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History
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.430
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
Show 4 earlier actions
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.578
- Referred to investigations and government operations
Companion bill
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Defines a "three-unit service dog team" and grants rights and privileges to such teams
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Ellen C. Jaffee
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3866
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to defining a "three-unit service dog team" and granting rights and privileges to such teams
Purpose
This bill will allow individuals who are trained to handle and/or maintaining the training of the service dogs as part of a three unit service team to have the same rights and privileges under article 4-B of the civil rights law as a person with a disability.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Provides that person who are part of a three. unit service dog team, while engaged in continuing training and/or handling of the service dog on behalf of a person with a disability, will have the same right and privileges as a person with disability. under Article 4-B of the civil rights law.
Three unit service dog team is defined as a team consisting of a person with a disability, a trained service dog and a person over the age of eighteen who has been trained to handle a service dog.
Justification
This bill will ensure that individuals who are engaged in continued training of a service dog for a person with a disability will not be discriminated against.
The Federal Government recognized that the person with a disability may not be the individual handling the service dog. In recognition of this the Federal Government amended the ADA laws to reflect this. The State of Virginia also recognized this issue and passed a law creating the three-unit service team to ensure that individuals who are handling a service dog on behalf of a person with a disability will not be discriminated against. This bill will follow the Federal Government and Virginia's lead on this important issue.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Effective immediately.
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