AB547,57,25 22443.04 Registration requirements for professional engineers. An
23applicant for registration as a professional engineer shall submit satisfactory
24evidence to the professional engineer section of the examining board of all of the
25following:
AB547,58,6
1(1m) A diploma of graduation, or a certificate, from an engineering school or
2college approved by the examining board professional engineer section as of
3satisfactory standing in an engineering course of not less than 4 years or a diploma
4of graduation or degree from a technical college approved by the examining board
5professional engineer section as of satisfactory standing in an engineering-related
6course of study of not less than 2 years.
AB547,58,11 7(2m) (a) For an applicant possessing a diploma or certificate from a course of
8study of not less than 4 years as specified in sub. (1m), a specific record of 4 or more
9years of experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the examining
10board
professional engineer section and indicating that the applicant is competent
11to be placed in responsible charge of engineering work.
AB547,58,1612 (b) For an applicant possessing a diploma or degree from a course of study of
13not less than 2 years as specified in sub. (1m), a specific record of 6 or more years of
14experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the examining board
15professional engineer section and indicating that the applicant is competent to be
16placed in responsible charge of engineering work.
AB547, s. 178 17Section 178. 443.05 (1) (intro.), (a) and (b) and (2) of the statutes are amended
18to read:
AB547,58,2119 443.05 (1) An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall
20submit as satisfactory evidence to the professional engineer section of the examining
21board as follows one of the following:
AB547,58,2422 (a) A diploma of graduation in engineering or a certificate in engineering from
23a school or college approved by the examining board professional engineer section as
24of satisfactory standing, or.
AB547,59,2
1(b) A specific record of 4 years or more of experience in engineering work of a
2character satisfactory to the examining board professional engineer section.
AB547,59,12 3(2) Graduation in engineering from a school or college approved by the
4examining board professional engineer section as of satisfactory standing shall be
5considered as equivalent to 4 years of experience and the completion satisfactory to
6the examining board professional engineer section of each year of work in
7engineering in such school or college without graduation shall be considered as
8equivalent to one year of experience. Graduation in a course other than engineering
9from a school or college approved by the examining board professional engineer
10section
as of satisfactory standing shall be considered as equivalent to 2 years of
11experience. No applicant may receive credit for more than 4 years of experience
12under this subsection.
AB547, s. 179 13Section 179. 443.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,59,2214 443.06 (1) (a) Application for registration as a land surveyor or a permit to
15practice shall be made to the section under oath, on forms provided by the
16department, which shall require the applicant to submit such information as the
17land surveyor section of the examining board deems necessary. The land surveyor
18section may require applicants to pass written or oral examinations or both.
19Applicants who do not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321,
20111.322, and 111.335, shall be entitled to be registered or issued a permit to practice
21as land surveyors when satisfactory evidence is submitted that the applicant has met
22one or more of the requirements of sub. (2).
AB547, s. 180 23Section 180. 443.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,60,224 443.06 (2) Requirements; certificate of registration. (intro.) The land
25surveyor
section may grant a certificate of registration as a land surveyor to any

1person who has submitted to it an application, the required fees, and one or more of
2the following:
AB547, s. 181 3Section 181. 443.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,60,104 443.06 (3) Permit to practice. The examining board land surveyor section may
5grant a permit to practice land surveying during the time an application is pending
6to a person who is not registered in this state, if the person has submitted an
7application for registration as a land surveyor and paid the required fee and holds
8an unexpired certificate which in the opinion of the examining board land surveyor
9section
meets the requirements of sub. (2). The permit shall be revocable by the land
10surveyor
section at its pleasure.
AB547, s. 182 11Section 182. 443.07 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,60,1512 443.07 (1) (intro.) An applicant for a permit as a designer shall submit as
13evidence satisfactory to the designer section of the examining board indicating one
14of the following to indicate
that he or she is competent to be in charge of such work
15as follows:
AB547, s. 183 16Section 183. 443.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,60,2017 443.07 (1) (a) A specific record of 8 years or more of experience in specialized
18engineering design work and the satisfactory completion of a written examination
19in the field or branch, as determined by the board designer section, in which
20certification is sought; or.
AB547, s. 184 21Section 184. 443.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,61,322 443.07 (3) Permits shall be granted, designated, and limited to the fields and
23subfields of technology as are determined by the examining board designer section
24and recognized in engineering design practice. Any person holding a permit may
25prepare plans and specifications and perform consultation, investigation , and

1evaluation in connection with the making of plans and specifications, within the
2scope of the permit, notwithstanding that such activity constitutes the practice of
3architecture or professional engineering under this chapter.
AB547, s. 185 4Section 185. 443.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,61,95 443.07 (5) The permit shall, on its face, restrict the holder thereof to the specific
6field and subfields of designing in which the permittee acquired his or her experience
7in designing. If qualified in more than one type of designing, persons may receive
8permits for more than one field or subfield of designing as may be determined by the
9examining board designer section.
AB547, s. 186 10Section 186. 443.08 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (1) (a) and
11amended to read:
AB547,61,2012 443.08 (1) (a) The practice of architecture or professional engineering
13pertaining to the internal operations of a firm, partnership, or corporation may be
14performed by employees if the architectural or professional engineering services are
15performed by or under the direct supervision of architects or professional engineers
16registered under this chapter, or persons exempt from registration under s. 443.14.
17Registered or exempt architectural or professional engineering employees may
18provide architectural or professional engineering data with respect to the
19manufacture, sale, and utilization of the products of the firm, partnership, or
20corporation to other registered or exempt architects or professional engineers.
AB547, s. 187 21Section 187. 443.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,62,422 443.08 (1) (b) The practice of professional engineering pertaining to the
23internal operations of a firm, partnership, or corporation may be performed by
24employees if the professional engineering services are performed by or under the
25direct supervision of professional engineers registered under this chapter, or persons

1exempt from registration under s. 443.14. Registered or exempt professional
2engineering employees may provide professional engineering data with respect to
3the manufacture, sale, and utilization of the products of the firm, partnership, or
4corporation to other registered or exempt professional engineers.
AB547, s. 188 5Section 188. 443.08 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (2) (a) (intro.) and
6amended to read:
AB547,62,137 443.08 (2) (a) (intro.) The No individual architect registered under this chapter
8may
practice of or the offer to practice architecture, professional engineering or
9designing by individual architects, professional engineers or designers
registered or
10granted a permit under this chapter, through a firm, partnership or corporation
as
11principals, officers, employees or agents, is permitted subject to this chapter, if a
12principal, officer, employee, or agent of a firm, partnership, or corporation unless
all
13of the following are satisfied:
AB547,62,16 141. All personnel who practice or offer to practice in its behalf as architects,
15professional engineers or designers
are registered or granted a permit under this
16chapter and if the.
AB547,62,18 172. The firm, partnership, or corporation has been issued a certificate of
18authorization under sub. (3) (a) 1.
AB547, s. 189 19Section 189. 443.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,62,2320 443.08 (2) (b) No individual professional engineer registered under this
21chapter may practice or offer to practice professional engineering as a principal,
22officer, employee, or agent of a firm, partnership, or corporation unless all of the
23following are satisfied:
AB547,62,2524 1. All personnel who practice or offer to practice in its behalf as professional
25engineers are registered under this chapter.
AB547,63,2
12. The firm, partnership, or corporation has been issued a certificate of
2authorization under sub. (3) (a) 2.
AB547, s. 190 3Section 190. 443.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,63,64 443.08 (2) (c) No individual designer granted a permit under this chapter may
5practice or offer to practice designing as a principal, officer, employee, or agent of a
6firm, partnership, or corporation unless all of the following are satisfied:
AB547,63,87 1. All personnel who practice or offer to practice in its behalf as designers are
8granted a permit under this chapter.
AB547,63,109 2. The firm, partnership, or corporation has been issued a certificate of
10authorization under sub. (3) (a) 3.
AB547, s. 191 11Section 191. 443.08 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (3) (a) 1. and
12amended to read:
AB547,64,313 443.08 (3) (a) 1. A firm, partnership, or corporation desiring a certificate of
14authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by
15the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all
16individuals in its employment registered or granted a permit to practice
17architecture, professional engineering or designing in this state who will be in
18responsible charge of architecture, professional engineering or designing being
19practiced in this state through the firm, partnership, or corporation and other
20relevant information required by the architect section of the examining board. A
21similar type of form shall also accompany the renewal fee. If there is a change in any
22of these persons, the change shall be reported on the same type of form, and filed with
23the department within 30 days after the effective date of the change. The examining
24board
architect section shall grant a certificate of authorization to a firm,
25partnership, or corporation complying with this subsection upon payment of the

1initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). This
2subsection does not apply to firms, partnerships, or corporations exempt under s.
3443.14 (3) or (5).
AB547, s. 192 4Section 192. 443.08 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,64,195 443.08 (3) (a) 2. A firm, partnership, or corporation desiring a certificate of
6authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by
7the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all
8individuals in its employment registered to practice professional engineering in this
9state who will be in responsible charge of professional engineering being practiced
10in this state through the firm, partnership, or corporation and other relevant
11information required by the professional engineer section of the examining board.
12A similar type of form shall also accompany the renewal fee. If there is a change in
13any of these persons, the change shall be reported on the same type of form, and filed
14with the department within 30 days after the effective date of the change. The
15professional engineer section shall grant a certificate of authorization to a firm,
16partnership, or corporation complying with this subsection upon payment of the
17initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). This
18subsection does not apply to firms, partnerships, or corporations exempt under s.
19443.14 (3) or (5).
AB547, s. 193 20Section 193. 443.08 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,65,921 443.08 (3) (a) 3. A firm, partnership, or corporation desiring a certificate of
22authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by
23the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all
24individuals in its employment granted a permit to practice designing in this state
25who will be in responsible charge of designing being practiced in this state through

1the firm, partnership, or corporation and other relevant information required by the
2designer section of the examining board. A similar type of form shall also accompany
3the renewal fee. If there is a change in any of these persons, the change shall be
4reported on the same type of form, and filed with the department within 30 days after
5the effective date of the change. The designer section shall grant a certificate of
6authorization to a firm, partnership, or corporation complying with this subsection
7upon payment of the initial credential fee determined by the department under s.
8440.03 (9) (a). This subsection does not apply to firms, partnerships, or corporations
9exempt under s. 443.14 (3) or (5).
AB547, s. 194 10Section 194. 443.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (4) (a) 1. and
11amended to read:
AB547,65,1812 443.08 (4) (a) 1. No firm, partnership, or corporation may be relieved of
13responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason
14of its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing architecture,
15landscape architecture, professional engineering or designing
be relieved of
16responsibility for architectural, landscape architectural, professional engineering or
17designing
services performed by reason of his or her employment or relationship with
18the firm, partnership, or corporation.
AB547, s. 195 19Section 195. 443.08 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,65,2520 443.08 (4) (a) 2. No firm, partnership, or corporation may be relieved of
21responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason
22of its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing landscape
23architecture be relieved of responsibility for landscape architectural services
24performed by reason of his or her employment or relationship with the firm,
25partnership, or corporation.
AB547, s. 196
1Section 196. 443.08 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,66,72 443.08 (4) (a) 3. No firm, partnership, or corporation may be relieved of
3responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason
4of its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing professional
5engineering be relieved of responsibility for professional engineering services
6performed by reason of his or her employment or relationship with the firm,
7partnership, or corporation.
AB547, s. 197 8Section 197. 443.08 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,66,139 443.08 (4) (a) 4. No firm, partnership, or corporation may be relieved of
10responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by reason
11of its compliance with this chapter, nor may any individual practicing designing be
12relieved of responsibility for designing services performed by reason of his or her
13employment or relationship with the firm, partnership, or corporation.
AB547, s. 198 14Section 198. 443.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (4) (b) 1. and
15amended to read:
AB547,66,2416 443.08 (4) (b) 1. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
17architectural, engineering or designing papers or documents involving the practice
18of architecture, professional engineering or designing, or landscape architectural
19papers or documents prepared by a landscape architect registered under this
20chapter
, prepared for the use of a firm, partnership, or corporation, for delivery by
21it to any person, or for public record within the state shall be dated and bear the
22signature and seal of the architect, landscape architect, professional engineer or
23designer
who was in responsible charge of their preparation. This paragraph does
24not apply to persons exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4), or (5).
