State Regulations: Idaho
Date Revised: 11/04/2012
| Governing Body: | Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare | |
| License Required: | No (unless the camp program lasts longer than 9 weeks) | |
| License Information: |
Under Idaho Code 39-1206, summer camp programs lasting less than 9 consecutive weeks are not required to be state licensed and are not state regulated. It is the responsibility of the parent to investigate the summer camps in which they are interested. Residential facilities for children that provide programs lasting 9 consecutive weeks or longer must be state licensed. These programs are licensed by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's Child Residential Care Licensing office in Boise. Dial 1-208-334-5700 and ask for a Child Care Licensing Specialist. Rules on Children's Residential Care Facilities and Therapeutic Outdoor Programs (sections 500, 700, and 800) |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | No | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification $10 Fingerprint Check |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | No | |
| Driving Record Checks: | Available through the Idaho Transportation Department website.
$4.00, certification of the record additional $8.00 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Idaho Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: | $7.25 per hour* | |
| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: seasonal employees of nonprofit camping programs; federal government or state or political subdivision employees; bona fide executives, administrators, or professionals; children under age 16 working part-time or at odd jobs for up to 4 hours a day with any one employer | |
| Subminimum Wage: | $4.25/hour for workers under age 20 for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment. Less than minimum wage permitted under special license from labor director setting rate, time, and work conditions for the disabled, apprentices, and learners (includes secondary school students in work-training programs). | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Id. Code §§44-1502 - 44-1506 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | No specified state-level requirements. Federal FLSA ovetime pay requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Exemptions: | No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | No specified state-level meal/rest period requirements. Federal FLSA meal/rest period requirements apply for those covered by Act. | |
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| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
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