CTASB 1380 MUST BE STOPPED‼️We have 1 chance to stop this bill. It will likely be heard on the house floor on Monday. This bill creates a new agency It expands beyond legislative or judicial oversight with the ombudsman for health and human services appointed by the governor (not elected by the people). This bill threatens transparency and accountability by allowing the ombudsman to operate in secrecy, shielded from public scrutiny. Act now to defend our rights and demand accountability from our representatives.
Send an email today urging them to oppose SB 1380 and protect our freedoms!
HFI is very familiar with the problem we face with Idaho CPS and helps parents regularly. Educational information attached below.
~CPS is used as the stick to coerce parents into medical treatments including vaccines. ~CPS medically kidnaps our children if we decide to explore other treatment options. ~CPS steals our children under the guise of medical neglect when the parent takes their babies into the hospital for care.
***This is outrageous and should not be tolerated but SB 1380 is not the solution and will only create more of a problem.
1.) SB 1380 grows the executive branch by creating a new self-governing agency with an ombudsman for health and human services appointed by the governor. See 67-2601. It will operate independently of the legislature, the courts, the H&W Dept and any other state agency or department. See 56-1902 (1).
2.) SB 1380 protects the ombudsman from redress by the citizens of Idaho. See 56-1906. It states that an individual who willfully interferes with or impedes the ombudsman in the performance of their duties will face a fine of up to $1,000 and up to 6 months in jail. They may explain this away as being intended to not hinder the work of the ombudsman but will undoubtedly be used against the people to impede the exercise of our 1st amendment rights.
3.) SB 1380 allows the ombudsman to operate in secrecy and makes them untouchable by protecting them from public records requests. See 56-1908.
❌You can’t fix BAD government with MORE government.
🤔Why is a supposedly conservative legislature attempting to grow the executive branch?
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Did you know that as of right now, high school seniors lose their vaccine exemptions as soon as they turn 18 years old? Or that Idaho universities aren’t required to provide any immunization exemptions to students, even for religious reasons?
This bill addresses that oversight in current legislation and would prevent the state from coercing individuals into violating their sincerely held religious or moral beliefs in order to continue their education.
HB 597 provides immunization exemptions for state colleges and university and for high school students who are 18.
There is obviously a gap in Idaho law which HB 597 gives the legislature the opportunity to remedy. It is an inherent right and is supported by ID law that a parent makes health care decisions for their child. When a person reaches majority age that decision-making and ownership shouldn’t then transfer to high school or college administrators. The new adult should not then lose rights because they become of majority age. The decision to receive vaccinations is now inherently the right of the adult and should be supported by ID law.
Miste Karlfeldt, Executive Director of Health Freedom Idaho
BILL PURPOSE
This legislation is intended to address two issues. The first is the 12th grade immunization requirement for which there is no exemption when a student is age 18 during their 12th grade school year. The requirement can be found in IDAPA 16.02.15.100.06.c. The second is to prevent colleges and universities in the state of Idaho from infringing on the privacy rights of students by requiring vaccination status or the disclosure of confidential medical information as conditions of enrollment or attendance. The exemptions currently described in §39-4802, §39-1118, and IDAPA 16.02.15.110 apply only to minor children and require parent or legal guardian signature.
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Support H597 to protect the rights of Idaho students beyond the age of 18. Every individual should have the right to make informed choices about their own health without fear of discrimination or invasion of privacy. Contact your representatives now and urge them to vote YES on H597!
This bill will be heard in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on March 18, 2024 in Room WW54 at 2:00
2023, just before another election year, rumors are flying that mask mandates will be implemented in the near future. This means that parents will be forced again to submit religious exemptions to mask mandates for children. In these trying times, parents find themselves once more standing up for their cherished rights and liberties, particularly in the context of mask mandates for their children. It’s a rallying cry for freedom, a reminder that parents, not institutions, should have the final say in raising their kids. These new mask mandates are being rolled out again. We want to empower you as an individual and a parent to stand your ground confidently and respectfully.
One mom’s response to masking mandates and submitting a religious exemption was, “Child abuse is against my religion!”
Her words echo the sentiments of countless parents who firmly hold that subjecting their children to masks is akin to causing harm. It’s not just about physical well-being; it’s about the mental and emotional toll that masks can exact on our children. Depriving them of the simple joy of seeing smiles and freely breathing can stifle their growth and happiness.
Do we know that masks are harmful to the health and well-being of our children?
The research says yes.
