Universal licensing reciprocity (sometimes called universal recognition) means … legally validate the occupational licenses earned by people in other states. … who move to Michigan with a valid license from another part of our country … business. This policy brief explains how licensing reciprocity currently works in Michigan …
Occupational licensing is when the government requires people to complete educational and training programs, … typically determine the requirements. Occupational licenses are meant to protect the public from people unfit … research finds little evidence that occupational licensing laws improve the quality of services or public …
Occupational licensing is a potential factor affecting employment and migration, … occupations with state-specific licensing exam requirements is 36 percent … authors estimate that occupational licensing requirements have significantly … Statistics found that occupational licensing had no impact on net migration patterns, …
… people in Michigan have active licenses that are overseen by the Bureau of Professional Licensing.[16] This represents 17% … the state's occupational licenses, there are dozens more that … employees, some of whom need licenses or certifications.[18] Altogether, including some licenses required of businesses, Michigan …
… eligible for an occupational license. According to state law, good … good moral character as a licensing standard or a deportation … give helpful guidance to license applicants and license holders. They argue that the … professional or occupational license.[60] In Michigan, many occupations …
… reforms to occupational licensing. Historically, the removal of occupational licensing laws has rarely occurred. … removal of occupational licensing laws in the last 40 years.[18] … comprehensive occupational licensing reform.[19] Interestingly, … effects of occupational licensing.[*] As states begin to implement …
What is Licensing? Occupational licensing is the requirement that a … certain jobs. Obtaining such a license typically requires aspiring … from being eligible for a license. In most states, this is enforced through a requirement that license applicants exhibit “good moral …
… pre-emption law when it comes to licensing, which means that municipalities … cities create few occupational licenses, but Detroit is a major exception. … a significant number of licensing requirements on people trying … legally in the city. Detroit licenses approximately 60 occupations. … half of the occupational licenses Detroit requires are for …
Subjecting all current licensing requirements to this type of … removing a significant number of licenses in Michigan. But repealing a license does not necessarily mean … alternatives to mandatory licensing. Michigan could, for instance, … discussion of repealing a license, there are many options available …
Occupational licensing laws harm people in subtle ways that … directly harmed by state licensing laws. Here are some examples. … she needed a cosmetology license even though this license is not required to braid hair. … shampooing hair. Getting the license requires 1,500 hours of training, …
… effects should occupational licensing have in the marketplace? … theories on how occupational licensing should affect workers and … hypothesized that occupational licensing imposes a barrier to entry … education and take tests, licensing makes it more expensive for … effects of occupational licensing are unambiguously negative …
… licensure, Michigan has many licensing requirements that are considerably … where Michigan mandates a license when a majority of states … occupations that the state licenses — and highlighted in the … following table lists these licenses and the number of states … Michigan, that require a similar license. Graphic 2: Licenses Michigan …
… regularly reviewing occupational licensing laws. These laws can create needless … for consumers. To determine which licenses are helpful and which ones are not, … explains how to analyze occupational licensing laws and provides four examples of reviewed licenses.
