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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to approved nonprofit organizations providing services |
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through the service dog pilot program for certain veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.029(d), Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 587 (H.B. 2951), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The commission shall approve one or more nonprofit |
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corporations to provide services through the pilot program. The |
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commission may not approve a nonprofit corporation unless the |
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corporation: |
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(1) has demonstrated experience working with veterans |
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who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic |
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brain injury, or military sexual trauma; |
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(2) is authorized to conduct business in this state; |
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(3) is able to provide follow-up services to a veteran |
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who participates in the pilot program and the veteran's service |
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dog; and |
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(4) adheres to the standards of: |
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(A) Assistance Dogs International; or |
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(B) a nonprofit corporation with demonstrated |
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experience training service dogs in compliance with the |
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requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |