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1		-	Date of enactment:
2		-	2023 Senate Bill 964 Date of publication*:
3		-	2023 WISCONSIN ACT
4		-	AN ACT to amend 341.14 (1a), 341.14 (1e) (a), 341.14 (1m), 341.14 (1q), 343.51 (1) and 343.62 (4) (a) 4. of the
5		-	statutes; relating to: authorizing physical therapists to make certifications for acquiring disabled parking plates and
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	3	+	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
	4	+	2023 SENATE BILL 964
	5	+	January 26, 2024 - Introduced by Senators B ALLWEG, COWLES and TESTIN,
	6	+	cosponsored by Representatives TITTL, BEHNKE, CONLEY, DITTRICH, MURPHY,
	7	+	MYERS, SINICKI, SNODGRASS, STUBBS, SUBECK and WICHGERS. Referred to
	8	+	Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
	9	+	AN ACT to amend 341.14 (1a), 341.14 (1e) (a), 341.14 (1m), 341.14 (1q), 343.51
	10	+	(1) and 343.62 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes; relating to: authorizing physical
	11	+	therapists to make certifications for acquiring disabled parking plates and
6	12		cards.
7		-	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
8		-	senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
9		-	SECTION 1. 341.14 (1a) of the statutes is amended to
10		-	read:
11		-	341.14 (1a) If any resident of this state, who is regis-
12		-	tering or has registered an automobile, or a motor truck,
13		-	dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck
14		-	which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds,
15		-	a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than
16		-	12,000 pounds or a motor home, submits a statement
17		-	once every 4 years, as determined by the department,
18		-	from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any
19		-	state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to prac-
20		-	tice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certi-
21		-	fied or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician
22		-	assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
23		-	from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a
24		-	chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state,
25		-	from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state,
26		-	or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this
27		-	state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying
28		-	to the department that the resident is a person with a dis-
29		-	ability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the
30		-	department shall procure, issue and deliver to the dis-
31		-	abled person plates of a special design in lieu of plates
32		-	which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and
33		-	shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as
34		-	to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that
35		-	the vehicle is owned by a nonveteran disabled person and
36		-	is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50
37		-	(2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be
38		-	made for the issuance or renewal of such plates.
39		-	SECTION 2. 341.14 (1e) (a) of the statutes is amended
40		-	to read:
41		-	341.14 (1e) (a) If any resident of this state, who is reg-
42		-	istering or has registered a motorcycle, submits a state-
43		-	ment once every 4 years, as determined by the depart-
44		-	ment, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in
45		-	any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to
46		-	practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse
47		-	certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physi-
48		-	cian assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
49		-	from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a
50		-	chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state,
51		-	from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state,
52		-	from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state
53		-	and listed in the Christian Science journal, or from the
54		-	U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying to the
55		-	department that the resident is a person with a disability
56		-	that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department
57		-	shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled person a
58		-	plate of a special design in lieu of the plate which ordinar-
59		-	* 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
60		-	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 Senate Bill 964
61		-	ily would be issued for the motorcycle, and shall renew
62		-	the plate. The statement shall state whether the disability
63		-	is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion
64		-	of the physician, advanced practice nurse, public health
65		-	nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, chiropractor, physi-
66		-	cal therapist, practitioner, or U.S. department of veterans
67		-	affairs as to the duration of the disability. The plate shall
68		-	be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement offi-
69		-	cers of the fact that the motorcycle is owned by a disabled
70		-	person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified
71		-	in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration
72		-	fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plate.
73		-	SECTION 3. 341.14 (1m) of the statutes is amended to
74		-	read:
75		-	341.14 (1m) If any licensed driver submits to the
76		-	department a statement once every 4 years, as determined
77		-	by the department, from a physician licensed to practice
78		-	medicine in any state, from a public health nurse certified
79		-	or licensed to practice in any state, from an advanced
80		-	practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state,
81		-	from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice
82		-	in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any
83		-	state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiroprac-
84		-	tic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to prac-
85		-	tice in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner
86		-	residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science
87		-	journal certifying that another person who is regularly
88		-	dependent on the licensed driver for transportation is a
89		-	person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability
90		-	to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to the
91		-	licensed driver plates of a special design in lieu of the
92		-	plates which ordinarily would be issued for the automo-
93		-	bile or motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual pur-
94		-	pose farm truck having a gross weight of not more than
95		-	8,000 pounds, farm truck having a gross weight of not
96		-	more than 12,000 pounds or motor home, and shall renew
97		-	the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily
98		-	apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehi-
99		-	cle is operated by a licensed driver on whom a disabled
100		-	person is regularly dependent and is entitled to the park-
101		-	ing privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in
102		-	addition to the registration fee may be made for the
103		-	issuance or renewal of the plates. The plates shall con-
104		-	form to the plates required in sub. (1a).