… it comes to occupational licensing mandates, however, the regulated … would-be competitors to get a license before operating legally. … supportive of occupational licensing. Efforts to scale back these … change. As a result, reforming licensing laws remains of little importance … create regulations, such as licensing requirements. These laws …
… supply of medical professionals is the state’s licensing regime, which makes it needlessly more difficult … Michigan. Universal reciprocity of all occupational licenses, certifications and training would help. If the state would automatically recognize licenses approved by other states, businesses could hire …
The research on state licensing laws is robust and has been … associated with occupational licensing. Licensing an occupation restricts the … consumers. Research suggests that licensing increases wages for licensed … restrictive the occupational licensing requirements are.[3] Some …
… are about 180 occupational licenses on Michigan’s books. Many … newly proposed occupational licenses, while a sunset process would … 2012 analyzed occupational licensing and called for eliminating licenses covering two dozen jobs. … when determining whether a license was necessary and effective.[76] …
… certification,[**] specialty occupational license for medical reimbursement,[††] and occupational license. Subd. 5. Occupational license. “Occupational license” is a nontransferable authorization … an occupation for which a license is required, it is illegal …
… Alabama’s reintroduction of barbering licensing requirements on the receipts and … analysis show that after barber licensing was introduced in Alabama, barber … the state. In other words, barber licensing requirements appear to have limited … economic theory that occupational licensing restricts competition and harms …
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… gathers data on every occupational license in Michigan. It describes the impact … this issue. It explains how and why licensing requirements are typically created, … fundamental problems with a broad licensing regime. Finally, it compares Michigan’s licensing requirements to those of other states …
Nearly one million jobs in Michigan require a license or certification, and most of these jobs were … people with a criminal background from obtaining a license, and only prohibit a license for people who committed serious crimes that are …
… and the arbitrariness of licensing laws, Michigan should take … review all of its current licensing requirements and establish … creating an occupational license. For all current licensing requirements, the state should … associated with managing these licensing requirements. If a license …
… evidence that occupational licensing laws improve the quality … The evidence suggests that licensing laws persist primarily because … their income and profit. Licensing requirements also present … the economic effects of licensing at the national and state … misallocated resources.[4] Licensing laws do not appear to produce …
… over the years? Does the licensing law appear to be enforced? … rarely or never enforces the licensing requirement suggests that … fewer people are getting new licenses, this may reflect decreasing … be found from the state licensing agency — the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, or …
… higan passed a series of licensing reforms over the past decade. The state repealed eight license or registration requirements … allowing barbers to meet their licensing hours through an apprenticeship and recognizing the licenses of dental therapists earned … mandating their own occupational licenses. Specifically, no city, township, …
… Data on Certifications and Licenses” (Bureau of Labor Statistics, … https://perma.cc/DA8N-ETFL. “Occupational Licensing: A Framework for Policymakers” … M. Carpenter II et al., “License to Work: A National Study … Burdens from Occupational Licensing” (Institute for Justice, … Working: How Michigan’s Licensing Laws Hurt Workers and Consumers” …
… held an active occupational license.[1] To obtain a license, workers are typically required … comprehensive report on licensing requirements in the state … measuring the impact that licensing has on the economy and consumers … outcomes from a period when licenses were required to a period …
… benefits from occupational licensing laws. The number of studies … and safety effects from licensing are very rare. In fact, licensing experts could only point … which has found evidence of licensing requirements leading to an … safety when it comes to state licensing laws.[13] And even in the …
… suggests that occupational licensing rules are established for … for example, one needs a license to lay wood or tile floors … carpet flooring. You need a license to construct a concrete driveway … Roofing a house requires a license but not erecting awnings under the roof. You need a license to knock down a house, but …
Michigan’s licensing burden is generally seen as about average … states. Michigan required licenses for 42 of the 102 “moderate-income” … Wyoming required the fewest licenses with 24 and Louisiana had … factoring in the number of licenses required in a state and the … and training required for licenses, IJ ranked Michigan 21st …
… eliminated seven occupational licenses and rolled back regulations … he would only support new licensing rules that protect public … process of occupational licensing requirements and remove automatic … backgrounds from obtaining licenses. Interest groups supporting … the state from denying a license to someone based solely on …
