SB21: Bill Text

SB21,3424 Section 3424. 125.02 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1313,15 125.02 (18) "Restaurant" means a restaurant, as defined in s. 254.61 (5) 97.01 (14g).

SB21,3425 Section 3425. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1313,25 125.04 (5) (a) 5. Have successfully completed within the 2 years prior to the date of application a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course that is approved by the department or the educational approval board. This subdivision does not apply to an applicant who held, or who was an agent appointed and approved under sub. (6) of a corporation or limited liability company that held, within the past 2 years, a Class "A", "Class A" or "Class C" license or a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit or a manager's or operator's license.

SB21,3426 Section 3426. 125.06 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1314,6 125.06 (12) Bed and breakfast establishments. The provision by a bed and breakfast establishment, as defined under s. 254.61 (1) 97.01 (1g), of not more than 2 complimentary 4-fluid-ounce glasses of wine per day to a person renting a room at the bed and breakfast establishment for consumption on the premises of the bed and breakfast establishment.

SB21,3427 Section 3427. 125.07 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1314,14 125.07 (3) (a) 6. Premises operated under both a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit and a restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant where the principal business conducted is that of a restaurant. If the premises are operated under both a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit and a restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant, the principal business conducted is presumed to be the sale of alcohol beverages, but the presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence.

SB21,3428 Section 3428. 125.07 (3) (a) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1314,17 125.07 (3) (a) 6m. Premises operating under both a "Class C" license and a restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant.

SB21,3429 Section 3429. 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1315,2 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), no municipal governing body may issue an operator's license unless the applicant has successfully completed a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course, which may include computer-based training and testing, that is approved by the department or the educational approval board, or unless the applicant fulfills one of the following requirements:

SB21,3430 Section 3430. 125.29 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1315,11 125.29 (6) Restaurants. A brewer may operate a restaurant on the brewery premises and at an off-site retail outlet established by the brewer. A brewer may not hold a restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant for the operation of a restaurant at any other location except that a brewer may possess or hold an indirect interest in a Class "B" license for not more than 20 restaurants in each of which the sale of alcohol beverages accounts for less than 60 percent of the restaurant's gross receipts if no fermented malt beverages manufactured by the brewer are offered for sale in any of these restaurants.

SB21,3431 Section 3431. 125.295 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1315,15 125.295 (2) (a) 3. The applicant operates a restaurant on the premises for which the permit is issued, for which a restaurant permit license is issued under s. 254.64 97.30 for a restaurant.

SB21,3432 Section 3432. 125.295 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1315,25 125.295 (2) (b) If an applicant under par. (a) has no current operations, the applicant may certify that the applicant has applied for or will apply for a Class "B" license or restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant or will comply with any other requirement under par. (a), prior to or upon commencing operations authorized under this section. If a Class "B" license or restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant is not subsequently issued to the applicant, or if the applicant otherwise fails to comply with any requirement for eligibility under par. (a), the department may revoke under s. 125.12 (5) the permit issued under this section.

SB21,3433 Section 3433. 125.68 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1316,8 125.68 (5) Restaurant sanitation rules. No applicant may obtain a "Class B" license or permit or a "Class C" license unless the premises complies with the rules promulgated by the department of health services agriculture, trade and consumer protection governing sanitation in restaurants. However, the department of health services agriculture, trade and consumer protection may not restrict the serving of cheese without charge in individual portions to customers as permitted by s. 254.61 (5) 97.01 (14g).

SB21,3434 Section 3434. 126.56 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1316,12 126.56 (2) (b) A restaurant or other retail food establishment that procures processing vegetables solely for retail sale at the restaurant or other retail food establishment.

SB21,3435 Section 3435. 134.66 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1317,4 134.66 (2m) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an agent, employee, or independent contractor who has received the training described in par. (a) as part of a responsible beverage server training course or a comparable training course, as described in s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5., that was successfully completed by the agent, employee, or independent contractor. The department of health services shall make the training program developed or approved by that department under par. (a) available to the technical college system board, and that board shall include that training program or a comparable training program approved by that department in the curriculum guidelines specified by that board under s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. The department of health services shall also make the training program developed or approved by that department under par. (a) available to any provider of a comparable training course, as described in s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5., on request, and the department of revenue or the educational approval board may approve a comparable training course under s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. only if that training course includes the training program developed or approved by the department of health services under par. (a) or a comparable training program approved by that department.

SB21,3436 Section 3436. 137.20 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1317,11 137.20 (6) (b) A governmental unit that has custody of a record is also further subject to the retention requirements for public records of state agencies, and the records of the University of Wisconsin System Authority and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority established under ss. 16.61, and 16.611 and the retention requirements for documents of local governmental units established under s. 16.612.

SB21,3437 Section 3437. 137.20 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1317,16 137.20 (7) The public records board may promulgate rules prescribing standards consistent with this subchapter for retention of records by state agencies, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and local governmental units.

SB21,3438 Section 3438. 138.055 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1317,19 138.055 (4) (d) The division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards for all other lenders.

SB21,3439 Section 3439. 138.056 (1) (a) 4. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1317,22 138.056 (1) (a) 4. d. The division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards for all other lenders.

SB21,3440 Section 3440. 138.09 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1317,25 138.09 (1d) In this section, "division" "department" means the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,3441 Section 3441. 138.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,3442 Section 3442. 138.12 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1318,4 138.12 (1) (am) "Department" means the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,3443 Section 3443. 138.14 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,3444 Section 3444. 138.14 (9r) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1318,12 138.14 (9r) (f) The division department shall make copies of the informational materials under par. (a) available, upon request, to licensees and to the public, including making these informational materials available on the department's Internet site of the department of financial institutions. The division department may charge licensees a reasonable fee for printed copies of informational materials supplied under this paragraph.

SB21,3445 Section 3445. 138.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1318,15 138.16 (1) (a) "Division" Department means the division of banking attached to the department of financial institutions and professional standards.

SB21,3446 Section 3446. 145.01 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 145.01 (4m) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB21,1318,21 145.01 (4m) Failing private on-site wastewater treatment system. (intro.) "Failing private on-site wastewater treatment system" has the meaning specified under s. 145.245 (4). means a private on-site wastewater treatment system that causes or results in any of the following conditions:

SB21,3447 Section 3447. 145.01 (4m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1318,23 145.01 (4m) (a) The discharge of sewage into surface water or groundwater.

SB21,3448 Section 3448. 145.01 (4m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1319,2 145.01 (4m) (b) The introduction of sewage into zones of saturation which adversely affects the operation of a private on-site wastewater treatment system.

SB21,3449 Section 3449. 145.01 (4m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1319,4 145.01 (4m) (c) The discharge of sewage to a drain tile or into zones of bedrock.

SB21,3450 Section 3450. 145.01 (4m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1319,6 145.01 (4m) (d) The discharge of sewage to the surface of the ground.

SB21,3451 Section 3451. 145.01 (4m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1319,9 145.01 (4m) (e) The failure to accept sewage discharges and backup of sewage into the structure served by the private on-site wastewater treatment system.

SB21,3452 Section 3452. 145.01 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1319,19 145.01 (12) Private on-site wastewater treatment system. "Private on-site wastewater treatment system" means a sewage treatment and disposal system serving a single structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field located on the same parcel as the structure. This term also means an alternative sewage system approved by the department of natural resources including a substitute for the septic tank or soil absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure or a system located on a different parcel than the structure. A private on-site wastewater treatment system may be owned by the property owner or by a special purpose district.

SB21,3453 Section 3453. 145.02 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1319,22 145.02 (title) Powers of the department of financial institutions and professional standards and the department of natural resources.

SB21,3454 Section 3454. 145.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1320,6 145.02 (2) The Except as provided in sub. (2m), the department shall have general supervision of all such plumbing and shall after public hearing prescribe and publish and enforce reasonable standards therefor which shall be uniform and of statewide concern so far as practicable. Any employee designated by the department may act for the department in holding such public hearing. To the extent that the historic building code applies to the subject matter of these standards, the standards do not apply to a qualified historic building if the owner elects to be subject to s. 101.121.

SB21,3455 Section 3455. 145.02 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1320,12 145.02 (2m) The department of natural resources shall have general supervision of private on-site wastewater treatment systems and shall have the powers described under s. 281.48 with respect to those systems. The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for private on-site wastewater treatment systems.

