Kansas Statutes 39-1701. Interagency provision of services for children, adolescents and families act; purpose and intention of act
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 39-1701
- Agency: means and includes county health departments, area offices of the Kansas department for children and families or the Kansas department for aging and disability services, district offices of the department of health and environment, local offices of the department of labor, boards of education of public school districts, community mental health centers, community facilities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, or both, district courts, county commissions and law enforcement agencies. See Kansas Statutes 39-1702
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
This act shall be known and may be cited as the interagency provision of services for children, adolescents and families act. It is the purpose and intention of this act to provide for regional interagency councils which will collaborate in the provision of services for children and adolescents in this state who require multiple levels and kinds of specialized services which are beyond the capability of one agency. Such services shall be provided in accord with the identified needs of each such child or adolescent, and in the least restrictive environment.