AB40-ASA1,29,2212
14.85
(8) (d)
If permitted by law, any state agency or local public body, board,
13commission or agency may allocate funds under its control to fund programs
14recommended by the commission. If the department of commerce determines that
15a program recommended by the commission to undertake activities relating to the
16promotion of economic development is consistent with the department's statewide
17economic development plans, priorities and resources, the department shall have
18primary responsibility to support the activities of the program. If the department
19of tourism determines that a program recommended by the commission to undertake
20activities relating to the promotion of tourism is consistent with the department's
21statewide tourism marketing plans, priorities
, and resources, the department shall
22have primary responsibility to support the activities of the program.
AB40-ASA1,30,524
14.85
(9) The commission may establish a technical committee to advise the
25commission. The members of the committee shall include at least one employee each
1from the department of transportation
, and the department of tourism
and the
2department of commerce. The commission shall request the department of
3transportation
, and the department of tourism
and the department of commerce to
4designate employees to serve on the committee and may request any other state
5agency to designate an employee to serve on the committee.
AB40-ASA1,30,157
15.01
(2) "Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a
8department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a
9department, except for the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of
105 members and the
earned release review parole commission which shall consist of
118 members. A Wisconsin group created for participation in a continuing interstate
12body, or the interstate body itself, shall be known as a "commission", but is not a
13commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The
earned release review parole commission
14created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission
15for purposes of s. 15.06.
AB40-ASA1,31,317
15.01
(6) "Division," "bureau," "section" and "unit" means the subunits of a
18department or an independent agency, whether specifically created by law or created
19by the head of the department or the independent agency for the more economic and
20efficient administration and operation of the programs assigned to the department
21or independent agency. The office of justice assistance in the department of
22administration
, the office of energy independence in the department of
23administration, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the
24department of administration, and the office of credit unions in the department of
25financial institutions have the meaning of "division" under this subsection. The
1office of the long-term care ombudsman under the board on aging and long-term
2care and the office of educational accountability in the department of public
3instruction have the meaning of "bureau" under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1, s. 84
4Section
84. 15.02 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,31,135
15.02
(3) (c) 1. The principal subunit of the department is the "division". Each
6division shall be headed by an "administrator". The office of justice assistance in the
7department of administration
, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars
8Program in the department of administration, and the office of credit unions in the
9department of financial institutions have the meaning of "division" and the executive
10staff director of the office of justice assistance in the department of administration
,
11the director of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the
12department of administration, and the director of credit unions have the meaning of
13"administrator" under this subdivision.
AB40-ASA1,31,1815
15.06
(6) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a commission constitutes
16a quorum to do business, except that vacancies shall not prevent a commission from
17doing business. This subsection does not apply to the
earned release review parole 18commission.
AB40-ASA1, s. 87
20Section
87. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,32,1021
15.07
(1) (cm) The term of one member of the government accountability board
22shall expire on each May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the economic policy board
23appointed under s. 15.155 (2) (a) 4. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered
24year and the terms of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (2) (a) 4. shall
25expire on May 1 of every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land
1and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on
2January 1. The term of the member of the land and water conservation board
3appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered
4year.
The terms of members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms
5of the appraiser members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the
6auctioneer and auction company representative members of the auctioneer board
7shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the members of the
8cemetery board shall expire on July 1 in an even-numbered year. The term of the
9student member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System who
10is at least 24 years old shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year.
AB40-ASA1, s. 88
11Section
88. 15.07 (1) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,32,1512
15.07
(1) (cs) No member of the auctioneer board, cemetery board,
or real estate
13appraisers board
, or real estate board may be an officer, director, or employee of a
14private organization that promotes or furthers any profession or occupation
15regulated by that board.
AB40-ASA1, s. 89
16Section
89. 15.07 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,32,2217
15.07
(3) (b) Except as provided in par. (bm), each board not covered under par.
