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Recommended policy reforms

… 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 …

Bottleneckers: Gaming the Government for Power and Private Profit

Issues and Ideas Forum

… artificially boost their own profits. Bottleneckers use a variety of methods to achieve their goals, including tax loopholes, regulations, occupational licensing requirements, minimum wage laws and many more. The end result when these special interest bottleneckers succeed is fewer choices and higher prices …

Administrative Structure

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. …

Economic Protectionism and Consumer Safety

Examining legal challenges to occupational licensure

… protectionist occupational licensing schemes. Occupational licensing is often used as a tool to … the constitutionality of licensing laws in court. The first … specifically with occupational licensing was decided at a time when … nation’s first physician licensing laws, and the Supreme Court …

Citing State Regulatory Burdens, Man Closes Small Business

‘Navigating an unreliable system is despair-inducing’

… experiencing burdensome and costly licensing regulations from the state. … Worries Pool & Spa. Without a license, Alexander was allowed under … acquire a residential builder license. The cost of the classes, the test and the license he needed amounted to nearly … three years of acquiring the license, and then another 21 hours …

July 18, 2014, Michigan Legislature Roll Call Report

Key votes from 2013-14

… 4668, Increase hunting and fishing license fees: Passed 77 to 32 in the House To increase hunting and fishing license fees, and revise the fee structure. … $15 to $31, and the minimum fishing license cost would increase from $15 to $26. … 4668, Increase hunting and fishing license fees: Passed 24 to 14 in the Senate …

Hand Wringing Over Liquor Reforms

… (Michigan) have plenty of liquor licenses and plenty of beverages sold … that Michigan has enough licenses to sell alcohol and enough … only to be told no liquor license was available to them for … as the owner's 18-month licensing odyssey grinds forward.)  … establishment density (in several licensing categories) in 111 California …

Data and Empirical Method

… 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 …

Licensure Reform A Lame Duck Launch Failure?

This one has bipartisan support, so failing to fly in 2018 not necessarily the end

… society. “Many of these (license mandates) automatically prevent … allowing people to get a license to work provided their criminal … governments from imposing new licensing requirements that are more … 6113 would prohibit state licensing boards from using a past … itself as evidence that a license applicant lacks “good moral …

State Government's Obstacles To Virus Recovery

Removing them could help us get through this better

… when the threat subsides. Licensing red tape Michigan also imposes … the form of occupational licensing laws, on individuals trying … readily recognize medical licenses from other states, even in … elsewhere, states are recognizing licensing laws from other states and … restricted and limited. Licensing and permitting In Maryland, …

“I didn’t know how controversial this one was going to be.”

How one legislator built enough trust with her colleagues to win a nation-leading reform

… process for its occupational licenses. States often require that … potential customers, but licensing requirements can instead … she got paid by the anti-licensing lobby. Instead, it was because … among her colleagues and license supporters, about her intent. … electricians — is regulated by a licensing requirement, it’s usually …

Student loan borrowers get $10K bailout, trade school students get regulations

Michigan’s state government leans on the trade school student, and feds bail out the student loan borrower

… training before obtaining a license, according to the Institute … require school or state licensing. Graduation requirements … almost always reflect state licensing requirements. In other words, … affected by the state’s licensing requirements. Michigan is … in America for exorbitant licensing requirements, according to …

Cash-Hungry State Turns to Tattoo Parlor Fees for More Money

… Joseph Lash needs to renew the license for each of his three tattoo … renew all of his business licenses would jump from $900 to $4,500 … law. An initial three-year license from the state costs $500. … it costs $300 to renew the license for three years thereafter. Under the bill, all licenses are renewed annually for …

The Dog Census

… ask homeowners to produce licenses for their dogs. The pet owner … which can be nullified if a license is purchased within a certain … months or older must have a license. License costs vary around the state, … that has already filed a license with the county. In Grand …

Unions' Marijuana Gambit, Road Tax Fund Raid and More

January 24 MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

… to get marijuana business license: Passed 21 to 15 in the Senate … requirements for anyone seeking a license or permit issued by the state." House Bill 5195: Increase license plate transfer fee, halt road … annual vehicle registration (license plate) tax revenue from the … imposed for the transfer of license plates from one vehicle to …

A Model Review Process

… 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 …

Bipartisan Bills Ease Occupational Licensure Mandates For Veterans

Service members and vets licensed in other states could work in Michigan, too

… legislation to reduce state licensing mandates that impose barriers … laws governing occupational licenses in ways to benefit veterans … studies on occupational licensing in Michigan, added, "More … that require a professional license, many of which do not transfer … continue reforming and reducing licensing requirements across the b …

