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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Licensed athletic trainers have long provided |
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quality health care to individuals involved in sports and other |
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physical activities, and members of the Texas State Athletic |
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Trainers' Association are visiting the Capitol on this day; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1971, Texas became the first state to enact a law |
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requiring athletic trainers to meet specific standards of |
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education, professionalism, and ethics, and today all such |
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practitioners working in Texas are licensed and regulated by the |
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State Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers; and |
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WHEREAS, Athletic trainers offer an extensive range of |
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services, from preventing injuries before games and sporting events |
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to recognizing and treating injuries after they occur, under the |
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direction of a physician; and |
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WHEREAS, Certified athletic trainers work in a variety of |
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settings, and secondary schools, colleges and universities, |
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professional and amateur athletic organizations, clinics and |
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hospitals, and corporations and industries all benefit from their |
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expertise; and |
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WHEREAS, The mission of the Texas State Athletic Trainers' |
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Association is to promote, enhance, and advance the athletic |
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training profession in the Lone Star State, and in so doing, the |
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organization contributes greatly to the well-being of countless |
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Texans each day; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the members of the Texas State Athletic |
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Trainers' Association to the Capitol and commend the members of the |
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organization for the important services they provide to their |
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fellow citizens; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |