S1292 • 2026

LICENSING – Amends existing law to provide for additional training requirements for foster parents.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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LICENSING – Amends existing law to provide for additional training requirements for foster parents.

What This Bill Does

LICENSING – Amends existing law to provide for additional training requirements for foster parents.

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/20/26 Session Law Chapter 92 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 11:15 a.m. on 03/19/26
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Mitchell Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-16 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-03-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-27 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-02-27 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
2026-02-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Bjerke Floor Sponsor - Shippy Title apvd - to House
2026-02-19 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

LICENSING – Amends existing law to provide for additional training requirements for foster parents.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1292
BY
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
FOSTER
PARENT
TRAINING;
AMENDING
SECTION
39
-
1211C,
IDAHO
CODE,
2
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
FOSTER
PARENT
TRAINING;
AND
DECLARING
AN
3
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
4
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
5
SECTION
1.
That
Section
39
-
1211C,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
39
-
1211C.
FOSTER
PARENT
TRAINING.
8
(1)
(a)
Each
caregiver
Prior
to
licensure
pursuant
to
this
chapter,
each
9
applicant
,
unless
exempted,
shall
complete
the
following:
10
(i)
training
Training
on
knowledge
and
skills
relating
to
the
1
1
reasonable
and
prudent
parent
standard
as
set
forth
in
chapter
16,
12
title
16,
Idaho
Code
.
;
13
(ii)
Orientation
to
foster
care
programs;
14
(iii)
Training
on
understanding
the
impact
of
trauma
on
children;
15
(iv)
Training
on
behavior
management;
16
(v)
Training
on
working
with
birth
parents;
17
(vi)
Training
on
court
processes;
and
18
(vii)
Training
on
the
physical
safety
of
children
in
foster
care.
19
(b)
The
required
training
described
in
this
subsection
shall
not
exceed
20
ten
(10)
hours
total,
and
each
training
shall
include
a
check
on
learn
-
21
ing
to
ensure
understanding.
22
(2)
The
department
shall
make
training
available
on
an
ongoing
basis
23
to
all
foster
parents
on
the
following
topics:
rights,
roles,
and
respon
-
24
sibilities
of
foster
parents;
laws
and
regulations;
the
impact
of
childhood
25
trauma;
managing
child
behaviors;
first
aid
and
medication
administration;
26
gun
safety
in
foster
homes;
and
the
importance
of
maintaining
meaningful
27
connections
between
the
child
and
parents,
including
regular
visitation.
28
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
29
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
30
July
1,
2026.
31