Publication Date:
November 21, 2013
Effective Dates:
November 21, 2013 through June 30, 2016, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.
Hearing Date:
December 12, 2013 and
December 19, 2013
This rule was approved by the Governor on December 30, 2013.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
108-13, was approved by the Governor on August 13, 2013, published in
Register No. 692 on August 31, 2013, and approved by the Natural Resources Board on September 25, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
Pursuant to s.
227.24, Stats., the department finds that an emergency exists and that this rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. The welfare of state-licensed commercial fishers, tribal commercial fishers, recreational anglers, and associated businesses is threatened by a decline in the lake trout population in the Apostle Islands vicinity of Lake Superior. The continued, persistent decline in lake trout population abundances and predicted further declines necessitate the current reductions in order to ensure a sustainable lake trout fishery over the long-term. Lake trout harvest limits were negotiated in October 2013 among the Department of Natural Resources and the Red Cliff and Bad River Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa and those changes must be ordered through administrative code. This emergency rule is needed to preserve the public welfare.
Filed with LRB:
January 14, 2014
Publication Date:
January 13, 2014
Effective Dates:
January 13, 2014 through
June 11, 2014
Extension Through:
October 9, 2014
emergency_rules EmR1405
5. EmR1405 (DNR # WM-24-13(E)) — The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board proposes an order to repeal sections
NR 10.01 (3) (ed), (es) 3., and (et), 10.07 (3), 10.09 (2), 10.28 (3), and 45.09 (9), to amend
sections NR 1.15 (1) (a), (b), and (c) 1., (2) (a) (intro.) and (at), and (3), 10.001 (2e), (6p), and (19e), 10.01 (3) (es) 1. and 2. and (3) (ev), 10.02 (3), 10.06 (8) (b) and (note), 10.07 (2m) (b) 1., 10.102 (1) (e) 4., 10.105 (1), (2), (4,) and (7), 10.106 (intro.) and (1), 12.06 (1), (2), and (4), 12.16 (4), 13.38 (2) (b) and (Note), and 19.60 (2) (b) 1., to repeal and recreate
sections NR 1.15 (2) (a) 8., 10.01 (3) (e) and (em), 10.104, 10.106 (2), 10.28 (1) and (2), 10.28 (4), and 10.41, and to create
Chapter NR 10 (Title.) and sections NR 10.001(1k) and (23a) and (b), 10.01 (2) (b) (Note) and (4) (dm) (Note), and Subchapter II, relating to deer management, hunting, and implementation of the 2012 White-tailed Deer Trustee Report.
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on February 10, 2014
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
098-13, was approved by the Governor on July 23, 2013, published in
Register No. 692, on August 14, 2013, and approved by the Natural Resources Board on September 25, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
A non-statutory provision, SECTION
9132 of
2013 Act 20, establishes that the department may promulgate rules to implement the 2012 final deer management report and that the department is not required to make a finding of emergency.
Filed with LRB:
February 25, 2014
Publication Date:
March 7, 2014
Effective Dates:
March 7, 2014 through
June 30, 2015
emergency_rules EmR1409
6. EmR1409 (DNR # FH-03-14(E)) — The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board proposes an order to amend
sections NR 20.36 (2) and 23.055 (2), relating to modifications in daily bag limits and minimum size limits in response to tribal harvest.
This emergency rule was approved by the Natural Resources Board on May 28, 2014, and by the governor on June 6, 2014.
The statement of scope for this rule was approved by the governor on February 14, 2014, published in
Register No. 698 on February 28, 2014, and approved by the Natural Resources Board on March 19, 2014.
Statement of Emergency
This emergency rule is needed to promote the preservation and protection of public peace, health, safety, and welfare in the Ceded Territory of Wisconsin by minimizing regional social and economic disruption known to be associated with reductions in walleye bag limits on off-reservation waters.
Filed with LRB:
June 16, 2014
Publication Date:
June 14, 2014
Effective Dates:
June 14, 2014 through
November 10, 2014
Hearing Date:
July 14, 2014 and
July 16, 2014
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on June 25, 2014.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
124-13, was approved by the governor on September 20, 2013, published in
Register No. 694, on October 14, 2013, and approved by the Natural Resources Board on December 11, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
The emergency rule procedure, pursuant to s.
227.24, Stats., is necessary and justified to preserve the public welfare and interest in ensuring a sustainable population of Blanding's turtles. The Blanding's turtle is proposed for delisting from the State's Threatened Species list per administrative rule ER-27-11, which is expected to take effect as early as December 2013. Although the Blanding's turtle no longer meets the scientific criteria for listing, the Department feels that the population is nonetheless too vulnerable to survive the threat of harvest and collection, and believes emergency rules are needed to ensure a proper recovery before these activities are permitted.
All turtles not listed as threatened or endangered in ch.
NR 27 or as otherwise specified have a 135-day open season (July 15-November 30) during which members of the public may capture and possess up to 5 individuals [s.
NR 19.275 (4),
21.13 (4) and
22.13 (4)] per day. Permanent rule-making to protect Blanding's turtles from this harvest will not go into effect until after the 2014 open season for turtles is already underway. An emergency rule is therefore necessary to prevent the harvest and possession of Blanding's turtles during the 2014 open season until the permanent rule goes into effect.
The anticipated impact of collection and harvest to Blanding's turtle conservation and recovery in the state necessitates putting the emergency rule into effect during the 2014 open season for turtles while the agency complies with the permanent rule-making procedures.
Filed with LRB:
July 10, 2014
Publication Date:
July 13, 2014
Effective Dates:
July 13, 2014 through
December 9, 2014
Public Instruction (2)
Per the Dane County Circuit Court order issued in Coyne, et al. v. Walker, et al., Case No. 11-CV-4573, the Department of Public Instruction is not required to obtain the Governor's approval for the statement of scope or this rule.
