Regulatory News

A bill passed in the South Carolina Legislature would prohibit state licenisng agencies from denying an application for licensure based on an...

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AHPRA offers a rare example of transformational change in the world of regulation. Over a decade after its founding, what has the agency taught us...

Vermont's Secretary of State has appointed Kevin Rushing as new director of the Office of Professional Regulation. Rushing has experience in...

Recent budget hearings in Pennsylvania included discussions about delays in the licensing process. Acting Secretary of State brought up concerns...

A recent law in Louisiana allows "any interested party" to challenge occupational licensing requirements. The first petition under the law...

Senate Bill 156 under consideration in Alabama would create a central Occupational Licensing Division with an executive director of boards under the...

Kansas has become the first state to join ASPIRE, the new Alliance for States Providing Interoperable Reciprocity. ASPIRE aims to address barriers...

Effective April 25, a mutual recognition agreement between the US National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the UK Architects...

Government officials in the Philippines are urging a review of the country's licensure exam policies to consider alternative routes to licensure....

In 2017, amid severe teacher shortages, Minnesota created a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and a four-tier licensure system,...

New Hampshire's governor has proposed the deregulation of 34 occupations and professions and the removal of investigative and oversight power of 30...