Do they create fear?
Yes.
Looking for the research? There is a plethora found in this drive.
At the core of this issue is the belief that parents are answerable to a higher power—God—for the way they nurture their children. The facts are clear: the risks posed to children by the pandemic are relatively low. So, why should parents be coerced into accepting mask mandates they feel are unnecessary and even harmful to their little ones?
But it’s essential to remember that these concerns are rooted in sincere convictions. Parents who assert religious objections to mask mandates genuinely believe these mandates are detrimental to their children’s health and well-being. They see masks as instruments of fear and tools to enforce what they perceive as “unlawful and unjust rules.” In our eyes, it’s not just about protecting our kids; it’s about preserving the inalienable right to parent as we believe God intended.
This is a matter of personal conscience. A firmly held moral belief that your children are a gift from God and that he grants you wisdom and authority to raise them as he directs your heart.
Religious Exemption for Mask To wear a mask on my face goes against God and my religious beliefs.
As a Christian, I view the mask as an affront to what I know to be true in the Word of God.
We know that wearing a mask is part of a satanic ritual, a humiliation ritual, which the God of the Bible says we are to abstain from engaging in rituals. Eph 5:11 “..Take no part in unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.”
Gen 1:27, Gen 9:26, and Col 3:10 says that I am made in the image and likeness of God. As Job 33:4 states perfectly, “The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” I will not hide the image of God nor hinder the breath of life which is my very connection to my creator.
The command from God to “fear not” is written hundreds of times in the Bible. Our generous Abba, Father has given us a reminder for every day of the year to “fear not” because He wants us to look to Him, not the world, for our protection and provision.
2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” From this scripture, we see that a sound mind cannot exist with the spirit of fear. In fact, the spirit of fear makes us slaves according to Romans 8:15 “So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”
The good news is in 1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” We know that God is love so there is no fear in God which leads to the understanding that the spirit of fear will separate me from God and His perfect love. Not trusting in God is an abomination to God.
Heb 11:6 “And without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.” 1 Cor 2:5 “That your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. I have faith that I am made perfectly by my creator with a perfectly designed immune system as God saw that His creation was good in Gen 1:3. Romans 1:17 says that the righteous live by faith and Mark 10:52 says that we can experience healing through faith. Therefore, my faith is in the one true creator God not the shifting direction of Dr Fauci and is 1 mask, 2 mask, goggles, distancing, and gloves. My religious liberty is my birthright and is supported by the Constitution.
No shots, no school is simply not true! A signed parental statement is the only thing necessary to evoke your child’s immunization exemption.
YES, there are 3 Exemptions to Vaccines for Idaho. Idaho law allows a parent or guardian to claim an immunization exemption for their child for medical, religious or other reasons. A medical exemption must be completed by a licensed physician. While the schools or daycare might recommend that exemptions for religious or other reasons be documented on the form provided by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Immunization Program the law does NOT REQUIRE A FORM.
Parents have a right to OPT their children out of some (or all) state-mandated vaccines for daycare and school. The three exemptions for the state are medical, religious, and ‘other.’
Apeel, a mysterious Bill Gates and World Economic Forum-backed food coating that makes rotting produce appear fresh, is approved for use on USDA Organic produce under the name Organipeel. A new food coating called Apeel, backed by Bill Gates and the World Economic Forum, has appeared on shelves in Idaho and is approved for use on USDA Organic produce under the name Organipeel. The coating is invisible and can’t be washed off, and it makes rotting produce appear fresh. Apeel has a presence in 8 countries, operating 30 supply networks and distributing produce to 40 retail partners, which then goes out to tens of thousands of stores around the world, including Trader Joes, Costco, Walmart, and Albertsons. The company says they have developed ‘solutions’ for limes, mandarins, apples, and oranges, and other applications to follow include “everything from asparagus to pineapples, mangoes, lemons and tomatoes”. However, its primary ingredient is Mono- and diglycerides contain trans-fat, which promotes inflammation in the body and has been associated with heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and obesity.
Below is an excerpt from the Organic Material Review (OMRI) article on Apeel. Call to Action included!
The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) gave it the green light, presumably based on citric acid being the active ingredient. Citric acid is a non-organic ingredient allowed in organic as long as it isn’t synthetic, but it’s only 0.66 percent of the Organipeel formulation!
At first blush, concerns about Apeel seemed like fake news. Fact-checkers were quick to point out that the safety data sheet circulating the internet was for a different product with the same name, not for the edible food coating backed by Bill Gates and the World Economic Forum that was raising hackles on social media.
