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AL HB440
Bill
Status
4/22/2010
Primary Sponsor
Marcel Black
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AI Summary
HB440 Summary
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Establishes the Alabama Interior Design Registration Act of 2010, creating the Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers and repealing the former Alabama State Board of Registration for Interior Design.
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Allows registered interior designers to submit sealed and stamped construction documents for commercial interior projects in spaces less than 5,000 contiguous square feet within buildings of 2,500 square feet or more.
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Creates a seven-member board composed of five practicing registered interior designers (appointed by district), one professional educator, and one consumer member, with all new appointments lasting four-year terms after the effective date.
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Requires applicants to demonstrate good ethical character, pass the NCIDQ examination or equivalent, meet education and experience requirements, and be at least 21 years of age for registration as a registered interior designer.
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Establishes penalties for unauthorized use of the title "registered interior designer" or stamping documents without proper credentials, making violations Class A misdemeanors, and allows administrative fines up to $2,000 for professional misconduct.
Legislative Description
Interior Designers, Alabama Board for Registered, established, State Board of Registration for Interior Design continued and renamed, board membership altered, registration, licensing, and regulation of interior designers, Alabama Interior Design Registration Act, Secs. 34-15C-1 to 34-15C-18, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-15B-1 to 34-15B-18, inclusive, repealed (2010-20336)
Interior Design, State Board of Registration for
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 4:25 p.m. on April 22, 2010.
4/22/2010