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Following Speed Improvements, State Licensing Agency Wants Longterm Funding

Following Speed Improvements, State Licensing Agency Wants Longterm Funding

Stimulus funding will run out next year, imperiling continued operation of DSPS.

Department of Safety and Professional Services Celebrates National Building Safety Month by Establishing Sustainable Building Council, Opening Applications
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Department of Safety and Professional Services Celebrates National Building Safety Month by Establishing Sustainable Building Council, Opening Applications

The Wisconsin Advisory Council on Building Sustainability will advise state code councils on opportunities to enhance community resilience, encourage innovation, and incentivize use of clean energy in residential and commercial construction.

Wisconsin Joins National Effort to Grow and Retain Health Care Workforce
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Wisconsin Joins National Effort to Grow and Retain Health Care Workforce

Multiple states collaborate to address worker shortages

Department of Safety and Professional Services Announces Q&A Sessions on LicensE
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Department of Safety and Professional Services Announces Q&A Sessions on LicensE

LicensE is the department’s new online, self-guided license application platform.

Workforce Innovation Grant helps youth discover career path
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Workforce Innovation Grant helps youth discover career path

Collaboration between schools, employers and Boys & Girls Clubs aims to positively engage teens in the workforce

New DSPS Military Pathways Grant Program Opens for Applications
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New DSPS Military Pathways Grant Program Opens for Applications

The grants of up to $50,000 are designed to help educational institutions develop formal pathways that allow military training to satisfy some occupational licensing requirements.

Creating a workforce to build healthier communities
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Creating a workforce to build healthier communities

With help from Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant, UW-Eau Claire, Mayo Clinic, and others hope to train new generation of health care workers, teachers

Governor Tony Evers Tours Stratatech production facility with DSPS Secretary Dawn Crim, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank
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Governor Tony Evers Tours Stratatech production facility with DSPS Secretary Dawn Crim, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank

The company that grew from a UW–Madison discovery in 1996 is manufacturing StrataGraft, a synthetic skin-graft replacement material for burn victim treatment

Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Awarded $1.6 million to Combat Opioid Abuse, Expand Access
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Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Awarded $1.6 million to Combat Opioid Abuse, Expand Access

Grant will primarily benefit providers in rural and underserved areas of Wisconsin

DSPS Announces New Partnership with MTX Group to Modernize Licensing with Salesforce and mavQ Technology
Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin to Join the Bloomberg Opioids Overdose Prevention Initiative
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Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin to Join the Bloomberg Opioids Overdose Prevention Initiative

Bloomberg Philanthropies expands initiative to five new states, commits additional $120 million to reduce overdose deaths in U.S.

DSPS Announces Partnership with Google Cloud, MTX to Modernize Occupational Licensing Operations
DSPS Launches Workforce Study with Dentist and Dental Hygienist Renewals
DSPS Secretary Dawn Crim Assembles Mass Timber Task Force, Looks to Distinguish the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code
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DSPS Secretary Dawn Crim Assembles Mass Timber Task Force, Looks to Distinguish the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code

The task force will meet virtually and is expected to generate a set of mass timber guidelines by year end.

DSPS Co-hosts Mass Timber Roundtable in Milwaukee, Continues Work to Expand Allowable Use of Mass Timber in Wisconsin Commercial Buildings
DSPS Secretary Crim Again Lowers Fees; New Schedule Goes into Effect July 1
The Department of Safety and Professional Services Celebrates Building Safety Month
DSPS Secretary-designee Dawn Crim Visits Wisconsin Mass Timber Company, Explores Environmental and Economic Impact of Updated Mass Timber Code Provisions
Several State Occupational Boards Support COVID-19 Vaccination, CDC Guidance
Department of Safety and Professional Services to Launch New Submission Portal for Elevator and Commercial Building Customers
DSPS to Resume Enforcement of Fire Sprinkler Requirement in Multi-Family Dwellings
DSPS Budget Lowers Licensing Fees, Invests in Veterans, Fire Prevention, Clean Water, and Efforts to Curb Opioid Epidemic
Evers Names 30 Equity Council Members

Evers Names 30 Equity Council Members

Governor’s Advisory Council on Equity and Inclusion appointees include leaders from nonprofits, tribes, churches, community groups.

Representative Stubbs Issues Statement Kicking Off Black History Month
COVID-19 Response, Plan Review Process Improvements, PDMP Accolades Among Year-End Highlights for Department of Safety and Professional Services
State Clears Unemployment Claims Backlog

State Clears Unemployment Claims Backlog

Evers promotes Amy Pechacek to secretary designee of Department of Workforce Development.

New Agreement Creates Licensing Reciprocity for Wisconsin Auctioneers in Ohio
Controlled Substances Board to Hear Testimony from Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement on Dangerous Drug Activity
Gov. Evers, DSPS Secretary-designee Crim Announce Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Awarded Nearly $2 Million Grant
DSPS Secretary-designee Dawn Crim Joins Cap Times Ideas Fest and Wisconsin Leadership Summit, Launches Agency Diversity Initiative
Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary-designee Dawn Crim Names Donna Moreland Deputy Secretary
Award-Winning Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Changes Prescribing Culture, Drives Down Opioid and Controlled Substance Prescribing
Gov. Evers Issues Order to Provide Flexibility for Various Professions during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Gov. Evers Issues Order to Expedite Expansion, Enhance Efficiency of Healthcare Workforce   
Another Evers Cabinet Pick Under Fire

Another Evers Cabinet Pick Under Fire

Republicans won’t approve Dawn Crim, Secretary of the Department of Safety and Professional Services.

Nearly $1 Million in Clean Water Grants Awarded by Department of Safety and Professional Services
DSPS Secretary-Designee Crim Announces Additional Leadership Team Appointments
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DSPS Secretary-Designee Crim Announces Additional Leadership Team Appointments

Crim said she would announce additional appointments as they are made.

DSPS Secretary-Designee Crim Announces Leadership Team Appointments
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DSPS Secretary-Designee Crim Announces Leadership Team Appointments

Crim said she would announce additional appointments as they are made.

Evers Taps Barca, Former Obama Official

Evers Taps Barca, Former Obama Official

Rep. Barca will run revenue department, Andrea Palm will run Health Services.

Statement by IBEW Local 494 Business Manager on Cabinet Appointments to Secretaries of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services and Wisconsin Workforce Development
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Statement by IBEW Local 494 Business Manager on Cabinet Appointments to Secretaries of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services and Wisconsin Workforce Development

"Dawn brings a wide range of expertise on licenses and regulations issues and will be a very valuable asset for the Evers administration and for policymaking in Wisconsin."

Governor-elect Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Barnes Announce Cabinet Members
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Governor-elect Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Barnes Announce Cabinet Members

"This talented group of leaders will help our administration address the issues Wisconsin residents asked us to focus on."