1. (a) The department of corrections, in collaboration with the office of judicial administration, shall develop standards and procedures to guide the administration of an immediate intervention process and programs developed pursuant to K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 38-2346, and amendments thereto, and alternative means of adjudication pursuant to K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 38-2389, and amendments thereto. Such standards and procedures shall include, but not be limited to:

   1. (1) Contact requirements;
   2. (2) parent engagement;
   3. (3) graduated response and discharge requirements; and
   4. (4) process and quality assurance.
2. (b) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2017.

L. 2016, ch. 46, § 6; July 1.