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SB 363 was approved by the Governor on Sunday, October 12, 2003.
The Senate Business & Professions Committee has
extended the Certified Interior Designers law in California until January 1, 2007.
7/16/03: SB 363 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee. (AYES 20. NOES 1.)
is scheduled for hearing on July 16, 2003 in .
7/1/03 - SB 363 passed out of the Assembly Business and Professions Committee
without amendment. Ayes: 13 Noes: 0. The Committee agreed with CLCID's position to leave the bill as it was originally with slight modifications to the
requirements for education and experience qualifications. The bill will be re-referred to the Appropriations Committee.
Sincere thanks go to all members and supporters of the California Legislative Coalition for Interior Design's position and for all the letters and contacts made by your members.
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6/10/03: SB 363 is in the Assembly Committee on Business and Professions and is scheduled for
hearing on July 1, 2003. SB 363 remains intact as it left the Senate (no amendments other than the Joint Legislative Sunset Review Committee staff recommendations).
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5/23/03 SB 363 passed out of the Senate May 22nd without amendment. The
language remains as it wa on April 24th although amendments are being discussed as the bill moves through the Assembly. CLCID will continue to be actively involved as the
bill moves along. We will keep members informed about potential amendments and scheduled hearings.
5/20/03 SB 363, which includes the five original recommendations from the Joint
Legilative Sunset Review Committee staff, moved out of the Senate Committee on Appropriations May 19, 2003. The ammendments proposed by CIDA are not in the bill.
The Senate Business and Professions Committee staff expect SB 363 to move off the
Senate floor and to the Assembly on May 29, 2003.
As of 5/20/03 staff is not intending to amend the bill before is leaves the Senate. However, this is always subject to change.
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5/16/03 - CLCID initiated a meeting that was held on May 15, 2003 for representatives
from CLCID and CIDA to met with Senate Business and Profession staff (staff), regarding SB 363(Figueroa), the bill which would extend the CID sunset and clarify
California's CID Title Act. The meeting's primary purpose was to discuss CLCID and CIDA positions on the Joint Legislative Sunset Review Committee recommendations.
CLCID took a neutral position on the original Joint Legislative Sunset Review Recommendations to SB 363 in order to allow the various Interior Design
Organizations the opportunity to state their individual positions on the exam issues. On May 5, 2003 all Interior Design Organizations testified in support of codification of
the all exams as proposed by the Business and Professions committee.
Amendments currently under discussion to the CID Title Act are the following:
Business and Professions staff agreed that the word competency should be removed from the Title Act. Staff will seek a verbal and written opinion from Legislative Counsel
whether it is appropriate to keep language about protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public in a Title Act. CLCID and CIDA agreed that if the language is
appropriate for a California Title Act, it should be included. In the event that Legislative Counsel's opinion finds that the language is not appropriate in a Title Act, then we will
work together through CCIDC to include appropriate reference to the expectations for Certified Interior Designers.
CIDA agreed with proposed amendments by CLCID that would strike all reference to
specific accrediting bodies other than to recognize an interior design program accredited by any accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of
Education or the Commission on Higher Education Accrediting.
However, concern was raised by staff whether such an amendment would limit
inclusion of architectural school graduates who also met the other specified standards necessary to become a CID. CLCID representatives agreed to talk to their members to
see if there were any cases where CIDs had been accredited by the NAAB but had not completed some form of interior design program. This issue will be discussed again at our next meeting.
An additional statute may be needed to provide that certification as a CID establishes that the designer has met specified education, experience and examination
requirements. Staff had concerns over the word Certification as CIDs in California are not State Certified, and in fact, it is an unfair business practice to say that you are
state certified. Discussion ensued over the current use in the code of the word certified and a number of alternative words that could be used. Staff will work with
Legislative Counsel to review the draft amendment and make a determination or modify the language, while keeping the same intent. CLCID and CIDA representatives agreed
to continue to work together and with staff through adoption of these amendments.
The likely timeline and next steps are as follows:
May 15th CLCID and CIDA agree on the concepts to clarify California's CID Title Act.
May 19th SB 363(Figueroa) goes to Senate Appropriations
May 22nd SB 363 likely to be heard on Senate Floor
Week of May 25th Follow-up meeting with CLCID and CIDA and staff to agree
on remaining issues described June 24th SB 363 likely to be heard, with amendments as agreed, in Assembly Business and Professions Committee
We will continue to work with staff to meet the above timeline and have
mutually agreed to support these changes as agreed. With this team working together, we are confident of the passage of SB 363.
CLCID members want to ensure the rights of Interior Designers to practice by acting as a united voice as well as support the highest level of professional standards for the interior design profession.
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