Wisconsin Legislature: SPS 128.06(6)

SPS 128.04(1) (1) A program provider seeking initial approval from the department of an educational program or a course shall submit its application on a form provided by the department prior to the first date the program or course is offered. The program provider shall include a designation of the courses to be provided, the name and outline of the courses, the name and qualifications of the instructors, and the time segments of the courses. The department shall notify the provider whether the program or course has been approved or denied within 20 business days from the date the application is received. The department shall approve an educational program or course if the program provider submits to the department the information required by this subsection and agrees to comply with the provisions in subs. (2) to (6).

SPS 128.04 Note Note: Applications for educational program and course approval are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Office of Education and Examinations, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8366 or from the department's website at: http://dsps.wi.gov.

SPS 128.04(1m) (1m) A program provider seeking the approval of a continuing education program or course that will be presented as distance education shall comply with sub. (1) and shall, additionally, describe to the department how the program provider will do all of the following:

SPS 128.04(1m)(a) (a) Ensure that instructors approved by the department under sub. (6) are available to the students at reasonable times and by reasonable means.

SPS 128.04(1m)(b) (b) Provide a reasonable level of examination security for the examination given at the end of each distance education continuing education course.

SPS 128.04(1m)(c) (c) Sufficiently cover the subjects specified for continuing education courses.

SPS 128.04(1m)(d) (d) Provide reasonable oversight to ensure that the students who take the examination are the enrolled students.

SPS 128.04(1m)(e) (e) Provide a reasonable opportunity for student self-evaluation of mastery.

SPS 128.04(2) (2) The educational program and courses shall be available to all registered auctioneers regardless of membership in any organization.

SPS 128.04(3) (3) Program providers shall agree to monitor attendance at the beginning and end of each course and to furnish each participant an individual certificate of completion. Program providers shall retain copies of attendance records and evidence of completion of the courses by registered auctioneers for at least 5 years from the date the courses were presented.

SPS 128.04(4) (4) Program providers shall agree to distribute course evaluation survey forms to registered auctioneers who attend the courses offered by the providers. Program providers shall retain the originals of the completed forms for at least 12 months after the date of completion of the course and, upon request from the department, make them available to the department.

SPS 128.04(6) (6) Course instructors shall be approved by the department. An instructor whose auctioneer registration has been limited, suspended or revoked in Wisconsin or any other jurisdiction may not instruct in approved courses while the disciplinary action is in effect. An approved instructor shall possess at least one of the following qualifications:

SPS 128.04(6)(a) (a) Be an auctioneer who is currently practicing auctioneering, and who has engaged in such practice for at least 5 years.

SPS 128.04(6)(b) (b) Be an attorney who is engaged in the field of auctioneering-related law.

SPS 128.04(6)(c) (c) Be an appraiser who is approved by the AQB of the Appraisal Foundation to provide a 7 hour national USPAP update course.

SPS 128.04(6)(d) (d) Be an instructor in a course approved under s. SPS 128.04 (1) and be a person, in good standing in the jurisdiction in which he or she is credentialed, with at least 5 years of education and experience in the subject matter of the approved course.

SPS 128.04 Note Note: Applications for approval of instructors are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Office of Education and Examinations, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8366 or from the department's website at: http://dsps.wi.gov.

SPS 128.04 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1996, No. 491, eff. 12-1-96; CR 02-030: am. (1), cr. (1m), r. (5), Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 11-029: cr. (6) (c) Register January 2012 No. 673, eff. 2-1-12; CR 13-056: am. (6) (a), cr. (6) (d) Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.

SPS 128.05 SPS 128.05 Certification of completion of courses.

SPS 128.05(1)(1) Completion requirements. A registered auctioneer shall attend all the required hours before the program provider may give a certificate of completion to the registered auctioneer.

SPS 128.05(2) (2) Certification of completion. Program providers shall provide an individual certificate of completion to all registered auctioneers upon satisfactory completion of courses.

SPS 128.05 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1996, No. 491, eff. 12-1-96.

SPS 128.06 SPS 128.06 Education examination.

SPS 128.06(1) (1) The department shall conduct an education examination. A registered auctioneer may take the education examination conducted by the department in lieu of the educational program set forth in s. SPS 128.03. A registered auctioneer who passes the education examination shall not be required to complete the educational program.

SPS 128.06(2) (2) The education examination shall cover the courses required for the educational program approved by the department under s. SPS 128.03, and shall have no less than 5 questions for each hour of instruction in the approved education program or courses.

SPS 128.06(3) (3) The department shall permit a registered auctioneer to retake the education examination one time. If the registrant fails the examination a second time, the registrant shall attend an approved educational program or courses.

SPS 128.06(4) (4) The department shall require a minimum passing score of 70 on the education examination.

SPS 128.06(5) (5) The department shall permit registrants who take the education examination to review the examination and the examination results, as provided in s. SPS 122.06.

SPS 128.06(6) (6) Passing the examination for original registration as an auctioneer under s. 480.10, Stats., does not satisfy the requirements under this section.

SPS 128.06 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1996, No. 491, eff. 12-1-96; correction in (1), (2), (5) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671.