CHAPTER 27 HOUSE BILL No. 2017 An Act concerning the legislature; relating to the joint committee on corrections and ju-
venile justice oversight, expiration thereof; amending K.S.A. 46-2801 and repealing the
existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 46-2801 is hereby amended to read as follows: 46-
2801. (a) There is hereby created the joint committee on corrections and
juvenile justice oversight which shall be within the legislative branch of
state government and which shall be composed of no more than seven
members of the senate and seven members of the house of representa-
tives.

      (b) The senate members shall be appointed by the president and the
minority leader. The two major political parties shall have proportional
representation on such committee. In the event application of the pre-
ceding sentence results in a fraction, the party having a fraction exceeding
.5 shall receive representation as though such fraction were a whole num-
ber.

      (c) The seven representative members shall be appointed as follows:

      (1) Two members shall be members of the majority party who are
members of the house committee on appropriations and shall be ap-
pointed by the speaker;

      (2) two members shall be members of the minority party who are
members of the house committee on appropriations and shall be ap-
pointed by the minority leader;

      (3) two members shall be members of the majority party who are
members of the house committee on judiciary corrections and juvenile
justice and shall be appointed by the speaker; and

      (4) one member shall be a member of the minority party who is a
member of the house committee on judiciary and shall be appointed by
the minority leader.

      (3) three members shall be members of the minority party who are
members of the house committee on appropriations or the house commit-
tee on corrections and juvenile justice and shall be appointed by the mi-
nority leader.

      (d) Any vacancy in the membership of the joint committee on cor-
rections and juvenile justice oversight shall be filled by appointment in
the manner prescribed by this section for the original appointment.

      (e) All members of the joint committee on corrections and juvenile
justice oversight shall serve for terms ending on the first day of the regular
legislative session in odd-numbered years. The joint committee shall or-
ganize annually and elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson in accord-
ance with this subsection. During calendar odd-numbered years 1997 and
1999, the chairperson shall be one of the representative members of the
joint committee elected by the members of the joint committee and the
vice-chairperson shall be one of the senate members elected by the mem-
bers of the joint committee. During calendar year 1998 even-numbered
years, the chairperson shall be one of the senate members of the joint
committee elected by the members of the joint committee and the vice-
chairperson shall be one of the representative members of the joint com-
mittee elected by the members of the joint committee. The vice-chair-
person shall exercise all of the powers of the chairperson in the absence
of the chairperson. If a vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson or vice-
chairperson, a member of the joint committee, who is a member of the
same house as the member who vacated the office, shall be elected by
the members of the joint committee to fill such vacancy. Within 30 days
after the effective date of this act, the joint committee shall organize and
elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson in accordance with the provi-
sions of this act.

      (f) A quorum of the joint committee on corrections and juvenile jus-
tice oversight shall be eight. All actions of the joint committee shall be
by motion adopted by a majority of those present when there is a quorum.

      (g) The joint committee on corrections and juvenile justice oversight
may meet at any time and at any place within the state on the call of the
chairperson, vice-chairperson and ranking minority member of the house
of representatives when the chairperson is a representative or of the sen-
ate when the chairperson is a senator.

      (h) The provisions of the acts contained in article 12 of chapter 46 of
the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, applicable to
special committees shall apply to the joint committee on corrections and
juvenile justice oversight to the extent that the same do not conflict with
the specific provisions of this act applicable to the joint committee.

      (i) In accordance with K.S.A. 46-1204, and amendments thereto, the
legislative coordinating council may provide for such professional services
as may be requested by the joint committee on corrections and juvenile
justice oversight.

      (j) The joint committee on corrections and juvenile justice oversight
may introduce such legislation as it deems necessary in performing its
functions.

      (k) In addition to other powers and duties authorized or prescribed
by law or by the legislative coordinating council, the joint committee on
corrections and juvenile justice oversight shall:

      (1) Monitor the inmate population and review and study the pro-
grams, activities and plans of the department of corrections regarding the
duties of the department of corrections that are prescribed by statute,
including the implementation of expansion projects, the operation of cor-
rectional, food service and other programs for inmates, community cor-
rections, parole and the condition and operation of the correctional in-
stitutions and other facilities under the control and supervision of the
department of corrections;

      (2) monitor the establishment of the juvenile justice authority and
review and study the programs, activities and plans of the juvenile justice
authority regarding the duties of the juvenile justice authority that are
prescribed by statute, including the responsibility for the care, custody,
control and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders and the condition and
operation of the state juvenile correctional facilities under the control and
supervision of the juvenile justice authority;

      (3) review and study the adult correctional programs and activities
and facilities of counties, cities and other local governmental entities,
including the programs and activities of private entities operating com-
munity correctional programs and facilities and the condition and oper-
ation of jails and other local governmental facilities for the incarceration
of adult offenders;

      (4) review and study the juvenile offender programs and activities and
facilities of counties, cities, school districts and other local governmental
entities, including programs for the reduction and prevention of juvenile
crime and delinquency, the programs and activities of private entities
operating community juvenile programs and facilities and the condition
and operation of local governmental residential or custodial facilities for
the care, treatment or training of juvenile offenders;

      (5) study the progress and results of the transition of powers, duties
and functions from the department of social and rehabilitation services,
office of judicial administration and department of corrections to the ju-
venile justice authority; and

      (6) make an annual report to the legislative coordinating council as
provided in K.S.A. 46-1207, and amendments thereto, and such special
reports to committees of the house of representatives and senate as are
deemed appropriate by the joint committee.

      (l) The provisions of this section shall expire on December 31, 2003
2005.

 Sec.  2. K.S.A. 46-2801 is hereby repealed.

 Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved April 1, 2003.
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