(2) The Board shall determine if the application is complete and notify the vendor in writing that the application is complete or detailing any insufficiencies.
(3) If the application is complete the vendor shall prepare the voting system for three mock elections using offices, referenda questions and candidates provided by the Board.
ELBD 7.02 AGENCY TESTING OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM
(1) The Board shall conduct a test of the voting system to ensure that it meets the criteria set out in s.5.91 Stats.
(2) The test shall be conducted using a mock election for the partisan primary, the general election with both a presidential and gubernatorial vote and the nonpartisan election combined with a presidential preference vote.
(3) The Board may use a panel of local election officials and electors to assist in its review of the voting system.
(4) The Board may require that the voting system be used in an actual election as a condition of approval.
ELBD 7.03 CONTINUING APPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM
(1) The Board may revoke the approval of any existing electronic voting system if it does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The vendor must keep the Board informed of all hardware, firmware and software changes and all jurisdictions using the voting system as a condition of maintaining the Board's approval for the use of the voting system.
(3) The vendor must, at its expense, escrow a copy of the programs, documentation and source code used for any election in the state with an agent approved by the Board.
(4) The electronic voting system must be capable of transferring the data contained in the system to an electronic recording medium pursuant to the provisions of s.7.23 Stats.
(5) The vendor shall ensure that election results can be exported on election night into a statewide database developed by the Board.
(6)The Board may provide for the exemption of any electronic voting system.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The creation of this rule does not affect business.
Fiscal Estimate
The creation of this rule has no fiscal effect.
Contact Person
George A. Dunst
Legal Counsel, State Elections Board
132 E. Wilson St.
P. O. Box 2973
Madison, WI 53701-2973
Phone 266-0136
Notice of Hearing
Higher Educational Aids Board
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 39.28 (1) and 227.11, Stats., the Higher Educational Aids Board will hold a public hearing to consider the amendment of s. HEA 11.03 (3) and creation of s. HEA 11.03 (5), Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the eligibility criteria for participation in the Minority Teacher Loan Program, and the emergency rules now in effect on the same subject.
Hearing Information
The public hearing will be held:
Date and Time Location
October 28, 1999 Senate Hearing Room
Thursday Room #201 SE
9:00AM to 9:30AM State Capitol
Madison, WI
The hearing site is fully accessible to people with disabilities.
Analysis Prepared by the Higher Educational Aids Board
Statutory Authority: ss. 39.28 (1) and 227.11 (2)
Statute Interpreted: s. 39.40
The 1989 Wis. Act 31 created s. 39.40, Stats., which provides for loans to minority students enrolled in programs of study leading to licensure as a teacher. The Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) administers this loan program under s. 39.40, Stats., and under ch. HEA 11. This rulemaking order expands program eligibility to allow students who were eligible to participate under this program in the past, when it was administered by a different system, to continue to be eligible to participate in the future. Students who are enrolled at least half time and students who do not show financial need will be able to participate in this program. Current rules require that a student be enrolled full time and show financial need to be considered for participation. The proposed revision will not affect expenditures of State funds for the Minority Teacher Loan Program.
Contact Information
To find out more about the hearing or to request copies of the proposed rules, write or call:
Jane Hojan-Clark
Higher Educational Aids Board
131 West Wilson St., 9th Floor
P. O. Box 7885
Madison, WI 53707-7885
Telephone (608) 264-6181
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed rules received at the above address no later than October 21, 1999 will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at a hearing.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rules concern a student financial aid program and have no effect upon small business in the state of Wisconsin.
Fiscal Estimate
The proposed changes cause no alterations in the present allocation of funds, so there is no fiscal impact.
Notice of Hearing
Medical Examining Board
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to authority vested in the Medical Examining Board in ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227.11 (2) and 448.40 (1), Stats., and interpreting s. 448.05 (6), Stats., the Medical Examining Board will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider an order to amend ss. Med 1.06 (1) (a) (intro.), (d), (3) (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) (intro.) and (g), 1.08 (2), 2.02 and 2.04, relating to computer-based examinations.
Hearing Information
October 20, 1999 Room 179A
Wednesday 1400 E. Washington Ave.
8:45 A.M. Madison, WI
Written Comments
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 October 27, 1999 to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.
Analysis Prepared by the Dept. of Regulation and Licensing
Statutes authorizing promulgation: ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227.11 (2) and 448.40 (1)
Statute interpreted: s. 448.05 (6)
In this proposed rule-making order, the Medical Examining Board amends its rules relating to the change from a paper and pencil examination to a computer-based examination. This amendment will allow for the computer-based examination administration of the USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) beginning in 1999.
After December 31, 1993, the FLEX examination was no longer the licensing examination administered by the Board. Therefore, the last sentence of s. Med 10.06 (3) (a) is repealed in that the examination does not consist of the 2-component FLEX; but, rather, the Board now accepts the 3-step USMLE sequence. In s. Med 2.02 the word “such" is changed to the word “the" to comply with the Administrative Rules Procedures Manual.
In s. Med 2.04 language is repealed relating to temporary licenses expiring on the first day the Board begins its examination. The Board at one time administered the examinations in June and December. The Medical Examining Board does not schedule examinations any longer. An applicant can take the examination any day of the week because of the computer-based examination.
Text of Rule
SECTION 1. Med 1.06 (1) (a) (intro.), (d) and (3) (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) (intro.) and (g) are amended to read:
Med 1.06 (1) (a) All applicants shall complete the written computer-based examination under sub. (3), and an open book examination on statutes and rules governing the practice of medicine and surgery in Wisconsin. In addition, an applicant may be required to complete an oral examination if the applicant:
(d) Where both written Written, computer-based and oral examinations are
as required they shall be scored separately and the applicant shall achieve a passing grade on all examinations to qualify for a license.
(3) (a) The board accepts the FLEX examination administered on or before December 31, 1993, as its written examination and requires a score of not less than 75.0 on each component of the 2-component FLEX examination administered on or after January 1, 1985. Every applicant shall take have taken the complete 2-component examination the first time the applicant
is was admitted to the FLEX examination.
If the applicant fails to achieve a passing grade on one of the 2 components, the applicant may apply for and be reexamined on only the component failed according to the reexamination provisions of s. Med 1.08 (1).
