THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
/
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
STATE BOARD FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS
1411 Broadway (between 39th & 40th Streets) Tenth Floor – Manhattan
&
89 Washington Ave - Albany
Friday May 10, 2024 ~ 10:30a - 1:00p
OPEN SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
Note: Open Session agenda included as Packet page
1
WELCOME AND
INTRODUCTIONS
PPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES
2024-02-09 Board Meeting – Packet pages 2-5
BOAR
D OFFICE REPORT
Board Member Roster
Update
Registered Li
censees
(Jan 1, 2024): 341
N
ew Licensees in 2024 (April 16, 2024)
: 1
20
24 CIDQ Annual Meeting (November 7-9, 2024 – Chicago, Il
)
Joint Outreach with CIDQ:
o N
YIT (February 13, 202
4)
o R
IT (March 4, 202
4)
NY 11+
Annual Student Exhibition Closing Reception Panel (April
25, 2024)
STEA
M DAY OUTREACH FEEDBACK – Packet page 6
NYSED COMPED AND PEPR PROGRAM OVERVIEW PRESENTATION – Packet pages 7-10
CID TITLE – Packet page 11
INTERIOR DESIGNER CERTIFICATION - BILL A.9500 (McDonald) / S.9064
(Hoylman-Sigal)
Bill Summary and Justification – Packet pages 12
-13
Bill Text –
Packet pages 14-1
5
Sta
te Education Law – Article 161 – Interior Design – Packet pages 16-1
8
Commissioner’s Regulations – Part 52 – Registration of Curricula – Packet pages 19-20
Com
missioner’s Regulations – Sub-Part 79-3 – Interior Design – Packet pages 21-2
3
NCIDQ Exa
mination Eligibility Pathways – Packet page
24
NEXT BOARD MEETING
Friday, September 27, 2024 – 10:30a – NYC/Al
bany
AD
JOURNMENT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
/ THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
STATE BOARD FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS
1411 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 &
89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234
February 9, 2024
~ 10:30 am ~
OPEN SESSION MINUTES
Primary Board Members Present:
• P. Durante (Chair), Certified Interior Designer
• R. Alweis, P.E.
• E. Fisher, Ph.D., Certified Interior Designer
• R. Novak, Certified Interior Designer, arrived at 10:40 A.M.
• D. Mallin, R.A. (remote in Albany, NY)
• H. Galutera, Certified Interior Designer
Extended Board Members Present:
• None
Board Members Absent:
• A. Randazzo (Vice Chair), Certified Interior Designer
• R. Betz, R.A.
Guests:
• L. Earley, Esq. – Associate Director, Government and Public Affairs – ASID, left at 12:20 P.M.
• M. Merola - Director of Advocacy – IIDA, left at 12:20 P.M.
• E. Lu - IIDA NY Advocacy Committee and a co-founder of the Alliance of Design and
Construction Professionals (ADCP), left at 12:20 P.M.
• M. Lomanto, President - ASID New York Metro Chapter, left at 12:20 P.M.
• M. Barusch - Director, Government Affairs and Advocacy – CIDQ Council for Interior Design
Qualification, left at 12:20 P.M.
• T. Buchan – Lobbyist - Park Strategies, left at 12:20 P.M.
• C. Folts, CID – VP Advocacy, IIDA NY, left at 12:20 P.M.
• M. Jacobson, ASID, left at 12:00 P.M.
Board Office Personnel:
• E. Greppo, P.E. – Executive Secretary (ES)
• K Fitzgerald – Associate in Professional Education
1. Call to Order – Open Session
ES Greppo called the Open Session to order at 10:31 A.M.
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2. Welcome and Introductions
Board members, Board office personnel, and guests provided brief introductions.
3. Meeting Minutes
The Open Session meeting minutes from October 20, 2023, were reviewed.
requesting formal NYSED input on any matters, they may formally contact the Government and
Relations Unit.
