82R17659 MAW-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 2170
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2170:
By: Laubenberg C.S.H.B. No. 2170
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to assisting a foster child in obtaining 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 permanent 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) receives information regarding interpreting 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 permanent managing 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.