Wis. Stat. § 20.165 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.165
Safety and professional services, department of.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated to the department of safety and professional services for the following programs:

(1) Professional regulation and administrative services.

(a) General program operations — executive and administrative services. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations.

(g) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the licensing, rule making, and regulatory functions of the department, other than the licensing, rule-making, and credentialing functions of the medical examining board and the affiliated credentialing boards attached to the medical examining board and except for preparing, administering, and grading examinations. Ninety percent of all moneys received under chs. 440 to 480 , except ch. 448 and ss. 440.03 (13) , 440.05 (1) (b) , 458.21 , and 458.365 , less $10 of each renewal fee received under s. 452.12 (5) ; all moneys transferred from the appropriation under par. (i) ; and all moneys received under s. 440.055 (2) , shall be credited to this appropriation.

(gm) Applicant investigation reimbursement. Ninety percent of all moneys received from applicants for credentials under s. 440.03 (13) , for the purpose of conducting investigations under s. 440.03 (13) .

(h) Technical assistance; nonstate agencies and organizations. All moneys received from counties, cities, villages, towns, national or regional organizations of state licensing agencies, similar licensing agencies in other states, national or regional accrediting associations, and nonprofit organizations for technical assistance provided under s. 440.03 (2) .

(hg) General program operations; medical examining board; interstate medical licensure compact; prescription drug monitoring program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the licensing, rule-making, and regulatory functions of the medical examining board and the affiliated credentialing boards attached to the medical examining board, except for preparing, administering, and grading examinations; for any costs associated with the interstate medical licensure compact under s. 448.980 , including payment of assessments under s. 448.980 (13) (a) ; and for the controlled substances board’s operation of the prescription drug monitoring program under s. 961.385 . Ninety percent of all moneys received for issuing and renewing credentials under ch. 448 shall be credited to this appropriation. All moneys received from the interstate medical licensure compact commission under s. 448.980 shall be credited to this appropriation.

(i) Examinations; general program operations. Ninety percent of all moneys received under s. 440.05 (1) (b) for the purposes of preparing, administering and grading examinations. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c) , any unencumbered balance in this appropriation account, excluding any amount specified by the secretary of administration that is reserved for the payment of future employee compensation or fringe benefit costs, at the end of each fiscal year which exceeds 30 percent of the estimated amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that fiscal year shall be transferred to the appropriation account under par. (g) .

(im) Boxing and unarmed combat sports; enforcement. Fifty percent of all moneys received in forfeitures imposed under s. 444.14 , for enforcement of ch. 444 .

(jm) Nursing workforce survey administration. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for administrative expenses related to distributing a nursing workforce survey to applicants for renewal of credentials under s. 441.01 (7) . All moneys received from the fee under s. 441.01 (7) (a) 2. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Annually, there is transferred from this appropriation account to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (km) all moneys received from the fee under s. 441.01 (7) (a) 2. that are not appropriated to this appropriation account.

(jr) Proprietary school programs. The amounts in the schedule for the examination and approval of proprietary school programs under s. 440.52 . Ninety percent of all moneys received from the issuance of solicitor’s permits under s. 440.52 (8) and from the fees under s. 440.52 (10) and all moneys received from the fees under s. 440.52 (13) (d) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

(jt) Student protection. All moneys received from fees received under s. 440.52 (10) (c) 4. , for the purpose of indemnifying students, parents, or sponsors under s. 440.52 (10) (a) and for the purpose of preserving under s. 440.52 (11) the students records of schools, as defined in s. 440.52 (11) (a) 2. , that have discontinued their operations.

(jv) Closed schools; preservation of student records. All moneys received from fees collected under s. 440.52 (11) (d) to be used for the administrative costs of taking possession of, preserving, and providing copies of student records of schools, as defined in s. 440.52 (11) (a) 2. , that have discontinued their operations.

(k) Technical assistance; state agencies. All moneys received from other state agencies for technical assistance provided under s. 440.03 (2) .

(ka) Sale of materials and services — local assistance. All moneys received from the department or other state agencies for providing materials and services as local assistance.

(kb) Sale of materials and services — individuals and organizations. All moneys received from the department or other state agencies for providing materials and services to individuals and organizations.

(kc) Sale of materials or services. All moneys received from the department or other state agencies for providing materials and services.

(ke) Transfer of unappropriated balances. All moneys transferred from program revenue and program revenue — service appropriation accounts under 1995 Wisconsin Act 116 , section 7 (1) (b) , for the purpose of funding the transfer under 1995 Wisconsin Act 116 , section 7 (1) (a) .

(m) Federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 for technical assistance provided under s. 440.03 (2) or to carry out other purposes for which made and received.

(n) Federal aid, local assistance. All moneys received from the federal government, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 , for local assistance.

(o) Federal aid, individuals and organizations. All moneys received as federal aid, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 , for aids to individuals and organizations.

(pz) Indirect cost reimbursements. All moneys received from the federal government as reimbursement of indirect costs of grants and contracts for the purposes authorized in s. 16.54 (9) (b) .

(s) Wholesale drug distributor bonding. As a continuing appropriation, all moneys received under s. 450.071 (5) and deposited in the fund created under s. 25.315 , for securing payment of fees or costs that relate to the issuance of a license to engage in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs.

(2) Regulation of industry, safety and buildings.

(a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety under chs. 101 , 107 , and 145 and ss. 167.10 and 167.27 .

(g) Gifts and grants. All moneys received as gifts or grants relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety to carry out the purposes for which made.

(ga) Publications and seminars. All moneys received from fees collected under s. 101.02 (18) for the delivery of publications and seminars under s. 101.02 (18) .

(gb) Local agreements. All moneys received through contracts or financial agreements for provision of services to local units of government or local organizations relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety, for the purpose of providing the services.

(h) Local energy resource system fees. The amounts in the schedule to cover the cost of the seal and the cost of examining systems under s. 101.175 (5) . All moneys received under s. 101.175 (5) shall be credited to this appropriation.

(j) Safety and building operations. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of chs. 101 and 145 and ss. 167.35 , 236.12 (2) (ap) , 236.13 (1) (d) and (2m) , and 236.335 . All moneys received under ch. 145 and ss. 101.178 , 101.19 , 101.63 (9) , 101.654 (3) , 101.73 (12) , 101.82 (4) , 101.955 (2) , 167.35 (2) (f) , and 236.12 (7) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

(ka) Interagency agreements. All moneys received through contracts or financial agreements for provision of services to other state agencies relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety, except moneys appropriated under par. (kd) or (ks) , for the purpose of providing the services.

(kd) Administrative services. The amounts in the schedule for administrative and support services for programs administered by the department relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety. All moneys received by the department from the department under this subsection, except for moneys directed to be deposited under par. (ks) , as payment for administrative and support services for programs administered by the department shall be credited to this appropriation.

(ks) Data processing. All moneys received from data processing services provided internally relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety to be used to meet the costs associated with the services.

(L) Fire dues distribution. All moneys received under ss. 101.573 (1) and 601.93 , less the amounts transferred to par. (La) and s. 20.292 (1) (gm) and (gr) , for distribution under s. 101.573 . The amount transferred to par. (La) shall be the amount in the schedule under par. (La) . The amount transferred to s. 20.292 (1) (gm) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.292 (1) (gm) . The amount transferred to s. 20.292 (1) (gr) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.292 (1) (gr) .

(La) Fire prevention and fire dues administration. The amounts in the schedule for administrative expenses under ss. 101.14 , 101.141 and 101.573 . All moneys transferred from par. (L) to this appropriation shall be credited to this appropriation. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a) , the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation under par. (L) .

(m) Federal funds. All federal moneys received as authorized under s. 16.54 relating to the regulation of industry, buildings, and safety, except as otherwise appropriated under this subsection, for the purposes of the programs administered by the department.

(ma) Federal aid-program administration. All moneys received from the federal government, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 , to fund the state’s administrative costs for general program operations relating to the regulation of industry, buildings and safety under chs. 101 , 107 , and 145 and ss. 32.19 to 32.27 , 167.10 , and 167.27 .

(q) Groundwater — standards; implementation. From the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule to develop groundwater standards and implement ch. 160 .

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1973 c. 90 , 156 , 333 ; 1975 c. 39 ; 1977 c. 29 , 400 , 418 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1979 c. 175 s. 53 ; 1979 c. 221 s. 2202 (45) ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1989 a. 31 , 307 ; 1991 a. 167 , 269 , 315 ; 1993 a. 16 , 102 , 490 ; 1995 a. 27 , 461 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 , 111 ; 2011 a. 32 ss. 447 to 476 , 478 , 480 to 484 , 486 to 488 , 494 to 495 ; 2011 a. 146 ; 2013 a. 20 , 358 ; 2015 a. 55 , 116 , 277 ; 2017 a. 59 ss. 202e , 202g , 226 to 228 ; 2017 a. 113 , 331 ; 2019 a. 9 ; 2019 a. 49 s. 1 ; 2021 a. 67 ss. 2 , 2d ; 2023 a. 19 ss. 472g , 472r .