The objective of the rule is to repeal or modify provisions of the rule identified in the Real Estate Examining Board’s report to the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules pursuant to s. 227.29, Stats. 3. Description of the existing policies relevant to the rule, new policies proposed to be included in the rule, and an analysis of policy alternatives:
The Real Estate Examining Board identified the following rules in the report filed with the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules pursuant to s. 227.29, Stats.:
Section REEB 12.011 relating to criminal conviction predeterminations. 2017 Act 278 repealed the Real Estate Examining Board’s authority to promulgate rules establishing a procedure that allows an individual to apply to the Board for a determination of whether the individual would be disqualified from obtaining a license or certificate due to their criminal record.
An obsolete reference in REEB 12.017 (3) (a) referring to apprenticeships. The Real Estate Examining Board no longer grants apprenticeship credentials. 4. Detailed explanation of statutory authority for the rule (including the statutory citation and language):
Each examining board: 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. [s. 15.08 (5) (b), Stats.] 5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
60 hours
6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
Real estate broker and salesperson applicants
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
None
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
None to minimal. It is not likely to have a significant economic impact on small business.
Contact Person: Sharon Henes, Administrative Rules Coordinator, (608) 261-2377
