Extension Through:   November 29, 2010
Hearing Date:   December 8, 2009
emergency_rules EmR0945 2.   EmR0945 — Rule adopted revising section Ins 3.75, relating to the continuation of group health insurance policies.
Exemption From Finding of Emergency
Under 2009 Wisconsin Act 11, section 9126, a Finding of Emergency is not required for this emergency rule. The relevant portion of 2009 Act 11 reads as follows:
2009 Wisconsin Act 11, SECTION 9126.0Nonstatutory provisions; Insurance.
(4) CONTINUATION COVERAGE RULES (a) Notwithstanding section 632.897 of the statutes and subsections (1), (2), and (3), the commissioner of insurance may promulgate rules establishing standards requiring insurers to provide continuation of coverage for any individual covered at any time under a group policy who is a state eligible individual to whom subsection (2) or (3) applies or an assistance eligible individual, as defined under section 3001 (a) (3) of the federal act, including rules governing election or extension of election periods, notice, rates, premiums, premium payment, application of preexisting condition exclusions, and election of alternative coverage.
(b) The commissioner may promulgate the rules under paragraph (a) as emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this paragraph may remain in effect for one year and may be extended under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the commissioner is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph. [Emphasis Added]
Publication Date:   January 7, 2010
Effective Dates:   January 8, 2010 through
  January 7, 2011
Hearing Date:   May 5, 2010
emergency_rules EmR1020 3.   EmR1020 — Rule adopted to revise Chapter Ins 17, relating to annual injured patients and families compensation fund fees and medical mediation panel fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and may have an effect on small business.
Finding of Emergency
The Commissioner of Insurance finds that an emergency exists and that an emergency rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. Facts constituting the emergency are as follows:
These changes must be in place with an effective date of July 1, 2010 for the new fiscal year assessments. The fiscal year fees were established by the Board of Governors at a meeting on May 18, 2010.
Publication Date:   June 15, 2010
Effective Dates:   June 15, 2010
  through November 11, 2010
Hearing Date:   July 19, 2010
Military Affairs
emergency_rules EmR1030 EmR1030 — Rule adopted to create Chapter DMA 1, relating to military family financial aid.
Exemption From Finding of Emergency
Under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9136, a Finding of Emergency is not required for this emergency rule. The relevant portion of 2009 Act 28 reads as follows:
2009 Wisconsin Act 28, Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.
(2c) EMERGENCY RULE; MILITARY FAMILY FINANCIAL AID. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of military affairs shall promulgate the rules described under section 321.45 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the permanent rules become effective, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of military affairs is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for the rules promulgated under this subsection. [Emphasis added]
Publication Date:   July 26, 2010
Effective Dates:   July 26, 2010 through
  December 22, 2010
Hearing Date:   October 13, 2010
Natural Resources (5)
Fish, Game, etc., Chs. NR 1
emergency_rules EmR1014 1.   EmR1014 — Rule adopted to create section NR 45.13 (1m) (d), relating to the establishment of a slow-no-wake zone on the Wisconsin River at the Dells of Wisconsin River state natural area.
Finding of Emergency
The Department of Natural Resources finds that and emergency exists and that an emergency rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. A statement of the facts constituting the emergency is: Based on information received by the Department, user conflicts are increasing. Failure to enact this rule could lead to additional boating accidents and potential for injury during the upcoming high use season.
Publication Date:   May 20, 2010
Effective Dates:   May 20, 2010 through
  October 16, 2010
Hearing Date:   June 22, 2010
emergency_rules EmR1028 2.   EmR1028 — Rule adopted to amend s. NR 10.104 (7) (a), relating to the use of archery deer hunting licenses.
Finding of Emergency
The emergency rule procedure, pursuant to s. 227.24, Stats., is necessary and justified in establishing rules to protect the public welfare. Deer populations are well below goal in much of northeast Wisconsin, causing great concern from hunters and others who value deer. This rule is one of the ways the department is trying to rebuild the populations there. The federal government and state legislature have delegated to the appropriate agencies rule-making authority to control and regulate hunting wild animals. The State of Wisconsin must provide publications describing the regulations for deer hunting to approximately 250,000 archery deer hunters prior to the start of the season. These regulations must be legally in effect prior to printing nearly 1 million copies of the regulations publication. The timeline for the permanent version of this rule will not have it in effect in time for these deadlines.
Publication Date:   July 8, 2010
Effective Dates:   July 8, 2010 through
  December 4, 2010
Hearing Date:   August 30, 2010
emergency_rules EmR1033 3.   EmR1033 — Rule adopted to revise section NR 10.01 (1), relating to hunting and the 2010 migratory game bird seasons and waterfowl hunting zones.
Finding of Emergency
The emergency rule procedure, pursuant to s. 227.24, Stats., is necessary and justified in establishing rules to protect the public welfare. The federal government and state legislature have delegated to the appropriate agencies rule-making authority to control the hunting of migratory birds. The State of Wisconsin must comply with federal regulations in the establishment of migratory bird hunting seasons and conditions. Federal regulations are not made available to this state until mid-August of each year. This order is designed to bring the state hunting regulations to conformity with the federal regulations. Normal rule-making procedures will not allow the establishment of these changes by September 1. Failure to modify our rules will result in the failure to provide hunting opportunity and continuation of rules which conflict with federal regulations.
