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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE BILL 156
April 26, 2019 - Offered by Senator Kooyenga.
SB156-SSA1,1,7 1An Act to amend 443.02 (3) and 443.02 (4); and to create 443.015 (1m) of the
2statutes; relating to: retired credential status for certain professionals
3holding credentials granted by the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape
4Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land
5Surveyors; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing
6an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of
7rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects,
Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors must
promulgate rules to allow a credential holder who is at least 65 years of age or has
actively maintained that credential for a minimum of 20 years in total and who
certifies that he or she has retired from professional practice and no longer engages
in that practice to apply to the board to classify his or her credential as retired. Such
a credential holder is exempt from continuing education requirements and may
maintain his or her professional title but may not engage in the relevant practice.

Also, under the bill, such a credential holder must pay only one-half of the applicable
renewal fee to maintain or reinstate his or her retired-status professional credential.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB156-SSA1,1 1Section 1. 443.015 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB156-SSA1,2,32 443.015 (1m) (a) 1. Each section of the examining board shall promulgate rules
3to do all of the following:
SB156-SSA1,2,84 a. Allow the holder of a credential under this chapter who is at least 65 years
5of age or has actively maintained that credential for at least 20 years, which need not
6be consecutive, and who certifies that he or she has retired from and no longer
7engages in the practice for which he or she holds the credential to apply to the board
8to classify that credential as retired status.
SB156-SSA1,2,169 b. Allow an individual who previously held a credential under this chapter, and
10failed to renew that credential prior to the renewal date, to apply to the board to
11renew the credential with retired status if the individual is at least 65 years of age
12or had actively maintained that credential for at least 20 years, which need not be
13consecutive, certifies that he or she has retired from and no longer engages in the
14practice for which he or she previously held the credential, and pays the fee under
15par. (d). Section 440.08 (3) (a) and (b) does not apply to the renewal of such a
16credential.
SB156-SSA1,2,2017 c. Allow the holder of a credential classified as retired status as described under
18subd. 1. a. or b. to apply to the appropriate section of the examining board to remove
19the retired status classification if he or she satisfies reinstatement requirements
20established by the appropriate section of the examining board by rule.
SB156-SSA1,3,2
12. Rules promulgated under subd. 1. may not require a certification to be
2notarized.
SB156-SSA1,3,53 (b) Any rules a section of the examining board promulgates under sub. (1) shall
4exempt a credential holder whose credential is classified as retired status under par.
5(a) from continuing education requirements.
SB156-SSA1,3,76 (c) 1. A credential holder whose credential is classified as retired status under
7par. (a) may not engage in the practice for which he or she holds that credential.
SB156-SSA1,3,118 2. A credential holder whose credential is classified as retired status under par.
9(a) may continue to use a title in connection with that credential if he or she clearly
10indicates to the public that he or she is retired, including by placing the abbreviation
11“Ret." or similar appellation after his or her title.
SB156-SSA1,3,1412 (d) The renewal fee for a credential holder whose credential is classified as
13retired status under par. (a) shall be one-half of the usual renewal fee that otherwise
14applies.
SB156-SSA1,2 15Section 2. 443.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156-SSA1,3,2216 443.02 (3) No Except as provided under s. 443.015 (1m) (c), no person may offer
17to practice architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering or use
18in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title
19or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is an architect,
20landscape architect, or professional engineer or advertise to furnish architectural,
21landscape architectural, or professional engineering services unless the person has
22been duly registered or has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).
SB156-SSA1,3 23Section 3. 443.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB156-SSA1,4,324 443.02 (4) No Except as provided under s. 443.015 (1m) (c), no person may
25engage in or offer to engage in the practice of professional land surveying in this state

1or use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the
2person is a professional land surveyor unless the person has been granted a license
3under this chapter to engage in the practice of professional land surveying.
SB156-SSA1,4 4Section 4 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB156-SSA1,4,145 (1) The examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional
6engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors may promulgate emergency
7rules under s. 227.24 necessary to implement this act. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1)
8(c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until
9May 1, 2021, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.
10Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the examining board is not required to
11provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency
12rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare
13and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under
14this subsection.
SB156-SSA1,5 15Section 5. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 10th
16month beginning after publication, except as follows:
SB156-SSA1,4,1717 (1) Section 4 (1 ) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.
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