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Time for Michigan to walk the walk on licensing reform

Review licenses on the books, recognize those from other states and let people get into the workforce more easily

… talk about occupational licensing, saying she wants to make … walk the walk. Michigan licenses hundreds of occupations, … the state workforce. Many licensing requirements are arbitrary … The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, which supervises state licensing, agrees, at least in part. …

Michigan's Occupational Licensing Requirements

Updated Summer 2023

Michigan’s Occupational Licensing Requirements Download PDF | Full list of Michigan licensing fees Updated June 2023 … Acupuncture Bureau of Professional Licensing Exam and certification in … medicine from NCCAOM OR active license/registration in good standing … selling certain animals need a license $50-$500 Animal Control Officer …

Whitmer's plan for licensing deserves action

Reforms could boost Michigan growth

… Michigan’s occupational licensing rules. These are the requirements … even though he had an Ohio license. Whitmer called this “ridiculous.” … directed the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to review Michigan’s licensing rules and find redundancies. … job growth, occupational licensing is a good area to prioritize. …

‘Make the case for reform’

Meagan Forbes and Lee McGrath advance occupational licensing reform

… shortages, and unnecessary licensing requirements only make matters … toward reforming occupational licensing on The Overton Window Podcast. … involved in occupational licensing reform. “I got into this … about what occupational licensing really is and how big it … problem of occupational licensing. In the early stages of …

License to (Not) Work: Mackinac Center Releases New Study on Occupational Licensing

Assessing the impact of arbitrary licensing laws on the Michigan economy

… MIDLAND — Occupational licensing increases costs for consumers … Working: How Michigan’s Licensing Laws Hurt Workers and Consumers … Michigan residents need a license from the state to perform … and hearing aid dealers. Licenses are widely believed to be … this. The study shows how licenses are created at the insistence …

Work Without Walls

The Benefits of Universal Licensing Reciprocity

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 …

Common Sense Licensing Reforms for Military Families a Good Start

Occupational licensing a needless barrier to jobs for too many

… require a state-mandated license, many of which do not transfer … Too few states recognize licenses earned in other states or … got her teaching degree and license in Pennsylvania before moving … is moved to recognizes her license from Pennsylvania. And it … teachers. States require licenses for nurses, doctors, lawyers, …

Vet Saves Dog's Life, Family is Happy – State Sanctions Him

The problem with occupational licensing

… could have lost his state license. Why? Because a state board … the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, which … Michigan, are subject to state licensing. This means workers have … even without government licensing, the state can set health … mandate every cook to have a license. This is how it should be …

State Licensing Didn’t Stop Funeral Home Horror Shows

Policymakers should review areas where licenses are required

… dozens of infants. Michigan’s licensing agency is suspending their licenses and attempting to permanently … demonstrate how limited licensing laws can be in protecting … operators to get a state funeral license and some employees to have occupational licenses failed to prevent these abuses. …

Universal Licensing Reciprocity Would Boost Michigan’s Workforce and Economy

Report shows how to remove needless obstacles for licensed professionals

… The Benefits of Universal Licensing Reciprocity for Michigan” … how Michigan’s burdensome licensing laws discourage workers from … The solution is universal licensing reciprocity. Everyone agrees … Recognizing the occupational licenses earned in other states would … entrepreneurs. Universal licensing reciprocity ensures that …

Michigan’s Regulatory Laws Lead to Fewer Jobs, More Crime

Licensing rules are a criminal justice issue

… withhold the occupational license required for a job. This frequently … it comes to occupational licensing, the state is unjustly denying … Jobs, Some States Reconsider Licenses” — with a focus on states … legislators included changes to licensing in a bill that would also … has proposed rolling back licensing restrictions for all state …

Why Does the State License Barbers?

Licensing bill doesn't go far enough

… for Justice (IJ), which monitors licensing in every state, Michigan’s mandate … September, the state of Alabama had no licensing requirement for barbers. A search … policymakers should ask when discussing a license: Is an occupation unlicensed in … silly mandates the state requires, licensing for barbers should be eliminated. …

Do You Feel Endangered When You Travel Out of State?

Licensing laws are arbitrary

… — that many occupational licensing laws are unnecessary obstacles … Wisconsin? Each state has fewer licensing requirements than Michigan, so if licensing laws really did improve public … the Institute for Justice, “License to Work,” the burdens of licensing requirements in Michigan …

Fix this flaw in Michigan’s teacher licensing system

Qualified teachers should not have to take a 100-question standardized test

… being a bad test taker means they lose their license. It’s absurd. Senate Bill 189, introduced by … for three years to be granted a full teachers’ license. That’s a good move. A local school is better … Michigan from another state can be granted a license without taking the test, while a Michigander who …

Universal Licensing Recognition: Why Not Michigan?

Ohio becomes latest state to accept out-of-state professional licenses

… passing a nearly universal licensing law. Companion bills that … Ohio recognize occupational licenses from other states for nearly … state who already possesses a license for a given occupation. If … works: If a person seeking a license in Ohio has held a substantially similar license in good standing from another …

Got A License For That Dog? Under This Bill Wouldn't Need One

A state dog license law appears widely ignored

… licensed. Many counties issue the licenses and collect fees for doing … all dogs be licensed, and licenses can only be obtained if a … 6301 would eliminate dog licensing requirements. It was introduced … hopes to instead nix the licensing requirement for service dogs, … and collect fees for dog licenses are also unlikely to support …

Once a Leader, Michigan Now Falling Behind in Licensing Reform

New research shows licensing leads to large declines in jobs

… in reforming occupational licensing laws — but the state is beginning to lag. Licensing regulations are rules that … Economics looks at occupational licensing reforms in several states, … from requiring occupational licenses for individuals or adding … the state requires for a license. But legislation that would …

Balancing Michigan’s Fishing Interests – Part 1

State licensing delays renew discussions on industry’s prospects

… regulations and delay the licenses for commercial fishers, however, … state-issued commercial fishing licenses, but that only 35 of those … propose heavy limits on their licenses, limiting their catch of … from recreational fishing licenses go to fund sport fish management … sale of hunting and fishing licenses are used for a variety of …

Michigan Senate takes aim at licensing hunting, fishing guides

Bills would make licenses for hunting and fishing guides among the strictest in the nation

… the strictest occupational licensing regulations for hunting and … Possess a valid driver’s license. Pay a license fee of $150 for state residents … For fishermen, possess a license to operate watercraft. File … or hunting guide without a license would result in fines of $500 …