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| 1 | 1 | By: Lucio III H.B. No. 2721 | |
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| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to eligibility requirements for registration as an | |
| 7 | 7 | interior designer. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 1053.155(b)(1), Occupations Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 1053.155. APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION. | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) An applicant for a certificate of registration must apply to | |
| 13 | 13 | the board, on a form prescribed by the board, for admission to the | |
| 14 | 14 | registration examination. | |
| 15 | 15 | (b) An application for admission to the registration | |
| 16 | 16 | examination must be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the | |
| 17 | 17 | board that the applicant: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) has satisfied the educational and experience | |
| 19 | 19 | eligibility requirements for taking the examination of the National | |
| 20 | 20 | Council for Interior Design Qualification or a comparable | |
| 21 | 21 | examination. graduated from an interior design educational program | |
| 22 | 22 | recognized and approved by the board; and | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) has professional experience in the field of | |
| 24 | 24 | interior design. | |
| 25 | 25 | (c) The board shall adopt rules establishing standards for: | |
| 26 | 26 | (1) the recognition and approval of interior design | |
| 27 | 27 | educational programs; and | |
| 28 | 28 | (2) the amounts and types of professional experience | |
| 29 | 29 | necessary for registration examination eligibility. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |