2011 Wisconsin Act 32

32,120 Section 120. 15.157 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (14), and 15.407 (14) (a) (intro.), 9. and 10. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

15.407 (14) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce safety and professional services a conveyance safety code council consisting of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:

9. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services, or his or her designee.

10. An employee of the department of commerce safety and professional services, designated by the secretary of commerce safety and professional services, who is familiar with commercial building inspections.

(b) The council shall meet at least twice a year. The employee of the department of commerce safety and professional services designated by the secretary of commerce safety and professional services under par. (a) 10. shall serve as nonvoting secretary of the council.

32,121c Section 121c. 15.157 (15) of the statutes is repealed.

32,125 Section 125. 15.347 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.347 (13) (b) 2. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services.

32,126 Section 126. 15.347 (18) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

32,129 Section 129. 15.40 of the statutes is amended to read:

15.40 Department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services; creation. There is created a department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services under the direction and supervision of the secretary of regulation and licensing safety and professional services.

32,130 Section 130. 15.405 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (1) Accounting examining board. There is created an accounting examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The examining board shall consist of 7 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five members shall hold certificates as certified public accountants and be eligible for licensure to practice in this state. Two members shall be public members.

32,131 Section 131. 15.405 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (2) Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers and land surveyors. There is created an examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers and land surveyors in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. Any professional member appointed to the examining board shall be registered to practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, the design of engineering systems or land surveying under ch. 443. The examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for 4-year terms: 3 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional engineers, 3 designers, 3 land surveyors and 10 public members.

32,132 Section 132. 15.405 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (2m) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services an examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,133 Section 133. 15.405 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (3) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services an auctioneer board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,134 Section 134. 15.405 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (3m) (b) (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a cemetery board consisting of the following members, who shall serve 4-year terms:

32,135 Section 135. 15.405 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (5) Chiropractic examining board. There is created a chiropractic examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The chiropractic examining board shall consist of 6 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be graduates from a school of chiropractic and licensed to practice chiropractic in this state. Two members shall be public members. No person may be appointed to the examining board who is in any way connected with or has a financial interest in any chiropractic school.

32,136 Section 136. 15.405 (5g) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a controlled substances board consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of health services and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees; the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board or a designee; and one psychiatrist and one pharmacologist appointed for 3-year terms.

32,137 Section 137. 15.405 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (6) Dentistry examining board. (intro.) There is created a dentistry examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,138 Section 138. 15.405 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (6m) Hearing and speech examining board. (intro.) There is created a hearing and speech examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,139 Section 139. 15.405 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (7) (a) There is created a medical examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services.

32,140 Section 140. 15.405 (7c) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (7c) (a) (intro.) There is created a marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,141 Section 141. 15.405 (7e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (7e) Radiography examining board. (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a radiography examining board consisting of the following 7 members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,142 Section 142. 15.405 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (7g) Board of nursing. There is created a board of nursing in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The board of nursing shall consist of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms: 5 currently licensed registered nurses under ch. 441; 2 currently licensed practical nurses under ch. 441; and 2 public members. Each registered nurse member shall have graduated from a program in professional nursing and each practical nurse member shall have graduated from a program in practical nursing accredited by the state in which the program was conducted.

32,143 Section 143. 15.405 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (7m) Nursing home administrator examining board. There is created a nursing home administrator examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting of 9 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms and the secretary of health services or a designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member. Five members shall be nursing home administrators licensed in this state. One member shall be a physician. One member shall be a nurse licensed under ch. 441. Two members shall be public members. No more than 2 members may be officials or full-time employees of this state.

32,144 Section 144. 15.405 (7r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (7r) Physical therapy examining board. (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a physical therapy examining board consisting of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:

32,145 Section 145. 15.405 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (8) Optometry examining board. There is created an optometry examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The optometry examining board shall consist of 7 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed optometrists in this state. Two members shall be public members.

32,146 Section 146. 15.405 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (9) Pharmacy examining board. There is created a pharmacy examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The pharmacy examining board shall consist of 7 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed to practice pharmacy in this state. Two members shall be public members.

32,147 Section 147. 15.405 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (10m) Psychology examining board. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a psychology examining board consisting of 6 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four of the members shall be psychologists licensed in this state. Each of the psychologist members shall represent a different specialty area within the field of psychology. Two members shall be public members.

32,148 Section 148. 15.405 (10r) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (10r) (a) (intro.) There is created a real estate appraisers board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,149 Section 149. 15.405 (11) of the statutes is repealed.

32,150 Section 150. 15.405 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:

15.405 (11m) Real estate examining board. There is created a real estate examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The real estate examining board shall consist of 7 members appointed to staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be real estate brokers or salespersons licensed in this state. Two members shall be public members. No member may serve more than 2 terms.

