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1		-	Date of enactment:
2		-	2023 Assembly Bill 201 Date of publication*:
3		-	2023 WISCONSIN ACT
4		-	AN ACT to create 440.085 of the statutes; relating to: publication of credential metrics.
5		-	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
6		-	senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
7		-	JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill
8		-	was prepared for the Joint Legislative Council’s Study Com-
9		-	mittee on Occupational Licenses.
10		-	The bill requires the Department of Safety and Profes-
11		-	sional Services (DSPS) to post and update the following infor-
12		-	mation on its website each month, for each credential:
13		-	The median number of days from the day that all
14		-	required fees for an initial, renewal, or reciprocal application
15		-	are submitted to the date a final determination is made. If a fee
16		-	is waived under the veterans fee waiver program, the days
17		-	must be counted from the day the application is considered
18		-	submitted.
19		-	The number of applications submitted for an initial,
20		-	renewal, or reciprocal credential over the prior month.
21		-	The number of final determinations made on initial,
22		-	renewal, and reciprocal credential applications over the prior
23		-	month, including the number of applications approved and the
24		-	number of applications denied.
25		-	The number of initial, renewal, and credential
26		-	applications for which more than 45 days have passed since
27		-	the applicant submitted all required fees, or, if a fee is waived
28		-	under the veterans fee waiver program, applications for which
29		-	more than 45 days have passed from the day the application
30		-	is considered submitted. DSPS must also report the number
31		-	of those applications for which necessary information from
32		-	the applicant or a third party is pending, and the number of
33		-	those applications that are currently undergoing legal review.
34		-	SECTION 1. 440.085 of the statutes is created to read:
35		-	440.085 Publication of credential metrics. The
36		-	department shall publish on its website and update
37		-	monthly the following information with respect to each
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	4	+	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 201
	5	+	April 20, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Referred to Committee
	6	+	on Regulatory Licensing Reform.
	7	+	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
	8	+	AN ACT to create 440.085 of the statutes; relating to: publication of credential
	9	+	metrics.
	10	+	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
	11	+	This bill is explained in the NOTES provided by the Joint Legislative Council in
	12	+	the bill.
	13	+	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
	14	+	an appendix to this bill.
	15	+	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
	16	+	enact as follows:
	17	+	JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill was prepared for the Joint
	18	+	Legislative Council's Study Committee on Occupational Licenses.
	19	+	The bill requires the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) to
	20	+	post and update the following information on its website each month, for each credential:
	21	+	The median number of days from the day that all required fees for an initial,
	22	+	renewal, or reciprocal application are submitted to the date a final determination is
	23	+	made. If a fee is waived under the veterans fee waiver program, the days must be counted
	24	+	from the day the application is considered submitted.
	25	+	The number of applications submitted for an initial, renewal, or reciprocal
	26	+	credential over the prior month.
	27	+	The number of final determinations made on initial, renewal, and reciprocal
	28	+	credential applications over the prior month, including the number of applications
	29	+	approved and the number of applications denied.
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	34	+	The number of initial, renewal, and credential applications for which more than
	35	+	45 days have passed since the applicant submitted all required fees, or, if a fee is waived
	36	+	under the veterans fee waiver program, applications for which more than 45 days have
	37	+	passed from the day the application is considered submitted. DSPS must also report the
	38	+	number of those applications for which necessary information from the applicant or a
	39	+	third party is pending, and the number of those applications that are currently
	40	+	undergoing legal review.
	41	+	SECTION 1. 440.085 of the statutes is created to read:
	42	+	440.085 Publication of credential metrics. The department shall publish
	43	+	on its website and update monthly the following information with respect to each
38	44		credential:
39		-	(1) The median number of days from the day that all
40		-	required fees for an application for an initial credential,
41		-	a credential renewal, or a reciprocal credential are sub-
42		-	mitted to the day that a final determination on the applica-
43		-	tion is made. If required fees for a credential are waived
44		-	pursuant to s. 45.44, the department shall instead include,
45		-	for purposes of calculating the median number of days
46		-	under this subsection, the number of days from the day
47		-	that the application is considered submitted to the day
48		-	that a final determination on the application is made.
49		-	(2) The number of applications submitted for an ini-
50		-	tial credential, a credential renewal, or a reciprocal cre-
51		-	dential over the prior month.
52		-	(3) The number of final determinations made on
53		-	applications for an initial credential, a credential
54		-	renewal, or a reciprocal credential over the prior month,
	45	+	(1) The median number of days from the day that all required fees for an
	46	+	application for an initial credential, a credential renewal, or a reciprocal credential
	47	+	are submitted to the day that a final determination on the application is made. If
	48	+	required fees for a credential are waived pursuant to s. 45.44, the department shall
	49	+	instead include, for purposes of calculating the median number of days under this
	50	+	subsection, the number of days from the day that the application is considered
	51	+	submitted to the day that a final determination on the application is made.
	52	+	(2) The number of applications submitted for an initial credential, a credential
	53	+	renewal, or a reciprocal credential over the prior month.
	54	+	(3) The number of final determinations made on applications for an initial
	55	+	credential, a credential renewal, or a reciprocal credential over the prior month,
55	56		including:
56		-	(a) The number of applications approved.
57		-	(b) The number of applications denied.
58		-	(4) The number of applications submitted for an ini-
59		-	tial credential, a credential renewal, or a reciprocal cre-
60		-	dential for which more than 45 days have passed since the
61		-	applicant submitted all required fees for the application
62		-	or, if the required fees are waived pursuant to s. 45.44,
63		-	since the applicant is considered to have submitted the
64		-	application, including:
65		-	* Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s
66		-	partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” − 2 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 201
67		-	(a) The number of those applications for which nec-
68		-	essary information from the applicant or a 3rd party is
69		-	pending.
70		-	(b) The number of those applications that are cur-
71		-	rently undergoing legal review by the department or a
72		-	credentialing board.
	57	+	(a) The number of applications approved.
	58	+	(b) The number of applications denied.
	59	+	(4) The number of applications submitted for an initial credential, a credential
	60	+	renewal, or a reciprocal credential for which more than 45 days have passed since the
	61	+	applicant submitted all required fees for the application or, if the required fees are
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	87	+	waived pursuant to s. 45.44, since the applicant is considered to have submitted the
	88	+	application, including:
	89	+	(a) The number of those applications for which necessary information from the
	90	+	applicant or a 3rd party is pending.
	91	+	(b) The number of those applications that are currently undergoing legal
	92	+	review by the department or a credentialing board.
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