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2019 SENATE BILL 764
January 30, 2020 - Introduced by Senators FEYEN and JACQUE, cosponsored by
Representatives SCHRAA and PETRYK. Referred to Committee on Local
Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development.
1 AN ACT relating to: modifying an administrative rule of the Department of
2 Safety and Professional Services regarding renewal of a registered electrician
3 enrollment for a youth apprentice.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill modifies a rule of the Department of Safety and Professional Services
to create an exception to the continuing education requirement for a youth
apprentice who is enrolled as a registered electrician.
Under current law, no person may install, repair, or maintain electrical wiring
unless the person is licensed as an electrician or enrolled as a registered electrician
by DSPS. Under current rules of DSPS, a person who is enrolled as a registered
electrician may renew his or her enrollment if the person obtains at least 24 hours
of continuing education prior to the expiration of the one-year term of the
enrollment.
Under the bill, a person who is enrolled in a youth apprenticeship program
approved by the Department of Workforce Development may renew his or her
enrollment as a registered electrician without completing the continuing education
that applies to other registered electricians.
For 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:
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SENATE BILL 764 SECTION 1
1 SECTION 1. SPS 305.45 (2) (c) 2. of the administrative code is amended to read:
2 SPS 305.45 (2) (c) 2. The renewal of an enrollment as a registered electrician
3 shall be contingent upon the registered electrician obtaining at least 24 hours of
4 acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the enrollment as
5 specified in s. SPS 305.08 and Table 305.06, except as provided in subd. subds. 3. and
6 3m.
7 SECTION 2. SPS 305.45 (2) (c) 3m. of the administrative code is created to read:
8 SPS 305.45 (2) (c) 3m. The continuing education requirements under subd. 2.
9 do not apply to a person who is enrolled in a youth apprenticeship program under s.
10 106.13, Stats., that includes installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring.
11 SECTION 3.0Initial applicability.
12 (1) This act first applies to an application to renew an enrollment as a
13 registered electrician that expires on the effective date of this subsection.
14 SECTION 4.0Effective date.
15 (1) Notwithstanding s. 227.265, this act takes effect on the day after
16 publication.
17 (END)