Wis. Stat. § 15.405
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Same; attached boards and examining boards.
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(1) Accounting examining board. There is created an accounting examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The examining board shall consist of 7 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five members shall hold certificates as certified public accountants and be eligible for licensure to practice in this state. Two members shall be public members.
(2) Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers.
(ag) There is created an examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers in the department of safety and professional services. Any professional member appointed to the examining board shall be registered or licensed to practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, the design of engineering systems, professional land surveying, or interior design under ch. 443 . The examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for 4-year terms: 3 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional engineers, 3 designers, 3 professional land surveyors, 3 registered interior designers, and 12 public members.
(ar) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into an architect section, a landscape architect section, a professional engineer section, a designer section, a professional land surveyor section, and a registered interior designer section. Each section shall consist of the 3 members of the named profession appointed to the examining board and 2 public members appointed to the section. The examining board shall elect its own officers and shall meet at least twice annually.
(b) All matters pertaining to passing upon the qualifications of applicants for and the granting or revocation of registration or licensure, and all other matters of interest to either the architect, landscape architect, engineer, designer, professional land surveyor, or registered interior designer section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section.
(c) All matters of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the problem is of interest.
(2m) Examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists.
(a) There is created in the department of safety and professional services an examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
1. Three members who are professional geologists licensed under ch. 470 .
2. Three members who are professional hydrologists licensed under ch. 470 .
3. Three members who are professional soil scientists licensed under ch. 470 .
4. Three public members.
(b) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into a professional geologist section, a professional hydrologist section and a professional soil scientist section. Each section shall consist of the 3 members of the named profession appointed to the examining board and one public member appointed to the section. The examining board shall elect its own officers, and shall meet at least twice annually.
(c) All matters pertaining to passing upon the qualifications of applicants for and the granting or revocation of licenses, and all other matters of interest to either the professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section.
(d) All matters of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the matter is of interest.
(3) Auctioneer board.
and the granting or revocation of licenses, and all other matters of interest to either the professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section.
(d) All matters of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the matter is of interest.
(3) Auctioneer board.
(a) There is created in the department of safety and professional services an auctioneer board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
1. Four members, each of whom is registered under ch. 480 as an auctioneer, or is an auction company representative, as defined in s. 480.01 (3) , of an auction company that is registered under ch. 480 as an auction company.
2. Three public members.
(b) No member of the board may serve more than 2 terms.
(3m) Cemetery board.
(a) In this subsection:
1. “Business representative” has the meaning given in s. 452.01 (3k) .
2. “Licensed cemetery authority” means a cemetery authority that is licensed under s. 440.91 (1) .
(b) There is created in the department of safety and professional services a cemetery board consisting of the following members, who shall serve 4-year terms:
1. Four members, each of whom is a business representative of a licensed cemetery authority.
2. Two public members.
(c) No member of the cemetery board may be a business representative of a religious cemetery authority, unless the religious cemetery is regulated by the board.
(d) No member of the cemetery board may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
(5) Chiropractic examining board. There is created a chiropractic examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The chiropractic examining board shall consist of 6 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be graduates from a school of chiropractic and licensed to practice chiropractic in this state. Two members shall be public members. No person may be appointed to the examining board who is in any way connected with or has a financial interest in any chiropractic school.
(5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services a controlled substances board consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of health services, and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees; the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board, the chairperson of the medical examining board, the chairperson of the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board, the chairperson of the dentistry examining board, and the chairperson of the board of nursing, or a designee; and one psychiatrist and one pharmacologist appointed for 3-year terms.
(6) Dentistry examining board. There is created a dentistry examining board in the department of safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
(a) Six dentists who are licensed under subch. I of ch. 447 .
(b) Three dental hygienists who are licensed under subch. I of ch. 447 . Notwithstanding s. 15.08 (1m) (a) , the dental hygienist members may participate in the preparation and grading of licensing examinations for dental hygienists.
(c) Two public members.
(6m) Hearing and speech examining board. There is created a hearing and speech examining board in the department of safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
(a) Three hearing instrument specialists licensed under subch. I of ch. 459 .
(b) One otolaryngologist.
(c) Two audiologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 .
(d) Two speech-language pathologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 .
(e) Two public members. One of the public members shall be a hearing aid user.
(7) Medical examining board.
(a) There is created a medical examining board in the department of safety and professional services.
er subch. I of ch. 459 .
(b) One otolaryngologist.
(c) Two audiologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 .
(d) Two speech-language pathologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 .
(e) Two public members. One of the public members shall be a hearing aid user.
(7) Medical examining board.
(a) There is created a medical examining board in the department of safety and professional services.
(b) The medical examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:
1. Nine licensed doctors of medicine.
2. One licensed doctor of osteopathy.
3. Three public members.
(c) The chairperson of the injured patients and families compensation fund peer review council under s. 655.275 shall serve as a nonvoting member of the medical examining board.
(7c) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board.
(a) There is created a marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
1. Four social worker members who are certified or licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 .
2. Three marriage and family therapist members who are licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 .
3. Three professional counselor members who are licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 .
4. Three public members who represent groups that promote the interests of consumers of services provided by persons who are certified or licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 .
(am) The 4 members appointed under par. (a) 1. shall include all of the following:
1. At least one member who is certified under subch. I of ch. 457 as an advanced practice social worker.
3. At least one member who is licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 as a clinical social worker.
(2) Examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers.