Publication Date:   September 1, 2010
Effective Dates:   September 1, 2010 through
  January 28, 2011
Hearing Date:   October 26, 2010
(See the Notice in this Register)
emergency_rules EmR1036 4.   EmR1036 — Rule adopted to create s. NR 40.04 (2) (g) relating to the identification, classification and control of invasive species.
Exemption From Finding of Emergency
Section 227.24 (1) (a), Stats., authorizes state agencies to promulgate a rule as an emergency rule without complying with the notice, hearing and publication requirements under ch. 227, Stats., if preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare necessitates putting the rule into effect prior to the time it would take effect if the agency complied with the procedures. However, s. 23.22 (2t) (a), Stats., authorizes the department to promulgate emergency rules to identify, classify, or control an invasive species without having to provide evidence that an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare or to provide a finding of emergency. In addition, such emergency rules may remain in effect until whichever of the following occurs first: the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rule, the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rule, or the date on which the permanent rule identifying, classifying, or controlling the invasive species, promulgated under s. 23.22 (2) (b) 6., Stats., takes effect.
Publication Date:   September 29, 2010
Effective Dates:   September 29, 2010
  through: See bold text above
Hearing Dates:   October 25 to 29, 2010
(See the Notice in this Register)
emergency_rules EmR1037 5.   EmR1037 — Rule adopted to create s. NR 27.03 (3) (a) relating to adding cave bats to Wisconsin's threatened species list.
Finding of Emergency
The emergency rule procedure, pursuant to s. 227.24, Wis. Stats., is necessary and justified in establishing rules to protect the public welfare. The proposed rule change seeks to provide protection to Wisconsin cave bat species, which face the imminent threat of white-nose syndrome. White-nose syndrome has spread across 14 states and 2 Canadian provinces in the last 3 years, spreading up to 800 miles per year. Mortality rates of affected bat colonies reach 100%. The disease was located last spring within 225 miles of the Wisconsin's southern boarder and 300 miles from the northern boarder. Because the known dispersal distance of the little brown bat is 280 miles, an affected cave is now located within the dispersal range of Wisconsin little brown bats. Listing the cave bat species before white-nose syndrome has been detected in Wisconsin will allow the Department time to work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure that appropriate conservation measures are developed and in place when white-nose syndrome is first detected. Because of the speed of white-nose syndrome, the Department would not have time to develop appropriate conservation measures if normal rule-making procedures were used and listing was delayed until after white-nose syndrome was detected in Wisconsin. Based on the current location and known rate of spread of the disease, we anticipate the presence of white-nose syndrome in Wisconsin as early as January 2011.
Publication Date:   September 29, 2010
Effective Dates:   September 29, 2010 through
  February 25, 2011
Hearing Dates:   October 25 to 29, 2010
(See the Notice in this Register)
Natural Resources
Environmental Protection — Hazardous Waste Management, Chs. NR 600
emergency_rules EmR1007 EmR1007 Rule adopted revising section NR 660.10, relating to hazardous waste management.
Exemption From Finding of Emergency
Section 289.67 (2) (de), Stats., as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 (the 2009-2011 biennial budget bill), requires the department to promulgate by rule definitions of “large quantity generator" and “small quantity generator" for purposes of the hazardous waste generator fees established by s. 289.67 (2) (b) 1., Stats., as amended by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28.
Section 9137 (2), a non-statutory provision in 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, authorizes the department to promulgate the required definitions using emergency rule making procedures, but is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under that subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency.
Publication Date:   March 17, 2010
Effective Dates:   March 17, 2010 through
  July 1, 2011
Hearing Date:   April 26, 2010
Public Instruction (2)
emergency_rules EmR1018 1.   EmR1018 — Rule adopted to create Chapter PI 45, relating to the use of race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names by school boards.
Finding of Emergency
Pursuant to Section 3 of the nonstatutory provisions of 2009 Wisconsin Act 250, the Department of Public Instruction is not required to provide evidence that this rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency.
Publication Date:   June 1, 2010
Effective Dates:   June 1, 2010 through
  October 28, 2010
Hearing Date:   July 29, 2010
emergency_rules EmR1023 2.   EmR1023 — Rule adopted creating Chapter PI 43, relating to education reform.
Finding of Emergency
The Department of Public Instruction finds that an emergency exists and that an emergency rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public welfare. The facts constituting the emergency are as follows:
2009 Wisconsin Act 215 requires the state superintendent to promulgate rules establishing criteria and procedures for determining whether a school or school district is in need of improvement and whether a school is among the lowest performing 5 percent of all public schools in the state. The Act became effective May 14, 2010 and review by the various interest groups was completed June 18, 2010. Rules must be in place as soon as possible to establish identification criteria prior to the upcoming school year.
Publication Date:   June 28, 2010
Effective Dates:   June 28, 2010 through
  November 24, 2010
Hearing Date:   July 27, 2010
Regulation and Licensing (4)
emergency_rules EmR0827 1.   EmR0827 — Rule adopted creating s. RL 91.01 (3) (k), relating to training and proficiency in the use of automated external defibrillators for certification as a massage therapist or bodyworker.
Exemption From Finding of Emergency
Section 41 (2) (b) of the nonstatutory provisions of 2007 Wisconsin Act 104 provides that notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department of regulation and licensing is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated to implement 2007 Wisconsin Act 104. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, these emergency rules will remain in effect until the date on which the final rules take effect.
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