Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-355 - Program and services
(a) A written plan
and daily routine shall be maintained for all juveniles which shall include:
meals, rest and sleep, personal hygiene, physical exercise, recreation,
counseling, education and social services.
(b) Classroom instruction shall be provided
on-site by teachers holding appropriate certification from the Kansas board of
education.
(1) Education services shall be
coordinated with the local school district. During the local school year, each
juvenile shall receive a minimum of six hours of instruction per day, excluding
weekends and holidays.
(2) For
each juvenile currently enrolled in a Kansas public school, contact shall be
maintained with the juvenile's home school district to ensure the continuity of
each juvenile's education.
(3) A
regular schedule of instruction and related educational services appropriate to
the needs of each juvenile shall be provided.
(4) Youth care staff shall be stationed in
proximity to the classroom, with frequent, direct, physical observation of the
classroom activity at least every 15 minutes, to provide immediate support to
the teacher.
(c)
Library services.
(1) Each center shall have
written policies and procedures which govern the center's library program,
including acquisition of materials, hours of availability and staffing.
(2) Library services shall be
available to all juveniles.
(A) Reading and
other library materials may be provided for use during non-library hours.
(B) Library materials shall be
appropriate for various levels of competency.
(C) Reading material shall reflect racial and
ethnic interests.
(d) Recreation.
(1) All centers shall provide indoor and
outdoor recreational areas and equipment where security and visual supervision
can be easily maintained, and unless restricted for health reasons, all
juveniles shall be allowed to engage in supervised indoor and outdoor
recreation on a daily basis.
(2)
Art and craft supplies, books, current magazines, games and other indoor
recreational materials shall be provided for leisure time activities.
(e) Work.
(1) Work assignments shall not be used as a
substitute for recreation.
(2)
Juveniles shall be prohibited from performing such duties as:
(A) Personal services for the staff;
(B) cleaning or maintaining areas
away from the center;
(C)
replacing employed staff;
(D) any
work experience defined as hazardous by the Kansas department of human
resources regulations governing child labor.
(3) After receiving the required youth care
staff orientation and training, auxiliary staff may supervise work activities.
Youth care staff shall be within visual and auditory distance to provide
immediate support, if necessary.
(f) Visitation and communication.
(1) All facilities shall provide telephone
and contact visitation rights for parents, legal guardians, legal
representatives and other visitors approved by personnel designated by the
director or the governing body. Private telephone conversation and visitation
shall be allowed, except when a documented need to protect the juvenile or the
security of the facility dictates otherwise.
(2) Written telephone and contact visitation
policies and procedures shall be made available to all juveniles, parents,
legal guardians and legal representatives.
(3) A juvenile shall not be denied the right
to contact his or her attorney or court counselor. No court counselor or
attorney shall be refused visitation of a juvenile to whom the counselor or
attorney has been assigned.
(4)
There shall be no censorship of mail or written communication, except to check
for contraband, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the security
of the center is at risk. Suspect mail shall be opened by center staff in the
presence of the addressee. If mail is to be read, the juvenile is to be
informed in advance and present when the mail is opened. The reason for each
occasion of censorship shall be documented and kept in the juvenile's record.
(5) Writing materials and postage
for the purposes of correspondence shall be available to juveniles. Materials
and postage for at least two letters per week shall be provided for each
juvenile.
(6) Juveniles shall be
provided access to the telephone to make and receive personal calls.
(7) First class letters and packages shall be
forwarded after transfer or release of each juvenile.
(g) Transportation. Written policies and
procedures shall govern the transportation of juveniles outside the center and
from one jurisdiction to another.
(1)
Transportation procedures and practice shall include, but not be limited to:
(A) Precautions to prevent escape during
transfer; and
(B) documentation of
current, appropriate licensure for each center driver.
(2) When the center is transporting
juveniles, each transporting vehicle shall be center owned or leased and shall
have a yearly safety check. A record of the yearly safety check and all repairs
or improvements made shall be kept on file at the center.
(3) Each transporting vehicle operated by the
center shall be equipped with an individual seat belt for the driver, each
juvenile passenger and each additional passenger. The driver, each juvenile
passenger and each additional passenger shall use the seat belts at all times.
(4) Smoking in the transporting
vehicle shall be prohibited while juveniles are being transported.
(5) Juveniles shall be delivered to the
designated destination by the most direct route.
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