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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               

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