AB726,87 16Section 87. 157.061 (2g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,88 17Section 88. 157.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,25,1118 157.08 (2) (b) Before a cemetery authority sells or encumbers any cemetery
19land, except for a sale described in par. (a), the cemetery authority shall notify the
20cemetery board department in writing of the proposed sale or encumbrance. If
21within 60 days after the cemetery board department is notified of the proposed sale
22or encumbrance the cemetery board department notifies the cemetery authority in
23writing that the cemetery board department objects to the sale or encumbrance the
24cemetery authority may not sell or encumber the cemetery land unless the cemetery
25board
department subsequently notifies the cemetery authority in writing that the

1objection is withdrawn. The cemetery board department may object to a sale or
2encumbrance only if it determines that the cemetery authority will not be financially
3solvent or that the rights and interests of owners of cemetery lots and mausoleum
4spaces will not be adequately protected if the sale or encumbrance occurs. The
5cemetery board department may, before the expiration of the 60-day period, notify
6the cemetery authority in writing that the cemetery board department approves of
7the sale or encumbrance. Upon receipt of the cemetery board's department's written
8approval, the cemetery authority may sell or encumber the cemetery land and is
9released of any liability under this paragraph. The cemetery board department shall
10make every effort to make determinations under this paragraph in an expeditious
11manner.
AB726,89 12Section 89. 157.11 (9g) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,25,1613 157.11 (9g) (a) 1. c. If not invested as provided in subd. 1. a. or b., otherwise
14deposited by the cemetery authority in an investment approved by the cemetery
15board
department if the care funds are segregated and invested separately from all
16other moneys held by the cemetery authority.
AB726,90 17Section 90. 157.19 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,25,2218 157.19 (2) (b) The cemetery authority may not change the trustee of a care fund
19under s. 157.11 (9g) that is deposited under this section or of a care fund under s.
20157.12 (3), and the financial institution may not release any portion of the principal
21amount of the care fund, without the cemetery board's department's written
22approval.
AB726,91 23Section 91. 157.19 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,26,1124 157.19 (2) (c) Upon request of the financial institution, the preneed seller, as
25defined in s. 440.90 (8), shall furnish the financial institution with a copy of the

1preneed sales contract. Except as provided in s. 440.92 (2) (c), (f), and (j) and (5),
2preneed trust funds, and any interest or dividends that have accumulated on the
3preneed trust funds, may not be withdrawn until all obligations under the preneed
4sales contract have been fulfilled. The financial institution is not responsible for the
5fulfillment of any part of the preneed sales contract, except that the financial
6institution shall release the preneed trust funds, and any interest or dividends that
7have accumulated on the preneed trust funds, as provided by the terms of the
8preneed sales contract. The trustee of a preneed trust fund may not be changed
9without the cemetery board's department's written approval. If the trustee or
10account number of a preneed trust fund is changed, the cemetery authority shall
11notify the cemetery board department in writing within 30 days after the change.
AB726,92 12Section 92. 157.19 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,26,2013 157.19 (2) (d) The cemetery board department shall promulgate rules
14establishing reasonable requirements and standards for the approval of changes
15under pars. (b) and (c). For approval of changes under par. (b), the rules shall require
16the cemetery authority to submit evidence that the rights and interests of the
17beneficiary of the care fund will be adequately protected if the change is approved.
18For approval of changes under par. (c), the rules shall require the trustee to submit
19evidence that the rights and interests of the purchaser under the preneed sales
20contract will be adequately protected if the change is approved.
AB726,93 21Section 93. 157.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,26,2422 157.19 (4) The cemetery board department may promulgate rules allowing
23funds invested under this section to be deposited with a financial institution located
24outside this state.
AB726,94 25Section 94. 157.19 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,27,7
1157.19 (5) (b) If the cemetery board department determines that care funds
2under s. 157.11 (9g) that have not been deposited with a city or county as provided
3in s. 157.11 (9g) (a) are not being properly segregated from other moneys held by the
4cemetery authority or that those care funds are not being properly invested as
5required in s. 157.11 (9g) (a), the cemetery board department may require the
6cemetery authority to deposit those care funds with a financial institution for
7investment under this section.
AB726,95 8Section 95. 157.62 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,27,149 157.62 (2) (a) Except as provided in ss. 157.625 and 157.63 (1), every cemetery
10authority shall file an annual report with the cemetery board department. The
11report shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the cemetery board
12department. The report shall be made on a calendar-year basis unless the cemetery
13board
department, by rule, provides for other reporting periods. The report is due
14on the 60th day after the last day of the reporting period.
AB726,96 15Section 96. 157.62 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,27,1816 157.62 (2) (c) All records relating to accountings of trust funds described under
17par. (b) 3. to 7. and maintained by the department and by the cemetery board are
18confidential and are not available for inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1).
AB726,97 19Section 97. 157.65 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,28,520 157.65 (2) The department of justice or any district attorney, upon informing
21the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of
22the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this
23subchapter. The court may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such orders or
24judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered
25because of the acts or practices involved in the action, if proof of such loss is submitted

1to the satisfaction of the court. The department of justice may subpoena persons and
2require the production of books and other documents, and may request the board
3described in s. 15.405 (3m) or
the department of safety and professional services to
4exercise its authority under sub. (1) to aid in the investigation of alleged violations
5of this subchapter.
AB726,98 6Section 98. 180.1901 (1m) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,99 7Section 99. 180.1901 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,28,88 180.1901 (1m) (b) Medical examining board under subch. II or IV of ch. 448.
AB726,100 9Section 100. 180.1901 (1m) (bg) of the statutes is renumbered 180.1901 (1m)
10(h) and amended to read:
AB726,28,1211 180.1901 (1m) (h) Physical Medical therapy examining board under subch. III
12of
ch. 448 464.
AB726,101 13Section 101. 180.1901 (1m) (bk) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,102 14Section 102. 180.1901 (1m) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,28,1615 180.1901 (1m) (br) Dietitians affiliated credentialing board Department of
16safety and professional services
under subch. V of ch. 448.
AB726,103 17Section 103. 180.1901 (1m) (bs) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,104 18Section 104. 180.1901 (1m) (bu) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,105 19Section 105. 231.01 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,28,2120 231.01 (7) (d) 2. Any office or clinic of a person licensed under ch. 446, 447, 448,
21449, or 455, or 464, or the substantially equivalent laws or rules of another state.
AB726,106 22Section 106. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4e. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar)
238e. and amended to read:
AB726,28,2524 252.14 (1) (ar) 8e. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed
25under subch. III I of ch. 448 464.
AB726,107
1Section 107. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4p. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar)
28m. and amended to read:
AB726,29,43 252.14 (1) (ar) 8m. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
4licensed under subch. VII II of ch. 448 464.
AB726,108 5Section 108. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4q. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar)
68s. and amended to read:
AB726,29,77 252.14 (1) (ar) 8s. An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI III of ch. 448 464.
AB726,109 8Section 109. 252.14 (1) (ar) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,29,109 252.14 (1) (ar) 9. An employee or agent of any provider specified under subds.
101. to 8. 8s.
AB726,110 11Section 110. 252.14 (1) (ar) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,29,1312 252.14 (1) (ar) 10. A partnership of any provider specified under subds. 1. to
138. 8s.
AB726,111 14Section 111. 252.14 (1) (ar) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,29,1615 252.14 (1) (ar) 11. A corporation of any provider specified under subds. 1. to 8.
168s. that provides health care services.
AB726,112 17Section 112. 255.40 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,29,2018 255.40 (2) (a) (intro.) Any person licensed, certified or registered by the state
19under ch. 441, 448 or, 455, or 464 who treats a patient suffering from any of the
20following shall report in accordance with par. (b):
AB726,113 21Section 113. 440.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,29,2522 440.03 (3) If the secretary reorganizes the department, no modification may
23be made in the powers and responsibilities of the examining boards or affiliated
24credentialing boards attached to the department or an examining board under s.
2515.405 or 15.406.
AB726,114
1Section 114. 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,30,52 440.03 (9) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. par. (b) and (c), the department shall,
3biennially, determine each fee for an initial credential for which no examination is
4required, for a reciprocal credential, and for a credential renewal by doing all of the
5following:
AB726,115 6Section 115. 440.03 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,116 7Section 116. 440.032 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,117 8Section 117. 440.032 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (intro.)
9and amended to read:
AB726,30,10 10459.40 Definitions. (intro.) In this section subchapter:
AB726,118 11Section 118. 440.032 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (1).
AB726,119 12Section 119. 440.032 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,120 13Section 120. 440.032 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (3).
AB726,121 14Section 121. 440.032 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (4) and
15amended to read:
AB726,30,2216 459.40 (4) "Wisconsin interpreting and transliterating assessment" means a
17program administered by the department of health services to determine and verify
18the level of competence of communication access services providers who are not
19certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or its successor, the
20National Association of the Deaf or its successor, or other another similar nationally
21recognized certification organization, or a successor program administered by the
22department of health services.
AB726,122 23Section 122. 440.032 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 459.41, and 459.41 (1),
24(2) (intro.) and (c) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB726,31,4
1459.41 (1) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) subs. (2) and (3), no person
2may, for compensation, provide sign language interpretation services for a client
3unless the person is licensed by the department examining board under sub. (3) s.
4459.42
.
AB726,31,6 5(2) (intro.) No license is required under this subsection sub. (1) for any of the
6following:
AB726,31,117 (c) A person interpreting at a religious service or at a religious function,
8including educational or social events sponsored by a religious organization. This
9subdivision paragraph does not apply to a person interpreting for a religious
10organization at a professional service provided or sponsored by the religious
11organization.
