SB 6194-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Provides that, in order to safeguard human health, safety, and property, and to promote public welfare, any person in either a public or private capacity using the title of interior designer shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified under the provisions of this act.

Provides that an applicant may qualify for registration as an interior designer if the applicant pays any applicable fee established by the department and shows to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant: (1)(a) Has a current certificate number issued by the national council for interior design qualification; and (b) Has six years combined work experience and formal education in interior design. At a minimum, there must be two years of formal education in interior design; or

(2) Provides the department, by July 1, 2007, with proof of fifteen years of work experience as an interior designer and either two years of formal education in interior design or a current certificate number issued by the national council for interior design qualification prior to the effective date of this act.

Declares that a person who violates a provision of this act or a rule adopted under it is guilty of a misdemeanor and may also be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each offense.