New Hampshire Governor Seeks Radical Occupational Licensing Reform

Marc JoffeNew Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu ’s new budget proposal includes a call for occupational licensing reform. In his February 14budget message, Sununu expressed a commitment to “breaking down regulatory barriers, lowering the cost of entry to do business here, increasing free‐​market competition, and signaling to the rest of America that New Hampshire is the #1 state in America for Economic Freedom.”Details of the licensing reforms outlined in Governor Sununu ’sExecutive Budget summary included the following:[T]he budget eliminates 692 unnecessary statutory provisions, 14 unnecessary regulatory boards, and 34 license types. Licensing timeframes will be standardized for all professionals to eliminate administrative burden and ensure that everyone in New Hampshire who applies for a license receives it in a timely manner. At the same time, universal recognition of licensed professionals in other states is established making it simple to relocate and join our state ’s workforce.The universal licensing recognition proposal builds ona 2018 New Hampshire law that provides temporary licenses for out ‐​of‐​state licensees while they go through the Granite State’s licensing process. These temporary licenses are valid for 120 days. States that have adopted universal licensing recognition more recently grant practitioners a full license if they were previously licensed in another state with similar criteria and meet cer...
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