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905.015
(2) (intro.) In addition to the privilege under sub. (1), a person who is
13licensed as an interpreter under s.
440.032 (3) 459.42 may not disclose any aspect of
14a confidential communication facilitated by the interpreter unless one of the
15following conditions applies:
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16Section
567. 938.78 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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938.78
(2) (g) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit an agency from disclosing
18information about an individual in its care or legal custody on the written request
19of the department of safety and professional services or of any interested examining
20board or affiliated credentialing board in that department for use in any
21investigation or proceeding relating to any alleged misconduct by any person who is
22credentialed or who is seeking credentialing under ch. 448, 455
or, 457
, or 464.
23Unless authorized by an order of the court, the department of safety and professional
24services and any examining board or affiliated credentialing board in that
25department shall keep confidential any information obtained under this paragraph
1and may not disclose the name of or any other identifying information about the
2individual who is the subject of the information disclosed, except to the extent that
3redisclosure of that information is necessary for the conduct of the investigation or
4proceeding for which that information was obtained.
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5Section 9138.
Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional
Services.
AB726,143,7
6(1)
Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the
7department of safety and professional services.
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8(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and
9liabilities of the auctioneer board, cemetery board, dietitians affiliated credentialing
10board, and examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists, and soil
11scientists, and all assets and liabilities of the medical examining board that are
12primarily related to the functions of the dietitians affiliated credentialing board, as
13determined by the secretary of safety and professional services, become the assets
14and liabilities of the department of safety and professional services.
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15(b)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
16records and other tangible personal property of the auctioneer board, cemetery
17board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional
18geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists, and all records and other tangible
19personal property of the medical examining board that are primarily related to the
20functions of the dietitians affiliated credentialing board, as determined by the
21secretary of safety and professional services, are transferred to the department of
22safety and professional services.
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23(c)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the auctioneer board, cemetery
24board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional
1geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists remain in effect and are transferred to the
2department of safety and professional services. The department of safety and
3professional services shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the
4contract is modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional
5services to the extent allowed under the contract.
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6(d)
Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the cemetery board, dietitians
7affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional geologists,
8hydrologists, and soil scientists that are in effect on the effective date of this
9paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended
10or repealed by the department of safety and professional services. All orders issued
11by those boards and by the auctioneer board that are in effect on the effective date
12of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
13modified or rescinded by the department of safety and professional services.
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14(e)
Pending matters. All matters pending with the auctioneer board, cemetery
15board, dietitians affiliated credentialing board, and examining board of professional
16geologists, hydrologists, and soil scientists on the effective date of this paragraph are
17transferred to the department of safety and professional services and all materials
18submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect to the pending matters
19are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of safety and
20professional services.
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(2)
Elimination of certain boards and transfer of their functions to the
22medical examining board.
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(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and
24liabilities of the podiatry affiliated credentialing board and radiography examining
25board become the assets and liabilities of the medical examining board.
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1(b)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
2records and other tangible personal property of the podiatry affiliated credentialing
3board and radiography examining board are transferred to the medical examining
4board.
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(c)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the podiatry affiliated credentialing
6board and radiography examining board remain in effect and are transferred to the
7medical examining board. The medical examining board shall carry out any
8obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the
9medical examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.
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(d)
Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the podiatry affiliated
11credentialing board and radiography examining board that are in effect on the
12effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
13or until amended or repealed by the medical examining board. All orders issued by
14those boards that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect
15until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the medical
16examining board.
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(e)
Pending matters. All matters pending with the podiatry affiliated
18credentialing board and radiography examining board on the effective date of this
19paragraph are transferred to the medical examining board and all materials
20submitted to or actions taken by those boards with respect to the pending matters
21are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the medical examining board.
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22(3)
Transfer of regulation of sign language interpreters.
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23(a)
Transfer of functions.
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241. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the department of safety and
25professional services and of the sign language interpreter council under the
1authority of section 440.032 of the statutes and that are in effect on the effective date
2of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until
3amended or repealed by the hearing and speech examining board. All orders issued
4by the department of safety and professional services under the authority of section
5440.032 of the statutes or of the sign language interpreter council that are in effect
6on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified
7expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech examining
8board.
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92. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the department of safety and
10professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the
11sign language interpreter council on the effective date of this subdivision is
12transferred to the hearing and speech examining board, and all materials submitted
13to or actions taken by the department of safety and professional services or the sign
14language interpreter council with respect to the pending matter are considered as
15having been submitted to or taken by the hearing and speech examining board.
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163. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the department of safety and
17professional services under the authority of section 440.032 of the statutes or of the
18sign language interpreter council in effect on the effective date of this subdivision
19remain in effect and are transferred to the hearing and speech examining board. The
20hearing and speech examining board shall carry out any obligations under such a
21contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the hearing and speech
22examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.
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23(b)
Board membership.
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241. `Reduction in board membership.' The governor shall determine which
25hearing instrument specialist member is to be removed from the hearing and speech
1examining board as a result of this act's treatment of section 15.405 (6m) (a) of the
2statutes. No later than the 60th day after the effective date of this subdivision, the
3governor shall notify the examining board of that determination and report that
4determination to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.
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52. `Initial appointments.' Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the
6members of the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) of
7the statutes, the new member appointed to the hearing and speech examining board
8under section 15.405 (6m) (e) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be
9appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2018; one of the 2 new members appointed
10to the hearing and speech examining board under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) of the
11statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2018;
12and one of the 2 new members appointed to the hearing and speech examining board
13under section 15.405 (6m) (dm) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be
14appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2019.
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15(4)
Elimination of certain board sections.
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16(a)
Assets and liabilities.
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171. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and liabilities of each
18section of the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional
19engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety
20and professional services become the assets and liabilities of that examining board.
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212. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and liabilities of each
22section of the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work
23examining board in the department of safety and professional services become the
24assets and liabilities of that examining board.
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25(b)
Tangible personal property.
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11. On the effective date of this paragraph, all records and other tangible
2personal property of each section of the examining board of architects, landscape
3architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the
4department of safety and professional services are transferred to that examining
5board.
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62. On the effective date of this paragraph, all records and other tangible
7personal property of each section of the marriage and family therapy, professional
8counseling, and social work examining board in the department of safety and
9professional services are transferred to that examining board.
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10(c)
Contracts.
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111. All contracts entered into by each section of the examining board of
12architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional
13land surveyors in the department of safety and professional services in effect on the
14effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to that
15examining board. The examining board shall carry out any obligations under such
16a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the examining board to the
17extent allowed under the contract.
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182. All contracts entered into by each section of the marriage and family therapy,
19professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of
20safety and professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
21remain in effect and are transferred to that examining board. The examining board
22shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified
23or rescinded by the examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.
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24(d)
Rules and orders.
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11. All rules promulgated by each section of the examining board of architects,
2landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land
3surveyors in the department of safety and professional services that are in effect on
4the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration
5dates or until amended or repealed by that examining board. All orders issued by
6each section of the examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional
7engineers, designers, and professional land surveyors in the department of safety
8and professional services that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
9remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded
10by the examining board.
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112. All orders issued by each section of the marriage and family therapy,
12professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of
13safety and professional services that are in effect on the effective date of this
14paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
15rescinded by that examining board.
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16(e)
Pending matters.
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171. All matters pending with each section of the examining board of architects,
18landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and professional land
19surveyors in the department of safety and professional services on the effective date
20of this paragraph are transferred to that examining board and all materials
21submitted to or actions taken by each section with respect to the pending matters are
22considered as having been submitted to or taken by the examining board.
AB726,150,3
232. All matters pending with each section of the marriage and family therapy,
24professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of
25safety and professional services on the effective date of this paragraph are
1transferred to that examining board and all materials submitted to or actions taken
2by each section with respect to the pending matters are considered as having been
3submitted to or taken by the examining board.
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4(f)
Elimination of board members.
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51. The governor shall determine which 14 members — consisting of one
6architect, one landscape architect, one professional engineer, one designer, one
7professional land surveyor, and 9 public members — are to be removed from the
8examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers,
9designers, and professional land surveyors as a result of this act's treatment of
10section 15.405 (2) of the statutes. No later than the 60th day after the effective date
11of this paragraph, the governor shall notify the examining board of that
12determination and report that determination to the legislature under section 13.172
13(2) of the statutes.
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142. The governor shall determine which 3 members — consisting of 1 social
15worker and 2 public members — are to be removed from the marriage and family
16therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board as a result of this
17act's treatment of section 15.405 (7c) (a) 1. and 4. of the statutes. No later than the
1860th day after the effective date of this paragraph, the governor shall notify the
19affected members and the examining board of that determination and report that
20determination to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.
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21(5)
Elimination of athletic trainers affiliated credentialing board,
22occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and massage therapy and
23bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board.
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24(a)
Transfer of functions.
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11. `Rules and orders.' All rules promulgated by the athletic trainers affiliated
2credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and
3the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board and that
4are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their
5specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the medical therapy
6examining board. All orders issued by the athletic trainers affiliated credentialing
7board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and the massage
8therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board that are in effect on the
9effective date of this subdivision remain in effect until their specified expiration date
10or until modified or rescinded by the medical therapy examining board.
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112. `Pending matters.' Any matter pending with the athletic trainers affiliated
12credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or
13the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board on the
14effective date of this subdivision is transferred to the medical therapy examining
15board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the athletic trainers
16affiliated credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing
17board, or the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board
18with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or
19taken by the medical therapy examining board.
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203. `Contracts.' All contracts entered into by the athletic trainers affiliated
21credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, or
22the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board in effect
23on the effective date of this subdivision remain in effect and are transferred to the
24medical therapy examining board. The medical therapy examining board shall carry
1out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded
2by the medical therapy examining board to the extent allowed under the contract.
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34. `Tangible personal property.' On the effective date of this subdivision, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the athletic trainers affiliated
5credentialing board, the occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board, and
6the massage therapy and bodywork therapy affiliated credentialing board is
7transferred to the medical therapy examining board.
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8(b)
Medical therapy examining board membership; initial appointments. 9Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the medical
10therapy examining board under section 15.405 (7r) of the statutes, the new member
11appointed to the medical therapy examining board under section 15.405 (7r) (ar) of
12the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July
131, 2018; the new member appointed to the medical therapy examining board under
14section 15.405 (7r) (at) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be appointed for
15a term expiring on July 1, 2019; and the new member appointed to the medical
16therapy examining board under section 15.405 (7r) (av) of the statutes, as affected
17by this act, shall be appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2020.
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18Section 9352.
Initial applicability; Other.
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(1)
The treatment of section 17.07 (3e) of the statutes first applies to a state
20officer who is appointed and qualifies on the effective date of this act.
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21Section 9400.
Effective dates; general. Except as otherwise provided in
22Sections 9401 to 9452 of this act, this act takes effect on the day after publication.
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23Section 9438.
Effective dates; Safety and Professional Services.
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24(1)
Elimination of certain board members. The treatment of section 15.405 (2)
25(intro.), (a), (b), and (c), (6m) (a), and (7c) (a) 1. and 4., (am) (intro.) and 4., (b), (c), (d),
1(e), and (f) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
2publication.
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(2)
Certain terms of board members. The repeal and recreation of section 15.07
4(1) (cm) of the statutes takes effect on June 30, 2016.