Section A-E 2.045 - Retired credential status(1) The holder of a credential under ch. 443, Stats., may apply to the appropriate section of the board to classify the credential as retired status. The section shall classify the credential as retired status if all of the following requirements are met: (a) The credential holder completes an application on a form provided by the board.(b) The credential holder meets one of the following requirements:1. The credential holder is at least 65 years of age.2. The credential holder has actively maintained the credential issued by the section for at least 20 years, which need not be consecutive.(c) The credential holder certifies he or she has retired from and no longer engages in any activity in this state that requires a credential issued by the section. The certification under this paragraph is not required to be notarized.(2) Notwithstanding s. A-E 2.05, an individual who previously held a credential under ch. 443, Stats., and failed to renew the credential prior to the renewal date, may apply to the appropriate section of the board to renew the credential with retired status. A credential shall be renewed with retired status if all of the following requirements are met:(a) The individual completes an application on a form provided by the board.(b) The individual pays the fee under s. 443.015(1m) (d), Stats.(c) The individual meets one of the following requirements: 1. The individual is at least 65 years of age.2. The individual had actively maintained the credential issued by the section for at least 20 years, which need not be consecutive.(d) The individual certifies he or she has retired from and no longer engages in any activity in this state that requires a credential issued by the section. The certification under this paragraph is not required to be notarized.(3) The holder of a credential classified as retired status under sub. (1) or (2) may apply to the appropriate section of the examining board to remove the retired status classification. The section shall remove the retired status classification if the applicant satisfies the reinstatement requirements under s. A-E 2.05(2).(4) A credential classified as retired status under sub. (1) or (2) shall be renewed upon payment of the fee under s. 443.015(1m) (d), Stats.Wis. Admin. Code Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Registered Interior Designers A-E 2.045
Adopted by, CR 20-064: cr. Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6/1/2021