SB453-SSA1,51,18 14(2m) (a) For an applicant possessing a diploma or certificate from a course of
15study of not less than 4 years as specified in sub. (1m), a specific record of 4 or more
16years of experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the examining
17board
professional engineer section and indicating that the applicant is competent
18to be placed in responsible charge of engineering work.
SB453-SSA1,51,2319 (b) For an applicant possessing a diploma or degree from a course of study of
20not less than 2 years as specified in sub. (1m), a specific record of 6 or more years of
21experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the examining board
22professional engineer section and indicating that the applicant is competent to be
23placed in responsible charge of engineering work.
SB453-SSA1, s. 180 24Section 180. 443.05 (1) (intro.), (a) and (b) and (2) of the statutes are amended
25to read:
SB453-SSA1,52,3
1443.05 (1) An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall
2submit as satisfactory evidence to the professional engineer section of the examining
3board as follows one of the following:
SB453-SSA1,52,64 (a) A diploma of graduation in engineering or a certificate in engineering from
5a school or college approved by the examining board professional engineer section as
6of satisfactory standing, or.
SB453-SSA1,52,87 (b) A specific record of 4 years or more of experience in engineering work of a
8character satisfactory to the examining board professional engineer section.
SB453-SSA1,52,18 9(2) Graduation in engineering from a school or college approved by the
10examining board professional engineer section as of satisfactory standing shall be
11considered as equivalent to 4 years of experience and the completion satisfactory to
12the examining board professional engineer section of each year of work in
13engineering in such school or college without graduation shall be considered as
14equivalent to one year of experience. Graduation in a course other than engineering
15from a school or college approved by the examining board professional engineer
16section
as of satisfactory standing shall be considered as equivalent to 2 years of
17experience. No applicant may receive credit for more than 4 years of experience
18under this subsection.
SB453-SSA1, s. 181 19Section 181. 443.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,53,320 443.06 (1) (a) Application for registration as a land surveyor or a permit to
21practice shall be made to the section under oath, on forms provided by the
22department, which shall require the applicant to submit such information as the
23land surveyor section of the examining board deems necessary. The land surveyor
24section may require applicants to pass written or oral examinations or both.
25Applicants who do not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321,

1111.322, and 111.335, shall be entitled to be registered or issued a permit to practice
2as land surveyors when satisfactory evidence is submitted that the applicant has met
3one or more of the requirements of sub. (2).
SB453-SSA1, s. 182 4Section 182. 443.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,53,85 443.06 (2) Requirements; certificate of registration. (intro.) The land
6surveyor
section may grant a certificate of registration as a land surveyor to any
7person who has submitted to it an application, the required fees, and one or more of
8the following:
SB453-SSA1, s. 183 9Section 183. 443.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,53,1610 443.06 (3) Permit to practice. The examining board land surveyor section may
11grant a permit to practice land surveying during the time an application is pending
12to a person who is not registered in this state, if the person has submitted an
13application for registration as a land surveyor and paid the required fee and holds
14an unexpired certificate which in the opinion of the examining board land surveyor
15section
meets the requirements of sub. (2). The permit shall be revocable by the land
16surveyor
section at its pleasure.
SB453-SSA1, s. 184 17Section 184. 443.07 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,53,2118 443.07 (1) (intro.) An applicant for a permit as a designer shall submit as
19evidence satisfactory to the designer section of the examining board indicating one
20of the following to indicate
that he or she is competent to be in charge of such work
21as follows:
SB453-SSA1, s. 185 22Section 185. 443.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,54,223 443.07 (1) (a) A specific record of 8 years or more of experience in specialized
24engineering design work and the satisfactory completion of a written examination

