AB332: Bill Text

AB332,10,23 442.04 (1) The examining board shall grant a certificate as a certified public accountant to all persons who become entitled thereto under this section and s. 442.05. A certificate is permanent unless revoked and not subject to periodic renewal.

AB332,41 Section 41. 442.04 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,11,6 442.04 (5) (b) 4. Except as provided in s. 442.05 440.09, the person has successfully passed an examination in such subjects affecting accountancy and business as the examining board considers necessary. A person is not eligible to take the examination under this subdivision unless the person has completed at least 120 semester hours of education at an institution that include course work in accounting and business subjects, as determined by the examining board.

AB332,42 Section 42. 442.05 of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,43 Section 43. 443.01 (3r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,11,10 443.01 (3r) (a) Professional services performed by a registered architect or by a person who has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).

AB332,44 Section 44. 443.01 (3r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,11,13 443.01 (3r) (b) Professional services performed by a professional engineer or by a person who has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).

AB332,45 Section 45. 443.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,11,17 443.02 (2) No person may practice architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering in this state unless the person has been duly registered, is exempt under s. 443.14 or has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).

AB332,46 Section 46. 443.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,11,25 443.02 (3) Except as provided under s. 443.015 (1m) (c), no person may offer to practice architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering or use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is an architect, landscape architect, or professional engineer or advertise to furnish architectural, landscape architectural, or professional engineering services unless the person has been duly registered or has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).

AB332,47 Section 47. 443.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,48 Section 48. 443.10 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB332,12,3 443.10 (1) (title) Permits.

AB332,49 Section 49. 443.10 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (e) of the statutes are repealed.

AB332,50 Section 50. 443.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 443.10 (1).

AB332,51 Section 51. 443.18 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,12,22 443.18 (1) (a) Any person who practices or offers to practice architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering in this state, or who uses the term “architect," “landscape architect," or “professional engineer" as part of the person's business name or title, except as provided in s. 443.08 (6), or in any way represents himself or herself as an architect, landscape architect, or a professional engineer unless the person is registered or exempted in accordance with this chapter, or unless the person is the holder of an unexpired permit issued under s. 443.10 (1) (d), or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of registration of another, or any person who gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the examining board or to any section of the examining board or to any member of the examining board or to any member of any section of the examining board in obtaining a certificate of registration, or any person who falsely impersonates any other registrant of like or different name, or any person who attempts to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration, or violates any of the provisions of this section, may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 3 months or both.

AB332,52 Section 52. 443.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,13,9 443.18 (2) (a) If it appears upon complaint to the examining board or to any section of the examining board by any person, or is known to the examining board or to any section of the examining board that any person who is neither registered nor exempt under this chapter nor the holder of an unexpired permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d) is practicing or offering to practice, or is about to practice or to offer to practice, architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering in this state, the appropriate section of the examining board or the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring action in the name and on behalf of this state against any such person to enjoin the person from practicing or offering to practice architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering.

AB332,53 Section 53. 445.07 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,13,12 445.07 (2) (b) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to an applicant who was granted a reciprocal license under s. 445.08 440.09.

AB332,54 Section 54. 445.08 of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,55 Section 55. 446.02 (3g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,56 Section 56. 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 447.02 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB332,13,21 447.02 (3) (a) The examining board may issue a permit authorizing the practice in this state, without compensation, of dentistry or dental hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in another state, if all of the following apply: 1. The the examining board determines that the applicant's services will improve the welfare of Wisconsin residents.

AB332,57 Section 57. 447.02 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,58 Section 58. 447.04 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,59 Section 59. 447.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,60 Section 60. 447.04 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,14,4 447.04 (2) (c) 1. The examining board shall grant a certificate to administer local anesthesia to a dental hygienist who is licensed under par. (a) or (b), and who submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she satisfies the educational requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 447.02 (2) (e).

AB332,61 Section 61. 447.04 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,14,9 447.04 (2) (c) 2. No fee may be charged for a certificate granted under subd. 1. A certificate granted under subd. 1. remains in effect while the dental hygienist's license granted under par. (a) or (b) remains in effect unless the certificate is suspended or revoked by the examining board.

AB332,62 Section 62. 447.04 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,14,16 447.04 (2) (d) 1. The examining board shall grant a certificate to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia to a dental hygienist who is licensed under par. (a) or (b) and who submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she satisfies the educational requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 447.02 (2) (j), including by having satisfied substantially similar requirements in another state.

AB332,63 Section 63. 447.04 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,14,20 447.04 (2) (d) 2. A certificate granted under subd. 1. remains in effect while the dental hygienist's license granted under par. (a) or (b) remains in effect unless the board suspends or revokes the certificate.

AB332,64 Section 64. 448.53 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,14,24 448.53 (1) (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the applicant is a graduate of a school of physical therapy approved by the examining board, unless the examining board waives this requirement under sub. (3).

AB332,65 Section 65. 448.53 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,66 Section 66. 448.535 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 448.535.

