SB698,136 16Section 136. 145.16 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9927.
SB698,137 17Section 137. 145.165 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9928, and 101.9928
18(1) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,36,2419 101.9928 (1) An automatic fire sprinkler fitter-maintenance only registration
20certificate is required for any person who is employed to maintain automatic fire
21sprinkler systems by a business establishment registered under s. 145.175 101.993.
22The department shall, by rule, specify the requirements for issuing an automatic fire
23sprinkler fitter-maintenance only registration certificate and specify the activities
24in which a person holding a certificate under this section may engage.
SB698,37,2
1(2) This section does not apply to any person registered under s. 145.16
2101.9927 or licensed under s. 145.17 101.9929 (2).
SB698,138 3Section 138. 145.17 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9929.
SB698,139 4Section 139. 145.175 of the statutes is renumbered 101.993.
SB698,140 5Section 140. 145.18 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9931.
SB698,141 6Section 141. 145.19 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9932.
SB698,142 7Section 142. 145.195 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9933.
SB698,143 8Section 143. 145.20 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9934, and 101.9934 (2)
9(h), (3) (c), (5) (a) and (am) and (6) (a) 1., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,37,1510 101.9934 (2) (h) Inspect existing private on-site wastewater treatment
11systems to determine compliance with s. 145.195 101.9933 if a building or structure
12is being constructed which requires connection to an existing private on-site
13wastewater treatment system. The county is not required to conduct an on-site
14inspection if a building or structure is being constructed which does not require
15connection to an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system.
SB698,38,2 16(3) (c) If the governing body for a governmental unit responsible for the
17regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems does not adopt a private
18on-site wastewater treatment system ordinance meeting the requirements of s.
1959.70 (5) or if the governmental unit does not appoint personnel meeting the
20requirements of sub. (1) or if the governmental unit does not comply with the
21requirements of sub. (2) or s. 145.19 101.9932 (3), the department may conduct
22hearings in the county seat upon 30 days' notice to the county clerk. As soon as
23practicable after the public hearing, the department shall issue a written decision
24regarding compliance with s. 59.70 (5) or 145.19 101.9932 (3) or sub. (1) or (2). If the
25department determines that there is a violation of these provisions, the

1governmental unit may not issue a sanitary permit for the installation of a private
2on-site wastewater treatment system until the violation is corrected.
SB698,38,16 3(5) (a) The department shall establish a maintenance program to be
4administered by governmental units responsible for the regulation of private on-site
5wastewater treatment systems. The department shall determine the private on-site
6wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies. At a
7minimum the maintenance program is applicable to all new or replacement private
8on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit after the
9date on which the governmental unit adopts this program. The department may
10apply the maintenance program by rule to private on-site wastewater treatment
11systems constructed in a governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private
12on-site wastewater treatment systems on or before the date on which the
13governmental unit adopts the program. The department shall determine the private
14on-site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies
15in governmental units that do not meet the conditions for eligibility under s. 145.245
16101.9937 (9).
SB698,38,2417 (am) Each governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site
18wastewater treatment systems shall adopt and begin the administration of the
19program established under par. (a) before October 1, 2019. As part of adopting and
20administering the program, the governmental unit shall conduct and maintain an
21inventory of all the private on-site wastewater treatment systems located in the
22governmental unit and shall complete the initial inventory before October 1, 2017.
23In order to be eligible for grant funding under s. 145.245 101.9937, a governmental
24unit must comply with these deadlines.
SB698,39,3
1(6) (a) 1. Conduct any activities for which certification is required under s.
2145.045 101.9915 (1), except that the employee may review and verify soil tester
3reports as provided in sub. (2) (a).
SB698,144 4Section 144. 145.23 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9935.
SB698,145 5Section 145. 145.24 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9936, and 101.9936 (1),
6as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB698,39,117 101.9936 (1) If an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system either
8is not located in soil meeting the siting standards or is not constructed in accordance
9with design standards promulgated under s. 145.02 or 145.13 101.9912, the owner
10of the private on-site wastewater treatment system may petition the department for
11a variance to the siting or design standards.