18(a) shall meet annually, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson
19or a majority of its members. The auctioneer board, the cemetery board,
the real
20estate board, and the real estate appraisers board shall also meet on the call of the
21secretary of
regulation and licensing safety and professional services or his or her
22designee within the department.
AB40-ASA1, s. 91
24Section
91. 15.08 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,33,7
115.08
(1m) (c) The membership of each examining board and examining
2council created in the department of
regulation and licensing safety and professional
3services after June 1, 1975, shall be increased by one member who shall be a public
4member appointed to serve for the same term served by the other members of such
5examining board or examining council, unless the act relating to the creation of such
6examining board or examining council provides that 2 or more public members shall
7be appointed to such examining board or examining council.
AB40-ASA1,33,109
15.103
(5) Division of enterprise technology. There is created in the
10department of administration a division of enterprise technology.
AB40-ASA1, s. 92
11Section
92. 15.105 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,33,1412
15.105
(12) (a) 1. The secretary of transportation, the secretary of agriculture,
13trade and consumer protection and the secretary of
commerce safety and
14professional services or their formally appointed designees.
AB40-ASA1,33,2118
15.105
(32) Office of business development. There is created an office of
19business development which is attached to the department of administration under
20s. 15.03. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of a director who
21shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his or her pleasure.
AB40-ASA1,34,1223
15.107
(2) Council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority
24business opportunities. There is created in the department of administration a
25council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business
1opportunities consisting of 13 members, appointed by the secretary of
2administration for 3-year terms, with representation as follows: at least 2 shall be
3owners or employees of small businesses at least 51% owned by one or more members
4of a racial minority group; at least one shall be an owner or employee of a small
5business at least 51% owned by one or more handicapped persons; at least one shall
6be an owner or employee of a small business operated on a nonprofit basis for the
7rehabilitation of disabled persons; at least 2 shall be owners or employees of
8veteran-owned businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (4) (d); at least one shall be a
9representative of the department of
commerce safety and professional services; and
10at least one shall be a consumer member. No member may serve for more than 2
11consecutive full terms. The secretary of administration, or a department employee
12who is the secretary's designee, shall serve as the council's nonvoting secretary.
AB40-ASA1, s. 98
13Section
98. 15.107 (16) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,34,1414
15.107
(16) (b) 3. The secretary of
commerce safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1, s. 99
15Section
99. 15.137 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,34,1716
15.137
(2) (a) 3m. The
secretary of commerce chief executive officer of the
17Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation or his or her designee.
AB40-ASA1,34,2519
15.145
(1) Earned release review Parole commission. There is created in the
20department of corrections
an earned release review
a parole commission consisting
21of 8 members. Members shall have knowledge of or experience in corrections or
22criminal justice. The members shall include a chairperson who is nominated by the
23governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for a 2-year term
24expiring March 1 of the odd-numbered years, subject to removal under s. 17.07 (3m),
25and the remaining members in the classified service appointed by the chairperson.
AB40-ASA1, s. 101
1Section
101. 15.145 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,35,212
15.145
(5) Council on offender reentry. (intro.) There is created a council
3on offender reentry which is attached to the department of corrections under s. 15.03,
4which shall have the duties, responsibilities, and powers set forth under s. 301.095.
