Florida Senate - 2015 (NP) SR 1650 By Senator Legg 17-02865-15 20151650__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution congratulating the Florida Association 3 for Behavior Analysis on its 35th anniversary and 4 recognizing the week of September 7-11, 2015, as 5 “Behavior Analysis Week” in Florida. 6 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 35 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 treating autistic 20 individuals, teaching basic self-help skills and language to 21 persons who have developmental disabilities, and helping foster 22 parents to lovingly raise emotionally difficult children, and 23 WHEREAS, the behavior analysts who are members of the 24 Florida Association for Behavior Analysis have diverse 25 backgrounds, working in consulting firms, state government 26 programs, private therapy practices, and school administrations, 27 and 28 WHEREAS, the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis 29 hosts an annual conference each fall as a forum for exchanging 30 ideas and data-based research relating to behavior analysis, 31 behavior therapy, performance management, and behavior 32 management programming, NOW, THEREFORE, 33 34 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 35 36 That the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis is 37 congratulated on its 35th anniversary and the week of September 38 7-11, 2015, is recognized as “Behavior Analysis Week” in 39 Florida. 40 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 41 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the Florida 42 Association for Behavior Analysis as a tangible token of the 43 sentiments of the Florida Senate.