2011 WISCONSIN ACT 209
An Act to renumber 101.19 (1) and 101.19 (3); to renumber and amend 440.05 (2); to amend 13.75 (1), 13.75 (1m), 13.75 (5), 48.615 (1) (a), 48.615 (1) (b), 48.625 (2) (a), 48.65 (3) (a), 49.45 (42) (c), 94.50 (2), 94.704 (3) (a) (intro.), 95.55 (3) (a), 95.60 (5), 97.17 (4), 97.175 (2), 97.22 (2) (b), 98.145 (2), 98.146 (2), 101.122 (5), 101.16 (3g) (a), 101.19 (2), 101.981 (1) (a), 101.985 (5) (a), 103.34 (13) (a), 103.91 (3), 103.92 (1) (a), 105.06 (2), 105.07 (1), 169.31 (1) (a) 1., 169.31 (1) (d), 169.31 (1) (e) 1., 170.12 (3) (g), 218.04 (3) (c), 218.12 (2) (a), 218.12 (2) (c), 218.12 (2) (d), 218.51 (3) (c), 224.725 (8), 252.23 (4) (a), 252.24 (4) (a), 252.245 (9), 254.176 (3) (e), 254.178 (2) (d), 254.20 (5) (a) (intro.), 254.71 (6) (a), 256.15 (5) (f), 280.15 (2m) (a), 280.15 (3g) (a), 281.17 (3), 285.51 (2) (d), 289.42 (1) (a) 4., 291.05 (7) (a), 299.51 (3) (c), 343.62 (3) (a) 1., 440.05 (intro.), 440.05 (1) (a), 440.44 (1) (b) 3., 446.02 (2) (c), 551.614 (2), 601.31 (1) (intro.), 628.04 (1) (a), 632.69 (2) (b), 633.14 (1) (a) and 938.22 (7) (b); to repeal and recreate 13.75 (1) and 13.75 (1m); and to create 29.563 (15), 45.44, 48.615 (1) (e), 48.625 (2) (c), 48.65 (3) (c), 94.10 (2) (cm), 94.10 (3) (cm), 94.10 (3g) (cm), 94.704 (3) (bm), 98.18 (1m), 101.19 (1r), 105.07 (3), 115.28 (7) (f), 125.65 (10), 169.31 (1m), 218.0114 (15) (c), 218.12 (2) (e), 254.20 (5) (c), 281.48 (4s) (e), 440.05 (2) (b), 601.31 (2m), 751.153 and 938.22 (7) (d) of the statutes; relating to: waiving fees for certain professional and occupational licenses issued to veterans.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 13.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.75 (1) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1) to act on behalf of one principal, $350, except that no fee is required for an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.
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2. 13.75 (1) of the statutes, as affected by
2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section
20L, and 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
13.75 (1) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1) to act on behalf of one principal, $250, except that no fee is required for an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.
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3. 13.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.75 (1m) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1) to act on behalf of 2 or more principals, $650, except that no fee is required for an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.
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4. 13.75 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by
2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section
20n, and 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
13.75 (1m) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1) to act on behalf of 2 or more principals, $400, except that no fee is required for an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.
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5. 13.75 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.75 (5) Registering an interest in a legislative proposal, proposed administrative rule, budget bill subject or other topic under 13.67 (2), $10, except that no fee is required for an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44.
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6. 29.563 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (15) Fee waiver for veterans. An individual who is eligible under the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 for a fee waiver is not required to pay any fee, including any issuing fee, handling fee, or fee for any type of tag or additional boats, that is imposed under this section for any of the following:
(a) A license issued under s. 29.501.
(b) A wholesale fish dealer license issued under s. 29.503.
(c) A taxidermist permit issued under s. 29.506 (2).
(d) A bait dealer license issued under s. 29.509.
(e) A guide license issued under s. 29.512.
(f) A sport trolling license issued under s. 29.514.
(g) A commercial fishing license issued under s. 29.519.
(h) A net license issued under s. 29.523.
(i) A slat net license issued under s. 29.526.
(j) A trammel net license issued under s. 29.529.