… about the impact that these licenses have on workers. Far more … unions than occupational licensing. But, in Michigan, less than … are required to obtain a license in order to work legally.[2] … argue that occupational licensing laws have a larger effect … were required to obtain a license in order to work. Today, nearly …
… its rules regarding the licensing of ex-offenders. Unless a person is trying to get a license for a job directly related … their way. Finally, local licensing regimes are in need of reform … restriction. If the state licenses the occupation, local municipalities … from creating their own licensing requirement for that job. …
… states’ use of occupational licensing regulations casts doubts … reducing or eliminating licensing requirements. Another one … “inherent defects in the licensing systems:” The licensing laws are urged by associations … association majority status on the licensing board. The examinations and …
… the effect occupational licensing has on public health or safety. … administration reported: “Stricter licensing was associated with quality … also evidence that many licensing boards are not diligent in … quality improvement under licensing.”[9] If licensing fails to show clear benefits …
… March 2019, an occupational license for “painting and decorating” … “maintenance and alteration” license.[19] The law specified the … supplemental” work without needing a license, and that the regulation does … a painting and decorating license in Michigan, as of May 2017.[21] The number of new licenses per year wavered between …
… Influence of Occupational Licensing on the Labor Market,” Journal … Influence of Occupational Licensing on the Labor Market,” Journal … and Boilerplate Summary: Licensing and Regulatory Affairs” (Michigan … Karen Greene, “Occupational Licensing and the Supply of Nonprofessional … “Reforming Occupational Licensing Policies” (Brookings Institution, …
… requires an occupational license for individuals who want to … and alteration contractor” license.[*] The law specifies the … supplemental” work without needing a license and that the licensing requirement does not apply … the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, there …
… “sunset” provisions attached to licensing laws, which trigger a periodic … assessments of their current licensing laws. In the past few years, … Louisiana each initiated a licensing review process.[16] The new … speaking, actively supervise licensing boards and promote competition … occupations. Going forward, licensing boards in those states must …
… safely. Policymakers or state licensing departments, however, only … reasons to suspect that licensing requirements do not per se … states do not require this license.[78] Unmentioned too was the research that suggests licensing funeral homes needlessly … paid their fees. But the licensing requirement and the state’s …
Occupational licensing is costly. Dr. Morris Kleiner of the … leading expert on occupational licensing laws, has found little evidence … literature suggests that licensing has had an important influence … analysis for all proposed licenses as well as for those already … proposals and repeal existing licenses and associated rules that …
Occupational licensing is when the government requires people … requirements. Occupational licenses are meant to protect the … services. Proponents of licensing believe that requiring people … quality. But lawmakers and licensing agencies rarely consider … and for consumers. State licensing requirements restrict who …
Different licensing requirements in states and across occupations … strategically implemented. If these licenses really did provide a benefit … themselves is that these licensing laws are created arbitrarily. … creation of occupational licenses is not lawmakers’ interest … stand to benefit from these licensing requirements — namely, people …
… the Michigan has chosen to license certain occupations. For instance, … disparities between the licensing requirements for workers … seemingly arbitrary way. Licensing standards can vary greatly … Michigan that requires a license and similar construction-related work that does not require a license. Graphic 1: Licensing Disparities …
… “Michigan’s Occupational Licensing Requirements” (Mackinac Center … https://perma.cc/ZTH4-BP79. 2 “Occupational Licensing: A Framework for Policymakers” … Acosta Addresses Occupational Licensing Reform” (U.S. Department … al., “Relaxing Occupational Licensing Requirements: Analyzing Wages … Growth How Occupational Licensing Matters for Wages and Careers” …
… the introduction of barber licensing requirements in Alabama has … the introduction of barber licensing in Alabama is associated … after the adoption of barber licensing. These results are supportive … the economic theory that licensing primarily has negative supply-side … benefits of occupational licensing, this case study of barbering …
… influence of occupational licensing and regulation” (IZA World … Analysis of Occupational Licensing in U.S. States” (National … https://perma.cc/VLG2-LH7C; “Occupational Licensing: A Framework For Policymakers” … Kleiner, “Is Occupational Licensing a Barrier to Interstate Migration” … Economic Costs of Occupational Licensing” (Institute for Justice, …
… established an occupational licensing advisory rules committee. … Michigan’s occupational licensing regime.[51] In February … calling for reforms to state licensing laws. It suggested changes … other things, on whether a license protected consumers from harm, … requirements and reviewing licensing boards on “necessity, authority …