AB547, s. 199 25Section 199. 443.08 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,67,7
1443.08 (4) (b) 2. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
2landscape architectural papers or documents prepared by a landscape architect
3registered under this chapter, prepared for the use of a firm, partnership, or
4corporation, for delivery by it to any person, or for public record within the state shall
5be dated and bear the signature and seal of the landscape architect who was in
6responsible charge of their preparation. This paragraph does not apply to persons
7exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4), or (5).
AB547, s. 200 8Section 200. 443.08 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,67,149 443.08 (4) (b) 3. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
10engineering papers or documents involving the practice of professional engineering,
11prepared for the use of a firm, partnership, or corporation, for delivery by it to any
12person, or for public record within the state shall be dated and bear the signature and
13seal of the professional engineer who was in responsible charge of their preparation.
14This paragraph does not apply to persons exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4), or (5).
AB547, s. 201 15Section 201. 443.08 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,67,2116 443.08 (4) (b) 4. All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
17designing papers or documents involving the practice of designing, prepared for the
18use of a firm, partnership, or corporation, for delivery by it to any person, or for public
19record within the state shall be dated and bear the signature and seal of the designer
20who was in responsible charge of their preparation. This paragraph does not apply
21to persons exempt under s. 443.14 (3), (4), or (5).
AB547, s. 202 22Section 202. 443.08 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 443.08 (5) (a) and
23amended to read:
AB547,68,524 443.08 (5) (a) No firm, partnership, or corporation may engage in the practice
25of or offer to practice architecture, professional engineering or designing in this state,

1or use in connection with its name, or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title
2or description tending to convey the impression that it is engaged in the practice of
3architecture, professional engineering or designing, nor may it advertise or offer to
4furnish an architectural, professional engineering or designing service, unless the
5firm, partnership, or corporation has complied with this chapter.
AB547, s. 203 6Section 203. 443.08 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,68,127 443.08 (5) (b) No firm, partnership, or corporation may engage in the practice
8of or offer to practice professional engineering in this state, or use in connection with
9its name, or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to
10convey the impression that it is engaged in the practice of professional engineering,
11nor may it advertise or offer to furnish a professional engineering service, unless the
12firm, partnership, or corporation has complied with this chapter.
AB547, s. 204 13Section 204. 443.08 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB547,68,1914 443.08 (5) (c) No firm, partnership, or corporation may engage in the practice
15of or offer to practice designing in this state, or use in connection with its name, or
16otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the
17impression that it is engaged in the practice of designing, nor may it advertise or offer
18to furnish a designing service, unless the firm, partnership, or corporation has
19complied with this chapter.
AB547, s. 205 20Section 205. 443.09 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,68,2421 443.09 (4m) No person may be registered as a landscape architect under this
22chapter unless he or she passes a written examination or written and oral
23examinations conducted or approved by the landscape architect section of the
24examining board under sub. (5).
AB547, s. 206 25Section 206. 443.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,69,12
1443.09 (5) Written or written and oral examinations shall be held at such time
2and place as the landscape architect section of the examining board determines. The
3scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the
4examining board landscape architect section with special reference to the applicant's
5ability to design and supervise architectural, landscape architectural, or
6engineering work, which shall promote the public welfare and ensure the safety of
7life, health, and property. A candidate failing an examination may, upon application
8and payment of the required reexamination fee, be examined again by the examining
9board
landscape architect section. No restrictions may be placed on the number of
10times an unsuccessful candidate may be reexamined, except that after failure of 3
11reexaminations, the examining board landscape architect section may require a
12one-year waiting period before further reexamination.
