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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Maureen Mulhall has been a massage therapist since 
31984; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, She has been a member of the American Massage 
5Therapy Association since 1995; she began advocating for 
6massage therapy licensure in 1996 at the behest of former 
7Representative Beth Coulsen to protect the public while 
8ensuring the integrity of the profession; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, From 1996 to 2001, Maureen worked with members of 
10the General Assembly and industry stakeholders to ensure 
11legislation that would establish regulations that would not 
12overly burden practitioners but ensure the health, safety, and 
13welfare of massage therapy consumers; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, The Massage Licensing Act was enacted in 2003 in 
15large part due to the tireless volunteer effort of Maureen; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, In acknowledgment of her dedication to the welfare 
17of the citizens of Illinois and her fellow massage therapists, 
18Maureen received the first license issued by the Department of 
19Financial and Professional Regulation in 2004; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, The leadership, dedication, and fundamental 
 
 
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1understanding of good legislation demonstrated through the 
2years of advocating for the profession led the Illinois Chapter 
3of the American Massage Therapy Association to contract for 
4Maureen's services in 2002; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
6NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that



7we publicly recognize and commend the work of Maureen Mulhall 
8and her 15 years of dedicated, selfless service to the massage 
9therapy industry;



and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to Maureen Mulhall as a symbol of our respect and 
12esteem.