ID S1292

Requires foster care applicants to complete seven pre-licensure training modules: reasonable and prudent parent standards, foster care orientation, trauma impact on children, behavior management, working with birth parents, court processes, and physical safety of children

Caps total required pre-licensure training at 10 hours and mandates each training include a comprehension check

Shifts training requirement from "each caregiver" to "each applicant," meaning training must be completed before licensure rather than after

Directs the department to provide ongoing training to licensed foster parents covering topics including foster parent rights and responsibilities, childhood trauma, first aid, gun safety, and maintaining child-parent connections

Declares an emergency and takes effect July 1, 2026