227.01(13)(e) (e) Relates to the construction or maintenance of highways or bridges, except as provided in ss. 84.11 (1r) and 85.025.
227.01(13)(f) (f) Relates to the curriculum of, admission to or graduation from a public educational institution, as determined by each institution.
227.01(13)(g) (g) Relates to the use of facilities of a public library.
227.01(13)(h) (h) Prorates or establishes priority schedules for state payments under s. 16.53 (10) (a) or temporarily reallocates state moneys under s. 20.002 (11).
227.01(13)(i) (i) Relates to military or naval affairs.
227.01(13)(j) (j) Relates to the form and content of reports, records or accounts of a state, county or municipal officer, institution or agency.
227.01(13)(k) (k) Relates to expenditures by a state agency, the purchase of materials, equipment or supplies by or for a state agency, or printing or duplicating of materials for a state agency.
227.01(13)(L) (L) Establishes personnel standards, job classifications or salary ranges for state, county or municipal employees in the classified civil service.
227.01(13)(m) (m) Determines water levels.
227.01(13)(n) (n) Fixes or approves rates, prices or charges, unless a statute specifically requires them to be fixed or approved by rule.
227.01(13)(o) (o) Determines the valuation of securities held by an insurer.
227.01(13)(p) (p) Is a statistical plan relating to the administration of rate regulation laws under ch. 625 or 626.
227.01(13)(q) (q) Is a form the content or substantive requirements of which are prescribed by a rule or a statute.
227.01(13)(r) (r) Is a pamphlet or other explanatory material that is not intended or designed as interpretation of legislation enforced or administered by an agency, but which is merely informational in nature.
227.01(13)(s) (s) Prescribes or relates to a uniform system of accounts for any person, including a municipality, that is regulated by the office of the commissioner of railroads or the public service commission.
227.01(13)(t) (t) Ascertains and determines prevailing wage rates under ss. 66.0903, 103.49, 103.50 and 229.8275, except that any action or inaction which ascertains and determines prevailing wage rates under ss. 66.0903, 103.49, 103.50 and 229.8275 is subject to judicial review under s. 227.40.
227.01 Note NOTE: Par. (t) is shown as affected by two acts of the 1999 legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c).
227.01(13)(u) (u) Relates to computing or publishing the number of nursing home beds to be added in each health planning area under s. 150.33 (1).
227.01(13)(um) (um) Lists over-the-counter drugs covered by medical assistance under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. i.
227.01(13)(v) (v) Establishes procedures used for the determination of allocations as charges to agencies under s. 20.865 (1) (fm).
227.01(13)(w) (w) Establishes rates for the use of a personal automobile under s. 20.916 (4) (a).
227.01(13)(x) (x) Establishes rental policies for state-owned housing under s. 16.004 (8).
227.01(13)(y) (y) Prescribes measures to minimize the adverse environmental impact of bridge and highway construction and maintenance.
227.01(13)(yg) (yg) Relates to standards for memorial highway designations authorized under s. 84.1045.
227.01(13)(yj) (yj) Relates to standards for memorial highway designations authorized under s. 84.1042.
227.01(13)(yk) (yk) Relates to standards for memorial highway designations authorized under s. 84.1038.
227.01(13)(ym) (ym) Establishes conditions for a waiver to allow the burning of brush or other woody material under s. 287.07 (7) (e).
227.01(13)(ys) (ys) Establishes a technical standard for abating nonpoint source water pollution under s. 281.16 (2) or (3) (c).
227.01(13)(z) (z) Defines or lists nonattainment areas under s. 285.23.
227.01(13)(za) (za) Is a manual prepared under s. 227.15 (7) to provide agencies with information on drafting, promulgation and legislative review of rules.
227.01(13)(zb) (zb) Establishes a list of substances in groundwater and their categories under s. 160.05.
227.01(13)(zc) (zc) Establishes an inventory or a hazard ranking under s. 292.31.
227.01(13)(zd) (zd) Establishes procedures for oil inspection fee collection under s. 168.12.
227.01(13)(ze) (ze) Relates to establishing features of and procedures for lottery games, under s. 565.27 (1).
227.01(13)(zf) (zf) Establishes the list of properties on the state register of historic places under s. 44.36 or the list of locally designated historic places under s. 44.45.
227.01(13)(zg) (zg) Designates under s. 30.41 the lower Wisconsin state riverway.
227.01(13)(zh) (zh) Implements the standard for the lower Wisconsin state riverway as required under s. 30.455 (2) (c).
227.01(13)(zi) (zi) Lists responsible units, as defined in s. 287.01 (9), and out-of-state units, as defined in s. 287.01 (5), with an effective recycling program under s. 287.11 (3).
227.01(13)(zj) (zj) Establishes continuing educational requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons under s. 452.05 (1) (d).
227.01(13)(zk) (zk) Establishes guidelines under s. 106.21 (2), (4) or (6) for the Wisconsin service corps program under s. 106.21.
227.01(13)(zn) (zn) Establishes criteria and standards for certifying instructors for the trapper education program.
227.01(13)(zp) (zp) Establishes water quality objectives for priority watersheds or priority lakes under s. 281.65 (4) (dm).
227.01(13)(zq) (zq) Designates the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 41.41 (2).
227.01(13)(zs) (zs) Establishes geographical areas under s. 49.143 for the administration of Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
227.01(13)(zt) (zt) Establishes a rate increase factor under s. 196.193 (2) or an overall rate of return under s. 196.193 (3).
227.01(13)(zu) (zu) Establishes standards under subch. IX of ch. 254.
227.01(14) (14) "Working day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and holidays designated in s. 230.35 (4) (a).
227.01 Annotation Proceeding for incorporation of village is not a "contested case" under sub. (3). Westring v. James, 71 Wis. 2d 462, 238 N.W.2d 695.
227.01 Annotation Flood plain zoning ordinance adopted by DNR under s. 87.30 (1) was "rule" under s. 227.01. Citizens for Sensible Zoning, Inc. v. DNR, 90 Wis. 2d 804, 280 N.W.2d 702 (1979).
227.01 Annotation Discussion of what constitutes a rule. Terms "rule" and "order" are mutually exclusive. Wis. Elec. Power Co. v. DNR, 93 Wis. 2d 222, 287 N.W.2d 113 (1980).
227.01 Annotation Principles of statutory construction apply to construction of rules. Law Enforce. Stds. Bd. v. Lyndon Station, 101 Wis. 2d 472, 305 N.W.2d 89 (1981).
227.01 Annotation School boards are not "boards" under sub. (1). Racine Unified School Dist. v. Thompson, 107 Wis. 2d 657, 321 N.W.2d 334 (Ct. App. 1982).
227.01 Annotation Where a fundamental and well-defined public policy is evidenced by a rule, a discharge from employment for refusal to violate that rule is actionable. Winkelman v. Beloit Memorial Hospital, 168 Wis. 2d 12, 483 N.W.2d 211 (1992).
227.01 Annotation Definition of "rule" under sub. (13) applied. Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee v. DILHR, 172 Wis. 2d 299, 493 N.W.2d 744 (Ct. App. 1992).
227.01 Annotation State does not have jurisdiction to enforce Wisconsin Administrative Code with respect to construction of buildings on Oneida Indian Reservation trust land. 58 OAG 91, (1969) withdrawn. 65 Atty. Gen. 276.
227.01 Annotation Agencies are subject to rule-making procedures in making discretionary choices even if those choices are based on opinions of attorney general. Rule-making procedure does not apply where opinion describes what law mandates. 68 Atty. Gen. 363.
227.02 227.02 Compliance with other statutes. Compliance with this chapter does not eliminate the necessity of complying with a procedure required by another statute.
227.02 History History: 1985 a. 182.
227.02 Annotation Chapter 227 contemplates the limited use of civil procedure statutes which do not conflict with ch. 227. Wagner v. State Medical Examining Board, 181 Wis. 2d 633, 511 N.W.2d 874 (1994).
227.03 227.03 Application of this chapter.
227.03(1) (1) This chapter applies to cases arising under s. 76.38, 1993 stats., and ss. 76.39, 76.48 and 76.91.
227.03(2) (2) Except as provided in s. 108.105, only the provisions of this chapter relating to rules are applicable to matters arising out of s. 66.191, 1981 stats., s. 40.65 (2), 289.33, 303.07 (7) or 303.21 or subch. II of ch. 107 or ch. 102, 108 or 949.
227.03(3) (3) Any provision of s. 227.42, 227.44 or 227.49 that is inconsistent with a requirement of title 45 of the code of federal regulations does not apply to hearings held under ch. 49.
227.03(3m) (3m)
227.03(3m)(a)(a) This chapter does not apply to proceedings before the department of workforce development relating to housing discrimination under s. 106.50, except as provided in s. 106.50 (6).
227.03(3m)(b) (b) Only the provisions of this chapter relating to rules are applicable to matters arising out of protection against discrimination in a public place of accommodation or amusement under s. 106.52.
227.03(4) (4) The provisions of this chapter relating to contested cases do not apply to proceedings involving the revocation of aftercare supervision under s. 48.366 (5) or 938.357 (5), the revocation of parole, extended supervision or probation, the grant of probation, prison discipline, mandatory release under s. 302.11 or any other proceeding involving the care and treatment of a resident or an inmate of a correctional institution.
227.03(4m) (4m)Subchapter III does not apply to any decision of an agency to suspend or restrict or not issue or renew a license if the agency suspends or restricts or does not issue or renew the license pursuant to a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.
227.03(5) (5) This chapter does not apply to proceedings of the claims board, except as provided in ss. 775.05 (5), 775.06 (7) and 775.11 (2).
227.03(6) (6) Orders of the elections board under s. 5.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
227.03(7) (7) Except as provided in s. 230.44 (4) (bm), this chapter does not apply to proceedings before the personnel commission in matters that are arbitrated in accordance with s. 230.44 (4) (bm).
227.03(7m) (7m) Except as provided in s. 101.143 (6s), this chapter does not apply to proceedings in matters that are arbitrated under s. 101.143 (6s).
227.03(8) (8) This chapter does not apply to determinations made by the secretary of administration or the secretary of revenue under s. 229.50 (1).
subch. II of ch. 227 SUBCHAPTER II
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
227.10 227.10 Statements of policy and interpretations of law; discrimination prohibited.
227.10(1) (1) Each agency shall promulgate as a rule each statement of general policy and each interpretation of a statute which it specifically adopts to govern its enforcement or administration of that statute. A statement of policy or an interpretation of a statute made in the decision of a contested case, in a private letter ruling under s. 73.035 or in an agency decision upon or disposition of a particular matter as applied to a specific set of facts does not render it a rule or constitute specific adoption of a rule and is not required to be promulgated as a rule.
227.10(2) (2) No agency may promulgate a rule which conflicts with state law.
227.10(3) (3)
227.10(3)(a)(a) No rule, either by its terms or in its application, may discriminate for or against any person by reason of sex, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry.
227.10(3)(b) (b) A rule may discriminate for or against a person by reason of physical condition or developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5) only if it is strictly necessary to a function of the agency and is supported by data demonstrating that necessity.
227.10(3)(c) (c) Each person affected by a rule is entitled to the same benefits and is subject to the same obligations as any other person under the same or similar circumstances.
227.10(3)(d) (d) No rule may use any term removed from the statutes by chapter 83, laws of 1977.
227.10(3)(e) (e) Nothing in this subsection prohibits the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations from promulgating rules relating to expanded certification under s. 230.25 (1n).
227.10 History History: 1985 a. 182; 1987 a. 399.
227.10 Annotation Agency's revised interpretation of statute constituted administrative rule-making under s. 227.01 (4), 1973 stats. [now s. 227.10] and declaratory relief under s. 227.40 was accordingly proper. Discussion of what constitutes a rule. Schoolway Trans. Co. v. Div. of Motor Vehicles, 72 Wis. 2d 223, 240 N.W.2d 403.
227.10 Annotation The legislature may constitutionally prescribe a criminal penalty for the violation of an administrative rule. State v. Courtney, 74 Wis. 2d 705, 247 N.W.2d 714.
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