While many of the issues we debate are continuing issues, new challenges will arise and we must be ready to deal with them. With the growth of technology and the ease of identity theft, one population has been overlooked — children. According to the Carnegie Mellon Institute, over 10 percent of children are victims of identity theft, compared with 1 percent of all adults. The reason for this is simple. Parents don't realize that they might need to keep an eye on their children's credit reports, which makes them an easy target for identity thieves. Many victims discover this crime only when they try to open up bank accounts or credit cards as adults and are suddenly faced with bad credit and false debt. To address this issue, I sponsored, and the General Assembly passed, a law to allow parents to freeze their children's credit report. This law was the first of its kind and will help protect children's identity and security throughout their childhood, helping to protect their futures.