20-346a.   Parole and court services officers; retention of benefits.(a) The department of corrections shall have the functions and dutiesprovided by law with regard toproviding parole officers for felonsplaced on parole by the Kansas adult authority but shall not provide parole officersfor the supervision of misdemeanants placed on parole by the district courtsof this state. The department of corrections shall provide the visitation,supervision and other services regarding probationers and parolees whichare required under the uniform act for out-of-state parolee supervision.

      (b)   All court servicesofficers supervising adultsand juveniles placed on probation by the district courts of this state andall court services officers supervising misdemeanants placedon parole by the districtcourts of this state shall be appointed by the district courts as providedby law. The supreme court shall prescribe the qualifications required ofpersons appointed as court services officers ofthe district courts.The compensation of court services officers ofthe district courtsshall be paid by the state either in accordance with a compensation planadopted by the supreme court or as may be otherwise specifically provided by law.

      (c)   Any probation and paroleofficers of the department of corrections who were terminated from serviceas officers and employees of that department because of the transfer offunctions and duties from that department to the district courts under thissection and who were appointed as courtservices officers of the district courtspursuant to this subsection as it existed prior to amendment by thisact shall retain all retirement benefits and, to the extent feasible and compatiblewith the provisions of the judicial personnel system relating to nonjudicialemployees of the district courts, these appointments shall be deemed tobe transfers with all rights of civil service which had accrued to thoseofficers and employees prior to July 1, 1979, and the service of each officerand employee so appointed and transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous.

      History:   L. 1978, ch. 120, § 14; L. 1984, ch. 112, § 2; July 1.