Kansas HB2076: Reducing the authorized amount of days that a child may be placed in a secure facility and eliminating the court's option to extend such authorization

What the bill says

An act concerning minors; relating to the revised Kansas code for care of children; reducing the number of days that a custodian may be authorized by the court to place a child in custody of the secretary in a secure facility; eliminating the option for a court to extend the period of authorization for a custodian to place a child in custody of the secretary in a secure facility; amending K.S.A. 38-2260 and repealing the existing section.

From the introduced text, January 23, 2025:

AN ACT concerning minors; relating to the revised Kansas code for care of children; reducing the number of days that a custodian may be authorized by the court to place a child in custody of the secretary in a secure facility; eliminating the option for a court to extend the period of authorization for a custodian to place a child in custody of the secretary in a secure facility; amending K.S.A. 38-2260 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 38-2260 is hereby amended to read as follows: 382260. (a) Valid court order. During proceedings under this code, the court may enter an order directing a child who is the subject of the proceedings to remain in a present or future placement if: (1) The child and the child's guardian ad litem are present in court when the order is entered; (2) the court finds that the child has been adjudicated a child in need of care pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2202(d)(6), (d)(7), (d)(8), (d)(9), (d)(10) or (d)(12), and amendments thereto, and that the child is not likely to be available within the jurisdiction of the court for future proceedings; (3) the child and the guardian ad litem receive oral and written notice of the consequences of violation of the …

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Sponsors

• Dan Hawkins (R) · primary sponsor
• Chris Croft (R)