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Department seeks rule change to reverse court-mandated extra hearing in juvenile custody cases; committee prints RS31804C1
Summary
The Department of Health and Welfare asked the Senate committee to send RS31804C1 to print to restore the prior interpretation of Idaho Code §16‑2005(8) and remove an additional hearing requirement that the Idaho Supreme Court read into the statute; presenters said the extra hearing adds about 2–4 months to custody timelines.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send RS31804C1 to print after a presentation from Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Larson said the RS is intended to amend statutory language in section 16 (presented as §16‑2005(8) in the hearing) to undo an Idaho Supreme Court interpretation that requires an additional hearing for youth in the department’s…
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