CERTIFICATE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
I, Kevyn Radcliffe, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Division of Policy Development in the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services and custodian of the official records of the Accounting Examining Board, do hereby certify that the annexed rules related to reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, or their spouses, were duly approved and adopted by the Accounting Examining Board.
I further certify that said copy has been compared by me with the original on file in this office and that the same is a true copy thereof, and of the whole of such original.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the board at 4822 Madison Yards Way, Madison, Wisconsin this 9th day of june, 2021.
Kevyn Radcliffe
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Kevyn Radcliffe, Administrative Rules Coordinator
Division of Policy Development
Department of Safety & Professional Services
STATE OF WISCONSIN ACCOUNTING EXAMINING BOARD
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IN THE MATTER OF RULEMAKING : ORDER OF THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE : ACCOUNTING EXAMINING BOARD ACCOUNTING EXAMINING BOARD : ADOPTING RULES
: (CLEARINGHOUSE RULE 20-042)
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ORDER
An order of the Accounting Examining Board to amend subch. II (title) of ch. Accy 3 and 3.102 (title) and create Accy 3.103, relating to reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses.
Analysis prepared by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
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ANALYSIS
Statutes interpreted:
Statutory authority:
Sections 15.08 (5) (b) and 440.09 (5), Stats. Explanation of agency authority:
Section 15.08 (5) (b), Stats., provides an examining board “shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains. . .” Section 440.09 (5), Stats., states that “[t]he department or credentialing board, as appropriate, may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.” Related statute or rule:
Section 440.09, Stats., specifies the requirements for issuing reciprocal credentials to service members, former service members, and the spouses of service members and former service members. Plain language analysis:
The rule creates a provision to implement s. 440.09, Stats., as created by 2019 Wisconsin Act 143. Section 440.09, Stats., specifies the requirements for issuing reciprocal credentials to service members, former service members, and the spouses of service members and former service members. Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulation:
None.
Comparison with rules in adjacent states:
Illinois:
The Illinois Statutes provide for the expedited licensure of service members and their spouses (20 ILCS 5/5-715). “Service member” includes a person whose active duty service concluded within the 2 years preceding application for licensure. A license issued to a service member or the spouse of a service member may be renewed.
Iowa:
