11 101.123 (1) (bn) 1. A bed and breakfast establishment, as defined in s. 254.61
12(1)
97.01 (1g).
13Section 2695. 101.123 (1) (bn) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
14 101.123 (1) (bn) 2. A hotel, as defined in s. 254.61 (3) 97.01 (7).
15Section 2696. 101.123 (1) (bn) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
16 101.123 (1) (bn) 3. A tourist rooming house, as defined in s. 254.61 (6) 97.01
17(15k)
.
18Section 2697. 101.123 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
19 101.123 (1) (f) "Restaurant" means an establishment as defined has the
20meaning given
in s. 254.61 (5) 97.01 (14g).
21Section 2699. 101.128 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
22 101.128 (1) (c) "Hotel" has the meaning given in s. 254.61 (3) 97.01 (7).
23Section 2700. 101.128 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
24 101.128 (1) (e) "Restaurant" has the meaning given in s. 254.61 (5) 97.01 (14g).
25Section 2705. 101.149 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

1101.149 (1) (ag) "Bed and breakfast establishment" has the meaning given in
2s. 254.61 (1) 97.01 (1g).
3Section 2706. 101.149 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
4 101.149 (1) (cm) "Tourist rooming house" has the meaning given in s. 254.61
5(6)
97.01 (15k).
6Section 2707. 101.149 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
7 101.149 (5) (c) All of the fuel-burning appliances in the residential building
8have sealed combustion units that are inspected as provided in the rules
9promulgated by the department under sub. (6) (b) or in the rules promulgated by the
10department of health services under s. 254.74 97.625 (1) (am).
11Section 2710 . 101.149 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
12 101.149 (8) (a) If the department of safety and professional services or the
13department of health services agriculture, trade and consumer protection
14determines after an inspection of a building under this section or s. 254.74 97.625
15(1g) that the owner of the building has violated sub. (2) or (3), the respective
16department shall issue an order requiring the person to correct the violation within
175 days or within such shorter period as the respective department determines is
18necessary to protect public health and safety. If the person does not correct the
19violation within the time required, he or she shall forfeit $50 for each day of violation
20occurring after the date on which the respective department finds that the violation
21was not corrected.
22Section 2711. 101.31 of the statutes is repealed.
23Section 2714. 101.63 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
24 101.63 (1) (intro.) Adopt rules which establish standards for the construction
25and inspection of one- and 2-family dwellings and components thereof. Where

1feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally recognized and shall apply to
2the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other
3systems, including plumbing, as defined in s. 145.01 (10). No set of rules may be
4adopted which has not taken into account the conservation of energy in construction
5and maintenance of dwellings and the costs of specific code provisions to home buyers
6in relationship to the benefits derived from the provisions. Rules promulgated under
7this subsection do not apply to a bed and breakfast establishment, as defined under
8s. 254.61 (1) 97.01 (1g), except that the rules apply to all of the following:
9Section 2714m. 101.642 of the statutes is renumbered 101.642 (1).
10Section 2714n. 101.642 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
11 101.642 (2) The department may not promulgate or enforce a rule that requires
12that any one- or 2-family dwelling contain an automatic fire sprinkler system, as
13defined in s. 145.01 (2).
14Section 2715. 101.647 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
15 101.647 (1) (am) Notwithstanding s. 101.61 (1), "dwelling" does not include a
16tourist rooming house, as defined in s. 254.61 (6) 97.01 (15k).
17Section 2715m. 101.648 of the statutes is created to read:
18101.648 Waiver; smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector
19requirements; plumbing and electrical standards.
(1) In this section:
20 (a) "Building permit" means a permit that authorizes the construction or
21occupancy of a one- or 2-family dwelling.
22 (b) "Dwelling construction standard" means a requirement imposed under s.
23101.645 (3) or 101.647 (3) or a requirement imposed under any provision of ch.101
24or 145 or under any ordinance of a political subdivision relating to standards for
25electrical wiring or plumbing in one- and 2-family dwellings.