But, when members of the Organic Consumers Association alerted us to news that Apeel’s is being used in organic, we had to investigate. The main ingredient in Apeel is monoacylglycerides. The industrial process they use to extract monoacylglycerides from grape seed leaves residues of ethyl acetate, heptane, palladium, arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury.
How big of a food safety concern is Apeel?
Given everything else Bill Gates and the World Economic Forum expect us to swallow or inject, we can’t be too skeptical, but are the problems with Apeel on the same level as other food safety concerns?
Is it as important to avoid Apeel as it is to reject genetically engineered foods? Toxic pesticides? Factory-farmed animal products laced with livestock drugs, including mRNA vaccines? Indigestible insects? Lab-grown meat-replacements?
Our conclusion is that Apeel carries the same health problems as similar preservatives commonly used to extend the shelf-life of ultra-processed food. On that basis alone, we advise avoiding Apeel, including the version used on Starr Ranch’s organic apples, known as Organipeel.
The Weston A. Price Foundation wrote an informative article about Apeel back in 2018, “Is Apeel Appealing?” that concluded:
Do our foods need to be traveling on boats for months at a time before sitting on shelves even longer? And what about the nutritional value of our foods? Will it be affected by Apeel, and does that matter to us? Is Apeel’s “second skin” even appealing?
Ultimately, the arrival of Apeel in the marketplace can serve to remind us of the many reasons to eat local, traditional, organic, biodynamic and chemical-free foods.
That’s the most important takeaway. Nowhere does anyone claim that Apeel does anything to maintain nutrient density.
The arrival of Apeel in the marketplace reminds us of the many reasons to prioritize our purchase and consumption of local, traditionally produced, organic (check with suppliers to see if they are using Apeel products), biodynamic and chemical-free foods wherever possible.
Have you heard of REKO in Idaho’s Treasure Valley? Farmers come together to sell directly to consumers.
Reko Treasure Valley Farmers Market
Reko Treasure Valley is a pre-order-only farmer’s market for local food & health products. Place an order by searching our vendor’s posts and then place a comment on the post indicating what you would like. The vendor will then have your items ready for pickup at the day and time noted for the specific pickup location. We currently have seven pickup locations (Boise, SW Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Kuna, Middleton, Star, and Central Cove (Parma, Wilder, Homedale, Marsing).
Boise Parks and Recreation Expands Pesticide Reduction Efforts, Promotes Environmental Health and Safety. Send a quick ‘thank you’ email to the agency supporting their efforts to create a healthier and safer community parks. parks@cityofboise.org
Boise Parks and Recreation has started a pilot program to reduce pesticide use in the city’s parks, which is a step in the right direction. Glyphosate, a common herbicide used to reduce dandelions and other broadleaf plants, has been named as a culprit in cancer cases. Some case-control studies have shown a positive association between exposure to glyphosate and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In January 2023, a study found that people exposed to glyphosate have cancer biomarkers in their urine.
Non-Toxic Idaho and Health Freedom Idaho have been advocating for years for the parks to consider reducing the application of chemicals in areas where children and pets play. Boise Parks and Recreation is a step in the right direction in protecting the health of our families.
The environmental benefits of the first flower dandelions for the bees are also worth noting. The sight of the dandelions and “wish flowers” is a beautiful thing, and it’s great to see the agency taking steps to protect the environment and the health of its residents. Boise Parks and Recreation Director Doug Holloway said, “Today, more than 60 parks in our system are active pesticide reduction sites.” This is a great achievement, and the agency deserves a thank you!
If you would like to send a note of gratitude, you can do so by emailing parks@cityofboise.org or mailing a letter to Boise Parks and Recreation, 1104 Royal Blvd, Boise, ID 83706.
DANDELIONS ARE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT & HAVE MEDICINAL BENEFITS
Hard as it is to believe considering the time, energy, and money devoted to obliterating them from our yards, dandelions have roots that spread widely underground, which has the beneficial effects of loosening hard-packed soil, aerating the ground, and reducing erosion. 123 Because their roots grow so deeply, they also help pull nutrients from deep within the soil up to ground level, which makes them more readily available to other plants, like your lawn, which has more shallow roots. 12
In addition to being good for your lawn, dandelions are also nutritious.