5The council shall consist of 22 members, and the appointed members shall serve for
62-year terms and may be appointed for a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. The
7chairperson of the council shall be the secretary of corrections or the reentry director,
8as decided by the secretary of corrections. The chairperson may appoint
9subcommittees and the council shall meet no less frequently than 4 times per year
10at a date and location to be determined by the chairperson. Members of the council
11shall include the secretary of corrections, or his or her designee; the secretary of
12workforce development, or his or her designee; the secretary of health services, or his
13or her designee; the secretary of children and families, or his or her designee;
the
14secretary of commerce, or his or her designee; the secretary of transportation, or his
15or her designee; the attorney general, or his or her designee; the chairperson of the
16parole commission, or his or her designee; the state superintendent of public
17instruction; the reentry director as appointed by the secretary of corrections; a
18current or former judge, as appointed by the director of state courts; an individual
19who has been previously convicted of, and incarcerated for, a crime in Wisconsin, as
20appointed by the secretary of corrections; and the following persons, as appointed by
21the governor:
AB40-ASA1, s. 109
4Section
109. 15.155 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (33) and amended
5to read:
AB40-ASA1,36,206
15.105
(33) Small business regulatory review board. There is created a small
7business regulatory review board, attached to the department of
commerce
8administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of a representative of the
9department of administration; a representative of the department of agriculture,
10trade and consumer protection; a representative of the department of children and
11families;
a representative of the department of commerce; a representative of the
12department of health services; a representative of the department of natural
13resources; a representative of the department of
regulation and licensing safety and
14professional services; a representative of the department of revenue; a
15representative of the department of workforce development; 6 representatives of
16small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), who shall be appointed for 3-year
17terms; and the chairpersons of one senate and one assembly committee concerned
18with small businesses, appointed as are members of standing committees. The
19representatives of the departments shall be selected by the secretary of that
20department.
AB40-ASA1, s. 110
21Section
110. 15.155 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (1m), and 15.405
22(1m) (a) (intro.), 3. and 5., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,36,2523
15.405
(1m) (a) (intro.) There is created a building inspector review board
24which is attached to the department of
commerce safety and professional services 25under s. 15.03 that consists of the following members:
AB40-ASA1,37,2
13. The secretary of
commerce safety and professional services or his or her
2designee.
AB40-ASA1,37,53
5. A building inspector certified by the department of
commerce safety and
4professional services, to inspect public buildings, places of employment, or
5one-family and two-family dwellings.
AB40-ASA1, s. 112
7Section
112. 15.157 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (10) and amended
8to read:
AB40-ASA1,38,29
15.407
(10) Dwelling code council. There is created in the department of
10commerce safety and professional services, a dwelling code council, consisting of 18
11members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. Four members shall be
12representatives of building trade labor organizations; 4 members shall be certified
13building inspectors employed by local units of government; 2 members shall be
14representatives of building contractors actively engaged in on-site construction of
15one- and 2-family housing; 2 members shall be representatives of manufacturers or
16installers of manufactured one- and 2-family housing; one member shall be an
17architect, engineer or designer actively engaged in the design or evaluation of one-
18and 2-family housing; 2 members shall represent the construction material supply
19industry; one member shall represent remodeling contractors actively engaged in
20the remodeling of one-family and 2-family housing; and 2 members shall represent
21the public, one of whom shall represent persons with disabilities, as defined in s.
22106.50 (1m) (g). An employee of the department designated by the secretary of
23commerce safety and professional services shall serve as nonvoting secretary of the
24council. The council shall meet at least twice a year. Eleven members of the council
1shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of conducting business a majority vote
2of the council is required.
AB40-ASA1, s. 113
3Section
113. 15.157 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (11) and amended
4to read:
AB40-ASA1,38,115
15.407
(11) Contractor certification council. There is created in the
6department of
commerce safety and professional services a contractor certification
7council consisting of 3 members who are building contractors holding certificates of
8financial responsibility under s. 101.654 and who are involved in, or who have
9demonstrated an interest in, continuing education for building contractors. The
10members shall be appointed by the secretary of
commerce safety and professional
11services for 3-year terms.
AB40-ASA1, s. 114
12Section
114. 15.157 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (16) and amended
13to read:
AB40-ASA1,38,2014
15.407
(16) Plumbers council. There is created in the department of
commerce 15safety and professional services a plumbers council consisting of 3 members. One
16member shall be an employee of the department of
commerce safety and professional
17services, selected by the secretary of
commerce
safety and professional services, to
18serve as the secretary of the council. Two members, one a master plumber and one
19a journeyman plumber, shall be appointed by the secretary of
commerce safety and
20professional services for 2-year terms.
