Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1637 Latest Draft

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                            82R9856 MAW-D
 By: Davis S.B. No. 1637


 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.