AB204-ASA1,2,16
1An Act to repeal 440.992 (6), 452.10 (2) and 456.07 (1) and (3);
to renumber
2440.08 (2) (d) and 440.08 (2) (e);
to renumber and amend 440.08 (2) (a) 1. to
372., 440.08 (2) (c), 446.025 (3) (a) and 446.026 (3) (a);
to amend 440.03 (14) (c),
4440.03 (15), 440.032 (5), 440.08 (2) (title), 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.), 440.08 (2) (b),
5440.08 (4) (a), 440.09 (3) (a), 440.26 (3), 440.26 (5m) (b), 440.313 (1), 440.415 (2)
6(a), 440.71 (3), 440.88 (4), 440.905 (2), 440.91 (1) (c), 440.91 (1m) (c), 440.91 (4),
7440.92 (1) (c), 440.972 (2), 440.974 (2), 440.98 (6), 440.983 (1), 440.9935, 441.01
8(7) (a) (intro.), 441.01 (7) (a) 1., 441.01 (7) (b), 441.06 (3), 441.10 (6), 441.15 (3)
9(b), 442.083 (1), 442.083 (2) (a), 443.015 (1e), 443.07 (6), 443.08 (3) (b), 443.10
10(2) (e), 443.10 (5), 445.06 (1), 445.07 (1) (a) and (b), 445.095 (1) (c), 445.105 (3),
11446.02 (1) (b), 446.02 (4), 446.025 (3) (b), 446.026 (3) (b), 447.05 (1) (a), 447.055
12(1) (a), 447.055 (1) (b) 1., 447.055 (1) (b) 2., 447.056 (1) (intro.), 447.056 (3),
13447.058 (2) (b), 448.07 (1) (a), 448.13 (1) (a) 1., 448.13 (1) (a) 2., 448.13 (1m),
1448.55 (2), 448.65 (2) (intro.), 448.665, 448.86 (2), 448.9545 (1) (a), 448.9545 (1)
2(b) (intro.), 448.955 (1), 448.955 (2) (a), 448.955 (3) (a), 448.956 (1) (c), 448.967
3(2), 448.9703 (3) (a), 448.9706 (2), 448.974 (2) (a), 449.06 (1), 449.06 (2m), 450.08
4(1), 450.08 (2) (a), 450.08 (2) (b), 450.085 (1), 451.04 (4), 452.05 (1) (d), 452.12
5(1), 452.12 (5) (a), 452.12 (5) (c), 452.132 (2) (c), 454.06 (8), 454.08 (9), 454.23 (5),
6454.25 (9), 455.06 (1) (a), 455.065 (7), 456.07 (2), 456.07 (5), 457.20 (2), 457.22
7(2), 458.085 (3), 458.09 (3), 458.11, 458.13, 458.33 (5), 459.09 (1) (intro.), 459.09
8(1) (b), 459.24 (5) (intro.), 459.24 (5) (b), 460.07 (2) (intro.), 460.10 (1) (a), 462.05
9(1), 466.04 (3) (a) (intro.), 470.045 (3) (b), 470.07 and 480.08 (5);
to repeal and
10recreate 448.13 (title) and 456.07 (title); and
to create 440.08 (2) (a) 1n., 2n.,
113n. and 4n., 440.08 (2) (ag) (intro.), 440.08 (2) (ar), 440.08 (2m) (title), 440.08
12(2m) (b), 440.08 (3m), 440.20 (6), 446.025 (3) (a) 2. and 446.026 (3) (a) 2. of the
13statutes;
relating to: renewal dates and continuing education requirements
14for certain credentials issued by the Department of Safety and Professional
15Services and credentialing boards, the nursing workforce survey, and granting
16rule-making authority.
1. Under the bill, renewal periods for credentials are changed from every two
years to every four years, and continuing education is then required to be completed
on a four-year basis instead of a two-year basis. To account for the longer renewal
period, for continuing education requirements where specific numbers of hours are
specified in the statutes, the number of hours is doubled. The bill grants emergency
rule-making authority to the Department of Safety and Professional Services and
credentialing boards, to allow them to modify their rules as needed to account for the
change in renewal periods, including to modify continuing education requirements
where specific numbers of hours are not specified in the statutes and are instead set
by rule.
2. Current law requires all registered nurses and licensed practical nurses,
when renewing their licenses, to complete a nursing workforce survey developed by
the Department of Workforce Development. DWD is required to compile, process,
and evaluate the survey results and submit a report of its findings to various
specified recipients. Current law also requires all nurses to pay a nursing workforce
survey of $4 when renewing their licenses, moneys which are used to fund the survey
costs and a nursing grant.
3. The substitute amendment codifies into statute the number of hours of
continuing education required for real estate brokers and salespersons and for real
estate appraisers.
4. The substitute amendment provides for a six-month delayed effective date,
instead of the three-month delayed effective date specified in the bill.
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440.03
(14) (c) The renewal dates for certificates granted under par. (a) and
3licenses granted under par. (am)
are specified in
shall be as determined under s.
4440.08 (2)
(a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form
5provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the
6department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the department that
7the person's certification, registration, or accreditation specified in par. (a) 1. a., 2.
8a., or 3. a. has not been revoked.
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440.032
(5) License renewal. The renewal dates for licenses granted under
6sub. (3)
are specified in shall be as determined under s. 440.08 (2)
(a) 68c. Renewal
7applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the
8department and shall include the renewal fee determined by the department under
9s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the department that the person's
10certification or membership specified in sub. (3) that is required for the license has
11not been revoked or invalidated.