89R16357 EAS-F     By: Cortez H.B. No. 4604       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to approved nonprofit organizations providing services   through the service dog pilot program for certain veterans.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 434.029(d), Government Code, as added by   Chapter 587 (H.B. 2951), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:          (d)  The commission shall approve one or more nonprofit   corporations to provide services through the pilot program.  The   commission may not approve a nonprofit corporation unless the   corporation:                (1)  has demonstrated experience working with veterans   who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic   brain injury, or military sexual trauma;                (2)  is authorized to conduct business in this state;                (3)  is able to provide follow-up services to a veteran   who participates in the pilot program and the veteran's service   dog; and                (4)  adheres to the standards of:                      (A)  Assistance Dogs International; or                      (B)  a nonprofit corporation with demonstrated   experience training service dogs in compliance with the   requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42   U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.