Regulatory News Roundup The latest news about regulatory agencies around the country
State Agencies Lag on Ransomware Response Planning The Center for Digital Government (CDG) recently surveyed 200 state and local government leaders on the topic of ransomware. The survey revealed that only 47% of respondents currently have an incident response plan for ransomware. In addition, according to survey results, over two-thirds of respondents say they need to make additional investments to respond effectively to ransomware.
KEEP READING MT Considers Streamlining Educator Licensing to Boost Recruitment Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte urged the Montana Board of Public Education to streamline educator licensure to boost the recruitment of high-quality teachers. The proposed licensure reforms aim to eliminate barriers that highly qualified educators face when they try to teach in
Montana. KEEP READING
NH Considers Ending Registration Board for Medical Technicians New Hampshire House lawmakers passed a bill last month to eliminate the registration requirement for medical technicians. The state founded the Board of Registration for Medical Technicians in response to David Kwiatkowski, a medical technician now serving 39 years in prison for replacing painkillers with saline-filled syringes tainted with his blood. KEEP READING
ND Reviews Salon Rule for Pets The ND legislature reviewed drafts of new rules for the North Dakota State Board of Cosmetology but halted the agency’s revised “pets” rule. The revision clarifies that licensed
salons only allow companion animals and aquarium fish in the salon—and that companion animals must stay under the control of the handler. KEEP READING
Impacts of Excessive Licensing on the Healthcare Labor Market
Nearly 30% of American workers must obtain a government-issued license to work, according to a
working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in January. And in the healthcare sector, over 75% of non-physician practitioners need a license. The paper examines the labor market impacts of “scope of practice” restrictions related to a nurse practitioner (NP) occupational license. KEEP READING
Why Do State Licensing Agencies Choose FedRAMP?
Your IT department now requires that your agency use FedRAMP. And your RFPs ask vendors to explain how their services follow FedRAMP standards. But what is FedRAMP? And why are state licensing agencies choosing this? Find Government Geek's answer to the question on our website. KEEP READING
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Public Health Worker Survey Shows a Workforce Crisis The results of a national survey of public health workers show the impacts of responding to the COVID pandemic, including increased stress, along with symptoms of post-traumatic stress
syndrome. The de Beaumont Foundation surveyed almost 45,000 staff in state and local government public health departments. KEEP READING
Protecting Your Agency from Cyberattacks Cyber experts warn that U.S. organizations could be targeted by Russian cyberattacks or impacted by the spillover of malware unleashed in Ukraine. Cybersecurity remains a top concern for the federal government and recently, even more so for state and local government agencies in this age of conflict—with a pandemic sidekick. Learn some actions to take, instead of worrying. KEEP READING
Many Government Employees Still Teleworking A survey indicates that two years into the pandemic, many government employees still work remotely. The latest data indicates remote work from COVID amounts to about 10% of local government employees, 18% of state employees and 28% of federal workers. KEEP READING
Ten Legislative and Policy Trends for Licensing Boards in 2022 New legislative sessions in 2022 mean new rules for state regulatory and occupational licensing boards, along with the practitioners they regulate. Learn the ten legislative and policy trends
that licensing boards and stakeholders need to prepare for. KEEP READING
Webinar recording: Web Portals for Licensing Agencies
COVID forced government agencies to make changes, including offering additional self-service options. Self-service websites save your agency time and effort by giving those that your agency serves convenient options for: licensee look up, online renewals and online applications. See examples of how licensing agencies use self-service websites. Watch the webinar recording.
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