The scope statement for this rule, SS
093-13, was published in
Register No. 692, on August 14, 2013, and approved by State Superintendent Tony Evers on August 27, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
The Department of Public Instruction finds that an emergency exists and that the attached rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. A statement of the facts constituting the emergency is:
The number of subtests and the passing scores for the General Educational Development (GED) Test will be changing in January 2014 when a new test is implemented by the GED Testing Service.
Unless the rule is changed to reflect these new subtests and passing scores, the Department may be prevented from issuing credentials for test takers who pass the GED Test because the required passing scores will be incorrect.
Filed with LRB:
December 27, 2013
Publication Date:
December 27, 2013
Effective Dates:
December 27, 2013 through May 25, 2014
Hearing Date:
February 24, 2014
Extension Through:
July 24, 2014
Per the Dane County Circuit Court order issued in Coyne, et al. v. Walker, et al., Case No. 11-CV-4573, the Department of Public Instruction is not required to obtain the Governor's approval for the statement of scope or this rule.
The scope statement for this rule, SS
043-14, was published in
Register No. 701, on May 14, 2014, and approved by State Superintendent Tony Evers, on May 27, 2014.
Finding of Emergency
The Department of Public Instruction finds that an emergency exists and that the attached rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. A statement of the facts constituting the emergency is:
Unless an emergency rule is promulgated, school districts will not know which activities would be considered ineligible costs for the Community Programs and Services Fund for the 2014-15 school year. Not having this information could result in school districts unintentionally making expenditures from the Community Programs and Services Fund in 2014-15 that are deemed “ineligible costs" after the school board has made budget decisions and set a tax levy for the 2014-15 school fiscal year. Such a finding would then result in a negative adjustment to the district's revenue limit authority for the following 2015-16 school year, per s.
121.91 (4) (r), Stats., as created by
2013 Wisconsin Act 306. A district's revenue limit authority controls the amount of combined State General Aid and local property taxes revenues for a district. Thus, a district's revenue limit authority for the 2015-16 school year could be negatively impacted based on a definition of “ineligible costs" that was not in place at the time the district made its 2014-15 budget decisions and set the 2014-15 tax levy (by November 2014) for the Community Programs and Services Fund.
Filed with LRB:
June 27, 2014
Publication Date:
July 1, 2014
Effective Dates:
July 1, 2014 through November 27, 2014
Hearing Date:
September 4, 2014
Safety and Professional Services
Uniform Dwelling Code, Chs.
320—325
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on January 28, 2014.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
139-13, was approved by the Governor on October 28, 2013, published in
Register 695 on November 14, 2013, and approved by the Department on November 26, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
The Department of Safety and Professional Services finds that an emergency exists and that this rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. A statement of facts constituting the emergency is as follows.
Some building designers find the current rules for wall bracing for one- and two-family dwellings are too difficult to understand and apply, which results in unnecessary costs and delays in home building. Promulgating revisions to the rules through the emergency rule process is needed in order to avoid these costs and delays as soon as possible. In addition, the report that the Dwelling Code Council is required to complete by July 1, 2014, under section
101.62 (4) of the Statutes is expected to include recommendations to clarify and simplify these rules through the emergency rule process.
Filed with LRB:
February 13, 2014
Publication Date:
February 19, 2014
Effective Dates:
April 1, 2014 through August 28, 2014
Hearing Date:
March 11, 2014
Extension Through:
October 27, 2014
Transportation
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on February 10, 2014.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
155-13, was approved by the Governor on December 16, 2013, published in
Register 696, on December 31, 2013, and approved by Secretary Mark Gottlieb as required by s.
227.135 (2), Stats., on January 13, 2014.
Finding of Emergency
The welfare of commercial motor vehicle drivers who hold a commercial driver license (“CDL") issued by the State of Wisconsin who operate commercial motor vehicles outside this state will be harmed beginning January 30, 2014, if they cannot demonstrate compliance with recent federal regulations because they will be treated by other states as unlicensed drivers. Beginning on January 1, 2014, federal regulations require CDL holders to have certified to DOT the type of commercial driving they do and, if required, to have submitted proof of medical fitness to drive, and to have their driving records updated by DOT to show these actions, before driving a commercial motor vehicle. The Department published the scope statement for permanent rulemaking in September 2011 to implement these federal requirements. The permanent rulemaking effort is ongoing but will not take effect before the January 30, 2014 deadline for compliance.
Filed with LRB:
February 14, 2014
Publication Date:
February 16, 2014
Effective Dates:
February 16, 2014 through July 15, 2014
Extension Through:
September 13, 2014
Workforce Development
emergency_rules EmR1316
EmR1316 — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development hereby adopts an order to repeal
sections DWD 126.02 (2), (3), and (4), 126.03 (1), 126.04, 126.05, 127.01 (2) (b), (f) to (i), and (3), 127.02 (intro.), (1), (2), (3), and (4), 127.02 (5) and (10), and 127.08; to renumber and amend
section DWD 126.02 (1); to amend
sections DWD 126.01, 126.03 (intro.) and (2), 127 (title), 127.01 (1), (2) (intro.), (a), (c), and (d), 127.02 (7), (9), and (11), 127.04 (title), (1), and (2), 127.05, 127.06 (1), (2), and (3), 127.07 (title) and (1), 128.01 (2) (a), and 129.01 (1) and (2); to repeal and recreate
sections DWD 127.01 (2) (j) and 127.07 (2); and to create
sections DWD 126.02 (Note), 126.03 (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), 127.01 (2) (em), 127.02 (12), 127.04 (1m) (e), and 127.06 (1) (c), relating to unemployment insurance work registration, work search, and benefit claiming procedures.
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on September 20, 2013.
