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          Date of Hearing:   August 27, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                    SCR 135 (Evans) - As Amended:  August 22, 2014

           SENATE VOTE  :   36-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   National Massage Therapy Awareness Week in  
          California.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the week of October 19, 2014, to October  
          25, 2014, inclusive, as National Therapy Awareness Week in  
          California.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:

          1)Massage therapy is beneficial to overall health and is  
            increasingly part of integrated health care with consumers  
            spending in excess of $13 billion annually on massage therapy,  
            and more insurance companies covering it.

          2)Clinical research shows that massage therapy is beneficial for  
            a wide variety of health issues, including stress, high blood  
            pressure, fibromyalgia, arthritis, back pain, muscle injury  
            and soreness, headaches, and health maintenance.

          3)Massage therapists consistently provide consumer and  
            professional education information on massage and help  
            consumers and health professionals locate qualified massage  
            therapists in their area.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 









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