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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:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) allow for the certification 1
of a therapy dog used by an individual with mental health needs and 2
(2) afford such individual all of the rights and protections afforded to an 3
individual with other health-related needs who uses a service dog. 4
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.