8:45 a.m. Madison
Appearances at the Hearing
Interested persons are invited to present information at the hearing. Persons appearing may make an oral presentation but are urged to submit facts, opinions and argument in writing as well. Facts, opinions and argument may also be submitted in writing without a personal appearance by mail addressed to the Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Administrative Rules, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. Written comments must be received by May 4, 1999 to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.
Analysis prepared by the Department of Regulation and Licensing
Statutes authorizing promulgation: ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227.11 (2) and 457.09
Statute interpreted: s. 457.09
In this proposed rule-making order the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors (Social Worker Section) specifies the criteria for obtaining a social worker training certificate. The requirements are: a) a major that meets the criteria in subds. 1. to 3.; b) a minimum grade point of 2.5 in the major course content to focus on providing services to individuals with difficulties in psychological and social functioning; c) a course with significant content in professional ethics and values in context of the helping professions; d) a senior seminar or capstone that pulls together all the themes of the helping professions; e) 30 semester credits or 40 quarter credits acquired within the major as defined by the text; f) a human service internship which involved direct practice with clients and was supervised by a social worker certified under s. 457.08, Stats., and who has a bachelor's or master's degree in social work and provides direct on-site supervision of the intern; or one year of social work employment as specified to satisfy the requirements set forth.
Text of Rule
SECTION 1. SFC 3.13 (1) (a) 1., 2. and 3. are created to read:
SFC 3.13 (1) (a) 1. To qualify as “another human service program approved by the section" under sub. (1) (a), the program shall include a major that meets the criteria in subd. pars. a., b. and c., and the applicant shall have obtained a grade point average of 2.5 or greater in the major. The major shall:
a. Focus predominantly on course content related to providing services to individuals with difficulties in psychological and social functioning.
b. Include a course with significant content in professional ethics and values in the context of the helping professions.
c. Include a senior seminar or capstone case that pulled together all the themes of the helping professions.
2. In this section “major" means an organized course of study recognized on the transcript as a major by the degree-granting institution. A collection of 30 semester credits, or 40 quarter credits, not defined as a particular course of study by the degree-granting institution would not qualify as a human services major. Individualized majors developed in conjunction with the degree-granting institution and recognized as majors by the institution will be considered as majors, and evaluated in relation to the criteria above for predominant focus of coursework.
3. In this subsection “predominantly" means comprising at least 30 semester credits or 40 quarter credits of the major program in which your degree was granted.
Note: Related course content includes courses typically included in human services program content such as: psychology, sociology, crisis intervention, working with diverse populations, family dynamics, therapeutic interviewing, rehabilitation, gerontology, adolescence or child welfare, interview, observation and recordkeeping skills, individual and group counseling techniques, program planning, internships, clinical placements and field practicums.
SECTION 2. SFC 3.13 (3) (a) and (b) are amended to read:
SFC 3.13 (3) (a) A human services internship that was part of the program leading to the degree the certificate holder specified to satisfy the requirement in s. 457.09 (1) (c) and (4m) (b), Stats., or completed while holding the training certificate, and involved direct practice with clients and that was supervised by a social worker certified under s. 457.08, Stats., and who has a bachelor's or master's degree in social work and provides direct, on-site supervision of the intern.
(b) One year of social work employment that was part of the program leading to the degree the certificate holder specified to satisfy the requirements in s. 457.09 (1) (c) and (4m) (b), Stats., or completed while holding the training certificate, which involved at least 400 hours of face-to-face client contact in not less than 12 months, and that was supervised by a social worker certified under s. 457.08, Stats., who has a bachelor's or master's degree in social work and who provides direct, on-site supervision of the certificate holder during the time the certificate holder is at work.
Fiscal Estimate
1. The anticipated fiscal effect on the fiscal liability and revenues of any local unit of government of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
2. The projected anticipated state fiscal effect during the current biennium of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
3. The projected net annualized fiscal impact on state funds of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These proposed rules will be reviewed by the department through its Small Business Review Advisory Committee to determine whether there will be an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
Copies of this proposed rule are available without cost upon request to: Pamela Haack, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Administrative Rules, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 171, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708 (608) 266-0495.
Notice of Hearings
Transportation
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 85.16 (1) and 348.07 (4), Stats., interpreting s. 348.07 (4), Stats., the Department of Transportation will hold public hearings at the following locations to consider the amendment of ch. Trans 276, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to allowing the operation of double bottoms and certain other vehicles on certain specified highways.
Hearing Information
April 14, 1999 Law Enforcement Ctr.
Wednesday Meeting Room
1:00 p.m. Rusk Co. Courthouse
311 East Miner Ave.
LADYSMITH, WI
April 15, 1999 Room 144B
Thursday Hill Farms State
1:00 p.m. Transportation Bldg.
