Amend CSHB 489 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike amended Section 121.002(1), Human Resources Code (page 2, lines 3-12), and substitute the following:

(1)  "Assistance animal" and "service animal" mean a canine [means an animal] that is specially trained or equipped to help a person with a disability and that:

(A)  is used by a person with a disability [who has satisfactorily completed a specific course of training in the use of the animal]; and

(B)  has been trained by an organization generally recognized by agencies involved in the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities as reputable and competent to provide animals with training of this type.

(2)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike amended Section 121.003(i), Human Resources Code (page 2, line 65, through page 3, line 1), and substitute the following:

(i)  A service [An assistance] animal in training shall not be denied admittance to any public facility when accompanied by an approved trainer who is an agent of an organization generally recognized by agencies involved in the rehabilitation of persons who are disabled as reputable and competent to provide training for assistance animals, or the animal's handler [and/or their handlers].

(3)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, in amended Section 121.006(a), Human Resources Code (page 3, lines 48 and 49), strike "[of the type described in Section 121.002(1)(B) of this chapter]" and substitute "of the type described in Section 121.002(1)(B) [of this chapter]".