THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY McCALL, BEYER, BISHOP, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MUSTIO, PALLONE, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK, VEREB AND WALKO, NOVEMBER 10, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, NOVEMBER 10, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of October 25 through 31, 2009, as

"National Massage Therapy Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Governor Rendell approved and signed Act 118, the

Massage Therapy Law, on October 9, 2008; and

WHEREAS, This law established the Massage Therapy Board and

provided for the licensure of massage therapists in

Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), a

58,000-member professional association for massage therapists,

educates consumers and professionals on the benefits of massage

therapy and assists people nationwide in locating qualified

massage therapists in their communities; and

WHEREAS, According to the AMTA, today there are 91,000

nationally certified massage therapists and more than 300

accredited massage schools and programs nationwide; and

WHEREAS, In the past five years an average of 32% of adult

Americans received a massage; and

WHEREAS, Almost one-third of these recipients did so to

improve their overall wellness, as well as to assist in the

treatment of pain management, injury rehabilitation and migraine

control; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

week of October 25 through 31, 2009, as "National Massage

Therapy Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.