Wisconsin Legislature: 1997 Wisconsin Act 178

Date of enactment: April 27, 1998
1997 Assembly Bill 256 Date of publication*: May 11, 1998

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1995-96: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

1997 WISCONSIN ACT 178

An Act to amend 36.25 (32) (a) 1. and 2. and 346.925 (1) of the statutes; relating to: tractor and machinery operation safety training and certification.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

178,1 Section 1 . 36.25 (32) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

36.25 (32) (a) 1. Develop curriculum and materials for a tractor and machine operation safety training course for minors persons who are at least 12 years of age but under 18 years of age that is equivalent to the requirements, other than age, specified under 29 CFR 570.70 to 570.72.

2. Perform instructor training and coordination necessary to provide a statewide program of tractor and machinery operation safety training to minors persons who are at least 12 years of age but under 18 years of age and certification of minors persons successfully completing such training.

178,2 Section 2 . 346.925 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

346.925 (1) After April 30, 1996, no No person may direct or permit a child under the age of 16 years to operate a farm tractor or self-propelled implement of husbandry on the highway unless the child has been certified under s. 36.25 (32) (a) 2. as successfully completing a tractor and machinery operation safety training course that is equivalent to the requirements, other than age, specified under 29 CFR part 570.70 to 570.72.