ID H0809

Adds new definition of "school of origin" as the school where a child is enrolled at the time of placement into foster care, including private instruction by a parent or guardian and other methods authorized under Idaho Code section 33-202

Creates new Section 16-1625A establishing a formal hearing process for school placement decisions when children are removed from their homes, with a presumption that remaining in the school of origin is in the child's best interests

Requires the Department of Health and Welfare to provide written notice of school placement determinations within 3 business days, with parties having 14 days to file objections and hearings to be held within 14 days of any request

Places the burden of proof on the department to demonstrate that any school placement decision serves the child's best interests and, if moving the child from the school of origin, why reasonable accommodations cannot be made

Declares an emergency with an effective date of July 1, 2026, and updates terminology throughout existing child protective statutes to replace references to "school at which the child is currently enrolled" with "school of origin"