FIRST REGULAR SESSION
[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]
SENATE BILL NO. 492
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2003
1701S.01T
AN ACT
To repeal section 324.409, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to commercial interior designers.
Section A. Section 324.409, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 324.409, to read as follows: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 commercial 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) [Within twenty-four months of August 28, 1998, a person may qualify for registration by providing substantial evidence to the council that the applicant:
(a) Has passed the full examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification or an equivalent state examination approved by the council and has a minimum of six years of interior design experience acceptable to the council;
(b) Has passed or intends to take and pass within the next twelve months the building and barrier-free portion of the examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification or an equivalent state codes examination approved by the council and has provided satisfactory evidence of having used or been identified by the title, interior designer, and has diversified and appropriate experience totaling a minimum of ten years; or
(c) Has taken and passed the building and barrier-free portion of the examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification or an equivalent state codes examination approved by the council, and has passed the American Institute of Interior Designers accreditation examination; or
(3)] 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 client references, business or employment verification and five 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 commercial interior designer by the council.