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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2382 Appeals; procedure.

38-2382. Appeals; procedure.
(a) An appeal from a district magistrate judge who is not regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas shall be to a district judge. The appeal shall be by trial de novo unless the parties agree to a de novo review on the record of the proceedings. The appeal shall be heard within 30 days from the date the notice of appeal was filed.
(b) Appeals from a district judge, or a district magistrate judge who is regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas, shall be to the court of appeals.
(c) Procedure on appeal shall be governed by article 21 of chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 169, § 82; L. 2014, ch. 71, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2383 Temporary orders pending appeal; status of orders appealed from.

38-2383.
Temporary orders pending appeal; status of orders appealed from.
(a) Pending the determination of an appeal, any order appealed from shall continue in force unless modified by temporary orders as provided in subsection (b).
(b) While an appeal is pending, the district court may modify the order appealed from and may make temporary orders concerning the care and custody of the juvenile as the court considers advisable.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 169, § 83; January 1, 2007.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2384 Fees and expenses.

38-2384.
Fees and expenses.
When an appeal is taken pursuant to this code, fees of an attorney appointed to represent the juvenile offender shall be fixed by the district court. The fees, together with the costs of transcripts and records on appeal, shall be taxed as expenses on appeal. The court on appeal may assess the fees and expenses against the appealing party or order that they be paid from the county general fund. When the court orders the fees and expenses assessed against the appealing party:
(a) The fees and expenses shall be paid from the county general fund, subject to reimbursement by the appealing party; and
(b) the county may enforce the order as a civil judgment, except the county shall not be required to pay the docket fee or fee for execution.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 169, § 84; January 1, 2007.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2385 Certification of juvenile corrections officers; basic course of instruction; in-service training.

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 in subsection (c), no person shall receive a permanent appointment as a juvenile corrections officer unless awarded a certificate by the commissioner which attests to satisfactory completion of a basic course of instruction. Such course of instruction shall be approved by the commissioner and shall consist of not less than 160 hours of instruction. The certificate shall be effective during the term of a person's employment, except that any person who has terminated employment with the commissioner for a period exceeding one year shall be required to be certified again.
(c) The commissioner may award a certificate which attests to the satisfactory completion of a basic course of instruction to any person who has been duly certified under the laws of another state or territory if, in the opinion of the commissioner, the requirements for certification in the other jurisdiction are equal to or exceed the requirements for certification in this state. The commissioner may waive any number of hours or courses required to complete the basic course of instruction for any person who, in the opinion of the commissioner, has received sufficient training or experience that such hours of instruction would be unduly burdensome or duplicitous.
(d) Every juvenile corrections officer shall receive not less than 40 hours of in-service training annually.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 169, § 85; January 1, 2007.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2386 Law enforcement power; special investigators.

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 to the juvenile corrections officer and every juvenile corrections officer, regardless of rank and every investigator, while acting within the scope of their duties as employees of the juvenile justice authority, shall possess such powers and duties of a law enforcement officer as are necessary for performing such duties for the purpose of regaining or maintaining custody, security and control of any person in the custody of the commissioner and may exercise such powers and duties anywhere within the state of Kansas. Such powers and duties may be exercised outside the state of Kansas for the purpose of maintaining custody, security and control of any person in the custody of the commissioner being transported or escorted by anyone authorized to so act. Such employees of the juvenile justice authority shall be responsible to and shall be at all times under the supervision and control of the commissioner of juvenile justice or the commissioner's designee.
(b) The commissioner shall have the authority to appoint and designate special investigators. Each special investigator designated by the commissioner is hereby vested with the power and authority of peace and police officers and shall have the authority to:
(1) Make arrests;
(2) conduct searches and seizures;
(3) maintain custody, security and control of any person in the custody of the commissioner; and
(4) generally enforce all the criminal laws of the state as violations of those laws are encountered during the routine performance of duty.
(c) No special investigator may carry firearms while performing such duties without having first successfully completed the training course prescribed for law enforcement officers under the Kansas law enforcement training act, K.S.A. 74-5601 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(d) Each special investigator designated shall:
(1) Be vested with law enforcement authority;
(2) be in classified service under the Kansas civil service act; and
(3) be subject to the requirements of the Kansas law enforcement training act, K.S.A. 74-5601 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(e) The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations prescribing additional training required for such special investigators.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 169, § 86; L. 2012, ch. 56, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2387 Application to existing cases.