105		-	SECTION 4. 341.14 (1q) of the statutes is amended to
106		-	read:
107		-	341.14 (1q) If any employer who provides an auto-
108		-	mobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or
109		-	dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not
110		-	more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross
111		-	weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home,
112		-	for an employee’s use submits to the department a state-
113		-	ment once every 4 years, as determined by the depart-
114		-	ment, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in
115		-	any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to
116		-	practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse
117		-	certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physi-
118		-	cian assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
119		-	from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a
120		-	physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, from
121		-	a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any
122		-	state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in
123		-	this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certi-
124		-	fying that the employee is a person with a disability that
125		-	limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall
126		-	issue and deliver to such employer plates of a special
127		-	design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be
128		-	issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The
129		-	plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law
130		-	enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is oper-
131		-	ated by a disabled person and is entitled to the parking
132		-	privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addi-
133		-	tion to the registration fee may be made for the issuance
134		-	or renewal of the plates. The plates shall conform to the
135		-	plates required in sub. (1a).
136		-	SECTION 5. 343.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to
137		-	read:
138		-	343.51 (1) Any person who qualifies for registration
139		-	plates of a special design under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m),
140		-	or (1q) or any other person with a disability that limits or
141		-	impairs the ability to walk may request from the depart-
142		-	ment a special identification card that will entitle any
143		-	motor vehicle parked by, or under the direction of, the
144		-	person, or a motor vehicle operated by or on behalf of the
145		-	organization when used to transport such a person, to
146		-	parking privileges under s. 346.50 (2), (2a), and (3). The
147		-	department shall issue the card at a fee to be determined
148		-	by the department, upon submission by the applicant, if
149		-	the applicant is an individual rather than an organization,
150		-	of a statement from a physician licensed to practice
151		-	medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse
152		-	licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public
153		-	health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state,
154		-	from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice
155		-	in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any
156		-	state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiroprac-
157		-	tic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to prac-
158		-	tice in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner
159		-	residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science
160		-	journal that the person is a person with a disability that
161		-	limits or impairs the ability to walk. The statement shall
162		-	state whether the disability is permanent or temporary
163		-	and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician, advanced
164		-	practice nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant,
165		-	podiatrist, chiropractor, physical therapist, or practi-
166		-	tioner as to the duration of the disability. The department
167		-	shall issue the card upon application by an organization
168		-	on a form prescribed by the department if the department
169		-	believes that the organization meets the requirements
170		-	under this subsection.
171		-	SECTION 6. 343.62 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is
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173		-	343.62 (4) (a) 4. The applicant submits with the
174		-	application a statement completed within the immedi-
175		-	ately preceding 24 months, except as provided by rule, by
176		-	a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state,
177		-	from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice
178		-	nursing in any state, from a physician assistant licensed
179		-	or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist
180		-	licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor
181		-	licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a phys-
182		-	ical therapist licensed to practice in any state, or from a
183		-	Christian Science practitioner residing in this state, and
184		-	listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that, in
185		-	the medical care provider’s judgment, the applicant is
186		-	physically fit to teach driving.
187		-	SECTION 7m.0Effective date.
188		-	(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 10th
189		-	month beginning after publication.
	13	+	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
	14	+	This bill authorizes physical therapists to certify to the Department of
	15	+	Transportation information necessary for a person to acquire a disabled parking
	16	+	plate or card.
	17	+	Under current law, a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability
	18	+	to walk may apply for and obtain from DOT special motor vehicle registration plates
	19	+	or a special identification card entitling a motor vehicle used by the person to certain
	20	+	parking privileges, including parking in spaces reserved for such vehicles. An
	21	+	application for the special plate or card must contain required information from a
	22	+	licensed physician, advanced practice nurse, public health nurse, physician
	23	+	assistant, podiatrist, chiropractor, Christian Science practitioner, or the U.S.
	24	+	Department of Veterans Affairs.
	25	+	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
	26	+	an appendix to this bill.
	27	+	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
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	34	+	SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 964
	35	+	SECTION 1. 341.14 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read:
	36	+	341.14 (1a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered an
	37	+	automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck
	38	+	which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a
	39	+	gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, submits a statement
	40	+	once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to
	41	+	practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice
	42	+	nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in
	43	+	any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
	44	+	from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to
	45	+	practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in
	46	+	any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed
	47	+	in the Christian Science journal certifying to the department that the resident is a
	48	+	person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department
	49	+	shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled person plates of a special design in
	50	+	lieu of plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the
	51	+	plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers
	52	+	of the fact that the vehicle is owned by a nonveteran disabled person and is entitled
	53	+	to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the
	54	+	registration fee shall be made for the issuance or renewal of such plates.
