Idaho Senate rejects bill to lower income cutoff for child care subsidies

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 798

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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The Idaho Senate on Thursday rejected a bill that would’ve significantly lowered the income eligibility threshold for families to qualify for a child care subsidy program.

Senate Bill 1419 called to shift the federally-funded Idaho Child Care Program from state agency rules to state law, implement a range of fraud-prevention measures and limit eligibility for the program. But the bill failed in the Senate on an 11-23 vote.

The opposition was an unusual …

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