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 of the code would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case the particular provision of this code does not apply and the previous code applies.
(b) If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any other statute before January 1, 2007, that statute continues to apply to the right, even if it has been repealed or superceded.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 169, § 87; January 1, 2007.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2388 Awarding high school diplomas; requirements.

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 or has been a child in the custody of the commissioner at any time on or after such person's 14th birthday; and (4) has achieved at least the minimum high school graduation requirements adopted by the state board of education.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code.
History:
L. 2011, ch. 60, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2390 Legislative cost study analysis of youth residential centers.

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 senate committee on federal and state affairs and the joint committee on corrections and juvenile justice oversight.
(b) The secretary shall conduct a cost study analysis of all youth residential centers for juvenile offenders under contract to provide services to the department of corrections. The cost study analysis shall:
(1) Include detailed analysis of allowable expenses necessary to meet the minimum requirements for: (A) Licensure of a youth residential center by the department of health and environment; (B) service under contracts with the department of corrections; and (C) compliance with the prison rape elimination act, 42 U.S.C. § 15601 et seq.; and
(2) identify any cost associated with program or other expenses which add value to the services provided to juvenile offenders by youth residential centers in addition to such minimum requirements.
(c) The secretary shall evaluate program needs within youth residential centers for juvenile offenders and compare such needs with program availability. The secretary shall propose modifications to the legislature which align program availability with program needs.
(d) The secretary shall develop a fee schedule for youth residential services for juvenile offenders to include daily payment rates necessary for base service and rates for program component additions to such base service.
(e) The secretary shall develop a plan for performance-based incentive payment opportunities and a plan for integration of such payment opportunities into the fee schedule developed pursuant to subsection (d). The secretary shall also develop a plan to measure performance and evaluate the effectiveness of juvenile offender service providers.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 126, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 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 may be appointed for a specific juvenile. (2) The supreme court shall appoint a multidisciplinary team facilitator in each judicial district. The supreme court may appoint a convener and facilitator for a multiple district multidisciplinary team.
(b) The multidisciplinary team facilitator shall invite the following individuals to be part of the multidisciplinary team:
(1) The juvenile;
(2) the juvenile's parents, guardians or custodial relative;
(3) the superintendent of schools or the superintendent's designee;
(4) a clinician who has training and experience coordinating behavioral or mental health treatment for juveniles if such clinician is available; and
(5) any other person or agency representative who is needed to assist in providing recommendations for the particular needs of the juvenile and family.
(c) Any person appointed as a member of a multidisciplinary team may decline to serve and shall incur no civil liability as a result of declining to serve.
(d) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2017.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 46, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 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) Community supervision officers;
(2) juvenile intake and assessment workers;
(3) juvenile corrections officers; and
(4) any individual who works with juveniles through a contracted organization providing services to juveniles.
(b) The department of corrections, in conjunction with the office of judicial administration shall provide training in evidence-based programs and practices on not less than a semi-annual basis to those required to receive such training pursuant to subsection (a).
History:
L. 2016, ch. 46, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 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 standards and procedures shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Contact requirements;
(2) parent engagement;
(3) graduated response and discharge requirements; and
(4) process and quality assurance.
(b) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2017.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 46, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 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 the court within 15 days of the initial order of the court.
(b) The plan shall be prepared by the person who has custody or, if directed by the court, by a community supervision officer.
(c) If there is a lack of agreement among persons necessary for the success of the plan, the person or entity having custody of the child shall notify the court, and the court shall set a hearing pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2367, and amendments thereto.
(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code.
(e) This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2017.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 46, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 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.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2398 Earned discharge for juvenile probationers.

