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Ordinance Amending Section 4-35 SBMC Addressing Massage Establishments&Therapy Page 10 be-employed: d. The massage establishment where the applicant intends to work must possess a current massage establishment license issued by the City of South Bend. e. If the Indiana State Board of Massage Therapy ceases to require background checks for applicants or validate the massage therapy school which provided training to the applicant, the following shall be required instead: 1. The applicant shall cause to be provided to the Office of the City Controller, clear, verifiable, and convincing information that the school that provided the applicant's training in massage therapy is a Recognized School as defined in this Section and the applicant received a certification or diploma in massage therapy that included five hundred (500) hours of applicable classroom training. This information shall include one of the two items listed below: i. A statement from one (1) of the organizations listed in the definition of Recognized School that the school is a member in good standing: or ii. Information adequate for the Office of the City Controller to determine that the school is a recognized school and the applicant completed the required training. In making this determination, the Office of the City Controller may require the following: (1) Licensing or membership information showing that the school is a Recognized School; (2) Requirements for a student to obtain a certification or diploma; (3) Information concerning suspension or cancelation of any massage licenses, approval, of certifications in the last ten(10) years; (4) Transcripts of classroom study;