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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to assisting foster children in obtaining and |
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understanding the child's credit report. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.016. CREDIT REPORT FOR FOSTER CHILD. The |
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department shall ensure that each child in the managing |
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conservatorship of the department who is 16 years of age or older: |
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(1) obtains a free copy of the child's credit report in |
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accordance with the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of |
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2003 (Pub. L. No. 108-159) each year until the child is discharged |
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from foster care; and |
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(2) understands the report and the procedure for |
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correcting inaccuracies in the report. |
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SECTION 2. Section 264.016, Family Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies to a child in the conservatorship of the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |