Wisconsin, like many states, doesn’t have enough workers.
But help could be on the way from the Legislature. Assembly Bill 332 is under consideration in the state Senate.
Today, if I take my West Virginia driver’s license and drive in Wisconsin, local authorities will recognize the credential. I will be permitted to drive. Local authorities trust that my West Virginia credential and my years of driving experience are valid.
But when it comes to occupational licenses — for cutting hair, giving a massage, taking X-rays and more — no similar process in place. Occupational licenses do not travel and function across state lines.
Continue reading at The Wisconsin State Journal.
Edward Timmons, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and a service associate professor of economics and director of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at the John Chambers School of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He is regularly asked to provide expert testimony in state legislatures across the US on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. His work is heavily cited by the popular press, and he has authored numerous articles for media publications.
Economics of Flourishing
Wisconsin, like many states, doesn’t have enough workers.
But help could be on the way from the Legislature. Assembly Bill 332 is under consideration in the state Senate.
Today, if I take my West Virginia driver’s license and drive in Wisconsin, local authorities will recognize the credential. I will be permitted to drive. Local authorities trust that my West Virginia credential and my years of driving experience are valid.
But when it comes to occupational licenses — for cutting hair, giving a massage, taking X-rays and more — no similar process in place. Occupational licenses do not travel and function across state lines.
Continue reading at The Wisconsin State Journal.
Edward Timmons
Edward Timmons, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and a service associate professor of economics and director of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at the John Chambers School of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He is regularly asked to provide expert testimony in state legislatures across the US on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. His work is heavily cited by the popular press, and he has authored numerous articles for media publications.
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