(k) A set or bank pole license issued under s. 29.531.
(L) A setline license issued under s. 29.533.
(m) A clamming license or permit issued under s. 29.537.
(n) A fish farm permit issued under s. 29.733.
(o) A fish importation permit issued under s. 29.735.
(p) A fish stocking permit issued under s. 29.736.
(q) A wild rice dealer license issued under s. 29.607 (4) (b).
(r) A wild ginseng dealer license issued under s. 29.611 (7).
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7. 45.44 of the statutes is created to read:
45.44 Veterans fee waiver program. (1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a) "License" means any of the following for which a fee is required:
1. A license under s. 13.63 (1) or registration of an interest under s. 13.67 (2).
2. A license or permit specified in s. 29.563 (15).
3. A license issued to a child welfare agency, group home, child care center, or shelter care facility, as required under s. 48.615 (1), 48.625 (2), 48.65 (3), or 938.22 (7).
4. A certification issued under s. 49.45 (42).
5. A license, registration, or permit issued under s. 94.10 (2), (3), or (3g), 94.50 (2), 94.704, 95.60, 97.17 (2), 97.175 (2), 97.22 (2), 98.145, 98.146, or 98.18 (1) (a).
6. A license, permit, certificate, or registration specified in s. 101.19 (1r).
7. A license, certificate, or registration issued under s. 103.34, 103.91, 103.92, 105.06, or 105.07.
8. A license, permit, or certificate issued by the department of public instruction.
9. A license issued under s. 125.65.
10. A license specified in s. 169.31 (1m).
11. A permit issued under 170.12.
12. A license provided for in s. 218.0114 (14) (e), (f), or (fm) or issued under s. 218.04, 218.11, or 343.62 or a buyer identification card issued under s. 218.51.
13. A license issued under s. 224.725.
14. A license, certification, certification card, or permit issued under s. 252.23, 252.24, 254.176, 254.178, 254.20, 254.71, and 256.15.
15. A license, registration, or certification issued under s. 280.15 (2m) or (3g), 281.17 (3), 281.48 (3), 285.51 (2), 289.42 (1), 291.23, or 299.51 (3) (c).
16. A license, permit, or certificate of certification or registration issued under chs. 440 to 480.
17. A license issued under s. 551.614.
18. A license, certificate, or permit issued under chs. 601 to 655.
19. A license to practice law or admission to the state bar.
(b) "Licensing agency" means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; the department of children and families; the department of financial institutions; the department of health services; the department of natural resources; the department of public instruction; the department of revenue; the department of safety and professional services and its examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards; the department of transportation; the department of workforce development; the board of commissioners of public lands; the government accountability board; or the office of the commissioner of insurance.
(2) Program. The department of veterans affairs shall establish and maintain a program under which the department shall verify whether an applicant is eligible for a fee waiver for the issuance of a license. Before approving a fee waiver, the licensing agency, or the supreme court, if the supreme court agrees, shall request the department of veterans affairs to verify whether the applicant for the license is a eligible for a fee waiver. If the department verifies that the applicant for a license is eligible for a fee waiver, the licensing agency or the supreme court shall waive the accompanying fee for the license.
(3) Eligibility. For the purpose of being eligible for a license fee waiver under the program established under sub. (2), an applicant shall be applying for an initial license, shall not have received a previous fee waiver under the program for any type of license, and shall be all of the following:
(a) An individual.
(b) A resident of this state.
(c) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f), or one of the following:
1. A member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national guard, as defined in
32 USC 101 (3), who has served under honorable conditions for at least one year beginning on the member's date of enlistment in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or in the national guard.
2. A person who was discharged from a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or from the national guard, as defined in
32 USC 101 (3), if that discharge was an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.
(4) Information on program. The department of veterans affairs shall establish an Internet Web site informing the public of the fee waiver program and shall include a list of the licenses and the licensing agencies to contact to receive each fee waiver. Each licensing agency shall also provide on their Internet Web site information regarding the fee waiver program and a list of the licenses that the licensing agency issues that are eligible for the fee waiver.
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8. 48.615 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