The leafy greens of the dandelion plant are quite healthy, rich in vitamin A and vitamin B12, according to the Michigan State University Extension. 2 Eating just 1 cup of the greens has twice as much iron as the same amount of spinach and contains more than 500 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin K. Dandelion roots and flowers are also edible, although they are not as commonly eaten as the greens. 2
For centuries, various parts of the dandelion plant have been used medicinally.
They were long used to create tonics that people drank to help the liver remove toxins from their bloodstream, and dandelions have also been used to treat ailments ranging from warts to the plague, according to Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners. 3 Even today, herbalists use dandelions to improve human health, because it both works as a natural diuretic and also helps our digestive systems function optimally. 4
CANCER and GLYPHOSATE aka ROUND-UP LAWSUITS
The first lawsuits were filed in 2015 shortly after the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a probable carcinogen. In 2018, one of the first cases went to trial where a jury found in favor of a California school groundskeeper who used Roundup frequently for many years. The plaintiff’s lawyers showed he was exposed to glyphosate, and the jury found that the use of Roundup caused the individual’s cancer. Most lawsuits against Monsanto and, subsequently, Bayer, have been settled. However, some cases are still ongoing, and Bayer has asked the court to dismiss some of the lawsuits. In July 2022, the 11th Circuit ruled that Bayer had failed to adequately warn about the risk of cancer from Roundup.
EPA and BAYER, the producers of glyphosate claim there is no risk and the product can be used safely. Some case-control studies have shown a positive association between exposure to glyphosate and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In January 2023, a study found that people exposed to glyphosate have cancer biomarkers in their urine.
“Smart” meters are the gas, electric, water, propane, and solar utility meters being put on homes to replace the old analog meters. Smart meters emit high amounts of wi-fi radiation 24/7, and it goes through the walls and into our homes, schools, and businesses. There is an extensive literature database with an inventory of 38,224 publications and 6,994 summaries of individual scientific studies on the effects of electromagnetic fields. Smart is a marketing term used by industry to psychologically steer consumers to adopt these devices — inferring “smart” is a good choice when it is not.
“Smart” does not equal safe!
Smart meters emit high amounts of wi-fi radiation 24/7, and it goes through the walls and into our homes, schools, and businesses. There is an extensive literature database with an inventory of 38,224 publications and 6,994 summaries of individual scientific studies on the effects of electromagnetic fields.
Smart meters emit microwave radiation by using digital technology. This three-minute video prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities demonstrates how electric meters pulse radiation thousands of times per day:
Our bodies need a break from the wi-fi radiation we are constantly bathed in. Suppose smart meters and other devices are emitting radiation 24/7. In that case, it can be harmful to our cells, disrupt our circadian rhythm, and impair the required cell repair and regeneration while we sleep, which otherwise keeps us healthy. The result is a toxic build-up that shows up sooner rather than later in some behavioral problems that look like ADD or Autism, sleep disruption, fatigue, headaches, dizziness, nausea, nosebleeds, skin rashes/flushing, and more. The long-term accumulative effects may include cancers, infertility, genotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and more. *Biological and Health Affects
See the Science page with an extensive literature database with an inventory of 38,224 publications and 6,994 summaries of individual scientific studies on the effects of electromagnetic fields.
Children’s Health Defense interviewed the Regional Leader of Health Freedom Idaho, Peggy Edwards, about her fight against the power company’s threat of shutting down their electricity over concerns about the smart meter and her special needs child.
Rexburg, Idaho – On April 14, 2023, at 7 pm, the Rexburg Senior Center will host a community screening of the documentary film Generation Zapped, followed by a discussion on the dangers of wireless radiation. The event is being hosted by Health Freedom Idaho, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting health freedom in the state.
Generation Zapped is a documentary that explores the potential health risks of wireless technology and the dangers of electromagnetic radiation. It takes a critical look at the prevalence of wireless devices in our daily lives and raises important questions about the impact that this technology is having on our health and well-being.
Following the screening, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a discussion and Q&A session with experts in the field. This will be a chance to learn more about the latest research on the health effects of wireless radiation and to gain a better understanding of how we can protect ourselves and our communities.
