§1109.15. Board; general authority
A.(1) The board may purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct,
rehabilitate, improve, repair, operate, lease as lessor or lessee, manage, and administer the
management, administration, and operation of a juvenile detention facility or facilities,
shelter care facility or facilities, or such other juvenile justice facilities as are useful,
necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of the commission
and provide for the orderly conduct of its business. All employees shall be employed directly
by the commission.
(2) Such facilities may include but are not limited to office facilities, parking
facilities, diagnostic facilities, dormitories, and other residential facilities for delinquent,
neglected, or abused children or children in need of care or supervision, as well as for
employees, patrons, visitors, and relatives of children who may enter the juvenile justice
system or who are in need of care or supervision. In addition, the commission may lease,
purchase, or acquire by donation or otherwise any property, immovable or movable,
corporeal or incorporeal, from any person, firm, or corporation, including the state and its
agencies and political subdivisions.
(3) The diagnostic facilities, dormitories, and other residential facilities may also be
used to operate post-adjudication programming, including treatment and rehabilitation.
B. The board may also authorize and approve, upon such terms as it may deem
advisable, contracts of employment for a superintendent or administrator and other necessary
personnel and contracts for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services
necessary or expedient for the conduct of its affairs. The superintendent or administrator shall
be employed directly by the commission.
Acts 2023, No. 145, §1; Acts 2025, No. 435, §1