The state would run credit checks on children in foster care until they’re 21, not 18, under legislation awaiting a vote in a House committee. Angela Aufdemberge is president of a girls home called Vista Maria. She says she’s seen, time and time again, foster children having to manage the repercussions of having their identity stolen.
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Some lawmakers on the committee liked the idea of lowering the age the credit checks begin. Right now the state runs credit checks on foster children beginning when they turn 14.
