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Sen. Cody Galloway seeks shorter review timelines and new factors for placement decisions in foster‑care code change
Summary
Sen. Cody Galloway introduced RS32351 to shorten review hearings from six to two months, change custody timelines from 15 of 22 months to 12 of 22 months, and add consideration of a foster child's bond with a substitute caregiver; the committee voted to send the RS to print.
Sen. Cody Galloway (R-District 15) told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that RS32351, submitted after constituent input from a longtime foster parent, would shorten several timelines and add factors judges may consider in child‑protective proceedings.
Galloway said the measure makes three code changes: shortening the interval between review hearings from six months to two months; changing custody timelines from "15 of 22 months" to "12 of 22 months"; and adding language that permits judges to consider the bond a foster child has formed with a substitute caretaker when evaluating long‑term placement.
Galloway said he sought input from foster families, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the Ada County courthouse while drafting the RS and asked the committee to send the RS to print. After a brief consideration, Senator Keiser moved and Senator Seiferfeld seconded a motion to send RS32351 to print; the committee approved by voice vote.
The transcript records the sponsor’s description and the motion to print; no fiscal note or committee amendment appears in the recorded segment.