Massachusetts has a bill to allow ratepayers to choose an analog meter without being penalized by a fee. See all 11 sponsored MA bills below, and consider sharing these with your local, state and federal public servants as most have only been told of the financial benefits of wireless technology without being informed of the biological radiation risks: https://sites.google.com/site/understandingemfs/massachusetts-emf-bills-2021-22
Smart Meter Education Network out of Michigan aims to support the fight against smart meters for the protection of one’s health, privacy and the environment. This group offers how-to information: http://www.smartmetereducationnetwork.com/
Consider hosting a screening of the film Generation Zapped in your community to educate your friends, family and public servants: http://generationzapped.com/
Dr. Tim Schoechle, Ph.D. presents Getting Smarter About the “Smart Grid”: The Technological Alternative Needed for a Successful Energy Economy, a one-hour talk and Q&A given at Creating Safe Havens in a Toxic, Electromagnetic World, a conference hosted by the International Institute for Building-Biology & Ecology:
Dr. Darren Schmidt, Chiropractor, explains how “smart” meters affect your body:
Dr. Federica Lamech, MBBS, authored Self-Reporting of Symptom Development from Exposure to Wireless Smart Meters’ Radiofrequency Fields in Victoria. It is a well documented 92 case series that is scientifically valid. It clearly demonstrates adverse health effects in the human population from smart meter emissions. This was endorsed by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine: https://www.emfacts.com/2013/11/wireless-smart-meter-case-studies-in-victoria-australia/
Jerry Flynn served in the Canadian military for 26 years specializing in wireless radio systems, radio warfare and electronic warfare. He provides a history of military knowledge of harm from electromagnetic radiation, and why he is gravely concerned for the rollout of smart utility meters and the rest of our wireless devices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-F3nf47kAs
Solar Panels & Meters
In the U.S., most companies installing solar panel energy systems also install a solar smart meter to capture data. The Itron Solar Meter is one such device and residents, landlords and business owners would be wise to ensure they are installed with maximum distance in mind, avoiding heavily used common areas or sleeping areas: https://www.itron.com/na/solutions/product-catalog/solar-meter
We’re already halfway through the legislative session and want to keep you updated on the bills we’re tracking. While many more bills in the Capitol impact our families in various ways, our organization focuses solely on parental rights, bodily autonomy, and health freedom.
NO FUNDS FOR ABORTION ACT – Amends, adds to, and repeals existing law to provide for the withholding of sales and use tax revenues from local government entities that defy state law and refuse to investigate or enforce Idaho criminal abortion statutes.
Local govt forfeits sales and uses tax revenue if they defy state law and refuse to enforce Idaho criminal abortion statutes.
This legislation amends Section 16-1607 related to reporting abuse, neglect, or the abandonment of children under the Child Protective Act. Currently, a person who reports allegations to CPS that they know to be false or reports allegations in bad faith or with malice is subject to civil liability to the parties against whom the report was made. This legislation retains the civil liability and adds a misdemeanor criminal penalty for these types of reports.
This bill withholds sales and uses tax revenue distributions to city or county governments that take actions, such as proclamations, to refuse to enforce any felony listed in Idaho criminal code. Some local governments may take it upon themselves to defy state law by refusing to enforce Idaho criminal codes. This bill allows a remedy to prevent ongoing or future lawlessness. The local government entities have 180 days from the state tax commission holdback to rescind their proclamation or other actions. Should they not, said funds will be returned to the General Fund
This legislation amends Section 16-2428, Idaho Code, regarding confidentiality and disclosure of information records. It seeks to clarify Idaho Code to include situations when a parent or guardian seeks Medicaid coverage information. It adds that accessing services and support for the child is a necessary reason to obtain medical records as well
The purpose of this act is to stop any discrimination in the workplace based on the vaccination status of an employee as it pertains to the Coronavirus or other emergency-authorized vaccines.
This bill prohibits targeted residential picketing. Any person who engages in picketing or otherwise demonstrates in front of a person’s residence or dwelling with the intent to harass, harm, annoy or alarm another person commits target picketing.
Representative Marco Adam Erickson, Representative Barbara Ehardt, Representative Richard W. Cheatum, Senator Geoff Schroeder, Senator Treg Bernt
SOP: This legislation amends Section 74-101, Idaho Code, regarding public records. This bill seeks to align Idaho Code with Idaho Court decisions regarding the protection of personal privacy weighed against the public right to access. Idaho values the personal privacy of all citizens and wants to ensure no citizen is further exposed or left in a vulnerable position due to the release of information.
