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Committee approves print for change to juvenile hearing requirement aimed at shortening time in state custody
Summary
The committee voted to send RS31804C1 to print; the proposal would amend the statute interpreted by the Idaho Supreme Court to eliminate a court-ruled requirement for an additional hearing in some juvenile-custody proceedings, with the sponsor arguing it would reduce time in state custody and increase permanency.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send RS31804C1 to print, a measure presented by Jared Larson of the Department of Health and Welfare that would amend statutory language in the juvenile-code section the department said was read by the Idaho Supreme Court to require an additional hearing for youth in the department's custody.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the change is…
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