Wisconsin Administrative Register No. 667

Published by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Publication Date: July 31, 2011

Effective Date: August 1, 2011

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Emergency Rules Now in Effect.
Children and Families:	Safety and Permanence, Chs. DCF 35-59 Creates sections DCF 57.485 and 57.49 (1) (am), relating to determination of need for new group homes. EmR1034
	Repeals Chapter DCF 38 and revises Chapter DCF 56, relating to foster care. EmR1050
	Revise Chapters DCF 52, 54, and 57, relating to regulation of rates charged by residential care centers for children and youth, child-placing agencies, and group homes. EmR1106
Government Accountability Board:	Amends section GAB 1.28, relating to the definition of the term "political purpose". EmR1049
Insurance:	Revises section Ins 6.07 (4) and (9), relating to readability and electronic access to insurance policies and affecting small business. EmR1101
	Amend sections Ins 17.01 (3) and 17.28 (3) (c), and to repeal and recreate section Ins 17.28 (6), Wis. Adm. Code, relating to annual injured patients and families compensation fund fees, medical mediation panel fees, and provider classifications for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011. EmR1108
Natural Resources:	Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1— Creates section NR 40.02 (2), relating to the identification, classification and control of invasive species. EmR1036
	Creates sections NR 40.02 (7g), (7r), (25m), (28m) and (46m), 40.04 (3m) and 40.07 (8) relating to the identification, classification and control of invasive bat species. EmR1039
	Repeals section NR 40.02 (28m), amends section NR 40.04 (3m), and repeals and recreates section NR 40.07 (8), relating to the identification, classification and control of invasive species. EmR1045
	Amend section NR 25.09 (2) (b) 2. a and f, and create section NR 25.09 (1) (b) 11., relating to commercial fishing in outlying waters. EmR1107
	Amend sections NR 10.01 (3) (ed) 1. a., 10.01 (3) (et) 2., 10.104 (7) (a) 1., and 10.104 (7) (b), relating to deer hunting seasons and carcass tag use. EmR1109
	Environmental Protection — Air Pollution Control, Chs. NR 400— Revises Chapters NR 400, 405 and 407, relating to major source permitting thresholds for sources of greenhouse gas emissions and affecting small business. EmR1046
Revenue:	Creates section Tax 2.957, relating to income and franchise tax credits and deductions for businesses that relocate to Wisconsin. EmR1104
	Creates section Tax 3.05, relating to income and franchise tax deductions for job creation. EmR1105
	Creates section Tax 11.10 relating to wind, solar, and certain gas powered products. EmR1110
Safety and Professional Services: (formerly Commerce)	Financial Resources for Businesses and Communities, Chs. Comm 100-149 Creates Chapter Comm 103, relating to certification of disabled-veteran-owned businesses, and affecting small businesses. EmR1041
Safety and Professional Services: (formerly Regulation and Licensing)	Creates section RL 91.01 (3) (k), relating to training and proficiency in the use of automated external defibrillators for certification as a massage therapist or bodyworker. EmR0827
	Creates section RL 180.02 and revises section RL 181.01, relating to training and proficiency in the use of automated external defibrillators for licensure as a licensed midwife. EmR0828
	Creates Chapters RL 200 to 202, relating to governing professional conduct of individuals licensed as sign language interpreters, and for the treatment of state resident licensure exemption requests. EmR1102
Safety and Professional Services — Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board:	Revises Chapters BC 9 and 11, relating to late renewal and continuing education. EmR1047
Safety and Professional Services — Veterinary Examining Board:	Revises sections VE 2.01 (2), 3.03 (intro) and (5), relating to the requirements for the initial licensure of veterinarians, specifically, the procedures for, and the types of examinations required. EmR1103
Scope Statements.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:	Revise Chapter 99 of the administrative code. SS 002-11
	Revise Chapter 50 of the administrative code. SS 003-11
Employment Relations Commission:	Creates emergency and permanent rules regarding initial annual certification elections for municipal and state employee bargaining units. SS 004-11
Submittal of Rules to Legislative Council Clearinghouse.
Employee Trust Funds:	Amends section ETF 20.35. CR 11-041
Hearing Notices.
Revenue:	Hearing to consider emergency rules creating section Tax 11.10, relating to wind, solar, and certain gas powered products. EmR1110

Submittal of Proposed Rules to the Legislature.
Natural Resources:	Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1— Revises Chapters NR 46, relating to administrative changes to the Managed Forest Law (MFL) Program. CR 11-013
Natural Resources:	Environmental Protection—Air Pollution Control, Chs. NR 400— Revises Chapters NR 404 and 484, relating to repeal of the state's secondary 24-hour ambient air quality standard for particulate matter measured as total suspended particulate. CR 07-082
Revenue:	Creates section Tax 2.957, relating to income and franchise tax credits and deductions for businesses that relocate to Wisconsin. CR 11-023
	Creates section Tax 3.05, relating to income and franchise tax deductions for job creation. CR 11-024
Rule Orders Filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:	Revises Chapters ATCP 161, relating to verified statement and contract penalties for grand and loan programs. CR 10-120
Employee Trust Funds:	Revises section ETF 20.055, relating to the waiver of spousal/domestic partner consent on Wisconsin Retirement System benefit applications. CR 10-137
	Revises section ETF 10.7575, relating to the implementation of statutory changes related to power of attorney pursuant to 2009 Wisconsin Act 319. CR 10-138
Insurance:	Revises Chapter Ins 17, relating to annual injured patients and families compensation fund fees, mediation panel fees, and provider classification. CR 11-015
	Revises Chapter Ins 6, relating to readability and electronic access to insurance policies. CR 11-021
Public Service Commission:	Revises Chapter PSC 168, relating to the certification and operation of alternative telecommunications utility resellers. CR 10-143
Safety and Professional Services: (formerly Regulation and Licensing)	Revises Chapters RL 180 and 181, relating to training and proficiency in the use of automated external defibrillators for licensure as a licensed midwife. CR 08-087
	Revises Chapters RL 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86, relating to licensure and certification requirements if licensed in another state or territory, approved instructors for educational programs and continuing education, examination requirements, rules of professional conduct, and "FIRREA" and AQB criteria. CR 10-135
Safety and Professional Services — Hearing and Speech Examining Board:	Revises sections HAS 8.03 and 8.04, relating to continuing education. CR 11-017
Safety and Professional Services — Radiography Examining Board:	Creates Chapters RAD 1 to 6, relating to radiography. CR 11-016
Rules Published with this Register and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.	Page 21
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection:	Chapter ATCP 69, relating to buttermaker license qualifications. CR 10-106
	Chapters ATCP 21 Appendix, 29, 30, 35, 50, 55, 57, 90, 91, 92 and 161, relating to minor and technical rule changes. CR 10-122
	Chapter ATCP 21, relating to Thousand Cankers Disease. CR 11-001
Sections Affected.
Executive Orders.