Wisconsin Legislature: Trades and occupations

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - SB543

Ambulance staffing requirements revised re EMTs and first responders; DHS duties [S.Amdt.1: respiratory care practitioner and pediatric patient transferred to another hospital by airplane provisions added; S.Amdt.3: municipality population provisions and waivers added; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB143

Audiologist and speech-language pathologist credential renewal fees set [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9138 (6c)] - SB21

Clinical exercise physiologists professional licensing created; Clinical Exercise Physiology Affiliated Credentialing Board created and attached to MEB, emergency rule provisions - SB185

Clinical social worker: practice requirement for licensure modified - AB217

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - AB900

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - SB666

Complementary and alternative health care practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; practice protection laws exemptions; DSPS duties and definition provisions - AB307

Complementary and alternative health care practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; practice protection laws exemptions; DSPS duties and definition provisions - SB198

Credentials issued by DSPS or affiliated credentialing board: intentional material misstatements, omissions, and falsified documentation on application for or renewal of crime created; location of trial provision - AB812

Dietetic internship program established under the WIC program; DHS duties - AB530

Dietetic internship program established under the WIC program; DHS duties [S.Amdt.1: federal funds specified, DHS FTE position added] - SB402

DSPS duties and powers revised re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures; multifamily dwelling and commercial building codes; Building Inspector Review Board; penalties for certain violations; safety glazing material in hazardous locations; aging schools program; list of variances under the historic building code; list of licensed retail LPG suppliers; municipal construction site erosion control program review frequency; manufactured housing industry dispute resolution; manufactured home construction and safety reports; certain master and journeyman plumber permits; septic tank installers; public swimming pool definition; plumbing, fire protection systems, and swimming pool plan review law reorganized; mandatory meeting requirements; administrative warnings; costs of disciplinary proceedings; registration of licensed medical professionals; jurisprudence examination of funeral directors; and degree requirement for sitting for certain exams; DOA appendix report - AB935

DSPS duties and powers revised re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures; multifamily dwelling and commercial building codes; Building Inspector Review Board; penalties for certain violations; safety glazing material in hazardous locations; aging schools program; list of variances under the historic building code; list of licensed retail LPG suppliers; municipal construction site erosion control program review frequency; manufactured housing industry dispute resolution; manufactured home construction and safety reports; certain master and journeyman plumber permits; septic tank installers; public swimming pool definition; plumbing, fire protection systems, and swimming pool plan review law reorganized; mandatory meeting requirements; administrative warnings; costs of disciplinary proceedings; registration of licensed medical professionals; jurisprudence examination of funeral directors; and degree requirement for sitting for certain exams; DOA appendix report - SB698

DSPS issued licenses, certifications, or registrations: renewal period changed to 4 years [Sec. 4374, 4375, 4378-4382, 4385-4388, 4392-4394, 4399-4401, 4403-4407, 4410-4415, 4417-4424, 4428-4453, 4455-4467, 4469-4472, 4478-4482, 4503-4518, 4520, 4521, 4523, 4526-4528, 9438 (1)] - AB21

DSPS issued licenses, certifications, or registrations: renewal period changed to 4 years [Sec. 4374, 4375, 4378-4382, 4385-4388, 4392-4394, 4399-4401, 4403-4407, 4410-4415, 4417-4424, 4428-4453, 4455-4467, 4469-4472, 4478-4482, 4503-4518, 4520, 4521, 4523, 4526-4528, 9438 (1); original bill only] - SB21

Electrician licensing exemption for certain activities re private on-site wastewater treatment system and pump for wells [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2718g, h] - SB21

Equine−assisted learning and equine−assisted psychotherapy: civil liability immunity for equine activities expanded to include - SB126

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; Governor and DSPS duties - AB726

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; Governor and DSPS duties - SB568

Initial credential fee determined by DSPS modified - SB333

JCLO required to appoint a committee to study the impact of a criminal conviction on the ability to obtain a professional license when the offense does not substantially relate to the licensed activity; findings due before January 3, 2017 - AJR116

Landscape services re restoration using native plants: sales tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB608

Landscape services re restoration using native plants: sales tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB443

Locksmith licensure program established, DSPS duties - SB770

Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board required to promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and licensure by the board - AB1024

Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board required to promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and licensure by the board - SB797

Massage therapy or bodywork therapy: practice by an extern or intern under direction of licensed therapist authorized, Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board to establish standards; scope and practice expanded; penalty for unauthorized practice - AB870