The discussions primarily pertained to the NYS eligibility requirements for the Certified Interior
Designer title. Per M. Barush, the basis of eligibility requirements for license or registration of
Interior Design in most of the United States are the NCIDQ (prerequisite) examinations. The vast
majority of regulated jurisdictions model their own state eligibility requirements for their state title or
license after the eligibility requirements for the NCDIQ examination. NY and KY are the only states
Motion – Fisher/Galutera: Approve October 20, 2023, meeting minutes.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. Executive Secretary Board Office Report
• In 2023, 14 applicants were licensed in New York State. NYSED had not yet posted the 2023
end-of-year tally of registered licensees in interior design. There were 336 licensees as of July
2023.
• The Public Board Member is the only current Board vacancy. The Board Office is seeking
nominations of people who meet the statutory criteria.
• ES noted that the ethics training is an annual requirement for all primary board members.
Trainings for 2024 have not yet been scheduled. Additionally, there are no Office of Professional
Discipline new Board Member trainings scheduled at this time.
• NYSED participated in STEAM Day on November 8, 2023 with social media outreach. The
target audience was potential future professionals. Board Members may contribute suggested
edits to the media for the 2024 STEAM day.
• The 2023 CIDQ Annual Meeting was held from November 10
th
through November 12
th
in
Louisville, KY. ES will email Board members the links to the presentation materials offered at
the conference. At the annual meeting, the proposed revised CIDQ Board structure was tabled.
• The 2024 CIDQ Annual Meeting will be held from November 7
th
to November 9
th
in Chicago, IL.
It is the association’s 50
th
anniversary.
• There have been no updates regarding the Certified Interior Decorator C.I.D. appellation and any
conflicts it may have with the Certified Interior Designer title.
• There are no legislative or budget updates identified that would directly impact Interior Design.
• ES has begun conversations with CIDQ to explore the possibility of directly accepting experience
and/or transcript data from CIDQ.
5. Briefings and Conversation with CIDQ, ASID and IIDA
The Board meeting focused on briefings, discussions, and Q & A with the association guests listed on
page 1 of the meeting minutes. The briefings served to inform the Board of priority initiatives within
each association. The Board took no positions and the ES reminded Board members and guests that
the Board for Interior Design is advisory to the Board of Regents. If associations are interested in
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that have different requirements. In New York, the codified differences occur at both the statutory
and regulatory level. The associations indicated that a bill may be introduced in the next quarter with
the intention to align NYS and NCIDQ education/experience requirements.
Comments were expressed from numerous guests and Board members that they’ve witnessed
competent interior designers in New York State that do not qualify for licensure under the current
statutory and regulatory structure. Other comments were expressed related to the statutory description
of the practice of interior design, stamp/seal privileges, and continuing education.
M. Barush reported that there are 1606 NCIDQ certificate holders who report NYS as their residence.
Of those, 765 have active NCIDQ certificates. CIDQ will be increasing the continuing education
requirements for certificate holders to 10 hours a year in unregulated jurisdictions (effective April 1,
2024). Of the required 10 hours, five must pertain to health, safety, and welfare. M. Lomanto
commented that ASID also requires continuing education. NYS NCIDQ certificate holders will need
to maintain the new continuing education requirements to utilize the NCIDQ appellation. However,
since NYS does not require continuing education for certified interior design licensees, the new
requirement has no bearing on the “Certified Interior Designer” title. Currently, among states with
interior design regulations, NY and ME are reputedly the only ones that do not require continuing
education. CIDQ will attempt to obtain the number of registered interior designers (active and
inactive) in other states compared to the number of NCDIQ certificate holders.
CIDQ is conducting a model legislation language update. This update process is anticipated to
continue through 2024. This process will include solicit CIDQ member Board feedback.
The Practice Overlap Task Force coordinated thru the Interorganizational Council on Regulation
(ICOR) is developing guidance on how to regulate overlapping practice between the professions of
architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture and surveying. The Task Force
intends to develop uniform guidelines and definitions for competent overlap of practice that can be
adopted as the recommended definitions in model law and national guidance issued by the ICOR
organizations (NCEES, CIDQ, NCARB & CLARB).
