education
Under current law, the Educational Approval Board (EAB), which is attached
to the Technical College System Board, inspects and approves private trade,
correspondence, business, and technical schools. The EAB also issues permits to,
and regulates, persons who solicit students for enrollment in these schools. The EAB
also performs certain functions related to the preservation of student records at
closed schools. The EAB also has certain consumer protection functions related to
deceptive practices involving institutions of higher education.
This bill eliminates the EAB. The bill eliminates some current functions of the
EAB, transfers some functions to DFIPS, and transfers some functions to the
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Under the
bill, DFIPS must, upon application, issue written authorization to a proprietary
school if the school meets requirements established by rule by DFIPS. One
requirement is that the school must have accreditation recognized by the federal
Department of Education or by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The
EAB's record preservation functions are also transferred to DFIPS. Certain
consumer protection functions of the EAB are transferred to DATCP.
health and human services
The bill transfers oversight of tattooing, body piercing, and tanning from the
Department of Health Services, which currently regulates those areas, to DFIPS.
Safety and professional services
Under current law, the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)
and the various boards and councils attached to DSPS regulate professional

licensure and buildings and safety in Wisconsin. This bill eliminates DSPS and
transfers all of its functions to DFIPS. The bill attaches to DFIPS the various boards
and councils attached to DSPS under current law, except that the bill transfers the
Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP.
Under current law, DSPS administers the laws regulating private on-site
wastewater treatment systems. Generally, a private on-site wastewater treatment
system is a sewage treatment and disposal system serving a single structure with a
septic tank and soil absorption field located on the same parcel as the structure.
Current law also requires certain local governmental units to enact ordinances
regulating private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
This bill transfers DSPS's responsibilities with respect to administration of the
laws regulating private on-site wastewater treatment systems to the Department
of Natural Resources, except that the bill eliminates a grant program for individuals
and businesses served by failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB119,1 1Section 1. 15.07 (5) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,2 2Section 2. 15.08 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB119,7,53 15.08 (1m) (a) Public members appointed under s. 15.405 15.175 or 15.407
415.177 shall have all the powers and duties of other members except they shall not
5prepare questions for or grade any licensing examinations.
SB119,3 6Section 3. 15.08 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB119,7,137 15.08 (1m) (am) Public members appointed under s. 15.405 15.175 or 15.407
815.177 shall not be, nor ever have been, licensed, certified, registered, or engaged in
9any profession or occupation licensed or otherwise regulated by the board, examining
10board, or examining council to which they are appointed, shall not be married to any
11person so licensed, certified, registered, or engaged, and shall not employ, be
12employed by, or be professionally associated with any person so licensed, certified,
13registered, or engaged.
SB119,4
1Section 4. 15.085 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB119,8,42 15.085 (1m) (a) Public members appointed under s. 15.406 15.176 shall have
3all of the powers and duties of other members except that they shall not prepare
4questions for or grade any licensing examinations.
SB119,5 5Section 5. 15.085 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB119,8,116 15.085 (1m) (am) Public members appointed under s. 15.406 15.176 shall not
7be, nor ever have been, licensed, certified, registered, or engaged in any profession
8or occupation licensed or otherwise regulated by the affiliated credentialing board
9to which they are appointed, shall not be married to any person so licensed, certified,
10registered, or engaged, and shall not employ, be employed by, or be professionally
11associated with any person so licensed, certified, registered, or engaged.
SB119,6 12Section 6. 15.105 (32) of the statutes is renumbered 15.142 (18g) and amended
13to read:
SB119,8,1814 15.142 (18g) Office of business development. There is created an office of
15business development which is attached to the department of administration
16financial institutions and professional standards under s. 15.03. The office shall be
17under the direction and supervision of a director who shall be appointed by the
18governor to serve at his or her pleasure.
SB119,7 19Section 7. 15.105 (33) of the statutes is renumbered 15.142 (18r) and amended
20to read:
SB119,9,221 15.142 (18r) Small business regulatory review board. There is created a
22small business regulatory review board, attached to the department of
23administration financial institutions and professional standards under s. 15.03. The
24board shall consist of 7 representatives of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114
25(1), who shall be appointed for 3-year terms, and the chairpersons of one senate and

