Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances change to runaway-shelter law after debate over youth access and parental notice
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 46 after testimony on whether to remove a consent requirement for runaway youth shelter; sponsors said the change preserves crisis-center services while opponents warned it could block immediate help for abused children.
The committee voted to advance House Bill 46 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation after testimony about youth crisis centers and runaway youth access.
Representative Elaine Price, sponsor of the change, told the committee HB 46 would amend Idaho Code section 18-15-10 and asked that the panel delete the provision that currently treats a child’s consent to shelter as one of three conditions that protect crisis centers from violating the law on harboring runaways. Price said removing that first condition would not stop centers…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
