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2021 ASSEMBLY BILL 857
January 18, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives PENTERMAN, DITTRICH, EDMING,
MURPHY, MURSAU, WICHGERS and KNODL, cosponsored by Senators KOOYENGA
and STROEBEL. Referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.
1 AN ACT to amend 440.07 (title); and to create 440.07 (4) of the statutes; relating
2 to: examinations required for obtaining a credential.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the
examining boards attached to DSPS from requiring the passage of an examination
as a condition for obtaining a credential, other than examinations that are required
at the time the bill is enacted, unless a subsequent law specifically authorizes DSPS
or an examining board to require passage of the examination.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
3 SECTION 1. 440.07 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
4 440.07 (title) Examination standards and, services, and requirements.
5 SECTION 2. 440.07 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
6 440.07 (4) Neither the department nor any credentialing board or other board
7 in the department may require the passage of an examination as a condition for
8 obtaining a credential, other than an examination that is required on the effective
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ASSEMBLY BILL 857 SECTION 2
1 date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], unless a subsequent law specifically
2 authorizes requiring passage of the examination as a condition for obtaining the
3 credential.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 440.07(title), 440.07