Amendment AA30-AA1-ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,43,18 (3) The chairperson of the board, or his or her designee from the board, may cochair with the secretary of regulation and licensing, or the secretary's designee, any public hearing held by the department on proposed rules relating to cemeteries or to the board other than rules relating exclusively to religious cemetery authorities.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,44,3 (4) The department shall submit to the board a copy of the report required under s. 227.19 (2) on any proposed final rules relating to cemeteries or to the board other than rules relating exclusively to religious cemetery authorities. The board may prepare a dissenting report stating its recommendations on the proposed final rules. Any dissenting report shall be prepared within 10 days from the date of receipt of the department's report, attached to the department's report and sent to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and distributed under s. 227.19 (2). The department shall publish a statement to appear in the Wisconsin administrative register indicating that a dissenting report of the board has been submitted to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,44,5 (5) The department shall provide staff to assist the board in the review of administrative rules and preparation of comments or dissenting reports.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 2852ye Section 2852ye. 157.64 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,44,8 157.64 (2) (d) Fails to file a report or files an incomplete, false, or misleading report under s. 157.62 (1) or (2).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 2852yh Section 2852yh. 157.64 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,44,10 157.64 (2) (e) Fails to maintain records as required in s. 157.62 (3) and (4) (a).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 2852yL Section 2852yL. 157.64 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,44,12 157.64 (2) (h) Violates s. 157.112.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 2852yo Section 2852yo. 157.65 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,44,18 157.65 (1) (a) If the department of regulation and licensing board has reason to believe that any person, other than a religious cemetery authority, is violating or has violated this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter and that the continuation of that activity might cause injury to the public interest, the department of regulation and licensing may board shall investigate.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 2852yr Section 2852yr. 157.65 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,44,24 157.65 (1) (am) If the department of regulation and licensing has reason to believe that a religious cemetery authority is violating or has violated this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter and that the continuation of that activity might cause injury to the public interest, the department of regulation and licensing may investigate.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 2852yu Section 2852yu. 157.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,45,4 157.65 (1) (b) If the department of commerce has reason to believe that any person is violating s. 157.12 or any rule promulgated under s. 157.12 and that the continuation of that activity might cause injury to the public interest, the department of commerce may shall investigate.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 2852yy Section 2852yy. 157.65 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,45,16 157.65 (2) The department of justice or any district attorney, upon informing the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this subchapter. The court may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices involved in the action, if proof of such loss is submitted to the satisfaction of the court. The department of justice may subpoena persons and require the production of books and other documents, and may request the board, the department of regulation and licensing, or the department of commerce to exercise its authority under sub. (1) to aid in the investigation of alleged violations of this subchapter.".".