… rest of us. Occupational licensing laws have a significant effect … the workforce now needing a license has increased, these negative … Most arguments for state licensing center around health and … lawmakers are going to pass new licensing laws or continue with old … review, the value of requiring licenses for painters and school librarians …
Occupational licensing exacerbates income inequality. Research finds that licensing and other occupational regulations … Evgeny Vorotnikov shows that licensing can increase earnings of … 3.6 to 5.6 percent due to licensing, but those in the middle … The results suggest that licensing exacerbates relative income …
… enforced? According to state licensing agency reports, there are about 800 to 900 barber licensing applications received each … 3) How many other states license this occupation? If possible, … the District of Columbia license barbers with the state of … 1897.[57] 4) Compare the licensing requirements to a sample …
… the effect of new barber licensing in Alabama, I first compare … Following the adoption of barber licensing in Alabama, barber shop average … This suggests that the new licensing requirements resulting in … effects of occupational licensing would suggest a result like … with more frequency after licensing takes effect. This result …
… needing state permits or licenses, including nonenvironmental … transferring permitting and licensing employees from existing agencies. … to adjudicate permits and licenses in a timely manner. [*] … variety of business permits and licenses. Barbers must obtain licenses, for instance (see https://www.michigan.gov/ …
… needs a school librarian license if they participate in any … 3) How many other states license this occupation? If possible, … librarians, to have some type of a license or certification.[43] 4) Compare the licensing requirements to a sample … from other states that also license the occupation. Michigan …
… dozens of new occupational licensing requirements. Economic theory … distribution, occupational licensing requirements also exacerbate … thoroughly review all the current licenses on the books and eliminate … criteria for creating new licenses, so that new licenses must meet strict standards …
… permit agencies to suspend a license they previously granted to … and immediately suspend a license that state law requires private … order, summary suspension of a license may be ordered effective on … this decision, but their license can be suspended immediately. … departments. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs may …
… public. The problem is that the benefits of licensing laws rarely outweigh their costs. In other words, licensing mandates often needlessly block people from legal … municipalities and governments from creating their own licensing requirements. The other three key reforms are …
Certifying or licensing authority may rest with a government … boards are characteristic of licensing or certifying bodies. Historically, … structure of certification or licensing boards: Fully autonomous … some authority for some licensing or certifying functions (the … (governmental) agency which has the licensing or certifying authority. …
… reintroduction of barber licensing, I rely on data obtained … by the change in barber licensing in 2013 and serve as the … a result of occupational licensing. Thus, the underreporting … effects of occupational licensing would suggest that Alabama’s adding of new licensing requirements should increase …
… the state’s occupational licensing regulations. The Michigan … will annually review the licensing laws of approximately 20% … the MLRC will recommend licensing laws tailored to protect … specialty, optional occupational license established for the purpose … reimbursement An occupational license Choosing the most appropriate …
… states into “control” and “license” states. In control states, … consumed in the state. In license states, government simply licenses private wholesale and retail … states, while 32 states are license states.[†] The District of Columbia is also a licensing jurisdiction. Reviewing …
… for control states than for license states, according to data … averages for control and license states is likely due to random … four-part classification of license states and heavy-, moderate- … light-control states and those of license states, whether for underage … significantly greater than those for license states, again for both underage …
… alcohol “control” states with “license” states — that is, states … retailers with states that simply license private wholesalers and retailers. … control states and the 32 license states (and the District of … but differentiated between license states and three levels of … slightly higher than that of license states (though not significantly …
… responses to labor shortages. Licensing and certification One source … constant, when the state imposes licensing requirements on would-be … and testing required for licensing or certification, which may … migration. Where reciprocal licensing agreements between states … insulating existing in-state license holders by reducing interstate …
… control,” “light control” and license states. Each of the categories … hard liquor). As before, a license state simply licenses private retailers and wholesalers … moderate-control, light-control and license states. The four groups are … fatality rate is lower in the license group than in the low-control …
