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Committee advances bill to require 14-day director review of unlicensed congregate foster placements
Summary
Senate Bill 1035, presented by Sen. Michelle Wintrow, would require the Department of Health and Welfare director to review placements of foster children in unlicensed congregate-care settings every 14 days and to approve or direct new placement if the setting is inappropriate.
Senator Michelle Wintrow presented Senate Bill 1035 to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, describing it as a follow-up to 2024 reforms that restricted placements of foster children in unregulated congregate settings such as short-term rentals and hotels.
“As you recall from the print hearing, a little bit of context for this bill is Idaho Code 16-1619(b) is where we have some restrictions that exist for congregate care,” Wintrow said. She said the Legislature passed Senate Bill 1379 in 2024, which took effect July 1 and sought to halt placements of foster children in Airbnbs and other unregulated settings. Wintrow said the new measure would build on those reforms to ensure licensed facilities can meet children’s needs…
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