(16)(a) “Unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” means: 19 (i) Disclosure of information used to identify, locate, or harass 20 a juvenile, a victim of an alleged crime of mass violence or domes21 tic violence, or a victim of physical or sexual abuse; or 22 (ii) Disclosure where the release of information is likely to violate 23 legitimate and substantial privacy interests of the person identified when such interests are weighed against general public curiosity. 26 (b) Release of the name, age, sex, and hometown of any deceased person 27 after notification of next-of-kin shall not constitute an unwarranted 28 invasion of personal privacy. It shall be disclosed unless otherwise 29 exempt under this chapter.
COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS – Adds to existing law to provide that no counselor or therapist will be required to counsel or serve a client regarding goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held principles of the counselor or therapist.
RESIDENTIAL CARE AND ASSISTED LIVING – Amends existing law to provide that a residential care or assisted living facility resident shall be entitled to in-person visitation subject to certain precautions.
(20) In-person access rights pursuant to subsection (7)(a) and (b) of this section may be subject to certain precautions consistent with those required to be taken by staff and other facility personnel in order to be in similar proximity to a resident as a visitor would be, including:
(a) Requiring a visitor to submit to health screenings necessary to prevent the spread of infectious diseases;
(b) Restricting a visitor who does not pass a health screening requirement or who has tested positive for an infectious disease;
(c) Requiring a visitor to adhere to infection control procedures, including wearing personal protective equipment; and
(d) Limiting the number of persons in a room at one time pursuant to occupancy laws and the normal visitation policy
SOP: This legislation creates a new section of Idaho Code, 18-5415, related to reporting abuse, neglect or the abandonment of children under the Child Protective Act (CPS). Currently, a person who reports allegations to CPS that they know to be false or reports allegations in bad faith or with malice is subject to civil liability to the parties against whom the report was made. This legislation adds a misdemeanor criminal penalty for these types of reports.
CRIME – Adds to existing law to provide that reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect falsely or in bad faith is a misdemeanor.
SOP: On April 7, 2021, Governor Little issued executive order 2021-04 which essentially prohibited the state of Idaho from requiring proof of vaccination to receive or access state services and facilities. This legislation codifies and expands the Governor’s executive order and provides that individuals will not be required to provide proof of vaccination or negative test results to: apply or receive services provided by the state; enter a government venue, or be hired or maintain employment with the state with some exceptions.
Passed House 58-12-0, waiting for Senate committee assignment
Chloe’s Law
SOP: The Vulnerable Child Protective Act would amend the existing state ban on female genital mutilation to also include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex reassignment surgeries when administered to children struggling with gender dysphoria. Like FGM, these medical interventions are almost always irreversible; some render the patient sterile or with lifelong sexual dysfunction, while others unnecessarily mutilate healthy body organs.
This bill is to encourage greater access of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in public by removing unnecessary regulations for persons or businesses that have an AED. It adds stronger immunity protections (commonly called “Good Samaritan laws”) for AEDs
This bill clarifies that licensed counselors can work in Idaho drug courts and mental health courts, even if the counselors have a past criminal conviction. Current rules at the Department of Health and Welfare prohibit licensed counselors with certain convictions from serving clients in those courts. So this bill gives DHW direction to remove the prohibition specifically for professional counseling services through Idaho’s treatment courts.
This legislation aims to ensure the Citizens of Idaho and health Practitioners maintain unregulated access to Vitamins and Supplements.
IDAHO DIETARY SUPPLEMENT ACT – Adds to existing law to enact the Idaho Dietary Supplement Act, which provides that the production, marketing, distribution, sale, and use of dietary supplements that were legal as of July 1, 2022, in Idaho shall remain legal in Idaho, regardless of any changes to federal law or regulation.
This legislation amends Idaho Code 25-2703 regarding commercial animal feed to allow animal remedies intended for pets and equines to contain ingredients from industrial hemp as defined in Idaho law. This legislation does not legalize industrial hemp ingredients being included in the production of animal feeds.
Idaho Code 18-916 currently prohibits the abuse of public school teachers. This bill would expand these protections to cover all public school employees. It would also clarify Constitutionally-vague language that currently exists in statute
18-916. ABUSE OF SCHOOL TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES. (1) Every parent, guardian, or other people who upbraids, insults or abuses any teacher of the public schools, in the presence and hearing of a pupil thereof, abuses a public school employee while the employee is acting within the course and scope of the employee’s duties is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) For purposes of this section:
(a) “Abuse” means to willfully and maliciously threaten, harass, coerce, or intimidate. The term “abuse” shall not be construed to include mere criticism or other constitutionally protected speech or activity. Rather, the term “abuse” refers to conduct that would cause a reasonable person substantial emotional distress or fear of physical injury.
