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HOUSE BILL No. 2029—page 39 government; (D) has been convicted of any act that is described in K.S.A. 21- 4301 or 21-4301a, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A. 21-6401, and amendments thereto, or similar statutes of any other state or the federal government; or (E) has been convicted of any act that is described in K.S.A. 21- 3718 or 21-3719, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A. 21-5812, and amendments thereto, or similar statutes of any other state or the federal government; (2) except as provided in subsection (b), has been adjudicated a juvenile offender because of having committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the commission of a felony and that is a crime against persons, is any act described in articles 34, 35 or 36 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, prior to their repeal, or article 54, 55 or 56 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 21-6104, 21-6325, 21- 6326, 21-6418 through 21-6422 or 21-6424, and amendments thereto, or similar statutes of any other state or the federal government, or is any act described in K.S.A. 21-4301 or 21-4301a, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A. 21-6401, and amendments thereto, or similar statutes of any other state or the federal government; (3) has been convicted or adjudicated of a crime that requires registration as a sex offender under the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, as a sex offender in any other state or as a sex offender on the national sex offender registry; (4) has committed an act of physical, mental or emotional abuse or neglect or sexual abuse and who is listed in the child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the Kansas department for children and families pursuant to section 1 of 2026 House Bill No. 2601, and amendments thereto, or any similar child abuse and neglect registries maintained by any other state or the federal government and: (A) Has failed to successfully complete a corrective action plan that has been deemed appropriate and approved by the Kansas department for children and families or requirements of similar entities in any other state or the federal government; or (B) such person's record has not been expunged; (5) has had a child removed from home based on a court order pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2251, and amendments thereto, in this state, or a court order in any other state based upon a similar statute that finds the child to be deprived or a child in need of care based on a finding of physical, mental or emotional abuse or neglect or sexual abuse and the child has not been returned to the home or the child reaches majority before being returned to the home and the person has failed to satisfactorily complete a corrective action plan approved by the department of health and environment; (6) has had parental rights terminated pursuant to the revised Kansas code for care of children, or a similar statute of other states; (7) has signed a diversion agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2906 et seq., and amendments thereto, or an immediate intervention agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2346, and amendments thereto, involving a charge of child abuse or a sexual offense; or (8) has an infectious or contagious disease. (b) If the secretary determines that there is no safety concern, the secretary may license a family foster home, as defined in K.S.A. 38- 134, and amendments thereto, if a person who has been adjudicated as a juvenile offender for an offense described in subsection (a)(2): (1) Was a child in the custody of the secretary and placed with such family foster home by the secretary; (2) is 18 years of age or older; (3) (A) maintains residence at such family foster home; or (B) has been legally adopted by any person who resides at such family foster home; and