4802 Sheboygan Ave.
MADISON, WI
The hearing locations are accessible to persons with disabilities.
Written Comments
The public record on this proposed rule-making will be held open until close of business, April 22, 1999, to permit the submission of written comments from persons unable to attend the public hearing or who wish to supplement testimony offered at the hearing. Any such written comments should be submitted to Mark Morrison, Traffic & Safety Engineer, Room 501, P. O. Box 7986, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707-7986.
Analysis Prepared by the Wis. Dept. of Transportation
Statutory authority: ss. 85.16(1) and 348.07 (4)
Statute interpreted: s. 348.07 (4)
General Summary of Proposed Rule.
This proposed rule amends s. Trans 276.07(10), (17) and (25), Wis. Adm. Code, to add three segments of highway to the designated highway system established under s. 348.07 (4), Stats. The actual highway segments that this proposed rule adds to the designated highway system are:
Hwy. From To
STH 46 STH 64 S. of USH 8 N. of
Deer Park Amery
STH 80 USH 14 in STH 33 in
Richland Center Union Center
STH 182 STH 13 in USH 51 in
Park Falls Manitowish
(NOTE: The proposed rule text often achieves these objectives by consolidating individual segments into contiguous segments with new end points. In order to determine the actual highway segment added, it is necessary to compare the combined old designations with the combined new designation.)
The long trucks to which this proposed rule applies are those with 53-foot semitrailers, double bottoms and the vehicles which may legally operate on the federal National Network, but which exceed Wisconsin's regular limits on overall length. Generally, no person may operate any of the following vehicles on Wisconsin's highways without a permit:
1) A single vehicle with an overall length in excess of 40 feet (NOTE: 45-foot buses are allowed on the National Network and Interstate system by Federal law. Section 4006 (b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.);
2) A combination of vehicles with an overall length in excess of 65 feet;
3) A semitrailer longer than 48 feet;
4) An automobile haulaway longer than 66 feet plus allowed overhangs; or
5) A double bottom.
Certain exceptions are provided under s. 348.07(2), Stats., which implements provisions of the federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act in Wisconsin.
The effect of this proposed rule will be to extend the provisions of s. 348.07 (2) (f), (fm), (gm) and (gr), and s. 348.08 (1) (e), Stats., to the highway segments listed above. As a result, vehicles which may legally operate on the federal National Network in Wisconsin will also be allowed to operate on the newly-designated highways. Specifically, this means there will be no overall length limitation for a tractor-semitrailer combination, a double bottom or an automobile haulaway on the affected highway segments. There also will be no length limitation for a truck tractor or road tractor when operated in a tractor-semitrailer combination or as part of a double bottom or an automobile haulaway. Double bottoms will be allowed to operate on the affected highway segments provided neither trailer is longer than 28 feet, 6 inches. Semitrailers up to 53 feet long may also be operated on these highway segments provided the kingpin-to-rear axle distance does not exceed 43 feet. This distance is measured from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle or, if the semitrailer has a tandem axle, to a point midway between the first and last axles of the tandem. Otherwise, semitrailers, including semitrailers which are part of an automobile haulaway, are limited to 48 feet in length.
These vehicles and combinations are also allowed to operate on undesignated highways for a distance of 5 miles or less from the designated highway in order to reach fuel, food, maintenance, repair, rest, staging, terminal or vehicle assembly or points of loading or unloading.
Fiscal Estimate
The Department estimates that there will be no fiscal impact on the liabilities or revenues of any county, city, village, town, school district, technical college district or sewerage district.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The provisions of this proposed rule adding highway segments to the designated system have no direct adverse effect on small businesses, and may have a favorable effect on those small businesses which are shippers or carriers using the newly-designated routes.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
Copies of this proposed rule are available without cost upon request to the office of the State Traffic Engineer, P. O. Box 7986, Room 501, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707-7986, telephone (608) 266-1675. For questions about this rule-making, please call Mark Morrison, Traffic & Safety Engineer at (608) 266-1675. Alternate formats of the proposed rule will be provided to individuals at their request.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
(CR 98-154):
Chs. ATCP 2, 40, 42, 45, 50, 92, 100, 109, 118 (Jus 2), 121 and 161 - Relating to technical and remedial rule changes pertaining to:
1) Farm mediation and arbitration;
2) Sustainable agriculture;
3) Agricultural development and diversification;
4) Commercial feed;
5) Soil and water resource management;
6) LP gas meters;
7) Freezer meat and food service plans;
8) Referral selling plans; and
9) Car rental notices.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
(CR 98-182):
SS. ATCP 81.50, 81.51 and 81.52 - Relating to grade standards for Colby and Monterey (Jack) cheese.
