SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Reported from the Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing March 9, 2006 with recommendation that House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1244 Do Pass by Consent. Referred to the Committee on Rules pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f).
STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 324.409, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to interior designers.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 324.409, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 324.409, to read as follows:
324.409. 1. To be a registered interior designer, a person:
(1) Shall take and pass or have passed the examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification or an equivalent examination approved by the council. In addition to proof of passage of the examination, the application shall provide substantial evidence to the council that the applicant:
(a) Is a graduate of a five-year or four-year interior design program from an accredited institution and has completed at least two years of diversified and appropriate interior design experience; or
(b) Has completed at least three years of an interior design curriculum from an accredited institution and has completed at least three years of diversified and appropriate interior design experience; or
(c) Is a graduate of a two-year interior design program from an accredited institution and has completed at least four years of diversified and appropriate interior design experience; or
(2) May qualify who is currently registered pursuant to sections 327.091 to 327.171, RSMo, and section 327.401, RSMo, pertaining to the practice of architecture and registered with the council. Such applicant shall give authorization to the council in order to verify current registration with sections 327.091 to 327.171, RSMo, and section 327.401, RSMo, pertaining to the practice of architecture.
2. Verification of experience required pursuant to this section shall be based on a minimum of [five] two client references, business or employment verification and [five] three industry references, submitted to the council.
3. The council shall verify if an applicant has complied with the provisions of this section and has paid the required fees, then the council shall recommend such applicant be registered as a registered interior designer by the council.
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