Wisconsin § 440.042 - Advisory committees.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 440.042 — Advisory committees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 440.042. Advisory committees.
440.042(1) (1) The secretary may appoint persons or advisory committees to advise the department and the boards, examining boards, and affiliated credentialing boards in the department on matters relating to the regulation of credential holders. A person or an advisory committee member appointed under this subsection shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for his or her actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties. 440.042(2) (2) Any person who in good faith testifies before the department or any examining board, affiliated credentialing board or board in the department or otherwise provides the department or any examining board, affiliated credentialing board or board in the department with advice or information on a matter relating to the regulation of a person holding a credential is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in testifying or otherwise providing such advice or information. The good faith of any person specified in this subsection shall be presumed in any civil action and an allegation that such a person has not acted in good faith must be proven by clear and convincing evidence. 440.042 History History: 1993 a. 16 ss. 3269 , 3299 ; 1993 a. 107 ; 1997 a. 156 ; 1999 a. 32 ; 2005 a. 292 ; 2015 a. 192 .
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 440.042 cover?
Section 440.042 ("Advisory committees.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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