SB453, s. 19 19Section 19. 60.726 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,16,1120 60.726 (2) If a property owner installed on his or her property a private sewage
21on-site wastewater treatment system, as defined in s. 145.01 (12), that conforms
22with the state plumbing code, before a town sanitary district that encompasses that
23property came into existence, that property shall be included in the town sanitary
24district. If the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system was installed
25on or after 10 years before May 14, 1992, and if the property owner provides the town

1sanitary district with any information about the cost of the private sewage on-site
2wastewater treatment
system required by the district, the town sanitary district,
3when the district issues any assessment or charges or imposes property taxes to
4construct a sewage service system, shall pay or credit the property owner an amount
5equal to 10% of the cost of the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system,
6less any grants or aids received by the property owner for construction of the private
7sewage on-site wastewater treatment system, multiplied by the number of years of
8remaining life of the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system. The
9number of years of remaining life of the private sewage on-site wastewater
10treatment
system is equal to 10 minus the number of years that the private sewage
11on-site wastewater treatment system has been in operation.
SB453, s. 20 12Section 20. 60.77 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,16,1413 60.77 (5) (b) Require the installation of private sewage on-site wastewater
14treatment
systems.
SB453, s. 21 15Section 21. 60.77 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,16,2016 60.77 (5) (bm) Require the inspection of private sewage on-site wastewater
17treatment
systems that have been already installed to determine compliance with
18the state plumbing code and may report violations of the state plumbing code to the
19governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private sewage on-site
20wastewater treatment
systems for enforcement under s. 145.20.
SB453, s. 22 21Section 22. 60.77 (5) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,16,2422 60.77 (5) (bs) Provide direct financial assistance for costs related to the
23replacement of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems, as defined in
24s. 145.01 (12),
that are failing.
SB453, s. 23 25Section 23. 60.77 (5) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,17,2
160.77 (5) (j) Administer the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment
2system program if authorized under s. 145.20 (1) (am).
SB453, s. 24 3Section 24. 101.01 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (11) (intro.) and
4amended to read:
SB453,17,185 101.01 (11) (intro.) "Place of employment" includes every place, whether
6indoors or out or underground and the premises appurtenant thereto where either
7temporarily or permanently any industry, trade, or business is carried on, or where
8any process or operation, directly or indirectly related to any industry, trade, or
9business, is carried on, and where any person is, directly or indirectly, employed by
10another for direct or indirect gain or profit, but does not include any place where
11persons are employed in private domestic service which does not involve the use of
12mechanical power or in farming. "Farming" includes those activities specified in s.
13102.04 (3), and also includes the transportation of farm products, supplies, or
14equipment directly to the farm by the operator of the farm or employees for use
15thereon, if such activities are directly or indirectly for the purpose of producing
16commodities for market, or as an accessory to such production. When used with
17relation to building codes, "place of employment" does not include an any of the
18following:
SB453,17,19 19(a) An adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1), or, except.
SB453,17,22 20(b) Except for the purposes of s. 101.11, a previously constructed building used
21as a community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g), which serves
2220 or fewer residents who are not related to the operator or administrator.
SB453, s. 25 23Section 25. 101.01 (11) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,17,2424 101.01 (11) (c) A home-based business, as defined by the department by rule.
SB453, s. 26
1Section 26. 101.01 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 101.01 (12) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
SB453,18,73 101.01 (12) (intro.) "Public building" means any structure, including exterior
4parts of such building, such as a porch, exterior platform, or steps providing means
5of ingress or egress, used in whole or in part as a place of resort, assemblage, lodging,
6trade, traffic, occupancy, or use by the public or by 3 or more tenants. When used in
7relation to building codes, "public building" does not include a any of the following:
SB453,18,10 8(a) A previously constructed building used as a community-based residential
9facility as defined in s. 50.01 (1g) which serves 20 or fewer residents who are not
10related to the operator or administrator or an.
SB453,18,11 11(b) An adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1).
SB453, s. 27 12Section 27. 101.01 (12) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,18,1313 101.01 (12) (c) A home-based business, as defined by the department by rule.
SB453, s. 28 14Section 28. 101.02 (20) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
1532
, is amended to read:
SB453,18,2316 101.02 (20) (a) For purposes of this subsection, "license" means a license,
17permit, or certificate of certification or registration issued by the department for an
18occupation or profession
under ss. s. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.143 (2) (g),
19101.147, 101.15 (2) (e), 101.16 (3g), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a),
20101.63 (2) or (2m), 101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (1m), (1v), and (2), 101.935,
21101.95, 101.951, 101.952, 101.96 (2), 101.985 (1) to (3), 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045,
22145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18, or 167.10 (6m) or under rules
23promulgated under ch. 101 or 145
.
SB453, s. 29 24Section 29. 101.02 (21) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
2532
, is amended to read:
SB453,19,8
1101.02 (21) (a) In this subsection, "license" means a license, permit, or
2certificate of certification or registration issued by the department for an occupation
3or profession
under s. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.143 (2) (g), 101.147, 101.15
4(2) (e), 101.16 (3g), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.63 (2) or (2m),
5101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (1m), (1v), and (2), 101.935, 101.95, 101.951,
6101.952, 101.96 (2), 101.985 (1) to (3), 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16,
7145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18, or 167.10 (6m) or under rules promulgated under
8ch. 101 or 145
.
SB453, s. 30 9Section 30. 101.05 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,19,1210 101.05 (5) No standard, rule, order, code, or regulation adopted, promulgated,
11enforced, or administered by the department under this subchapter applies to a
12building used for farming, as defined by the department by rule.
SB453, s. 31 13Section 31. 101.07 of the statutes is repealed.
SB453, s. 32 14Section 32. 101.145 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,19,1715 101.145 (2) Approval. A smoke detector required under this section shall be
16approved by
bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark or similar mark
17from an independent product safety certification organization.
SB453, s. 33 18Section 33. 101.177 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is
19repealed.
SB453, s. 34 20Section 34. 101.563 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is
21repealed.
SB453, s. 35 22Section 35. 101.745 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,20,223 101.745 (2) Approval. A smoke detector required under this section shall be
24approved by underwriters laboratory
bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.,

1listing mark or similar mark from an independent product safety certification
2organization
.
SB453, s. 36 3Section 36. 101.952 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,20,84 101.952 (3) Every licensee shall carry his or her license when engaged in his
5or her business and display the same upon request. The license shall name his or
6her employer, and, in case of a change of employer, the manufactured home
7salesperson shall immediately mail his or her license to the department, which shall
8endorse that change on the license without charge.
SB453, s. 37 9Section 37. 101.985 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,20,1010 101.985 (2) (title) Elevator mechanic mechanics' licenses.
SB453, s. 38 11Section 38. 101.985 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
12read:
SB453,20,1313 101.985 (2) (a) (title) Issuance.
SB453, s. 39 14Section 39. 101.985 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 101.985 (2)
15(a) and amended to read:
SB453,20,2016 101.985 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (am) to (d), the The department shall
17issue an elevator mechanic's license to each individual who satisfactorily completes
18an elevator mechanic's apprenticeship program that is approved by the U.S.
19department of labor or by the department of workforce development or who satisfies
20all of the following:
meets the requirements in either par. (ab) or (ad).
SB453, s. 40 21Section 40. 101.985 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 101.985 (2) (ab) 2.
22and amended to read:
SB453,21,223 101.985 (2) (ab) 2. During the 3 years preceding the date of application, he or
24she
was continuously employed in a position requiring the individual to perform
25work that is at a journeyman level and that is relevant to the erection, construction,

1alteration, replacement, maintenance, repair, removal, or dismantling or servicing
2of conveyances, as verified by the individual's employers.
SB453, s. 41 3Section 41. 101.985 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 101.985 (2) (ab) 3.
4and amended to read:
SB453,21,105 101.985 (2) (ab) 3. Satisfactorily He or she satisfactorily completes a written
6examination administered by the department covering the provisions of this
7subchapter, and rules promulgated under this subchapter, that are relevant to the
8license applied for or satisfactorily completes an elevator mechanic's examination
9approved by the department and administered by a nationally recognized training
10program established by the elevator industry.
SB453, s. 42 11Section 42. 101.985 (2) (ab) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,21,1612 101.985 (2) (ab) Requirements; apprenticeship and journeyman level. (intro.)
13An individual is eligible for an elevator mechanic's license if he or she satisfactorily
14completes an elevator mechanic's apprenticeship program that is approved by the
15U.S. department of labor or by the department of workforce development or if he or
16she satisfies all of the following requirements:
SB453, s. 43 17Section 43. 101.985 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
SB453,21,2018 101.985 (2) (ad) Requirements; training program. 1. An individual is eligible
19for an elevator mechanic's license if he or she satisfies all of the following
20requirements:
SB453,21,2421 a. He or she verifies to the department that he or she has been certified as
22having successfully completed a 4-year program established by the National
23Elevator Industry Educational Program or an equivalent nationally recognized
244-year training program that is approved by the department.