State and Federal Regulations Burying Businesses

Michigan trying to cut back on some red tape

… the 21st most burdensome licensing laws in the U.S, according … Legislation Would Eliminate Licensing Mandate on Dietitians, Nutritionists … a Living - 'Irrational' licensing requirements force painters, … bill would repeal haircut licensing standards Commentary: Laws … Just, Benefit Consumers - Licensing standards need to be scaled …

Business Subsidies, Online Voter Registration, Licensure Reform and More

October 5, 2018 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report

… to have a valid driver's license or state identification card … of the many occupational licenses that are mandated by the … result in being denied a license under licensure provisions … eligible to get an occupational license mandated by the state, which … professions. Specifically, a licensing board or agency could not …

Pols Admit Bad Votes on Bad Driver Fees

… failure to produce proof of a license or insurance when asked to … without proof of a driver license. The bill would also reduce … seven points on their driver license in a two-year period and a … for those driving without licenses would be more likely to remove … most likely to have their licenses taken away in the first place. …

Alcohol Control and Public Health and Safety

… 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 …

“Don’t Stop. Keep Talking to People. Keep Promoting the Idea.”

Byron Schlomach on the power of research in public policy

… alternative to occupational licensing. Currently, states mandate … health field, get a government license to work. This is ostensibly … certificates rather than mandatory licenses. “Markets historically have … preserves the good thing about licensing. There is one good thing about licensing and it provides shorthand …

‘At the start, it had nothing to do with policy, it was about us understanding the issue’

Randy Hicks on taking a bottom-up strategy to state policy reform

… people had their driver’s licenses revoked after committing … drive to work, so lacking a license becomes a barrier to employment … which the state requires a license. As a result, the Center … changed many occupational licensing rules. The driver’s license suspension is no longer in …

Bills would stiffen penalties for teacher strikes

… Association $5,000 for every participating teacher, per day, in the event of a teacher strike, and to suspend or revoke each striking educator’s license was introduced in the state House of Representatives Tuesday, according to The Flint Journal. While teacher strikes are illegal in Michigan, existing …

The Rise and Regulation of Craft Beer

Comparing Michigan to competitors in the microbrewing game

… rankings, Michigan charges high licensing fees compounded by high excise … between the two, with high licensing costs and lower taxes, or … third highest potential licensing fees of the top ten. A microbrewer … pay $1,000 for his annual license. He must also pay $6.30 in … economic impact in 2012), the licensing fee would remain the same, …

Alcohol-Related Driving Fatalities

… 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 …

State’s Alcohol Reform Ideas are Diamonds in a Very Big Rough

… of rationed retail liquor licenses to sell their license to an establishment across … 29). Currently, a liquor license purchased for use in one county … economically depressed areas many licenses go unused, while in a neighboring … Wayne County has 300 unused licenses being held by their owners …

Executive Summary

… 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 …

Obstacles in the Labor Market

… 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 …

June 13, 2014, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report

Education, e-cigarettes and guns

… of vehicle registration (license plate) tax rates for a new … also increase the drivers license renewal fee from $18 to $25, … 789, Revise concealed pistol license procedures: Passed 24 to 13 … county concealed weapon licensing boards, and transfer the … issuing concealed pistol licenses to county clerks, with the …

Degrees of Alcohol Control and Public Health

… 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 …

Everyone Should Have an Opportunity to Prosper

Regulations often hinder people from work

… mandates for occupational licensing stuck out: Mr. Woodson says … time obtaining occupational licenses,' he says. Aspiring barbers, … notes, can face burdensome licensing requirements. Proponents … hinder people. Occupational licensing — mandating fees, classes, … safety concerns, and when licensing is beneficial, requires the …

What is a Dental Therapist?

