Section 320.24. Adoption of standards.

 

(1)   Consent. Pursuant to s. 227.21 (2) , Stats., the attorney general has consented to the incorporation by reference of the standards listed in Tables 320.24-1 to 320.24-13.

(2)   Adoption of standards. The standards referenced in Tables 320.24-1 to 320.24-13 are incorporated by reference into this chapter.

(3)   Alternate standards.

(a) Alternate standards that are equivalent to or more stringent than the standards incorporated by reference in this chapter may be used in lieu of incorporated standards when approved by the department or if written approval is issued by the department in accordance with par. (b) .

(b)

1.

a. Upon receipt of a fee and a written request, the department may issue an approval for the use of the alternate standard.

b. The department shall review and make a determination on an application for approval within 40 business days of receipt of all forms, fees, and documents required to complete the review.

2. Determination of approval shall be based on an analysis of the alternate standard and the incorporated standard, prepared by a qualified independent third party or the organization that published the incorporated standard.

3. The department may include specific conditions in issuing an approval, including an expiration date for the approval. Violations of the conditions under which an approval is issued shall constitute a violation of this code.

4. If the department determines that the alternate standard is not equivalent to or more stringent than the standards incorporated by reference, the request for approval shall be denied in writing.

5. The department may revoke an approval for any false statements or misrepresentations of facts on which the approval was based. The department may re-examine an approved alternate standard and issue a revised approval at any time.

6. Fees for review of standards under this paragraph shall be submitted in accordance with ch. SPS 302 .

History: Cr. Register, November, 1979, No. 287 , eff. 6-1-80; am. (intro.) and (2), cr. (2m) and (2n), r. and recr. (4), Register, February, 1985, No. 350 , eff. 3-1-85; renum. (2m) to be (2k) and am., cr. (2m), Register, July, 1986, No. 367 , eff. 1-1-87; am. (intro.), (1), (2k) and (4), r. (2n), cr. (2p), (2s) and (3m), Register, January, 1989, No. 397 , eff. 2-1-89; am. (intro.), (1), (2), (2k), (2m), (2p), (2s), (3m), (4), (5), cr. (6), Register, March, 1992, No. 435 , eff. 4-1-92; r. and recr., Register, November, 1995, No. 479 , eff. 12-1-95; r. and recr., Register, January, 1999, No. 517 , eff. 2-1-99; renum. (1) to (14) to be (4) to (17), r. and recr. (intro.) and cr. (2) and (3), Register, September, 2000, No. 537 , eff. 10-1-00; renum. (1) to be (1) (a), (1) (b) to be (4) (b), (7) (f) to (i) to be (g) to (j), and (j) to (p) to be (L) to (r), cr. (1) (b), (7) (f), and (k), and am. (4) and (12), Register, March, 2001, No. 543 , eff. 4-1-01; CR 02-077 : am. (1) and (2), r. (4) to (17), cr. Tables 20.24-1 to 12 Register May 2003 No. 569 , eff. 8-1-03; CR 08-043 : am. Tables 1 to 3 and 6, r. Tables 4 and 10, renum. Tables 5, 7 to 9, 11 and 12 to be Tables 4, 9 to 11, 12 and 13 and am. 9, 10, 12 and 13, cr. Tables 5, 7 and 8 Register March 2009 No. 639 , eff. 4-1-09; EmR0826 : emerg. am. (1) and (2), cr. Table 14, eff. 10-1-08; CR 08-085 : am. (1) and (2), cr. Table 14 Register May 2009 No. 641 , eff. 6-1-09; CR 10-089 : r. Table 20.24-14 Register January 2011 No. 661 , eff. 2-1-11; CR 11-002 : am. Table 20.24-10 Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11; correction in (1), (2), (3) (b) 6. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; correction in (1), (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register August 2014 No. 704 ; CR 15-041 : am. (1), (2), Table 1, renum. Table 2 to 6m and am., am. Table 3 to 7, r. Table 8, am. Table 10 to 13 Register December 2015 No. 720 , eff. 1-1-16.

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Copies of the adopted standards are on file in the offices of the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies of the standards may be purchased, or are available for free, through the respective organizations or other information listed in Tables 320.24-1 to 320.24-13. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-1 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-3 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-4 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-5 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-6 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-6m - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-7 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-9 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-10 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-11 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-12 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 320.24-13 - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1