… needed for a dental therapist license to be granted. Dental therapists … R-Clarklake, would create a new license for dental therapists and … dental care before receiving a license to work. The state test would … requirement.[10] To renew a license, a dental therapist would … those allowed by the state license, the dental therapist could …
Program: Commemorative license plates Appropriation: All from Interdepartmental … $2,147,300[2] Program: Specialty license plates Appropriation: All from … commemorative, specialty, and Olympic Center license plates. Like many states, Michigan … merely authorize a particular vanity license number and/or specialty plate, and …
… Regularly review each of the 180-plus occupational licensing laws that are on the books and ensure jobs are … retailers. » mackinac.org/28135 5 Eliminate licenses required to sell flowers, plants and other agricultural … mackinac.org/29913 6 Right-size arbitrary licensing requirements by ensuring mandatory training hours …
… liquor products and issues licenses to alcohol retailers and … limit the number of retail licenses available for selling packaged … count is approximate. [†] “Licensing and Regulatory Affairs: Liquor … Michigan: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 2012), … “Specially Designated Distributor License,” (State of Michigan: Michigan …
… also looked at two types of licenses: general alcohol licenses, which permit an establishment … liquor), and beer-and-wine licenses, which do not permit liquor … outlets with beer-and-wine licenses had no effect on fatal crashes, … sellers with general alcohol licenses was associated with higher …
… interest. A review of government licensing of occupations, however, … revealed many problems. Licensing restricts the supply of practitioners, … costs for consumers. Also, licensing requirements often are arbitrary, … Administration and enforcement of licensing requirements is often lax. … a dearth of information, licensing is only one of various means …
… second offense could lead to a license suspension; a third offense … campground and a separate license to operate one, which must … department revokes the person’s license? Or does the misdemeanor only … without the proper permit and license? In short, it’s hard to tell … costs $600 and the operating licenses cost between $75 and $500, …
… trade must obtain a state license.[25] As of this printing, … state requires a separate license for each operating location, … schools hold more than one license.[26] It is not immediately … the 367 proprietary school licenses provide an upper bound on … Bureau of Commercial Licensing License Types & Counts as of …
… for Michigan. Working with Evgeny Vorotnikov, Kleiner estimates that licensing laws could increase the average wage of a licensee in Michigan by as much … had 830,639 licensed workers who made average earnings of $50,054. These licenses cost the state an estimated 125,480 jobs.[49] If this estimated 30 percent …
The following section discusses some of the effects that requiring a state license for a large number of occupations has, including effects to the economy, income distribution and public health and safety.
… Energy Regulatory Commission issued a license to generate electric power to the … FERC report revoking the operating license for the Edenville Dam describes “a … history of non-compliance with” their license conditions under the Federal Power … revocation of the facility’s federal license, jurisdiction for the dam transferred …
… ideas follow. Auction Racino Licenses At the same time state lawmakers … would effectively give away licenses to for-profit operators of … tracks. Similar gambling licenses have sold elsewhere for hundreds … dollars. Selling racino licenses could wipe out the expected … on the value of gambling licenses, reports that in 2000 a Michigan …
… uniform rules for boilers; provides for the licensing of boiler inspectors, installers, and repairers; sets fees for licenses, permits, inspections, and certificates; provides … examinations of elevators; issues elevator contractor licenses. Recommended Action: The Boiler and Elevator …
… spectrum as a scarce public resource. Spectrum licenses were awarded only sparingly by the Federal Communications … liberal allocation. The decade-long delay in licensing spectrum for cellular telephony, for example, … in 1993 authorized the FCC to award wireless licenses by auction. The principal benefit of spectrum …
… interpretation, and to oversee the licensing of new professionals in the … boilers; provides for the licensing of boiler inspectors, installers, … repairers; sets fees for licenses, permits, inspections, and … elevator inspection program also licenses elevator contractors. Recommended … resources program. This program licenses manufactured home industry …
… Time To Ask: Who Needs A License?” Consumer’s Research. 74(5):20-23. … 1979. “Quacks, Lemons, and Licensing: A Theory of Minimum-Quality … “Minimum-Quality Standards and Licensing in Markets with Asymmetric … Shimberg, B. 1982. Occupational Licensing: A Public Perspective. Center … Capacities, and the Diffusion of Licensing in the American States: 1890 …
… telehealth access Remove licensing requirements for medical … permanent the relief to licensing requirements the governor … from denying occupational licenses to individuals with a criminal … of all state occupational licenses Conform licensure requirements and establish license reciprocity agreements with …
… applied to other industries. She also provides a thorough review of the Michigan timber market and a timely survey of literature on occupational licensing. 23 pages.
