KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

38-1813. Local citizen review board; duties and powers.

38-1813

Chapter 38.--MINORS Article 18.--ABOLISHMENT OF CORPORATION FOR CHANGE; CITIZEN REVIEW BOARDS

38-1813. Local citizen review board; duties andpowers.(a) The local citizen review board shall have theduty, authority and power to:

(1) Review each case of a child who is the subject of a child in need ofcare petition or who has been adjudicated a child in need of care or who is ajuvenile offender referred by the judge,receive verbal information from all persons with pertinentknowledge of the case and have access to materials contained in the court'sfiles on the case;

(2) determine the progress which has been made to acquire a permanent homefor the child in need of care or toward rehabilitation for the juvenileoffender;

(3) suggest an alternative case goal if progress has been insufficient; and

(4) make recommendations to the judge regarding further actions on the case.

(b) The initial review by the local citizen review board may take placeany time after a petition is filed for a child in need of care and afteradjudication for a juvenile offender. A review must occur within six monthsafterthe initial disposition hearing.

(d) The judge shall consider the local citizen review board recommendationsin making an authorized disposition pursuant toK.S.A. 2009 Supp.38-2255, and amendments thereto, or in issuing a sentencepursuant to38-1663, and amendmentsthereto, and may incorporate the citizen review board's recommendations into anorder in lieu of the six-month review hearing.

(e) Three members of the local citizen review board must be present toreview a case.

(f) The court shall provide a place for the reviews to be held. The localcitizen review board members shall travel to the county of the family residenceof the child being reviewed to hold the review.

History: L. 1992, ch. 313, § 14;L. 1995, ch. 101, § 1;L. 1996, ch. 229, § 103;L. 2006, ch. 200, § 96; Jan. 1, 2007.