Bill Text: CT HB06999 | 2017 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Provision Of Information About The Use Of Therapy Dogs To Comfort And Support Testifying Witnesses In Certain Criminal Prosecutions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-10 - Signed by the Governor [HB06999 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06999-Chaptered.html
Substitute House Bill No. 6999
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF THERAPY DOGS TO COMFORT AND SUPPORT TESTIFYING WITNESSES IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) The Judicial Branch shall maintain on its Internet web site (1) notice that the court may exercise its discretion to permit a dog to provide comfort and support to a testifying witness, (2) a hyperlink to the Internet web site of an organization that provides information regarding animal-assisted therapy resources, and (3) if applicable, a hyperlink to information regarding such resources on the Internet web site of the Division of Criminal Justice.