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 applied by all community supervision officers. A probationer shall be awarded earned discharge credits while on probation for each full calendar month of compliance with terms of supervised probation pursuant to the rules developed by the supreme court.
(b) The state of Kansas, the secretary of corrections, the secretary's agents or employees, the office of judicial administration and court services officers shall not be liable for damages caused by any negligent or wrongful act or omission in making the earned discharge credit calculations authorized by this section.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 46, § 9; L. 2017, ch. 90, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-2399 Department of corrections contracts for youth residential facility beds.

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)*, and amendments thereto.
(b) When contracting for services, the secretary shall:
(1) Contract with facilities that have high success rates and decrease recidivism rates for juvenile offenders;
(2) consider contracting for bed space across the entire state to lower the cost of transportation of juvenile offenders; and
(3) give priority to existing facilities that are able to meet the requirements of the secretary for providing residential services to juvenile offenders.
(c) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2018.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 46, § 17; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-23,100 Community integration programs for juveniles.

38-23,100. Community integration programs for juveniles.
The department of corrections shall develop for use by the courts pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2367(d), and amendments thereto, community integration programs for juveniles who are ready to transition to independent living. Community integration programs shall be designed to prepare juveniles to become socially and financially independent from the program.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 46, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-23,101 Findings to be made on juvenile's first removal from home.

38-23,101. Findings to be made on juvenile's first removal from home.
(a) When a juvenile is removed from the home for the first time pursuant to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code, the judge shall consider and make, if appropriate, the following findings:
(1) (A) The juvenile is likely to sustain harm if not immediately removed from the home;
(B) allowing the juvenile to remain in the home is contrary to the welfare of the juvenile; or
(C) immediate placement of the juvenile is in the juvenile's best interest; and
(2) reasonable efforts have been made to maintain the family unit and prevent the unnecessary removal of the juvenile from the juvenile's home or that an emergency exists which threatens the safety of the juvenile.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code.
History:
L. 2017, ch. 90, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 23 - Revised Kansas Juvenile Justice Code › 38-23,102 Risk and needs assessment and access to services for juveniles in detention.

38-23,102. Risk and needs assessment and access to services for juveniles in detention.
(a) The secretary of corrections shall ensure that, when a juvenile is placed in detention, the juvenile shall:
(1) Receive a standardized risk and needs assessment within 72 hours or, if a standardized risk and needs assessment has been conducted on the juvenile, have the appropriate updates made to such assessment within 72 hours;
(2) receive an updated or completed case plan within 48 hours after the standardized risk and needs assessment has been conducted or updated; and
(3) have access to behavioral health services, mental health services and substance use treatment disorder services while in detention.
(b) The secretary of corrections shall coordinate with court services, community corrections and juvenile detention centers to provide the services required by this section in a timely manner. If the juvenile is in the custody of the secretary for children and families, the secretary of corrections shall coordinate with the secretary for children and families when providing such services. The cost of the assessments conducted or the services provided pursuant to subsection (a) may be assessed to the department of corrections.
(c) The secretary of corrections shall collect data related to the assessments conducted and the services provided pursuant to this section and shall report findings to the joint committee on corrections and juvenile justice on or before July 1 of each year.
History:
L. 2023, ch. 96, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 24 - Host Families Act › 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.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 24 - Host Families Act › 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 children for adoption or foster care and licensed by the state of Kansas pursuant to K.S.A. 65-501, and amendments thereto.
(c) "Host family" means an individual or family who provides temporary care under this act.
(d) "Parent," when used in relation to a child or children, includes a guardian and every person who is by law liable to maintain, care for or support the child.
(e) "Serving parent" means a parent who is a member of the reserves of the army, navy, air force, marine corps or coast guard of the United States or the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or the public health service of the United States department of health and human services detailed by proper authority for duty with the army or navy of the United States, or who is required to enter or serve in the active military service of the United States under a call or order of the president of the United States or to serve on state active duty.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 102, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 24 - Host Families Act › 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 that provide respite care, voluntary guardianship or other support services for families in crisis, including organizations that operate programs authorized under K.S.A. 38-2403, and amendments thereto. In providing information, the department is authorized to exercise its discretion in recommending programs, organizations and resources to the parent or custodian.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 102, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 24 - Host Families Act › 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 under the host families act and information regarding child placement agencies and other charitable organizations that operate programs authorized under K.S.A. 38-2403, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 102, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 1 - Legal Residence › 39-110 Return of nonresidents to place of residence; how costs paid; arbitration with certain other states concerning legal residence.

