82R9856 MAW-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 2170
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to assisting foster children in obtaining and
understanding the child's credit report.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 264, Family Code, is
amended by adding Section 264.016 to read as follows:
Sec. 264.016. CREDIT REPORT FOR FOSTER CHILD. The
department shall ensure that each child in the managing
conservatorship of the department who is 16 years of age or older:
(1) obtains a free copy of the child's credit report in
accordance with the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of
2003 (Pub. L. No. 108-159) each year until the child is discharged
from foster care; and
(2) understands the report and the procedure for
correcting inaccuracies in the report.
SECTION 2. Section 264.016, Family Code, as added by this
Act, applies to a child in the conservatorship of the Department of
Family and Protective Services on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.