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    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SR 3054

    By Senator Jones





    13-2141-04

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing April 13 and 14, 2004,

  3         as Legislative Massage Therapy Awareness Days.

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  5         WHEREAS, members of the Florida State Massage Therapy

  6  Association and the Florida Chapter of the American Massage

  7  Therapy Association throughout the state are actively involved

  8  in public awareness and health programs to improve the health

  9  and quality of life of Florida residents, and

10         WHEREAS, the Florida State Massage Therapy Association

11  and the Florida Chapter of the American Massage Therapy

12  Association are celebrating their fifteenth anniversary and

13  have been holding Legislative Massage Therapy Awareness Days

14  at the Florida Capitol since 1988 for the purpose of educating

15  the State Legislature and the public concerning the many

16  health benefits of massage therapy, and

17         WHEREAS, licensed massage therapists have been licensed

18  and regulated in the State of Florida since 1943, and as of

19  2004 there are over 22,000 massage therapists licensed by the

20  state, and

21         WHEREAS, massage therapy is a low-cost, high-quality

22  means of enhancing and restoring health, and

23         WHEREAS, increased awareness of the benefits of massage

24  therapy will lead to improved health and vitality of the

25  residents of the State of Florida, and

26         WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes massage therapy for

27  wellness and preventive health measures, NOW, THEREFORE,

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29  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SR 3054
    13-2141-04




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