AB 201 — Relating to: publication of credential metrics. (FE)

-Date 2024of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-0467/1 JPC:wlj ASSEMBLY BILL 201 April 20, 2023 - Introduced by J OINT L EGISLATIVE C OUNCIL .

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WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 440.085 of the statutes;

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Forcredential: further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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JOINTThis LEGISLATIVCbill OUNCILrequired PREFATORYfees NOTEThisfor billan application for an initial credential, was prepared for the Joint Legislative Council'sCouncil’s Study CommitteeCom- a credential renewal, or a reciprocal credential are sub- mittee on Occupational Licenses.

mitted to the day that a final determination on the applica- The bill requires the Department of Safety and ProfessionalProfes- sional Services (DSPS) to post and update the following informationinfor- ontion itsis websitemade. each month, for each credential:

TheIf median number of days from the day that all required fees for ana initial,credential renewal, or reciprocal application are submittedwaived tomation theon dateits awebsite finaleach determinationmonth, isfor made.each credential:

Ifpursuant ato fees. is waived under the veterans fee waiver program, the days must be counted from the day the application is considered submitted.

45.44, the department shall instead include, S The median number of applicationsdays submittedfrom the day that all for purposes of calculating the median number of days required fees for an initial, renewal, or reciprocal credentialapplicatiounder overthis subsection, the priornumber month.of days from the day are submitted to the date a final determination is made.

TheIf numbera offee finalis determinationswaived madeunder onthe initial,veterans renewal,fee andwaiver reciprocalprogram, credentialthe applicationsdays overthat the priorapplication month,is includingconsidered submitted to the numberday ofmust applicationsbe approvedcounted andfrom the numberday ofthe applicationsapplication denied.is considered that a final determination on the application is made.

- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-0467/1 JPC:wlj ASSEMBLY BILL 201 The number of initial, renewal, and credential applications for which more than days have passed since the applicant submitted all required fees, or, if a fee is waived under the veterans fee waiver program, applications for which more than 45 days have passed from the day the application is considered submitted.

DSPS(2) mustThe also report the number of those applications submitted for whichan necessaryini- informationS fromThe thenumber applicantof orapplications asubmitted thirdfor partyan isinitial, pending,tial andcredential, thea numbercredential ofrenewal, thoseor applicationsa thatreciprocal arecre- currentlyrenewal, undergoingor legalreciprocal review.credential over the prior month.

S ECTIONThe 1.number of final determinations made on initial, dential over the prior month.

renewal, and reciprocal credential applications over the prior (3) The number of final determinations made on month, including the number of applications approved and the applications for an initial credential, a credential number of applications denied.

renewal, or a reciprocal credential over the prior month, S The number of initial, renewal, and credential including:

applications for which more than 45 days have passed since the applicant submitted all required fees, or, if a fee is waived (a) The number of applications approved.

under the veterans fee waiver program, applications for which (b) The number of applications denied.

more than 45 days have passed from the day the application (4) The number of applications submitted for an ini- is considered submitted.

DSPS must also report the number tial credential, a credential renewal, or a reciprocal cre- of those applications for which necessary information from the applicant or a third party is pending, and the number of dential for which more than 45 days have passed since the those applications that are currently undergoing legal review.

applicant submitted all required fees for the application SECTION 1.

440.085or, Publicationif ofthe credentialrequired metrics.fees are waived pursuant to s.

The45.44, department440.085 shallPublication publishof oncredential itsmetrics. website and update monthly the following information with respect to each credential:

(1) The mediansince number of days from the dayapplicant thatis allconsidered requiredto feeshave for an application for an initial credential, a credential renewal, or a reciprocal credential are submitted to the daydepartment thatshall apublish finalon determinationits onwebsite theand applicationupdate isapplication, made.including:

If* requiredSection fees991.11, forISCONSINSTATUTES: a credential are waived pursuant to s.

45.44,Effective thedate department shall instead include, for purposes of calculatingacts. the median number of days under this subsection, the number of days from the day that the application is considered submitted to the day that a final determination on the application is made.

(2)“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” Wisconsin Act − 2 − 2023 Assembly Bill 201 (a) The number of those applications submitted for anwhich initialnec- credential,(b) aThe credentialnumber renewal,of those applications that are cur- essary information from the applicant or a reciprocal3rd credentialparty overis rently undergoing legal review by the priordepartment month.or a pending.

(3)credentialing Theboard. number of final determinations made on applications for an initial credential, a credential renewal, or a reciprocal credential over the prior month, including:

(a) The number of applications approved.

(b) The number of applications denied.

(4) The number of applications submitted for an initial credential, a credential renewal, or a reciprocal credential for which more than 45 days have passed since the applicant submitted all required fees for the application or, if the required fees are LRB-0467/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - JPC:wlj SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 201 waived pursuant to s.

45.44, since the applicant is considered to have submitted the application, including:

(a) The number of those applications for which necessary information from the applicant or a 3rd party is pending.

(b) The number of those applications that are currently undergoing legal review by the department or a credentialing board.

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