SB453,21,2525 b. He or she meets one of the requirements specified in subd. 2.
SB453,22,3
12. In order to meet the requirement under subd. 1. b. for an elevator mechanic's
2license, an individual applying for a license shall satisfy one of the following
3requirements:
SB453,22,74 a. He or she verifies to the department that, during the 5 years immediately
5preceding the date of the license application, he or she was employed for at least
61,000 hours in each of the 5 years performing work described under s. 101.984 (2) (a)
7or (b).
SB453,22,158 b. He or she verifies to the department that he or she has continuous experience
9in the elevator industry for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
10license application in a capacity, other than in the capacity of preforming work
11described under s. 101.984 (2) (a) or (b), that has allowed him or her to remain
12familiar with elevator equipment, technology, and industry practices. This
13experience may include performing management activities for a company that
14engages in the sale, installation, repair, or maintenance of conveyances, being
15involved in elevator industry labor relations, or supervising elevator mechanics.
SB453,22,2416 c. He or she verifies to the department that he or she, during any 5 years
17preceding the date of the license application, was employed for at least 1,000 hours
18in each of those 5 years performing work that is relevant to the erection, construction,
19alteration, replacement, maintenance, repair, or servicing of conveyances and that
20this work included work described under s. 101.984 (2) (a) or (b). If the 5 years were
21not the 5 years immediately preceding the date of application, the applicant shall
22verify that this is due to the applicant's work being disrupted by high unemployment
23in the elevator industry, military service, illness, disability, or another factor beyond
24the applicant's control in order to meet the requirement under this subd. 2. c.
SB453, s. 44 25Section 44. 101.985 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,23,7
1101.985 (2) (am) Requirements for individuals with prior experience. The
2department shall promulgate rules that establish requirements for issuing an
3elevator mechanic's license to an individual who has performed work described
4under s. 101.984 (2) (a) or (b) within the scope of his or her employment before June
51, 2007, but who does not satisfy the requirements under par. (a) (ab) or (ad) to be
6issued a license. The rules may contain a deadline before which an individual must
7apply for a license issued under this paragraph.
SB453, s. 45 8Section 45. 101.985 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,23,149 101.985 (2) (b) Licensing out-of-state mechanics. The requirements under par.
10(a)
pars. (ab) and (ad) do not apply to an individual who is licensed as an elevator
11mechanic under the laws of another state, if, in the opinion of the department, that
12state's regulation of elevator mechanics is substantially the same as this state's. The
13department may summarily issue an elevator mechanic's license to such an
14individual.
SB453, s. 46 15Section 46. 101.985 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,24,816 101.985 (2) (c) Emergency licensing. If the governor declares that a state of
17emergency exists in this state under s. 323.10 and the department determines that
18the number of individuals in the state who hold an elevator mechanic's licenses
19license issued by the department under this section on the date of the declaration is
20insufficient to cope with the emergency, the department shall summarily issue an
21emergency elevator mechanic's license to any individual who is certified by an
22elevator contractor licensed under this subchapter as adequately qualified and able
23to perform the work of an elevator mechanic without direct and immediate
24supervision, who the department determines is so qualified and able, and who
25applies for an emergency elevator mechanic's license on a form prescribed by the

1department. An individual certified by a contractor under this paragraph may
2perform work as an elevator mechanic for up to a total of 5 days preceding the date
3the individual is issued the license. An emergency elevator mechanic's license has
4a term of 30 days and may be renewed by the department in the case of a continuing
5emergency. The department shall specify on an emergency elevator mechanic's
6license the geographic area in which the licensee may provide services under the
7license. The requirements under par. (a) pars. (ab) and (ad) do not apply to an
8individual who applies for an emergency elevator mechanic's license.
SB453, s. 47 9Section 47. 101.985 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,24,2310 101.985 (2) (d) Temporary licensing. If there are no elevator mechanics
11licensed under this subchapter available to provide services contracted for by an
12elevator contractor licensed under this subchapter, the elevator contractor may
13notify the department and request the issuance of a temporary elevator mechanic's
14license to any individual who is certified by the elevator contractor as adequately
15qualified and able to perform the work of an elevator mechanic without direct and
16immediate supervision and who applies for a temporary elevator mechanic's license
17on a form prescribed by the department. A temporary elevator mechanic's license
18has a term of 30 days and may be renewed by the department in the case of a
19continuing shortage of licensed elevator mechanics. The department shall specify
20on a temporary elevator mechanic's license the elevator contractor in whose employ
21the licensee must remain to provide services under the temporary elevator
22mechanic's license. The requirements under par. (a) pars. (ab) and (ad) do not apply
23to an individual who applies for a temporary elevator mechanic's license.
