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According to the California Senate Business and Professions Committee website, a Senate vote on AB1504 in regards to CAMTC is scheduled for June 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM, located at 1021 O Street, Room 2100.<\/strong><\/p>\n Massage therapists, school owners, employers, and consumers of massage: please attend and encourage all those who support sunsetting CAMTC<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and establishing a state licensing board to attend and speak in support for up to 2 minutes. Advocacy letters in favor of creating a state licensing board can also be sent to legislative staff and to the Business and Professions Committee. (should be sent prior to 6\/30\/25)<\/strong>. A template courtesy of ABMP can be downloaded here<\/span><\/a><\/strong>. They can email their support to sunset CAMTC to:<\/p>\n Link to AMTA licensing support of state license is here:\u00a0https:\/\/ca.wp.amtamassage.org\/state-legislation\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Link to ABMP licensing support is here: https:\/\/www.abmp.com\/updates\/legislative-updates\/california\/let-sun-set-camtc-certification<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n There are numerous reasons for sunsetting CAMTC and getting a real licensing board, the same as exists in 46 states, Washington DC, the US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Licensed massage therapists are not out there in left field with a \u201ccertification.\u201d<\/p>\n It’s interesting to note that California has a population of over 39 million people, and Governor Gavin Newsom’s salary is $279,476.00. Meanwhile, CAMTC has less than 60,000 certified massage therapists, and the CEO of that organization makes more than twice the amount of salary that the governor does. No wonder they don’t want the sun to go down on this organization. It’s a cash cow.<\/p>\n Yet another reason to sunset CAMTC is the unethical and unlawful behavior they have exhibited in the matter of A2Z Healthnet Massage Schools. The Sacramento Superior Court hearing<\/strong>\u00a0to hold CAMTC in contempt of court is scheduled now for\u00a0June 24, 2025<\/strong>. A2Z graduates (the number is now close to 300) remain in a state of limbo\u2014some for over two years<\/strong>\u2014with\u00a0no explanation or solution<\/strong>\u00a0provided by CAMTC. Despite two court injunctions ordering CAMTC to certify A2Z graduates, the organization refuses to comply.<\/strong> This organization apparently thinks it is above the law. The graduates have shown up to board meetings, sent emails, called, but they are being ignored. The owners have written letters requesting to speak at board meetings that received no response linked here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, and specifically wrote a letter to Joe Bob Smith, Director of Education Standard Division,\u00a0 to which they have also had no response, linked here<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n We call on legislators to protect the\u00a0due process rights<\/strong>\u00a0of individuals. They have the\u00a0constitutional right to work<\/strong>. Furthermore, these students have paid their $300 fee to CAMTC, and they have nothing to show for it.\u00a0Legislators must hold CAMTC accountable. Whatever grievance CAMTC may have with the school should not affect the applicants. These students enrolled and attended A2Z while it was fully approved, and there was\u00a0never any lapse in its approval<\/strong>.<\/p>\n For more background on the sunset, you can read my previous blogs:<\/p>\n Let the Sun Set on CAMTC<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Let the Sun Set on CAMTC Part II<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n