SB420-SSA1,5,1717 CHAPTER 443
SB420-SSA1,5,2318 EXAMINING BOARD OF
19 ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE
20 ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL
21 GEOLOGISTS,
PROFESSIONAL
22 ENGINEERS, DESIGNERS
23 AND LAND SURVEYORS
SB420-SSA1, s. 14 24Section 14. 443.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1443.01 (3) "Examining board" means the examining board of architects,
2landscape architects, professional geologists, professional engineers, designers and
3land surveyors.
SB420-SSA1, s. 15 4Section 15. 443.01 (3c) of the statutes is renumbered 470.01 (1g) and amended
5to read:
SB420-SSA1,6,116 470.01 (1g) "Geology" means the a science that involves the study of the earth
7and the earth's origin, composition, structure and physical history, including the
8study of the natural agents, forces and processes that cause changes in the earth and
9the investigation of and collection of data concerning the crust and the interior of the
10earth and the surface and underground gases, solids and fluids that make up the
11earth.
SB420-SSA1, s. 16 12Section 16. 443.01 (6k) of the statutes is renumbered 470.01 (2) and amended
13to read:
SB420-SSA1,6,1914 470.01 (2) "Practice of professional geology" means the performance of or the
15offer to perform any geologic service or work in which the public welfare or the
16safeguarding of life, health, environment or property is concerned or involved.
17"Practice of professional geology" includes the collection of geological data,
18consultation, investigation, evaluation, interpretation, planning, or inspection of or
19relating to a service or work that applies the science of geology.
SB420-SSA1, s. 17 20Section 17. 443.01 (7e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB420-SSA1, s. 18 21Section 18. 443.02 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB420-SSA1, s. 19 22Section 19. 443.037 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB420-SSA1, s. 20 23Section 20. 443.037 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 470.04 (2) (b) and
24amended to read:
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1470.04 (2) (b) Submits to the department evidence satisfactory to the
2examining board that the individual
Subject to sub. (7), that he or she has a
3bachelor's degree with course credits in geology of a variety and nature sufficient to
4constitute a geology major, from a college or university approved by the examining
5board.
SB420-SSA1, s. 21 6Section 21. 443.037 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB420-SSA1, s. 22 7Section 22. 443.037 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 470.04 (2)
8(c) 1. (intro.) and 2. and amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,7,149 470.04 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) Completed at Subject to sub. (5), at least 5 years of
10professional experience in geologic work of a character satisfactory to the examining
11board
section which demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume
12responsible charge of geologic work. At least 2 years of the geologic work required
13under this paragraph subdivision must have been performed under the supervision
14of a any of the following:
SB420-SSA1,7,17 15a. A person who is registered licensed as a professional geologist under this
16chapter, or, for work performed before January 1, 1999, who was registered as a
17professional geologist under ch. 443, 1995 stats.
SB420-SSA1,7,22 18b. A person who is licensed as a professional geologist in another state or
19territory or possession of the United States or in another country that has
20registration licensure requirements for professional geologists that are not lower
21than
substantially equivalent to the requirements for registration licensure under
22this chapter, or under the supervision of any.
SB420-SSA1,8,3 23c. Any other person who the examining board whom the section determines is
24qualified to have responsible charge of geologic work. The 5-year-experience
25requirement in this paragraph shall be reduced to 4 years if the individual has one

1or more advanced degrees, approved by the examining board, in geology, geophysics,
2geochemistry, hydrogeology, engineering geology, geotechnical engineering or a
3related geological science.
SB420-SSA1,8,124 2. Completed at Subject to sub. (6), at least 7 years of professional experience
5in geologic work of a character satisfactory to the examining board section which
6demonstrates that the applicant is qualified to assume responsible charge of geologic
7work, with a satisfactory evaluation of the last 2 years of the professional experience
8under a peer review system approved by the examining board. The
97-year-experience requirement in this paragraph shall be reduced to 6 years if the
10individual has one or more advanced degrees, approved by the examining board, in
11geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrogeology, engineering geology, geotechnical
12engineering or a related geological science
section.
