AB 200 — Relating to: biennial report on various metrics related to the issuance of occupational credentials. (FE)

-Date 2024of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-0365/1 JPC:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 200 April 20, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT L EGISLATIVE COUNCIL .

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WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 101.022;

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

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

JOINTLEGISLATIVECOUNCIL PREFATORY NOTEThis bill was prepared for the Joint Legislative Council's Study Committee on Occupational Licenses.

The bill requires the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) to include the following information in its biennial report to the Legislature, for the time period since the prior report:

The number of applications for initial, renewal, and reciprocal credentials received by DSPS and any credentialing board, and the number of those credentials granted and issued.

TheJOINT lowest,LEGISLATIVEC highest,OUNCIL andPREFATORY medianNOTE: number of days from the day that an application for initial, renewal, or reciprocal credential is initiated to the date that a final determination is made.

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440.075, 440.09 (2), 440.11, 440.12, 440.121, 440.13, S The number of applications for initial, renewal, and 440.14, 440.15, 440.19, 440.20 (1), (3), (4) (a), and (5) reciprocal credentials thatreceived requiredby DSPSDSPSand orany acredential- credentialinging boardboard, toand reviewthe annumber arrest,of conviction,those orcredentials othergranted offenseand record.(a), 440.205, 440.21, and 440.22, and the requirements issued.

DSPS must also separately report these numbers for imposed on the department under those statutes, apply to each profession.

Soccupational ECTIONlicenses, 1.as defined in s.

101.022101.02 (1) (a) 2., S The lowest, highest, and median number of days in the same manner as those statutes apply to credentials, from the daythatan application forinitial,renewal,orrecip- rocal credential is amendedinitiated to read:the date thatafinal determina- as defined in s.

101.022 Certain laws applicable to occupational licenses.

Sections 440.03 (1), (3m), (4), (11m), and (13) (a), (am), and (b) 75., 440.041, 440.05 (1) (a) and (2) (b), 440.075, 440.09 (2), 440.11, 440.12, 440.121, 440.13, 440.14, 440.15, 440.19, 440.20 (1), (3), (4) (a), and (5) (a), 440.205, 440.21, and 440.22, and the requirements imposed on the department under those statutes, apply to occupational licenses, as defined in s.

101.02 (1) (a) 2., in the same manner as those statutes apply to credentials, as defined in s.

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DSPS must also separately report these num- S ECTION 2.

bers for applications in the health professions, business 440.041 Biennial report on issuance of credentials.creden- professions, trades professions, all other professions, and tials.

15.04 (1) (d),each includeprofession allindividually. of the following covering the time period since the previous report:

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S The departmentnumberofapplicationsforinitial,renewal,and shallrocal separatelycredentials reportgranted the lowest, highest, and medianissued. number of days for all such applications in the health professions, business professions, trade professions, all other professions, and each profession individually.

(3) The mediandepartment numberreciprocal ofcredentials contactsthat maderequired toDSPS andor received from an applicant for an initial credential, the median number of contacts made to and received from an applicant for the renewal of a credential,credentialing and the median number of contacts made to and received from an applicant for a reciprocal credential before a final determination on the applicant's application is issuedThe department shall separately report for each profession the median number of contacts* madeSection to991.11, andISCONSINSTATUTES received: from an applicant for an initial credential, the median number of contacts made to and received from an applicant for the renewal of a credential, and the median number of contacts made to and received from an applicant for a reciprocal credential before a final determination on the applicant's application is issued.

-Effective 2024date Legislature - 4 - LRB-0365/1 JPC:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 200 S ECTION 2 (4) The number of applicationsacts. for an initial credential, the number of applications for the renewal of a credential, and the number of applications for a reciprocal credential submitted for which the department or a credentialing board requested more information.

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(5)dentials Thegranted number of applications for an initial credential, the number of applications for the renewal of a credential, and theissued. number of applications for a reciprocal credential that required the department or a credentialing board to review an arrest or conviction record or any other offense if the offense is reviewable by the department or credentialing board that issues the credential.

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(END)the lowest, highest, and dentialing board requested more information.

The median number of days from the day that an application for the renewal of a credential is initiated by an applicant department shall separately report for each profession the to the date that a final determination on the application is number of applications for an initial credential, the num- ber of applications for the renewal of a credential, and the made;

and the lowest, highest, and median number of number of applications for a reciprocal credential for days from the day that an application for a reciprocal cre- which the department or a credentialing board requested dential is initiated by an applicant to the date that a final more information.