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Professional License Fee Hikes Approved

Fees Were Last Raised In 2001

Updated: 10:17 pm CDT June 30,2009

The cost of being a barber, accountant, social worker and nurse is going up in Wisconsin.

Initial license and renewal costs for those and a host of other professionals were raised on Tuesday on an 11-5 vote by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee. A few professions will see a license fee drop, including auctioneer, real estate appraiser and time share salesperson.

Most of the 375,000 affected in 128 professions will see an increase. The state Department of Regulation and Licensing will collect about $6.2 million more over the next two years with the increases.

The last time the fees were raised was in 2001.

The initial fee for most occupations will go from $53 to $75. Renewal fees vary from $82 to $170. The new rates take effect Wednesday.

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