(b) “Public school employee” means a person directly employed by a school district or public charter school. The term “public school employee” includes administrators, instructional staff, and pupil service staff but does not include an independent contractor as defined in section 72-102, Idaho Code
SOP: Present law requires “medical attendance” for a spouse in Idaho Code 18-401. It also requires “medical attendance” for parents or guardians with children except when prayer or spiritual means alone is chosen as a remedy. This legislation eliminates the faith healing exception to align parents duties to children with the duties of spouses.
HFI’s bill! IMMUNIZATIONS – Amends existing law to require that daycare facilities provide citations to the immunization exemption law in communications with parents.
Adds new chapter to HFA SOP: This legislation creates a revised section to Chapter 90, Title 39, Idaho Code, relating to Health Rights. The revised section is to be known as Section 39-9004. This section establishes health rights under the law for medical patients, their family members, and legal guardians. This legislation will help ensure fairness of treatment, enhance patient awareness of medical treatment options, and install patient safeguards with respect to requirements for informed consent and the use of experimental drugs. This legislation will place necessary and expected restrictions on state and local government as to governmental authority with respect to the advertising of certain types of medicines or vaccines and the imposition of personal restrictions on Idahoans relating to widespread medical situations.
Adds a new Ch 8 to Title 39 The legislation seeks to amend Title 39, Idaho Code, by adding a new chapter that provides for a “Patient’s Right to Visitation”, where Idaho families will have the fundamental right to visit their loved ones who are receiving care in hospitals, hospices, and long-term care facilities. No health care facility in Idaho may require a vaccine as a condition of visitation and every health care facility must allow their residents and patients to be hugged by their loved ones. Furthermore, this right of visitation cannot be waived by an emergency declaration.
This legislation amends section 37-115 of Idaho Code to prohibit certain conduct regarding food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material without notification of the presence of the vaccine or vaccine material in the food.
HEALTH – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding reports and investigations of maltreatment of vulnerable adults. It appears to consolidate definitions and language under ‘maltreatment’.
A new section is added to Idaho Code (16-1618A) to prohibit investigations and court orders terminating a parent’s relationship with their child based on the child’s immunization status. JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS – Amends and adds to existing law to prohibit a child protection investigation based on a child’s immunization status and to provide that a court shall not grant an order terminating a parent and child relationship based on a child’s immunization status.
CPS SOP: In Idaho, local law enforcement and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (Idaho H&W) have different but vital roles when investigating and resolving complaints of child abuse. Idaho Code requires that when a person reports child abuse to law enforcement, the law enforcement agency notifies Idaho H&W of the reported abuse. However, there is no reciprocal requirement in Idaho Code for Idaho H&W to notify law enforcement when they are notified, and law enforcement is not.
This failure to send information from Idaho H&W to law enforcement means serious child abuse investigations may be delayed or even missed completely in some jurisdictions, which creates a danger for Idaho’s abused children.
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In Idaho, a man sits in jail for six months for a peaceful 10-minute protest on a sidewalk in daylight. #FREEROBERTJONES
He was wrongfully arrested for Disturbing the Peace (1A-protected political protest) on -11-2021; Trial and Sentencing on 9-15-2022
Robert Jones, a good, selfless, and humble man and a true Patriot, was sentenced to 6 months in jail for exercising his First Amendment Rights by peacefully protesting on a public sidewalk in Boise. This is so disgusting and it’s happening right here in OUR Idahome.
-Eva
SUPPORT ROBERT and our first amendment rights!
Support Robert! We hope he will be freed of his six-month sentence (for a 10-minute protest!) in time for Christmas so he can return home with his family.
Join us as we sit in the courtroom for the hearings this week: Dec 19 and 23, both at 2:30, Ada County Courthouse, Boise. We want more eyes on the judge and the court proceedings.
Stand against injustice by our Judicial system. Financially support his family: givesendgo.com/G6J75
The Background of the Story
On September 15, Robert Jones was found guilty of disturbing the peace after a jury of six ignored the fact that the elements of the alleged crime had not been proven during deliberations. The jury even returned to the courtroom to ask the judge how to proceed as it was clear they lacked the evidence that the jury instructions told him they needed in order to convict.
Judge Susan Clark should have been fully aware that the jury lacked the necessary evidence to convict.Nonetheless, in defiance of law, reason, and logic, they found Robert guilty.
