89R16357 EAS-F
 
  By: Cortez H.B. No. 4604
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to approved nonprofit organizations providing services
  through the service dog pilot program for certain veterans.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 434.029(d), Government Code, as added by
  Chapter 587 (H.B. 2951), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The commission shall approve one or more nonprofit
  corporations to provide services through the pilot program.  The
  commission may not approve a nonprofit corporation unless the
  corporation:
               (1)  has demonstrated experience working with veterans
  who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic
  brain injury, or military sexual trauma;
               (2)  is authorized to conduct business in this state;
               (3)  is able to provide follow-up services to a veteran
  who participates in the pilot program and the veteran's service
  dog; and
               (4)  adheres to the standards of:
                     (A)  Assistance Dogs International; or
                     (B)  a nonprofit corporation with demonstrated
  experience training service dogs in compliance with the
  requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
  U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.