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Committee backs bill to remove parental-consent language from runaway-shelter statute; advocates warn of harm to vulnerable youth
Summary
The Idaho Senate Rules Committee recommended House Bill 46 for the floor, a measure that would remove a statutory line requiring a runaway child's consent to shelter care; supporters say the change preserves crisis-center operations while critics warned it could block safe refuge for abused or trafficked youth.
The Idaho Senate Rules Committee voted to recommend House Bill 46 to the Senate floor after a hearing on proposed changes to the statute that governs providing shelter to runaway children.
Rep. Elaine Price (R., Kootenai County) asked the committee to delete lines in Idaho Code 18-15-10 that made a child’s voluntary consent to shelter care a specific protecting condition for facilities. Price…
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