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,45,17 10. Page 1253, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,45,18 "1696g. Page 1143, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,45,19 " Section 3492m. 423.102 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,45,21 423.102 Scope. This chapter applies to all consumer transactions, except that subch. II does not apply to cemetery preneed sales under s. ss. 440.92 and 440.922.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,45,22 1696r. Page 1145, line 10: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,45,23 " Section 3504b. 440.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,46,6 440.03 (1) The department may promulgate rules defining uniform procedures to be used by the department, the cemetery board, the real estate board, the real estate appraisers board, and all examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards attached to the department or an examining board, for receiving, filing, and investigating complaints, for commencing disciplinary proceedings and for conducting hearings.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3504d Section 3504d. 440.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,46,11 440.03 (3) If the secretary reorganizes the department, no modification may be made in the powers and responsibilities of the examining boards or, affiliated credentialing boards, or other boards attached to the department or an examining board under s. 15.03, 15.405, or 15.406.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3504f Section 3504f. 440.03 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,46,22 440.03 (7m) The department may promulgate rules that establish procedures for submitting an application for a credential or credential renewal by electronic transmission. Any rules promulgated under this subsection shall specify procedures for complying with any requirement that a fee be submitted with the application. The rules may also waive any requirement in chs. 440 to 480 that an application submitted to the department, an examining board or an affiliated credentialing board be executed, verified, certified, signed, sworn , or made under oath, notwithstanding ss. 440.26 (2) (b), 440.42 (2) (intro.), 440.91 (2) (intro.), 443.06 (1) (a), 443.10 (2) (a), 445.04 (2), 445.08 (4), 445.095 (1) (a), 448.05 (7), 450.09 (1) (a), 452.10 (1), and 480.08 (2m).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3504h Section 3504h. 440.03 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 440.03 (13) (a) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,47,4 440.03 (13) (a) The Except as provided in par. (b), the department may conduct an investigation to determine whether an applicant for a credential issued under chs. 440 to 480 satisfies any of the eligibility requirements specified for the credential, including whether the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,47,11 (c) In conducting an investigation under this subsection par. (a) or (b), the department may require an applicant to provide any information that is necessary for the investigation or, for the purpose of obtaining information related to an arrest or conviction record of an applicant, to complete forms provided by the department of justice or the federal bureau of investigation. The department shall charge the applicant any fees, costs, or other expenses incurred in conducting the investigation under this subsection par. (a) or (b).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3504k Section 3504k. 440.03 (13) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,47,16 440.03 (13) (b) Before granting a credential to a cemetery authority, cemetery salesperson, or preneed seller, or renewing such a credential, the department shall conduct an investigation to determine whether a person specified in s. 440.93 (1) (intro.) has been convicted of an offense specified in s. 440.93 (1) (d).".".

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,47,17 11. Page 1253, line 3: delete lines 3 to12 and substitute:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,47,18 "1698m. Page 1145, line 15: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,47,19 " Section 3404q. 440.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,47,24 440.04 (1) Centralize, at the capital and in such district offices as the operations of the department and the attached boards, examining boards, and affiliated credentialing boards require, the routine housekeeping functions required by the department, the boards, the examining boards , and the affiliated credentialing boards.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3404r Section 3404r. 440.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,48,6 440.04 (2) Provide the bookkeeping, payroll, accounting , and personnel advisory services required by the department and the legal services, except for representation in court proceedings and the preparation of formal legal opinions, required by the attached boards, examining boards , and affiliated credentialing boards.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3404s Section 3404s. 440.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,48,10 440.04 (3) Control the allocation, disbursement, and budgeting of the funds received by the boards, examining boards, and affiliated credentialing boards in connection with their credentialing and, regulation, or other functions.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3404t Section 3404t. 440.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,48,14 440.04 (4) Employ, assign, and reassign such staff as are required by the department and the attached boards, examining boards , and affiliated credentialing boards in the performance of their functions.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3404u Section 3404u. 440.04 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,48,17 440.04 (5) (intro.) With the advice of the boards, examining boards, or affiliated credentialing boards:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3404v Section 3404v. 440.04 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,48,20 440.04 (5) (c) Provide such other services as the boards, examining boards, or affiliated credentialing boards request.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3404w Section 3404w. 440.045 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,48,25 440.045 Disputes. Any dispute between a board in the department, an examining board, or an affiliated credentialing board and the secretary shall be arbitrated by the governor or the governor's designee after consultation with the disputants.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3404x Section 3404x. 440.05 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,5 440.05 Standard fees. (intro.) The following standard fees apply to all initial credentials, except as provided in ss. 440.42, 440.43, 440.44, 440.51, 440.91 (1m) (a), 442.06, 444.03, 444.05, 444.11, 447.04 (1) (c) 1. a. and (2) (c) 2., 449.17, 449.18, and 459.46:".".

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,6 12. Page 1253, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,7 "1701m. Page 1148, line 25: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,8 " Section 3529b. 440.08 (2) (a) 21. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,10 440.08 (2) (a) 21. Cemetery authority, licensed: January 1 of each odd-numbered year; $343.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3529c Section 3529c. 440.08 (2) (a) 21m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,13 440.08 (2) (a) 21m. Cemetery authority, registered: January 1 of each odd-numbered year; $5.".".

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,14 13. Page 1254, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,15 "1702m. Page 1156, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,16 " Section 3592d. 440.13 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,19 440.13 (2) (d) With respect to a credential granted by the department under subch. VIII of ch. 440, the cemetery board shall restrict, limit, or suspend the credential when directed to do so by the department.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3592h Section 3592h. 440.14 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,49,23 440.14 (1) (a) "List" means information compiled or maintained by the department or, a credentialing board , or another board in the department that contains the personal identifiers of 10 or more individuals.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3592p Section 3592p. 440.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,50,9 440.14 (2) If a form that the department or, a credentialing board, or another board in the department requires an individual to complete in order to apply for a credential or credential renewal or to obtain a product or service from the department or the, credentialing board , or other board requires the individual to provide any of the individual's personal identifiers, the form shall include a place for the individual to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by the department or the, credentialing board , or other board from the information on the form may not be disclosed on any list that the department or the, credentialing board, or other board furnishes to another person.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3592pb Section 3592pb. 440.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,50,20 440.14 (3) If the department or, a credentialing board, or another board in the department requires an individual to provide, by telephone or other electronic means, any of the individual's personal identifiers in order to apply for a credential or credential renewal or to obtain a product or service from the department or a, credentialing board, or other board, the department or the, credentialing board, or other board shall ask the individual at the time that the individual provides the information if the individual wants to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by telephone or other electronic means may not be disclosed on any list that the department or the, credentialing board, or other board furnishes to another person.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3592pd Section 3592pd. 440.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,51,2 440.14 (4) The department or, a credentialing board, or another board in the department shall provide to an individual upon request a form that includes a place for the individual to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by the department or, credentialing board, or other board may not be disclosed on any list that the department or, credentialing board, or other board furnishes to another person.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3592pf Section 3592pf. 440.14 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,51,7 440.14 (5) (a) The department or, a credentialing board, or another board in the department may not disclose on any list that it furnishes to another person a personal identifier of any individual who has made a declaration under sub. (2), (3), or (4).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,51,15 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a list that the department or, a credentialing board, or another board in the department furnishes to another state agency, a law enforcement agency, or a federal governmental agency. A state agency that receives a list from the department or, a credentialing board, or another board in the department containing a personal identifier of any individual who has made a declaration under sub. (2), (3), or (4) may not disclose the personal identifier to any person other than a state agency, a law enforcement agency, or a federal governmental agency.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3592t Section 3592t. 440.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,51,25 440.22 Assessment of costs. (1) In this section, "costs of the proceeding" means the compensation and reasonable expenses of hearing examiners and of prosecuting attorneys for the department, examining board or, affiliated credentialing board, or other board in the department, a reasonable disbursement for the service of process or other papers, amounts actually paid out for certified copies of records in any public office, postage, telephoning, adverse examinations and depositions and copies, expert witness fees, witness fees and expenses, compensation and reasonable expenses of experts and investigators, and compensation and expenses of a reporter for recording and transcribing testimony.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3605gb Section 3605gb. 440.90 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 440.90 (1d).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3605gd Section 3605gd. 440.90 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,52,3 440.90 (1b) "Board" means the cemetery board.

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3605gf Section 3605gf. 440.90 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,52,5 440.90 (1c) "Burial space" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (1d).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3605gh Section 3605gh. 440.90 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,52,7 440.90 (1g) "Business entity" has the meaning given in s. 452.01 (3j).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3605gj Section 3605gj. 440.90 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,52,9 440.90 (1r) "Business representative" has the meaning given in s. 452.01 (3k).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3605gL Section 3605gL. 440.90 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,52,11 440.90 (3g) "Columbarium" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (3g).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3605gn Section 3605gn. 440.90 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,52,13 440.90 (3r) "Columbarium space" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (3r).

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30, s. 3605gp Section 3605gp. 440.90 (4e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1-AA30,52,15 440.90 (4e) "Lawn crypt" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (8g).