Legislation that would make it easier for foster kids to get access to their records passed unanimously out of a Senate committee today.

The bill (SB 126) lays out a process for current and foster kids to follow when denied access to their records.

The bill, approved unanimously by the Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee, also would give potential foster and adoptive parents more access to records about children they are considering taking into their care.

Foster kids who have aged out of the system have run into trouble getting a range of public records, including photographs of their biological parents and even addresses of where they have lived.

Read more about the problems here.

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