The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the Council for State Governments (CSG), and the National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) partnered with CLEAR on a comprehensive resource covering regulatory structures in use in the United States. The State Regulatory Structures report is informed by a survey conducted by CLEAR asking respondents to indicate which of five regulatory model(s) best represented their current regulatory organization. These models range from licensing boards that are autonomous with little influence by state actors, to boards that serve in an advisory-only capacity under a state agency that retains full authority for both decisions and operations. Results from the 46 jurisdictions have been documented based on several different factors, including number of models in place within the jurisdiction, responsibility for decision-making authority, and responsibility for operational functions.
The goal of the report is to provide information to facilitate discussions about the utility of the various models, including the benefits and challenges of each.
