Rules Published with this Register and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analyses
The following administrative rule orders have been adopted and published in the May 31, 2010, Wisconsin Administrative Register. Copies of these rules are sent to subscribers of the complete Wisconsin Administrative Code and also to the subscribers of the specific affected Code.
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Accounting Examining Board
Rule revises Chapters
Accy 7 and
8, relating to granting certificates to applicants pursuant to an international mutual recognition agreement. Effective 6-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These rules were reviewed and discussed by the department's Small Business Review Advisory Committee which determined that the rules will have no significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats. The Department's Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by email at
hector.colon@wisconsin.gov, or by calling 608-266-8608.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Children and Families
Rule amends section
DCF 120.05 (1) (c), relating to emergency assistance for needy families. Effective 6-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule affects small businesses as defined in s.
227.114 (1), Stats., but does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Commerce
Rule amends section
Comm 2.68, relating to public swimming pool and water attraction plan review and inspection fees. Effective 6-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Implementation of the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act necessitates most existing public swimming pools and water attractions to undergo physical modifications to reduce the risk of entrapment at suction outlets. The department estimates that 3,700 existing pools and water attractions will need to undergo some type of modifications. The current plan review fees reflect the estimated average time and costs to provide the service. For types of pool and attraction modifications necessary to comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, the department believes that the time and cost to provide the service will be below the averages reflected under the fee structure of section
Comm 2.68.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Commerce
Financial Resources for Businesses and Communities, Chs.
Comm 104—
Rule creates Chapter
Comm 100, relating to tax incentives for job creation, capital investment, employee training, and corporate headquarters. Effective 6-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Less stringent requirements are not included for small businesses because the directing legislation,
2009 Wisconsin Act 2, does not provide such flexibility.
No issues were raised by small businesses during the rulemaking process.
The reporting addressed in the rules is substantially similar to reporting that the Department currently requires in conjunction with administering economic development tax credits — and therefore is not expected to impose any significant new costs on small businesses.
The rules are not expected to impose significant costs on small businesses for other measures because the rules address submittal of documentation, and other activities, only by applicants that choose to pursue tax credits for economic development.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Commerce
Financial Resources for Businesses and Communities, Chs.
Comm 104—
Rule revises Chapter
Comm 129, relating to tax credits for angel investments and early stage seed investments. Effective 6-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Small businesses recommended (1) an informational Note for clarifying the purpose of side-by-side investments by in-state investors, for investments by out-of-state investors and (2) allowing approval of eligibility for tax credits that are then issued in the following year, for qualifying investments that are submitted after all available credits are issued in an individual year. The Department has incorporated both recommendations into the rules.
The transfer of tax credits that is newly enabled by the rules includes filing a required notice with the Department, but the cost of this notice is not expected to be significant.
The rules are not expected to impose significant costs on small businesses for other measures because the rules address submittal of documentation, and other activities, only by applicants that choose to pursue tax credits for angel investments and early stage seed investments.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were received.
Employee Trust Funds
Rule amends section
ETF 11.11, relating to legal counsel advising the boards that are attached to the department while a board considers a final decision pertaining to an appeal. Effective 6-1-10.
Summary of Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The rule has no significant effect on small businesses because only governmental employers and their employees may participate in the benefit programs under ch.
40 of the statutes administered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds.
Summary of Comments by Legislative Review Committees
No comments were reported.
Employee Trust Funds