SB420-SSA1, s. 23 13Section 23. 443.037 (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
SB420-SSA1, s. 24 14Section 24. 443.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,8,2515 443.08 (1) The practice of architecture, professional geology and or professional
16engineering pertaining to the internal operations of a firm, partnership or
17corporation may be performed by employes if the architectural, professional
18geological
or professional engineering services are performed by or under the direct
19supervision of architects, professional geologists or professional engineers registered
20under this chapter, or persons exempt from registration under s. 443.14. Registered
21or exempt architectural, professional geological or professional engineering
22employes may provide architectural, professional geological or professional
23engineering data with respect to the manufacture, sale and utilization of the
24products of the firm, partnership or corporation to other registered or exempt
25architects, professional geologists or professional engineers.
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1Section 25. 443.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,9,102 443.08 (2) The practice of or the offer to practice architecture, professional
3geology,
professional engineering or designing by individual architects, professional
4geologists,
professional engineers or designers registered or granted a permit under
5this chapter, through a firm, partnership or corporation as principals, officers,
6employes or agents, is permitted subject to this chapter, if all personnel who practice
7or offer to practice in its behalf as architects, professional geologists, professional
8engineers or designers are registered or granted a permit under this chapter and if
9the firm, partnership or corporation has been issued a certificate of authorization
10under sub. (3).
SB420-SSA1, s. 26 11Section 26. 443.08 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,9,2412 443.08 (3) (a) A firm, partnership or corporation desiring a certificate of
13authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by
14the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all
15individuals in its employment registered or granted a permit to practice
16architecture, professional geology, professional engineering or designing in this state
17who will be in responsible charge of architecture, professional geology, professional
18engineering or designing being practiced in this state through the firm, partnership
19or
corporation and other relevant information required by the examining board. A
20similar type of form shall also accompany the renewal fee. If there is a change in any
21of these persons, the change shall be reported on the same type of form, and filed with
22the department within 30 days after the effective date of the change. The examining
23board shall grant a certificate of authorization to a firm, partnership or corporation
24complying with this subsection upon payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).

1This subsection does not apply to firms, partnerships or corporations exempt under
2s. 443.14 (3) or (5).
SB420-SSA1, s. 27 3Section 27. 443.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,10,104 443.08 (4) (a) No firm, partnership or corporation may be relieved of
5responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employes or officers by reason of
6its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing architecture,
7landscape architecture, professional geology, professional engineering or designing
8be relieved of responsibility for architectural, landscape architectural, professional
9geological,
professional engineering or designing services performed by reason of his
10or her employment or relationship with the firm, partnership or corporation.
SB420-SSA1, s. 28 11Section 28. 443.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,10,2112 443.08 (4) (b) All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports or other
13architectural, geological, engineering or designing papers or documents involving
14the practice of architecture, professional geology, professional engineering or
15designing, or landscape architectural papers or documents prepared by a landscape
16architect registered under this chapter, prepared for the use of the a firm,
17partnership or
corporation, for delivery by it to any person or for public record within
18the state shall be dated and bear the signature and seal of the architect, landscape
19architect, professional geologist, professional engineer or designer who was in
20responsible charge of their preparation. This paragraph does not apply to persons
21exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4) or (5).
SB420-SSA1, s. 29 22Section 29. 443.08 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,11,523 443.08 (5) No firm, partnership or corporation may engage in the practice of
24or offer to practice architecture, professional geology, professional engineering or
25designing in this state, or use in connection with its name or otherwise assume, use

1or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that it is
2engaged in the practice of architecture, professional geology, professional
3engineering or designing, nor may it advertise or offer to furnish an architectural,
4professional geological, professional engineering or designing service, unless the
5firm, partnership or corporation has complied with this chapter.
SB420-SSA1, s. 30 6Section 30. 443.09 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,11,8 7443.09 (title) Examinations and experience requirements for architect,
8landscape architect
, geologist and engineer applicants.
SB420-SSA1, s. 31 9Section 31. 443.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,11,1310 443.09 (1) In considering the qualifications of an applicant as an architect,
11landscape architect, professional geologist or professional engineer, responsible
12charge of architectural, landscape architectural, geological or engineering teaching
13may be construed as experience.
