Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,1286,14 345.37 (1) (c) If the offense involved is a nonmoving traffic violation, a default judgment may be entered and the person shall be deemed to have entered a plea of no contest. The court shall accept the plea of no contest, find the defendant guilty, and proceed under s. 345.47. The court shall give notice of the entry of judgment to the defendant by mailing a copy of the judgment to the defendant's last-known address. The court shall also mail to the defendant's last-known address a statement setting forth the actions the court may take under s. 345.47 if the judgment is not paid.

AB68-SSA1,2871 Section 2871. 345.47 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1287,4 345.47 (1) (intro.) If the defendant is found guilty, the court may enter judgment against the defendant for a monetary amount not to exceed the maximum forfeiture provided for the violation, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, and, in. In addition, if the defendant is found guilty of a violation other than a nonmoving violation under s. 345.28, the court may suspend or revoke his or her operating privilege under s. 343.30. Upon entering judgment, the court shall notify the defendant personally, if the defendant is present, and in writing that the defendant should notify the court if he or she is unable to pay the judgment because of poverty, as that term is used in s. 814.29 (1) (d). If the defendant is present and the court, using the criteria in s. 814.29 (1) (d), determines that the defendant is unable to pay the judgment because of poverty, the court shall provide the defendant with an opportunity to pay the judgment in installments, taking into account the defendant's income. If the judgment is not paid or if the defendant fails to make any ordered installment payment, the court shall order:

AB68-SSA1,2872 Section 2872. 345.47 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1287,19 345.47 (1) (b) In lieu of imprisonment and in addition to any other suspension or revocation, that the defendant's operating privilege be suspended. The operating privilege shall be suspended for 30 days or until the person pays the forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, but not to exceed one year. If the defendant has notified the court that he or she is unable to pay the judgment because of poverty, and if the court, using the criteria in s. 814.29 (1) (d), determines that the defendant is unable to pay the judgment because of poverty, the court may not suspend the defendant's operating privilege without first providing the defendant with an opportunity to pay the judgment in installments, taking into account the defendant's income. Suspension under this paragraph shall not affect the power of the court to suspend or revoke under s. 343.30 or the power of the secretary to suspend or revoke the operating privilege. This paragraph does not apply if the judgment was entered solely for violation of an ordinance unrelated to the violator's operation of a motor vehicle or for a nonmoving violation under s. 345.28.

AB68-SSA1,2873 Section 2873 . 349.02 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1287,22 349.02 (2) (b) 4. Local ordinances enacted under s. 59.54 (25) (a) or (25m) or 66.0107 (1) (bm).

AB68-SSA1,2874 Section 2874. 350.12 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,4 350.12 (3) (c) 2. The fee for issuing or renewing a commercial snowmobile certificate is $90. Upon receipt of the application through an online application system or on a form required by the department and the fee required under this subdivision, the department shall issue to the applicant a commercial snowmobile certificate and 3 registration decals. The fee for additional registration decals is $30 per decal.

AB68-SSA1,2875 Section 2875. 350.12 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,10 350.12 (3) (d) 1. Upon receipt of the required fee, a sales report, payment of sales and use taxes due under s. 77.61 (1), and an application through an online application system or on forms prescribed by the department, a temporary operating receipt or a registration certificate and 2 registration decals shall be issued to the applicant using one of the procedures specified in sub. (3h) (ag) 1.

AB68-SSA1,2876 Section 2876. 350.12 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,17 350.12 (3) (e) If a registration certificate, registration decal, or commercial snowmobile certificate is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate or decal may apply for a duplicate through an online application system or on forms provided for by the department accompanied by a fee of $5. Upon receipt of a proper application and the required fee, the department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue a duplicate certificate, decal, or plate to the applicant.

AB68-SSA1,2877 Section 2877. 350.12 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,20 350.12 (3) (f) All fees remitted to or collected by the department under pars. (a) and (e) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

AB68-SSA1,2878 Section 2878. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1288,23 350.12 (3h) (ag) 3. Under either procedure under subd. 1., an agent may accept an application by facilitating an online application for registration documents.

AB68-SSA1,2879 Section 2879. 350.12 (3h) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,9 350.12 (3h) (ar) Registration; supplemental fees. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a), each when an agent appointed under par. (a) 3. who accepts an application to renew registration documents in person , or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal registration documents or a renewal temporary operating receipt under par. (ag) 1. a. or b. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.

