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Committee advances bill to adjust how crisis centers may shelter runaway youth
Summary
The committee approved sending House Bill 46 to the Senate floor; the bill would remove a statutory line requiring that a runaway child affirmatively consent to shelter care in order for a facility to avoid violating Idaho law, while retaining two other procedural protections.
A Senate committee voted to send House Bill 46 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after representatives and community witnesses debated an amendment that would delete a consent requirement in Idaho code 18-15-10.
Rep. Elaine Price of Kootenai County told the committee HB 46 would delete language (lines 30–31 of the proposed bill) that she said is unnecessary for crisis centers and could be harmful. The original 2024 changes added three conditions to protect…
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