(3) The board may not award a grant to a student under this section unless the student’s application submitted to the board includes all of the following:
(a) A recommendation form signed by the student’s apprenticeship employer or another person in the trades.
(b) A statement of how the award would help the student complete the student’s apprenticeship program.
(c) A statement signed by the student certifying all of the following:
1. That the student will be enrolled in the apprenticeship program in the following semester.
2. That the student will use the grant award to pay for materials expenses, such as the cost of tools, equipment, and clothing, that are directly related to the apprenticeship program.
(4) The board may not award a grant to a student under this section unless the board has verified the student’s enrollment in the apprenticeship program in the semester in which the grant award is made.
(5) The board may not award grants under this section totaling more than $21,000 in any academic year.
(6) The board may structure the grants awarded under this section to create incentives for completing apprenticeship programs.
SB1,17Section 17. 45.40 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.40 (1g) (a) “Health care provider” means an advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), an audiologist who is licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. III of ch. 459, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a physician licensed under s. 448.02, or a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63.
SB1,18Section 18. 46.297 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.297 (2) (a) The person is certified as deaf or severely hearing impaired by a physician, an audiologist who is licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. III of ch. 459, or the department.
SB1,19Section 19. 46.298 of the statutes is amended to read:
46.298 Vehicle sticker for the hearing impaired. Upon the request of a person who is certified as hearing impaired by the department, by a physician, by a hearing instrument specialist licensed under subch. I of ch. 459, or by an audiologist who is licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. III of ch. 459, the department shall issue to the person a decal or sticker for display on a motor vehicle owned or frequently operated by the person to apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned or operated by a hearing-impaired person. No charge shall be made for issuance of the decal or sticker. The department shall specify the design of the decal or sticker. The department shall designate the location on the vehicle at which the decal or sticker shall be affixed by its own adhesive.
SB1,20Section 20. 46.90 (4) (ab) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.90 (4) (ab) 4. A social worker, professional counselor, or marriage and family therapist certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
SB1,21Section 21. 48.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.56 (2) Each county department shall employ personnel who devote all or part of their time to child welfare services. Whenever possible, these personnel shall be social workers certified under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (10).
SB1,22Section 22. 48.561 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.561 (2) The department shall employ personnel in a county having a population of 750,000 or more who devote all of their time directly or indirectly to child welfare services. Whenever possible, these personnel shall be social workers certified under ch. 457, as defined in s. 457.01 (10).
SB1,23Section 23. 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.45 (9r) (a) 7. e. A physician assistant who is licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448.
SB1,24Section 24. 49.45 (30j) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.45 (30j) (a) 1. “Competent mental health professional” means a physician who has completed a residence in psychiatry; a psychologist; a private practice school psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455; a marriage and family therapist who is licensed under s. 457.10 or 457.11; a professional counselor licensed under s. 457.12 or 457.13, as defined in s. 457.01 (7); an advanced practice social worker granted a certificate under s. 457.08 (2), as defined in s. 457.01 (1c); an independent social worker granted a certificate under s. 457.08 (3), as defined in s. 457.01 (2g); a clinical social worker licensed under s. 457.08 (4), as defined in s. 457.01 (1r); a clinical substance abuse counselor or independent clinical supervisor who is certified under s. 440.88, or any of these individuals who is practicing under a currently valid training or temporary license or certificate granted under applicable provisions of ch. 457. “Competent mental health professional” does not include an individual whose license or certificate is suspended, revoked, or voluntarily surrendered, or whose license or certificate is limited or restricted, when practicing in areas prohibited by the limitation or restriction.
SB1,25Section 25. 51.03 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.03 (6) (a) In this subsection, “licensed treatment professional” means a physician who has completed a residence in psychiatry; a psychologist; a private practice school psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455; a marriage and family therapist who is licensed under s. 457.10 or 457.11; a professional counselor licensed under s. 457.12 or 457.13, as defined in s. 457.01 (7); an advanced practice social worker granted a certificate under s. 457.08 (2), as defined in s. 457.01 (1c); an independent social worker licensed under s. 457.08 (3), as defined in s. 457.01 (2g); a clinical social worker licensed under s. 457.08 (4), as defined in s. 457.01 (1r); or any of these individuals who is practicing under a currently valid training or temporary license or certificate granted under applicable provisions of ch. 457. “Licensed treatment professional” does not include an individual whose license or certificate is suspended, revoked, or voluntarily surrendered, or whose license or certificate is limited or restricted, when practicing in areas prohibited by the limitation or restriction.
SB1,26Section 26. 55.043 (1m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
55.043 (1m) (a) 4. A social worker, professional counselor, or marriage and family therapist certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.