Helping Paws grant funding provided to breed, train, and place service dogs; and money appropriated.

Summary

House Bill 3939 appropriates $200,000 from the state’s general fund for the 2027 fiscal year to the health commissioner as a grant to Helping Paws, Inc. The money will be used to breed, train and place service or facility dogs for people with physical disabilities, veterans and first responders with PTSD, and professionals in courts, schools and mental‑health settings. The bill also lets the commissioner accept private donations, which must be held in a dedicated special‑revenue account that expires in July 2028.

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