By Moncrief                                           S.B. No. 1034
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the right of certain persons to enter a public facility
 1-3     with an assistance animal.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 121.003(i), Human Resources Code, is
 1-6     amended  to read as follows:
 1-7           (i)  An assistance animal in training shall not be denied
 1-8     admittance to any public facility when accompanied by an approved
 1-9     trainer who is an agent of an organization generally recognized by
1-10     agencies involved in the rehabilitation of persons who are disabled
1-11     as reputable and competent to provide training for assistance
1-12     animals, and/or their [blind] handlers.
1-13           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-14     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-15     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-16     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-17     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.