SB21,3456 Section 3456. 145.02 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1320,19 145.02 (4) (a) The department shall prescribe rules as to the qualifications, examination and licensing of master and journeyman plumbers and restricted plumber licensees, for the licensing of utility contractors, for the registration of plumbing apprentices and pipe layers and for the registration and training of registered learners. The plumbers council, created under s. 15.407 15.177 (16), shall advise the department in formulating the rules.

SB21,3457 Section 3457. 145.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1321,4 145.045 (1) Powers and duties. The department shall by rule establish an examining program for the certification of soil testers, setting such standards as the department finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Such standards shall include formal written examinations for all applicants. The department shall charge applicants for the cost of examination and certification. After July 1, 1974, no person may construct soil bore holes or conduct soil percolation tests or other similar tests specified by the department of natural resources that relate to private on-site wastewater treatment systems unless the person holds a valid certificate issued under this section.

SB21,3458 Section 3458. 145.045 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1321,10 145.045 (3) Plumbers and septic tank installers. A plumber or septic tank installer may also be a soil tester and install any system after approval of the site or project by the department of financial institutions and professional standards, the department of natural resources, or the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.

SB21,3459 Section 3459. 145.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1321,17 145.17 (2) The department shall prescribe rules as to the qualifications, examination and licensing of journeymen automatic fire sprinkler system fitters and automatic fire sprinkler contractors and for the registration and training of automatic fire sprinkler system apprentices. The automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council, created under s. 15.407 15.177 (17), shall advise the department in formulating the rules.

SB21,3460 Section 3460. 145.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1321,22 145.19 (1b) Definition. In this section, "sanitary permit" means a permit authorizing the installation of a private on-site wastewater treatment system that is issued by the department of natural resources or any governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.

SB21,3461 Section 3461. 145.19 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1322,4 145.19 (1m) Application process. The department of natural resources shall prescribe the information to be included in an application for a sanitary permit. The applicant shall submit the completed application for a sanitary permit to the governmental unit. The governmental unit shall approve or disapprove the sanitary permit according to the rules promulgated by the department of natural resources under this chapter.

SB21,3462 Section 3462. 145.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1322,12 145.19 (2) Fee. No fee for a sanitary permit may be less than the amount determined under by the department of natural resources by rule. The governing body for the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems may establish a fee for a sanitary permit which is more than the amount determined under by the department of natural resources by rule. A governmental unit may not charge more than one fee for a sanitary permit or the renewal of a sanitary permit in any 12-month period.

SB21,3463 Section 3463. 145.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1322,23 145.19 (3) Fees and records of permits forwarded to the department of natural resources. The governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall forward to the department of natural resources within 90 days after each valid permit is issued a portion of the fee, as determined under by the department of natural resources by rule. The governmental unit shall also compile a periodic summary of the permits that it has issued. The summary shall contain the information required by the department of natural resources by rule, and shall be submitted by the governmental unit to the department of natural resources at intervals to be determined by the department of natural resources by rule.

SB21,3464 Section 3464. 145.19 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1323,6 145.19 (6) Groundwater fee. In addition to the fee under sub. (2), the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall collect a groundwater fee of $25 for each sanitary permit. The governmental unit shall forward this fee to the department of natural resources together with the fee under sub. (3). The moneys collected under this subsection shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management.

SB21,3465 Section 3465. 145.20 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1323,10 145.20 (2) (e) File reports and conduct surveys and inspections as required by the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems or the department of natural resources.

SB21,3466 Section 3466. 145.20 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1323,15 145.20 (2) (g) Perform other duties regarding private on-site wastewater treatment systems as considered appropriate by the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems or as required by the rules of the department of natural resources.

SB21,3467 Section 3467. 145.20 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1323,17 145.20 (3) (title) Department of natural resources responsibilities.

SB21,3468 Section 3468. 145.20 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1323,23 145.20 (3) (a) 1. The department of natural resources may specify categories of private on-site wastewater treatment systems for which approval by the department of natural resources is required prior to issuance of sanitary permits by the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.

SB21,3469 Section 3469. 145.20 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: