This bill transfers DSPS's responsibilities with respect to administration of the
laws regulating private on-site wastewater treatment systems to the Department
of Natural Resources, except that the bill eliminates a grant program for individuals
and businesses served by failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB119,1
1Section
1. 15.07 (5) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,2
2Section
2. 15.08 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB119,7,53
15.08
(1m) (a) Public members appointed under s.
15.405 15.175 or
15.407 415.177 shall have all the powers and duties of other members except they shall not
5prepare questions for or grade any licensing examinations.
SB119,3
6Section
3. 15.08 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB119,7,137
15.08
(1m) (am) Public members appointed under s.
15.405 15.175 or
15.407 815.177 shall not be, nor ever have been, licensed, certified, registered
, or engaged in
9any profession or occupation licensed or otherwise regulated by the board, examining
10board
, or examining council to which they are appointed, shall not be married to any
11person so licensed, certified, registered
, or engaged, and shall not employ, be
12employed by
, or be professionally associated with any person so licensed, certified,
13registered
, or engaged.
SB119,4
1Section
4. 15.085 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB119,8,42
15.085
(1m) (a) Public members appointed under s.
15.406 15.176 shall have
3all of the powers and duties of other members except that they shall not prepare
4questions for or grade any licensing examinations.
SB119,5
5Section
5. 15.085 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB119,8,116
15.085
(1m) (am) Public members appointed under s.
15.406 15.176 shall not
7be, nor ever have been, licensed, certified, registered
, or engaged in any profession
8or occupation licensed or otherwise regulated by the affiliated credentialing board
9to which they are appointed, shall not be married to any person so licensed, certified,
10registered
, or engaged, and shall not employ, be employed by
, or be professionally
11associated with any person so licensed, certified, registered
, or engaged.
SB119,6
12Section
6. 15.105 (32) of the statutes is renumbered 15.142 (18g) and amended
13to read:
SB119,8,1814
15.142
(18g) Office of business development. There is created an office of
15business development which is attached to the department of
administration 16financial institutions and professional standards under s. 15.03. The office shall be
17under the direction and supervision of a director who shall be appointed by the
18governor to serve at his or her pleasure.
SB119,7
19Section
7. 15.105 (33) of the statutes is renumbered 15.142 (18r) and amended
20to read:
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15.142
(18r) Small business regulatory review board. There is created a
22small business regulatory review board, attached to the department of
23administration financial institutions and professional standards under s. 15.03. The
24board shall consist of 7 representatives of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114
25(1), who shall be appointed for 3-year terms, and the chairpersons of one senate and
1one assembly committee concerned with small businesses, appointed as are
2members of standing committees.
SB119,8
3Section
8. 15.135 (5) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB119,9,44
15.135
(5) (title)
Veterinary examining board.
SB119,9
5Section
9. 15.17 of the statutes is created to read:
SB119,9,9
615.17 Department of financial institutions and professional standards. 7There is created a department of financial institutions and professional standards
8under the direction and supervision of the secretary of financial institutions and
9professional standards.
SB119,10
10Section
10. 15.18 of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,11
11Section
11. 15.183 of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,12
12Section
12. 15.185 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,13
13Section
13. 15.185 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (14m) and
14amended to read:
SB119,9,2015
15.175
(14m) Banking review board. There is created in the department of
16financial institutions
and professional standards a banking review board consisting
17of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms. At least 3 members shall be
18experienced bankers having at least 5 years' experience in the banking business. No
19member is qualified to act in any matter involving a bank in which the member is
20an officer, director or stockholder, or to which the member is indebted.
SB119,14
21Section
14. 15.185 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (15m) and
22amended to read:
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15.175
(15m) Savings institutions review board. There is created in the
24department of financial institutions
and professional standards a savings
25institutions review board consisting of 5 members, at least 3 of whom shall have not
1less than 5 years' experience in the savings and loan or savings bank business in this
2state, appointed for 5-year terms.
SB119,15
3Section
15. 15.185 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,16
4Section
16. 15.185 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (16m) and
5amended to read:
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15.175
(16m) Office of credit unions
; creation. There is created
in the
7department of financial institutions and professional standards an office of credit
8unions
which is attached to the department of financial institutions under s. 15.03.
9The director shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the
10governor. No person may be appointed director who has not had at least 3 years of
11actual experience either in the operation of a credit union, or serving in a credit union
12supervisory capacity, or a combination of both.
Notwithstanding s. 15.03, all
13personnel and budget requests by the office of credit unions shall be processed and
14forwarded by the department of financial institutions without change except as
15requested and concurred in by the office of credit unions.
SB119,17
16Section
17. 15.185 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (16r) and
17amended to read:
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15.175
(16r) Credit union review board. There is created in the
office of credit
19unions department of financial institutions and professional standards a credit
20union review board consisting of 5 persons, appointed for staggered 5-year terms.
21All members shall have at least 5 years' experience in the operations of a credit union.
22The office of credit unions may call special meetings of the review board.
SB119,18
23Section
18. 15.40 of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,19
24Section
19. 15.405 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (title) and
25amended to read:
SB119,11,2
115.175 (title)
Same; attached boards
and, examining boards, and
2offices.
SB119,20
3Section
20. 15.405 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (1) and amended
4to read:
SB119,11,105
15.175
(1) Accounting examining board. There is created an accounting
6examining board in the department of
safety and professional services financial
7institutions and professional standards. The examining board shall consist of 7
8members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five members shall hold
9certificates as certified public accountants and be eligible for licensure to practice in
10this state. Two members shall be public members.
SB119,21
11Section
21. 15.405 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (1m), and 15.175
12(1m) (a) (intro.) and 5., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB119,11,1613
15.175
(1m) (a) (intro.) There is created a building inspector review board
14which is attached to the department of
safety and professional services financial
15institutions and professional standards under s. 15.03 that consists of the following
16members:
SB119,11,1917
5. A building inspector certified by the department of
safety and professional
18services financial institutions and professional standards, to inspect public
19buildings, places of employment, or one-family and two-family dwellings.
SB119,22
20Section
22. 15.405 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (2), and 15.175 (2)
21(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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15.175
(2) Examining board of architects, landscape architects,
23professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors. (intro.)
24There is created an examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional
25engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of
safety
1and professional services financial institutions and professional standards. Any
2professional member appointed to the examining board shall be registered or
3licensed to practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering,
4the design of engineering systems, or professional land surveying under ch. 443. The
5examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
63 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional engineers, 3 designers, 3
7professional land surveyors, and 10 public members.
SB119,23
8Section
23. 15.405 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (2m), and 15.175
9(2m) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,12,1310
15.175
(2m) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of
safety and
11professional services financial institutions and professional standards an examining
12board of professional geologists, hydrologists
, and soil scientists consisting of the
13following members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,24
14Section
24. 15.405 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (3), and 15.175 (3)
15(a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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15.175
(3) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of
safety and
17professional services financial institutions and professional standards an auctioneer
18board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,25
19Section
25. 15.405 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (3m), and 15.175
20(3m) (b) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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15.175
(3m) (b) (intro.) There is created in the department of
safety and
22professional services financial institutions and professional standards a cemetery
23board consisting of the following members, who shall serve 4-year terms:
SB119,26
24Section
26. 15.405 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (5) and amended
25to read:
SB119,13,8
115.175
(5) Chiropractic examining board. There is created a chiropractic
2examining board in the department of
safety and professional services financial
3institutions and professional standards. The chiropractic examining board shall
4consist of 6 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be
5graduates from a school of chiropractic and licensed to practice chiropractic in this
6state. Two members shall be public members. No person may be appointed to the
7examining board who is in any way connected with or has a financial interest in any
8chiropractic school.
SB119,27
9Section
27. 15.405 (5g) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (5g) and amended
10to read:
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15.175
(5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the department
12of
safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards 13a controlled substances board consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of
14health services
, and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or
15their designees; the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board or a designee; and
16one psychiatrist and one pharmacologist appointed for 3-year terms.
SB119,28
17Section
28. 15.405 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (6), and 15.175 (6)
18(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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15.175
(6) Dentistry examining board. (intro.) There is created a dentistry
20examining board in the department of
safety and professional services financial
21institutions and professional standards consisting of the following members
22appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,29
23Section
29. 15.405 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (6m), and 15.175
24(6m) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,14,4
115.175
(6m) Hearing and speech examining board. (intro.) There is created
2a hearing and speech examining board in the department of
safety and professional
3services financial institutions and professional standards consisting of the following
4members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,30
5Section
30. 15.405 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7), and 15.175 (7)
6(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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15.175
(7) (a) There is created a medical examining board in the department
8of
safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards.
