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Licensing Reform Must Maintain Standards That Protect the Public
Categories: NewsAs the United States works to reverse the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, state legislatures will once again consider occupational licensing reform as a way to jumpstart the economy and get Americans back to work. However, there is no silver bullet to this complex set of challenges. Lately, anti-licensing groups have set their sights on so-called “universal licensing” (proposals from lawmakers…
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Licensed To Move: A Guide to Interstate Practice
Categories: ReportsThe Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) supports policies and legislative initiatives that seek to build pathways to interstate practice for professionals in highly technical professions. ARPL represents professions and licensing boards that have more than 100 years of combined experience in creating greater flexibility for professionals and is uniquely positioned to offer best practices…
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The Risks of Broad-Brush Licensing Reform
Categories: NewsPoint of View: Be Careful with broad-brush approach to occupational licensing reform By: Tricia H. Hatley, President, National Society of Professional Engineers The Oklahoman “States need to cut licensing red tape permanently” (Point of View, Sept. 9) describes a push to weaken occupational licensing nationally. However, proponents failed to acknowledge the daily and invaluable…
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Why Landscape Architects Need Licensing
Categories: NewsLicensing for landscape architects By: Ryan R. Binkowski, Landscape Architect, Bonita Springs, FL The News-Press I was surprised to read a recent column in the Naples Daily News arguing for the elimination of licensing for landscape architects. As a licensed landscape architect for 17 years and as a partner and chief operating officer of Waldrop Engineering,…
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Reasonable Reform Must Leave Key Protections in Place
Categories: News“You know, I always wanted to pretend to be an architect,” George Costanza told Jerry Seinfeld. But you wouldn’t want Art Vandelay as your architect. Why? Because Vandelay — the sometimes alter ego of Seinfeld’s George Costanza — is not really an architect. That’s where licensing comes into play: establishing, verifying, and enforcing the necessary…
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Licensing Must Be Protected in the Economic Recovery
Categories: NewsProfessional licensing must be protected in economy recovery By: Roger Grabman, PE, NSPE The Newman Times-Herald The predicted medical shortages led Georgia to relax certain healthcare worker licensing requirements. The author of a recent Newnan Times Herald column wrote, “Georgia’s decision to temporarily relax licensing requirements for healthcare workers during the pandemic shows, it would certainly…
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Consumers Are Right to Demand Rigorous Licensing
Categories: NewsFrom Juneau to Tallahassee, the issue of licensing reform is once again coming to the fore in statehouses across America as lawmakers weigh a range of measures to reverse the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. While licensing reform is predominately a state issue, the Trump administration has issued federal reports to guide state legislators on…
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AICPA CEO: CPA Licensing Under Threat
Categories: NewsAmerican Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon talked about the need for CPAs to learn new skills as hiring of accounting graduates has slowed and the CPA licensing model has come under threat in some states… It’s not just targeted to CPAs, but it’s targeted to all licensing. Now that doesn’t mean it’s…
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Lawmakers Must Protect Ohio’s Engineering License
Categories: NewsLawmakers must protect Ohio’s engineer’s license By: David Martini The Columbus Dispatch As lawmakers in Columbus consider revising state workforce laws in 2020, they would do well to remember that professional licensing for advanced professions like engineers is rigorous for a reason. While unnecessary barriers to entry exist for some occupations in Ohio, policymakers should…
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A Word of Caution on Licensing Reform
Categories: NewsI am concerned that the desire to lower barriers for some occupations may inadvertently also lower standards for professions that carry high public impact. As a certified public accountant for 42 years and as the immediate past chair of the Arkansas Society of CPAs, I have learned that Arkansans depend on CPAs as trusted financial…