Idaho Bills
2 bills · 2025 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain juvenile proceedings.
This legislation amends certain timelines and provisions in the Child Protective Act to promote more frequent judicial review of cases and to expedite the permanent placement of children in adoptive homes when parents fail to complete court-ordered case plans. Both are intended to decrease the time children spend in foster care throughtheIdahoDepartmentofHealthandWelfareandtoincreasethetimethesechildrenspendinsupportive, permanent homes.
Codi Galloway · SD-015
66 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding termination of parent and child relationships.
Under Title 16, Chapter 20, this would add to the list, circumstances upon which a parent’s rights can be terminated. Currently the court may grant an order terminating the relationship of the parent and child and may rebuttably presume that such termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the child. Currently language only includes in subsection (2) (b) (ii) “Sexual abuse against a child of the parent.” This would add language to include sexual abuse against any child as defined in current code, any conduct described in section 18-1506, 18-1506A, 18-1507, 18-1508, 18-1508A, 18-6101, or 18-6604, Idaho Code.
Tammy Nichols · SD-010
69 – 0