… as $2,750 per year. Other policies have been introduced to authorize a new payroll tax, impose a rent control mandate and create an occupational licensing regime for apartment managers. Short of a major state policy about face, Michigan’s motto won’t be “If you seek a pleasant peninsula look about …
Most of Michigan’s licensing laws came into being because they … workers is required to have a license or certification to work. … out-of-state occupational licenses. Heather collaborates with … Director for the Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs in Michigan, … two-thirds of the professional licensing for the state of Michigan. …
… example about occupational licenses. The requirement to get a license is often used as a barrier … for lacking the required license. “That was nuts to me,” Weissmann … asked me to review all the licenses the city had and tell him … Now they just search for licensing reform if they’re interested …
… proposed a litany of new legislation that would make it more expensive to own and operate rental units. And the Whitmer administration is pursuing more licensing and regulatory requirements that would add to the cost of construction. This, combined with local zoning rules that make it illegal to build affordable …
… education-focused department is constitution. The Senate Appropriations Committee heard a presentation on March 6 by Emily Laidlaw, director of the Child Care Licensing Bureau within the new Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, or MiLEAP. Sen. Thomas A. Albert, R-Lowell, raised concerns …
… products. Occupational licensing laws are another attempt … certain jobs through these licensing mandates. They now affect … arbitrary and inconsistent licensing laws. State law requires a license for installing concrete, insulation … doughnuts or cookies requires a license, but not apples, eggs or cabbage. …
… 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.
… administrative moves will only make housing more expensive. Michigan’s licensing agency is proposing statewide building code changes which would mandate … lawsuits, tenants unions, changing liability laws for repair costs, new licensing rules and making it tougher to evict bad renters. This would only raise …
… market intervention that substitutes political priorities for the priorities of customers. Manufactured housing parks already have to receive a license from the state and are subject to state regulation. All housing is subject to state rules about safe construction, inspections and practices like …
… lawmakers ought instead to make broad-based improvements in the business climate. Michigan can be more competitive by recalibrating occupational licensing rules that affect 17% of the labor force so they stop being unnecessary barriers to entry while still protecting public health. Michigan can be …
