DCS; credit freeze; consumer reporting

Deleted the allocation of $100,000 and one FTE position from the state general fund to support security freeze operations for children in care.

Changed the bill version label from 'House Engrossed' to 'Senate Engrossed' and adjusted section numbering to include decimal points (e.g., Section 1.1).

Updated the summary line to remove 'appropriation' from the list of topics, reflecting the removal of the funding section.

Appropriated $100,000 and one full-time employee position to the Department of Child Safety to manage security freezes and handle related credit fraud issues.

Changed the trigger for placing a security freeze from a case worker's action within 30 days of entering care to a mandatory department action within 30 days of a child being adjudicated a dependent.

Established that the security freeze remains in effect until the child reaches sixteen years of age, at which point the child may elect to keep or remove the freeze.

Added explicit definitions for 'protected persons' to include children in the care of the Department of Child Safety and clarified the meaning of 'record' and 'representative'.

Added a new exemption clause stating that the security freeze does not apply to specific uses of credit reports, such as credit monitoring subscriptions, fraud prevention services, and insurance underwriting.