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Committee sends to print proposal to reverse court‑created hearing requirement for youth in state custody
Summary
The Department of Health and Welfare presented RS31804C1 to restore the prior reading of Idaho Code §16‑2005(8), reversing a state Supreme Court interpretation that added an extra hearing requirement for youths in the department's custody; the committee voted to send the RS to print.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that RS31804C1 would amend Idaho Code §16‑2005(8) to restore the prior statutory reading that the department said was altered by a recent Idaho Supreme Court interpretation.
Larson said the court's interpretation had been read to require an additional hearing for youth in the department's custody, which the department said…
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