6. Portal Information
The ES discussed the new CIDQ portal which, among other things, catalogs NCIDQ certificate
holders. The portal may be used my member states to export information (e.g., email addresses). The
Board office may utilize this tool for outreach to certificate holders in NYS to provide information on
licensure. ES will provide draft template email with Board Members for review and feedback.
7. Outreach and Advocacy Update
CIDQ reaches out annually to post-secondary institutions to provide presentations on their certificate
processes. The ES will pair up this outreach effort by speaking about the NYS Interior Design
licensure process with students from New York Institute of Technology (February 13, 2024, 1-2 P.M)
and Rochester Institute of Technology (March 4, 2024, 5-6 P.M.). Potential future outreach discussed
includes the NY11+ (April 2024) and IIDA NY Leaders Breakfast. A draft presentation template will
be circulated to Board Members for review and comments.
8. 2024 Board Meetings
The remaining 2024 Interior Design Board meeting dates were chosen and are tentatively scheduled
for May 10 and September 27 in New York City.
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9. Example Applicant Transcript Review
A briefing was provided on an applicant applying for Interior Design licensure with Architecture
education. The regulatory requirements for Interior Design may have been met through that
education, but it cannot be demonstrated because the courses were taken many years ago, and the
post-secondary institutions do not have the corresponding course syllabi available for NYSED
internal review.
10. Adjournment for Executive Session
Motion – Alweis/Galutera: Move adjourn at 12:58 P.M.
PASSED UNAMINMOUSLY.
Respectfully Submitted,
Eric Greppo, PE
Executive Secretary
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New York State Education Department
Office of the Professions
Division of Professional Education
Professional Education Program Review (PEPR)
Bureau of Comparative Education (CompEd)
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Professional Education Program Review (PEPR)
• The Professional Education Program Review office (PEPR) is responsible for the review and
registration of new professional education programs and changes to existing professional education
programs. This includes licensure qualifying programs as well as post-professional programs and
other related programs. In addition to the program registration role, PEPR also serves as a USDE
recognized accreditor for certain nursing programs and is responsible for handling complaints against
professional programs.
• PEPR is part of the Office of Profession’s Division of Professional Education, along with the Bureau of
Comparative Education.
• PEPR reviews proposals for programs related to the 55 licensed professions in New York. While most
proposals are completed through desk reviews, site visit are conducted as needed to ensure the
proper facilities and resources are in place for the program to be effectively offered.
• Currently there are 19 licensure qualifying interior design programs.
• When fully staffed PEPR consists of 1 supervisor, 3 associates in professional education, 3 associates in
nursing education, 1 assistant in professional education, and 2 administrative support staff.
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Bureau of Comparative Education (CompEd)
Background
The Division of Licensing Services can be traced back to 1906, first under the Office of Higher
Education before becoming its own office – the Office of the Professions. The role of the Bureau of
Comparative Education can be traced back to 1943 and has evolved many times until it became its
own bureau in April 1990. In 2007, both CompEd and PEPR merged under the Division of
Professional Education, strengthening its collaboration.
CompEd’s role has always been to evaluate applications involving international or “nontraditional”
education. “Nontraditional” education is currently defined as programs that are not registered in
NYS (through PEPR) or are not accredited by specific accrediting bodies accepted for licensure-
qualifying purposes. CompEd staff have specialized training in both U.S. and international
educational systems.
Currently CompEd has 21 staff members: 14 educational evaluators, in groups supervised by 4 lead
evaluators, 2 support staff members, and an Assistant Director.
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Bureau of Comparative Education (CompEd)
Process
The CompEd evaluation process begins with the receipt of files from the applicable processing unit in Division of
Professional Licensing Services (DPLS). The processing unit determines if an applicant’s education requires a CompEd
review and collects all required documentation needed for this evaluation, before forwarding the file.
Evaluations are conducted based on requirements found in regulations. Some require:
• Specific content listed in individual licensing sections of the regulations
• Specific content equivalent to NYS registered program – found in Part 52 of the regulations
CompEd staff must be aware of licensing requirements, as well as requirements for registered programs for each
profession.
Some professions also have preprofessional education and/or post professional education requirements (ex.
Dentistry)
If the education is deficient, staff reaches out to the applicant to notify them of our findings and to provide them with
options for meeting the requirements. These options depend on the profession and regulatory requirements. The
file will stay with CompEd until either the applicant meets the educational requirements or withdraws and obtains a
refund.
While Board offices have no direct authority over educational evaluations conducted by CompEd, CompEd may reach
out to specific Board offices if we come across unique situations where clarification of regulatory intent is needed.
The Board Secretary may be able to respond directly or may refer to Board members for guidance before responding
to CompEd.
When education is approved, an evaluation sheet is completed, and the file forwarded either to the processing unit or
Board office for the next steps in the licensing process.
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Hello Member Board Administrators (MBA):
Trying this new tool to poll the field on a matter I raised in the previous CIDQ MBA
community forum: The Certified Interior Decorator certificate and appellation (C.I.D.) is
offered through CID International (cidinternational.org). In New York, the protected title
is Certified Interior Designer and many in the Interior Design industry may colloquially
also utilize the appellation of C.I.D.
More than one of our Board members are concerned with the potential public
confusion and misleading nature of the the CID International appellation and the New…
See more
Like Comment 3 comments
Member Board Executi...
Mar 26
has not dealt with this issue. Our title is “Certified Interior
Designer,” as well.
Like Reply
Member Board Executi...
Mar 21
also uses Registered Interior Designer since 1984.
My board still sees it as an issue, but since ‘CID’ Certified Interior
Decorator was trademarked in 1997, there doesn’t seem to be anything
that can be done about it.
Like Reply
Member Board Executi...
Mar 20
Hi, Eric.
uses the title Registered Interior Designer since the registration
began in 2006.
Thanks,
Like Reply
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2023-S9 064 (ACT IVE) - S UMMARY
Relates to the educational and examination requirements for certification as a certified
interior designer; provides an exemption from the education requirements for architects
licensed under article one hundred forty-seven of the education law.
2023-S9 064 (ACT IVE) - S PONSOR ME MO
BILL NUMBER: S9064
SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the requirements for
certification for certified interior designers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To align New York requirements for the certification of interior design-
ers with those of a national certification organization for interior
design professionals.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends § 8305 of the education law to align education, experi-
ence, and examination requirements for the certification of interior
designers with those of a national certification organization for inte
-
rior design professionals, provided that such certifying organization is
approved by the commissioner. This section also allows the Board to
exempt licensed architects from the requirements of the statute.
Section 2 Provides an effective date of January 1st after the date on
which it becomes a law, provided that the addition and/or repeal of any
rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on
or before such effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
To be eligible in New York State for registration as a Certified Interi-
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or Designer, practitioners must take and pass the NCIDQ Exam, the
nationally recognized examination for the interior design profession.
NCIDQ Certificate Holders must undergo formal education, thousands of
hours of paid, supervised experience, and an internationally recognized,
eleven-hour certification exam to prepare for protecting the health,
safety, and welfare of the public in practice.
NCIDQ Certificate holders are highly qualified to independently design
nonloadbearing, non-seismic, and non-structural interior design elements
in code-regulated spaces. However, some NCIDQ Certificate holders,
despite having passed the exam and thus demonstrating minimal competence
to protect the public, are not eligible for the New York State Certified
Interior Designer title.
Currently, New York is one of two states that require more education and
experience to acquire the state-protected title than is required to be
eligible to sit for the NCIDQ Exam. As part of the eligibility require
-
ments for the Certified Interior Designer title, New York State even
specifies educational content requirements, such as color theory, that
not all NCIDQ Certificate holders may receive, despite having passed the
exam and established themselves as being minimally qualified and compe
-
tent. As a result, qualified practitioners who passed the exam and would
be eligible for registration in most other regulated jurisdictions
cannot become Certified Interior Designers in New York State.
This legislation would update statutory qualification requirements for
certified interior designers with those of the NCIDQ, and remove barri
-
ers to entry for certification for many otherwise qualified interior
designers already working in New York.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date upon which it shall have become a law. Provided, however, that
effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of any rule or regu
-
lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.
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________________________________________________________________________
STATE OF NEW YORK
9064
IN SENATE
April 15, 2024
___________
Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the requirements for
certification for certified interior designers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 8305 of the education law, as added by chapter 905
2 of the laws of 1990, paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 as amended by chap-
3 ter 653 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
4 § 8305. Requirements for certification. 1. To qualify for certif-
5 ication to use the title "certified interior designer", an applicant
6 shall fulfill all the following requirements:
7 (a) Application: file an application with the department;
8 (b) Education: have [received at least seven years of professional
9 training consisting of academic study and work experience relating to
10 interior design and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
11 These seven years shall contain at least two but not more than five
12 years of post secondary education, including an associate degree or the
13 equivalent, in an approved program of interior design] met the educa-
14 tional requirements required to sit for an examination offered by a
15 national certifying organization for interior design professionals,
16 provided that such certifying organization is approved by the commis-
17 sioner;
18 (c) Experience: have met experience [satisfactory to the board and in
19 accordance with the commissioner's regulations] requirements deemed
20 necessary to sit for an examination offered by a national certifying
21 organization for interior design professionals provided that such certi-
22 fying organization is approved by the commissioner;
23 (d) Examination: (1) pass an examination satisfactory to the board in
24 accordance with the commissioner's regulations, and (2) [pass a separate
25 examination satisfactory to the board relative to the fire, safety and
26 building codes of the state] provide a verification from a national
27 certifying organization for interior design professionals that an appli-
28 cant has passed an examination offered by such certifying organization
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14803-01-4
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for interior design professionals, and that the applicant is a certif-
icate holder in good standing from such certifying organization for
interior design professionals, provided that such certifying organiza-
tion is approved by the commissioner;
(e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
(f) Citizenship: meet no requirements as to United States citizenship;
(g) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the depart-
ment; and
(h) Fees: pay a fee of three hundred dollars to the department for
admission to the two department conducted examinations and for an
initial license, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for each reexamina-
tion, a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license
for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examina-
tion, and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registra-
tion period.
2. On recommendation of the board, the department may exempt:
(a) from the requirement of subparagraph one of paragraph (d) of
subdivision one of this section, an applicant who holds a license of
certification to practice as an interior designer issued to [him or her]
the applicant upon examination by a legally constituted board of examin-
ers in any other state or political subdivision of the United States,
provided that at the time the license or certificate was issued by such
state or political subdivision the applicant met the requirements of
paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section for certification to
use the title "certified interior designer" established by this article;
[or]
(b) from the requirements specified in paragraph (b) of subdivision
one of this section provided the applicant submits, prior to January
first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, satisfactory evidence that the
applicant has [held himself or herself out as] presented the applicant
to be an interior designer and has prepared interior design documents in
accordance with the requirements set forth in section eighty-three
hundred three of this article for a minimum of seven years, has received
a secondary school diploma or equivalent, and has passed the examina-
tions required under paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this
section[.]; or
(c) from the requirements of subparagraph one of paragraph (b) of
subdivision one of this section, an architect licensed under article one
hundred forty-seven of this chapter.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective imme-
diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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§8300 Application.
This article applies to the use of a title by a certified interior designer. The general provisions for all professions contained in
article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.
§8301 Use of the title "certified interior designer".
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Only a person certified pursuant to this article may use the title "certified interior designer". Authorization contained within this
article to use the title "certified interior designer" shall not be construed to permit the practice of engineering, as described in
article one hundred forty-five of this title, or the practice of architecture, as described in article one hundred forty-seven of this
title, by persons not otherwise authorized to engage in such practices.
§8302 Signature of a certified interior designer.
All original final interior design documents, plans and specifications, prepared by a certified interior designer or by a full-time or
part-time subordinate employed under his or her supervision, shall be manually signed by the certified interior designer.
§8303 Definition of practice of interior design.
