Lincoln Ocupation Licensing Act LC 1.17

[Former President tack50]

I have mixed feelings about this legislation. Occupational licensing can be a good thing on some areas, but bad on others.

Several of the jobs in the list should require some level of mandatory training in order to ensure they are done by professionals. Others meanwhile can indeed be done without training and occupational licensing.

[Former President tack50]

I have mixed feelings about this legislation. Occupational licensing can be a good thing on some areas, but bad on others.

Several of the jobs in the list should require some level of mandatory training in order to ensure they are done by professionals. Others meanwhile can indeed be done without training and occupational licensing.

Could we come to a compromise for the occupations you want to have some training?

We could keep a strict limit on the amount of hours to be licensed. For example 2000 hours to become a mere barber is much too long of a period and clearly an attempt by Big Barber to restrict new entrants. We could keep a strict limit at perhaps 400 hours or something similar?

Sounds reasonable to me

[Former President tack50]

There is also the issue that a blanket limit on training may not be adequate on certain industries. Some jobs take longer training periods than others.

Hearing aid specialists and Optitians need a lot more training than say, painters.

[Former President tack50]

Well, I was about to propose tabling this, but as it turns out, the Lincoln Council apparently has no way to table a bill! That leaves me with only one other option.

I motion for a final vote. 24h to object.

[Former President tack50]

Well, I was about to propose tabling this, but as it turns out, the Lincoln Council apparently has no way to table a bill! That leaves me with only one other option.

I motion for a final vote. 24h to object.

Does no one actually read the SOAP?
ARTICLE II.
D. Each thread shall remain open until the bill either (a) becomes law via the Governor's signature, lack of Gubernatorial action, or referendum override, (b) fails to receive majority support from Council, (c) is sent to the public for a referendum, pursuant to Article I, Section 6 of the Comprehensive Constitutional Amendment, or (d) the Chancellor moves to revoke it from the floor, subject to a majority vote.

Oh, didn't read that (I just searched for "table"). Still, that can only be done by the chancellor and not any Councillor, so I would not count it as a proper tabling.

Either way, my motion for a final vote still stands

Edit: Actually, it seems that part was removed by the latest ammendment to the SOAP:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=317234.0

[Former President tack50]

Fine, I'll go ahead and object to my own call for a final vote. I'll introduce an ammendment trying to take all the professions where I think licensing should still be a thing.

[Former President tack50]

Ok, here it goes. Most of the changes should be self explainatory. Pretty much removing areas where I believe regulation should still be needed. The hardest calls were the construction related jobs, mostly because I do think they still need some safety training even if it's not a full license; but decided to let it slide.

Same goes for the rest of the bill really. The only parts where I introduced partial ammendments:

-Reduced the babysitting and cleaning by minors part from all minors to only those above the age of 12. No kid should be working, even if it's informally at such a young age; below that.

-Eliminated the fencing exception for junkyards. Localities should still be allowed to require fencing if they so choose for environmental, aesthetic, safety or any other reason.

Ammendment L 2:12 by tack50

SECTION I: NAME
1. This act shall be called the Lincoln Occupational Licensing Act or LOL