1(c) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
2(2) Except as provided in sub. (9), a person who is issued a waiver from a
3requirement to comply with a dwelling construction standard under this section is
4not required to comply with that standard.
5(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person is eligible to obtain a waiver from
6the requirement to comply with a dwelling construction standard if the person
7submits a signed application form requesting the waiver to the political subdivision
8that is responsible for issuing building permits for dwellings. The application shall
9include an attachment containing the address or other identifying information that
10describes the location of the dwelling and specifying the dwelling construction
11standard from which the person seeks a compliance waiver.
12 (b) If the department issues building permits for dwellings in a political
13subdivision, a person applying for the waiver shall submit the application to the
14department.
15(4) The department shall prescribe and furnish a waiver application form to
16each political subdivision that issues building permits for dwellings. The form shall
17be written in simple and plain language and shall list, in a check-off format, each
18of the following statements:
19 (a) The person's religious beliefs and the established tenets or teachings of the
20religious sect of which the person is a member conflict with one or more dwelling
21construction standards.
22 (b) The dwelling for which the waiver is requested will be used solely as a
23residence for the person or members of the person's household.
24 (c) The waiver is requested based upon the long-established tenets and
25teachings of the religious sect of which the person is a member and the religious sect

1did not establish these tenets and teachings solely to avoid compliance with dwelling
2construction standards.
3 (d) The person agrees to modify the dwelling for which the waiver is requested
4to comply with dwelling construction standards if the person ceases to adhere to the
5tenets or teachings of the religious sect of which the person is a member and upon
6which the waiver is requested.
7(5) A political subdivision that issues building permits and that receives a
8completed and signed waiver application form shall promptly issue a waiver to the
9applicant if all of the following apply:
10 (a) The political subdivision has no reason to believe that the statements
11provided by the applicant on the waiver application form are untrue.
12 (b) The political subdivision is satisfied that the waiver will not result in an
13unreasonable risk of harm to public health or safety.
14 (c) The waiver specifies those dwelling construction standards with which the
15applicant is not required to comply.
16(6) A political subdivision that finds that an applicant is not entitled to receive
17a waiver under this section shall promptly notify the department of its finding
18together with a description of the political subdivision's basis for its finding. If the
19department agrees with the political subdivision's finding, it shall deny the waiver
20and notify the applicant that the waiver is denied. If the department disagrees with
21the political subdivision's finding, it shall issue the waiver to the applicant and notify
22the political subdivision that the department has issued the waiver. Upon receipt
23of the notice, the political subdivision shall waive the applicant's requirement to
24comply with the dwelling construction standards specified in the waiver.

1(7) A person is entitled to obtain a waiver under this section before, during, or
2after construction of a one- or 2-family dwelling.
3(8) Neither a municipality nor the department may charge a person a fee to
4apply for or to receive a waiver under this section.
5(9) A waiver issued under this section is invalid if the political subdivision that
6issued the waiver or the department find that any of the following applies:
7 (a) A statement on the waiver form submitted by the person to whom the waiver
8was issued is untrue.
9 (b) The basis upon which the waiver was issued no longer applies.
10 (c) The dwelling is occupied by a person who does not hold the religious beliefs
11that form the basis for issuing the waiver.
12(10) Neither the department nor a political subdivision may take any
13enforcement action, nor proceed with any enforcement action initiated on or before
14the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], against a person with
15respect to a dwelling construction standard if the person has a valid waiver issued
16under this section that waives compliance with the requirement.
17Section 2716. 101.654 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
18 101.654 (1m) (e) The continuing education approved by the department under
19par. (b) 1. shall include courses offered by private organizations with whom the
20department contracts under s. 101.657.
The department may approve continuing
21education
courses that are offered by other states.
22Section 2717. 101.657 of the statutes is repealed.
23Section 2717m. 101.66 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