1one assembly committee concerned with small businesses, appointed as are
2members of standing committees.
SB119,8 3Section 8. 15.135 (5) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB119,9,44 15.135 (5) (title) Veterinary examining board.
SB119,9 5Section 9. 15.17 of the statutes is created to read:
SB119,9,9 615.17 Department of financial institutions and professional standards.
7There is created a department of financial institutions and professional standards
8under the direction and supervision of the secretary of financial institutions and
9professional standards.
SB119,10 10Section 10. 15.18 of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,11 11Section 11. 15.183 of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,12 12Section 12. 15.185 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,13 13Section 13. 15.185 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (14m) and
14amended to read:
SB119,9,2015 15.175 (14m) Banking review board. There is created in the department of
16financial institutions and professional standards a banking review board consisting
17of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms. At least 3 members shall be
18experienced bankers having at least 5 years' experience in the banking business. No
19member is qualified to act in any matter involving a bank in which the member is
20an officer, director or stockholder, or to which the member is indebted.
SB119,14 21Section 14. 15.185 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (15m) and
22amended to read:
SB119,9,2523 15.175 (15m) Savings institutions review board. There is created in the
24department of financial institutions and professional standards a savings
25institutions review board consisting of 5 members, at least 3 of whom shall have not

1less than 5 years' experience in the savings and loan or savings bank business in this
2state, appointed for 5-year terms.
SB119,15 3Section 15. 15.185 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,16 4Section 16. 15.185 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (16m) and
5amended to read:
SB119,10,156 15.175 (16m) Office of credit unions ; creation. There is created in the
7department of financial institutions and professional standards
an office of credit
8unions which is attached to the department of financial institutions under s. 15.03.
9The director shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the
10governor. No person may be appointed director who has not had at least 3 years of
11actual experience either in the operation of a credit union, or serving in a credit union
12supervisory capacity, or a combination of both. Notwithstanding s. 15.03, all
13personnel and budget requests by the office of credit unions shall be processed and
14forwarded by the department of financial institutions without change except as
15requested and concurred in by the office of credit unions.
SB119,17 16Section 17. 15.185 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (16r) and
17amended to read:
SB119,10,2218 15.175 (16r) Credit union review board. There is created in the office of credit
19unions
department of financial institutions and professional standards a credit
20union review board consisting of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms.
21All members shall have at least 5 years' experience in the operations of a credit union.
22The office of credit unions may call special meetings of the review board.
SB119,18 23Section 18. 15.40 of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,19 24Section 19. 15.405 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (title) and
25amended to read:
SB119,11,2
115.175 (title) Same; attached boards and, examining boards, and
2offices
.
SB119,20 3Section 20. 15.405 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (1) and amended
4to read:
SB119,11,105 15.175 (1) Accounting examining board. There is created an accounting
6examining board in the department of safety and professional services financial
7institutions and professional standards
. The examining board shall consist of 7
8members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five members shall hold
9certificates as certified public accountants and be eligible for licensure to practice in
10this state. Two members shall be public members.
SB119,21 11Section 21. 15.405 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (1m), and 15.175
12(1m) (a) (intro.) and 5., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB119,11,1613 15.175 (1m) (a) (intro.) There is created a building inspector review board
14which is attached to the department of safety and professional services financial
15institutions and professional standards
under s. 15.03 that consists of the following
16members:
SB119,11,1917 5. A building inspector certified by the department of safety and professional
18services
financial institutions and professional standards, to inspect public
19buildings, places of employment, or one-family and two-family dwellings.
SB119,22 20Section 22. 15.405 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (2), and 15.175 (2)
21(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,12,722 15.175 (2) Examining board of architects, landscape architects,
23professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors.
(intro.)
24There is created an examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional
25engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety

1and professional services
financial institutions and professional standards. Any
2professional member appointed to the examining board shall be registered or
3licensed to practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering,
4the design of engineering systems, or professional land surveying under ch. 443. The
5examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
63 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional engineers, 3 designers, 3
7professional land surveyors, and 10 public members.
SB119,23 8Section 23. 15.405 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (2m), and 15.175
9(2m) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,12,1310 15.175 (2m) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of safety and
11professional services
financial institutions and professional standards an examining
12board of professional geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists consisting of the
13following members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,24 14Section 24. 15.405 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (3), and 15.175 (3)
15(a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,12,1816 15.175 (3) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of safety and
17professional services
financial institutions and professional standards an auctioneer
18board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,25 19Section 25. 15.405 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (3m), and 15.175
20(3m) (b) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,12,2321 15.175 (3m) (b) (intro.) There is created in the department of safety and
22professional services
financial institutions and professional standards a cemetery
23board consisting of the following members, who shall serve 4-year terms:
SB119,26 24Section 26. 15.405 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (5) and amended
25to read:
SB119,13,8
115.175 (5) Chiropractic examining board. There is created a chiropractic
2examining board in the department of safety and professional services financial
3institutions and professional standards
. The chiropractic examining board shall
4consist of 6 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be
5graduates from a school of chiropractic and licensed to practice chiropractic in this
6state. Two members shall be public members. No person may be appointed to the
7examining board who is in any way connected with or has a financial interest in any
8chiropractic school.
SB119,27 9Section 27. 15.405 (5g) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (5g) and amended
10to read:
SB119,13,1611 15.175 (5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the department
12of safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards
13a controlled substances board consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of
14health services, and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or
15their designees; the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board or a designee; and
16one psychiatrist and one pharmacologist appointed for 3-year terms.
SB119,28 17Section 28. 15.405 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (6), and 15.175 (6)
18(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,13,2219 15.175 (6) Dentistry examining board. (intro.) There is created a dentistry
20examining board in the department of safety and professional services financial
21institutions and professional standards
consisting of the following members
22appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,29 23Section 29. 15.405 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (6m), and 15.175
24(6m) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,14,4
115.175 (6m) Hearing and speech examining board. (intro.) There is created
2a hearing and speech examining board in the department of safety and professional
3services
financial institutions and professional standards consisting of the following
4members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,30 5Section 30. 15.405 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7), and 15.175 (7)
6(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,14,87 15.175 (7) (a) There is created a medical examining board in the department
8of safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards.
SB119,31 9Section 31. 15.405 (7c) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7c), and 15.175
10(7c) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,14,1411 15.175 (7c) (a) (intro.) There is created a marriage and family therapy,
12professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of
13safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards
14consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,32 15Section 32. 15.405 (7e) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7e), and 15.175
16(7e) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,14,2017 15.175 (7e) Radiography examining board. (intro.) There is created in the
18department of safety and professional services financial institutions and
19professional standards
a radiography examining board consisting of the following 7
20members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,33 21Section 33. 15.405 (7g) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7g) and amended
22to read:
SB119,15,523 15.175 (7g) Board of nursing. There is created a board of nursing in the
24department of safety and professional services financial institutions and
25professional standards
. The board of nursing shall consist of the following members

1appointed for staggered 4-year terms: 5 currently licensed registered nurses under
2ch. 441; 2 currently licensed practical nurses under ch. 441; and 2 public members.
3Each registered nurse member shall have graduated from a program in professional
4nursing and each practical nurse member shall have graduated from a program in
5practical nursing accredited by the state in which the program was conducted.
SB119,34 6Section 34. 15.405 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7m) and
7amended to read:
SB119,15,168 15.175 (7m) Nursing home administrator examining board. There is created
9a nursing home administrator examining board in the department of safety and
10professional services
financial institutions and professional standards consisting of
119 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms and the secretary of health services
12or a designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member. Five members shall be
13nursing home administrators licensed in this state. One member shall be a
14physician. One member shall be a nurse licensed under ch. 441. Two members shall
15be public members. No more than 2 members may be officials or full-time employees
16of this state.
SB119,35 17Section 35. 15.405 (7r) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7r), and 15.175
18(7r) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,15,2219 15.175 (7r) Physical therapy examining board. (intro.) There is created in the
20department of safety and professional services financial institutions and
21professional standards
a physical therapy examining board consisting of the
22following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:
SB119,36 23Section 36. 15.405 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (8) and amended
24to read:
SB119,16,5
115.175 (8) Optometry examining board. There is created an optometry
2examining board in the department of safety and professional services financial
3institutions and professional standards
. The optometry examining board shall
4consist of 7 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members
5shall be licensed optometrists in this state. Two members shall be public members.
SB119,37 6Section 37. 15.405 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (9) and amended
7to read:
SB119,16,128 15.175 (9) Pharmacy examining board. There is created a pharmacy examining
9board in the department of safety and professional services financial institutions and
10professional standards
. The pharmacy examining board shall consist of 7 members
11appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed to
12practice pharmacy in this state. Two members shall be public members.
SB119,38 13Section 38. 15.405 (10m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (10m) and
14amended to read:
SB119,16,2015 15.175 (10m) Psychology examining board. There is created in the
16department of safety and professional services financial institutions and
17professional standards
a psychology examining board consisting of 6 members
18appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four of the members shall be psychologists
19licensed in this state. Each of the psychologist members shall represent a different
20specialty area within the field of psychology. Two members shall be public members.
SB119,39 21Section 39. 15.405 (10r) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (10r), and 15.175
22(10r) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,17,223 15.175 (10r) (a) (intro.) There is created a real estate appraisers board in the
24department of safety and professional services financial institutions and

1professional standards
consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year
2terms:
SB119,40 3Section 40. 15.405 (11m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (11m) and
4amended to read:
SB119,17,105 15.175 (11m) Real estate examining board. There is created a real estate
6examining board in the department of safety and professional services financial
7institutions and professional standards
. The real estate examining board shall
8consist of 7 members appointed to staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall
9be real estate brokers or salespersons licensed in this state. Two members shall be
10public members. No member may serve more than 2 terms.
SB119,41 11Section 41. 15.405 (12) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,42 12Section 42. 15.405 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 15.135 (5) (a) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
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