AB68-SSA1,2880 Section 2880. 350.12 (3j) (e) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,12 350.12 (3j) (e) 4. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under subd. 2. shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

AB68-SSA1,2881 Section 2881. 350.12 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,16 350.12 (4) (a) Enforcement, administration and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated from s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq), (5) (es) and (9) (mu) and (mw) may be used for the following:

AB68-SSA1,2882 Section 2882. 350.12 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,19 350.12 (4) (a) 3m. The cost of state law enforcement efforts as appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq); and

AB68-SSA1,2883 Section 2883. 350.12 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1289,24 350.12 (4) (am) Enforcement aids to department. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq), the department shall allocate $26,000 in each fiscal year to be used exclusively for the purchase of snowmobiles or trailers to carry snowmobiles, or both, to be used in state law enforcement efforts.

AB68-SSA1,2884 Section 2884 . 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1290,11 350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cb), (cr), (cs), and (cw) shall be used for development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, and state snowmobile trails and areas, and real-time online tracking of snowmobile trail grooming and geographic information system mapping of snowmobile trails. The department may also obligate from the appropriation account under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) moneys for any of these purposes, except maintenance and except online snowmobile trail grooming tracking and mapping of snowmobile trails. Except as provided in par. (bd), the moneys shall be distributed as follows:

AB68-SSA1,2885 Section 2885 . 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1290,24 350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cb), (cr), (cs), and (cw) shall be used for development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, state snowmobile trails and areas, and real-time online tracking of snowmobile trail grooming and geographic information system mapping of snowmobile trails. The department may also obligate from the appropriation account under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) moneys for any of these purposes, except maintenance and except online snowmobile trail grooming tracking and mapping of snowmobile trails. Except as provided in par. (bd), the moneys shall be distributed as follows:

AB68-SSA1,2886 Section 2886. 350.12 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,4 350.12 (4) (b) 5. For direct payment to a qualified vendor to provide real-time tracking of snowmobile trail grooming through the department's online trail grooming reporting system and to develop and maintain an accurate, statewide geographic information system map of snowmobile trails.

AB68-SSA1,2887 Section 2887 . 440.03 (13) (b) 20m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,6 440.03 (13) (b) 20m. Dental therapist.

AB68-SSA1,2888 Section 2888 . 440.08 (2) (a) 25m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,8 440.08 (2) (a) 25m. Dental therapist: October 1 of each odd-numbered year.

AB68-SSA1,2889 Section 2889. 440.11 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,10 440.11 (title) Communications with department.

AB68-SSA1,2890 Section 2890. 440.11 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1291,18 440.11 (1m) (a) An applicant for or recipient of a credential shall provide the department with a current electronic mail address at the time of application or renewal that may be used to receive electronic communications from the department. An applicant for or recipient of a credential who changes his or her electronic mail address or whose current electronic mail address becomes inactive shall notify the department of such change within 30 days of the change in writing or in accordance with other notification procedures approved by the department.

AB68-SSA1,1291,20 (b) Electronic communications under this subsection may not be substituted for the service of any process, notice, or demand under sub. (2).

AB68-SSA1,1291,23 (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), an applicant for or recipient of a credential who does not have reasonable access to the Internet may maintain paper communication with the department.

AB68-SSA1,2891 Section 2891 . 447.01 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,2 447.01 (6g) “Dental therapist” means an individual who practices dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,2892 Section 2892 . 447.01 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,5 447.01 (6r) “Dental therapy” means the limited practice of dentistry, consisting of the services, treatments, and procedures specified in s. 447.06 (3) (b).

AB68-SSA1,2893 Section 2893 . 447.02 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,10 447.02 (1) (a) Governing the reexamination of an applicant who fails an examination specified in s. 447.04 (1) (a) 5., (1m) (a) 5., or (2) (a) 5. The rules may specify additional educational requirements for those applicants and may specify the number of times an applicant may be examined.

AB68-SSA1,2894 Section 2894 . 447.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,13 447.02 (1) (b) Governing the standards and conditions for the use of radiation and ionizing equipment in the practice of dentistry or dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,2895 Section 2895 . 447.02 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,17 447.02 (1) (g) Specifying services, treatments, or procedures, in addition to those specified under s. 447.06 (3) (c) 1. to 28., that are included within the practice of dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,2896 Section 2896 . 447.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,20 447.02 (2) (a) The conditions for supervision and the degree of supervision required under ss. 447.03 (3) (a), (am), (b) and (d) 2. and 447.065.

