Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Public Instruction
Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses
Subchapter XI - Professional Misconduct
Section PI 34.097 - Definitions

(1) "Applicant" means a person who applies for or seeks to renew a license from the state superintendent.

(2) "Hearing examiner" means the person designated to preside over a contested case hearing, making findings of fact, conclusions of law, and issue a proposed decision and order to the state superintendent.

(3) "Immoral conduct" has the meaning given in s. 115.31(1) (c), Stats.

(4) "Incompetence" or "incompetent" means a pattern of inadequate performance of duties or the lack of ability, legal qualifications or fitness to discharge required duties, and which endangers the health, welfare, safety or education of any pupil.

(5) "License holder" or "licensee" means a person holding a license or having the right to renew a license.

(6) "Reinstatement" means restoring all of the rights and privileges associated with a license.

(7) "Restrict" means to impose conditions and requirements upon the license holder, and to limit the scope of the licensee's practice.

(8) "Revoke" means to terminate all of the rights and privileges associated with a license.

(9) "State superintendent" means that state superintendent of public instruction or a designee.

(10) "Suspend" means to completely and absolutely withdraw and withhold for a period of time all rights, privileges, and authority previously conferred by a license.