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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the   State  of  Illinois  are  pleased  to  acknowledge  and
 4    congratulate the  State  of  New  Mexico's  46th  Legislative
 5    Session  and Governor Bill Richardson for passing and signing
 6    into law SB255, the New Mexico Naprapathic Practice  Act,  on
 7    March 20, 2003; and

 8        WHEREAS,   The  New  Mexico  Legislature  recognizes  the
 9    expansion and growth of Naprapathy as a specialized branch of
10    medicine that can truly benefit and serve  the  citizenry  of
11    New  Mexico,  both  young  and  old  alike,  by providing the
12    specific care and services for the various connective  tissue
13    and   neuromuscular-skeletal  disorders  that  Naprapathy  so
14    successfully addresses; and

15        WHEREAS, New Mexico State Senator  Benny  Altamirano  and
16    New  Mexico  State  Representatives  Rick  Miera  and  Dianne
17    Hamilton  sponsored,  supported,  and  shepherded the bill in
18    their respective Houses  to  passage,  thereby  enabling  New
19    Mexico Governor Bill Richardson the opportunity to sign SB255
20    into law; and

21        WHEREAS,   Governmental  Consultants,  Maurice  and  Mary
22    Hobson provided their time, efforts,  and  expertise  working
23    with  the  above  legislative  sponsors to ensure the overall
24    success in passing SB255 into law; and

25        WHEREAS, Dr. George Stretch, President  of  the  American
26    Naprapathic  Association, and Dr. Patrick Nuzzo, President of
27    the  New  Mexico  Naprapathic  Association,  along  with  the
28    support of the American Naprapathic Association  Council  and
29    its  membership,  provided  the vision guidance, support, and
30    wherewithal to  ensure  that  the  profession  of  Naprapathy
31    continues  to expand, grow, and continue to be a significant,
32    viable healthcare profession nationwide in the 21st  century;
 
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 1    therefore, be it

 2        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 3    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 4    we  acknowledge  and  welcome  the  State of New Mexico as an
 5    additional  jurisdiction  that  recognizes  the  benefit  and
 6    viability of Naprapathic Medicine; and be it further

 7        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 8    presented  to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, New Mexico
 9    State   Senator   Benny   Altamirano,   New   Mexico    State
10    Representatives  Dianne Hamilton and Rick Miera, Governmental
11    Consultants Maurice and Mary Hobson, and  lastly  Dr.  George
12    Stretch and Dr. Patrick Nuzzo.