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MI HB5775

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/9/2014

Primary Sponsor

Phil Cavanagh

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Foster Child Identification Theft Protection Act" to protect foster children from identity theft and credit fraud.

  • Requires caseworkers to annually request credit reports from consumer reporting agencies for each child in their foster care caseload.

  • Mandates caseworkers submit credit reports showing fraudulent activity to the court at the next 90-day case service plan review.

  • Orders the lawyer-guardian ad litem to contact consumer reporting agencies and request immediate removal of fraudulent activity from a foster child's credit report.

  • Requires caseworkers to maintain documentation of all credit report requests and correspondence in the foster child's case file and periodically discuss credit reports with the foster child.

Legislative Description

Children; foster care; foster child identification theft protection act; create. Creates new act.

State agencies (existing), human services

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 09/10/2014

9/10/2014

Committee Referrals

Families, Children, And Seniors9/9/2014

Full Bill Text

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