Judge Clark proceeded to sentence him. When Robert said that he would not consent to probation which included a Thinking Errors Class. Judge Clark responded by sentencing Robert to a maximum of six months in jail, which was the unjust conclusion to Roberts’s trial.
DENIED THE RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL.
Sentencing took place one year and nine months after his arrest, an unreasonably long period during which Robert was often denied access to the courts. His crime? Protesting. Because of a lack of access to the government, he protested on a public sidewalk. It was during daylight hours, exactly two years ago, and it lasted no more than 10 minutes.
It seems that his right to a speedy trial, his right to access the courts, and his first amendment protected right to political protest were all violated.
As of December 16, 2022, Robert will have served three months in Ada county jail. He was wrongly convicted and harshly sentenced. Because prisoners in Ada county jail are no longer allowed to receive visitors, Robert has seen his wife and family only by way of video calls.
UPDATE FOR Monday, December 12
Robert appeared in court in person so that judge Susan Clark could hear and rule on the motion for reconsideration of sentence. It was a kangaroo court.
Follow up on the Robert Jones hearing today. The courtroom was packed–67 people came to support Robert. This was the hearing for Reconsideration of the Sentence, meaning there was a chance he would be released from his sentence and sent home today. That did not happen. And once again, justice did not happen.
A little background: on Friday, very late in the day, the prosecution filed an Opposition to the motion, to which Robert’s lawyer responded with a memorandum last night. Today Judge Clark explained, in keeping with the prosecution’s complaint, that the motion was unclear. She somehow didn’t understand what it was Robert wanted. Well, Robert’s sentence consists of court fees and six months in jail. That’s it.
The man is sitting in front of her, in shackles and jail clothes, and he is asking for Reconsideration of his Sentence under Idaho Criminal Rule 35, and the judge has received 25 affidavits from friends asking her to release him from jail, and she couldn’t figure out what he wants? No, she couldn’t.
She’d rather appear incompetent than have to reject him in front of all those people. Well done, you guys.
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Secondly, Robert was very bummed this evening. Very.
But he was also so very appreciative to see so many faces of people come to support him–both familiar faces and new ones.
He wants everyone to know that your standing with him matters. It brings more attention to the thing he is standing for–liberty. And furthermore, I think he was just really touched by all the support.
When he was first brought into the courtroom, there weren’t many people in there. He had NO IDEA that we were out in the hall, and when we were finally allowed to come in, he was blown away. But he also wasn’t allowed to turn around and look at us. When they finally took him out again through the side door, and we all shouted, “We love you, Robert,” and applauded, he wished he had said more or had time to say more. But those officers are quick. Still, we could see the gratitude all over his face.
It was suggested by the judge that this matter be revisited at Robert’s other hearing, which is already scheduled for Monday, December 19, at 2:30 (that’s to hear the Motion for Request of Stay of Sentence Pending Appeal). But that didn’t work for the prosecutor, who apparently likes to respond to things at the last possible moment and push out other people’s hearings as far as possible.
Therefore, the matter of Robert’s request for Reconsideration of Sentence will now be heard on Friday, December 23, at 2:30.PLEASE COME TO BOTH upcoming hearings!!!
First of all, it is possible that Judge Susan Clark found it difficult to reject Robert’s request outright with so many eyes on her today and that she thought she would kick it down the road to another day when fewer eyes would be on her. We need EYES ON HER!
What else can you do?
Call the ACLU on Robert’s behalf?”
ACLU could potentially: 1. File an amicus brief to help Robert’s case; 2. Represent Robert in suing the bad actors in government who wrongly arrested, prosecuted, denied access to the courthouse, etc.; 3. Provide support to Robert’s lawyer; 4. Ask for an injunction for relief of punishment should Judge Clark deny Robert’s request for a stay of sentence next week; 5. Lend their name and clout to a case that deserves attention because Roberts’s First Amendment Right to political protest was denied repeatedly! Wrongfully arrested, wrongfully convicted, wrongfully imprisoned!
Please support Robert and the cause of Freedom, including our 1st and 2nd Amendment Rights.
Monday, December 19, at 2:30 (that’s to hear the Motion for Request of Stay of Sentence Pending Appeal) and Friday, Dec 23, both at 2:30, Ada County Courthouse, Boise.
Update provided by Susan. She’s keeping us updated via social channels. You can search the hashtag to find her posts:
This was the hearing for Reconsideration of the Sentence, meaning there was a chance he would be released from his sentence and sent home today. That did not happen. And once again, justice did not happen. 