AB40-ASA1, s. 116
22Section
116. 15.157 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (17) and amended
23to read:
AB40-ASA1,39,824
15.407
(17) Automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen
25council. There is created in the department of
commerce safety and professional
1services an automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council
2consisting of 5 members. One member shall be an employee of the department of
3commerce safety and professional services, selected by the secretary of
commerce 4safety and professional services, to serve as secretary of the council. Two members
5shall be licensed journeymen automatic fire sprinkler fitters and 2 members shall be
6persons representing licensed automatic fire sprinkler contractors, all appointed by
7the secretary of
commerce safety and professional services for staggered 4-year
8terms.
AB40-ASA1, s. 117b
9Section 117b. 15.157 (10) (intro.) and (a) to (f) of the statutes are renumbered
1015.347 (8) (intro.) and (a) to (f), and 15.347 (8) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended
11to read:
AB40-ASA1,39,1412
15.347
(8) Small business environmental council. (intro.) There is created
13in the department of
commerce natural resources a small business environmental
14council consisting of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 118
16Section
118. 15.157 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (12), and 15.407
17(12) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,39,2018
15.407
(12) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of
commerce safety
19and professional services a multifamily dwelling code council consisting of the
20following members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 119
21Section
119. 15.157 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (13), and 15.407
22(13) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,40,223
15.407
(13) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of
commerce safety
24and professional services a manufactured housing code council consisting of the
1following members appointed by the secretary of
commerce safety and professional
2services for 3-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 120
3Section
120. 15.157 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (14), and 15.407
4(14) (a) (intro.), 9. and 10. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,40,75
15.407
(14) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of
commerce safety
6and professional services a conveyance safety code council consisting of the following
7members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40-ASA1,40,98
9. The secretary of
commerce safety and professional services, or his or her
9designee.
AB40-ASA1,40,1210
10. An employee of the department of
commerce safety and professional
11services, designated by the secretary of
commerce
safety and professional services,
12who is familiar with commercial building inspections.
AB40-ASA1,40,1613
(b) The council shall meet at least twice a year. The employee of the department
14of
commerce safety and professional services designated by the secretary of
15commerce safety and professional services under par. (a) 10. shall serve as nonvoting
16secretary of the council.
AB40-ASA1, s. 125
18Section
125. 15.347 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,40,1919
15.347
(13) (b) 2. The secretary of
commerce safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1,40,25
2215.40 Department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
23services; creation. There is created a department of
regulation and licensing 24safety and professional services under the direction and supervision of the secretary
25of
regulation and licensing safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1,41,72
15.405
(1) Accounting examining board. There is created an accounting
3examining board in the department of
regulation and licensing safety and
4professional services. The examining board shall consist of 7 members, appointed
5for staggered 4-year terms. Five members shall hold certificates as certified public
6accountants and be eligible for licensure to practice in this state. Two members shall
7be public members.
AB40-ASA1,41,189
15.405
(2) Examining board of architects, landscape architects,
10professional engineers, designers and land surveyors. There is created an
11examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers,
12designers and land surveyors in the department of
regulation and licensing safety
13and professional services. Any professional member appointed to the examining
14board shall be registered to practice architecture, landscape architecture,
15professional engineering, the design of engineering systems or land surveying under
16ch. 443. The examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for
174-year terms: 3 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional engineers, 3
18designers, 3 land surveyors and 10 public members.
AB40-ASA1, s. 132
19Section
132. 15.405 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,41,2320
15.405
(2m) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of
regulation and
21licensing safety and professional services an examining board of professional
22geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists consisting of the following members
23appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 133
24Section
133. 15.405 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,42,3
115.405
(3) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of
regulation and
2licensing safety and professional services an auctioneer board consisting of the
3following members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 134
4Section
134. 15.405 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: