MEYER-STEPHENS-MAUTINO-MYERS,RICHARD-HOLBROOK, CURRY,JULIE, DART, ERWIN, BUGIELSKI, BURKE, LYONS,JOSEPH, YOUNGE, MOFFITT, BRADY, LYONS,EILEEN, MATHIAS, RIGHTER AND BRADLEY. (LAUZEN-DONAHUE-NOLAND-DILLARD) 730 ILCS 5/3-12-16 new 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. DEC-08-2000 H PREFILED WITH CLERK DEC-08-2000 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD DEC-08-2000 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAUTINO JAN-10-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-10-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-16-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MEYER JAN-31-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL FEB-01-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOLBROOK FEB-01-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE FEB-08-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART FEB-08-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CRIMINAL H FEB-08-2001 H ADOPTED FEB-08-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUB FEB-08-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-15-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-15-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-15-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN FEB-21-2001 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-21-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BUGIELSKI FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BURKE FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CAPPARELLI FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH FEB-21-2001 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO MEYER FEB-21-2001 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO STEPHENS FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YOUNGE FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOFFITT FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADY FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BELLOCK FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MATHIAS FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RIGHTER FEB-22-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-MEYER FEB-22-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL FEB-22-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-MEYER MAR-21-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-21-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-MEYER MAR-26-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-MEYER MAR-26-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-26-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-27-2001 H TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 40(a) HA #2 MAR-27-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 MAR-28-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-28-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-29 APR-03-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR LAUZEN APR-04-2001 S FIRST READING APR-04-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-05-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DONAHUE APR-18-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ST GOVERN OPR APR-25-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR NOLAND APR-26-2001 S DO PASS 008-000-000 SGOA APR-26-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-05-01 MAY-02-2001 S SECOND READING MAY-02-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-05-03 MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DILLARD MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JACOBS MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOLARO MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MUNOZ MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON MAY-09-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-001-000 MAY-09-2001 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES JUN-07-2001 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AUG-03-2001 H GOVERNOR APPROVED AUG-03-2001 H EFFECTIVE DATE 01-08-03 AUG-03-2001 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0236 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary