Title: Florida Behavior Analysis Week

Summary: Designates September 15-19, 2014, as "Florida Behavior Analysis Week" in the State of Florida.

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WHEREAS, behavior analysis is a discipline concerned with the application of behavioral scienc ein real-world settings such as clinics or schools with the aim of addressing socially important issues such as behavior problems and learning, and WHEREAS, behavior analysis is one of the few proven methods for effective early intervention with autism, and WHEREAS, behavior analysis is a science-based, cost effective approach for training teachers, parents, and caregivers to prevent and solve serious behavior problems, and WHEREAS, behavior analysis has demonstrated its effectiveness for many applicati ons, including the treatment of individuals with autism, teaching basic self-help skills and language to persons with developmental disabilities, and helping foster parents to lovingly raise emotionally difficult children, NOW, THEREFORE, HR 9069 2014 hr9069 FL OR I DA HO US EO FR EP RE SE NT A TI VE SBe It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That the week of September-19, 2014, is designated as "Florida Behavior Analysis Week" in the State of Florida.