… 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 …

I. Customer Delivery Services

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 …

Aug. 13 Michigan Legislature Roll Call Report

… Bill 1093, Authorize Army Airborne license plates, passed in the Senate (34 to 0) To offer a special license plate to current or former members … 749, Authorize "Gold Star Family" license plates, passed in the Senate (34 … died during combat to get a special license plate inscribed with the words "Gold …

People Help People, if Government Doesn’t Get in the Way

… money and volunteers, a state’s licensing apparatus often determines whether … state. So unless a state accepts licenses from other areas, RAM cannot help … come over to help.  But Michigan’s licensing laws make it a felony for out-of-state … licensed. So as long as they have a license somewhere, they can volunteer in …

Medical Pot Bringing $8.8M, 48 New Positions to Michigan State Police

They’ll enforce licensure mandates imposed by a ‘seed to sale’ regulatory regime authorized last year

… the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act that became law in 2016, which … fees assessed to medical marijuana license-holders, according to state police … marijuana oversight. “We’re moving into licensing a newly regulated business, so it’s … provisioning centers requiring state licenses with annual renewals In 2008, Michigan …

More Liquor Regulations, Solar and Wind Tax Breaks

October 11 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report

… violations that carry no drivers license “points,” and also for some violations … complex "liquor control" regulatory and license regime. The bill would also repeal … applicants for a liquor wholesaler license, after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated … state's "liquor control" regulatory and license regime. Senate Bill 47, Give tax …

Mackinac Center Applauds Gov. Whitmer’s Loosening of Health Care Regulations

Health care workers will have more flexibility in responding to COVID-19 virus

… services. Allows the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to grant … without completing the required licensing exams. Nurses may also renew their licenses without having to complete continuing … education requirements for all medical licenses. Loosens other government restrictions …

Michigan bill demands 750 training hours for estheticians

Bill raises barrier to entry in three career fields

… passage of board examinations. The occupational licensing bill is sponsored by Sen. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing. … on state or local government.” Occupational licensing is a barrier to entry to career fields. Senate … state population, are subject to occupational licensing.

Economic Opportunity

… 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 …

Forcing Accountants to Stay in College Doesn’t Make Them Better CPAs

And the rest of us are paying for it

… of competition rather than a boost in quality. The results of this report are consistent with those found in studies from many other scholars: Licensing mandates lead to higher wages for some at the expense of consumers, with little evidence of improved quality of services. Government should not enact …

Ann Arbor Crackdown Illustrates Need for Statewide Ridesharing Framework

Eliminate gray areas surrounding Lyft and Uber

… to fines. The chauffeur’s license is much cheaper than a taxi license and “[shows] any police that … looked into the chauffeur’s license, but ultimately decided against … else. It’s basically the same license I have already — what, you’re … work without a chauffeur’s license and outlined requirements …

Ex-Offenders Are Closing the Gap

… and arbitrary occupational licensing laws. The state requires people to get a license to work in more than 160 occupations, … of dollars in fees, many licenses contain good character clauses, … record from obtaining the license.  Occupational licensing laws need to be thoroughly …

Secretary Of State Fines Motorists For Delayed Service, Blames Legislators

‘Until the law is changed by legislators, we are obligated to charge them’

… have an expired driver's license, and officials say there’s … appointment to renew his driver’s license. But the only appointment … birthday, by which point his license had expired. Hover said he … transfers, on-time renewed licenses, driver’s permits and other … makes photos on a driver’s license valid for 12 years instead …

We're All Licensees Now

… imprisonment if he fails to get a license? Or the nurse who tests workers’ … get a special audioligist’s license, pay fees, pass mandatory … the Legislature, aimed at licensing everything from athlete agents … department contains the state licensing bureau. The mission of the … understandably, that state licensing is about protecting the public …

Government Golf Slices City Revenue

… that the city obtain liquor licenses for the courses, which are … business can buy an existing license, but that can be costly. If … the annual fee to renew its license, the city government is allowed … opportunity to get a cheap license. Rather than recommend the license be given to the business that …

Sept. 3 Michigan Legislature Report

… authorize a county drivers license tax. Referred to committee, … (Authorize county drivers license tax) Introduced by Rep. Pam … they get or renew a drivers license, and $35 for a chauffeurs license. The tax would require a vote … government in the form of a license, and meeting standards that …

State Government’s Obstacles To Virus Recovery

Removing them could help us get through this better

… when the threat subsides. Licensing red tape Michigan also imposes … the form of occupational licensing laws, on individuals trying … readily recognize medical licenses from other states, even in … elsewhere, states are recognizing licensing laws from other states and … restricted and limited. Licensing and permitting In Maryland, …

The Best Approach: A Fair Field and No Favors

… the case that occupational licensing requirements do just that. … each year may be lost to licensing mandates. Reducing licensing burdens, it follows, could … paper titled, “Occupational Licensing Effects on Firm Location … Alicia Plemmons examined how licensing shapes firms’ decisions to …