1in the field or branch, as determined by the board designer section, in which
2certification is sought; or.
SB453-SSA1, s. 186 3Section 186. 443.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,54,104 443.07 (3) Permits shall be granted, designated, and limited to the fields and
5subfields of technology as are determined by the examining board designer section
6and recognized in engineering design practice. Any person holding a permit may
7prepare plans and specifications and perform consultation, investigation , and
8evaluation in connection with the making of plans and specifications, within the
9scope of the permit, notwithstanding that such activity constitutes the practice of
10architecture or professional engineering under this chapter.
SB453-SSA1, s. 187 11Section 187. 443.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,54,1612 443.07 (5) The permit shall, on its face, restrict the holder thereof to the specific
13field and subfields of designing in which the permittee acquired his or her experience
14in designing. If qualified in more than one type of designing, persons may receive
15permits for more than one field or subfield of designing as may be determined by the
16examining board designer section.
SB453-SSA1, s. 188 17Section 188. 443.08 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (1) (a) and
18amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,55,219 443.08 (1) (a) The practice of architecture or professional engineering
20pertaining to the internal operations of a firm, partnership, or corporation may be
21performed by employees if the architectural or professional engineering services are
22performed by or under the direct supervision of architects or professional engineers
23registered under this chapter, or persons exempt from registration under s. 443.14.
24Registered or exempt architectural or professional engineering employees may
25provide architectural or professional engineering data with respect to the

1manufacture, sale, and utilization of the products of the firm, partnership, or
2corporation to other registered or exempt architects or professional engineers.
SB453-SSA1, s. 189 3Section 189. 443.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,55,114 443.08 (1) (b) The practice of professional engineering pertaining to the
5internal operations of a firm, partnership, or corporation may be performed by
6employees if the professional engineering services are performed by or under the
7direct supervision of professional engineers registered under this chapter, or persons
8exempt from registration under s. 443.14. Registered or exempt professional
9engineering employees may provide professional engineering data with respect to
10the manufacture, sale, and utilization of the products of the firm, partnership, or
11corporation to other registered or exempt professional engineers.
SB453-SSA1, s. 190 12Section 190. 443.08 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (2) (a) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,55,2014 443.08 (2) (a) (intro.) The No individual architect registered under this chapter
15may
practice of or the offer to practice architecture, professional engineering or
16designing by individual architects, professional engineers or designers
registered or
17granted a permit under this chapter, through a firm, partnership or corporation
as
18principals, officers, employees or agents, is permitted subject to this chapter, if a
19principal, officer, employee, or agent of a firm, partnership, or corporation unless
all
20of the following are satisfied:
SB453-SSA1,55,23 211. All personnel who practice or offer to practice in its behalf as architects,
22professional engineers or designers
are registered or granted a permit under this
23chapter and if the.
SB453-SSA1,55,25 242. The firm, partnership, or corporation has been issued a certificate of
25authorization under sub. (3) (a) 1.
SB453-SSA1, s. 191
1Section 191. 443.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,56,52 443.08 (2) (b) No individual professional engineer registered under this
3chapter may practice or offer to practice professional engineering as a principal,
4officer, employee, or agent of a firm, partnership, or corporation unless all of the
5following are satisfied:
SB453-SSA1,56,76 1. All personnel who practice or offer to practice in its behalf as professional
7engineers are registered under this chapter.
SB453-SSA1,56,98 2. The firm, partnership, or corporation has been issued a certificate of
9authorization under sub. (3) (a) 2.
SB453-SSA1, s. 192 10Section 192. 443.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,56,1311 443.08 (2) (c) No individual designer granted a permit under this chapter may
12practice or offer to practice designing as a principal, officer, employee, or agent of a
13firm, partnership, or corporation unless all of the following are satisfied:
SB453-SSA1,56,1514 1. All personnel who practice or offer to practice in its behalf as designers are
15granted a permit under this chapter.
SB453-SSA1,56,1716 2. The firm, partnership, or corporation has been issued a certificate of
17authorization under sub. (3) (a) 3.
SB453-SSA1, s. 193 18Section 193. 443.08 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (3) (a) 1. and
19amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,57,1020 443.08 (3) (a) 1. A firm, partnership, or corporation desiring a certificate of
21authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by
22the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all
23individuals in its employment registered or granted a permit to practice
24architecture, professional engineering or designing in this state who will be in
25responsible charge of architecture, professional engineering or designing being