AB547, s. 207 13Section 207. 443.10 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB547,69,2114 443.10 (1) (a) The appropriate section of the examining board may, upon
15application and the payment of the required fee, grant a certificate of registration as
16an architect, as a landscape architect, or as a professional engineer to any person who
17holds an unexpired certificate of similar registration issued to the person by the
18proper authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any
19country in which the requirements for the registration of architects, landscape
20architects, or professional engineers are of a standard not lower than specified in this
21chapter.
AB547,70,522 (b) The appropriate section of the examining board may, upon application and
23payment of the required fee, grant a certificate of registration as an architect, as a
24landscape architect, or as a professional engineer to any person who holds an
25unrevoked card or certificate of national reciprocal registration, issued by any state,

1territory, or possession of the United States or by any country, which is in conformity
2with the regulations of the national council of state board of architectural, or
3engineering examiners, or council of landscape architectural registration boards,
4and who complies with the regulations of the examining board appropriate section,
5except as to qualifications and registration fee.
AB547,70,126 (c) The professional engineer section of the examining board may, upon
7application therefor, and the payment of the required fee, grant a
8certificate-of-record as engineer-in-training to any person who holds an unexpired
9certificate of similar certification issued to the person by the proper authority in any
10state or territory or possession of the United States or in any country in which the
11requirements for the certification of engineers-in-training are of a standard not
12lower than specified in this chapter.
AB547,70,2113 (d) The appropriate section of the examining board may, upon application and
14payment of the required fee, grant a permit to practice or to offer to practice
15architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering to a person who is
16not a resident of and has no established place of business in this state, or who has
17recently become a resident of this state, if the person holds an unexpired certificate
18of similar registration issued to the person by the proper authority in any state or
19territory or possession of the United States or in any country in which the
20requirements for the registration of architects, landscape architects , or professional
21engineers are of a standard not lower than specified in this chapter.
AB547, s. 208 22Section 208. 443.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,71,323 443.10 (2) (c) The appropriate section of the examining board shall grant a
24certificate of registration upon payment of the registration fee to any applicant who,
25in the opinion of the examining board appropriate section, has satisfactorily met all

1the applicable requirements of this chapter. The certificate shall authorize the
2practice of architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering, as
3appropriate.
AB547, s. 209 4Section 209. 443.10 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,71,105 443.10 (2) (d) The granting of a certificate of registration by the appropriate
6section of the
examining board shall be evidence that the person named in the
7certificate is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered architect, a
8registered landscape architect, or a registered professional engineer under the
9classification stated on the certificate, while the certificate remains unrevoked or
10unexpired.
AB547, s. 210 11Section 210. 443.10 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,71,1512 443.10 (2) (f) The professional engineer section of the examining board shall
13grant a certificate of record as engineer-in-training to any applicant who, in the
14opinion of the examining board professional engineer section, has satisfactorily met
15all the requirements of this section pertaining to engineers-in-training.
AB547, s. 211 16Section 211. 443.10 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,71,2117 443.10 (2) (h) Certificates of record as engineers-in-training shall expire on
18July 31st of the 10th year after their issuance unless extended by the professional
19engineer section of the
examining board. An application for extension shall contain
20evidence satisfactory to the examining board professional engineer section that the
21applicant's professional experience has been delayed.
AB547, s. 212 22Section 212. 443.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB547,71,2523 443.10 (3) Emergency rules; limitation. The No section of the examining board
24may not adopt or change, by emergency rule, any requirement for the registration
25of or issuance of a permit to any applicant under this chapter.
AB547, s. 213
1Section 213. 443.10 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB547,72,62 443.10 (4) (a) A list, showing the names and addresses of all
3engineers-in-training certified by the professional engineer section of the
4examining board during the period from July 1 to June 30, shall be prepared each
5year by the examining board professional engineer section. The list shall be
6obtainable by purchase at cost.
AB547,72,147 (b) The Each section of the examining board shall keep a record of its
8proceedings together with a record of all other information pertaining to its
9proceedings as may be deemed necessary by that section of the examining board. The
10records of the each section of the examining board shall be prima facie evidence of
11the proceedings of that section of the examining board set forth in the records, and
12a transcript thereof, duly certified by the secretary of that section of the examining
13board under seal, shall be admissible in evidence with the same effect as if the
14original were produced.
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