SB453, s. 48 24Section 48. 101.985 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,25,7
1101.985 (4) Criminal background check. Upon receipt of an application for a
2license under sub. (1), (2) (a), (ab) or (ad), or (3), the department, with the assistance
3of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the
4applicant to determine if the information provided by the applicant under sub. (7) (a)
510. is true and if the applicant has any arrests or convictions tending to indicate that
6the applicant is not adequately qualified and able to provide services authorized
7under the license applied for.
SB453, s. 49 8Section 49. 101.985 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,25,169 101.985 (5) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, an applicant
10for renewal of a license under sub. (1), (2) (a) (ab), (ad), or (b), or (3) shall provide to
11the department a certificate indicating that, during the one-year period before the
12date on which the applicant's license expires, the applicant has satisfactorily met
13with the education requirements established by rule under subd. 2. If the applicant
14is not an individual, the certificate shall indicate that the education requirements
15were satisfactorily met by an individual who, as of the date of the application, is an
16agent of the applicant.
SB453, s. 50 17Section 50. 101.985 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,25,2018 101.985 (7) (a) (intro.) Each application for a license under subs. (1), (2) (a) (ab)
19or (ad)
, or (3) shall be made on a form prescribed by the department, and each
20application shall contain at least the following information:
SB453, s. 51 21Section 51. 145.01 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,25,2422 145.01 (4m) Failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system.
23"Failing private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system" has the meaning
24specified under s. 145.245 (4).
SB453, s. 52 25Section 52. 145.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,26,6
1145.01 (5) Governmental unit responsible for regulation of private sewage
2on-site wastewater treatment systems. "Governmental unit responsible for the
3regulation of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems" or
4"governmental unit", unless otherwise qualified, means the county except that in a
5county with a population of 500,000 or more these terms mean the city, village or
6town where the private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system is located.
SB453, s. 53 7Section 53. 145.01 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,26,138 145.01 (10) (a) 2. The construction, connection, installation, service, or repair
9of any drain or wastewater piping system that connects to the mains or other
10terminal within the bounds of, or beneath an area subject to easement for highway
11purposes, including private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems and
12stormwater treatment and dispersal systems, and the alteration of any such
13systems, drains or wastewater piping.
SB453, s. 54 14Section 54. 145.01 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,26,2315 145.01 (12) Private sewage on-site wastewater treatment system. "Private
16sewage on-site wastewater treatment system" means a sewage treatment and
17disposal system serving a single structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field
18located on the same parcel as the structure. This term also means an alternative
19sewage system approved by the department including a substitute for the septic tank
20or soil absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure or
21a system located on a different parcel than the structure. A private sewage on-site
22wastewater treatment
system may be owned by the property owner or by a special
23purpose district.
SB453, s. 55 24Section 55. 145.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,27,9
1145.045 (1) Powers and duties. The department shall by rule establish an
2examining program for the certification of soil testers, setting such standards as the
3department finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Such
4standards shall include formal written examinations for all applicants. The
5department shall charge applicants for the cost of examination and certification.
6After July 1, 1974, no person may construct soil bore holes or conduct soil percolation
7tests or other similar tests specified by the department that relate to private sewage
8on-site wastewater treatment systems unless the person holds a valid certificate
9issued under this section.
SB453, s. 56 10Section 56. 145.045 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,27,1411 145.045 (3) Plumbers and septic tank installers. A plumber or septic tank
12installer may also be a soil tester and install any system after approval of the site or
13project by the department or the governmental unit responsible for the regulation
14of private sewage on-site wastewater treatment systems.
SB453, s. 57 15Section 57. 145.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,27,1716 145.07 (3) (a) A specific record of not less than 1,000 hours per year experience
17for 3 or more consecutive years as a licensed journeyman plumber in this state; or
SB453, s. 58 18Section 58. 145.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB453,27,2219 145.07 (5) Any resident who has been actively engaged in this state in a limited
20type of plumbing installation work for a period of not less than 1,000 hours per year
21for 2 or more consecutive years as a licensed journeyman plumber (restricted) may
22be examined for licensure as a master plumber (restricted).
SB453, s. 59 23Section 59. 145.08 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB453, s. 60 24Section 60. 145.135 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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