AB163,150,19
16(a)
Assets and liabilities. Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), on the
17effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of safety
18and professional services become the assets and liabilities of the department of
19financial institutions and professional standards.
AB163,151,2
20(b)
Positions and employees. Except as provided in subsections (3
) and (4), on
21the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees in the
22classified service of the state civil service holding those positions in the department
23of safety and professional services, as determined by the secretary of administration,
1are transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional
2standards.
AB163,151,8
3(c)
Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b
) have all the
4rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of
5financial institutions and professional standards that they enjoyed in the
6department of safety and professional services immediately before the transfer.
7Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who
8has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
AB163,151,12
9(d)
Tangible personal property. Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4),
10on the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including
11records, of the department of safety and professional services is transferred to the
12department of financial institutions and professional standards.
AB163,151,19
13(e)
Pending matters. Except as provided in subsections (3
) and (4), any matter
14pending with the department of safety and professional services on the effective date
15of this paragraph is transferred to the department of financial institutions and
16professional standards. Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), all materials
17submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services
18are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of financial
19institutions and professional standards.
AB163,152,2
20(f)
Contracts. Except as provided in subsections (3
) and (4), all contracts
21entered into by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the
22effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
23department of financial institutions and professional standards. The department of
24financial institutions and professional standards shall carry out any obligations
1under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent
2allowed under the contract.
AB163,152,11
3(g)
Rules and orders. Except as provided in subsections (3
) and (4), all rules
4promulgated by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the
5effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
6or until amended or repealed by the department of financial institutions and
7professional standards. Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), all orders
8issued by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective
9date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
10modified or rescinded by the department of financial institutions and professional
11standards.
AB163,152,12
12(3)
Transfer of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
AB163,152,17
13(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
14liabilities of the department of safety and professional services that are primarily
15related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as
16determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of
17the department of natural resources.
AB163,152,23
18(b)
Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
19positions and all incumbent employees in the classified service of the state civil
20service holding those positions in the department of safety and professional services
21with duties that are primarily related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater
22treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, are
23transferred to the department of natural resources.
AB163,153,4
24(c)
Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b
) have all the
25rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of
1natural resources that they enjoyed in the department of safety and professional
2services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the
3statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is
4required to serve a probationary period.
AB163,153,9
5(d)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
6tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and
7professional services that are primarily related to the regulation of private on-site
8wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, is
9transferred to the department of natural resources.
AB163,153,18
10(e)
Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of safety and
11professional services on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related
12to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by
13the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of natural
14resources. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety
15and professional services that are primarily related to the regulation of private
16on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of
17administration, are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
18department of natural resources.
AB163,153,25
19(f)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of safety and
20professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are
21primarily related to the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems,
22as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are
23transferred to the department of natural resources. The department of natural
24resources shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or
25rescinded by that department to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB163,154,10
1(g)
Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of safety and
2professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that relate to
3the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by
4the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
5or until amended or repealed by the department of natural resources. All orders
6issued by the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective
7date of this paragraph that relate to the regulation of private on-site wastewater
8treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in
9effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the
10department of natural resources.
AB163,154,1111
(4)
Transfer of veterinary examining board.
AB163,154,1612
(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
13liabilities of the department of safety and professional services primarily related to
14the functions of the veterinary examining board, as determined by the secretary of
15administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of
16agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB163,154,2117
(b)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
18tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and
19professional services that is primarily related to the functions of the veterinary
20examining board, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred
21to the department of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection.
AB163,155,422
(c)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of safety and
23professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are
24primarily related to the functions of the veterinary examining board, as determined
25by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the
1department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of
2agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall carry out any obligations under
3such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of
4agriculture, trade and consumer protection to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB163,155,125
(d)
Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of safety and
6professional services on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related
7to the functions of the veterinary examining board, as determined by the secretary
8of administration, is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and
9consumer protection and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the
10department of safety and professional services with respect to the pending matters
11are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of
12agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB163,155,1813
(e)
Fees. All fees for initial licenses, certifications, and other credentials, and
14for renewals of those licenses, certifications, and other credentials, under chapter
15453 of the statutes that are in effect on the day before the effective date of this
16paragraph shall remain in effect until modified by the department of agriculture,
17trade and consumer protection under section 89.063 of the statutes, as created by
18this act.
AB163,9143
19Section 9143.
Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.
AB163,155,20
20(1)
Elimination of educational approval board and transfer of functions.
AB163,156,2
21(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
22liabilities of the educational approval board, other than those related to consumer
23protection functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the
24assets and liabilities of the department of financial institutions and professional
25standards. The assets and liabilities of the educational approval board related to
1consumer protection functions become the assets and liabilities of the department
2of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB163,156,8
3(b)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the educational approval board,
5other than property related to consumer protection functions, as determined by the
6secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of financial institutions
7and professional standards. Property related to consumer protection functions is
8transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB163,156,17
9(c)
Pending matters. Any matter pending with the educational approval board
10on the effective date of this paragraph, other than one related to the board's
11consumer protection functions, as determined by the secretary of administration, is
12transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards.
13Any matter related to the board's consumer protection functions is transferred to the
14department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. All materials submitted
15to or actions taken by the board are considered as having been submitted to or taken
16by the department of financial institutions and professional standards or the
17department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as applicable.
