parental home or youth center board of directors. The board of directors shall consist of six citizens of the county appointed and qualified as provided by this section. The judges of the district court of the county shall appoint three members of the board of directors as follows: A person expert in the care and treatment of both physical and emotional illnesses of children, a member of the board of education of the school system of the city of the first class within the county and a practicing member of the bar of the county. The board of county commissioners shall appoint three persons as follows: A person expert in law enforcement within the county; a person expert in business methods, bookkeeping, record keeping and accounting; and a representative or citizen at large. The members of the board of directors shall serve terms of three years commencing July 1 of the year of their appointment and ending at the expiration of three years unless terminated by resignation or inability to serve, the inability to be determined by the appointing authority. The board of directors shall establish program principles for the care and treatment of children committed to the center and shall generally supervise the operation of the center consistent with the revised Kansas code for care of children and the Kansas juvenile justice code and good child care principles.History: L. 1967, ch. 242, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 162, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 130; L. 2006, ch. 200, § 92; Jan. 1, 2007.
KS Stat § 38-539 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-539 Bequests and donations.

38-539. Bequests and donations. The county commissioners may receive donations and bequests of either money or property for the use of the parental, detention or juvenile home or school or youth center.History: L. 1967, ch. 242, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 38-540 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 38 - Minors|Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms|38-540 Commitment to home by district court.

38-540. Commitment to home by district court. Any boy or girl over whom the judge of the district court is by law given jurisdiction and authority, may be committed to such home in the discretion of said court.History: L. 1967, ch. 242, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 178; Jan. 10, 1977.