No profession other than the practice of law, in Michigan or any other state, requires membership in a professional organization to maintain a license. This practice, known as the unified bar, has been the subject of litigation in a number of states. Practicing attorney and Law Professor Bradley A. …
… study. He would also like to thank Jacob Weaver and Josh Paladino, research interns at the Mackinac Center, for their help collecting state and local licensing data.
… Special Revenue Funds Veterans, Organizational, and Olympic Center License Plates Program Description: These line items represent the … Recommended Action: The state should merely authorize a particular vanity license number, and allow the vehicle owner to purchase the plate from the lowest …
… This is not to say that unions should be given the legal power to be a licensing agency and only those with a union license will be legally allowed to work. For unions to thrive in the 21st century, …
… instruction. Typically, teachers obtain such a license by completing a state-approved teacher-education … time and investment required to obtain a teacher license. A study titled Alternative Teacher Certification: … competence should be teacher performance, not teacher licensing. Private practice, using the contract arrangement, …
… Service partnered with New Zealand to train and license dental health aide therapists to serve rural communities … dental providers. In 2009, Minnesota created licenses for dental therapists and for advanced dental … level of supervision required, but both allow license holders to perform a variety of important preventive …
… limited. Cut Occupational Licensing Red Tape: Michigan imposes … readily recognize medical licenses from other states, even in … elsewhere, states are recognizing licensing laws from other states and … mandates. Allowing Emergency License Reciprocity between States: … all renewals of expiring licenses, permits, registrations and …
… interest." Only loggers who have licenses would be allowed to cut and … timber producers could use licensing to restrict entry into their … numbers of their competitors. Licensing timber sellers could have this same result: If the licensing test is too difficult or … already found that government licensing programs are expensive to …
General Fund/General Purpose Recommendations $1,674,204,730 State Revenue Sharing from Special Revenue $313,550,000 Racino License Revenue $1,600,000,000 Tobacco Settlement Revenue $281,992,400 Sale of State Fair Grounds $59,600,000 Sale of Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Property $10,000,000 …
The executive branch should establish a report card that tracks the performance of issuing state-required permits and licenses. Aggressive goals that exceed statutory requirements should be established, tracked and reported to the public on a regular basis. Michigan can no longer afford to conduct …
… municipalities to set up a one-stop-shop permitting office and strict statutory deadlines to approve projects. » mackinac.org/31257 32 Review all licensing, regulatory and permitting rules related to housing. Encourage cities to put in place an expedited approval and inspection process for preapproved …
… “Welcome,” (LARA: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 2012), http://goo.gl/K49Vv … (State of Michigan: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 2011), http://goo.gl/vVCjF … relative to, say, Indiana, which is a license state. 23 Boudreaux and Williams, … liquor laws: State control of sales, licensing are among issues under study,” (The …
… speed limits, parking restrictions, licensing rules and registration requirements. … According to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, more than 4,000 such providers have a state license.[*] State law authorizes the Michigan … behavior and what is not. [*] Active licenses are available to view here: https://childcaresearch.apps.lara.state.mi.us/ …
… conclude whether or not some kind of regulation is needed. This report discusses the Michigan timber market, surveys the literature on occupational licensing, and analyzes several existing models of timber harvester regulation.
… delegated by it to another agent, either of which set the educational and experience requirements for practice. In either case, practicing without a license is proscribed by law.