	55	+	SECTION 2. 341.14 (1e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
	56	+	341.14 (1e) (a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered
	57	+	a motorcycle, submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the
	58	+	department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an
	59	+	advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public
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	87	+	SECTION 2
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	89	+	health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant
	90	+	licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in
	91	+	any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a
	92	+	physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, from a Christian Science
	93	+	practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal, or from
	94	+	the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying to the department that the
	95	+	resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the
	96	+	department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled person a plate of a special
	97	+	design in lieu of the plate which ordinarily would be issued for the motorcycle, and
	98	+	shall renew the plate. The statement shall state whether the disability is permanent
	99	+	or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician, advanced practice
	100	+	nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, physical therapist,
	101	+	chiropractor, practitioner, or U.S. department of veterans affairs as to the duration
	102	+	of the disability. The plate shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement
	103	+	officers of the fact that the motorcycle is owned by a disabled person and is entitled
	104	+	to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the
	105	+	registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plate.
	106	+	SECTION 3. 341.14 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
	107	+	341.14 (1m) If any licensed driver submits to the department a statement once
	108	+	every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice
	109	+	medicine in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in
	110	+	any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state,
	111	+	from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a
	112	+	podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice
	113	+	chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state,
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	141	+	or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the
	142	+	Christian Science journal certifying that another person who is regularly dependent
	143	+	on the licensed driver for transportation is a person with a disability that limits or
	144	+	impairs the ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to the licensed
	145	+	driver plates of a special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued
	146	+	for the automobile or motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm
	147	+	truck having a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, farm truck having a gross
	148	+	weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or motor home, and shall renew the plates.
	149	+	The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the
	150	+	fact that the vehicle is operated by a licensed driver on whom a disabled person is
	151	+	regularly dependent and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50
	152	+	(2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or
	153	+	renewal of the plates. The plates shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).
	154	+	SECTION 4. 341.14 (1q) of the statutes is amended to read:
	155	+	341.14 (1q) If any employer who provides an automobile, or a motor truck, dual
	156	+	purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more
	157	+	than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000
	158	+	pounds or a motor home, for an employee's use submits to the department a
	159	+	statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician
	160	+	licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed
	161	+	to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to
	162	+	practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in
	163	+	any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a physical therapist
	164	+	licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic
	165	+	in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed
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	195	+	in the Christian Science journal certifying that the employee is a person with a
	196	+	disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall issue and
	197	+	deliver to such employer plates of a special design in lieu of the plates which
	198	+	ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates
	199	+	shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the
	200	+	vehicle is operated by a disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges
	201	+	specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee may be made
	202	+	for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The plates shall conform to the plates
	203	+	required in sub. (1a).
	204	+	SECTION 5. 343.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
	205	+	343.51 (1) Any person who qualifies for registration plates of a special design
	206	+	under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), or (1q) or any other person with a disability that limits
	207	+	or impairs the ability to walk may request from the department a special
	208	+	identification card that will entitle any motor vehicle parked by, or under the
	209	+	direction of, the person, or a motor vehicle operated by or on behalf of the
	210	+	organization when used to transport such a person, to parking privileges under s.
	211	+	346.50 (2), (2a), and (3). The department shall issue the card at a fee to be determined
	212	+	by the department, upon submission by the applicant, if the applicant is an
	213	+	individual rather than an organization, of a statement from a physician licensed to
	214	+	practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice
	215	+	nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in
	216	+	any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state,
	217	+	from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to
	218	+	practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in
	219	+	any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed
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	247	+	in the Christian Science journal that the person is a person with a disability that
	248	+	limits or impairs the ability to walk. The statement shall state whether the disability
	249	+	is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician, advanced
	250	+	practice nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, physical
	251	+	therapist, chiropractor, or practitioner as to the duration of the disability. The
	252	+	department shall issue the card upon application by an organization on a form
	253	+	prescribed by the department if the department believes that the organization meets
	254	+	the requirements under this subsection.
	255	+	SECTION 6. 343.62 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
	256	+	343.62 (4) (a) 4. The applicant submits with the application a statement
	257	+	completed within the immediately preceding 24 months, except as provided by rule,
	258	+	by a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice
	259	+	nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a physician assistant licensed
	260	+	or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state,
	261	+	from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical
	262	+	therapist licensed to practice in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner
	263	+	residing in this state, and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that, in
	264	+	the medical care provider's judgment, the applicant is physically fit to teach driving.
	265	+	(END)
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	283	+	18
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