94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4709

 

Introduced 1/12/2006, by Rep. Angelo Saviano

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 310/6   from Ch. 111, par. 8206
225 ILCS 310/8   from Ch. 111, par. 8208

    Amends the Interior Design Title Act. Changes the number of members on the Board of Interior Design Professionals from 5 to 7. Removes a provision concerning initial Board appointments and the requirement that certain Board members be a member of the profession for a period of at least 5 years. Provides that a majority of Board members then appointed constitutes a quorum and that a majority vote of the quorum is required for a Board decision. Removes the grandfather provision from a Section concerning the requirements for registration under the Act. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Interior Design Title Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 6 and 8 as follows:
 
6     (225 ILCS 310/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8206)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
8     Sec. 6. Board of Interior Design Professionals. There is
9 created a Board of Interior Design Professionals to be composed
10 of persons designated from time to time by the Director, as
11 follows:
12     (a) Seven For the first year, 5 persons, 4 of whom are have
13 been interior designers, 2 of whom are registered residential
14 interior designers for a period of 5 years or more who would
15 qualify upon application to the Department under this Act to be
16 registered interior designers, and one public member. After the
17 initial appointments, each interior design member shall hold a
18 valid interior design registration. After the effective date of
19 this amendatory Act of 1994, 2 additional persons shall be
20 appointed to the Board who have been residential interior
21 designers for a period of 5 years or more and who would qualify
22 upon application under this Act to be registered as a
23 residential interior designer. After the initial appointments
24 of the 2 additional members, each residential interior designer
25 member shall hold a valid residential interior designer
26 registration. The Board shall annually elect a chairman.
27     (b) Terms for all members shall be 3 years. For initial
28 appointments, one member shall be appointed to serve for one
29 year, 2 shall be appointed to serve for 2 years, and the
30 remaining shall be appointed to serve for 3 years and until
31 their successors are appointed and qualified. Initial terms
32 shall begin on the effective date of this Act. For the initial

 

 

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1 appointments of the 2 additional members added by this
2 amendatory Act of 1994, one shall be appointed to serve for one
3 year and the other to serve for 2 years, and until their
4 successors are appointed and qualified. Partial terms over 2
5 years in length shall be considered as full terms. A member may
6 be reappointed for a successive term, but no member shall serve
7 more than 2 full terms.
8     (c) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
9 representation from the various geographic areas of the State.
10     (d) In making appointments to the Board, the Director shall
11 give due consideration to recommendations by national and state
12 organizations of the interior design profession and the
13 residential interior design profession, and shall promptly
14 give due notice to such organizations of any vacancy in the
15 membership of the Board. The Director may terminate the
16 appointment of any member for any cause, which in the opinion
17 of the Director, reasonably justifies such termination.
18     (e) A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not
19 impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and
20 perform all the duties of the Board. A majority of Board
21 members then appointed constitutes a quorum. A majority vote of
22 the quorum is required for a Board decision.
23     (f) The members of the Board shall each receive as
24 compensation a reasonable sum as determined by the Director for
25 each day actually engaged in the duties of the office, and all
26 legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attending the
27 meeting of the Board.
28     (g) Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
29 action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
30 activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
31 (Source: P.A. 88-650, eff. 9-16-94.)
 
32     (225 ILCS 310/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8208)
33     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
34     Sec. 8. Requirements for registration.
35     (a) Each applicant for registration shall apply to the

 

 

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1 Department in writing on a form provided by the Department.
2 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, each applicant shall
3 take and pass the examination approved by the Department. Prior
4 to registration, the applicant shall provide substantial
5 evidence to the Board that the applicant:
6         (1) is a graduate of a 5 year interior design program
7     from an accredited institution and has completed at least 2
8     years of full time diversified interior design experience;
9         (2) is a graduate of a 4 year interior design program
10     from an accredited institution and has completed at least 2
11     years of full time diversified interior design experience;
12         (3) has completed at least 3 years of interior design
13     curriculum from an accredited institution and has
14     completed 3 years of full time diversified interior design
15     experience;
16         (4) is a graduate of a 2 year interior design program
17     from an accredited institution and has completed 4 years of
18     full time diversified interior design experience; or
19         (5) holds a high school diploma or GED and has
20     completed 5 years of full time diversified residential
21     interior design experience.
22     (b) In addition to providing evidence of meeting the
23 requirements of subsection (a):
24         (1) Each applicant for registration as an interior
25     designer shall provide substantial evidence that he or she
26     has successfully completed the examination administered by
27     the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications.
28         (2) Each applicant for registration as a residential
29     interior designer shall provide substantial evidence that
30     he or she has successfully completed the examination
31     administered by the Council for Qualification of
32     Residential Interior Designers.
33     Examinations for applicants under this Act may be held at
34 the direction of the Department from time to time but not less
35 than once each year. The scope and form of the examination
36 shall conform to the National Council for Interior Design

 

 

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1 Qualification examination for interior designers and the
2 Council for Qualification of Residential Interior Designers
3 for residential interior designers.
4     Each applicant for registration who possesses the
5 necessary qualifications shall pay to the Department the
6 required registration fee, which is not refundable.
7     An individual applying for registration shall have 3 years
8 from the date of application to complete the application
9 process. If the process has not been completed in 3 years, the
10 application shall be denied and the fee forfeited. The
11 applicant may reapply, but shall meet the requirements in
12 effect at the time of reapplication.
13     (c) (Blank). If any applicant applies for registration
14 between January 1, 1993, and January 31, 1993, and had
15 completed by June 30, 1992 at least 8 years of full time,
16 diversified professional experience in interior design or a
17 combination of full time experience and interior design
18 education to equal 8 years, the applicant may be issued a
19 certificate of registration without examination. Registration
20 under this subsection shall be subject to the Board's
21 discretionary review of the experience qualification.
22     Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Act, anyone
23 who has submitted an application within 5 days after the
24 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994 and has completed
25 at least 15 years of full-time, diversified professional
26 experience in interior design may be issued a certificate of
27 registration without examination.
28     (c-5) If any applicant applies for registration as a
29 residential interior designer within one year after the
30 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994 and has completed
31 at least 5 years of full time, diversified professional
32 experience in residential interior design or a combination of
33 full time experience and residential interior design education
34 equal to 5 years, the applicant may be issued a certificate of
35 registration without examination. Registration under this
36 subsection shall be subject to the Board's discretionary review

 

 

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1 of the experience qualification.
2     (d) Upon payment of the required fee, which shall be
3 determined by rule, an applicant who is an architect licensed
4 under the laws of this State may, without examination, be
5 granted registration as an interior designer or residential
6 interior designer by the Department provided the applicant
7 submits proof of an active architectural license in Illinois.
8     (e) An interior designer registered under the laws of this
9 State may, without examination or re-application, use the title
10 "Residential Interior Designer".
11 (Source: P.A. 87-756; 87-1237; 87-1269; 88-45; 88-650, eff.
12 9-16-94.)
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.