Emergency Rules Now in Effect
Under s. 227.24, Stats., state agencies may promulgate rules without complying with the usual rule-making procedures. Using this special procedure to issue emergency rules, an agency must find that either the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare necessitates its action in bypassing normal rule-making procedures.
Emergency rules are published in the official state newspaper, which is currently the Wisconsin State Journal. Emergency rules are in effect for 150 days and can be extended up to an additional 120 days with no single extension to exceed 60 days.
Occasionally the Legislature grants emergency rule authority to an agency with a longer effective period than 150 days or allows an agency to adopt an emergency rule without requiring a finding of emergency.
Extension of the effective period of an emergency rule is granted at the discretion of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules under s. 227.24 (2), Stats.
Notice of all emergency rules which are in effect must be printed in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. This notice will contain a brief description of the emergency rule, the agency finding of emergency or a statement of exemption from a finding of emergency, date of publication, the effective and expiration dates, any extension of the effective period of the emergency rule and information regarding public hearings on the emergency rule.
Copies of emergency rule orders can be obtained from the promulgating agency. The text of current emergency rules can be viewed at www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code.
Beginning with rules filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau in 2008, the Legislative Reference Bureau will assign a number to each emergency rule filed, for the purpose of internal tracking and reference. The number will be in the following form: EmR0801. The first 2 digits indicate the year of filing and the last 2 digits indicate the chronological order of filing during the year.
Administration
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
041-13, was approved by the Governor on April 15, 2013, and published in
Register No. 688 on April 30, 2013, and approved by the Department of Administration Secretary, Mike Huebsch, effective May 13, 2013. This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on June 19, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
Each year the federal government makes funding available to the several states for economic and housing development through a program known as the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). The CDBG is governed under
42 USC 5301 to
5319 and
24 CFR Part 570, and is administered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since the dissolution of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) has received CDBG grants from HUD, and entered into agreements with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for the administration of those funds. Under this arrangement, state administrative code Chapter Commerce 108 was unneeded, as WEDC operated under substantially similar internal policies. Recently, DOA and WEDC have mutually determined that the expertise of DOA is better suited to administration of CDBG funds, while the expertise of WEDC is best suited to consultation with localities and businesses seeking to access CDBG funds. The parties intend to formalize the transfer of administrative responsibility of CDBG funds to DOA shortly. Consequently, it is imperative for the welfare of the State of Wisconsin that administrative code provisions concerning the CDBG program be made.
Filed with LRB:
June 28, 2013
Publication Date:
July 1, 2013
Effective Dates:
July 1, 2013 through
November 27, 2013
Hearing Date:
November 18, 2013
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (3)
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on July 15, 2013.
The blanket statement of scope for this rule, SS 0088-12, was approved by the Governor on November 8, 2012, published in
Register No. 683, on November 30, 2012, and approved by the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection as required by s.
227.135 (2), Stats., on December 18, 2012.
Finding of Emergency
On June 25, 2013, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources positively identified Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in Walworth County at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater Campus, about 750 meters from the Jefferson County line. EAB is an exotic, invasive pest that poses a dire risk to the ash forest. When APHIS declares quarantine, DATCP has regulatory authority for import controls and quarantine for EAB under s.
ATCP 21.17. It is anticipated that APHIS will declare a quarantine for Jefferson County but that it will take six to eight weeks for APHIS to act. A six week delay until enactment of the federal quarantines leaves too much time for businesses or individuals to move potentially EAB infested material out of these counties to areas of Wisconsin or other states that are not infested with EAB.
DATCP is adopting this rule as a temporary emergency rule, pending completion of federal quarantine regulations. DATCP does not anticipate completing a permanent rule.
Filed with LRB:
July 24, 2013
Publication Date:
July 24, 2013
Effective Dates:
July 24, 2013 through
December 20, 2013
Hearing Date:
September 26, 2013
The blanket statement of scope for this rule, SS 08-12, was approved by the Governor on November 8, 2012, published in
Register No. 683, on November 30, 2012, and approved by the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (as required by s.
227.135 (2), Stats.) on December 18, 2012.
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on August 1, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
On July 11, 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (“APHIS") positively identified Emerald Ash Borer (“EAB") in Sauk County at Mirror Lake State Park. EAB is an exotic, invasive pest that poses a dire risk to the ash forest. When APHIS declares quarantine, DATCP has regulatory authority for import controls and quarantine for EAB under s.