SECTION II: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORMS
1. The right to pursue a career or occupational is fundamental to the sovereignty of an individual. It is the policy of Lincoln that Occupational licensing not be required to hold a job, unless the public health, safety, or welfare requires it.
2. The Lincoln Occupational Licensing Reform Act shall be repealed and replaced with this act.
3. No person in Lincoln who engages in any of the following occupations shall be required to hold a license in order to practice that occupation:
A) Barbers, Hair Stylists, or Hair Braiders
B) Cosmetologists, nail technicians, or eyebrow threaders
C) Providing Teeth Whitening Services, provided no form of dentistry is practiced
D) Providing Body piercing Services or Tattoo artists
E) Masseuses, Athletic Trainers, or Sports Agents
F) Florists, Interior Decorators, or Interior Designers
G) Funeral Directors, Attendants, or Coffin Salespersons
H) Upholsterers or taxidermists
I) Painters
J) Swimming Pool installation, maintenance, or repair
K) Auctioneers
L) Gardeners or Landscapers Architects or workers
M) Tour Guides or travel agents
N) Real Estate Assessors or Title Examiners
O) Soil Scientists or Wetland Delineators
P) Residential Energy Analysts
Q) Common Interest Community Managers
R) Waste Management Facility Operator
S) Natural Gas-powered automobile mechanics or technicians
T) Dietitians
U) Hearing Aid specialists and technicians or Opticians
V) Martial Arts Instructors, Professional Wrestlers or Boxers
W) Stenographers
X) Persons installing or repairing Drywall or Insulation
Y) Persons installing, repairing, or testing Backflow Prevention Devices
Z) Carpenters or cabinetmakers
AA) Locksmiths or Persons installing or repairing doors
BB) Persons installing or repairing windows or window glazing
CC) Floor Sanders or Persons pouring or repairing terrazzo or tile flooring
DD) Brick and Stone Masons
EE) Persons who train, impound, groom, tend to, or care for animals excluding veterinary services and including but not limited to Farriers and Animal Control Officers
FF) Tree trimmers, Log scalers, or forestry workers
GG) Persons who sell or dispense alcohol
HH) Security Guards or the provision of taxi or chauffeur services
II) Itinerant vendors, peddlers, or persons who conduct door-to-door sales
JJ) Weighmasters or Packers
KK) Fortune Tellers or Palm Readers
LL) Persons who pour or pave driveways or parking lots
MM) Farmers or Farm Workers other than pesticide application services
NN) Persons who install or repair home entertainment systems
OO) Welders, pipefitters, or persons who lay or repair pipe
PP) Firearms Trainers or Instructors
QQ) Conveyor Operators or Tenders
RR) Psychiatric Aides
SS) Social and Human Services assistants
4. Computer repair technicians shall not be required to obtain a private investigators occupational license.
5. No State in Lincoln may limit the scope of practice of Nurse practioners or optometrists in areas for which they are adequately trained.
6. No State in Lincoln may require any hospital or other healthcare provider to acquire a certificate of need in order to operate.
7. No State in Lincoln may prohibit the corporate practice of healthcare or fee-sharing agreements between healthcare providers or between healthcare providers and insurers, provided that it shall be unlawful for any licensed healthcare provider to refer patients to themselves or to a party in which the provider maintains a fee sharing agreement.
8.5. Each member of any State Board of Bar Examiners in Lincoln shall be required to take the Bar Exam for their State every 5 years. Any Board member who fails to earn a score sufficient to pass were the Board member a traditional applicant, shall be removed from their position and be ineligible to serve as a Board member in the future, until 5 years have passed and the Board member successfully passes the Bar Exam.
9.6. No locality in Lincoln shall require a special use permit to engage in farming or agricultural activities, provided the activities occur in an area zoned for industrial use.
10.7. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit a food truck from safely operating within a fixed distance of a storefront, from safely operating near an intersection, provided the food truck is parked at least 75 feet away from the intersection, or from lawfully parking in a public parking space after a fixed duration of time, provided the food truck does not occupy the same parking space for a consecutive 12 hours. During a special event, a locality may limit the duration a food truck may occupy a public parking space to 2 hours, provided the locality posts signs stating the limitation within line of sight of the parking lot no less than 24 hours before the temporary restrictions take effect.
11. No person or persons in Lincoln who operate a temporary stand adjacent to a road or sidewalk for the purpose of selling produce, Christmas trees, lemonade, firewood, or bottled water, shall be required to obtain a business license or permit to operate the stand. For the purposes of this subsection, a temporary stand is defined as a non-permanent display which occupies the same physical location for less than 70 days.
12.8. No person or persons in Lincoln who conduct a yardsale shall be required to obtain a business license or permit. For the purposes of this subsection, a yardsale is defined as an event lasting no more than 3 consecutive days during which second hand or pre-owned items are sold by a person or persons who are not regular merchants of the types of items being sold.
13.9. No person who merely hires a minor above the age of 12 on a short-term contract for the performance of babysitting services, yard maintenance services, or general cleaning services shall be prosecuted for any prohibition on child labor.
14.10. No licensed child care facility, organized camp, non-profit organization, religious institution, or school shall be prosecuted for any prohibition of child labor, merely for selling or auctioning arts or crafts made by children.
15. 11. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit junkyards from being located more than 350 feet from a road, nor shall any locality in Lincoln require fencing around a junkyard which is located at least 500 feet from a road.

SECTION III: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect forty-five (45) days after passage.

Sponsor feedback: 24h to specify, otherwise assumed hostile
Status: Waiting for feedback

[Former President tack50]

24h having passed with no speaker feedback, ammendment L 2:12 is assumed hostile

Councillors, a vote is now open on the following legislation

Ammendment L 2:12 by tack50

SECTION I: NAME
1. This act shall be called the Lincoln Occupational Licensing Act or LOL

