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A bill locking in a mandate by the federal government that states run credit checks on kids in foster care as young as 14 years old has passed the Michigan House.
State Representative Robert Kosowski is sponsoring the measure, which was originally introduced last session by a colleague before the change on the federal level.
The earliest the credit checks could be run then was 16 years old.
Kosowski’s bill, however, would extend the age the yearly credit checks would happen to 21 years old.
The current cutoff is 18 years old.
He says kids in foster care applying for jobs are finding out that someone – years ago – stole their identity and ran up massive amounts of credit card debt or took out a mortgage in their name.
The bill now moves to the Michigan Senate.