ATCP 21.17. It is anticipated that APHIS will declare a quarantine for Sauk County but that it will take six to eight weeks for APHIS to act. A six week delay until enactment of the federal quarantines leaves too much time for businesses or individuals to move potentially EAB infested material out of these counties to areas of Wisconsin or other states that are not infested with EAB.
DATCP is adopting this rule as a temporary emergency rule, pending completion of federal quarantine regulations. DATCP does not anticipate completing a permanent rule.
Filed with LRB:
August 13, 2013
Publication Date:
August 14, 2013
Effective Dates:
August 14, 2013 through
January 10, 2014
Hearing Date:
September 26, 2013
emergency_rules EmR1315
3. EmR1315 — The state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection hereby adopts the following emergency rule to amend
section ATCP 21.17 (1) (b) and to create
section ATCP 21.17 (1) (e), relating to the quarantines of Dodge, Douglas, and Winnebago counties for emerald ash borer.
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on August 29, 2013.
The blanket statement of scope for this rule, SS 0088-12, was approved by the Governor on November 8, 2012, published in
Register No. 683, on November 30, 2012, and approved by the Board of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection (as required by s.
227.135 (2), Stats.) on December 18, 2012.
Finding of Emergency
The United States Department of Agriculture — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (“APHIS") positively identified Emerald Ash Borer (“EAB") in Watertown, Dodge County on August 1, 2013; in Black Wolf township, Winnebago County on August 6, 2013; and subsequently in Superior, Douglas County on August 13, 2013. EAB is an exotic, invasive pest that poses a dire risk to the ash forest. When APHIS declares quarantine, DATCP has regulatory authority for import controls and quarantine for EAB under s.
ATCP 21.17. It is anticipated that APHIS will declare a quarantine for Dodge, Douglas, and Winnebago counties but that it will take six to eight weeks for APHIS to act. A six week delay until enactment of the federal quarantines leaves too much time for businesses or individuals to move potentially EAB infested material out of these counties to areas of Wisconsin or other states that are not infested with EAB.
DATCP is adopting this rule as a temporary emergency rule, pending completion of federal quarantine regulations. DATCP does not anticipate completing a permanent rule.
Filed with LRB:
September 11, 2013
Publication Date:
September 11, 2013
Effective Dates:
September 11, 2013 through
February 7, 2014
Hearing Date:
October 11, 2013
Employment Relations Commission
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor July 3, 2013.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
045-13, was approved by the Governor on April 19, 2013, published in
Register 689, on May 14, 2013, and approved by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission on June 3, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
An emergency exists because the public peace, health, safety and welfare necessitate putting these rules into effect so that the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission can meet its obligation to conduct annual certification elections as required by ss.
111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. and
111.83 (3) (b), Stats.
Filed with LRB:
July 15 2013
Publication Date:
July 13, 2013
Effective Dates:
July 13, 2013 through
December 9, 2013
Insurance (2)
emergency_rules EmR1306
1. EmR1306 — The Commissioner of Insurance adopts an order to amend
sections Ins 17.01 (3) and 17.28 (3) (c) and to repeal and recreate
section Ins 17.28 (6), Wis. Admin. Code, relating to Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund Annual Fund and Mediation Panel Fees, and ISO code amendments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and affecting small business
.
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on June 4, 2013.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
042-13, was approved by the Governor on April 16, 2013, published in
Register No. 688, on April 30, 2013, and approved by the Commissioner on May 10, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
The Commissioner of Insurance finds that an emergency exists and that the attached 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 prior to July 1, 2013, in order for the new fiscal year assessments to be issued in accordance with s.
655.27 (3), Wis. Stats. The permanent rule-making process cannot be completed prior to the effective date of the new fee schedule. The fiscal year fund fees were established by the Board of Governors at the meeting held on December 19, 2012, and the mediation panel fees were established by the Board of Governors at the meeting held on March 20, 2013.
Filed with LRB:
June 10, 2013
Publication Date:
June 12, 2013
Effective Dates:
June 12, 2013 through
November 8, 2013
Hearing Date:
July 23, 2013
emergency_rules EmR1314
2. EmR1314 — The Commissioner of Insurance proposes an order to create
Chapter Ins 6 subch. II, subch. II (title), and sections Ins 6.91 to 6.98, relating to navigators, nonnavigator assisters, and related entities and affecting small business.
