H.R. No. 1154
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Licensed athletic trainers have long provided
quality health care to individuals involved in sports and other
physical activities, and National Athletic Training Month in March
2015 provides a fitting opportunity to honor these notable health
care professionals; and
WHEREAS, In 1971, Texas became the first state to enact a law
requiring athletic trainers to meet specific standards of
education, competency, and ethics, and today all such practitioners
working in Texas are licensed and regulated by the Advisory Board of
Athletic Trainers; and
WHEREAS, Athletic trainers offer an extensive range of
services, from preventing injuries before games and sporting events
to recognizing and treating injuries after they occur, under the
direction of a physician; and
WHEREAS, Certified athletic trainers work in a variety of
settings, and secondary schools, colleges and universities,
professional and amateur athletic organizations, clinics and
hospitals, and corporations and industries all benefit from their
expertise; and
WHEREAS, The Texas State Athletic Trainers' Association
(TSATA), which was established in 2001, endeavors to promote,
enhance, and advance the athletic training profession in the Lone
Star State; the organization offers a number of valuable services
to its members and strives to be the voice of thousands of licensed
athletic trainers statewide; and
WHEREAS, TSATA works with the Office of Acquired Brain Injury
(OABI) and the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council (TBIAC) to
provide brain injury education, awareness, prevention, and service
referral and coordination; and
WHEREAS, The men and women who work as athletic trainers play
a positive role in the lives of countless Texas residents, and they
indeed merit special commendation for their efforts and
achievements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 2015 as National Athletic
Training Month in Texas and extend thanks and best wishes to the
state's athletic trainers.
Price
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1154 was adopted by the House on March
19, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House