39-110. Return of nonresidents to place of residence; how costs paid; arbitration with certain other states concerning legal residence.
Any person who has not resided in the state of Kansas one year continuously prior to application for admission to a state hospital, state hospital and training center, or the Kansas neurological institute, may be returned by the secretary for aging and disability services either before or after such person's admission to the state of which such person is a resident. No such person shall be so returned unless arrangements to receive such person have been made in the state to which such person is to be returned. The cost of the return to the person's place of residence shall be paid: First, by the person if funds are available; second, by such person's responsible relatives if funds are available; and third, by the state institution concerned if no other funds are available. The secretary for aging and disability services is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to enter into agreements with the authorities of other states which shall adopt legislation consistent with this act for the arbitration of disputed questions between such states and the state of Kansas respecting the residence of such persons.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 261, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 254, § 7; L. 1965, ch. 284, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 75; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 1 - Legal Residence › 39-111 State legal residence requirements; waiver, when.

39-111. State legal residence requirements; waiver, when.
No person shall be admitted to a state hospital, a state hospital and training center, Kansas neurological institute, an institution for the education of the deaf, or an institution for the education of the blind, who has not lived in the state of Kansas at least one year continuously immediately prior to application for admission thereto. The residence of a minor child shall follow and be the same as the child's parents. The secretary for children and families or the secretary for aging and disability services, as applies, may waive the residence requirement in cases where the residence cannot be ascertained, or where the particular circumstances of the case constitute a medical emergency so that in the secretary's judgment a sufficient reason exists for the temporary suspension of the residence requirement.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 260, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 254, § 6; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 76; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-333 Discontinuance of asylum or farm and disposition of property; election, when.

39-333.
Discontinuance of asylum or farm and disposition of property; election, when.
Any asylum or farm provided by the board of county commissioners for the purpose may be discontinued by such board, and the property, real and personal, relating thereto, which belongs to the county, may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of, or applied in such manner as may be best for the interests of the county: Provided, That no asylum or farm which exceeds in value the sum of three thousand dollars shall be sold by said county commissioners unless the question of selling said asylum or farm shall be first submitted to a vote of the people at some general or special election, and a majority of all the votes cast at an election held for that purpose shall be in favor of such sale.
History: L. 1862, ch. 163, § 34; G.S. 1868, ch. 79, § 34; L. 1870, ch. 89, § 2; March 10; R.S. 1923, 39-333.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-343 Sale of asylum or farm in counties over 25,000; sale price and terms.

39-343.
Sale of asylum or farm in counties over 25,000; sale price and terms.
That the board of county commissioners in all counties having a population of over 25,000, and having a county asylum or county farm of the value of not more than fifteen thousand dollars, such value to be ascertained and determined as hereinafter provided, be and they are hereby authorized, if in their judgment it is advisable, to sell the same for not less than three fourths of the appraised value thereof, upon such terms and conditions as they deem proper and just, upon first giving thirty days' notice in the official county paper of the time, place, terms and conditions of said sale.
History:
L. 1909, ch. 100, § 1; March 25; R.S. 1923, 39-343.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-344 Sale of asylum or farm in counties over 25,000; appraisement procedure.