SB698,146 12Section 146. 145.245 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9937, and 101.9937
13(1) (a) 2., (7) (a), (c) and (e) and (9) (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,39,1514 101.9937 (1) (a) 2. A written enforcement order issued under s. 145.02 101.9912
15(3) (f), 145.20 101.9934 (2) (f) or 281.19 (2).
SB698,39,20 16(7) (a) Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining grant
17funding under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or replacing a
18private on-site wastewater treatment system which would be necessary to allow the
19rehabilitated system or new system to meet the minimum requirements of the state
20plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.13 101.9912.
SB698,40,1321 (c) Except as provided in pars. (d) and (e), the state grant share under this
22section is limited to $7,000 for each principal residence or small commercial
23establishment to be served by the private on-site wastewater treatment system or
24to the amount determined by the department based upon private on-site wastewater
25treatment system grant funding tables, whichever is less. The department shall

1prepare and publish private on-site wastewater treatment system grant funding
2tables which specify the maximum state share limitation for various components and
3costs involved in the rehabilitation or replacement of a private on-site wastewater
4treatment system based upon minimum size and other requirements specified in the
5state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02 101.9912. The maximum state
6share limitations shall be designed to pay approximately 60% of the average
7allowable cost of private on-site wastewater treatment system rehabilitation or
8replacement based upon estimated or actual costs of that rehabilitation or
9replacement. The department shall revise the grant funding tables when it
10determines that 60% of current costs of private on-site wastewater treatment
11system rehabilitation or replacement exceed the amounts in the grant funding tables
12by more than 10%, except that the department may not revise the grant funding
13tables more often than once every 2 years.
SB698,40,2014 (e) Costs allowable for experimental private on-site wastewater treatment
15systems shall include the costs of installing and monitoring experimental private
16on-site wastewater treatment systems installed under s. 145.02 101.9912 (3) (b) and
17this section. The department shall promulgate rules that specify how the
18department will select, monitor and allocate the state share for experimental private
19on-site wastewater treatment systems that the department funds under this
20section.
SB698,40,22 21(9) (a) Adopt and administer the maintenance program established under s.
22145.20 101.9934 (5);
SB698,147 23Section 147. 145.26 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9938, and 101.9938 (1),
24as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB698,41,9
1101.9938 (1) In this section, "public swimming pool" means a fixed or mobile
2structure, basin, chamber, or tank and appurtenant buildings and equipment that
3serve or are installed for use by the state, a political subdivision of the state, a motel,
4a hotel, a resort, a camp, a club, an association, a housing development, a school, a
5religious, charitable, or youth organization, an educative or rehabilitative facility, or
6another entity. "Public swimming pool" does not mean an inflated mobile structure,
7basin, chamber, or tank; a swim pond; an individual therapeutic pod, tub, or bath;
8or
a fixed or mobile structure, basin, chamber, or tank that only serves fewer than
93 individual residences.
SB698,148 10Section 148. 160.255 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,41,1211 160.255 (1) In this section, "private on-site wastewater treatment system" has
12the meaning given in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12).
SB698,149 13Section 149. 200.21 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,41,1714 200.21 (11) "Sewerage system" means all facilities of the district for collection,
15transportation, storage, pumping, treatment and final disposition of sewage.
16"Sewerage system" does not include any private on-site wastewater treatment
17system, as defined in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12), or any local sewer.
SB698,150 18Section 150. 200.29 (1) (c) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,41,2319 200.29 (1) (c) 3. a. The weight to be given to the need for private on-site
20wastewater treatment systems, as defined in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12), to maintain the
21public health and welfare in any area located within the district prior to a
22redefinition of the boundary but located outside the district after any redefinition of
23the boundary.
SB698,151 24Section 151. 234.49 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,42,5
1234.49 (1) (e) "Housing" means a residential structure having not more than
24 dwelling units in which at least one unit is occupied by the owner as a principal
3residence and, if a housing rehabilitation loan is granted for the property to
4implement energy conservation improvements, the structure is not subject to rules
5adopted under s. 101.02, 101.63, or 101.73, or 101.973.