32,151 Section 151. 15.405 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (12) Veterinary examining board. There is created a veterinary examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The veterinary examining board shall consist of 8 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed veterinarians in this state. One member shall be a veterinary technician certified in this state. Two members shall be public members. No member of the examining board may in any way be financially interested in any school having a veterinary department or a course of study in veterinary or animal technology.

32,152 Section 152. 15.405 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (16) Funeral directors examining board. There is created a funeral directors examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The funeral directors examining board shall consist of 6 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be licensed funeral directors under ch. 445 in this state. Two members shall be public members.

32,153 Section 153. 15.405 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.405 (17) Barbering and cosmetology examining board. There is created a barbering and cosmetology examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The barbering and cosmetology examining board shall consist of 9 members appointed for 4-year terms. Four members shall be licensed barbers, aestheticians, or cosmetologists, 2 members shall be public members, one member shall be a representative of a private school of barbering or cosmetology, one member shall be a representative of a public school of barbering or cosmetology and one member shall be a licensed electrologist. Except for the 2 members representing schools, no member may be connected with or have any financial interest in a barbering or cosmetology school.

32,154 Section 154. 15.406 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.406 (2) Dietitians affiliated credentialing board. (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a dietitians affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,155 Section 155. 15.406 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.406 (3) Podiatry affiliated credentialing board. (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a podiatry affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,156 Section 156. 15.406 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.406 (4) Athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board. (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, an athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,157 Section 157. 15.406 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.406 (5) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board. (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, an occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,158 Section 158. 15.406 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.406 (6) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board. The affiliated credentialing board shall consist of the following 7 members appointed for 4-year terms:

32,159 Section 159. 15.407 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.407 (1m) Respiratory care practitioners examining council. There is created a respiratory care practitioners examining council in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services and serving the medical examining board in an advisory capacity in the formulating of rules to be promulgated by the medical examining board for the regulation of respiratory care practitioners. The respiratory care practitioners examining council shall consist of 3 certified respiratory care practitioners, each of whom shall have engaged in the practice of respiratory care for at least 3 years preceding appointment, one physician and one public member. The respiratory care practitioner and physician members shall be appointed by the medical examining board. The members of the examining council shall serve 3-year terms. Section 15.08 (1) to (4) (a) and (6) to (10) shall apply to the respiratory care practitioners examining council.

32,160 Section 160. 15.407 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.407 (2) Council on physician assistants. (intro.) There is created a council on physician assistants in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services and serving the medical examining board in an advisory capacity. The council's membership shall consist of:

32,161 Section 161. 15.407 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.407 (2m) (intro.) There is created a perfusionists examining council in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services and serving the medical examining board in an advisory capacity. The council shall consist of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:

32,162 Section 162. 15.407 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.407 (3) Examining councils; board of nursing. (intro.) The following examining councils are created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services to serve the board of nursing in an advisory capacity. Section 15.08 (1) to (4) (a) and (6) to (10), applies to the examining councils.

32,163 Section 163. 15.407 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.407 (5) Council on real estate curriculum and examinations. There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a council on real estate curriculum and examinations consisting of 7 members appointed for 4-year terms. Five members shall be real estate brokers or salespersons licensed under ch. 452 and 2 members shall be public members. Of the real estate broker or salesperson members, one member shall be a member of the real estate examining board appointed by the real estate examining board, at least 2 members shall be licensed real estate brokers with at least 5 years of experience as real estate brokers, and at least one member shall be a licensed real estate salesperson with at least 2 years of experience as a real estate salesperson. Of the 2 public members, at least one member shall have at least 2 years of experience in planning or presenting real estate educational programs. No member of the council may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

32,164 Section 164. 15.407 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.407 (6) Pharmacist advisory council. (intro.) There is created a pharmacist advisory council in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services and serving the pharmacy examining board in an advisory capacity. The council shall consist of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:

32,165 Section 165. 15.407 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.407 (8) Crematory authority council. (intro.) There is created a crematory authority council in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting of the secretary of regulation and licensing safety and professional services or a designee of the secretary, who shall serve as a nonvoting member, and the following persons appointed for 3-year terms:

32,166 Section 166. 15.407 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.407 (9) (a) (intro.) There is created a sign language interpreter council in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting of the secretary of regulation and licensing safety and professional services or a designee of the secretary and the following 8 members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for 3-year terms:

32,167 Section 167. 15.435 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

15.435 (1) (a) 1. The secretary of commerce chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the secretary of revenue or their designees.

32,168 Section 168. 15.445 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.445 (1) Arts board. There is created an arts board which is attached to in the department of tourism under s. 15.03. The arts board shall consist of 15 members appointed for 3-year terms who are residents of this state and who are known for their concern for the arts. At least 2 members shall be from the northwest portion of this state, at least 2 members shall be from the northeast portion of this state, at least 2 members shall be from the southwest portion of this state, and at least 2 members shall be from the southeast portion of this state.

32,169 Section 169. 15.445 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: