15.08(5)(a)
(a) May compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and receive proof concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.
15.08(5)(b)
(b) Shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains, and define and enforce professional conduct and unethical practices not inconsistent with the law relating to the particular trade or profession.
15.08(5)(c)
(c) May limit, suspend or revoke, or reprimand the holder of, any license, permit or certificate granted by the examining board.
15.08(6)
(6) Improvement of the profession. In addition to any other duties vested in it by law, each examining board shall foster the standards of education or training pertaining to its own trade or profession, not only in relation of the trade or profession to the interest of the individual or to organized business enterprise, but also in relation to government and to the general welfare. Each examining board shall endeavor, both within and outside its own trade or profession, to bring about a better understanding of the relationship of the particular trade or profession to the general welfare of this state.
15.08(7)
(7) Compensation and reimbursement for expenses. Each member of an examining board shall, unless the member is a full-time salaried employee of this state, be paid a per diem of $25 for each day on which the member was actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of examining board duties. Each member of an examining board shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of examining board duties.
15.08(8)
(8) Official oath. Every member of an examining board shall take and file the official oath prior to assuming office.
15.08(9)
(9) Annual reports. Every examining board shall submit to the head of the department in which it is created, upon request of that person not more often than annually, a report on the operation of the examining board.
15.08(10)
(10) Seal. Every examining board may adopt a seal.
15.08 History
History: 1971 c. 40;
1975 c. 86,
199;
1977 c. 418;
1979 c. 32;
1979 c. 34 ss.
32e to
32s,
2102 (45) (a);
1979 c. 221;
1981 c. 94;
1983 a. 403,
524;
1985 a. 332,
340;
1987 a. 399;
1989 a. 229,
316,
359;
1991 a. 39,
160,
316;
1993 a. 105,
107,
184,
490;
1995 a. 245;
1997 a. 175;
1999 a. 180.
15.08 Annotation
Selection and terms of officers of regulatory and licensing boards are discussed.
75 Atty. Gen. 247 (1986).
15.085
15.085
Affiliated credentialing boards. 15.085(1)
(1)
Selection of members. All members of affiliated credentialing boards shall be residents of this state and shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed. Appointments shall be for the terms provided by law. Terms shall expire on July 1. No member may serve more than 2 consecutive terms. No member of an affiliated credentialing board may be an officer, director or employee of a private organization which promotes or furthers the profession or occupation regulated by that board.
15.085(1m)(a)(a) Public members appointed under
s. 15.406 shall have all of the powers and duties of other members except that they shall not prepare questions for or grade any licensing examinations.
15.085(1m)(am)
(am) Public members appointed under
s. 15.406 shall not be, nor ever have been, licensed, certified, registered or engaged in any profession or occupation licensed or otherwise regulated by the affiliated credentialing board to which they are appointed, shall not be married to any person so licensed, certified, registered or engaged, and shall not employ, be employed by or be professionally associated with any person so licensed, certified, registered or engaged.
15.085(1m)(b)
(b) The public members of the physical therapists affiliated credentialing board, podiatrists affiliated credentialing board or occupational therapists affiliated credentialing board shall not be engaged in any profession or occupation concerned with the delivery of physical or mental health care.
15.085(2)
(2) Selection of officers. At its first meeting in each year, every affiliated credentialing board shall elect from among its members a chairperson, vice chairperson and, unless otherwise provided by law, a secretary. Any officer may be reelected to succeed himself or herself.
15.085(3)(a)(a) Every affiliated credentialing board shall meet annually and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson or of a majority of its members.
15.085(3)(b)
(b) The chairperson of an affiliated credentialing board shall meet at least once every 6 months with the examining board to which the affiliated credentialing board is attached to consider all matters of joint interest.
15.085(4)(a)(a) A majority of the membership of an affiliated credentialing board constitutes a quorum to do business, and a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the affiliated credentialing board.
15.085(4)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
par. (a), no certificate or license which entitles the person certified or licensed to practice a trade or profession shall be suspended or revoked without the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership of the affiliated credentialing board.
15.085(5)
(5) General powers. Each affiliated credentialing board:
15.085(5)(a)
(a) May compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and receive proof concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.
15.085(5)(b)
(b) Shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains, and define and enforce professional conduct and unethical practices not inconsistent with the law relating to the particular trade or profession. In addition to any other procedure under
ch. 227 relating to the promulgation of rules, when promulgating a rule, other than an emergency rule under
s. 227.24, an affiliated credentialing board shall do all of the following:
15.085(5)(b)1.
1. Submit the proposed rule to the examining board to which the affiliated credentialing board is attached. The proposed rule shall be submitted under this subdivision at least 60 days before the proposed rule is submitted to the legislative council staff under
s. 227.15 (1).
15.085(5)(b)2.
2. Consider any comments on a proposed rule made by the examining board to which the affiliated credentialing board is attached, if the examining board submits the comments to the affiliated credentialing board within 30 days after a public hearing on the proposed rule under
s. 227.18 or, if no hearing is held, within 30 days after the proposed rule is published under
s. 227.16 (2) (e).
15.085(5)(b)3.
3. Include, in the report submitted to the legislature under
s. 227.19 (2), any comments on the proposed rule submitted by the examining board under
subd. 2. and the affiliated credentialing board's responses to those comments.
15.085(5)(c)
(c) May limit, suspend or revoke, or reprimand the holder of, any license, permit or certificate granted by the affiliated credentialing board.
15.085(6)
(6) Improvement of the profession. In addition to any other duties vested in it by law, each affiliated credentialing board shall foster the standards of education or training pertaining to its own trade or profession, not only in relation of the trade or profession to the interest of the individual or to organized business enterprise, but also in relation to government and to the general welfare. Each affiliated credentialing board shall endeavor, both within and outside its own trade or profession, to bring about a better understanding of the relationship of the particular trade or profession to the general welfare of this state.
15.085(7)
(7) Compensation and reimbursement for expenses. Each member of an affiliated credentialing board shall, unless the member is a full-time salaried employee of this state, be paid a per diem of $25 for each day on which the member was actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of affiliated credentialing board duties. Each member of an affiliated credentialing board shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of affiliated credentialing board duties.
15.085(8)
(8) Official oath. Every member of an affiliated credentialing board shall take and file the official oath prior to assuming office.
15.085(9)
(9) Annual reports. Every affiliated credentialing board shall submit to the head of the department in which it is created, upon request of that person not more often than annually, a report on the operation of the affiliated credentialing board.
15.085(10)
(10) Seal. Every affiliated credentialing board may adopt a seal.
15.09(1)(a)(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the governor shall appoint the members of councils for terms prescribed by law. Except as provided in
par. (b), fixed terms shall expire on July 1 and shall, if the term is for an even number of years, expire in an odd-numbered year.
15.09(2)
(2) Selection of officers. Unless otherwise provided by law, at its first meeting in each year every council shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary from among its members. Any officer may be reelected for successive terms. For any council created under the general authority of
s. 15.04 (1) (c), the constitutional officer or secretary heading the department or the chief executive officer of the independent agency in which such council is created shall designate an employee of the department or independent agency to serve as secretary of the council and to be a voting member thereof.
15.09(3)
(3) Location and frequency of meetings. Unless otherwise provided by law, every council shall meet at least annually and shall also meet on the call of the head of the department or independent agency in which it is created, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members. A council shall meet at such locations as may be determined by it unless the constitutional officer or secretary heading the department or the chief executive officer of the independent agency in which it is created determines a specific meeting place.
15.09(4)
(4) Quorum. Except as otherwise expressly provided, a majority of the membership of a council constitutes a quorum to do business, and a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the council.
15.09(5)
(5) Powers and duties. Unless otherwise provided by law, a council shall advise the head of the department or independent agency in which it is created and shall function on a continuing basis for the study, and recommendation of solutions and policy alternatives, of the problems arising in a specified functional area of state government.
15.09(6)
(6) Reimbursement for expenses. Members of a council shall not be compensated for their services, but members of councils created by statute shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, such reimbursement in the case of an elective or appointive officer or employee of this state who represents an agency as a member of a council to be paid by the agency which pays his or her salary.
15.09(7)
(7) Reports. Unless a different provision is made by law for transmittal or publication of a report, every council created in a department or independent agency shall submit to the head of the department or independent agency, upon request of that person not more often than annually, a report on the operation of the council.
15.09(8)
(8) Official oath. Each member of a council shall take and file the official oath prior to assuming office.
DEPARTMENTS
15.10
15.10
Department of administration; creation. There is created a department of administration under the direction and supervision of the secretary of administration. The secretary of administration shall be appointed on the basis of recognized interest, administrative and executive ability, training and experience in and knowledge of problems and needs in the field of general administration.
15.103
15.103
Same; specified divisions. 15.103(1)
(1)
Division of hearings and appeals. There is created a division of hearings and appeals which is attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03. The administrator of the division shall be appointed by the secretary of administration in the classified service.
15.103(1m)
(1m) Division of gaming. There is created in the department of administration a division of gaming.
15.103(2)
(2) Division of housing. There is created in the department of administration a division of housing. The administrator of the division shall be appointed outside the classified service by the secretary of administration.
15.103(3)
(3) Division of information technology services. There is created in the department of administration a division of information technology services.
15.103(4)
(4) Division of trust lands and investments. There is created a division of trust lands and investments which is attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03. This division is under the direction and supervision of the board of commissioners of public lands.
15.103(5)
(5) Division of technology management. There is created in the department of administration a division of technology management.
15.105
15.105
Same; attached boards, commissions and office. 15.105(1)(1)
Tax appeals commission. There is created a tax appeals commission which is attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03. Members shall be appointed solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of their office, and shall be experienced in tax matters. The commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson or at the call of a majority of its members. The chairperson shall not serve on or under any committee of a political party. The commission shall include but not be limited to a small claims division.
15.105(2)
(2) Claims board. There is created a claims board, attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03, consisting of a representative of the office of the governor designated by the governor, a representative of the department of administration designated by the secretary of administration, a representative of the department of justice designated by the attorney general and the chairpersons of the senate and assembly committees on finance or their designees appointed at the commencement of each legislative biennium from the membership of their respective committees on finance.
15.105(3)
(3) Depository selection board. There is created a depository selection board which is attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03. The depository selection board shall consist of the state treasurer, the secretary of administration and the executive director of the investment board or their designees.
15.105(4)
(4) Public records board. There is created a public records board which is attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03. The public records board shall consist of the governor, the director of the historical society, the attorney general, the state auditor, and the director of the legislative council staff, or their designated representatives, and a representative of the small business community, a representative of a local unit of government, as defined in
s. 106.215 (1) (e), and one other member.
15.105(5)
(5) State capitol and executive residence board. There is created a state capitol and executive residence board, attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03, consisting of the secretary of administration or the secretary's designee, the director of the historical society or the director's designee, an architect or engineer employed by the department of administration appointed by the secretary of administration, 3 senators and 3 representatives to the assembly appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses, and 7 citizen members appointed for staggered 6-year terms of whom at least 2 shall be architects registered under
ch. 443, one shall be a landscape architect registered under
ch. 443 and
3 shall be interior designers.
15.105(10)
(10) Board on aging and long-term care. There is created a board on aging and long-term care, attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 7 members appointed for staggered 5-year terms. Members shall have demonstrated a continuing interest in the problems of providing long-term care for the aged or disabled. At least 4 members shall be public members with no interest in or affiliation with any nursing home.
15.105(12)(a)(a)
Creation; membership. There is created a waste facility siting board, attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03, consisting of the following members:
15.105(12)(a)1.
1. The secretary of transportation, the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the secretary of commerce or their formally appointed designees.
15.105(12)(b)
(b)
Terms. The town officials and the county official shall be appointed for staggered 3-year terms.
15.105(12)(c)
(c)
Vacancies. If a town or county official who is a member leaves office while serving on the board, the member's position on the board is considered vacant until a successor is appointed under
s. 15.07 (1) (b).
15.105(12)(d)
(d)
Recommendations. In appointing the town officials and county official to be members under this subsection, the governor shall consider recommendations made by the Wisconsin towns association and the Wisconsin Counties Association if these recommendations are submitted within 60 days after a town official or county official position on the board becomes vacant.
15.105(12)(e)
(e)
Executive director. The board shall appoint an executive director outside the classified service to serve at its pleasure.
15.105(12)(f)
(f)
Assistance. The executive director may request any state agency to provide assistance necessary for the board to fulfill its duties.
15.105(16)(a)(a)
Creation. There is created a land information board attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03.
15.105(16)(b)
(b)
Members. The board consists of the following members:
15.105(16)(b)1.
1. The secretary of administration, the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the secretary of natural resources, the secretary of revenue and the secretary of transportation, or their designees.
15.105(16)(b)2.
2. Four representatives from county and municipal government selected from various geographical regions of the state, including at least one member of a county board of supervisors, at least one member of a city council, village board or town board and at least one person who is a county officer active in land information management, to serve 6-year terms.
15.105(16)(b)3.
3. Four representatives chosen from public utilities and private businesses selected from various geographical regions of the state, including at least one public utility representative and at least one representative of a professional land information organization, to serve 6-year terms.
15.105(16)(b)5.
5. One member nominated to the governor by a statewide association whose purposes include support of a network of statewide land information systems.
15.105(16)(c)
(c)
Advisory members. The state historic preservation officer and the state geologist, or their designees, a representative of a regional planning commission who is selected by the board, a county employee active in land information management who is selected by the board, and representatives of state and federal agencies active in land information management who are selected by the board, shall serve as nonvoting, advisory members of the board.
Effective date note
Note: Sub. (16) is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by
1997 Wis. Act 27.
15.105(19)
(19) Office of justice assistance. There is created an office of justice assistance which is attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03. The executive staff director of the office shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
15.105(22)
(22) State use board. There is created a state use board which is attached to the department of administration under
s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 8 members appointed to serve for 4-year terms, including a representative of the department of administration; a representative of the subunit of the department of health and family services which administers mental health laws; a representative of the subunit of the department of workforce development which administers vocational rehabilitation laws; 2 representatives of private businesses, one of whom shall represent a small business; one representative of a work center, as defined in
s. 16.752; and one member who does not represent any of the foregoing entities. A member vacates his or her office if the member loses the status upon which his or her appointment is based. In this subsection, "small business" means an independently owned and operated business which is not dominant in its field and which has had less than $2,500,000 in gross annual sales for each of the 2 previous calendar years or has 25 or fewer employees.
15.105(24)
(24) National and community service board.
