SLS 24RS-140 ENGROSSED
2024 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 257
BY SENATOR FOIL
INTERIOR DESIGNERS. Provides relative to board members and qualifications of the State
Board of Examiners of Interior Designers. (8/1/24)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:3173, relative to interior designers; to provide for board
3 members; to provide for terms of office of the members of the board; to provide for
4 board member qualifications; to provide for vacancies on the board; to provide for
5 terms and conditions; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 37:3173 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง3173. State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers; creation; qualifications;
9 appointment
10 A.(1) There is hereby created the State Board of Examiners of Interior
11 Designers within the office of the governor consisting of seven members appointed
12 by the governor from a list of names of qualified candidates submitted by the
13 board as follows:
14 (a) Six members shall be registered interior designers.
15 (b) One member selected from the public at-large.
16 (2) Each appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. Each
17 member shall be a registered interior designer and a citizen of Louisiana.
Page 1 of 4
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 257
SLS 24RS-140 ENGROSSED
1 (3)(a) Upon expiration of the terms of the members in office on January 1,
2 2000, the terms of members shall be for a period of four years or until the members'
3 successors have been appointed and have taken office.
4 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the
5 seven appointed members who are the successors to those members whose terms
6 expired at noon on January 1, 2004, shall serve for the following terms as designated
7 by the governor:
8 (i) One member appointed from the list submitted by the American Society
9 of Interior Designers shall serve a two-year term, the other shall serve a three-year
10 term, and the other shall serve a four-year term.
11 (ii) One member appointed from the list submitted by registered interior
12 designers whose registrations are in good standing shall serve a two-year term, the
13 other shall serve a three-year term.
14 (iii) One member appointed from a list submitted by the International Interior
15 Design Association shall serve a three-year term.
16 (iv) One member appointed from a list submitted by the Interior Design
17 Educators Counsel, Inc. shall serve a four-year term.
18 (v) Thereafter, all successive appointed members shall serve four-year terms
19 as provided in Subparagraph (A)(3)(a) of this Section.
20 B.(1) Three members of the board shall be selected from a list of nine names
21 from its membership submitted by the American Society of Interior Designers.
22 (2) Two members shall be selected from the list of licensed or registered
23 interior designers whose licenses are in good standing at the time of the appointment.
24 (3) One member shall be selected from a list of three names from its
25 membership submitted by the International Interior Design Association.
26 (4) One member shall be an interior design educator selected from a list of
27 three names submitted by the Interior Design Educators Counsel, Inc.
28 Each member shall hold the following qualifications:
29 (1) Each registered interior designer member shall:
Page 2 of 4
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 257
SLS 24RS-140 ENGROSSED
1 (a) Be an interior designer registered in the state whose registration is in
2 good standing.
3 (b) Be a resident of the state.
4 (c) Possess a National Council for Interior Designer Qualification
5 certificate.
6 (d) Have provided interior design services as a registered interior
7 designer for at least five years prior to appointment to the board.
8 (2) The public member shall represent the health, safety, and welfare of
9 consumers of the state and shall:
10 (a) Be a resident of the state.
11 (b) Not be an immediate family member as defined in the Code of
12 Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq., of any registered interior designer.
13 C. The term of each member of the board shall be for a period of four
14 years or until a member's successor has been appointed and taken office.
15 D. Each vacancy shall be filled in the manner of original appointment except
16 that a list of names shall be submitted for each vacancy arising under the categories
17 designated under Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection B of this Section.
18 D. E. Prior to entering upon the discharge of his duties, each member of the
19 board shall subscribe to and file with the secretary of state the constitutional oath of
20 office.
21 E. F. The board shall select annually from among its members a chairman
22 and such other officers as it deems necessary.
23 F. G. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
24 of business, but no action shall be taken without at least four votes in accord.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Xavier I. Alexander.
DIGEST
SB 257 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Foil
Present law creates the State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers within the office of
the governor consisting of seven members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the
Senate.
Page 3 of 4
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 257
SLS 24RS-140 ENGROSSED
Present law provides that the seven members of the board will serve four-year terms, or until
their successors are appointed to take office.
Proposed law maintains a seven member board.
Present law provides that the seven member board shall consist of the following:
(1)Three members of the board shall be selected from a list of nine names from its
membership submitted by the American Society of Interior Designers.
(2)Two members shall be selected from the list of licensed or registered interior
designers whose licenses are in good standing at the time of appointment.
(3)One member shall be selected from a list of three names from its membership
submitted by the International Interior Design Association.
(4)One member shall be an interior design educator selected from a list of three names
submitted by the Interior Design Educators Counsel, Inc.
Proposed law deletes present law as it relates to the selection of members and provides that
the seven member board shall consist of six registered interior designers and one member
selected from the public appointed by the governor from a list of names of qualified
candidates submitted by the board.
Proposed law requires that the six registered interior designers appointed to the board shall
be in good standing with the board, reside in the state, possess a NCIDQ certification, and
have provided interior design services as a registered interior designer for at least five years
prior to being appointed to the board.
Proposed law requires that the one member from the public appointed to the board shall
represent the health, safety and welfare of consumers in the state and be a resident in the
state and shall not be an immediate family member of any registered interior designer.
Proposed law provides that the terms for all members of the board shall be for a period of
four years or until members' successors have been appointed and have taken office.
Proposed law provides the procedure to fill board member vacancies.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 37:3173)
Page 4 of 4
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.