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Senate committee advances bill to move foster‑care rules into statute and remove firearm lock requirement
Summary
Senator Brandon Shippey, R‑District 9, told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that Senate Bill 1034 moves foster‑home licensing language into statute and removes a rule requiring firearms and ammunition be locked in separate locations.
Senator Brandon Shippey (R., District 9) introduced Senate Bill 1034 to the Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee, saying the bill moves provisions from administrative rule into statute for foster‑home licensing and removes a requirement that firearms and ammunition be locked in separate locations in foster homes.
"These were rules that we had already approved. We're just moving this section over into statute," Shippey said. He said the firearm requirement could be a barrier to recruiting foster parents and described the…
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