Category: News
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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…
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Professional Licensing Is Rigorous for a Reason
Categories: NewsWhile we understand Gov. DeSantis’ desire to lower barriers for Floridians entering occupations by eliminating unnecessary requirements, we ask Florida leaders to be mindful of potential unintended consequences for professions — and the professionals in them — that oversee systems vital to Floridians’ safety, health, and financial interests. Engineers, surveyors, architects, landscape architects, and certified…
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ASCE, NCEES, NSPE Launch New Coalition to Protect Professional Licensing
Categories: NewsASCE, NCEES and NSPE will collaborate with other ARPL members to inform lawmakers of the need to maintain standards for highly complex, technical professions like engineering that have a clear impact on public health, safety and welfare. The coalition was formed to ensure the voices and concerns of the advanced professions are heard by lawmakers…
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Well-Governed Licensing Protects West Virginia
Categories: NewsA new report, from the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing and the international research firm Oxford Economics, found that licensing is associated with 6.5% higher wages, on average, for all professions and occupations in the United States. Moreover, the research found that, for women and minorities in technical fields requiring significant education and training, a…