AB407: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 407

May 30, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Ott, Ward, Ainsworth, Zukowski, Olsen, Turner, Gard, Goetsch, Brandemuehl, Seratti and Vrakas, by request of Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board and Department of Regulation and Licensing. Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

AB407,1,3 An Act to create 453.07 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: physical, mental and professional competency examinations of credential holders subject to a disciplinary investigation or proceeding by the veterinary examining board.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the veterinary examining board (board) may investigate and prosecute unprofessional conduct by a person who has been issued a credential by the board. This bill permits the board to require a credential holder who is being investigated or prosecuted for unprofessional conduct to submit to one or more physical, mental or professional competency examinations if the board believes that the results of any such examination may be useful to the board in conducting its investigation or prosecution.

For further information see the state 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:

AB407, s. 1 Section 1. 453.07 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB407,2,3 453.07 (1m) (a) When investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct by a person holding a license, permit or certificate issued by the examining board, the examining board may require the person to undergo one or more physical, mental or professional competency examinations if the examining board believes that the results of any such examination may be useful to the board in conducting its investigation. The examining board may consider the results of any such examination in conducting its investigation.

AB407,2,14 (b) If the examining board begins disciplinary proceedings against a person holding a license, permit or certificate issued by the examining board, the examining board may consider at any time during the proceeding the results of any physical, mental or professional competency examination of the person that was required under par. (a). If the person was not required to undergo a physical, mental or professional competency examination under par. (a), the examining board may require the person to undergo one or more such examinations while the disciplinary proceeding is pending and may use the results of any such examination during the disciplinary proceeding if the examining board believes that the results of the examination may be useful to the examining board in conducting the disciplinary proceeding.

AB407, s. 2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

AB407,2,18 (1)   This act first applies to disciplinary investigations of and disciplinary proceedings against a person granted a credential under chapter 453 of the statutes that begin on the effective date of this subsection.

AB407,2,19 (End)