§ 7-1504
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§7–1504. ** CONTINGENCY – NOT IN EFFECT – CHAPTERS 6 AND 13 OF THE 2025 SPECIAL SESSION **
The Department shall:
(1)administer the Program;
(2)adopt regulations to implement the Program, including regulations establishing procedures for the Department to:
(i)receive donations for the Fund; and
(ii)use revenue from the Fund to pay selected nonprofit training entities for services that are provided through the Program; and
(3)select at least one nonprofit training entity to:
(i)develop and implement a training protocol that will teach each Program participant methodologies, strategies, and techniques for partnering with service animals;
(ii)select qualified Program participants;
(iii)select an appropriate service animal for each Program participant;
(iv)facilitate each Program participant’s training using the nonprofit training entity’s training protocol; and
(v)partner each successful Program participant with the service animal on the Program participant’s successful completion of the nonprofit training entity’s training protocol.