SB420-SSA1, s. 32 14Section 32. 443.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,11,1815 443.09 (2) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, no person who has an
16arrest or conviction record is eligible for registration as an architect, a landscape
17architect, a professional geologist or a professional engineer, or certification as an
18engineer-in-training
SB420-SSA1, s. 33 19Section 33. 443.09 (4r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB420-SSA1, s. 34 20Section 34. 443.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,12,1521 443.09 (5) Written or written and oral examinations shall be held at such time
22and place as the examining board determines. The scope of the examinations and
23the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the examining board with special
24reference to the applicant's ability to design and supervise architectural, landscape
25architectural, geological or engineering work, which shall promote the public welfare

1and ensure the safety of life, health and property. The architect and professional
2engineering examination or examinations shall include questions which require
3applicants to demonstrate knowledge of the design needs of people with physical
4disabilities and of the relevant statutes and codes. Such questions shall be developed
5by the examining board in consultation with the department of commerce. The
6examination for candidates under s. 443.04 (1) (c) shall be the principles and practice
7examination which requires the applicant to demonstrate the ability to apply
8engineering principles and judgment to problems in general engineering disciplines
9and to demonstrate knowledge of the design needs of people with physical disabilities
10and the relevant statutes, rules and regulations. A candidate failing an examination
11may, upon application and payment of the required reexamination fee, be examined
12again by the examining board. No restrictions may be placed on the number of times
13an unsuccessful candidate may be reexamined, except that after failure of 3
14reexaminations, the examining board may require a one-year waiting period before
15further reexamination.
SB420-SSA1, s. 35 16Section 35. 443.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,12,2417 443.10 (1) (a) The examining board may, upon application and the payment of
18the required fee, grant a certificate of registration as an architect, as a landscape
19architect, as a professional geologist or as a professional engineer to any person who
20holds an unexpired certificate of similar registration issued to the person by the
21proper authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any
22country in which the requirements for the registration of architects, landscape
23architects, professional geologists or professional engineers are of a standard not
24lower than specified in this chapter.
SB420-SSA1, s. 36 25Section 36. 443.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1443.10 (1) (b) The examining board may, upon application and payment of the
2required fee, grant a certificate of registration as an architect, as a landscape
3architect, as a professional geologist or as a professional engineer to any person who
4holds an unrevoked card or certificate of national reciprocal registration, issued by
5any state, territory or possession of the United States or by any country, which is in
6conformity with the regulations of the national council of state board of architectural,
7or engineering examiners, or council of landscape architectural registration boards,
8or of a council with similar national jurisdiction over professional geologists, and who
9complies with the regulations of the examining board, except as to qualifications and
10registration fee.
SB420-SSA1, s. 37 11Section 37. 443.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,13,2112 443.10 (1) (d) The examining board may, upon application and payment of the
13required fee, grant a permit to practice or to offer to practice architecture,
14professional geology
or professional engineering or to use the title "landscape
15architect" to a person who is not a resident of and has no established place of business
16in this state, or who has recently become a resident of this state, if the person holds
17an unexpired certificate of similar registration issued to the person by the proper
18authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any country
19in which the requirements for the registration of architects, landscape architects,
20professional geologists
or professional engineers are of a standard not lower than
21specified in this chapter.
SB420-SSA1, s. 38 22Section 38. 443.10 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB420-SSA1, s. 39 23Section 39. 443.10 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
24is amended to read:
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1443.10 (2) (a) Applications for registration or for a certificate of record shall be
2on forms provided by the department and shall contain statements made under oath
3showing the applicant's education and detail summary of the applicant's technical
4work and not less than 5 references, of whom 3 or more shall have personal
5knowledge of the applicant's architectural, landscape architectural , geological or
6engineering experience in the case of an application for registration or of the
7applicant's technical education or engineering work in the case of an application for
8a certificate of record.