(ag) There is created an examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, professional land surveyors, and registered interior designers in the department of safety and professional services. Any professional member appointed to the examining board shall be registered or licensed to practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, the design of engineering systems, professional land surveying, or interior design under ch. 443 . The examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for 4-year terms: 3 architects, 3 landscape architects, 3 professional engineers, 3 designers, 3 professional land surveyors, 3 registered interior designers, and 12 public members.
(ar) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into an architect section, a landscape architect section, a professional engineer section, a designer section, a professional land surveyor section, and a registered interior designer section. Each section shall consist of the 3 members of the named profession appointed to the examining board and 2 public members appointed to the section. The examining board shall elect its own officers and shall meet at least twice annually.
(b) All matters pertaining to passing upon the qualifications of applicants for and the granting or revocation of registration or licensure, and all other matters of interest to either the architect, landscape architect, engineer, designer, professional land surveyor, or registered interior designer section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section.
(c) All matters of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the problem is of interest.
(2m) Examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists.
(a) There is created in the department of safety and professional services an examining board of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
1. Three members who are professional geologists licensed under ch. 470 .
2. Three members who are professional hydrologists licensed under ch. 470 .
3. Three members who are professional soil scientists licensed under ch. 470 .
4. Three public members.
(b) In operation, the examining board shall be divided into a professional geologist section, a professional hydrologist section and a professional soil scientist section. Each section shall consist of the 3 members of the named profession appointed to the examining board and one public member appointed to the section. The examining board shall elect its own officers, and shall meet at least twice annually.
(c) All matters pertaining to passing upon the qualifications of applicants for and the granting or revocation of licenses, and all other matters of interest to either the professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section.
(d) All matters of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the matter is of interest.
(3) Auctioneer board.
and the granting or revocation of licenses, and all other matters of interest to either the professional geologist, hydrologist or soil scientist section shall be acted upon solely by the interested section.
(d) All matters of joint interest shall be considered by joint meetings of all sections of the examining board or of those sections to which the matter is of interest.
(3) Auctioneer board.
(a) There is created in the department of safety and professional services an auctioneer board consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
1. Four members, each of whom is registered under ch. 480 as an auctioneer, or is an auction company representative, as defined in s. 480.01 (3) , of an auction company that is registered under ch. 480 as an auction company.
2. Three public members.
(b) No member of the board may serve more than 2 terms.
(3m) Cemetery board.
(a) In this subsection:
1. “Business representative” has the meaning given in s. 452.01 (3k) .
2. “Licensed cemetery authority” means a cemetery authority that is licensed under s. 440.91 (1) .
(b) There is created in the department of safety and professional services a cemetery board consisting of the following members, who shall serve 4-year terms:
1. Four members, each of whom is a business representative of a licensed cemetery authority.
2. Two public members.
(c) No member of the cemetery board may be a business representative of a religious cemetery authority, unless the religious cemetery is regulated by the board.
(d) No member of the cemetery board may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
(5) Chiropractic examining board. There is created a chiropractic examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The chiropractic examining board shall consist of 6 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Four members shall be graduates from a school of chiropractic and licensed to practice chiropractic in this state. Two members shall be public members. No person may be appointed to the examining board who is in any way connected with or has a financial interest in any chiropractic school.
(5g) Controlled substances board. There is created in the department of safety and professional services a controlled substances board consisting of the attorney general, the secretary of health services, and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees; the chairperson of the pharmacy examining board, the chairperson of the medical examining board, the chairperson of the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board, the chairperson of the dentistry examining board, and the chairperson of the board of nursing, or a designee; and one psychiatrist and one pharmacologist appointed for 3-year terms.
(6) Dentistry examining board. There is created a dentistry examining board in the department of safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
(a) Six dentists who are licensed under subch. I of ch. 447 .
(b) Three dental hygienists who are licensed under subch. I of ch. 447 . Notwithstanding s. 15.08 (1m) (a) , the dental hygienist members may participate in the preparation and grading of licensing examinations for dental hygienists.
(c) Two public members.
(6m) Hearing and speech examining board. There is created a hearing and speech examining board in the department of safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
(a) Three hearing instrument specialists licensed under subch. I of ch. 459 .
(b) One otolaryngologist.
(c) Two audiologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 .
(d) Two speech-language pathologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 .
(e) Two public members. One of the public members shall be a hearing aid user.
(7) Medical examining board.
(a) There is created a medical examining board in the department of safety and professional services.
er subch. I of ch. 459 .
(b) One otolaryngologist.
(c) Two audiologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 .
(d) Two speech-language pathologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 .
(e) Two public members. One of the public members shall be a hearing aid user.
(7) Medical examining board.
(a) There is created a medical examining board in the department of safety and professional services.
(b) The medical examining board shall consist of the following members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:
1. Nine licensed doctors of medicine.
2. One licensed doctor of osteopathy.
3. Three public members.
(c) The chairperson of the injured patients and families compensation fund peer review council under s. 655.275 shall serve as a nonvoting member of the medical examining board.
(7c) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board.
(a) There is created a marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board in the department of safety and professional services consisting of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:
1. Four social worker members who are certified or licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 .
2. Three marriage and family therapist members who are licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 .
3. Three professional counselor members who are licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 .
4. Three public members who represent groups that promote the interests of consumers of services provided by persons who are certified or licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 .
(am) The 4 members appointed under par. (a) 1. shall include all of the following:
1. At least one member who is certified under subch. I of ch. 457 as an advanced practice social worker.
3. At least one member who is licensed under subch. I of ch. 457 as a clinical social worker.
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