1101.66 (1) Except as provided in sub. subs. (1m) and (1r), every builder,
2designer, and owner shall use building materials, methods, and equipment which are
3in conformance with the one- and 2-family dwelling code.
4Section 2718d. 101.66 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
5 101.66 (1r) A builder, designer, or owner is not required to comply with those
6requirements of the one- and 2-family dwelling code for which a waiver is issued
7under s. 101.648.
8Section 2718f. 101.86 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
9 101.86 (1) (a) Enact an electrical code or otherwise exercise jurisdiction over
10electrical wiring and inspection of electrical wiring by enactment of ordinances. An
11ordinance enacted under this paragraph may not be less restrictive than this
12subchapter
, provided that the electrical code or ordinance strictly conforms with the
13state electrical wiring code promulgated by the department under s. 101.82 (1)
. A
14county ordinance shall apply in any city, village or town which has not enacted such
15an ordinance.
16Section 2718g. 101.862 (4) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
17 101.862 (4) (p) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining a
18private on-site wastewater treatment system, as defined in s. 145.01 (12), if the
19activity only involves installing or modifying a conductor going from the system's
20junction, pull, or device box to the nearest disconnecting point and the conductor is
21buried with the system.
22Section 2718h. 101.862 (4) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
23 101.862 (4) (q) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining a
24pump for a well if the activity only involves installing or modifying a conductor going

1from the pump's junction, pull, or device box to the nearest disconnecting point and
2the conductor is buried with the pump.
3Section 2720 . 101.935 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
4 101.935 (2) (e) Section 254.69 (2) 97.615 (2), as it applies to an agent for the
5department of health services agriculture, trade and consumer protection in the
6administration of s. 254.47 97.67, applies to an agent for the department of safety
7and professional services in the administration of this section.
8Section 2724m. 101.972 of the statutes is repealed.
9Section 2725m. 101.974 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
10 101.974 (2) Promulgate the rules under this subchapter after consultation with
11the multifamily dwelling code council
.
12Section 2727. 102.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 102.01 (2) (af).
13Section 2728. 102.01 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
14 102.01 (2) (ad) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of
15hearings and appeals in the department of administration.
16Section 2731. 102.01 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
17 102.01 (2) (ar) "Division" means the division of hearings and appeals in the
18department of administration.
19Section 2735d. 102.01 (2) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20 102.01 (2) (dm) "Order" means any decision, rule, regulation, direction,
21requirement, or standard of the department or the division, or any other
22determination arrived at or decision made by the department or the division.
23Section 2744d. 102.07 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
24 102.07 (8) (c) The department division may not admit in evidence any state or
25federal laws, regulations, documents law, regulation, or document granting

1operating authority, or licenses license when determining whether an independent
2contractor meets the conditions specified in par. (b) 1. or 3.
3Section 2746. 102.07 (12m) of the statutes is renumbered 102.07 (12m) (b) and
4amended to read:
5 102.07 (12m) (b) A student of a public school, as described in s. 115.01 (1), or
6a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), or an institution of higher education,
7while he or she is engaged in performing services as part of a school work training,
8work experience, or work study program, and who is not on the payroll of an employer
9that is providing the work training or work experience or who is not otherwise
10receiving compensation on which a worker's compensation carrier could assess
11premiums on that employer, is an employee of a school district or, private school, or
12institution of higher education
that elects under s. 102.077 to name the student as
13its employee.
14Section 2747. 102.07 (12m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
15 102.07 (12m) (a) In this subsection:
16 1. "Institution of higher education" means an institution within the University
17of Wisconsin System, a technical college, a tribally controlled college controlled by
18an Indian tribe that has elected under s. 102.05 (2) to become subject to this chapter,
19a school approved under s. 38.50, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher
20education located in this state.
21 2. "Private school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).
22 3. "Public school" means a school described in s. 115.01 (1).
23Section 2749. 102.077 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
24 102.077 (1) A school district or a , private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r),
25or institution of higher education may elect to name as its employee for purposes of

1this chapter a student described in s. 102.07 (12m) (b) by an endorsement on its policy
2of worker's compensation insurance or, if the school district or, private school, or
3institution of higher education
is exempt from the duty to insure under s. 102.28 (2)
4(a), by filing a declaration with the department in the manner provided in s. 102.31
5(2) (a) naming the student as an employee of the school district or, private school, or
6institution of higher education
for purposes of this chapter. A declaration under this
7subsection shall list the name of the student to be covered under this chapter, the
8name and address of the employer that is providing the work training or work
9experience for that student, and the title, if any, of the work training, work
10experience, or work study program in which the student is participating.
11Section 2751. 102.077 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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