Reducing Barriers to

A new law goes into effect August7 in Colorado, barring state licensing boards from considering criminal convictions more than three years after the...

The Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement (MOBILE) Act has been signed into law in Florida to simplify the licensure by endorsement...

The Independent Regulatory Review Commission in Pennsylvania has approved new regulations that a past criminal offense will only be considered...

The Supreme Court of Washington has approved the development of alternative pathways to lawyer licensure to include graduate apprenticeships, law...

The Tennessee Real Estate Commission has launched a scholarship program for graduating high school seniors to receive free 90 hours of online real...

In response to an Executive Order from the governor calling for a 25% reduction in regulations in Virginia, the Board of Professional Soil...

A bill in Vermont, passed in the House and under consideration in the Senate, would allow licensure applicants to submit an alternate form of...

The Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative has released a brief, "UPDATING NEW YORK STATE’SEMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS for People with...

Legislation awaiting the governor's signature in Kansas would exempt sugaring from cosmetology or esthetician licensure requirements. Sugaring is a...

The Federation of State Medical Boards, Intealth, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education have established an advisory...

A bill in Georgia to allow practitioners to style hair and apply makeup without a cosmetology license has narrowly passed the House. Supporters of...

The Louisiana House Committee on Commerce has approved a bill allowing for universal recognition of occupational licenses and certifications from...