Massage therapy or bodywork therapy: practice by an extern or intern under direction of licensed therapist authorized, Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board to establish standards; scope and practice expanded; penalty for unauthorized practice - SB747

Pawnbroker notices re sale and surplus: email, text message, or other method agreed to with the customer allowed - AB779

Physical therapists may order X-rays under certain conditions - AB549

Physical therapists may order X-rays under certain conditions - SB453

Political subdivisions may not impose new occupational fee or licensing requirements on any profession, exception provided - AB116

Political subdivisions may not impose new occupational fee or licensing requirements on any profession, exception provided [S.Amdts.1 and 2: DSPS provisions added] - SB81

Prevention specialist-in-training designation and certification eliminated - AB483

Prevention specialist-in-training designation and certification eliminated - SB358

Professional credentials: DSPS to establish, by rule, procedure for payment of fees by installments [Sec. 4376] - AB21

Professional credentials: DSPS to establish, by rule, procedure for payment of fees by installments [Sec. 4376; original bill only] - SB21

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - AB591

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - SB441

Retired professional licensed by the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors: exemption from continuing education requirement, conditions specified - AB934

State of emergency declared by the Governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report - AB405

State of emergency declared by the Governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report - SB334

Wage claim revisions re filing and investigation, statute of limitations, increased wages a circuit court may order, interest, surcharges, costs, and attorney fees; written statement disclosing terms of employment required, damages provision; unpaid wage claim judgment disclosure by occupational or professional license applicant - SB5

Casper, Trevor: life and service as a Wisconsin State Trooper honored - AJR44

Casper, Trevor: life and service as a Wisconsin State Trooper honored - SJR40

Motor vehicle liability insurance and proof of financial responsibility: requirements and penalties for violations revised; certain religious sects allowed to qualify as self-insurers for the purposes of motor vehicle liability insurance; DOT duties - AB782

Motor vehicle liability insurance and proof of financial responsibility: requirements and penalties for violations revised; certain religious sects allowed to qualify as self-insurers for the purposes of motor vehicle liability insurance; DOT duties - SB638

Motor vehicles operating on highways when weather conditions limit visibility: required headlamps, tail lamps, and clearance lamps must be lighted, penalty provision [S.Admt.1: moratorium on when traffic officers may begin issuing citations] - SB249

State highway program: LAB to conduct a performance evaluation audit [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9145 (1d)] - SB21

Bone marrow or organ donation: leave from employment provisions created - AB752

Bone marrow or organ donation: leave from employment provisions created - SB517

Donate Life Month: April 2015 proclaimed as - AJR22

Donate Life Month: April 2015 proclaimed as - SJR25

Organ donation leave provisions created - AB569

Organ donation leave provisions created - SB424

Recovery from bone marrow or organ donation surgery included as a serious health condition under family and medical leave law; insurance discrimination prohibition - SB489

Blue Book and highway map distribution revised - AB466

Blue Book and highway map distribution revised - SB343

DOT building replacement in City of Madison is not subject to municipal zoning ordinance or regulation [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 44b, m] - SB21

DOT sponsorship agreements re materials displayed at passenger rail station: fees deposited in transportation fund [Sec. 652, 2546, 2547] - AB21

DOT sponsorship agreements re materials displayed at passenger rail station: fees deposited in transportation fund [Sec. 652, 2546, 2547] - SB21

Drinking age report, effective date of REAL ID Act, occupational tax on illegal controlled substances repealed (remedial legislation) - AB684

Drinking age report, effective date of REAL ID Act, occupational tax on illegal controlled substances repealed (remedial legislation) - SB559

``Elderly and disabled" changed to ``seniors and individuals with disabilities" re certain transportation aids [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 649c-g, 2576k-w] - SB21

Electronic voter registration for qualified electors permitted; GAB and DOT issued ID card and driver’s license provisions - AB805

Electronic voter registration for qualified electors permitted; GAB and DOT issued ID card and driver’s license provisions - SB620

Harbor assistance grant to City of Kewaunee [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 650m, 877s, 9145 (1c)] - SB21

Land information program: requirement that certain departments and agencies submit a plan to enable information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced eliminated - AB728

Land information program: requirement that certain departments and agencies submit a plan to enable information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced eliminated - SB570

Pretrial intoxicated driver intervention grant program transferred from DOT to DHS [Sec. 656, 692, 2595, 4349] - AB21