TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Low-risk juvenile offenders and those who violate probation could be referred to community-based programs instead of being placed in juvenile detention centers under a proposal being considered by Kansas lawmakers.

House representatives gave the measure first-round approval vote Friday. It passed 38-2 in the Senate last month. The House is expected to vote on final approved Monday. A Senate conference committee will then review changes to the measure.

The House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee added a provision to reserve up to 50 beds in group homes for offenders without a safe home. The measure approved by the Senate said all group homes would close by July 2018.

Some law enforcement agencies worried that offenders committing higher-level misdemeanors would be likely to re-offend if all homes closed.