AB163,157,2
18(d)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the educational approval board in
19effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to
20the department of financial institutions and professional standards, except that
21those related to the board's consumer protection functions are transferred to the
22department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of
23financial institutions and professional standards or the department of agriculture,
24trade and consumer protection, as applicable, shall carry out any obligations under
1those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent
2allowed under the contract.
AB163,157,3
3(e)
Rules and orders.
AB163,157,11
41. All rules promulgated by the educational approval board in effect on the
5effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration
6dates or until amended or repealed by the department of financial institutions and
7professional standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
8protection, as applicable. The secretary of administration shall determine which
9rules of the board become those of the department of financial institutions and
10professional standards and which rules become those of the department of
11agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB163,157,19
122. All orders issued by the educational approval board in effect on the effective
13date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
14modified or rescinded by the department of financial institutions and professional
15standards or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as
16applicable. The secretary of administration shall determine which orders of the
17board become those of the department of financial institutions and professional
18standards and which orders become those of the department of agriculture, trade
19and consumer protection.
AB163,157,2520
(f)
Secretary to resolve transition disagreements. In the case of disagreement
21among or between the educational approval board, the department of financial
22institutions and professional standards, and the department of agriculture, trade
23and consumer protection with respect to any matter specified in this subsection, the
24secretary of administration shall determine the matter and shall develop a plan for
25an orderly transfer.
AB163,158,1
1(g)
Emergency rule-making exemptions.
AB163,158,14
21. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of
3financial institutions and professional standards may promulgate rules required
4under section 440.52 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and section 440.52
5(7m) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date
6of a permanent rule promulgated under section 440.52 (3) of the statutes, as affected
7by this act, and section 440.52 (7m) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not
8to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject
9to extension under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24
10(1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide
11evidence that promulgating a rule under this subdivision as an emergency rule is
12necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is
13not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this
14subdivision.
AB163,158,25
152. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of
16agriculture, trade and consumer protection may promulgate rules authorized under
17section 100.67 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the
18effective date of a permanent rule promulgated under section 100.67 (3) of the
19statutes, as affected by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section
20227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to extension under section 227.24 (2) of the
21statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the
22department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
23subdivision as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public
24peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency
25for a rule promulgated under this subdivision.
AB163,9152
1Section 9152.
Nonstatutory provisions; Other.
AB163,159,102
(1)
Consolidation transition. Once the secretary of administration
3determines that all of the preparations have been made that are necessary for the
4creation of the department of financial institutions and professional standards and
5that are necessary to implement all of the other changes to the laws contained in this
6act, the secretary of administration may provide a notice stating that determination
7to the president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. The secretary of
8administration shall provide a copy of the notice to the legislative reference bureau,
9and the legislative reference bureau shall promptly publish the notice in the
10Wisconsin Administrative Register.
AB163,9214
11Section 9214.
Fiscal changes; Financial Institutions.
AB163,159,19
12(1)
Gifts and grants. There is transferred from the appropriation account
13under section 20.142 (2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to the
14appropriation account under section 20.142 (1) (gm) of the statutes, as affected by
15this act, all moneys, in the amount determined by the secretary of administration,
16received from gifts, grants, and bequests that have been credited to the
17appropriation account under section 20.142 (2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by this
18act, and that have not been expended or encumbered on or before the effective date
19of this subsection.
AB163,9238
20Section 9238.
Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services.
AB163,159,24
21(1)
Gifts and grants transfer. The unencumbered balance in the
22appropriation account under section 20.165 (2) (g), 2013 stats., is transferred to the
23appropriation account under section 20.142 (1) (gm) of the statutes, as affected by
24this act.
AB163,160,5
1(2)
Transfer of credentialing fees. The unencumbered balance in the
2appropriation account under section 20.165 (1) (g) of the statutes that is primarily
3related to the functions of the veterinary examining board, as determined by the
4secretary of administration, is transferred to the appropriation account under
5section 20.115 (2) (jm) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB163,9243
6Section 9243.
Fiscal changes; Technical College System.
AB163,160,77
(1)
Transfers from educational approval board.
AB163,160,128
(a) On the effective date of this paragraph, the unencumbered balances in the
9appropriation accounts under section 20.292 (2) (g), 2013 stats., section 20.292 (2)
10(gm), 2013 stats., and section 20.292 (2) (i), 2013 stats., immediately before the
11effective date of this paragraph, are transferred to the appropriation account under
12section 20.142 (3) (g) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
AB163,160,1813
(b) After the effective date of this paragraph but no later than January 31, 2016,
14the secretary of administration shall transfer the unencumbered balance in the
15appropriation account under section 20.142 (3) (g) of the statutes, as affected by this
16act, related to consumer protection functions under section 100.67 of the statutes, as
17created by this act, as determined by the secretary of administration, to the
18appropriation account under section 20.115 (8) (ks) of the statutes.
AB163,9338
19Section 9338.
Initial applicability; Safety and Professional Services.
AB163,160,21
20(1) The treatment of section 440.92 (2) (d) of the statutes first applies to a
21preneed sales contract entered into on the effective date of this subsection.
AB163,9400
22Section 9400.
Effective dates; General.
AB163,160,2523
(1)
Except as provided in
Section 9452 of this act, this act takes effect on the
2430th day after the date of publication of the notice under
Section 9152 (1) of this act
25or on January 1, 2016, whichever is earlier.
AB163,161,32
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2), if the date of publication of this act is
3on or after January 1, 2016, this act takes effect on the day after publication.
AB163,161,44
(2)
Section 9152 (1) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.