AB68-SSA1,2897 Section 2897. 447.02 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1292,24 447.02 (2) (k) The settings in which a dental therapist may practice dental therapy. The examining board shall specify only settings that primarily serve low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients, including all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1293,3 1. Settings located in areas that are designated as a dental health professional shortage area by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services under 42 USC 254e.

AB68-SSA1,1293,4 2. Military and veterans administration hospitals, clinics, and care settings.

AB68-SSA1,1293,6 3. Any other practice setting in which at least 50 percent of the patients consist of patients who are any of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1293,7 a. Patients who receive medical assistance.

AB68-SSA1,1293,10 b. Patients who do not have dental health coverage, either through a public health care program or private insurance, and have an annual gross family income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line.

AB68-SSA1,2898 Section 2898 . 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1293,15 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) The examining board may issue a permit authorizing the practice in this state, without compensation, of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in another state, if all of the following apply:

AB68-SSA1,2899 Section 2899 . 447.02 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1293,20 447.02 (3) (a) 2. The examining board determines that the applicant is qualified and satisfies the criteria specified under s. 447.04 (1) (b) 1. to 3., except that the examining board may not require the applicant to pass an examination of state statutes and rules relating to dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene.

AB68-SSA1,2900 Section 2900 . 447.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1294,2 447.02 (3) (b) A permit under this subsection shall authorize the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a specified area of the state for a period of time not more than 10 days in a year and may be renewed by the examining board. The examining board may not require an applicant to pay a fee for the issuance or renewal of a permit under this subsection.

AB68-SSA1,2901 Section 2901 . 447.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1294,8 447.02 (5) Except as provided in ss. 447.058 and 447.063, nothing in this chapter may be construed as authorizing the examining board to regulate business or administrative support functions or services, that do not constitute the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, provided to a business that provides dental or dental hygiene services.

AB68-SSA1,2902 Section 2902 . 447.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1294,12 447.03 (1m) Dental therapists. Except as provided under sub. (3) and s. 447.02 (3), no person may do any of the following unless he or she is licensed to practice dental therapy under this chapter:

AB68-SSA1,1294,13 (a) Practice or offer to practice dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,1294,16 (b) Represent himself or herself to the public as a dental therapist or use, in connection with his or her name, any title or description that may convey the impression that he or she is a dental therapist.

AB68-SSA1,2903 Section 2903 . 447.03 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1294,21 447.03 (3) (am) A dental therapy student who practices dental therapy under the supervision of a dentist in an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or other institution connected or associated for training purposes with an accredited dental therapy school.

AB68-SSA1,2904 Section 2904 . 447.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1295,3 447.03 (3) (c) An individual licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in another state or country who practices dentistry , dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a program of dental education or research at the invitation of a group of dentists or practices dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under the jurisdiction of the army, navy, air force, U.S. public health service , or veterans bureau.

AB68-SSA1,2905 Section 2905 . 447.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1295,6 447.04 (1m) Dental therapists. (a) The examining board shall grant a license to practice dental therapy to an individual who does all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1295,8 1. Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.

AB68-SSA1,1295,9 2. Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).

AB68-SSA1,1295,11 3. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has done one of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1295,12 a. Graduated from an accredited dental therapy education program.

AB68-SSA1,1295,17 b. Graduated from a dental therapy education program that was not accredited at the time of graduation, but was accredited or approved by a state dental licensing board, was certified as a community health aide program dental therapy education program under U.S. Indian health service standards, or is otherwise approved by the examining board as being substantially comparable to an accredited program.

AB68-SSA1,1295,25 4. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has passed a national board dental therapy examination and a dental therapy clinical examination administered by a regional testing service that has been approved by the examining board to administer clinical examinations for dental professionals. If a national board examination or a regional testing service examination for dental therapy does not exist, the examining board shall accept evidence of passing an alternative examination administered by another entity or testing service that is approved by the examining board.

AB68-SSA1,1296,2 5. Passes an examination administered by the examining board on the statutes and rules relating to dental therapy.

AB68-SSA1,1296,7 5m. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.

AB68-SSA1,1296,11 6. Completes any other requirements established by the examining board by rule that are comparable to and no more restrictive than the requirements established by the board for dentists under sub. (1) (a) 6. and dental hygienists under sub. (2) (a) 6.