Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed two executive orders Thursday aimed at streamlining and reducing state occupational licensing rules and regulations.
The orders build on the “Licensing Freedom Act” executive order he signed in 2017 as acting governor while he was Idaho’s lieutenant governor; that ordered a systematic review of all state occupational licensing rules.
The Idaho Press reports, the first of the two orders extends that act, creating “sunrise and sunset” processes for future occupational licensing laws.
The second order, dubbed the “Red Tape Reduction Act,” requires state agencies that issue new administrative rules to identify at least two existing rules to be repealed or significantly simplified for every new one they propose.