1practiced in this state through the firm, partnership, or corporation and other
2relevant information required by the architect section of the examining board. A
3similar type of form shall also accompany the renewal fee. If there is a change in any
4of these persons, the change shall be reported on the same type of form, and filed with
5the department within 30 days after the effective date of the change. The examining
6board
architect section shall grant a certificate of authorization to a firm,
7partnership, or corporation complying with this subsection upon payment of the
8initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). This
9subsection does not apply to firms, partnerships, or corporations exempt under s.
10443.14 (3) or (5).
SB453-SSA1, s. 194 11Section 194. 443.08 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,58,212 443.08 (3) (a) 2. A firm, partnership, or corporation desiring a certificate of
13authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by
14the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all
15individuals in its employment registered to practice professional engineering in this
16state who will be in responsible charge of professional engineering being practiced
17in this state through the firm, partnership, or corporation and other relevant
18information required by the professional engineer section of the examining board.
19A similar type of form shall also accompany the renewal fee. If there is a change in
20any of these persons, the change shall be reported on the same type of form, and filed
21with the department within 30 days after the effective date of the change. The
22professional engineer section shall grant a certificate of authorization to a firm,
23partnership, or corporation complying with this subsection upon payment of the
24initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). This

1subsection does not apply to firms, partnerships, or corporations exempt under s.
2443.14 (3) or (5).
SB453-SSA1, s. 195 3Section 195. 443.08 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,58,174 443.08 (3) (a) 3. A firm, partnership, or corporation desiring a certificate of
5authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by
6the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all
7individuals in its employment granted a permit to practice designing in this state
8who will be in responsible charge of designing being practiced in this state through
9the firm, partnership, or corporation and other relevant information required by the
10designer section of the examining board. A similar type of form shall also accompany
11the renewal fee. If there is a change in any of these persons, the change shall be
12reported on the same type of form, and filed with the department within 30 days after
13the effective date of the change. The designer section shall grant a certificate of
14authorization to a firm, partnership, or corporation complying with this subsection
15upon payment of the initial credential fee determined by the department under s.
16440.03 (9) (a). This subsection does not apply to firms, partnerships, or corporations
17exempt under s. 443.14 (3) or (5).
SB453-SSA1, s. 196 18Section 196. 443.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (4) (a) 1. and
19amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,59,220 443.08 (4) (a) 1. No firm, partnership, or corporation may be relieved of
21responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason
22of its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing architecture,
23landscape architecture, professional engineering or designing
be relieved of
24responsibility for architectural, landscape architectural, professional engineering or

