Florida House committee votes to cut oversight of about 30 professions http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/news/politics/18300-florida-house-committee-votes-to-cut-oversight-of-about-30-professions.html

The deregulation fever consuming state lawmakers is paving the way for an end to oversight of nearly 30 professions. A bill to dismantle regulation of interior designers, geologists, dance studios, mold inspectors, hair braiders and others cleared its first House committee stop Tuesday.Backers of the measure, which repeals licensing and examination requirements, say it will boost the economy by making it easier to open small businesses.That’s a philosophy expressed by elected officials at all levels, with both President Barack Obama and Florida Gov. Rick Scott saying getting rid of unnecessary regulations will create jobs. But the concept is not without controversy.

People on both sides delivered emotional public testimony during Tuesday’s discussion, with much time spent on commercial interior designers.More than once, committee chairman Rep. Esteban Bovo, R-Hialeah, remarked on the passion in the room.Speakers came all the way from New Jersey and New Hampshire to argue for deregulating the commercial interior design industry. Supporters say the regulations merely shut out newcomers and perpetuate a monopoly by an interior design “cartel.

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