39-344.
Sale of asylum or farm in counties over 25,000; appraisement procedure.
Before said sale, and to determine the value of said property, the district judge of said county, upon application in writing to the board of county commissioners, shall appoint three appraisers, who before entering upon the discharge of their duties, and within five days after notice of their appointment, shall take an oath in substance as follows: That they will support the constitution of the state of Kansas and faithfully discharge their duties as appraisers of the county farm or asylum of ________ county, Kansas; that immediately upon taking said oath said appraisers shall view said property and appraise the same and file a report with the clerk of the district court.
And on the filing of said report the clerk of said court shall give thirty days' notice in the official paper of said county, which notice shall state the day and hour when said report of said commissioners will come on for hearing before said court for confirmation; that if twenty-five or more resident taxpayers shall, within twenty days after the return of the appraisement hereinbefore provided for, file their objections thereto in writing, attacking the correctness of such appraisement, stating wherein the same is incorrect, duly verified by one or more of such taxpayers, it shall be the duty of the court to pass upon said objections, and for that purpose the court may hear testimony for or against said confirmation, and upon a full hearing shall approve said appraisement if the same is fair and just; and if in the judgment of said court said appraisement is unfair, then said court shall make a finding as to the actual value of said property, which finding shall be conclusive. Said hearing may be held at chambers.
History:
L. 1909, ch. 100, § 2; R.S. 1923, 39-344; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 189; January 10, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-348 Same; election for sale as formerly required under K.S.A. 39-347.

39-348.
Same; election for sale as formerly required under K.S.A. 39-347.
When it shall become necessary, under the provisions of this act, to submit to the vote of the electors of any county the question of selling the county farm or asylum, or the question of building any permanent building thereon, said question or questions shall be submitted at a general election or at a special election to be called as provided in sections 2* and 3** of chapter 141 of the Session Laws of 1907, insofar as they are applicable; that on each ballot shall be printed "County farm or asylum proposition"; on each of said ballots for the sale of county farm or asylum there shall also be printed in brevier and lower-case type, "Shall the county farm or asylum be sold?" Opposite and after said proposition on said ballot shall be printed two squares, one above the other.
Preceding the upper one of said squares shall be printed the word "Yes," and preceding the lower one of said squares shall be printed the word "No"; immediately above said proposition and across the entire width of said ballot shall be printed in pica type the following: "To vote in favor of said proposition make an × in the square after the word 'Yes,' and to vote against said proposition make an × in the square after the word 'No.' " On each of said ballots for the building, improving, remodeling or repairing the buildings on said county farm there shall be printed in brevier and lower-case type, "Shall ________ dollars be raised for improvements?" In all other respects said ballot shall conform with section 3** of chapter 141 of the Session Laws of 1907. If at such election a majority of those voting on said proposition, or either of them, shall be in favor of the same, then the board of county commissioners of said county is empowered to sell said property or raise said fund, or both, as the case may be.
History:
R.S. 1923, 39-348; December 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-349 Same; use of proceeds of sale or levy.

39-349.
Same; use of proceeds of sale or levy.
Any board of county commissioners that may sell the county farm or county asylum theretofore used in caring for the poor of said county as provided for in chapter 100* of the Session Laws of Kansas for the year 1909, as amended by Laws 1919, chapter 162**, may use such funds or any part thereof, and may use funds collected from the tax levy as provided in said chapter, or any part thereof, in the purchasing of land and in the erection of suitable buildings thereon and in making other necessary improvements, and providing necessary equipment for the establishment of a county asylum to be used in caring for the poor of said county.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 147, § 1; March 11; R.S. 1923, 39-349.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-350 Same; maintenance of asylums.

39-350.
Same; maintenance of asylums.
The county asylum as provided for in K.S.A. 39-349 shall be maintained and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law now existing regarding county asylums.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 147, § 2; March 11; R.S. 1923, 39-350.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-351 Supplemental nature of K.S.A. 39-349 to 39-351.

39-351.
Supplemental nature of K.S.A. 39-349 to 39-351.
This act shall not be construed as repealing any existing law except so far as it may conflict herewith, but shall be construed as supplemental to the said chapter 100* of the Session Laws of Kansas for the year 1909.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 147, § 3; March 11; R.S. 1923, 39-351.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-365 Proceeds from sale of certain county farm realty to special building fund; use.

39-365.
Proceeds from sale of certain county farm realty to special building fund; use.
That the board of county commissioners of any county which has, prior to the effective date of this act, been authorized to sell real property, the same being part of a county farm, by a majority vote of the legal electors of such county voting at an election held for such purpose, may sell such real property, and place the moneys derived from the sale in a special building fund. Such special building fund may be expended by said board of county commissioners to repair or construct and equip a building for the housing, maintenance and care of social welfare clients. Such expenditures may be made during the remainder of the calendar year 1951 even though such expenditures were not included in the budget for such period.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 230, § 1; March 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-366 Building for the poor in certain counties; issuance of bonds.

39-366.
Building for the poor in certain counties; issuance of bonds.
The board of county commissioners of any county which has prior to the effective date of this act submitted, with or without authority of law, to a vote of the electors of said county the question of issuing general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the purpose of providing funds to pay the cost of erecting and equipping a building for the poor, and at least seventy percent (70%) of the legal electors voting on such question shall have voted in favor thereof, is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and equip a building for the poor, and to pay the cost thereof may issue general obligation bonds of the county in an amount not exceeding the maximum amount submitted and approved at such election. All bonds issued under the authority of this act shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law and shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limitation prescribed by any other law of this state and shall not be considered or included in applying any other law limiting bonded indebtedness. Whenever bonds are issued under authority of this act, no bonds shall be issued for the same purpose under authority of any other law.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 174, § 1; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-367 Sale of all or part of county farm in certain counties between 9,000 and 10,000.

39-367.
Sale of all or part of county farm in certain counties between 9,000 and 10,000.
The board of county commissioners in all counties having a population of not less than nine thousand (9,000) and not more than ten thousand (10,000) and having a valuation of not less than twenty-nine million dollars ($29,000,000) and not more than thirty-one million dollars ($31,000,000), and having a county farm of the value of not more than thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000), such value to be ascertained and determined as hereinafter provided, be and they are hereby authorized, if in their judgment it is advisable, to sell the same in whole or in part for not less than three-fourths of the appraised value thereof, upon such terms and conditions as they deem proper and just, upon first giving thirty (30) days' notice in the official county paper of the time, place, terms and conditions of said sale.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 176, § 1; March 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 3 - Relief And Care Of Dependent Persons › 39-368 Same; appraisement; report; notice; hearing for confirmation; objections; approval or finding as to actual value.

39-368.
Same; appraisement; report; notice; hearing for confirmation; objections; approval or finding as to actual value.
Before said sale, and to determine the value of said property, the district judge of said county, upon application in writing of the board of county commissioners, shall appoint three (3) appraisers, who before entering upon the discharge of their duties, and within five (5) days after notice of their appointment, shall take an oath in substance as follows: That they will support the constitution of the state of Kansas and faithfully discharge their duties as appraisers of the county farm of ______________ (name of county) county, Kansas; that immediately upon taking said oath said appraisers shall view said property and appraise the same, both as to each of the logically divisible parts of such property and as to the whole of such property, and file a report with the clerk of the district court. And on the filing of said report the county clerk of said county shall give thirty (30) days' notice in the official paper of said county, which notice shall state the day and hour when said report of said commissioners will come on for hearing before said court for confirmation; that if twenty-five (25) or more resident taxpayers shall, within twenty (20) days after the return of the appraisement hereinbefore provided for, file their objections thereto in writing, attacking the correctness of such appraisement, stating wherein the same is incorrect, duly verified by one or more of such taxpayers, it shall be the duty of the court to pass upon said objections, and for that purpose the court may hear testimony for or against said confirmation, and upon a full hearing shall approve said appraisement and the sale price if the same is fair and just; and if in the judgment of said court said appraisement and the sale price is unfair, then said court shall make a finding as to the actual value of said property, which finding shall be conclusive. Said hearing may be held at chambers.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 176, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 190; January 10, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 4 - Hospital Treatment And Hospitalization › 39-415 Counties between 175,000 and 250,000; definitions.