SECTION II: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORMS
1. The right to pursue a career or occupational is fundamental to the sovereignty of an individual. It is the policy of Lincoln that Occupational licensing not be required to hold a job, unless the public health, safety, or welfare requires it.
2. The Lincoln Occupational Licensing Reform Act shall be repealed and replaced with this act.
3. No person in Lincoln who engages in any of the following occupations shall be required to hold a license in order to practice that occupation:
A) Barbers, Hair Stylists, or Hair Braiders
B) Cosmetologists, nail technicians, or eyebrow threaders
C) Providing Teeth Whitening Services, provided no form of dentistry is practiced
D) Providing Body piercing Services or Tattoo artists
E) Masseuses, Athletic Trainers, or Sports Agents
F) Florists, Interior Decorators, or Interior Designers
G) Funeral Directors, Attendants, or Coffin Salespersons
H) Upholsterers or taxidermists
I) Painters
J) Swimming Pool installation, maintenance, or repair
K) Auctioneers
L) Gardeners or Landscapers Architects or workers
M) Tour Guides or travel agents
N) Real Estate Assessors or Title Examiners
O) Soil Scientists or Wetland Delineators
P) Residential Energy Analysts
Q) Common Interest Community Managers
R) Waste Management Facility Operator
S) Natural Gas-powered automobile mechanics or technicians
T) Dietitians
U) Hearing Aid specialists and technicians or Opticians
V) Martial Arts Instructors, Professional Wrestlers or Boxers
W) Stenographers
X) Persons installing or repairing Drywall or Insulation
Y) Persons installing, repairing, or testing Backflow Prevention Devices
Z) Carpenters or cabinetmakers
AA) Locksmiths or Persons installing or repairing doors
BB) Persons installing or repairing windows or window glazing
CC) Floor Sanders or Persons pouring or repairing terrazzo or tile flooring
DD) Brick and Stone Masons
EE) Persons who train, impound, groom, tend to, or care for animals excluding veterinary services and including but not limited to Farriers and Animal Control Officers
FF) Tree trimmers, Log scalers, or forestry workers
GG) Persons who sell or dispense alcohol
HH) Security Guards or the provision of taxi or chauffeur services
II) Itinerant vendors, peddlers, or persons who conduct door-to-door sales
JJ) Weighmasters or Packers
KK) Fortune Tellers or Palm Readers
LL) Persons who pour or pave driveways or parking lots
MM) Farmers or Farm Workers other than pesticide application services
NN) Persons who install or repair home entertainment systems
OO) Welders, pipefitters, or persons who lay or repair pipe
PP) Firearms Trainers or Instructors
QQ) Conveyor Operators or Tenders
RR) Psychiatric Aides
SS) Social and Human Services assistants
4. Computer repair technicians shall not be required to obtain a private investigators occupational license.
5. No State in Lincoln may limit the scope of practice of Nurse practioners or optometrists in areas for which they are adequately trained.
6. No State in Lincoln may require any hospital or other healthcare provider to acquire a certificate of need in order to operate.
7. No State in Lincoln may prohibit the corporate practice of healthcare or fee-sharing agreements between healthcare providers or between healthcare providers and insurers, provided that it shall be unlawful for any licensed healthcare provider to refer patients to themselves or to a party in which the provider maintains a fee sharing agreement.
8.5. Each member of any State Board of Bar Examiners in Lincoln shall be required to take the Bar Exam for their State every 5 years. Any Board member who fails to earn a score sufficient to pass were the Board member a traditional applicant, shall be removed from their position and be ineligible to serve as a Board member in the future, until 5 years have passed and the Board member successfully passes the Bar Exam.
9.6. No locality in Lincoln shall require a special use permit to engage in farming or agricultural activities, provided the activities occur in an area zoned for industrial use.
10.7. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit a food truck from safely operating within a fixed distance of a storefront, from safely operating near an intersection, provided the food truck is parked at least 75 feet away from the intersection, or from lawfully parking in a public parking space after a fixed duration of time, provided the food truck does not occupy the same parking space for a consecutive 12 hours. During a special event, a locality may limit the duration a food truck may occupy a public parking space to 2 hours, provided the locality posts signs stating the limitation within line of sight of the parking lot no less than 24 hours before the temporary restrictions take effect.
11. No person or persons in Lincoln who operate a temporary stand adjacent to a road or sidewalk for the purpose of selling produce, Christmas trees, lemonade, firewood, or bottled water, shall be required to obtain a business license or permit to operate the stand. For the purposes of this subsection, a temporary stand is defined as a non-permanent display which occupies the same physical location for less than 70 days.
12.8. No person or persons in Lincoln who conduct a yardsale shall be required to obtain a business license or permit. For the purposes of this subsection, a yardsale is defined as an event lasting no more than 3 consecutive days during which second hand or pre-owned items are sold by a person or persons who are not regular merchants of the types of items being sold.
13.9. No person who merely hires a minor above the age of 12 on a short-term contract for the performance of babysitting services, yard maintenance services, or general cleaning services shall be prosecuted for any prohibition on child labor.
14.10. No licensed child care facility, organized camp, non-profit organization, religious institution, or school shall be prosecuted for any prohibition of child labor, merely for selling or auctioning arts or crafts made by children.
15. 11. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit junkyards from being located more than 350 feet from a road, nor shall any locality in Lincoln require fencing around a junkyard which is located at least 500 feet from a road.

