SB453,18,11 11(b) An adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1).
SB453, s. 27 12Section 27. 101.01 (12) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,18,1313 101.01 (12) (c) A home-based business, as defined by the department by rule.
SB453, s. 28 14Section 28. 101.02 (20) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
1532
, is amended to read:
SB453,18,2316 101.02 (20) (a) For purposes of this subsection, "license" means a license,
17permit, or certificate of certification or registration issued by the department for an
18occupation or profession
under ss. s. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.143 (2) (g),
19101.147, 101.15 (2) (e), 101.16 (3g), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a),
20101.63 (2) or (2m), 101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (1m), (1v), and (2), 101.935,
21101.95, 101.951, 101.952, 101.96 (2), 101.985 (1) to (3), 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045,
22145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18, or 167.10 (6m) or under rules
23promulgated under ch. 101 or 145
.
SB453, s. 29 24Section 29. 101.02 (21) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
2532
, is amended to read:
SB453,19,8
1101.02 (21) (a) In this subsection, "license" means a license, permit, or
2certificate of certification or registration issued by the department for an occupation
3or profession
under s. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.143 (2) (g), 101.147, 101.15
4(2) (e), 101.16 (3g), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.63 (2) or (2m),
5101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (1m), (1v), and (2), 101.935, 101.95, 101.951,
6101.952, 101.96 (2), 101.985 (1) to (3), 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16,
7145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18, or 167.10 (6m) or under rules promulgated under
8ch. 101 or 145
.
SB453, s. 30 9Section 30. 101.05 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,19,1210 101.05 (5) No standard, rule, order, code, or regulation adopted, promulgated,
11enforced, or administered by the department under this subchapter applies to a
12building used for farming, as defined by the department by rule.
SB453, s. 31 13Section 31. 101.07 of the statutes is repealed.
SB453, s. 32 14Section 32. 101.145 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,19,1715 101.145 (2) Approval. A smoke detector required under this section shall be
16approved by
bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark or similar mark
17from an independent product safety certification organization.
SB453, s. 33 18Section 33. 101.177 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is
19repealed.
SB453, s. 34 20Section 34. 101.563 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is
21repealed.
SB453, s. 35 22Section 35. 101.745 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,20,223 101.745 (2) Approval. A smoke detector required under this section shall be
24approved by underwriters laboratory
bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.,

1listing mark or similar mark from an independent product safety certification
2organization
.
SB453, s. 36 3Section 36. 101.952 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,20,84 101.952 (3) Every licensee shall carry his or her license when engaged in his
5or her business and display the same upon request. The license shall name his or
6her employer, and, in case of a change of employer, the manufactured home
7salesperson shall immediately mail his or her license to the department, which shall
8endorse that change on the license without charge.
SB453, s. 37 9Section 37. 101.985 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,20,1010 101.985 (2) (title) Elevator mechanic mechanics' licenses.
SB453, s. 38 11Section 38. 101.985 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
12read:
SB453,20,1313 101.985 (2) (a) (title) Issuance.
SB453, s. 39 14Section 39. 101.985 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 101.985 (2)
15(a) and amended to read:
SB453,20,2016 101.985 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (am) to (d), the The department shall
17issue an elevator mechanic's license to each individual who satisfactorily completes
18an elevator mechanic's apprenticeship program that is approved by the U.S.
19department of labor or by the department of workforce development or who satisfies
20all of the following:
meets the requirements in either par. (ab) or (ad).
SB453, s. 40 21Section 40. 101.985 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 101.985 (2) (ab) 2.
22and amended to read:
SB453,21,223 101.985 (2) (ab) 2. During the 3 years preceding the date of application, he or
24she
was continuously employed in a position requiring the individual to perform
25work that is at a journeyman level and that is relevant to the erection, construction,

1alteration, replacement, maintenance, repair, removal, or dismantling or servicing
2of conveyances, as verified by the individual's employers.
SB453, s. 41 3Section 41. 101.985 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 101.985 (2) (ab) 3.
4and amended to read:
SB453,21,105 101.985 (2) (ab) 3. Satisfactorily He or she satisfactorily completes a written
6examination administered by the department covering the provisions of this
7subchapter, and rules promulgated under this subchapter, that are relevant to the
8license applied for or satisfactorily completes an elevator mechanic's examination
9approved by the department and administered by a nationally recognized training
10program established by the elevator industry.
SB453, s. 42 11Section 42. 101.985 (2) (ab) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,21,1612 101.985 (2) (ab) Requirements; apprenticeship and journeyman level. (intro.)
