Statement before Subcommittee on Monopoly, Small Business Committee, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.

Autor/in	Shimberg, Benjamin
Institution	Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Center for Occupational and Professional Assessment.
Titel	Statement before Subcommittee on Monopoly, Small Business Committee, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
Quelle	(1977), (16 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Accountability; Certification; Consumer Protection; Discipline Problems; Evaluation Methods; Federal Government; Federal Regulation; Federal State Relationship; Governance; Government Role; Legislation; Qualifications; Role Conflict; Self Evaluation; State Licensing Boards; Testing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Verbraucherschutz; Bundesregierung; Bundeskompetenz; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Gesetzgebungslehre; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Rollenkonflikt; Lizenzwesen; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	Self-regulation by autonomous occupationally-dominated boards creates an inherent conflict of interest. Consumers are wondering whether what they get by way of protection is worth the economic and social costs. Perhaps the weakest links in the regulatory chain are enforcement and discipline. Few practitioners are suspended or have their licenses revoked for incompetence. Grounds for suspension and revocation often require so much proof that even repeat offenders are seldom disciplined. Questions need to be asked. Would the absence of regulation significantly endanger the public health, safety, or welfare? Are there better methods of regulation? Also concern has been expressed about testing in order to gain licenses. Are tests and other screening procedures objective, reliable, and valid? Other concerns are evaluations, consistency with legislative intent, responsiveness to consumers, disciplinary actions, and accountability to the public, press, and legislature. These problems call for structural changes in the way licensing is organized and in the authority/accountability structure. Some encouraging developments in the area of regulatory reform have been taking place in Wisconsin. For example, an Occupational Standards Board has been created to review licensing rules and actions. In addition, the federal government should establish a clearinghouse for information and guidance, review the actions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, set up a grant program to help states deal with licensing problems, and increase consumer awareness. (CT)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC