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    Occupational licensing regulations can pose hurdles for people facing reentry.
    by Ashley Nerbovig Jul 10, 2018 4 minutes

    Rosemarie Abruzzese feared losing her cosmetology license and her job in 2017 after the Pennsylvania Board of Cosmetology said her past felony drug conviction made her a threat to public safety.

    Her story is familiar, a license being threatened or denied outright because of a past crime.

    Abruzzese was fortunate, though. She had access to a lawyer and appealed the decision to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. In April, the court ordered the board to grant her a probationary license, which means she can keep her job. If no other problems occur, the full license will be reinstated.

    Eliminating licensing regulations that block people with criminal histories from getting work a list of best practices for states on occupational licensing. And President Donald Trump’s labor department is providing funding to states that want to study their licensing laws.

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