Legislative Alert!
Restrictive interior design practice act
Revised Monday, May 26, 2008
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SB 1312 is a restrictive interior design practice act
You will NOT "automatically" be grandfathered and you could be fined up to $10,000.00 for doing the work you already do.
Say "NO" to SB 1312 TODAY!
Please FAX "key" Senators and YOUR Senator today, asking
for a "NO" vote because your practice is threatened. (sample letter below)
Notice on grandfathering
If you want to practice Registered Interior Design (as
defined in the bill and call yourself a "registered interior designer"), then the only way you can do this is to pass the NCIDQ exam that is required for entry into ASID. Based on the NCIDQ
qualifications to sit for the exam, you have to have an appropriate number of college level units from an institution they accredit and complete an internship. Industry experience does not count. It will be difficult to
grandfather under these conditions if you want to be a registered interior designer.
Read CCIDC's Statement on SB 1312
www.ccidc.org/eNews/sb_1312.html
- FAX IMMEDIATELY "key" Senators and YOUR Senator asking for a "NO" vote.
- PHONE YOUR Senator on Tuesday, May 27, asking for a "NO" vote.
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Letter (below) |
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May 26, 2008
TO: Senator NAME ______,
FAX: FAX#
_____RE: Opposition to SB 1312 (Yee) – Interior Design Practice Act SB 1312 would create a restrictive practice act
to control who can practice "registered" interior design in California and discriminate against thousands of existing interior designers and students
who are currently enrolled in college interior design programs. I oppose SB 1312 because:
- Despite what the proponents say, this bill is a restrictive interior design practice act that would deny access to practice
registered interior design to current interior designers who have professional experience but who didn't graduate from specific schools.
- This bill will duplicate the voluntary Certified Interior Design regulation
already in place since 1992 which has certified 4,300 designers in this state.
- SB 1312 will add unnecessary cost and administrative overhead
to the interior design industry that must be passed on to the consumer. The California Architects Board, who will be called upon to administer this bill, estimates SB 1312 will cost $1.4 million to administer plus $600,000 in one time start-up costs.
- There is no public health or safety issue
that demands enactment of a restrictive practice act. The 1996 Sunset Review Committee concluded this fact.
- Local Building Codes do not restrict interior designers from submitting design plans
to local building officials. Local officials already have authority to require an architect or engineer to stamp plans where necessary, but nothing in the California laws or Codes prohibits interior designers from submitting plans.
- SB 1312 is not needed to protect local building officials from liability
– existing provisions of the Government Code already provides this protection.
For these reasons, I respectfully request that you vote no when SB 1312 is presented on the Senate Floor. Sincerely,
YOUR NAME,
BUSINESS and/or ASSOCIATION NAME,
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The following organizations are opposed or concerned about the impact of SB 1312. |
California Building Officials (CALBO)
Community College League of California-Letter: www.ccleague.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3645
National Kitchen and Bath Association – California Chapters (NKBA)
American Institute of Architects – (AIA California Council)
California Architects Board (CAB)
California Legislative Coalition for Interior Design (CLCID)
Los Rios Community College District
Interior Design Society (IDS)
Western Home Furnishings Association
Lumber Association of California & Nevada
National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)
International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA)
American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD)
The Home Depot
California Retailers Association
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SB 1312
hundreds of successful small businesses and corporations by restricting practice, not to mention loss of California tax revenue and costs over a million dollars to operate.
Slights
the competency of California building departments to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public – it has been and always will be the individual policy set by each jurisdiction or agency of building officials to accept or deny plans.
Ignores
the established and effective interior design certification board (CCIDC) that connects the public with qualified Certified Interior Designers at no cost to the taxpayer.
Promotes exclusivity of practice to a small group of interior
designers ultimately developing a caste system based upon an out-of-state exam.
And creates a barrier to entry
for our graduating interior designers who have passed critical competencies in their chosen profession.
There has been no public outcry or substance for this legislation.
Proponents say this is strictly a voluntary registration. But SB 1312 reads "The bill would prohibit a person from engaging
in the practice of registered interior design without a registration." This means that it will be devastating to the majority of California interior designers.
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