Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 1 - TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 5 - REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS › Subchapter A - SCOPE; DEFINITIONS › Section 5.5 - Terms Defined Herein

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words, terms, and acronyms, when used in this
					 chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) The Act--The
				  Interior Designers' Registration Law.
(2) Administrative Procedure Act (APA)--Texas
				  Government Code §§
										2001.001 et
				  seq.
(3) APA--Administrative
				  Procedure Act.
(4) Applicant--An
				  individual who has submitted an application for registration or reinstatement
				  but has not yet completed the registration or reinstatement process.
(5) Architectural Barriers Act--Texas
				  Government Code, Chapter 469.
(6)
				  Architectural Interior Construction--A building project that involves only the
				  inside elements of a building and, in order to be completed, necessitates the
				  "practice of architecture" as that term is defined in 22 Texas Administrative
				  Code §
										1.5.
(7) Barrier-Free Design--The design of a
				  facility or the design of an alteration of a facility which complies with the
				  Texas Accessibility Standards, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair
				  Housing Accessibility Guidelines, or similarly accepted standards for
				  accessible design.
(8) Board--Texas
				  Board of Architectural Examiners.
(9) Cancel, Cancellation, or Cancelled--The
				  termination of a Texas Interior Design registration certificate by operation of
				  law two years after it expires without renewal by the
				  certificate-holder.
(10)
				  Candidate--An individual that is seeking registration by examination but has
				  not yet completed the examination or application process.
(11) CEPH--Continuing Education Program
				  Hour(s).
(12) Chair--The member of
				  the Board who serves as the Board's presiding officer.
(13) CIDQ--The Council for Interior Design
				  Qualification.
(14) Construction
				  Documents--Drawings; specifications; and addenda, change orders, construction
				  change directives, and other Supplemental Documents prepared for the purpose(s)
				  of Regulatory Approval, permitting, or construction.
(15) Consultant--An individual retained by a
				  Registered Interior Designer who prepares or assists in the preparation of
				  technical design documents issued by the Registered Interior Designer for use
				  in connection with the Registered Interior Designer's Construction
				  Documents.
(16) Contested Case--A
				  proceeding, including a licensing proceeding, in which the legal rights,
				  duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined by a state agency after
				  an opportunity for adjudicative hearings.
(17) Continuing Education Program Hour
				  (CEPH)--At least fifty (50) minutes of time spent in an activity meeting the
				  Board's continuing education requirements.
(18) Council for Interior Design
				  Qualification (CIDQ)--An organization comprised of regulatory boards from the
				  United States and Canada which administers the NCIDQ examination.
(19) Delinquent--A registration status
				  signifying that a Registered Interior Designer:
(A) has failed to remit the applicable
				  renewal fee to the Board; and
(B)
				  is no longer authorized to use the title "Registered Interior Designer" in
				  Texas.