FOSTER CARE – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding foster care placement.

S 1266 amends Idaho's foster care laws to strengthen oversight by requiring courts to hold regular review hearings every two months (starting six months after a child enters foster care). These hearings must address child safety, educational stability, sibling placement, and progress toward permanency, including asking youth aged 12 and older about their desired outcomes. The bill also mandates written court findings for youth in planned permanent living arrangements and requires documentation of efforts to find permanent placements with parents, relatives, or adoptive families. Additionally, it specifies that courts must review the use of psychotropic medications for foster care children at each hearing.