1designing
services performed by reason of his or her employment or relationship with
2the firm, partnership, or corporation.
SB453-SSA1, s. 197 3Section 197. 443.08 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,59,94 443.08 (4) (a) 2. No firm, partnership, or corporation may be relieved of
5responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason
6of its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing landscape
7architecture be relieved of responsibility for landscape architectural services
8performed by reason of his or her employment or relationship with the firm,
9partnership, or corporation.
SB453-SSA1, s. 198 10Section 198. 443.08 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,59,1611 443.08 (4) (a) 3. No firm, partnership, or corporation may be relieved of
12responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason
13of its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing professional
14engineering be relieved of responsibility for professional engineering services
15performed by reason of his or her employment or relationship with the firm,
16partnership, or corporation.
SB453-SSA1, s. 199 17Section 199. 443.08 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,59,2218 443.08 (4) (a) 4. No firm, partnership, or corporation may be relieved of
19responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason
20of its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing designing be
21relieved of responsibility for designing services performed by reason of his or her
22employment or relationship with the firm, partnership, or corporation.
SB453-SSA1, s. 200 23Section 200. 443.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (4) (b) 1. and
24amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,60,9
1443.08 (4) (b) 1. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
2architectural, engineering or designing papers or documents involving the practice
3of architecture, professional engineering or designing, or landscape architectural
4papers or documents prepared by a landscape architect registered under this
5chapter
, prepared for the use of a firm, partnership, or corporation, for delivery by
6it to any person, or for public record within the state shall be dated and bear the
7signature and seal of the architect, landscape architect, professional engineer or
8designer
who was in responsible charge of their preparation. This paragraph does
9not apply to persons exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4), or (5).
SB453-SSA1, s. 201 10Section 201. 443.08 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,60,1711 443.08 (4) (b) 2. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
12landscape architectural papers or documents prepared by a landscape architect
13registered under this chapter, prepared for the use of a firm, partnership, or
14corporation, for delivery by it to any person, or for public record within the state shall
15be dated and bear the signature and seal of the landscape architect who was in
16responsible charge of their preparation. This paragraph does not apply to persons
17exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4), or (5).
SB453-SSA1, s. 202 18Section 202. 443.08 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,60,2419 443.08 (4) (b) 3. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
20engineering papers or documents involving the practice of professional engineering,
21prepared for the use of a firm, partnership, or corporation, for delivery by it to any
22person, or for public record within the state shall be dated and bear the signature and
23seal of the professional engineer who was in responsible charge of their preparation.
24This paragraph does not apply to persons exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4), or (5).
SB453-SSA1, s. 203 25Section 203. 443.08 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,61,6
1443.08 (4) (b) 4. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
2designing papers or documents involving the practice of designing, prepared for the
3use of a firm, partnership, or corporation, for delivery by it to any person, or for public
4record within the state shall be dated and bear the signature and seal of the designer
5who was in responsible charge of their preparation. This paragraph does not apply
6to persons exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4), or (5).
SB453-SSA1, s. 204 7Section 204. 443.08 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (5) (a) and
8amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,61,159 443.08 (5) (a) No firm, partnership, or corporation may engage in the practice
10of or offer to practice architecture, professional engineering or designing in this state,
11or use in connection with its name, or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title
12or description tending to convey the impression that it is engaged in the practice of
13architecture, professional engineering or designing, nor may it advertise or offer to
14furnish an architectural, professional engineering or designing service, unless the
15firm, partnership, or corporation has complied with this chapter.
SB453-SSA1, s. 205 16Section 205. 443.08 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,61,2217 443.08 (5) (b) No firm, partnership, or corporation may engage in the practice
18of or offer to practice professional engineering in this state, or use in connection with
19its name, or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to
20convey the impression that it is engaged in the practice of professional engineering,
21nor may it advertise or offer to furnish a professional engineering service, unless the
22firm, partnership, or corporation has complied with this chapter.
SB453-SSA1, s. 206 23Section 206. 443.08 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453-SSA1,62,424 443.08 (5) (c) No firm, partnership, or corporation may engage in the practice
25of or offer to practice designing in this state, or use in connection with its name, or

1otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the
2impression that it is engaged in the practice of designing, nor may it advertise or offer
3to furnish a designing service, unless the firm, partnership, or corporation has
4complied with this chapter.
SB453-SSA1, s. 207 5Section 207. 443.09 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,62,96 443.09 (4m) No person may be registered as a landscape architect under this
7chapter unless he or she passes a written examination or written and oral
8examinations conducted or approved by the landscape architect section of the
9examining board under sub. (5).
SB453-SSA1, s. 208 10Section 208. 443.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,62,2211 443.09 (5) Written or written and oral examinations shall be held at such time
12and place as the landscape architect section of the examining board determines. The
13scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the
14examining board landscape architect section with special reference to the applicant's
15ability to design and supervise architectural, landscape architectural, or
16engineering work, which shall promote the public welfare and ensure the safety of
17life, health, and property. A candidate failing an examination may, upon application
18and payment of the required reexamination fee, be examined again by the examining
19board
landscape architect section. No restrictions may be placed on the number of
20times an unsuccessful candidate may be reexamined, except that after failure of 3
21reexaminations, the examining board landscape architect section may require a
22one-year waiting period before further reexamination.
SB453-SSA1, s. 209 23Section 209. 443.10 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,63,624 443.10 (1) (a) The appropriate section of the examining board may, upon
25application and the payment of the required fee, grant a certificate of registration as

