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State law shifts childcare oversight; Idaho Falls preparing to remove local daycare licensing
Summary
Council was briefed on a state law that removes municipal authority to license day‑care providers; the city clerk sent notices to local providers and staff told council the ordinance striking city daycare licensing will be presented for council action to align with the state law.
City legal staff and the city clerk updated council on a recently enacted state law that eliminates municipal authority to license child care facilities and shifts regulatory responsibility to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
The city attorney said the ordinance the city will present for council consideration would repeal the local chapter that sets daycare licensing requirements so that oversight defaults to the state when the statute takes effect. City staff said they had begun outreach to…
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