By: West S.B. No. 1932
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility requirements for registration as an
interior designer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1053.155, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1053.155. APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION.
(a) An applicant for a certificate of registration must apply to
the board, on a form prescribed by the board, for admission to the
registration examination.
(b) An application for admission to the registration
examination must be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the
board that the applicant:
(1) has satisfied the educational and experience
eligibility requirements for taking the examination of the National
Council for Interior Design Qualification or a comparable
examination [graduated from an interior design educational program
recognized and approved by the board]; and
(2) has professional experience in the field of
interior design.
(c) The board shall adopt rules establishing standards for:
(1) the recognition and approval of interior design
educational programs; and
(2) the amounts and types of professional experience
necessary for registration examination eligibility.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.