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(a) The council's recommendations for the elimination of occupational licenses
19based on all of the following:
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1. The council's evaluation of whether the unregulated practice of the
21profession, occupation, or trade can clearly harm or endanger the health, safety, or
22welfare of the public, and whether the potential for the harm is recognizable and not
23remote or speculative.
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2. The council's evaluation of whether the public reasonably benefits from the
25occupational license requirement.
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13. The council's evaluation of whether the public can be effectively protected
2by any means other than requiring an occupational license.
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3. The council's analysis of whether licensure requirements for the regulated
4profession, occupation, or trade exist in other states.
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4. The council's estimate of the number of individuals or entities that are
6affected by the occupational license requirement.
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5. The council's estimate of the total financial burden imposed on individuals
8or entities as a result of the occupational licensure requirement, including education
9or training costs, examination fees, private credential fees, occupational license fees
10imposed by the state, and other costs individuals or entities incur in order to obtain
11the required occupational license.
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6. Any statement or analysis provided by the agency or board administering
13the occupation license.
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(b) The council's recommendations for the reduction or elimination of
15continuing education requirements for occupational licenses not recommended for
16elimination under par. (a).
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17(3) Legislative action. (a) The legislative reference bureau shall prepare
18legislation that gives effect to the council's recommendations under sub. (2).
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(b) A bill prepared under par. (a) shall be introduced without change in each
20house of the legislature by the joint committee on legislative organization and shall
21be put on the calendar or referred to the appropriate scheduling committee of each
22house, except that the joint committee on legislative organization may submit the bill
23or a suitable portion of the bill to an appropriate legislative committee for advisory
24recommendations.
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1(c) A bill introduced under par. (b) may not be amended, and the legislature
2shall take final action on the bill no later than June 30, 2019.
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(d) A bill introduced under par. (b) is not subject to s. 13.093 (1).
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4Section
1902. 440.023 of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act ....
5(this act), is repealed.
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6Section
1903. 440.03 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
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440.03
(1c) The department shall promulgate rules specifying a procedure for
8addressing allegations that a credential holder has practiced while impaired by
9alcohol or other drugs or that his or her ability to practice is impaired by alcohol or
10other drugs, and for assisting a credential holder who requests to participate in the
11procedure. In promulgating rules under this subsection, the department shall seek
12to facilitate early identification of chemically dependent credential holders and
13encourage their rehabilitation. The rules promulgated under this subsection may
14be used by the department, the real estate appraisers board, and all examining
15boards and affiliated credentialing boards attached to the department or an
16examining board in conjunction with the procedures established under sub. (1). The
17department may contract with another entity to administer the procedure specified
18under the rules promulgated under this subsection.
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19Section
1904. 440.03 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
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440.03
(4m) Except as otherwise permitted in chs. 440 to 480, the department
21may require a credential holder to submit proof of the continuing education
22programs or courses that he or she has completed only if a complaint is made against
23the credential holder.
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24Section
1905. 440.03 (14) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
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1440.03
(14) (em) The department may, in addition to or in lieu of any
2disciplinary action under par. (e), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each
3separate offense against a person who violates this subsection or any rule
4promulgated under par. (d) if the violation presents a serious risk to public health
5or public safety. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
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6Section 1906
. 440.03 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.03
(16) Annually, the department shall distribute the form developed
by
8the medical and optometry examining boards under
2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section
99143 (3c), to all school districts and charter schools that offer kindergarten, to be used
10by pupils to provide evidence of eye examinations under s. 118.135.
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11Section 1907
. 440.032 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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12Section 1908
. 440.032 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (intro.)
13and amended to read:
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14459.40 Definitions. (intro.) In this
section subchapter:
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15Section 1909
. 440.032 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (1).
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16Section 1910
. 440.032 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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17Section 1911
. 440.032 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (3).
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18Section
1912. 440.032 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 459.40 (4) and
19amended to read:
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459.40
(4) “Wisconsin interpreting and transliterating assessment" means a
21program administered by the department of health services to determine and verify
22the level of competence of communication access services providers who are not
23certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or its successor, the
24National Association of the Deaf or its successor, or
other another similar nationally
1recognized certification organization, or a successor program administered by the
2department of health services.
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3Section 1913
. 440.032 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 459.41, and 459.41 (1),
4(2) (intro.) and (c) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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459.41
(1) Except as provided in
pars. (b) and (c) subs. (2) and (3), no person
6may, for compensation, provide sign language interpretation services for a client
7unless the person is licensed by the
department
examining board under
sub. (3) s.
8459.42.
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9(2) (intro.) No license is required under
this subsection sub. (1) for any of the
10following:
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(c) A person interpreting at a religious service or at a religious function,
12including educational or social events sponsored by a religious organization. This
13subdivision paragraph does not apply to a person interpreting for a religious
14organization at a professional service provided or sponsored by the religious
15organization.
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16(3) (a) The
council examining board may grant a temporary exemption
from the
17requirement under sub. (1) to an individual who is not a resident of this state that
18authorizes the individual to provide interpretation services for a period not to exceed
1920 days, if the individual is certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.,
20or its successor, or the National Association of the Deaf or its successor. The
council 21examining board may not grant an individual more than 2 temporary exemptions
22under this
subdivision paragraph per year.
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(b) The
council examining board may grant a temporary or permanent
24exemption
from the requirement under sub. (1) to an individual who is a resident of
25this state that authorizes the individual to provide interpretation services for a
1period specified by the
council examining board or for persons specified by the
council 2examining board.
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3Section 1914
. 440.032 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 459.42, and 459.42 (1)
4(a) (intro.) and 3., (b) and (c) and (2) (a) (intro.), (b) (intro.) and (c), as renumbered,
5are amended to read:
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459.42
(1) (a) (intro.) The
department examining board shall grant a license
7as a sign language interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form
8provided by the department, pays the fee determined by the department under s.
9440.03 (9) (a), and submits evidence satisfactory to the
department examining board 10that the applicant has received an associate degree in sign language interpretation
11or has received a certificate of completion of an education and training program
12regarding such interpretation, and the applicant has one of the following:
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3. Any valid certification granted by any other organization that the
14department examining board determines is substantially equivalent to a
15certification specified in subd. 1.
a. or b.
or 2.
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(b) The
department examining board shall grant a license as a sign language
17interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form provided by the
18department and pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a),
19if the applicant has a certification specified in
subd. 1. a. par. (a) 1. and if the
20applicant provides to the
department examining board satisfactory evidence of a
21diagnosis by a physician that the applicant is deaf or hard of hearing.
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(c) The
department examining board shall grant a license as a sign language
23interpreter to an applicant who has not received an associate degree in sign language
24interpretation or a certificate of completion of an education and training program
25regarding such interpretation, but who otherwise satisfies the requirements in
subd.
11. par. (a) (intro.), if, within 24 months after establishing residency in the state, the
2applicant provides evidence satisfactory to the
department examining board that the
3applicant holds one of the certifications specified in
subd. 1. a., b., or c. par. (a) 1., 2.,
4or 3., that the applicant obtained the certification prior to establishing residency in
5the state, and that the applicant held the certification at the time the applicant
6established residency in the state.
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7(2) (a) (intro.) The
department
examining board shall grant a license as a sign
8language interpreter to an applicant who submits an application on a form provided
9by the department, pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9)
10(a), and submits evidence satisfactory to the
department examining board of all of
11the following:
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(b) (intro.) The
department examining board shall grant a restricted license as
13a sign language interpreter, authorizing the holder to provide interpretation services
14only under the supervision of an interpreter licensed under
par. (a) sub. (1), to an
15applicant who submits an application on a form provided by the department, pays
16the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), and submits evidence
17satisfactory to the
department examining board of all of the following:
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(c) A license granted under
subd. 1. or 2. par. (a) or (b) may be renewed twice
19and is not valid upon the expiration of the 2nd renewal period.
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20Section 1915
. 440.032 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 459.44 and amended
21to read:
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22459.44 Notification required. A person who is licensed under
sub. (3) s.
23459.42 shall notify the
department examining board in writing within 30 days if the
24person's certification or membership specified in
sub. (3) s. 459.42 that is required
25for the license is revoked or invalidated. The
department examining board shall
1revoke a license granted under
sub. (3)
s. 459.42 if such a certification or membership
2is revoked or invalidated.
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3Section 1916
. 440.032 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 459.43 and amended
4to read:
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5459.43 License renewal. The renewal
dates date for licenses granted under
6sub. (3) (a) are s. 459.42 (1) is specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a)
68c. Renewal applications
7shall be submitted to the
department examining board on a form provided by the
8department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under
9s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the
department examining board that
10the person's certification or membership specified in
sub. (3) s. 459.42 that is
11required for the license has not been revoked or invalidated.
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12Section 1917
. 440.032 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1)
13(intro.) and amended to read:
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459.45
(1) Council. (intro.)
The council Subject to sub. (2), the examining
15board shall do all of the following:
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16Section 1918
. 440.032 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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17Section 1919
. 440.032 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (a) and
18amended to read:
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459.45
(1) (a)
Advise the department regarding the promulgation and
20implementation of Promulgate and implement rules regarding the practice of sign
21language interpreters.
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22Section 1920
. 440.032 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (d).
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23Section 1921
. 440.032 (6) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (c) and
24amended to read:
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1459.45
(1) (c) Promulgate rules establishing a process and criteria for granting
2exemptions under
sub. (2) (c) 2. s. 459.41 (3) (b).
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3Section 1922
. 440.032 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
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4Section
1923. 440.032 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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5Section 1924
. 440.032 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (2) and
6amended to read:
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459.45
(2) The
department examining board may not promulgate rules that
8impose requirements for granting a license
under s. 459.42 that are in addition to the
9requirements specified in
sub. (3) s. 459.42.
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10Section 1925
. 440.032 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 459.45 (1) (b) and
11amended to read:
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459.45
(1) (b)
After considering the recommendations of the council, the
13department shall promulgate Promulgate rules that establish a code of ethics that
14governs the professional conduct of persons licensed under
sub. (3) s. 459.42. In
15promulgating rules under this paragraph, the
department examining board shall
16consider including as part or all of the rules part or all of the code of ethics established
17by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or its successor. The
department 18examining board shall periodically review the code of ethics established by the
19Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or its successor, and, if appropriate, revise
20the rules promulgated under this paragraph to reflect revisions to that code of ethics.
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21Section
1926. 440.032 (8) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 459.46 (title).
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22Section 1927
. 440.032 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 459.46 (1) and
23amended to read:
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459.46
(1) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
department 25examining board may make investigations and conduct hearings to determine
1whether a violation of this
section
subchapter or any rule promulgated under this
2section subchapter has occurred and may reprimand a person who is licensed under
3sub. (3) s. 459.42 or may deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a license granted under
sub.
4(3) s. 459.42 if it finds that the applicant or licensee has violated this
section 5subchapter or any rule promulgated under this
section subchapter.
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6Section 1928
. 440.032 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 459.47 and amended
7to read:
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8459.47 Penalty. A person who violates this
section subchapter or any rule
9promulgated under this
section subchapter may be fined not more than $200 or
10imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
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11Section
1929. 440.035 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
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440.035
(2) Except as otherwise permitted in chs. 440 to 480, an examining
13board or affiliated credentialing board attached to the department or an examining
14board may require a credential holder to submit proof of the continuing education
15programs or courses that he or she has completed only if a complaint is made against
16the credential holder.
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17Section 1930
. 440.035 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.035
(2m) The medical examining board,
the podiatry affiliated
19credentialing board, the board of nursing,
or the dentistry examining board
, or the
20optometry examining board may issue guidelines regarding best practices in
21prescribing controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4), for persons
22credentialed by that board who are authorized to prescribe controlled substances.
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23Section
1931. 440.23 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.23
(2) (c) Pays the charge for an unpaid draft established
by the depository
25selection board under s. 20.905 (2).
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1Section
1932. 440.26 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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440.26
(6) (am) The department may, in addition to or in lieu of any disciplinary
3action under par. (a), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate
4offense against a person who violates par. (a) 1. to 5. if the violation presents a serious
5risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued violation constitutes a
6separate offense.
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7Section
1933. 440.316 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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440.316
(2m) The department may, in addition to or in lieu of any disciplinary
9action under sub. (2), assess a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate
10offense against a person who violates sub. (2) (a) to (i) if the violation presents a
11serious risk to public health or public safety. Each day of continued violation
12constitutes a separate offense.
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13Section
1934. 440.317 of the statutes is repealed.
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14Section 1935
. Subchapter V (title) of chapter 440 [precedes 440.51] of the
15statutes is amended to read:
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CHAPTER 440
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SUBCHAPTER V
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PEDDLERS
; PRIVATE schools
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19Section 1936
. 440.52 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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20440.52 (title)
Private trade, correspondence, business, and technical
21schools.
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22Section
1937. 440.88 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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440.88
(6) Revocation, denial, suspension, or limitation of certification
24Disciplinary proceedings and actions. The department may, after a hearing held
25in conformity with ch. 227, revoke, deny, suspend, or limit under this subchapter the
1certification of any substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention
2specialist or reprimand the substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or
3prevention specialist, for practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining the certification or
4any unprofessional conduct, incompetence, or professional negligence.
The
5department may also, in addition to or in lieu of any such disciplinary action, assess
6a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate instance of fraud or deceit in
7obtaining the certification or unprofessional conduct, incompetence, or professional
8negligence, if the violation presents a serious risk to public health or public safety.
9Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.