SB119,31
9Section
31. 15.405 (7c) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7c), and 15.175
10(7c) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,14,1411
15.175
(7c) (a) (intro.) There is created a marriage and family therapy,
12professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of
13safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards 14consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,32
15Section
32. 15.405 (7e) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7e), and 15.175
16(7e) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB119,14,2017
15.175
(7e) Radiography examining board. (intro.) There is created in the
18department of
safety and professional services financial institutions and
19professional standards a radiography examining board consisting of the following 7
20members appointed for 4-year terms:
SB119,33
21Section
33. 15.405 (7g) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7g) and amended
22to read:
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15.175
(7g) Board of nursing. There is created a board of nursing in the
24department of
safety and professional services financial institutions and
25professional standards. The board of nursing shall consist of the following members
1appointed for staggered 4-year terms: 5 currently licensed registered nurses under
2ch. 441; 2 currently licensed practical nurses under ch. 441; and 2 public members.
3Each registered nurse member shall have graduated from a program in professional
4nursing and each practical nurse member shall have graduated from a program in
5practical nursing accredited by the state in which the program was conducted.
SB119,34
6Section
34. 15.405 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7m) and
7amended to read:
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15.175
(7m) Nursing home administrator examining board. There is created
9a nursing home administrator examining board in the department of
safety and
10professional services financial institutions and professional standards consisting of
119 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms and the secretary of health services
12or a designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member. Five members shall be
13nursing home administrators licensed in this state. One member shall be a
14physician. One member shall be a nurse licensed under ch. 441. Two members shall
15be public members. No more than 2 members may be officials or full-time employees
16of this state.
SB119,35
17Section
35. 15.405 (7r) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (7r), and 15.175
18(7r) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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15.175
(7r) Physical therapy examining board. (intro.) There is created in the
20department of
safety and professional services financial institutions and
21professional standards a physical therapy examining board consisting of the
22following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:
SB119,36
23Section
36. 15.405 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (8) and amended
24to read:
SB119,16,5
115.175
(8) Optometry examining board. There is created an optometry
2examining board in the department of
safety and professional services financial
3institutions and professional standards. The optometry examining board shall
4consist of 7 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members
5shall be licensed optometrists in this state. Two members shall be public members.
SB119,37
6Section
37. 15.405 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (9) and amended
7to read:
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15.175
(9) Pharmacy examining board. There is created a pharmacy examining
9board in the department of
safety and professional services financial institutions and
10professional standards. The pharmacy examining board shall consist of 7 members
11appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed to
12practice pharmacy in this state. Two members shall be public members.
SB119,38
13Section
38. 15.405 (10m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (10m) and
14amended to read:
SB119,16,2015
15.175
(10m) Psychology examining board. There is created in the
16department of
safety and professional services financial institutions and
17professional standards a psychology examining board consisting of 6 members
18appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four of the members shall be psychologists
19licensed in this state. Each of the psychologist members shall represent a different
20specialty area within the field of psychology. Two members shall be public members.
SB119,39
21Section
39. 15.405 (10r) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (10r), and 15.175
22(10r) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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15.175
(10r) (a) (intro.) There is created a real estate appraisers board in the
24department of
safety and professional services financial institutions and
1professional standards consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year
2terms:
SB119,40
3Section
40. 15.405 (11m) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (11m) and
4amended to read:
SB119,17,105
15.175
(11m) Real estate examining board. There is created a real estate
6examining board in the department of
safety and professional services financial
7institutions and professional standards. The real estate examining board shall
8consist of 7 members appointed to staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall
9be real estate brokers or salespersons licensed in this state. Two members shall be
10public members. No member may serve more than 2 terms.
SB119,41
11Section
41. 15.405 (12) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB119,42
12Section
42. 15.405 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 15.135 (5) (a) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
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15.135
(5) (a) (intro.) There is created a veterinary examining board in the
15department of
safety and professional services agriculture, trade and consumer
16protection. The veterinary examining board shall consist of
the following 8 members
17appointed for staggered 4-year terms
.:
SB119,17,18
181. Five
of the members shall be licensed veterinarians
licensed in this state.
SB119,17,19
192. One
member shall be a veterinary technician certified in this state.
SB119,17,20
203. Two
members shall be public members.
SB119,17,23
21(b) No member of the examining board may in any way be financially interested
22in any school having a veterinary department or a course of study in veterinary or
23animal technology.
SB119,43
24Section
43. 15.405 (16) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (16) and amended
25to read:
SB119,18,6
115.175
(16) Funeral directors examining board. There is created a funeral
2directors examining board in the department of
safety and professional services 3financial institutions and professional standards. The funeral directors examining
4board shall consist of 6 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four
5members shall be licensed funeral directors under ch. 445 in this state. Two
6members shall be public members.
SB119,44
7Section
44. 15.405 (17) of the statutes is renumbered 15.175 (17) and amended
8to read: