House Sponsors: MEYER-STEPHENS-MAUTINO-MYERS,RICHARD-HOLBROOK, CURRY,JULIE, DART, ERWIN, BUGIELSKI, BURKE, LYONS,JOSEPH, YOUNGE, MOFFITT, BRADY, LYONS,EILEEN, MATHIAS, RIGHTER AND BRADLEY. Senate Sponsors: LAUZEN-DONAHUE-NOLAND-DILLARD Short description: CD CORR-SERVICE DOG TRAINING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Helping Paws Service Dog Program within the correctional industries program of the Department of Corrections. Provides that the Department shall select persons who are committed to the Department to be trained as service dog trainers. Provides that a committed person selected for the Program shall receive instruction in dog obedience training, service dog training, and dog health care. Provides that the Department shall provide service dogs to disabled persons free of charge. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to create the Helping Paws Service Dog Program. Incorporates the provisions of the introduced bill but makes the following changes: (1) changes the definition of "disabled person", (2) adds a definition of "animal care professional", (3) provides that the program is also designed to train committed persons to be animal care professionals, (4) provides that priority must be given to committed persons who have a high school diploma or who have passed the high school level Test of General Educational Development, (5) provides that a review committee consisting of an equal number of persons from the Department of Corrections and a non-profit organization designated by the Department are to select a disabled person to receive the service dog, and (6) provides that the non-profit organization must select the dogs to be trained as service dogs. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Provides that the Department of Corrections may (rather than shall) establish the Helping Paws Service Dog Program, contract with service dog professionals to train committed persons to be certified service dog trainers, and designate a non-profit organization to select animals from humane societies and shelters for the purpose of being trained as service dogs. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0236 Last action date: AUG-03-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status