Changing the name of juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers, modifying the intake criteria for such centers, prohibiting certain rules and regulations for such centers, modifying the treatment and services provided by such centers, increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders, providing for increased placement of offenders in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities, requiring the secretary of corrections to pay for the costs associated with such placements, authorizing the secretary to make expenditures from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund moneys to contract for such beds and transferring moneys from such account of the state general fund to the department for children and families to provide juvenile stabilization services.

Added a new requirement that the secretary of corrections must enter into a memorandum of understanding to provide funding specifically to residential facilities that offer behavioral health crisis intervention services for juveniles.

Updated the list of amended statutes to include K.S.A. 65-536 and changed the fiscal year reference from 2024 to 2025 to align with the current legislative session.

The header identifying the amending committee was changed from 'House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice' to 'House Committee of the Whole' to reflect the legislative history.

Page numbering and internal tracking codes were updated to match the new version of the document.

Removed the authorization for the secretary of corrections to enter into a memorandum of understanding to fund behavioral health crisis intervention services.

Deleted the specific funding period between July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2030, replacing it with a general authorization to make expenditures prior to July 1, 2030.

Changed the expiration date for the youth residential facility placement provision from July 1, 2030, to January 1, 2018, which appears to be an error or a significant policy reversal.

Expanded the mandatory evaluation requirement from 'drug' to 'drug and alcohol' when ordering residential placement alongside other alternatives.

Added provisions to increase the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders.

Added increased criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders.

Extended the timeframe for the Secretary of Corrections to pay for non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities from an unspecified end date to July 1, 2030.

Added a requirement for the Kansas juvenile justice oversight committee to monitor the impact and effectiveness of the new placements.

Added authorization for the Secretary of Corrections to enter into memorandums of understanding to fund residential facilities that offer behavioral health crisis intervention services.

Updated the list of amended statutes to include new sections and corrected the reference year from 2024 to 2025.