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7. 101.64 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.64 (3) Revise the rules under this subchapter after consultation with the dwelling code council or with the contractor financial responsibility certification council, as appropriate.
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8. 101.65 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.65 (1m) May not issue a building permit to a person who is required to be certified under s. 101.654 unless that person, on applying for a building permit, produces a certificate of financial responsibility issued by the department or other evidence satisfactory to the department showing that the person is in compliance with s. 101.654.
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9. 101.65 (1r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.65 (1r) (intro.) Shall provide
require an owner who applies for a building permit with to sign a statement advising the owner that if the owner hires a contractor to perform work under the building permit and the contractor is not bonded or insured as required under s. 101.654 (2) (a), the following consequences might occur:
200,10
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10. 101.654 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.654 (title) Contractor financial responsibility certification; education.
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11. 101.654 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.654 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b), no person may obtain a building permit unless the person annually obtains from the department a certificate of financial responsibility showing that the person is in compliance with sub. (2), completes the continuing education requirements described under sub. (1m), and furnishes to the issuer of the permit proof of completion of those continuing education requirements.
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12. 101.654 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
101.654 (1) (c) 1. In this paragraph, "license" has the meaning given in s. 101.02 (21) (a).
2. The continuing education requirements under par. (a) and the rules promulgated by the department under sub. (1m) do not apply to any person who holds a current license issued by the department at the time that the person obtains a building permit if the work the person does under the permit is work for which the person is licensed.
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13. 101.654 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
101.654 (1m) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for persons seeking to obtain a building permit under sub. (1) (a).
(b) The rules promulgated under this subsection shall require all of the following:
1. Annual completion of at least 6 hours of continuing education relevant to the professional area of expertise of the person seeking to obtain a building permit, approved by the department.
2. Attendance at one or more professional meetings or educational seminars designed for both building contractors and building inspectors.
3. For a person who does not hold a certificate of financial responsibility on the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], successful completion of an examination developed by the department on the continuing education courses required under this subsection.
(c) The rules promulgated under this subsection may not require a person who holds a certificate of financial responsibility on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], to take an examination on the continuing education courses required under this subsection.
(cm) The rules promulgated under this subsection may not require a person to take continuing education courses, or to take an examination on continuing education courses, that are not relevant to that person's professional area of expertise.
(d) Subject to the continuing education requirements under pars. (b) and (c), the rules promulgated under par. (a) may specify different continuing education course requirements for persons who hold a certificate of financial responsibility on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and for persons who do not hold a certificate of financial responsibility on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].
(e) The continuing education approved by the department under par. (b) 1. shall include courses offered by private organizations with whom the department contracts under s. 101.657. The department may approve courses that are offered by other states.
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14. 101.654 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
101.654 (5) The department may revoke or suspend a certificate of financial responsibility if any of the following apply:
(a) The holder fails to comply with the continuing education requirements specified under subs. (1) and (1m).
(b) The holder engages in the construction of a dwelling without a permit required under this chapter.
(c) The holder is convicted of a crime related to the construction of a dwelling.
(d) The holder has been adjudged bankrupt on 2 or more occasions.
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15.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1) The treatment of sections 101.65 (1m) and 101.654 (1) (a) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2008.
