Amendment SA2-SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3504k Section 3504k. 440.03 (13) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,530,22 440.03 (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-SSA1-SA2,530,23 1242. Page 1145, line 15: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,530,24 " Section 3404q. 440.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,531,5 440.04 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3404r Section 3404r. 440.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,531,11 440.04 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3404s Section 3404s. 440.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,531,15 440.04 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3404t Section 3404t. 440.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,531,19 440.04 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3404u Section 3404u. 440.04 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,531,22 440.04 (5) (intro.) With the advice of the boards, examining boards, or affiliated credentialing boards:

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3404v Section 3404v. 440.04 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,531,25 440.04 (5) (c) Provide such other services as the boards, examining boards, or affiliated credentialing boards request.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3404w Section 3404w. 440.045 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,5 440.045 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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3404x Section 3404x. 440.05 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,9 440.05 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 (2) (c) 2., 449.17, 449.18, and 459.46:".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,10 1243. Page 1148, line 25: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,11 " Section 3529b. 440.08 (2) (a) 21. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,13 440.08 (2) (a) 21. Cemetery authority, licensed: January 1 of each odd-numbered year; $343.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3529c Section 3529c. 440.08 (2) (a) 21m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,16 440.08 (2) (a) 21m. Cemetery authority, registered: January 1 of each odd-numbered year; $5.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,17 1244. Page 1154, line 17: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,18 " Section 3579c. 440.08 (2) (a) 66m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,20 440.08 (2) (a) 66m. Real estate closing agent: January 1 of each odd-numbered year; $53.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,21 1245. Page 1156, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,532,22 " Section 3608m. 450.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,3 450.045 (1) Internships in the practice of pharmacy shall be conducted under the general supervision and according to the procedures and standards of the pharmacy internship examining board.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3608r Section 3608r. 450.045 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,7 450.045 (2) Internships shall consist of practical experience in the responsibilities of a pharmacist and shall be conducted under the supervision of a pharmacist approved by the pharmacy internship examining board.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,8 1246. Page 1156, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,9 " Section 3607. 445.125 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,12 445.125 (1) (a) 2. Notwithstanding s. 701.12 (1), such agreements may be made irrevocable as to the first $2,500 $3,000 of the funds paid under the agreement by each depositor.".

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,13 1247. Page 1156, line 6: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,14 " Section 3592d. 440.13 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,17 440.13 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3592h Section 3592h. 440.14 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,533,21 440.14 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3592p Section 3592p. 440.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,534,7 440.14 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3592pb Section 3592pb. 440.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,534,18 440.14 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3592pd Section 3592pd. 440.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,534,25 440.14 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3592pf Section 3592pf. 440.14 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,535,5 440.14 (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-SSA1-SA2,535,13 (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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3592t Section 3592t. 440.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,535,23 440.22 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-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gb Section 3605gb. 440.90 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 440.90 (1d).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gd Section 3605gd. 440.90 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,1 440.90 (1b) "Board" means the cemetery board.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gf Section 3605gf. 440.90 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,3 440.90 (1c) "Burial space" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (1d).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gh Section 3605gh. 440.90 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,5 440.90 (1g) "Business entity" has the meaning given in s. 452.01 (3j).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gj Section 3605gj. 440.90 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,7 440.90 (1r) "Business representative" has the meaning given in s. 452.01 (3k).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gL Section 3605gL. 440.90 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,9 440.90 (3g) "Columbarium" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (3g).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gn Section 3605gn. 440.90 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,11 440.90 (3r) "Columbarium space" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (3r).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gp Section 3605gp. 440.90 (4e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,13 440.90 (4e) "Lawn crypt" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (8g).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gr Section 3605gr. 440.90 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,16 440.90 (4m) "Licensed cemetery authority" means a cemetery authority that is licensed under s. 440.91 (1).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gt Section 3605gt. 440.90 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,18 440.90 (4r) "Licensee" means a person licensed under this subchapter.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gv Section 3605gv. 440.90 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,20 440.90 (10m) "Registrant" means a person registered under this subchapter.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gx Section 3605gx. 440.90 (10r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,536,23 440.90 (10r) "Religious cemetery authority" has the meaning given in s. 157.061 (15m).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605gz Section 3605gz. 440.90 (14) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605ib Section 3605ib. 440.91 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 440.91 (1) (a) and amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,537,13 440.91 (1) (a) Except as provided in sub. (6m), every cemetery authority that operates a cemetery that is 5 acres or more in size, that sells or solicits the sale of a total of 10 20 or more cemetery lots or mausoleum burial spaces at a cemetery during a calendar year and that pays any commission or other compensation to any person for selling or soliciting the sale of its cemetery lots or mausoleum spaces shall register with, or that has $100,000 or more in trust fund accounts for a cemetery shall apply to the department. The registration shall be in writing and shall include the names of the officers of the cemetery authority for a license for that cemetery. A cemetery authority that operates more than one cemetery shall apply for a separate license for each cemetery that is 5 acres or more in size and for each cemetery, at which it sells 20 or more burial spaces or at which it has $100,000 or more in trust fund accounts.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605id Section 3605id. 440.91 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,537,16 440.91 (1) (b) Except as provided in s. 440.93 (1), the department shall grant a license to a cemetery authority if all of the following are satisfied:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,537,21 1. The cemetery authority submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department. The application shall require the cemetery authority to provide the names of the officers of the cemetery authority and to identify a business representative who is primarily responsible for the cemetery authority's compliance with subch. II of ch. 157 and this subchapter.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,537,23 2. The cemetery authority pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) and any fees, costs, or expenses charged by the department under s. 440.03 (13) (c).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605idc Section 3605idc. 440.91 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,538,3 440.91 (1) (c) A licensed cemetery authority shall notify the department if it designates a substitute business representative to take the place of a business representative identified under par. (b) 1.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605idf Section 3605idf. 440.91 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,538,9 440.91 (1) (d) If a licensed cemetery authority notifies the department under s. 157.08 (2) (b) 1. (intro.) that it proposes to take an action specified in s. 157.08 (2) (b) 1. b. or c. and the department does not object to the action under s. 157.08 (2) (b) 3., the department shall revoke the license granted under par. (b) and require the licensed cemetery authority to reapply for a license under par. (b).

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605idg Section 3605idg. 440.91 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-SA2,538,14 440.91 (1) (e) 1. The renewal dates and renewal fees for licenses granted under par. (b) are specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a), except that a licensed cemetery authority is not required to renew its license if the cemetery authority sells less than 10 burial spaces during a period of 2 consecutive calendar years.

SB55-SSA1-SA2,538,18 2. A licensed cemetery authority that is not required to renew its license under subd. 1. shall renew the license if, during a period of 2 consecutive calendar years that is subsequent to the period specified in subd. 1., the cemetery authority sells 10 or more burial spaces.

SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 3605if Section 3605if. 440.91 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: