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Committee gives due pass to bill tightening review of unlicensed congregate placements for foster children
Summary
Senate Bill 1035, sponsored by Senator Wintrow, would require the Department of Health and Welfare director to review placements in unlicensed congregate-care settings every 14 days and assess safety, treatment needs, progress and discharge planning. The committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1035 to the floor with a due pass recommendation after sponsor Senator Wintrow described amendments intended to clarify the director’s review role for foster children placed in unlicensed congregate-care settings.
Senator Wintrow said the bill builds on 2024 reforms that limited unregulated congregate care after reports of foster children placed in short-term rentals and other unregulated locations. “The bill additions include for a child placed in an…
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