AB726: Bill Text

AB726,143,4 938.78 (2) (g) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from disclosing information about an individual in its care or legal custody on the written request of the department of safety and professional services or of any interested examining board or affiliated credentialing board in that department for use in any investigation or proceeding relating to any alleged misconduct by any person who is credentialed or who is seeking credentialing under ch. 448, 455 or, 457, or 464. Unless authorized by an order of the court, the department of safety and professional services and any examining board or affiliated credentialing board in that department shall keep confidential any information obtained under this paragraph and may not disclose the name of or any other identifying information about the individual who is the subject of the information disclosed, except to the extent that redisclosure of that information is necessary for the conduct of the investigation or proceeding for which that information was obtained.

AB726,9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services.

AB726,143,7 (1) Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the department of safety and professional services.

AB726,143,14 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and liabilities of the auctioneer board, cemetery board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists, and all assets and liabilities of the medical examining board that are primarily related to the functions of the dietitians affiliated credentialing board, as determined by the secretary of safety and professional services, become the assets and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services.

AB726,143,22 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all records and other tangible personal property of the auctioneer board, cemetery board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists, and all records and other tangible personal property of the medical examining board that are primarily related to the functions of the dietitians affiliated credentialing board, as determined by the secretary of safety and professional services, are transferred to the department of safety and professional services.

AB726,144,5 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the auctioneer board, cemetery board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists remain in effect and are transferred to the department of safety and professional services. The department of safety and professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB726,144,13 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the cemetery board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of safety and professional services. All orders issued by those boards and by the auctioneer board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services.

AB726,144,20 (e) Pending matters. All matters pending with the auctioneer board, cemetery board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to the department of safety and professional services and all materials submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of safety and professional services.

AB726,144,22 (2) Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the medical examining board.

AB726,144,25 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and liabilities of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board and radiography examining board become the assets and liabilities of the medical examining board.

AB726,145,4 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all records and other tangible personal property of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board and radiography examining board are transferred to the medical examining board.

AB726,145,9 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the podiatry affiliated credentialing board and radiography examining board remain in effect and are transferred to the medical examining board. The medical examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the medical examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB726,145,16 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the podiatry affiliated credentialing board and radiography examining board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the medical examining board. All orders issued by those boards that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the medical examining board.

AB726,145,21 (e) Pending matters. All matters pending with the podiatry affiliated credentialing board and radiography examining board on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to the medical examining board and all materials submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the medical examining board.

AB726,145,22 (3) Transfer of regulation of sign language interpreters.

AB726,145,23 (a) Transfer of functions.

AB726,146,8 1. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the department of safety and professional services and of the sign language interpreter council under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes and that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the hearing and speech examining board. All orders issued by the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech examining board.

AB726,146,15 2. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council on the effective date of this subdivision is transferred to the hearing and speech examining board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services or the sign language interpreter council with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the hearing and speech examining board.

AB726,146,22 3. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect and are transferred to the hearing and speech examining board. The hearing and speech examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB726,146,23 (b) Board membership.

AB726,147,4 1. `Reduction in board membership.' The governor shall determine which hearing instrument specialist member is to be removed from the hearing and speech examining board as a result of this act's treatment of section 15.405 (6m) (a) of the statutes. No later than the 60th day after the effective date of this subdivision, the governor shall notify the examining board of that determination and report that determination to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.

AB726,147,14 2. `Initial appointments.' Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) of the statutes, the new member appointed to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2018; one of the 2 new members appointed to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2018; and one of the 2 new members appointed to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2019.

AB726,147,15 (4) Elimination of certain board sections.

AB726,147,16 (a) Assets and liabilities.

AB726,147,20 1. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and liabilities of each section of the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety and professional services become the assets and liabilities of that examining board.

AB726,147,24 2. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and liabilities of each section of the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of safety and professional services become the assets and liabilities of that examining board.

AB726,147,25 (b) Tangible personal property.

AB726,148,5 1. On the effective date of this paragraph, all records and other tangible personal property of each section of the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety and professional services are transferred to that examining board.

AB726,148,9 2. On the effective date of this paragraph, all records and other tangible personal property of each section of the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of safety and professional services are transferred to that examining board.

AB726,148,10 (c) Contracts.

AB726,148,17 1. All contracts entered into by each section of the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to that examining board. The examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB726,148,23 2. All contracts entered into by each section of the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to that examining board. The examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB726,148,24 (d) Rules and orders.

AB726,149,10 1. All rules promulgated by each section of the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety and professional services that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by that examining board. All orders issued by each section of the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety and professional services that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the examining board.

AB726,149,15 2. All orders issued by each section of the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of safety and professional services that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by that examining board.

AB726,149,16 (e) Pending matters.

AB726,149,22 1. All matters pending with each section of the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to that examining board and all materials submitted to or actions taken by each section with respect to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the examining board.

AB726,150,3 2. All matters pending with each section of the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to that examining board and all materials submitted to or actions taken by each section with respect to the pending matters are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the examining board.

AB726,150,4 (f) Elimination of board members.

AB726,150,13 1. The governor shall determine which 14 members — consisting of one architect, one landscape architect, one professional engineer, one designer, one professional land surveyor, and 9 public members — are to be removed from the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors as a result of this act's treatment of section 15.405 (2) of the statutes. No later than the 60th day after the effective date of this paragraph, the governor shall notify the examining board of that determination and report that determination to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.

AB726,150,20 2. The governor shall determine which 3 members — consisting of 1 social worker and 2 public members — are to be removed from the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board as a result of this act's treatment of section 15.405 (7c) (a) 1. and 4. of the statutes. No later than the 60th day after the effective date of this paragraph, the governor shall notify the affected members and the examining board of that determination and report that determination to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.

AB726,150,23 (5) Elimination of athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board.

AB726,150,24 (a) Transfer of functions.

AB726,151,10 1. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board and that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the medical therapy examining board. All orders issued by the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the medical therapy examining board.

AB726,151,19 2. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board on the effective date of this subdivision is transferred to the medical therapy examining board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the medical therapy examining board.

AB726,152,2 3. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect and are transferred to the medical therapy examining board. The medical therapy examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the medical therapy examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB726,152,7 4. `Tangible personal property.' On the effective date of this subdivision, all tangible personal property, including records, of the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board is transferred to the medical therapy examining board.

AB726,152,17 (b) Medical therapy examining board membership; initial appointments. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the medical therapy examining board under section 15.405 (7r) of the statutes, the new member appointed to the medical therapy examining board under section 15.405 (7r) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2018; the new member appointed to the medical therapy examining board under section 15.405 (7r) (at) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2019; and the new member appointed to the medical therapy examining board under section 15.405 (7r) (av) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2020.

AB726,9352 Section 9352. Initial applicability; Other.

AB726,152,20 (1) The treatment of section 17.07 (3e) of the statutes first applies to a state officer who is appointed and qualifies on the effective date of this act.

AB726,9400 Section 9400. Effective dates; general. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 9401 to 9452 of this act, this act takes effect on the day after publication.

AB726,9438 Section 9438. Effective dates; Safety and Professional Services.

AB726,153,2 (1) Elimination of certain board members. The treatment of section 15.405 (2) (intro.), (a), (b), and (c), (6m) (a), and (7c) (a) 1. and 4., (am) (intro.) and 4., (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.

AB726,153,4 (2) Certain terms of board members. The repeal and recreation of section 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes takes effect on June 30, 2016.

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