39-415.
Counties between 175,000 and 250,000; definitions.
As used in this act: (a) The words "medically indigent" shall mean a person who is unable to pay for hospitalization and who is not receiving or who is not eligible for medical assistance under K.S.A. 39-701 et seq., and amendments thereto, at the time of application for hospitalization hereunder.
(b) The word "hospitalization" shall mean the routine services ordinarily rendered in a hospital as a hospital is defined in K.S.A. 65-425 and licensed under K.S.A. 65-427.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 237, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 209, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 4 - Hospital Treatment And Hospitalization › 39-416 County hospital fund for medically indigent persons in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds.

39-416.
County hospital fund for medically indigent persons in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds.
The board of county commissioners in any county having a population of not less than 175,000 or more than 250,000 may levy each year a tax upon all taxable tangible property in their respective counties and the proceeds thereof, except for an amount 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, shall be placed into a separate fund designated as "the county hospital fund," which fund is hereby created, and shall be used only to provide and pay for hospitalization for medically indigent persons who have resided in any such county for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding any application for hospitalization as a medically indigent person, and resided in the state for not less than two years during the four years immediately preceding any application for hospitalization as a medically indigent person. The provisions of this act shall not abrogate or amend any other existing laws relating to hospitalization of any person or persons.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 237, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 265, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 38; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 34; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 151; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 4 - Hospital Treatment And Hospitalization › 39-417 Same; rules and regulations.

39-417.
Same; rules and regulations.
Hospitalization shall be on a case basis and the payment therefor as provided under K.S.A. 39-416 aforesaid shall be furnished under such rules and regulations as the board of county commissioners shall from time to time adopt.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 237, § 3; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 4 - Hospital Treatment And Hospitalization › 39-418 Same; hospital advisory council; appointment; duties; monthly publication of recipients' names and addresses.

39-418.
Same; hospital advisory council; appointment; duties; monthly publication of recipients' names and addresses.
The board of county commissioners within 90 days after the taking effect of this act shall appoint a hospital advisory council consisting of not more than five citizens residents of such county selected so as to provide a representative on said council from the hospital of the university of Kansas medical center and a representative from each of the other hospitals located in the county. Said council shall advise and consult with the board of county commissioners and make recommendations in the formation and establishment of rules and regulations as provided in K.S.A. 39-417.
The members of the hospital advisory council shall serve without compensation and shall serve at the will and pleasure of such board of county commissioners: Provided, Disbursements of the county hospital fund shall be by voucher, approved by the board of county commissioners, which vouchers shall be paid in the same manner as are other county vouchers and shall be subject to the same auditing procedure as are other county vouchers: Provided further, That there be published monthly in the official county paper, the names and addresses of each person for whom payment is made under this act, and the amount of each warrant issued to a hospital in payment of each case shall be separately stated in said publication.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 237, § 4; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare › Article 7 - Social Welfare › 39-701 Purposes of act.

39-701.
Purposes of act.
It is hereby declared the purpose and policy of the state in supervising the directing of the welfare work therein, to provide an effective uniform system of welfare work for the state; to promote efficiency in the work; and to comply with the conditions provided for obtaining federal grants for welfare work as set forth in federal laws and federal rules and regulations. It is not the policy of the state to discourage or interfere with the universally recognized moral obligations of kindred to provide, when possible, for the support of dependent relatives, but rather it is the policy of the state to assist the needy and where necessary, the relatives in providing the necessary assistance for dependents.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 186, § 1; January 1, 1974.