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Committee advances H 494 to place DHW background-check rules in Idaho statute; fee set at $70, staff says
Summary
H 494, moving Department of Health and Welfare background-checking rules into Idaho statute, was sent to the House floor with a DO PASS recommendation; Jared Larsen said the background check fee is $70 and typically paid by the applicant early in the process.
Rep. Josh Wheeler presented H 494 to the committee, saying the bill would move Department of Health and Welfare background-check administrative rules into Idaho statute to provide better oversight, consistency, and clarity and to assure Federal Bureau of Investigation requirements are met.
In response to a question, Jared Larsen, Chief of Staff at the Department of Health and Welfare, said “the background check cost of $70 is paid by the individual” and that the check is usually conducted early in the application process. Rep. McCann moved to send H 494 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation; the motion carried by voice vote. Rep. Wheeler will sponsor the bill on the House floor.
The minutes do not record a roll-call vote tally or amendments. The committee record shows no public testimony on H 494 during this meeting.