13An individual is eligible for an elevator mechanic's license if he or she satisfactorily
14completes an elevator mechanic's apprenticeship program that is approved by the
15U.S. department of labor or by the department of workforce development or if he or
16she satisfies all of the following requirements:
SB453, s. 43 17Section 43. 101.985 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,21,2018 101.985 (2) (ad) Requirements; training program. 1. An individual is eligible
19for an elevator mechanic's license if he or she satisfies all of the following
20requirements:
SB453,21,2421 a. He or she verifies to the department that he or she has been certified as
22having successfully completed a 4-year program established by the National
23Elevator Industry Educational Program or an equivalent nationally recognized
244-year training program that is approved by the department.
SB453,21,2525 b. He or she meets one of the requirements specified in subd. 2.
SB453,22,3
12. In order to meet the requirement under subd. 1. b. for an elevator mechanic's
2license, an individual applying for a license shall satisfy one of the following
3requirements:
SB453,22,74 a. He or she verifies to the department that, during the 5 years immediately
5preceding the date of the license application, he or she was employed for at least
61,000 hours in each of the 5 years performing work described under s. 101.984 (2) (a)
7or (b).
SB453,22,158 b. He or she verifies to the department that he or she has continuous experience
9in the elevator industry for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
10license application in a capacity, other than in the capacity of preforming work
11described under s. 101.984 (2) (a) or (b), that has allowed him or her to remain
12familiar with elevator equipment, technology, and industry practices. This
13experience may include performing management activities for a company that
14engages in the sale, installation, repair, or maintenance of conveyances, being
15involved in elevator industry labor relations, or supervising elevator mechanics.
SB453,22,2416 c. He or she verifies to the department that he or she, during any 5 years
17preceding the date of the license application, was employed for at least 1,000 hours
18in each of those 5 years performing work that is relevant to the erection, construction,
19alteration, replacement, maintenance, repair, or servicing of conveyances and that
20this work included work described under s. 101.984 (2) (a) or (b). If the 5 years were
21not the 5 years immediately preceding the date of application, the applicant shall
22verify that this is due to the applicant's work being disrupted by high unemployment
23in the elevator industry, military service, illness, disability, or another factor beyond
24the applicant's control in order to meet the requirement under this subd. 2. c.
SB453, s. 44 25Section 44. 101.985 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,23,7
1101.985 (2) (am) Requirements for individuals with prior experience. The
2department shall promulgate rules that establish requirements for issuing an
3elevator mechanic's license to an individual who has performed work described
4under s. 101.984 (2) (a) or (b) within the scope of his or her employment before June
51, 2007, but who does not satisfy the requirements under par. (a) (ab) or (ad) to be
6issued a license. The rules may contain a deadline before which an individual must
7apply for a license issued under this paragraph.
SB453, s. 45 8Section 45. 101.985 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,23,149 101.985 (2) (b) Licensing out-of-state mechanics. The requirements under par.
10(a)
pars. (ab) and (ad) do not apply to an individual who is licensed as an elevator
11mechanic under the laws of another state, if, in the opinion of the department, that
12state's regulation of elevator mechanics is substantially the same as this state's. The
13department may summarily issue an elevator mechanic's license to such an
14individual.
SB453, s. 46 15Section 46. 101.985 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,24,816 101.985 (2) (c) Emergency licensing. If the governor declares that a state of
17emergency exists in this state under s. 323.10 and the department determines that
18the number of individuals in the state who hold an elevator mechanic's licenses
19license issued by the department under this section on the date of the declaration is
20insufficient to cope with the emergency, the department shall summarily issue an
21emergency elevator mechanic's license to any individual who is certified by an
22elevator contractor licensed under this subchapter as adequately qualified and able
23to perform the work of an elevator mechanic without direct and immediate
24supervision, who the department determines is so qualified and able, and who
25applies for an emergency elevator mechanic's license on a form prescribed by the

1department. An individual certified by a contractor under this paragraph may
2perform work as an elevator mechanic for up to a total of 5 days preceding the date
3the individual is issued the license. An emergency elevator mechanic's license has
4a term of 30 days and may be renewed by the department in the case of a continuing
5emergency. The department shall specify on an emergency elevator mechanic's
6license the geographic area in which the licensee may provide services under the
7license. The requirements under par. (a) pars. (ab) and (ad) do not apply to an
8individual who applies for an emergency elevator mechanic's license.
