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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 615

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prohibiting fingerprinting in connection with professional credentials issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services or an examining board or affiliated credentialing board, except as provided in the statutes, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)

and examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards under DSPS administer

Wisconsin's professional credentialing laws. Current law requires DSPS to obtain

fingerprints from the following persons:

1. An applicant for a private detective license or private security permit.

2. An applicant for a juvenile martial arts instructor permit.

3. An applicant for or a holder of numerous other professional credentials in

connection with an investigation by DSPS concerning whether an applicant or

credential holder has been charged with or convicted of a crime.

Those fingerprints may be submitted by the department of justice to the federal

bureau of investigation to verify the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtain

records of the person's criminal history, if any.

This bill prohibits DSPS or an examining board or affiliated credentialing

board from requiring that an applicant for or a holder of a professional credential

issued by DSPS or a board submit fingerprints in connection with that credential,

except as described above with respect to DSPS. The bill also requires that DSPS

promulgate rules that establish the criteria DSPS will use to determine whether an

investigation concerning a credential applicant's or credential holder's arrest or

conviction record is necessary.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Litjens (R) , Severson (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Steineke (R) , Weininger (R)

1 cosponsors

Galloway (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Severson, Litjens, Steineke, Spanbauer and Weininger;Cosponsored by Senator Galloway

  2. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs

  3. Mar 7, 2012 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs and referred to committee on Health pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1