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Senate circles massage-practice licensing bill after debate on training and cost
Summary
Senate debate over substitute Senate Bill 28 focused on raising training hours for massage practitioners from 500 to 1,000 and on grandfathering; after concerns about cost and access senators voted to 'circle' the bill for further review and stakeholder briefings.
Sen. Evans presented substitute Senate Bill 28 as a negotiated effort to better define the practice of massage and to raise professional training over time. "It increases the amount of hours of training gradually from 500 hours to, 1000 hours over the period of the next couple of years," the sponsor said, stressing a phased approach designed to let schools and programs adjust.
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