SB453, s. 47 9Section 47. 101.985 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,24,2310 101.985 (2) (d) Temporary licensing. If there are no elevator mechanics
11licensed under this subchapter available to provide services contracted for by an
12elevator contractor licensed under this subchapter, the elevator contractor may
13notify the department and request the issuance of a temporary elevator mechanic's
14license to any individual who is certified by the elevator contractor as adequately
15qualified and able to perform the work of an elevator mechanic without direct and
16immediate supervision and who applies for a temporary elevator mechanic's license
17on a form prescribed by the department. A temporary elevator mechanic's license
18has a term of 30 days and may be renewed by the department in the case of a
19continuing shortage of licensed elevator mechanics. The department shall specify
20on a temporary elevator mechanic's license the elevator contractor in whose employ
21the licensee must remain to provide services under the temporary elevator
22mechanic's license. The requirements under par. (a) pars. (ab) and (ad) do not apply
23to an individual who applies for a temporary elevator mechanic's license.
SB453, s. 48 24Section 48. 101.985 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,25,7
1101.985 (4) Criminal background check. Upon receipt of an application for a
2license under sub. (1), (2) (a), (ab) or (ad), or (3), the department, with the assistance
3of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the
4applicant to determine if the information provided by the applicant under sub. (7) (a)
510. is true and if the applicant has any arrests or convictions tending to indicate that
6the applicant is not adequately qualified and able to provide services authorized
7under the license applied for.
SB453, s. 49 8Section 49. 101.985 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,25,169 101.985 (5) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, an applicant
10for renewal of a license under sub. (1), (2) (a) (ab), (ad), or (b), or (3) shall provide to
11the department a certificate indicating that, during the one-year period before the
12date on which the applicant's license expires, the applicant has satisfactorily met
13with the education requirements established by rule under subd. 2. If the applicant
14is not an individual, the certificate shall indicate that the education requirements
15were satisfactorily met by an individual who, as of the date of the application, is an
16agent of the applicant.
SB453, s. 50 17Section 50. 101.985 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,25,2018 101.985 (7) (a) (intro.) Each application for a license under subs. (1), (2) (a) (ab)
19or (ad)
, or (3) shall be made on a form prescribed by the department, and each
20application shall contain at least the following information:
SB453, s. 51 21Section 51. 145.01 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,25,2422 145.01 (4m) Failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system.
23"Failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system" has the meaning
24specified under s. 145.245 (4).
SB453, s. 52 25Section 52. 145.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,26,6
1145.01 (5) Governmental unit responsible for regulation of private sewage
2on-site wastewater treatment systems. "Governmental unit responsible for the
3regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems" or
4"governmental unit", unless otherwise qualified, means the county except that in a
5county with a population of 500,000 or more these terms mean the city, village or
6town where the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system is located.
SB453, s. 53 7Section 53. 145.01 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,26,138 145.01 (10) (a) 2. The construction, connection, installation, service, or repair
9of any drain or wastewater piping system that connects to the mains or other
10terminal within the bounds of, or beneath an area subject to easement for highway
11purposes, including private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems and
12stormwater treatment and dispersal systems, and the alteration of any such
13systems, drains or wastewater piping.
SB453, s. 54 14Section 54. 145.01 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,26,2315 145.01 (12) Private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system. "Private
16sewage on-site wastewater treatment system" means a sewage treatment and
17disposal system serving a single structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field
18located on the same parcel as the structure. This term also means an alternative
19sewage system approved by the department including a substitute for the septic tank
20or soil absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure or
21a system located on a different parcel than the structure. A private sewage on-site
22wastewater treatment
system may be owned by the property owner or by a special
23purpose district.
SB453, s. 55 24Section 55. 145.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,27,9
1145.045 (1) Powers and duties. The department shall by rule establish an
2examining program for the certification of soil testers, setting such standards as the
3department finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Such
4standards shall include formal written examinations for all applicants. The
5department shall charge applicants for the cost of examination and certification.
6After July 1, 1974, no person may construct soil bore holes or conduct soil percolation
7tests or other similar tests specified by the department that relate to private sewage
8on-site wastewater treatment systems unless the person holds a valid certificate
9issued under this section.
SB453, s. 56 10Section 56. 145.045 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,27,1411 145.045 (3) Plumbers and septic tank installers. A plumber or septic tank
12installer may also be a soil tester and install any system after approval of the site or
13project by the department or the governmental unit responsible for the regulation
14of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems.
