Amendment AA1-AB576

2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 576

January 6, 2020 - Offered by Representative VanderMeer.

AB576-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB576-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 5: after “licenses," insert “continuing education requirements for funeral directors,".

AB576-AA1,1,4 2. Page 1, line 5: delete “and".

AB576-AA1,1,6 3. Page 1, line 6: after “procedures" insert “, and granting rule-making authority".

AB576-AA1,1,7 4. Page 2, line 15: after that line insert:

AB576-AA1,1,9 “ Section 3g. 445.06 of the statutes is renumbered 445.06 (1) and amended to read:

AB576-AA1,1,13 445.06 (1) The renewal date for a funeral director's license is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such license is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Before any renewal license is delivered to any licensed funeral director, proof must be furnished by

AB576-AA1,2,2 (2) In order to renew a license under this chapter, the applicant shall furnish proof, to the satisfaction of the examining board, that of all of the following:

AB576-AA1,2,4 (a) That the applicant is doing business at a recognized funeral establishment. The applicant must also furnish proof of completion of at least 15 hours of

AB576-AA1,2,8 (b) That the applicant has satisfied the applicable continuing education during the previous 2-year licensure period, except that new licensees are exempt from this requirement during the time between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period requirements under s. 445.07.

AB576-AA1,3r Section 3r. 445.07 of the statutes is created to read:

AB576-AA1,2,12 445.07 Continuing education. (1) In order to renew a license under this chapter, an applicant shall, except as provided in sub. (2), furnish proof of having satisfied the following:

AB576-AA1,2,19 (a) For the renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the examining board initially granted the license, completion of 4 hours of continuing education subsequent to the date the applicant was granted the initial license. The examining board shall, in the rules promulgated under sub. (3), specify permitted or required subjects for the continuing education under this paragraph, which shall be subjects that the examining board determines prepare a new licensee for practice as a funeral director.

AB576-AA1,2,22 (b) For each renewal subsequent to the renewal described in par. (a), completion of 15 hours of continuing education in the previous 2-year licensure period.

AB576-AA1,2,25 (2) (a) The examining board may waive the requirement under sub. (1) (a) in cases where the examining board is satisfied that an applicant would be unable to satisfy the requirement prior to the renewal date.

AB576-AA1,3,2 (b) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to an applicant who was granted a reciprocal license under s. 445.08.

AB576-AA1,3,3 (3) The examining board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.”.

AB576-AA1,3,4 5. Page 5, line 11: after that line insert:

AB576-AA1,3,7 “(3) The treatment of ss. 445.06 and 445.07 first applies to renewal applications submitted by an applicant who submitted an application for a license on the effective date of this subsection.”.

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