The managers of private juvenile detention centers in Kansas have warned that their options are dwindling as they struggle to find the money to keep the facilities open.

The situation is a byproduct of the state’s financial problems, which have caused Kansas to slash funds for corrections. The Juvenile Justice Authority sent a notice last week to the centers informing them that payments for housing youths will be reduced.

Juvenile centers have until Dec. 21 to sign an agreement that accepts the lower rates. If a center doesn’t return those agreements, the state plans to end its contract.

Bill Miskell, spokesman for the Juvenile Justice Authority, said the centers will have to decide if they can afford to remain open.

“They’re going to have to make a business decision as to whether they can continue to operate at that new reimbursement rate,” Miskell said Tuesday.

The change in reimbursement is a 10 percent cut and was included in the statewide cuts Gov. Mark Parkinson announced Nov. 23.