SB453, s. 57 15Section 57. 145.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,27,1716 145.07 (3) (a) A specific record of not less than 1,000 hours per year experience
17for 3 or more consecutive years as a licensed journeyman plumber in this state; or
SB453, s. 58 18Section 58. 145.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,27,2219 145.07 (5) Any resident who has been actively engaged in this state in a limited
20type of plumbing installation work for a period of not less than 1,000 hours per year
21for 2 or more consecutive years as a licensed journeyman plumber (restricted) may
22be examined for licensure as a master plumber (restricted).
SB453, s. 59 23Section 59. 145.08 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB453, s. 60 24Section 60. 145.135 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB453, s. 61 25Section 61. 145.135 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB453, s. 62
1Section 62. 145.135 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 145.19 (1b) and amended
2to read:
SB453,28,73 145.19 (1b) Definition. In this section, "sanitary permit" means a permit
4authorizing the installation of a private on-site wastewater treatment system that
5is
issued by the department or any governmental unit responsible for the regulation
6of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems for the installation of a
7private sewage system
.
SB453,28,13 8(1g) Permit required. No person may purchase or install a private sewage
9on-site wastewater treatment system unless the owner of the property on which the
10private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system is to be installed holds a valid
11sanitary permit issued under this section. No person may sell at retail, as defined
12under s. 100.201 (1) (d), a septic tank for installation in this state unless the
13purchaser holds a valid sanitary permit issued under this section
.
SB453,28,20 14(7) Period of validity. A sanitary permit is valid for 2 years from the date of
15issue and renewable for similar periods thereafter. A governmental unit responsible
16for the regulation of private sewage systems may not charge more than one fee for
17a sanitary permit or the renewal of a sanitary permit in any 12-month period.
A
18sanitary permit shall remain valid to the end of the established period,
19notwithstanding any change in the state plumbing code or in any private sewage
20on-site wastewater treatment system ordinance during that period.
SB453,28,23 21(8) Transfer of permit. A sanitary permit may be transferred from the holder
22to a subsequent owner of the land, except that the subsequent owner must obtain a
23new copy of the sanitary permit from the issuing agent.
SB453,29,6 24(1r) Test results. The results of any percolation test or other test relating to
25the disposal of liquid domestic wastes into the soil shall be retained by the

1governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private sewage systems where
2the property is located. The governmental unit responsible for the regulation of
3private sewage systems
shall make the test results available to an applicant for a
4sanitary permit and shall accept the test results as the basis for a sanitary permit
5application unless the soil at the test site is altered to the extent that a new soil test
6is necessary.
SB453, s. 63 7Section 63. 145.135 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 145.19 (3m)
8(intro.), and 145.19 (3m) (title), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB453,29,99 145.19 (3m) (title) Notice in permit.
SB453, s. 64 10Section 64. 145.135 (2) (a) to (f) of the statutes are renumbered 145.19 (3m)
11(a) to (f), and 145.19 (3m) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB453,29,1312 145.19 (3m) (a) The purpose of the sanitary permit is to allow installation of
13the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system described in the permit.
SB453, s. 65 14Section 65. 145.14 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,29,2115 145.14 (2) (a) Systems or services. Persons classified under this paragraph may
16install septic tanks for private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems, may
17install drain fields designed to serve such septic tanks, and may install sewer service
18from the septic tank or sewer extensions from mains to the immediate inside or
19proposed inside foundation wall of the building. Such persons may also install water
20services, stormwater use systems, and reclaimed water systems if the services or
21systems are to be located outside the foundation wall of the building.
SB453, s. 66 22Section 66. 145.19 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB453,29,23 23145.19 (title) Sanitary permits.
SB453, s. 67 24Section 67. 145.19 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB453, s. 68
1Section 68. 145.19 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 145.19 (1m) and amended
2to read:
SB453,30,143 145.19 (1m) Application process. No septic tank may be purchased and no
4private sewage system may be installed unless the owner of the property on which
5the private sewage system is to be installed holds a valid sanitary permit from the
6governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private sewage systems in which
7the property is located.
The department shall prescribe the information to be
8included in the an application for a sanitary permit and furnish sanitary permit
9forms to the governmental unit
. The applicant shall submit the completed
10application for a sanitary permit to the governmental unit. The governmental unit
11shall approve or disapprove the sanitary permit according to the rules promulgated
12by the department under this chapter. No person may sell at retail, as defined under
13s. 100.201 (1) (d), a septic tank for installation in this state unless the purchaser
14holds a valid sanitary permit issued under this section.
SB453, s. 69 15Section 69. 145.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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