AB40-ASA1,37,2
13. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services or his or her
2designee.
AB40-ASA1,37,53 5. A building inspector certified by the department of commerce safety and
4professional services
, to inspect public buildings, places of employment, or
5one-family and two-family dwellings.
AB40-ASA1, s. 111 6Section 111. 15.157 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 112 7Section 112. 15.157 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (10) and amended
8to read:
AB40-ASA1,38,29 15.407 (10) Dwelling code council. There is created in the department of
10commerce safety and professional services, a dwelling code council, consisting of 18
11members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. Four members shall be
12representatives of building trade labor organizations; 4 members shall be certified
13building inspectors employed by local units of government; 2 members shall be
14representatives of building contractors actively engaged in on-site construction of
15one- and 2-family housing; 2 members shall be representatives of manufacturers or
16installers of manufactured one- and 2-family housing; one member shall be an
17architect, engineer or designer actively engaged in the design or evaluation of one-
18and 2-family housing; 2 members shall represent the construction material supply
19industry; one member shall represent remodeling contractors actively engaged in
20the remodeling of one-family and 2-family housing; and 2 members shall represent
21the public, one of whom shall represent persons with disabilities, as defined in s.
22106.50 (1m) (g). An employee of the department designated by the secretary of
23commerce safety and professional services shall serve as nonvoting secretary of the
24council. The council shall meet at least twice a year. Eleven members of the council

1shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of conducting business a majority vote
2of the council is required.
AB40-ASA1, s. 113 3Section 113. 15.157 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (11) and amended
4to read:
AB40-ASA1,38,115 15.407 (11) Contractor certification council. There is created in the
6department of commerce safety and professional services a contractor certification
7council consisting of 3 members who are building contractors holding certificates of
8financial responsibility under s. 101.654 and who are involved in, or who have
9demonstrated an interest in, continuing education for building contractors. The
10members shall be appointed by the secretary of commerce safety and professional
11services
for 3-year terms.
AB40-ASA1, s. 114 12Section 114. 15.157 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (16) and amended
13to read:
AB40-ASA1,38,2014 15.407 (16) Plumbers council. There is created in the department of commerce
15safety and professional services a plumbers council consisting of 3 members. One
16member shall be an employee of the department of commerce safety and professional
17services
, selected by the secretary of commerce safety and professional services, to
18serve as the secretary of the council. Two members, one a master plumber and one
19a journeyman plumber, shall be appointed by the secretary of commerce safety and
20professional services
for 2-year terms.
AB40-ASA1, s. 115 21Section 115. 15.157 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 116 22Section 116. 15.157 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (17) and amended
23to read:
AB40-ASA1,39,824 15.407 (17) Automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen
25council.
There is created in the department of commerce safety and professional

1services
an automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council
2consisting of 5 members. One member shall be an employee of the department of
3commerce safety and professional services, selected by the secretary of commerce
4safety and professional services, to serve as secretary of the council. Two members
5shall be licensed journeymen automatic fire sprinkler fitters and 2 members shall be
6persons representing licensed automatic fire sprinkler contractors, all appointed by
7the secretary of commerce safety and professional services for staggered 4-year
8terms.
AB40-ASA1, s. 117b 9Section 117b. 15.157 (10) (intro.) and (a) to (f) of the statutes are renumbered
1015.347 (8) (intro.) and (a) to (f), and 15.347 (8) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended
11to read:
AB40-ASA1,39,1412 15.347 (8) Small business environmental council. (intro.) There is created
13in the department of commerce natural resources a small business environmental
14council consisting of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 117d 15Section 117d. 15.157 (10) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 118 16Section 118. 15.157 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (12), and 15.407
17(12) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,39,2018 15.407 (12) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce safety
19and professional services
a multifamily dwelling code council consisting of the
20following members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 119 21Section 119. 15.157 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (13), and 15.407
22(13) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,40,223 15.407 (13) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce safety
24and professional services
a manufactured housing code council consisting of the

1following members appointed by the secretary of commerce safety and professional
2services
for 3-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 120 3Section 120. 15.157 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 15.407 (14), and 15.407
4(14) (a) (intro.), 9. and 10. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,40,75 15.407 (14) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of commerce safety
6and professional services
a conveyance safety code council consisting of the following
7members appointed for 3-year terms:
AB40-ASA1,40,98 9. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services, or his or her
9designee.
AB40-ASA1,40,1210 10. An employee of the department of commerce safety and professional
11services
, designated by the secretary of commerce safety and professional services,
12who is familiar with commercial building inspections.
AB40-ASA1,40,1613 (b) The council shall meet at least twice a year. The employee of the department
14of commerce safety and professional services designated by the secretary of
15commerce safety and professional services under par. (a) 10. shall serve as nonvoting
16secretary of the council.
AB40-ASA1, s. 121c 17Section 121c. 15.157 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 125 18Section 125. 15.347 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,40,1919 15.347 (13) (b) 2. The secretary of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1, s. 126 20Section 126. 15.347 (18) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 129 21Section 129. 15.40 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,40,25 2215.40 Department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
23services
; creation. There is created a department of regulation and licensing
24safety and professional services under the direction and supervision of the secretary
25of regulation and licensing safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1, s. 130
1Section 130. 15.405 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,41,72 15.405 (1) Accounting examining board. There is created an accounting
3examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and
4professional services
. The examining board shall consist of 7 members, appointed
5for staggered 4-year terms. Five members shall hold certificates as certified public
6accountants and be eligible for licensure to practice in this state. Two members shall
7be public members.
AB40-ASA1, s. 131 8Section 131. 15.405 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,41,189 15.405 (2) Examining board of architects, landscape architects,
10professional engineers, designers and land surveyors.
There is created an
11examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers,
12designers and land surveyors in the department of regulation and licensing safety
13and professional services
. Any professional member appointed to the examining
14board shall be registered to practice architecture, landscape architecture,
15professional engineering, the design of engineering systems or land surveying under
16ch. 443. The examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for
174-year terms: 3 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional engineers, 3
18designers, 3 land surveyors and 10 public members.
AB40-ASA1, s. 132 19Section 132. 15.405 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,41,2320 15.405 (2m) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and
21licensing
safety and professional services an examining board of professional
22geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists consisting of the following members
23appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 133 24Section 133. 15.405 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,42,3
115.405 (3) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and
2licensing
safety and professional services an auctioneer board consisting of the
3following members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 134 4Section 134. 15.405 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,42,75 15.405 (3m) (b) (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and
6licensing
safety and professional services a cemetery board consisting of the
7following members, who shall serve 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 135 8Section 135. 15.405 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,42,169 15.405 (5) Chiropractic examining board. There is created a chiropractic
10examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and
11professional services
. The chiropractic examining board shall consist of 6 members,
12appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be graduates from a
13school of chiropractic and licensed to practice chiropractic in this state. Two
14members shall be public members. No person may be appointed to the examining
15board who is in any way connected with or has a financial interest in any chiropractic
16school.
AB40-ASA1, s. 136 17Section 136. 15.405 (5g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,42,2318 15.405 (5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the department
19of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a controlled substances
20board consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of health services and the
21secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees; the
22chairperson of the pharmacy examining board or a designee; and one psychiatrist
23and one pharmacologist appointed for 3-year terms.
AB40-ASA1, s. 137 24Section 137. 15.405 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,43,4
115.405 (6) Dentistry examining board. (intro.) There is created a dentistry
2examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and
3professional services
consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year
4terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 138 5Section 138. 15.405 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,43,96 15.405 (6m) Hearing and speech examining board. (intro.) There is created
7a hearing and speech examining board in the department of regulation and licensing
8safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for
94-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 139 10Section 139. 15.405 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,43,1211 15.405 (7) (a) There is created a medical examining board in the department
12of regulation and licensing safety and professional services.
AB40-ASA1, s. 140 13Section 140. 15.405 (7c) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,43,1714 15.405 (7c) (a) (intro.) There is created a marriage and family therapy,
15professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of
16regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting of the following
17members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 141 18Section 141. 15.405 (7e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,43,2219 15.405 (7e) Radiography examining board. (intro.) There is created in the
20department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a
21radiography examining board consisting of the following 7 members appointed for
224-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 142 23Section 142. 15.405 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,44,624 15.405 (7g) Board of nursing. There is created a board of nursing in the
25department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services. The board

1of nursing shall consist of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year
2terms: 5 currently licensed registered nurses under ch. 441; 2 currently licensed
3practical nurses under ch. 441; and 2 public members. Each registered nurse
4member shall have graduated from a program in professional nursing and each
5practical nurse member shall have graduated from a program in practical nursing
6accredited by the state in which the program was conducted.
AB40-ASA1, s. 143 7Section 143. 15.405 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,44,158 15.405 (7m) Nursing home administrator examining board. There is created
9a nursing home administrator examining board in the department of regulation and
10licensing
safety and professional services consisting of 9 members appointed for
11staggered 4-year terms and the secretary of health services or a designee, who shall
12serve as a nonvoting member. Five members shall be nursing home administrators
13licensed in this state. One member shall be a physician. One member shall be a
14nurse licensed under ch. 441. Two members shall be public members. No more than
152 members may be officials or full-time employees of this state.
AB40-ASA1, s. 144 16Section 144. 15.405 (7r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,44,2017 15.405 (7r) Physical therapy examining board. (intro.) There is created in the
18department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a physical
19therapy examining board consisting of the following members appointed for
20staggered 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 145 21Section 145. 15.405 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,45,222 15.405 (8) Optometry examining board. There is created an optometry
23examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and
24professional services
. The optometry examining board shall consist of 7 members

1appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed
2optometrists in this state. Two members shall be public members.
AB40-ASA1, s. 146 3Section 146. 15.405 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,45,84 15.405 (9) Pharmacy examining board. There is created a pharmacy examining
5board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services.
6The pharmacy examining board shall consist of 7 members appointed for staggered
74-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed to practice pharmacy in this
8state. Two members shall be public members.
AB40-ASA1, s. 147 9Section 147. 15.405 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,45,1510 15.405 (10m) Psychology examining board. There is created in the
11department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services a psychology
12examining board consisting of 6 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms.
13Four of the members shall be psychologists licensed in this state. Each of the
14psychologist members shall represent a different specialty area within the field of
15psychology. Two members shall be public members.
AB40-ASA1, s. 148 16Section 148. 15.405 (10r) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,45,1917 15.405 (10r) (a) (intro.) There is created a real estate appraisers board in the
18department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services consisting
19of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 149 20Section 149. 15.405 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 150 21Section 150. 15.405 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,46,222 15.405 (11m) Real estate examining board. There is created a real estate
23examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The real
24estate examining board shall consist of 7 members appointed to staggered 4-year
25terms. Five of the members shall be real estate brokers or salespersons licensed in

1this state. Two members shall be public members. No member may serve more than
22 terms.
AB40-ASA1, s. 151 3Section 151. 15.405 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,46,114 15.405 (12) Veterinary examining board. There is created a veterinary
5examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and
6professional services
. The veterinary examining board shall consist of 8 members
7appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five of the members shall be licensed
8veterinarians in this state. One member shall be a veterinary technician certified
9in this state. Two members shall be public members. No member of the examining
10board may in any way be financially interested in any school having a veterinary
11department or a course of study in veterinary or animal technology.
AB40-ASA1, s. 152 12Section 152. 15.405 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,46,1713 15.405 (16) Funeral directors examining board. There is created a funeral
14directors examining board in the department of regulation and licensing safety and
15professional services
. The funeral directors examining board shall consist of 6
16members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be licensed
17funeral directors under ch. 445 in this state. Two members shall be public members.
AB40-ASA1, s. 153 18Section 153. 15.405 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,47,319 15.405 (17) Barbering and cosmetology examining board. There is created a
20barbering and cosmetology examining board in the department of regulation and
21licensing
safety and professional services. The barbering and cosmetology
22examining board shall consist of 9 members appointed for 4-year terms. Four
23members shall be licensed barbers, aestheticians, or cosmetologists, 2 members shall
24be public members, one member shall be a representative of a private school of
25barbering or cosmetology, one member shall be a representative of a public school of

1barbering or cosmetology and one member shall be a licensed electrologist. Except
2for the 2 members representing schools, no member may be connected with or have
3any financial interest in a barbering or cosmetology school.
AB40-ASA1, s. 154 4Section 154. 15.406 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,47,85 15.406 (2) Dietitians affiliated credentialing board. (intro.) There is created
6in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services,
7attached to the medical examining board, a dietitians affiliated credentialing board
8consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 155 9Section 155. 15.406 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,47,1310 15.406 (3) Podiatry affiliated credentialing board. (intro.) There is created
11in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services,
12attached to the medical examining board, a podiatry affiliated credentialing board
13consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 156 14Section 156. 15.406 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,47,1815 15.406 (4) Athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board. (intro.) There
16is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
17services
, attached to the medical examining board, an athletic trainers affiliated
18credentialing board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 157 19Section 157. 15.406 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,47,2420 15.406 (5) Occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board. (intro.)
21There is created in the department of regulation and licensing safety and
22professional services
, attached to the medical examining board, an occupational
23therapists affiliated credentialing board consisting of the following members
24appointed for 4-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 158 25Section 158. 15.406 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,48,5
115.406 (6) (a) (intro.) There is created in the department of regulation and
2licensing
safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board,
3a massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board. The
4affiliated credentialing board shall consist of the following 7 members appointed for
54-year terms:
AB40-ASA1, s. 159 6Section 159. 15.407 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,48,187 15.407 (1m) Respiratory care practitioners examining council. There is
8created a respiratory care practitioners examining council in the department of
9regulation and licensing safety and professional services and serving the medical
10examining board in an advisory capacity in the formulating of rules to be
11promulgated by the medical examining board for the regulation of respiratory care
12practitioners. The respiratory care practitioners examining council shall consist of
133 certified respiratory care practitioners, each of whom shall have engaged in the
14practice of respiratory care for at least 3 years preceding appointment, one physician
15and one public member. The respiratory care practitioner and physician members
16shall be appointed by the medical examining board. The members of the examining
17council shall serve 3-year terms. Section 15.08 (1) to (4) (a) and (6) to (10) shall apply
18to the respiratory care practitioners examining council.
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