TITLE: Relating to eligibility requirements for registration as an interior designer.

SUMMARY: Relating to eligibility requirements for registration as an interior designer.

FULL TEXT:
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(b)(1), 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.