AB726,31,18 12(3) (a) The council examining board may grant a temporary exemption from the
13requirement under sub. (1)
to an individual who is not a resident of this state that
14authorizes the individual to provide interpretation services for a period not to exceed
1520 days, if the individual is certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.,
16or its successor, or the National Association of the Deaf or its successor. The council
17examining board may not grant an individual more than 2 temporary exemptions
18under this subdivision paragraph per year.
AB726,31,2319 (b) The council examining board may grant a temporary or permanent
20exemption from the requirement under sub. (1) to an individual who is a resident of
21this state that authorizes the individual to provide interpretation services for a
22period specified by the council examining board or for persons specified by the council
23examining board.
AB726,123
1Section 123. 440.032 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 459.42, and 459.42 (1)
2(a) (intro.) and 3., (b) and (c) and (2) (a) (intro.), (b) (intro.) and (c), as renumbered,
3are amended to read:
AB726,32,104 459.42 (1) (a) (intro.) The department examining board shall grant a license
5as a sign language interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form
6provided by the department, pays the fee determined by the department under s.
7440.03 (9) (a), and submits evidence satisfactory to the department examining board
8that the applicant has received an associate degree in sign language interpretation
9or has received a certificate of completion of an education and training program
10regarding such interpretation, and the applicant has one of the following:
AB726,32,1311 3. Any valid certification granted by any other organization that the
12department examining board determines is substantially equivalent to a
13certification specified in subd. 1. a. or b. or 2.
AB726,32,1914 (b) The department examining board shall grant a license as a sign language
15interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form provided by the
16department and pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a),
17if the applicant has a certification specified in subd. 1. a. par. (a) 1. and if the
18applicant provides to the department examining board satisfactory evidence of a
19diagnosis by a physician that the applicant is deaf or hard of hearing.
AB726,33,420 (c) The department examining board shall grant a license as a sign language
21interpreter to an applicant who has not received an associate degree in sign language
22interpretation or a certificate of completion of an education and training program
23regarding such interpretation, but who otherwise satisfies the requirements in subd.
241.
par. (a) (intro.), if, within 24 months after establishing residency in the state, the
25applicant provides evidence satisfactory to the department examining board that the

1applicant holds one of the certifications specified in subd. 1. a., b., or c. par. (a) 1., 2.,
2or 3.
, that the applicant obtained the certification prior to establishing residency in
3the state, and that the applicant held the certification at the time the applicant
4established residency in the state.
AB726,33,9 5(2) (a) (intro.) The department examining board shall grant a license as a sign
6language interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form provided
7by the department, pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9)
8(a), and submits evidence satisfactory to the department examining board of all of
9the following:
AB726,33,1510 (b) (intro.) The department examining board shall grant a restricted license as
11a sign language interpreter, authorizing the holder to provide interpretation services
12only under the supervision of an interpreter licensed under par. (a) sub. (1), to an
13applicant who submits an application on a form provided by the department, pays
14the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), and submits evidence
15satisfactory to the department examining board of all of the following:
AB726,33,1716 (c) A license granted under subd. 1. or 2. par. (a) or (b) may be renewed twice
17and is not valid upon the expiration of the 2nd renewal period.
AB726,124 18Section 124. 440.032 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 459.44 and amended
19to read:
AB726,33,25 20459.44 Notification required. A person who is licensed under sub. (3) s.
21459.42
shall notify the department examining board in writing within 30 days if the
22person's certification or membership specified in sub. (3) s. 459.42 that is required
23for the license is revoked or invalidated. The department examining board shall
24revoke a license granted under sub. (3) s. 459.42 if such a certification or membership
25is revoked or invalidated.
AB726,125
1Section 125. 440.032 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 459.43 and amended
2to read:
AB726,34,9 3459.43 License renewal. The renewal dates date for licenses granted under
4sub. (3) (a) are s. 459.42 (1) is specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 68c. Renewal applications
5shall be submitted to the department examining board on a form provided by the
6department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under
7s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the department examining board that
8the person's certification or membership specified in sub. (3) s. 459.42 that is
9required for the license has not been revoked or invalidated.
AB726,126 10Section 126. 440.032 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1)
11(intro.) and amended to read:
AB726,34,1312 459.45 (1) Council. (intro.) The council Subject to sub. (2), the examining
13board
shall do all of the following:
AB726,127 14Section 127. 440.032 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,128 15Section 128. 440.032 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (a) and
16amended to read:
AB726,34,1917 459.45 (1) (a) Advise the department regarding the promulgation and
18implementation of
Promulgate and implement rules regarding the practice of sign
19language interpreters.
AB726,129 20Section 129. 440.032 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (d).
AB726,130 21Section 130. 440.032 (6) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (c) and
22amended to read:
AB726,34,2423 459.45 (1) (c) Promulgate rules establishing a process and criteria for granting
24exemptions under sub. (2) (c) 2. s. 459.41 (3) (b).
AB726,131 25Section 131. 440.032 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,132
1Section 132. 440.032 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,133 2Section 133. 440.032 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (2) and
3amended to read:
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