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SB420-SSA1, s. 33 19Section 33. 443.09 (4r) of the statutes is repealed.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).
SB420-SSA1, s. 43
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:
SB420-SSA1,20,6 24443.17 Seal or stamp; aiding unauthorized practice. No person who is
25registered under this chapter to practice architecture, landscape architecture,

1professional geology
or professional engineering may impress his or her seal or
2stamp upon documents which have not been prepared by the person or under his or
3her direction and control, knowingly permit his or her seal or stamp to be used by any
4other person or in any other manner knowingly aid or abet the unauthorized practice
5of architecture, professional geology or professional engineering or the unauthorized
6use of the title "landscape architect" by persons not authorized under this chapter.
SB420-SSA1, s. 60 7Section 60. 443.18 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB420-SSA1,20,238 443.18 (1) (a) Any person who practices or offers to practice architecture,
9professional geology
or professional engineering in this state, or who uses the term
10"architect", "professional geologist" or "professional engineer" as part of the person's
11business name or title, except as provided in s. 443.08 (6), or in any way represents
12himself or herself as an architect, a professional geologist or a professional engineer
13unless the person is registered or exempted in accordance with this chapter, or unless
14the person is the holder of an unexpired permit issued under s. 443.10 (1) (d), or any
15individual who uses the title "landscape architect" in this state unless the person is
16registered or exempted in accordance with this chapter, or any person presenting or
17attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of registration of another, or any
18person who gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the examining board or
19to any member of the examining board in obtaining a certificate of registration, or
20any person who falsely impersonates any other registrant of like or different name,
21or any person who attempts to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration,
22or violates any of the provisions of this section, may be fined not less than $100 nor
23more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 3 months or both.
SB420-SSA1, s. 61 24Section 61. 443.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1443.18 (2) (a) Injunction. If it appears upon complaint to the examining board
2by any person, or is known to the examining board that any person who is neither
3registered nor exempt under this chapter nor the holder of an unexpired permit
4under s. 443.10 (1) (d) is practicing or offering to practice, or is about to practice or
5to offer to practice, architecture, professional geology or professional engineering in
6this state, or is using the title "landscape architect" in this state, the examining board
7or the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate
8and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring action in the name and on behalf
9of this state against any such person to enjoin the person from practicing or offering
10to practice architecture, professional geology or professional engineering or from
11using the title "landscape architect".
SB420-SSA1, s. 62 12Section 62. Chapter 470 of the statutes is created to read:
SB420-SSA1,21,1313 Chapter 470
SB420-SSA1,21,1614 Examining board of professional
15 geologists, hydrologists and
16 soil scientists
SB420-SSA1,21,17 17470.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
SB420-SSA1,21,19 18(1) "Examining board" means the examining board of professional geologists,
19hydrologists and soil scientists.
SB420-SSA1,21,25 20(1r) "Hydrology" means a science that involves the study of the waters of the
21earth, including the study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution, chemistry or
22quality of water or its role as a natural agent that causes changes in the earth, and
23the investigation and collection of data concerning waters in the atmosphere or on
24the surface or in the interior of the earth, including data regarding the interaction
25of water with other gases, solids or fluids.
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1(3) "Practice of professional hydrology" means the performance of or offer to
2perform any hydrologic service or work in which the public welfare or the
3safeguarding of life, health, environment or property is concerned or involved.
4"Practice of professional hydrology" includes the collection of hydrological data,
5consultation, investigation, evaluation, interpretation, planning or inspection
6relating to a service or work that applies hydrology.
SB420-SSA1,22,12 7(4) "Practice of professional soil science" means the performance of or offer to
8perform any service or work related to soil science in which the public welfare or the
9safeguarding of life, health, environment or property is concerned or involved.
10"Practice of professional soil science" includes the collection of soil data, consultation,
11investigation, evaluation, interpretation, planning or inspection relating to a service
12or work that applies soil science.
SB420-SSA1,22,14 13(5) "Professional geologist" means a person who engages in the practice of
14professional geology.
SB420-SSA1,22,16 15(5m) "Professional geologist section" means the professional geologist section
16of the examining board.
SB420-SSA1,22,18 17(6) "Professional hydrologist" means a person who engages in the practice of
18professional hydrology.
SB420-SSA1,22,20 19(6m) "Professional hydrologist section" means the professional hydrologist
20section of the examining board.
SB420-SSA1,22,22 21(7) "Professional soil scientist" means a person who engages in the practice of
22professional soil science
SB420-SSA1,22,24 23(8) "Professional soil scientist section" means the professional soil scientist
24section of the examining board.
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1(9) "Soil science" means a science that involves the study of soils between the
2surface of the earth and bedrock, including the study of natural or human processes
3or forces that occur in soils, and the investigation and collection of data concerning
4soils, including data regarding the interaction of soils with other gases, solids or
5fluids or living organisms.
SB420-SSA1,23,7 6470.02 License required. Except as provided in s. 470.025 or 470.045, no
7person may do any of the following:
SB420-SSA1,23,12 8(1) Engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional geology, designate
9himself or herself as a professional geologist, use or assume the title "professional
10geologist" or any other title, letters or designation which represents or may tend to
11represent the person as a professional geologist unless the person is licensed by the
12professional geologist section under this chapter.
SB420-SSA1,23,17 13(2) Engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional hydrology,
14designate himself or herself as a professional hydrologist, use or assume the title
15"professional hydrologist" or any other title, letters or designation which represents
16or may tend to represent the person as a professional hydrologist unless the person
17is licensed by the professional hydrologist section under this chapter.
SB420-SSA1,23,22 18(3) Engage or offer to engage in the practice of professional soil science,
19designate himself or herself as a professional soil scientist, use or assume the title
20"professional soil scientist" or any other title, letters or designation which represents
21or may tend to represent the person as a professional soil scientist unless the person
22is licensed by the professional soil scientist section under this chapter.
SB420-SSA1,23,24 23470.025 Applicability. This chapter does not require a license for any of the
24following:
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1(1) A person lawfully practicing within the scope of a license, permit,
2registration or certification granted by this state or the federal government.
SB420-SSA1,24,5 3(2) An officer or employe of the federal government while engaged within this
4state in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil science for the federal
5government.
SB420-SSA1,24,9 6(3) A public service company or its regular employes acting in its behalf that
7engage in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or soil science exclusively
8in connection with the facilities of the company that are subject to regulation,
9supervision or control by a commission of this state or the federal government.
SB420-SSA1,24,17 10(4) A person who engages in the practice of professional geology, hydrology or
11soil science exclusively as a regular employe of a private company or corporation, by
12rendering to the company or corporation geological, hydrological or soil science
13services in connection with its operations, so long as the person is actually and
14exclusively so employed and no longer, if the company or corporation has at least one
15professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist who is licensed under this chapter
16in responsible charge of the company's or corporation's professional geological,
17hydrological or soil science work in this state.
SB420-SSA1,25,7 18(5) A contractor, subcontractor or construction material or equipment supplier
19who performs or undertakes activities that historically and customarily have been
20performed by a contractor, subcontractor or construction material or equipment
21supplier in his or her respective trade or specialty, including the preparation and use
22of drawings, specifications or layouts within a construction firm or in construction
23operations, superintending of construction, installation and alteration of equipment,
24cost estimating, consultation with professional geologists, hydrologists or soil
25scientists or owners concerning materials, equipment, methods and techniques, and

1investigations or consultation with respect to construction sites, provided all such
2activities are performed solely with respect to the performance of the contractor's,
3subcontractor's or supplier's work on buildings or with respect to supplies or
4materials furnished by him or her for buildings or structures or their appurtenances
5which are, or which are to be, erected, enlarged or materially altered in accordance
6with plans and specifications prepared by professional geologists, hydrologists or soil
7scientists or by a person specified in subs. (1) to (4).
SB420-SSA1,25,10 8(6) A person employed by a county or this state who is engaged in the planning,
9design, installation or regulation of land and water conservation activities under ch.
1092 or s. 281.65 and who is certified under s. 92.18.
SB420-SSA1,25,13 11(7) A land surveyor registered under ch. 443 who is engaged in the planning,
12design, installation or regulation of land and water conservation activities under ch.
1392 or s. 281.65.
SB420-SSA1,25,17 14(8) A person engaged solely in teaching geology, hydrology or soil science or a
15related physical or natural science, or a person engaged solely in geological,
16hydrological or soil science research as an employe of an educational or research
17institution or a governmental agency.
SB420-SSA1,25,19 18(9) A well driller, as defined in s. 280.01 (7), who is engaged in well drilling, as
19defined in s. 280.01 (8).
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