Wisconsin Legislature: Amendment SA14-AB7

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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 14,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 7

May 17, 2011 - Offered by Senators Jauch, Erpenbach, Taylor, T. Cullen, S. Coggs,
Carpenter, Risser, Miller, Vinehout and Hansen.

AB7-SA14,1,21 At the locations indicated, amend the bill, as shown by assembly substitute
2amendment 2, as follows:

AB7-SA14,1,3 31. Page 65, line 15: after that line insert:

AB7-SA14,1,4 4" Section 116g. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB7-SA14,2,95 343.16 (3) (a) The department shall examine every applicant for the renewal
6of an operator's license once every 8 years. The department may institute a method
7of selecting the date of renewal so that such examination shall be required for each
8applicant for renewal of a license to gain a uniform rate of examinations. The
9examination shall consist of a test of eyesight. The department shall make
10provisions for giving such examinations at examining stations in each county to all
11applicants for an operator's license. During the calendar month immediately prior
12to an election, all examining stations shall be open for business on each Saturday and
13until at least 8 p.m. on at least one other day of each week. The person to be examined

1shall appear at the examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at
2such time and place as the department designates in answer to an applicant's
3request. In lieu of examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department
4a report of examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist,
5optometrist, or physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on
6an examination made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The
7report shall be on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The
8department shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to
9meet the current eyesight standards.

AB7-SA14, s. 116h 10Section 116h. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
1120 and 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB7-SA14,3,412 343.16 (3) (a) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (d), the department shall
13examine every applicant for the renewal of an operator's license once every 8 years.
14The department may institute a method of selecting the date of renewal so that such
15examination shall be required for each applicant for renewal of a license to gain a
16uniform rate of examinations. The examination shall consist of a test of eyesight.
17The department shall make provisions for giving such examinations at examining
18stations in each county to all applicants for an operator's license. During the
19calendar month immediately prior to an election, all examining stations shall be
20open for business on each Saturday and until at least 8 p.m. on at least one other day
21of each week. The person to be examined shall appear at the examining station
22nearest the person's place of residence or at such time and place as the department
23designates in answer to an applicant's request. In lieu of examination, the applicant
24may present or mail to the department a report of examination of the applicant's
25eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician licensed to practice

1medicine. The report shall be based on an examination made not more than 3 months
2prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be on a form furnished and in the
3form required by the department. The department shall decide whether, in each
4case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the current eyesight standards.".

AB7-SA14,3,5 52. Page 78, line 10: after "sections" insert "343.16 (3) (a),".

AB7-SA14,3,6 63. Page 78, line 10: delete "(5)" and substitute "(5),".

AB7-SA14,3,77 (End)