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      SENATE BILL 13-047
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Newell, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Giron, Guzman, Heath,
      Hodge, Hudak, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King, Nicholson, Roberts,
      Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri, Morse;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Fields, Hamner, Hullinghorst, Labuda,
      Lebsock, Melton, Pettersen, Rosenthal, Schafer, Singer, Young.
      
      
      Concerning protections for youth in foster care against identity
           theft, and, in connection therewith, making an
           appropriation.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-7-102, amend (1)
      and (2) (a) as follows:
      
           19-7-102.  Protection against identity theft. (1)  The court shall
      ensure that each youth in foster care excluding youth in the custody of the
      division of youth corrections or a state mental hospital who is in the legal
      custody of a county department of human or social services or
      the department of human services and who is at least sixteen
      through eighteen years of age obtains or receives a free annual credit
      report reports from the department of human services or a county
      department of human or social services. The county department
      of human or social services or the department of human services
      shall inform the court with jurisdiction over the youth, if any, of
      any inaccuracies in a report and refer the matter to a
      governmental or nonprofit entity on the referral list developed
      pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for assistance in
      interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in a report if the credit
      report shows evidence of possible identity theft. the person assisting the
      youth shall inform the court and refer the matter to a governmental or
      nonprofit entity on the referral list developed pursuant to subsection (2) of
      this section for remedial action. The child's guardian ad litem shall advise
      the youth of possible consequences of and options to address the possible
      identity theft, including the right to report the matter to law enforcement
      and seek possible prosecution of the offender.
      
           (2) (a)  On or before July 31, 2012, the department of human services
      shall develop, in consultation with county departments of human or social
      services, a referral list of governmental and nonprofit entities that are
      authorized to assist a youth in foster care excluding a youth in the custody
      of the division of youth corrections or a state mental hospital, who has
      found evidence of possible identity theft on his or her credit report. An
      entity on the referral list developed pursuant to this subsection (2) is
      authorized to take any necessary remedial actions to clear the youth's credit
      record and shall report the results of its actions to the department of
      human services or the county department of human or social services
      with legal custody of the youth.
      
           SECTION 2.  Appropriation. (1) In addition to any other
      appropriation, there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the general
      fund, not otherwise appropriated, to the department of human services, for
      the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, the sum of $24,334, or so much
      thereof as may be necessary, for the implementation of this act as follows:
           
      
           (a)  $19,650 to the division of child welfare for credit report
      remediation; and
      
           (b)  $4,684 to the division of youth corrections for credit report
      remediation.
      
           (2) (a)  In addition to said appropriation, the general assembly
      anticipates that, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, the department
      of human services will receive the sum of $6,766 in federal funds for the
      implementation of this act as follows:
      
           (I)  $6,550 to the division of child welfare for credit report
      remediation; and
      
           (II)  $216 to the division of youth corrections for credit report
      remediation.
      
           (b)  Although the federal funds  identified in paragraph (a) of this
      subsection (2) are not appropriated in this act, they are noted for the purpose
      of indicating the assumptions used relative to these funds in developing the
      state appropriation amounts.
      
           SECTION 3.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      John P. Morse                         Mark Ferrandino
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO