General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6363
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2023
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. RYAN, 139th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THERAPY DOGS FOR PERSONS WITH
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That the general statutes be amended to (1) allow for the certification
2 of a therapy dog used by an individual with mental health needs and
3 (2) afford such individual all of the rights and protections afforded to an
4 individual with other health-related needs who uses a service dog.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that individuals with mental health needs may have their
therapy dogs certified and afford such individuals the same rights and
protections afforded to individuals with other health-related needs who
use a service dog.
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