440.03(9)(b)
(b) The department may not recommend an initial credential fee that exceeds the amount of the fee that the department recommends for a renewal of the same credential, if no examination is required for the initial credential.
440.03(9)(c)
(c) The cemetery board may by rule impose a fee in addition to the renewal fee determined by the department under this subsection for renewal of a license granted under
s. 440.91 (1).
440.03(9)(d)
(d) Not later than 14 days after completing proposed fee adjustments under
par. (a), the department shall send a report detailing the proposed fee adjustments to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 working days after the date that the department submits the report, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed adjustments, the department may not impose the fee adjustments until the committee approves the report. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary, the department shall notify credential holders of the fee adjustments by posting the fee adjustments on the department's Internet Web site and in credential renewal notices sent to affected credential holders under
s. 440.08 (1).
440.03(11)
(11) The department shall cooperate with the department of health services to develop a program to use voluntary, uncompensated services of licensed or certified professionals to assist the department of health services in the evaluation of community mental health programs in exchange for continuing education credits for the professionals under
ss. 448.40 (2) (e) and
455.065 (5).
440.03(11m)(a)(a) Each application form for a credential issued or renewed under
chs. 440 to
480 shall provide a space for the department to require each of the following, other than an individual who does not have a social security number and who submits a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation as required under
par. (am), to provide his or her social security number:
440.03(11m)(a)1.
1. An applicant for an initial credential or credential renewal. If the applicant is not an individual, the department shall require the applicant to provide its federal employer identification number.
440.03(11m)(am)
(am) If an applicant specified in
par. (a) 1. or
2. is an individual who does not have a social security number, the applicant shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of children and families. A credential or license issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this paragraph is invalid.
440.03(11m)(b)
(b) The department shall deny an application for an initial credential or deny an application for credential renewal or for reinstatement of an inactive license under
s. 452.12 (6) (e) if any information required under
par. (a) is not included in the application form or, in the case of an applicant who is an individual and who does not have a social security number, if the statement required under
par. (am) is not included with the application form.
440.03(11m)(c)
(c) The department of regulation and licensing may not disclose a social security number obtained under
par. (a) to any person except the coordinated licensure information system under
s. 441.50 (7); the department of children and families for purposes of administering
s. 49.22; and, for a social security number obtained under
par. (a) 1., the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under
s. 73.0301 and administering state taxes.
440.03(12m)
(12m) The department of regulation and licensing shall cooperate with the departments of justice, children and families, and health services in developing and maintaining a computer linkup to provide access to information regarding the current status of a credential issued to any person by the department of regulation and licensing, including whether that credential has been restricted in any way.
440.03(13)(a)(a) The department may conduct an investigation to determine whether an applicant for a credential issued under
chs. 440 to
480 satisfies any of the eligibility requirements specified for the credential, including whether the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record. In conducting an investigation under this paragraph, the department may require an applicant to provide any information that is necessary for the investigation, except that, for an investigation of an arrest or conviction record, the department shall comply with the requirements of
pars. (b) and
(c).
440.03(13)(b)
(b) The department may investigate whether an applicant for or holder of any of the following credentials has been charged with or convicted of a crime only pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under this paragraph, except as provided in
par. (c):
440.03(13)(b)5m.
5m. Substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist.
440.03(13)(b)57m.
57m. Professional employer organization or professional employer group.
