Professionalism & Ethics

Posted: January 10th, 2014

A local public relations organization has sent the following proposition to state legislators asking that a bill be passed to regulate public relations practice through state licensing: Resolved, that no person shall be permitted to practice public relations for financial gain in the State of _________ unless legally licensed and awarded the title Certified Public Relations Counselor. Your representative in the state legislature asks you to review the proposition and provide guidance. What advice would you give concerning the legal status of the proposition?