SB698,152 6Section 152. 254.176 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,42,107 254.176 (2) (d) A person licensed, certified or registered under ch. 145 subch.
8VIII of ch. 101
who engages in activities that constitute lead hazard reduction, only
9to the extent that these activities are within the scope of his or her license,
10certification or registration.
SB698,153 11Section 153. 281.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,812 281.17 (3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing an examining
13program for the certification of operators of water systems, wastewater treatment
14plants and septage servicing vehicles operated under a license issued under s. 281.48
15(3), setting such standards as the department finds necessary to accomplish the
16purposes of this chapter and chs. 285 and 289 to 299, including requirements for
17continuing education. The department may charge applicants a fee for certification,
18except that the department may not require an individual who is eligible for the
19veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 to pay a fee. All moneys collected under
20this subsection for the certification of operators of water systems, wastewater
21treatment plants and septage servicing vehicles shall be credited to the
22appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bL). No person may operate a water systems,
23wastewater treatment plant or septage servicing vehicle without a valid certificate
24issued under this subsection. The department may suspend or revoke a certificate
25issued under this subsection for a violation of any statute or rule relating to the

1operation of a water system or wastewater treatment plant or to septage servicing,
2for failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements or as provided under s.
3145.20 101.9934 (5). The owner of any wastewater treatment plant shall be, or shall
4employ, an operator certified under this subsection who shall be responsible for plant
5operations, unless the department by rule provides otherwise. In this subsection,
6"wastewater treatment plant" means a system or plant used to treat industrial
7wastewater, domestic wastewater or any combination of industrial wastewater and
8domestic wastewater.
SB698,154 9Section 154. 281.344 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,1210 281.344 (8) (b) 3. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the
11department of safety and professional services requires or authorizes to be
12implemented under chs. ch. 101 and 145.
SB698,155 13Section 155. 281.346 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,1614 281.346 (8) (b) 3. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the
15department of safety and professional services requires or authorizes to be
16implemented under chs. ch. 101 and 145.
SB698,156 17Section 156. 281.48 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,1918 281.48 (2) (bm) "Private on-site wastewater treatment system" has the
19meaning given in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12).
SB698,157 20Section 157. 281.48 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,2321 281.48 (5) (a) 4. Violated any provisions of this section or any rule prescribed
22by the department or falsified information on inspection forms under s. 145.20
23101.9934 (5).
SB698,158 24Section 158. 281.48 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,44,14
1281.48 (5m) (c) The site criteria and disposal procedures in a county ordinance
2shall be identical to the corresponding portions of rules promulgated by the
3department under this section. The county shall require the person engaged in
4septage disposal to submit the results of a soil test conducted by a soil tester certified
5under s. 145.045 101.9915 and to obtain a site approval for each location where the
6person disposes of septage on land. The county shall maintain records of soil tests,
7site approvals, county inspections and enforcement actions under this subsection.
8A county may not require licensing or registration for any person or vehicle engaged
9in septage disposal. The county may establish a schedule of fees for site approvals
10under this paragraph if the department determines that the fees are no more than
11is necessary to fund the county program under this paragraph. The county may
12require a bond or other method of demonstrating the financial ability to comply with
13the septage disposal ordinance. The county shall provide for the enforcement of the
14septage disposal ordinance by penalties identical to those in s. 281.98.
SB698,159 15Section 159. 281.59 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,44,1816 281.59 (1m) (c) There is established a private on-site wastewater treatment
17system replacement and rehabilitation loan program, administered under s. 145.245
18101.9937 (12m).
SB698,160 19Section 160. 281.75 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,220 281.75 (18) Suspension or revocation of licenses. The department may
21suspend or revoke a license issued under ch. 280 if the department finds that the
22licensee falsified information submitted under this section. The department of
23safety and professional services may suspend or revoke the license of a plumber
24licensed under ch. 145 subch. VIII of ch. 101 if the department of safety and

1professional services finds that the plumber falsified information submitted under
2this section.
SB698,161 3Section 161. 321.60 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,54 321.60 (1) (a) 7. A An occupational license, as defined in s. 101.02 (20) (a) (1)
5(a) 2
.
SB698,162 6Section 162. 321.60 (1) (a) 18. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,87 321.60 (1) (a) 18. A license, permit, certificate, or registration that is granted
8under chs. 440 to 480
credential, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a).
SB698,163 9Section 163. 343.305 (6) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,1710 343.305 (6) (bm) Any relevant instruction, as defined in s. 101.02 (24) (a) 1.
11440.075 (1), that an applicant for an approval, certification, or permit under par. (b)
12has obtained in connection with any military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g),
13counts toward satisfying any requirement for instruction for an approval,
14certification, or permit under par. (b) if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction
15of the department of transportation that the instruction obtained by the applicant
16is substantially equivalent to the instruction required for the approval, certificate,
17or permit under par. (b).
SB698,164 18Section 164. 440.03 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,2019 440.03 (3m) The department may investigate complaints made against a
20person who has been issued a credential under chs. 440 to 480.
SB698,165 21Section 165. 440.03 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,46,222 440.03 (7) The department shall establish the style, content, and format of all
23credentials and of all forms for applying for any initial credential issued or renewed
24under chs. 440 to 480
or credential renewal. All forms shall include a place for the
25information required under sub. (11m) (a). Upon request of any person who holds

1a credential and payment of a $10 fee, the department may issue a wall certificate
2signed by the governor.
SB698,166 3Section 166. 440.03 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,46,124 440.03 (7m) The department may promulgate rules that establish procedures
5for submitting an application for a credential or credential renewal by electronic
6transmission. Any rules promulgated under this subsection shall specify procedures
7for complying with any requirement that a fee be submitted with the application.
8The rules may also waive any requirement in chs. 440 to 480 that an application
9submitted to the department, an examining board, or an affiliated credentialing
10board be executed, verified, signed, sworn, or made under oath, notwithstanding ss.
11440.26 (2) (b), 440.91 (2) (intro.), 443.06 (1) (a), 443.10 (2) (a), 445.04 (2), 445.08 (4),
12445.095 (1) (a), 448.05 (7), 450.09 (1) (a), 452.10 (1), and 480.08 (2m).
SB698,167 13Section 167. 440.03 (11m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,46,1914 440.03 (11m) (a) (intro.) Each application form for a an initial credential
15issued or renewed under chs. 440 to 480 credential renewal shall provide a space for
16the department to require each of the following, other than an individual who does
17not have a social security number and who submits a statement made or subscribed
18under oath or affirmation as required under par. (am), to provide his or her social
19security number:
SB698,168 20Section 168. 440.03 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,47,321 440.03 (13) (a) The department may conduct an investigation to determine
22whether an applicant for a credential issued under chs. 440 to 480 satisfies any of
23the eligibility requirements specified for the credential, including whether the
24applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record. In conducting an
25investigation under this paragraph, the department may require an applicant to

1provide any information that is necessary for the investigation, except that, for an
2investigation of an arrest or conviction record, the department shall comply with the
3requirements of pars. (b) and (c).
SB698,169 4Section 169. 440.03 (13) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,47,105 440.03 (13) (am) A person holding a credential under chs. 440 to 480 who is
6convicted of a felony or misdemeanor anywhere shall send a notice of the conviction
7by 1st class mail to the department within 48 hours after the entry of the judgment
8of conviction. The department shall by rule determine what information and
9documentation the person holding the credential shall include with the written
10notice.
SB698,170 11Section 170. 440.03 (16) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,171 12Section 171. 440.04 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,172 13Section 172. 440.08 (2) (a) 59. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,47,1514 440.08 (2) (a) 59. Physician assistant: March 1 of each odd-numbered
15even-numbered year.
SB698,173 16Section 173. 440.11 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,174 17Section 174. 440.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,47,25 18440.19 Voluntary surrender of license, permit, or certificate. A person
19who holds a license, permit, or certificate of certification or registration issued under
20chs. 440 to 480
credential may voluntarily surrender that license, permit, or
21certificate of certification or registration
credential. The department, examining
22board, affiliated credentialing board, or board of the department that issued the
23license, permit, or certificate of certification or registration credential may refuse to
24accept that surrender if a complaint has been filed or disciplinary proceeding has
25been commenced against the person under s. 440.20.