1an architect, as a landscape architect, or as a professional engineer to any person who
2holds an unexpired certificate of similar registration issued to the person by the
3proper authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any
4country in which the requirements for the registration of architects, landscape
5architects, or professional engineers are of a standard not lower than specified in this
6chapter.
SB453-SSA1,63,157 (b) The appropriate section of the examining board may, upon application and
8payment of the required fee, grant a certificate of registration as an architect, as a
9landscape architect, or as a professional engineer to any person who holds an
10unrevoked card or certificate of national reciprocal registration, issued by any state,
11territory, or possession of the United States or by any country, which is in conformity
12with the regulations of the national council of state board of architectural, or
13engineering examiners, or council of landscape architectural registration boards,
14and who complies with the regulations of the examining board appropriate section,
15except as to qualifications and registration fee.
SB453-SSA1,63,2216 (c) The professional engineer section of the examining board may, upon
17application therefor, and the payment of the required fee, grant a
18certificate-of-record as engineer-in-training to any person who holds an unexpired
19certificate of similar certification issued to the person by the proper authority in any
20state or territory or possession of the United States or in any country in which the
21requirements for the certification of engineers-in-training are of a standard not
22lower than specified in this chapter.
SB453-SSA1,64,623 (d) The appropriate section of the examining board may, upon application and
24payment of the required fee, grant a permit to practice or to offer to practice
25architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering to a person who is

1not a resident of and has no established place of business in this state, or who has
2recently become a resident of this state, if the person holds an unexpired certificate
3of similar registration issued to the person by the proper authority in any state or
4territory or possession of the United States or in any country in which the
5requirements for the registration of architects, landscape architects , or professional
6engineers are of a standard not lower than specified in this chapter.
SB453-SSA1, s. 210 7Section 210. 443.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,64,138 443.10 (2) (c) The appropriate section of the examining board shall grant a
9certificate of registration upon payment of the registration fee to any applicant who,
10in the opinion of the examining board appropriate section, has satisfactorily met all
11the applicable requirements of this chapter. The certificate shall authorize the
12practice of architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering, as
13appropriate.
SB453-SSA1, s. 211 14Section 211. 443.10 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,64,2015 443.10 (2) (d) The granting of a certificate of registration by the appropriate
16section of the
examining board shall be evidence that the person named in the
17certificate is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered architect, a
18registered landscape architect, or a registered professional engineer under the
19classification stated on the certificate, while the certificate remains unrevoked or
20unexpired.
SB453-SSA1, s. 212 21Section 212. 443.10 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,64,2522 443.10 (2) (f) The professional engineer section of the examining board shall
23grant a certificate of record as engineer-in-training to any applicant who, in the
24opinion of the examining board professional engineer section, has satisfactorily met
25all the requirements of this section pertaining to engineers-in-training.
SB453-SSA1, s. 213
1Section 213. 443.10 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,65,62 443.10 (2) (h) Certificates of record as engineers-in-training shall expire on
3July 31st of the 10th year after their issuance unless extended by the professional
4engineer section of the
examining board. An application for extension shall contain
5evidence satisfactory to the examining board professional engineer section that the
6applicant's professional experience has been delayed.
SB453-SSA1, s. 214 7Section 214. 443.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,65,108 443.10 (3) Emergency rules; limitation. The No section of the examining board
9may not adopt or change, by emergency rule, any requirement for the registration
10of or issuance of a permit to any applicant under this chapter.
SB453-SSA1, s. 215 11Section 215. 443.10 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,65,1612 443.10 (4) (a) A list, showing the names and addresses of all
13engineers-in-training certified by the professional engineer section of the
14examining board during the period from July 1 to June 30, shall be prepared each
15year by the examining board professional engineer section. The list shall be
16obtainable by purchase at cost.
SB453-SSA1,65,2417 (b) The Each section of the examining board shall keep a record of its
18proceedings together with a record of all other information pertaining to its
19proceedings as may be deemed necessary by that section of the examining board. The
20records of the each section of the examining board shall be prima facie evidence of
21the proceedings of that section of the examining board set forth in the records, and
22a transcript thereof, duly certified by the secretary of that section of the examining
23board under seal, shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as if the
24original were produced.
SB453-SSA1, s. 216 25Section 216. 443.11 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453-SSA1,66,4
1443.11 (1) (intro.) The appropriate section of the examining board may
2reprimand an architect, landscape architect, or professional engineer or limit,
3suspend, or revoke the certificate of registration of any registrant, and the certificate
4of record of any engineer-in-training, who is found guilty of:
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