SECTION III: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect forty-five (45) days after passage.

Please vote AYE, NAY or Abstain
This vote shall last for 24h or until all Councillors have voted.

[Former President tack50]

Aye

[Former President tack50]

The vote on Ammendment L 2:12 by tack50 is now closed

Aye: 4 (tack50, S019, Pyro, Griff)
Abstain: 1 (lfromnj*)
Nay: 1 (thr33)
Not voting: 3 (Dipper Josh, Zaybay, Ninja)

The ammendment is agreed to

*: Since lfromnj did post, but didn't post any proper vote, I will count him as an abstention instead of not voting.

[Former President tack50]

Ammendment L 2:15 by Pyro

SECTION I: NAME
1. This act shall be called the Lincoln Occupational Licensing Act or LOLA

SECTION II: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORMS
1. The right to pursue a career or occupational is fundamental to the sovereignty of an individual. It is the policy of Lincoln that Occupational licensing not be required to hold a job, unless the public health, safety, or welfare requires it.
2. The Lincoln Occupational Licensing Reform Act shall be repealed and replaced with this act.
3. No person in Lincoln who engages in any of the following occupations shall be required to hold a license in order to practice that occupation unless otherwise required by local or municipal government:
A) Barbers, Hair Stylists, or Hair Braiders
B) Cosmetologists, nail technicians, or eyebrow threaders
D) Providing Body piercing Services or Tattoo artists
F) B) Florists, Interior Decorators, or Interior Designers
G)C) Funeral Directors, Attendants, or Coffin Salespersons
I)D) Painters
K)E) Auctioneers
M)F) Tour Guides or travel agents
Q)G) Common Interest Community Managers
W) Stenographers
Z)H) Carpenters or cabinetmakers
AA)I) Locksmiths or Persons installing or repairing doors
BB)J) Persons installing or repairing windows or window glazing
CC)K) Floor Sanders or Persons pouring or repairing terrazzo or tile flooring
DD)L) Brick and Stone Masons
FF)M) Tree trimmers, Log scalers, or forestry workers
GG) Persons who sell or dispense alcohol
HH) Security Guards or the provision of taxi or chauffeur services
II)N) Itinerant vendors, peddlers, or persons who conduct door-to-door sales
JJ) Weighmasters or Packers
KK)O) Fortune Tellers or Palm Readers
LL)P) Persons who pour or pave driveways or parking lots
MM)Q) Farmers or Farm Workers other than pesticide application services
OO)R) Welders, pipefitters, or persons who lay or repair pipe
QQ)S) Conveyor Operators or Tenders
SS)T) Social and Human Services assistants
4. Official licensing is still available from the government of Lincoln. These businesses must disclose whether or not they have a license.
4.5. Computer repair technicians shall not be required to obtain a private investigators occupational license.
5.6. Each member of any State Board of Bar Examiners in Lincoln shall be required to take the Bar Exam for their State every 5 years. Any Board member who fails to earn a score sufficient to pass were the Board member a traditional applicant, shall be removed from their position and be ineligible to serve as a Board member in the future, until 5 years have passed and the Board member successfully passes the Bar Exam.
6.7. No locality in Lincoln shall require a special use permit to engage in farming or agricultural activities, provided the activities occur in an area zoned for industrial use.
7. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit a food truck from safely operating within a fixed distance of a storefront, from safely operating near an intersection, provided the food truck is parked at least 75 feet away from the intersection, or from lawfully parking in a public parking space after a fixed duration of time, provided the food truck does not occupy the same parking space for a consecutive 12 hours. During a special event, a locality may limit the duration a food truck may occupy a public parking space to 2 hours, provided the locality posts signs stating the limitation within line of sight of the parking lot no less than 24 hours before the temporary restrictions take effect.
8. No person or persons in Lincoln who conduct a yardsale shall be required to obtain a business license or permit. For the purposes of this subsection, a yardsale is defined as an event lasting no more than 3 consecutive days during which second hand or pre-owned items are sold by a person or persons who are not regular merchants of the types of items being sold.
9. No person who merely hires a minor above the age of 12 on a short-term contract for the performance of babysitting services, yard maintenance services, or general cleaning services shall be prosecuted for any prohibition on child labor.
10. No licensed child care facility, organized camp, non-profit organization, religious institution, or school shall be prosecuted for any prohibition of child labor, merely for selling or auctioning arts or crafts made by children.
11. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit junkyards from being located more than 350 feet from a road.

SECTION III: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect forty-five (45) days after passage.

Sponsor feedback: 24h to specify, otherwise assumed hostile
Status: Waiting for sponsor

[Former President tack50]

Absolutely useless if the local government requires it.

Should I take this as Pyro's ammendment being unfriendly?

[Former President tack50]

Councillors, a vote is now open on the following ammendment

Ammendment L 2:15 by Pyro

SECTION I: NAME
1. This act shall be called the Lincoln Occupational Licensing Act or LOLA

SECTION II: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORMS
1. The right to pursue a career or occupational is fundamental to the sovereignty of an individual. It is the policy of Lincoln that Occupational licensing not be required to hold a job, unless the public health, safety, or welfare requires it.
2. The Lincoln Occupational Licensing Reform Act shall be repealed and replaced with this act.
3. No person in Lincoln who engages in any of the following occupations shall be required to hold a license in order to practice that occupation unless otherwise required by local or municipal government:
A) Barbers, Hair Stylists, or Hair Braiders
B) Cosmetologists, nail technicians, or eyebrow threaders
D) Providing Body piercing Services or Tattoo artists
F) B) Florists, Interior Decorators, or Interior Designers
G)C) Funeral Directors, Attendants, or Coffin Salespersons
I)D) Painters
K)E) Auctioneers
M)F) Tour Guides or travel agents
Q)G) Common Interest Community Managers
W) Stenographers
Z)H) Carpenters or cabinetmakers
AA)I) Locksmiths or Persons installing or repairing doors
BB)J) Persons installing or repairing windows or window glazing
CC)K) Floor Sanders or Persons pouring or repairing terrazzo or tile flooring
DD)L) Brick and Stone Masons
FF)M) Tree trimmers, Log scalers, or forestry workers
GG) Persons who sell or dispense alcohol
HH) Security Guards or the provision of taxi or chauffeur services
II)N) Itinerant vendors, peddlers, or persons who conduct door-to-door sales
JJ) Weighmasters or Packers
KK)O) Fortune Tellers or Palm Readers
LL)P) Persons who pour or pave driveways or parking lots
MM)Q) Farmers or Farm Workers other than pesticide application services
OO)R) Welders, pipefitters, or persons who lay or repair pipe
QQ)S) Conveyor Operators or Tenders
SS)T) Social and Human Services assistants
4. Official licensing is still available from the government of Lincoln. These businesses must disclose whether or not they have a license.
4.5. Computer repair technicians shall not be required to obtain a private investigators occupational license.
5.6. Each member of any State Board of Bar Examiners in Lincoln shall be required to take the Bar Exam for their State every 5 years. Any Board member who fails to earn a score sufficient to pass were the Board member a traditional applicant, shall be removed from their position and be ineligible to serve as a Board member in the future, until 5 years have passed and the Board member successfully passes the Bar Exam.
6.7. No locality in Lincoln shall require a special use permit to engage in farming or agricultural activities, provided the activities occur in an area zoned for industrial use.
7. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit a food truck from safely operating within a fixed distance of a storefront, from safely operating near an intersection, provided the food truck is parked at least 75 feet away from the intersection, or from lawfully parking in a public parking space after a fixed duration of time, provided the food truck does not occupy the same parking space for a consecutive 12 hours. During a special event, a locality may limit the duration a food truck may occupy a public parking space to 2 hours, provided the locality posts signs stating the limitation within line of sight of the parking lot no less than 24 hours before the temporary restrictions take effect.
8. No person or persons in Lincoln who conduct a yardsale shall be required to obtain a business license or permit. For the purposes of this subsection, a yardsale is defined as an event lasting no more than 3 consecutive days during which second hand or pre-owned items are sold by a person or persons who are not regular merchants of the types of items being sold.
9. No person who merely hires a minor above the age of 12 on a short-term contract for the performance of babysitting services, yard maintenance services, or general cleaning services shall be prosecuted for any prohibition on child labor.
10. No licensed child care facility, organized camp, non-profit organization, religious institution, or school shall be prosecuted for any prohibition of child labor, merely for selling or auctioning arts or crafts made by children.
11. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit junkyards from being located more than 350 feet from a road.

SECTION III: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect forty-five (45) days after passage.

Please vote AYE, NAY or Abstain
This vote shall last for 24h or until all Councillors have voted

[Former President tack50]

Aye

[Former President tack50]

The vote on Ammendment L 2:15 by Pyro is now closed

Aye: 2 (tack50, Pyro)
Abstain: 2 (Ninja, Griff)
Nay: 3 (lfromnj, SNJC, thr33)
Not voting: 2 (Zaybay, Dipper Josh)

So the ammendment is defeated

[Former President tack50]

Seeing how my initial ammendment was successful, but Pyro's ammendment going further was defeated, I think the bill is currently as close to a compromise as we can get. I also agree with Ninja that we should try to move forwards with this bill.

I motion for a final vote, 24h to object

[Former President tack50]

The objection is heard; and the following ammendment has been presented

Ammendment L 2:17 by Pyro

SECTION I: NAME
1. This act shall be called the Lincoln Occupational Licensing Act or LOLA

SECTION II: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORMS
1. The right to pursue a career or occupational is fundamental to the sovereignty of an individual. It is the policy of Lincoln that Occupational licensing not be required to hold a job, unless the public health, safety, or welfare requires it.
2. The Lincoln Occupational Licensing Reform Act shall be repealed and replaced with this act.
3. No person in Lincoln who engages in any of the following occupations shall be required to hold a license in order to practice that occupation unless otherwise required by local or municipal government:
A) Barbers, Hair Stylists, or Hair Braiders
B) Cosmetologists, nail technicians, or eyebrow threaders
D) Providing Body piercing Services or Tattoo artists
F) B) Florists, Interior Decorators, or Interior Designers
G)C) Funeral Directors, Attendants, or Coffin Salespersons
I)D) Painters
K)E) Auctioneers
M)F) Tour Guides or travel agents
Q)G) Common Interest Community Managers
W) Stenographers
Z)H) Carpenters or cabinetmakers
AA)I) Locksmiths or Persons installing or repairing doors
BB)J) Persons installing or repairing windows or window glazing
CC)K) Floor Sanders or Persons pouring or repairing terrazzo or tile flooring
DD)L) Brick and Stone Masons
FF)M) Tree trimmers, Log scalers, or forestry workers
GG) Persons who sell or dispense alcohol
HH) Security Guards or the provision of taxi or chauffeur services
II)N) Itinerant vendors, peddlers, or persons who conduct door-to-door sales
JJ) Weighmasters or Packers
KK)O) Fortune Tellers or Palm Readers
LL)P) Persons who pour or pave driveways or parking lots
MM)Q) Farmers or Farm Workers other than pesticide application services
OO)R) Welders, pipefitters, or persons who lay or repair pipe
QQ)S) Conveyor Operators or Tenders
SS)T) Social and Human Services assistants
4. Official licensing is still available from the government of Lincoln. These businesses must disclose whether or not they have a license.
4.5. Computer repair technicians shall not be required to obtain a private investigators occupational license.
5.6. Each member of any State Board of Bar Examiners in Lincoln shall be required to take the Bar Exam for their State every 5 years. Any Board member who fails to earn a score sufficient to pass were the Board member a traditional applicant, shall be removed from their position and be ineligible to serve as a Board member in the future, until 5 years have passed and the Board member successfully passes the Bar Exam.
6.7. No locality in Lincoln shall require a special use permit to engage in farming or agricultural activities, provided the activities occur in an area zoned for industrial use.
7.8. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit a food truck from safely operating within a fixed distance of a storefront, from safely operating near an intersection, provided the food truck is parked at least 75 feet away from the intersection, or from lawfully parking in a public parking space after a fixed duration of time, provided the food truck does not occupy the same parking space for a consecutive 12 hours, unless in the case that the restaurant is not registered as a business and/or if the truck itself is not a registered vehicle. During a special event, a locality may limit the duration a food truck may occupy a public parking space to 2 hours, provided the locality posts signs stating the limitation within line of sight of the parking lot no less than 24 hours before the temporary restrictions take effect.
8.9. No person or persons in Lincoln who conduct a yardsale shall be required to obtain a business license or permit. For the purposes of this subsection, a yardsale is defined as an event lasting no more than 3 consecutive days during which second hand or pre-owned items are sold by a person or persons who are not regular merchants of the types of items being sold.
9.10. No person who merely hires a minor above the age of 12 on a short-term contract for the performance of babysitting services, yard maintenance services, or general cleaning services shall be prosecuted for any prohibition on child labor.
10.11. No licensed child care facility, organized camp, non-profit organization, religious institution, or school shall be prosecuted for any prohibition of child labor, merely for selling or auctioning arts or crafts made by children.
11.12 No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit junkyards from being located more than 350 feet from a road.

SECTION III: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect forty-five (45) days after passage.

Sponsor feedback: Unfriendly
Status: 24h for debate, after which there shall be a final vote

[Former President tack50]

It's already late and I will regret this, but whatever.

Councillors, a vote is now open on the following ammendment:

Ammendment L 2:17 by Pyro

SECTION I: NAME
1. This act shall be called the Lincoln Occupational Licensing Act or LOLA

SECTION II: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORMS
1. The right to pursue a career or occupational is fundamental to the sovereignty of an individual. It is the policy of Lincoln that Occupational licensing not be required to hold a job, unless the public health, safety, or welfare requires it.
2. The Lincoln Occupational Licensing Reform Act shall be repealed and replaced with this act.
3. No person in Lincoln who engages in any of the following occupations shall be required to hold a license in order to practice that occupation unless otherwise required by local or municipal government:
A) Barbers, Hair Stylists, or Hair Braiders
B) Cosmetologists, nail technicians, or eyebrow threaders
D) Providing Body piercing Services or Tattoo artists
F) B) Florists, Interior Decorators, or Interior Designers
G)C) Funeral Directors, Attendants, or Coffin Salespersons
I)D) Painters
K)E) Auctioneers
M)F) Tour Guides or travel agents
Q)G) Common Interest Community Managers
W) Stenographers
Z)H) Carpenters or cabinetmakers
AA)I) Locksmiths or Persons installing or repairing doors
BB)J) Persons installing or repairing windows or window glazing
CC)K) Floor Sanders or Persons pouring or repairing terrazzo or tile flooring
DD)L) Brick and Stone Masons
FF)M) Tree trimmers, Log scalers, or forestry workers
GG) Persons who sell or dispense alcohol
HH) Security Guards or the provision of taxi or chauffeur services
II)N) Itinerant vendors, peddlers, or persons who conduct door-to-door sales
JJ) Weighmasters or Packers
KK)O) Fortune Tellers or Palm Readers
LL)P) Persons who pour or pave driveways or parking lots
MM)Q) Farmers or Farm Workers other than pesticide application services
OO)R) Welders, pipefitters, or persons who lay or repair pipe
QQ)S) Conveyor Operators or Tenders
SS)T) Social and Human Services assistants
4. Official licensing is still available from the government of Lincoln. These businesses must disclose whether or not they have a license.
4.5. Computer repair technicians shall not be required to obtain a private investigators occupational license.
5.6. Each member of any State Board of Bar Examiners in Lincoln shall be required to take the Bar Exam for their State every 5 years. Any Board member who fails to earn a score sufficient to pass were the Board member a traditional applicant, shall be removed from their position and be ineligible to serve as a Board member in the future, until 5 years have passed and the Board member successfully passes the Bar Exam.
6.7. No locality in Lincoln shall require a special use permit to engage in farming or agricultural activities, provided the activities occur in an area zoned for industrial use.
7.8. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit a food truck from safely operating within a fixed distance of a storefront, from safely operating near an intersection, provided the food truck is parked at least 75 feet away from the intersection, or from lawfully parking in a public parking space after a fixed duration of time, provided the food truck does not occupy the same parking space for a consecutive 12 hours, unless in the case that the restaurant is not registered as a business and/or if the truck itself is not a registered vehicle. During a special event, a locality may limit the duration a food truck may occupy a public parking space to 2 hours, provided the locality posts signs stating the limitation within line of sight of the parking lot no less than 24 hours before the temporary restrictions take effect.
8.9. No person or persons in Lincoln who conduct a yardsale shall be required to obtain a business license or permit. For the purposes of this subsection, a yardsale is defined as an event lasting no more than 3 consecutive days during which second hand or pre-owned items are sold by a person or persons who are not regular merchants of the types of items being sold.
9.10. No person who merely hires a minor above the age of 12 on a short-term contract for the performance of babysitting services, yard maintenance services, or general cleaning services shall be prosecuted for any prohibition on child labor.
10.11. No licensed child care facility, organized camp, non-profit organization, religious institution, or school shall be prosecuted for any prohibition of child labor, merely for selling or auctioning arts or crafts made by children.
11.12 No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit junkyards from being located more than 350 feet from a road.

SECTION III: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect forty-five (45) days after passage.

Please vote AYE, NAY or Abstain
This vote shall last for 24h or until all Councillors have voted

[Former President tack50]

Aye

I do agree with Ninja that we should try to get this to a final vote soon though.

[Former President tack50]

Nay but still vote Aye on the final one would appreciate a pair here. Also I guess sponsorship can be given to thr/ninja if either of them accept and then I would drop my sponsorship?

Should I count this as Aye or Nay?

[Former President tack50]

The vote on Ammendment L 2:17 by Pyro is now closed

Aye: S019, Pyro, tack50
Abstain: Ninja
Nay: thr33, lfromnj
Not voting: Dipper Josh

Voted too late: Griffin, Zaybay

So this ammendment passes (thankfully lfromnj's unclear vote wasn't decisive after all).

[Former President tack50]

The vote on Ammendment L 2:17 by Pyro is now closed

Aye: S019, Pyro, tack50
Abstain: Ninja
Nay: thr33, lfromnj
Not voting: Dipper Josh

Voted too late: Griffin, Zaybay

So this ammendment passes (thankfully lfromnj's unclear vote wasn't decisive after all).

I'll try my best to score the unemployment increase resulting from this for yall as soon as I can. Ill try for this weekend but I got a ton of work so no promises.

Wait, wouldn't the opposite be true? As in that deregulationg the economy would lower unemployment.

There is now way for this bill, even as worded, to increase unemployment. Worst case scenario, we would be missing some sort of unemployment decrease.

Either way, I'm looking forwards to those numbers.

[Former President tack50]

Thanks for clarifying. I guess I'll have to think further about this. Maybe some sort of soft transition?

Also, regarding Uber/Lyft, while I'm by no means a fan of the taxi industry, I am also not a fan of Uber. In fact those private companies are arguably more dangerous than a regulated taxi industry; once they reach a monopoly they can just raise prices with little a local government can do against a multi-million dollar multinational company.

[Former President tack50]

Ok, I guess I'll try to fix the mess we accidentally created with the previous amendment:

Amendment L 2:30 by tack50 to Lincoln Ocupation Licensing Act LC 1.17

SECTION I: NAME
1. This act shall be called the Lincoln Occupational Licensing Act or LOLA

SECTION II: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORMS
1. The right to pursue a career or occupational is fundamental to the sovereignty of an individual. It is the policy of Lincoln that Occupational licensing not be required to hold a job, unless the public health, safety, or welfare requires it.
2. The Lincoln Occupational Licensing Reform Act shall be repealed and replaced with this act.
3. No person in Lincoln who engages in any of the following occupations shall be required to hold a license in order to practice that occupation unless otherwise required by local or municipal government:
A) Hair Braiders
B) Florists, Interior Decorators, or Interior Designers
C) Coffin Salespersons
D) Painters
E) Auctioneers
F) Tour Guides or travel agents
G) Common Interest Community Managers
H) Carpenters or cabinetmakers
I) Persons installing or repairing doors
J) Persons installing or repairing windows or window glazing
K) Floor Sanders or Persons pouring or repairing terrazzo or tile flooring
L) Brick and Stone Masons
M) Tree trimmers, Log scalers, or forestry workers
N) Itinerant vendors, peddlers, or persons who conduct door-to-door sales
O) Fortune Tellers or Palm Readers
P) Persons who pour or pave driveways or parking lots
Q) Farmers or Farm Workers other than pesticide application services
R) Welders, pipefitters, or persons who lay or repair pipe
S) Conveyor Operators or Tenders
T) Social and Human Services assistants
4. Official licensing is still available from the government of Lincoln. These businesses must disclose whether or not they have a license.
5. Computer repair technicians shall not be required to obtain a private investigators occupational license.
6. Each member of any State Board of Bar Examiners in Lincoln shall be required to take the Bar Exam for their State every 5 years. Any Board member who fails to earn a score sufficient to pass were the Board member a traditional applicant, shall be removed from their position and be ineligible to serve as a Board member in the future, until 5 years have passed and the Board member successfully passes the Bar Exam.
7. No locality in Lincoln shall require a special use permit to engage in farming or agricultural activities, provided the activities occur in an area zoned for industrial use.
8. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit a food truck from safely operating within a fixed distance of a storefront, from safely operating near an intersection, provided the food truck is parked at least 75 feet away from the intersection, or from lawfully parking in a public parking space after a fixed duration of time, provided the food truck does not occupy the same parking space for a consecutive 12 hours, unless in the case that the restaurant is not registered as a business and/or if the truck itself is not a registered vehicle. During a special event, a locality may limit the duration a food truck may occupy a public parking space to 2 hours, provided the locality posts signs stating the limitation within line of sight of the parking lot no less than 24 hours before the temporary restrictions take effect.
9. No person or persons in Lincoln who conduct a yardsale shall be required to obtain a business license or permit. For the purposes of this subsection, a yardsale is defined as an event lasting no more than 3 consecutive days during which second hand or pre-owned items are sold by a person or persons who are not regular merchants of the types of items being sold.
10. No person who merely hires a minor above the age of 12 on a short-term contract for the performance of babysitting services, yard maintenance services, or general cleaning services shall be prosecuted for any prohibition on child labor.
11. No licensed child care facility, organized camp, non-profit organization, religious institution, or school shall be prosecuted for any prohibition of child labor, merely for selling or auctioning arts or crafts made by children.
12. No locality in Lincoln shall prohibit junkyards from being located more than 350 feet from a road.

SECTION III: ENACTMENT
1. This act shall take effect forty-five (45) days one year after passage.
2. Any worker who ends up requiring a license he does not have because of the effect of this act shall be granted a temporary permit from the government of Lincoln to work without a license for up to 2 years.

Sponsor feedback: Friendly
Status: Added to the bill

[Former President tack50]

I motion for a final vote, 24h to object