SB420-SSA1, s. 40 9Section 40. 443.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,14,1410 443.10 (2) (c) The examining board shall grant a certificate of registration upon
11payment of the registration fee to any applicant who, in the opinion of the examining
12board, has satisfactorily met all the applicable requirements of this chapter. The
13certificate shall authorize the practice of architecture, professional geology or
14professional engineering or the use of the title "landscape architect", as appropriate.
SB420-SSA1, s. 41 15Section 41. 443.10 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,14,2116 443.10 (2) (d) The granting of a certificate of registration by the examining
17board shall be evidence that the person named in the certificate is entitled to all the
18rights and privileges of a registered architect, a registered landscape architect, a
19registered professional geologist
or a registered professional engineer under the
20classification stated on the certificate, while the certificate remains unrevoked or
21unexpired.
SB420-SSA1, s. 42 22Section 42. 443.10 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,14,2523 443.10 (2) (e) The renewal date and renewal fee for certificates of registration
24for architects, landscape architects, professional geologists and professional
25engineers are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
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1Section 43. 443.11 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,15,3 2443.11 (title) Disciplinary proceedings against architects, landscape
3architects
, geologists and engineers.
SB420-SSA1, s. 44 4Section 44. 443.11 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,15,85 443.11 (1) (intro.)  The examining board may reprimand an architect,
6registered landscape architect, professional geologist or professional engineer or
7limit, suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of any registrant, and the
8certificate of record of any engineer-in-training, who is found guilty of:
SB420-SSA1, s. 45 9Section 45. 443.11 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,15,1210 443.11 (1) (c) Knowingly aiding or abetting the unauthorized practice of
11architecture, professional geology or professional engineering by persons not
12registered under this chapter.
SB420-SSA1, s. 46 13Section 46. 443.11 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,15,1814 443.11 (1) (d) Any gross negligence, incompetency or misconduct in the practice
15of architecture as a registered architect, of landscape architecture as a registered
16landscape architect, of professional geology as a registered professional geologist or
17of professional engineering as a registered professional engineer, or in the
18professional activity of a holder of a certificate of record as engineer-in-training.
SB420-SSA1, s. 47 19Section 47. 443.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,16,520 443.11 (2) The examining board may reprimand a firm, partnership or
21corporation holding a certificate of authorization issued under this chapter
or may
22limit, suspend or revoke the such a certificate of authorization of a corporation if any
23of its the agents, employes or officers of the firm, partnership or corporation has
24committed any act or has been guilty of any conduct which would authorize a
25reprimand or a limitation, suspension or revocation of the certificate of registration

1of a registrant or the certificate of record of an engineer-in-training under this
2chapter, unless the firm, partnership or corporation submits evidence satisfactory to
3the examining board that the agent, employe or officer is not now practicing or
4offering to practice architecture, professional geology or professional engineering in
5its behalf.
SB420-SSA1, s. 48 6Section 48. 443.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,16,157 443.11 (3) Any person may prefer make charges that any registrant, holder of
8a certificate of record as engineer-in-training or corporate holder of a certificate of
9authorization has committed an act for which a reprimand or limitation, suspension
10or revocation of registration is authorized under sub. (1). Such charges shall be in
11writing, and shall be sworn to by the person making them and shall be submitted to
12the examining board. The examining board may, on its own motion, make such
13charges. All charges, unless dismissed by the examining board as unfounded or
14trivial, shall be heard by the appropriate section of the examining board interested,
15subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1).
SB420-SSA1, s. 49 16Section 49. 443.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,16,2417 443.11 (4) If after holding a hearing under sub. (3), 3 members of the a section
18of the examining board holding the hearing vote in favor of sustaining the charges
19specified in sub. (3), the examining board shall reprimand or limit, suspend or revoke
20the certificate of registration of the registered architect, registered landscape
21architect, registered professional geologist or registered professional engineer, the
22certificate of record of the holder of a certificate as engineer-in-training, or the
23certificate of a corporate holder of a certificate of authorization of a firm, partnership
24or corporation
.
