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.
Under the substitute amendment, for continuing education requirements
where specific numbers of hours are specified in the statutes, continuing education

continues to be required on a two-year basis, notwithstanding the change of renewal
periods from two years to four years. The substitute amendment provides that DSPS
or the interested examining board or affiliated credentialing board may 1) impose
discipline for a failure to meet continuing education requirements and may specify
makeup continuing education requirements that must be completed in order to
maintain a credential or to restore it to good standing and may 2) allow the holder
of a credential who fails to complete continuing education requirements within a
required period to complete such makeup requirements in order to be able to renew
the credential, notwithstanding the failure. The substitute amendment retains the
provision described above granting emergency rule-making authority.
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.
The substitute amendment makes completing the survey and paying the fee
optional and instead requires the Board of Nursing to provide all registered nurses
and licensed practical nurses an opportunity to complete the survey and pay the fee.
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.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB204-ASA1,1 1Section 1 . 440.03 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB204-ASA1,3,82 440.03 (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.
AB204-ASA1,2
1Section 2. 440.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB204-ASA1,4,32 440.03 (15) The department shall promulgate rules that establish the fees
3specified in ss. 440.05 (10) and 440.08 (2) (d) (2m) (c).
AB204-ASA1,3 4Section 3 . 440.032 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB204-ASA1,4,115 440.032 (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.
AB204-ASA1,4 12Section 4 . 440.08 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB204-ASA1,4,1313 440.08 (2) (title) Renewal dates , fees and applications.
AB204-ASA1,5 14Section 5 . 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB204-ASA1,4,1915 440.08 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and in ss. 440.51, 442.04,
16444.03, 444.11, 447.04 (2) (c) 2., 447.05 (1) (b), 449.17 (1m) (d), 449.18 (2) (e), 455.06
17(1) (b), 463.10, 463.12, and 463.25 and subch. II of ch. 448, the renewal dates for
18credentials are as follows
all of the following apply with respect to renewals of
19credentials
:
AB204-ASA1,6 20Section 6 . 440.08 (2) (a) 1. to 72. of the statutes are renumbered 440.08 (2) (ag)
211. to 72. and amended to read:
AB204-ASA1,4,2322 440.08 (2) (ag) 1. Accountant, certified public: December 15 of each every other
23odd-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,4,2524 3. Accounting corporation or partnership: December 15 of each every other
25odd-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,5,1
14. Acupuncturist: July 1 of each every other odd-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,5,32 4m. Advanced practice nurse prescriber: October 1 of each every other
3even-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,5,44 5. Aesthetician: April 1 of each every other odd-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,5,55 6. Aesthetics establishment: April 1 of each every other odd-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,5,66 8. Aesthetics school: April 1 of each every other odd-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,5,77 9. Aesthetics specialty school: April 1 of each every other odd-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,5,98 9m. Substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist:
9except as limited in s. 440.88 (4), March 1 of each every other odd-numbered year.
AB204-ASA1,5,1110 10. Anesthesiologist assistant: October 1 of each every other even-numbered
11year.