SB698,175
1Section 175. 440.20 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 440.20 (4) (a) and
2amended to read:
SB698,48,83 440.20 (4) (a) In addition to any grounds for discipline specified in chs. 440 to
4480, the
The department or appropriate examining board, affiliated credentialing
5board, or board in the department may reprimand the holder of a credential or deny,
6limit, suspend, or revoke the credential of any person who intentionally violates s.
7252.14 (2) or intentionally discloses the results of a blood test in violation of s. 252.15
8(3m) (b) or (f) or (5m).
SB698,176 9Section 176. 440.20 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB698,48,1110 440.20 (4) (b) The grounds for discipline specified under par. (a) are in addition
11to any grounds for discipline specified in chs. 440 to 480.
SB698,177 12Section 177. 440.20 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 440.20 (5) (a) and
13amended to read:
SB698,48,2114 440.20 (5) (a) In addition to any grounds for discipline specified in chs. 440 to
15480, the
The department, or the appropriate credentialing board or other board in
16the department, may reprimand a credential holder, or may deny, limit, suspend, or
17revoke a credential, if the credential holder fails to respond, to the satisfaction of the
18department, credentialing board, or other board in the department, within 30 days
19to a request for information from the department, credentialing board, or other board
20in the department in connection with an investigation of alleged misconduct of the
21credential holder.
SB698,178 22Section 178. 440.20 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB698,48,2423 440.20 (5) (b) The grounds for discipline specified under par. (a) are in addition
24to any grounds for discipline specified in chs. 440 to 480.
SB698,179 25Section 179. 440.205 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,50,3
1440.205 Administrative warnings. If the department or a board, examining
2board, or affiliated credentialing board in the department determines during an
3investigation that there is evidence of misconduct by a credential holder, the
4department, board, examining board, or affiliated credentialing board may close the
5investigation by issuing an administrative warning to the credential holder. The
6department or a board, examining board, or affiliated credentialing board may issue
7an administrative warning under this section only if the department or board,
8examining board, or affiliated credentialing board determines that no further action
9is warranted because the complaint involves a first occurrence of a minor violation
10and the issuance of an administrative warning adequately protects the public by
11putting the credential holder on notice that any subsequent violation may result in
12disciplinary action. If an administrative warning is issued, the credential holder
13may obtain a review of the administrative warning through a personal appearance
14before the department, board, examining board, or affiliated credentialing board
15that issued the administrative warning. Administrative warnings do not constitute
16an adjudication of guilt or the imposition of discipline and may not be used as
17evidence that the credential holder is guilty of the alleged misconduct. However, if
18a subsequent allegation of misconduct by the credential holder is received by the
19department or a board, examining board, or affiliated credentialing board in the
20department, the matter relating to the issuance of the administrative warning may
21be reopened and disciplinary proceedings may be commenced on the matter, or the
22administrative warning may be used in any subsequent disciplinary proceeding as
23evidence that the credential holder had actual knowledge that the misconduct that
24was the basis for the administrative warning was contrary to law. The record that
25an administrative warning was issued shall be a public record. The contents of the

1administrative warning shall be private and confidential. The department shall
2promulgate rules establishing uniform procedures for the issuance and use of
3administrative warnings.
SB698,180 4Section 180. 440.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,50,135 440.22 (1) In this section, "costs of the proceeding" means the compensation
6and reasonable expenses of hearing examiners and of prosecuting attorneys for the
7department, examining board or, affiliated credentialing board, or other board, a
8reasonable disbursement for the service of process or other papers, amounts actually
9paid out for certified copies of records in any public office, postage, telephoning,
10adverse examinations and depositions and copies, expert witness fees, witness fees
11and expenses, compensation and reasonable expenses of experts, paralegals, real
12estate specialists,
and investigators, and compensation and expenses of a reporter
13for recording and transcribing testimony.
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