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.

HB 2076 reduces the maximum number of days a court can authorize placing a child in a secure facility and eliminates the court's ability to extend that period. This change directly affects children in Kansas child welfare cases who are subject to court orders for secure placement, typically those adjudicated as "children in need of care" under specific legal criteria. The bill amends K.S.A. 38-2260 to set a fixed, shorter time limit for such placements without allowing extensions. This policy shift limits the duration children may be held in secure facilities during court proceedings.