| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the Florida Association for |
| 3 | Behavior Analysis on its 30th anniversary and designating |
| 4 | the week of September 6-10, 2010, as "Florida Behavior |
| 5 | Analysis Week" in Florida. |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis is |
| 8 | the nation's largest statewide organization committed to the |
| 9 | promotion and support of behavior analysis, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, for the past 30 years the Florida Association for |
| 11 | Behavior Analysis has promoted the ethical, humane, and |
| 12 | effective application of behavior principles in all aspects of |
| 13 | society, including education, business, rehabilitation |
| 14 | facilities, and government, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, behavior analysis is a science-based, cost- |
| 16 | effective approach for training teachers, parents, and |
| 17 | caregivers to prevent and solve serious behavior problems, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, behavior analysis has demonstrated its |
| 19 | effectiveness for many applications, including the treatment of |
| 20 | individuals with autism, teaching basic self-help skills and |
| 21 | language to persons with developmental disabilities, and helping |
| 22 | foster parents lovingly raise emotionally difficult children, |
| 23 | and |
| 24 | WHEREAS, the behavior analysts who are members of the |
| 25 | Florida Association for Behavior Analysis have diverse |
| 26 | backgrounds, including consulting firms, state government |
| 27 | programs, private therapy practices, and school administrations, |
| 28 | and |
| 29 | WHEREAS, the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis |
| 30 | holds an annual conference each fall as a forum for exchanging |
| 31 | ideas and data-based research relating to behavior analysis, |
| 32 | behavior therapy, performance management, and behavior |
| 33 | management programming, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 35 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 36 | Florida: |
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| 38 | That the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis is |
| 39 | recognized for its 30 years of contributions to the field of |
| 40 | behavior analysis and that the week of September 6-10, 2010, is |
| 41 | designated as "Florida Behavior Analysis Week" in Florida. |
| 42 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 43 | presented to the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis as a |
| 44 | tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein. |