SB420-SSA1, s. 50 25Section 50. 443.11 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1443.11 (6) The examining board, for reasons the interested appropriate section
2of the examining board considers sufficient, may reissue a certificate of registration
3or a certificate of record to any person, or a certificate of authorization to any firm,
4partnership or
corporation, whose certificate has been revoked , providing if 3
5members of the architect section, 3 members of the landscape architect section, 3
6members of the geologist section or 3 members of the engineer section of the
7examining board
vote in favor of such reissuance. A Subject to the rules of the
8examining board, the examining board may, upon payment of the required fee, issue
9a
new certificate of registration, certificate of record or certificate of authorization,
10to replace any certificate that is revoked, lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued,
11subject to the rules of the examining board and the payment of the required fee
.
SB420-SSA1, s. 51 12Section 51. 443.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,17,1713 443.14 (1) An employe of a person holding a certificate of registration in this
14state who is engaged in the practice of architecture, professional geology or
15professional engineering and an employe of a person temporarily exempted from
16registration, if the practice does not include responsible charge of architecture,
17professional geology
or professional engineering practice.
SB420-SSA1, s. 52 18Section 52. 443.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,17,2119 443.14 (2) Officers and employes of the federal government while engaged
20within this state in the practice of architecture, landscape architecture, professional
21geology
or professional engineering for the federal government.
SB420-SSA1, s. 53 22Section 53. 443.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,18,223 443.14 (3) A public service company and its regular employes acting in its
24behalf where the professional engineering or professional geological services

1rendered are in connection with its facilities which are subject to regulation,
2supervision and control by a commission of this state or of the federal government.
SB420-SSA1, s. 54 3Section 54. 443.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,18,124 443.14 (4) Any person who practices architecture, professional geology or
5professional engineering, exclusively as a regular employe of a private company or
6corporation, by rendering to the company or corporation architectural , professional
7geological
or professional engineering services in connection with its operations, so
8long as the person is thus actually and exclusively employed and no longer, if the
9company or corporation has at least one architect, professional geologist or
10professional engineer who is registered under this chapter in responsible charge of
11the company's or corporation's architectural, professional geological or professional
12engineering work in this state.
SB420-SSA1, s. 55 13Section 55. 443.14 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,19,414 443.14 (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, contractors,
15subcontractors or construction material or equipment suppliers are not required to
16register under this chapter to perform or undertake those activities which
17historically and customarily have been performed by them in their respective trades
18and specialties, including, but not limited to, the preparation and use of drawings,
19specifications or layouts within a construction firm or in construction operations,
20superintending of construction, installation and alteration of equipment, cost
21estimating, consultation with architects, professional geologists, professional
22engineers or owners concerning materials, equipment, methods and techniques, and
23investigations or consultation with respect to construction sites, provided all such
24activities are performed solely with respect to the performance of their work on
25buildings or with respect to supplies or materials furnished by them for buildings or

1structures or their appurtenances which are, or which are to be, erected, enlarged
2or materially altered in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by
3architects, professional geologists or professional engineers, or by persons exempt
4under subs. (1) to (5) while practicing within the scope of their exemption.
SB420-SSA1, s. 56 5Section 56. 443.14 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
SB420-SSA1, s. 57 6Section 57. 443.14 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,19,117 443.14 (14) A professional geologist person who, while engaged in the practice
8of professional geology in accordance with this chapter , hydrology or soil science as
9defined in s. 470.01 (2), (3) or (4)
, practices professional engineering, if the acts that
10involve the practice of professional engineering are also part of the practice of
11professional geology, hydrology or soil science.
SB420-SSA1, s. 58 12Section 58. 443.16 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,19,22 13443.16 Change of name. No person may practice architecture, professional
14geology
or professional engineering in this state, and no person who is registered as
15a landscape architect under this chapter may practice landscape architecture in this
16state, under any other given name or any other surname than that under which the
17person was originally licensed or registered to practice in this or any other state, in
18any instance in which the examining board, after a hearing, finds that practicing
19under the changed name operates to unfairly compete with another practitioner or
20to mislead the public as to identity or to otherwise result in detriment to the
21profession or the public. This section does not apply to a change of name resulting
22from marriage or divorce.
SB420-SSA1, s. 59 23Section 59. 443.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
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