AB332,67 Section 67. 448.535 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,68 Section 68. 448.54 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,15,9 448.54 (3) Notwithstanding s. 448.53 (1) (f), the examining board may not require an applicant for physical therapist licensure to take an oral examination or an examination to test proficiency in the English language for the sole reason that the applicant was educated at a physical therapy school that is not in the United States if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the examining board, that he or she satisfies the requirements under s. 448.53 (3).

AB332,69 Section 69. 448.63 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,15,15 448.63 (1) (d) 1. That the applicant is a graduate of a school of podiatric medicine and surgery approved by the affiliated credentialing board and possesses a diploma from such school conferring the degree of doctor of podiatric medicine, or equivalent degree as determined by the affiliated credentialing board , unless the affiliated credentialing board waives these requirements under sub. (2).

AB332,70 Section 70. 448.63 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,71 Section 71. 448.64 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,15,23 448.64 (3) The affiliated credentialing board may not require an applicant to take an oral examination or an examination to test proficiency in the English language for the sole reason that the applicant was educated at a podiatry school that is not in the United States if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the affiliated credentialing board, that he or she satisfies the requirements under s. 448.63 (2).

AB332,72 Section 72. 448.82 of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,73 Section 73. 448.953 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,74 Section 74. 448.9545 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,16,6 448.9545 (1) (a) To be eligible for renewal of a license issued under s. 448.953 (1) or (2), a licensee shall, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), complete not less than 30 credit hours of continuing education in courses of study approved by the affiliated credentialing board.

AB332,75 Section 75. 448.966 of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,76 Section 76. 448.9704 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,77 Section 77. 448.9704 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 448.9704 (2).

AB332,78 Section 78. 448.974 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 448.974 (1), and 448.974 (1) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB332,16,15 448.974 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), the The board shall grant an initial license to practice as a physician assistant to any applicant who is found qualified by three-fourths of the members of the board and satisfies all of the following requirements, as determined by the board:

AB332,79 Section 79. 448.974 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,80 Section 80. 449.055 of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,81 Section 81. 450.01 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,16,20 450.01 (15) “Pharmacist" means a person licensed as a pharmacist by the board under s. 450.03 or 450.05 this chapter.

AB332,82 Section 82. 450.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,16,23 450.02 (2) (a) Define the active practice of pharmacy. The rules shall apply to all applicants for licensure under s. 450.05.

AB332,83 Section 83. 450.03 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,17,5 450.03 (1) (g) A person who has applied for a license under s. 450.05 440.09 whose practice of pharmacy is limited to performing duties under the direct supervision of a person licensed as a pharmacist by the board and administering vaccines or drugs as authorized under s. 450.035 during the period before which the board takes final action on the person's application.

AB332,84 Section 84. 450.05 of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,85 Section 85. 450.071 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,86 Section 86. 451.04 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,17,11 451.04 (2) (d) Subject to s. 451.08, submits Submits evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she has completed a course of study and residency program in acupuncture that meets standards established by the department by rule.

AB332,87 Section 87. 451.04 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,17,14 451.04 (2) (e) Subject to s. 451.08, passes Passes an examination approved by the department to determine fitness as an acupuncturist.

AB332,88 Section 88. 451.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,17,19 451.04 (3) Posting of certificate. The department shall issue a certificate to each individual who satisfies the requirements in sub. (2) or s. 451.08, certifying that the holder is authorized to practice acupuncture in this state. The holder shall post the certificate in a conspicuous place in his or her place of business.

AB332,89 Section 89. 451.08 of the statutes is repealed.

AB332,90 Section 90. 452.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,17,25 452.05 (3) The board may enter into reciprocal agreements with officials of other states or territories of the United States for licensing brokers and salespersons and grant licenses to applicants who are licensed as brokers or salespersons in those states or territories according to the terms of the reciprocal agreements.

AB332,91 Section 91. 452.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,18,8 452.09 (2) (a) Except as provided in a reciprocal agreement under s. 452.05 (3) s. 440.09, each applicant for a salesperson's license shall submit to the board evidence satisfactory to the board of successful completion of educational programs approved for this purpose under s. 452.05 (1) (c). The board may waive the requirement under this paragraph upon proof that the applicant has received 10 academic credits in real estate or real estate related law courses from an accredited institution of higher education.

AB332,92 Section 92. 452.09 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,18,12 452.09 (2) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (d) or a reciprocal agreement under s. 452.05 (3) s. 440.09, each applicant for a broker's license to be issued to an individual shall do all of the following:

AB332,93 Section 93. 452.09 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,18,19 452.09 (4) (d) Except as provided in a reciprocal agreement under s. 452.05 (3) s. 440.09, an applicant for a broker's license who is a nonresident may satisfy the requirement under par. (a) by submitting to the board evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has been a licensed broker under the laws of another state for at least 2 years within the last 4 years preceding the date of the applicant's application for a broker's license.

AB332,94 Section 94. 454.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB332,18,22 454.06 (1) (a) The applicant pays the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), except as provided in s. 454.13 (1).

AB332,95 Section 95. 454.13 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB332,18,24 454.13 (title) Reciprocal agreements.

AB332,96 Section 96. 454.13 (1) of the statutes is repealed.