Kansas Statutes 38-2292. Risk and needs assessment for children exhibiting juvenile offender behavior
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 38-2292
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) On or before October 1, 2023, the secretary for children and families shall identify an evidence-based risk and needs assessment to administer to children who have been identified as exhibiting behavior that could lead to juvenile offender charges related to physical violence, aggression, damage to property or use of life-threatening drugs during the course of a child in need of care proceeding.
(b) The secretary for children and families shall administer the assessment described in subsection (a) and shall collaborate with the secretary of corrections to allow children identified pursuant to subsection (a) to participate in evidence-based community programs offered pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-52,164, and amendments thereto.
(c) The results of an assessment administered pursuant to this section shall be considered a part of the official file described in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38-2209, and amendments thereto, and shall not be admitted into evidence during the course of a proceeding under the revised Kansas juvenile justice code.
(d) On or before January 1, 2024, the secretary for children and families shall report on the implementation of this section and provide the assessment identified in subsection (a) to the joint committee on corrections and juvenile justice oversight.