For the purposes of this article, the practice of interior design is defined as rendering or offering to render services for a fee or
other valuable consideration, in the preparation and administration of interior design documents (including drawings, schedules
and specifications) which pertain to the planning and design of interior spaces including furnishings, layouts, fixtures, cabinetry,
lighting, finishes, materials, and interior construction not materially related to or materially affecting the building systems, all of
which shall comply with applicable laws, codes, regulations, and standards. The scope of work described herein shall not be
construed as authorizing the planning and design of engineering and architectural interior construction as related to the
building systems, including structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning or mechanical systems and shall
not be construed as authorizing the practice of engineering or architecture as described in article one hundred forty-five or one
hundred forty-seven of this title. The interior design plans as described above are not to be construed as those required to be
filed with local municipalities or building departments as required by the state education law regulating the practices of
architecture or engineering.
§8304 State board for interior design.
1. A state board for interior design shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner for
the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of certification and professional conduct in
accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall be composed of nine members, four of whom
shall be interior designers certified in this state, two of whom shall be licensed architects who practice primarily interior
design in this state, one who shall be a professional engineer in this state with an expertise in interior design, one who shall
be a full-time interior design educator in this state and one who shall be the public representative. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the members of the first board who are interior designers need not be certified prior to their appointment to
the board.
2. Two interior designers and a licensed architect who practices primarily interior design shall serve initial five year terms. Two
interior designers and a professional engineer with an expertise in interior design shall serve initial four year terms. One
licensed architect who practices primarily interior design, the interior design educator, and the public representative shall
serve initial two year terms. Following the establishment of the initial membership of the board, all succeeding
appointments shall be for five year terms. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of
such member's terms in accordance with the provisions of this section.
§8305 Requirements for certification.
1. To qualify for certification to use the title "certified interior designer", an applicant shall fulfill all the following
requirements:
a. Application: file an application with the department;
b. Education: have received at least seven years of professional training consisting of academic study and work
experience relating to interior design and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations. These seven years shall
contain at least two but not more than five years of post secondary education, including an associate degree or the
equivalent, in an approved program of interior design;
c. Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
d. Examination:
1. pass an examination satisfactory to the board in accordance with the commissioner's regulations, and
2. pass a separate examination satisfactory to the board relative to the fire, safety and building codes of the state;
e. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
f. Citizenship: meet no requirements as to United States citizenship;
g. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department; and
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h. Fees: pay a fee of three hundred dollars to the department for admission to the two department conducted
examinations and for an initial license, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for each reexamination, a fee of one hundred
thirty-five dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination,
and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration period.
2. On recommendation of the board, the department may exempt:
a. from the requirement of subparagraph one of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, an applicant who
holds a license of certification to practice as an interior designer issued to him or her upon examination by a legally
constituted board of examiners in any other state or political subdivision of the United States, provided that at the
time the license or certificate was issued by such state or political subdivision the applicant met the requirements of
paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section for certification to use the title "certified interior designer"
established by this article; or
b. from the requirements specified in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section provided the applicant submits,
prior to January first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, satisfactory evidence that the applicant has held himself or herself
out as an interior designer and has prepared interior design documents in accordance with the requirements set
forth in section eighty-three hundred three of this article for a minimum of seven years, has received a secondary
school diploma or equivalent, and has passed the examinations required under paragraph (d) of subdivision one of
this section.
§8306 Limited permits.
1. On recommendation of the board, the department may issue a limited permit, valid for a period of two years and
renewable once on the recommendation of the board, for use of the title "certified interior designer" in accordance with
this article by one who is not a resident of this state and has no established business in this state. This individual shall:
a. be qualified to practice or engage, under such title, in the practice of interior design in his or her own country or
state,
b. submit evidence satisfactory to the board of established and recognized professional standing in his or her own
country or state, and
c. submit satisfactory certifications as to his or her qualifications.
2. The limited permit shall authorize the holder to use the title "certified interior designer".
3. A limited permit of a certified interior designer shall be used only in connection with the specific project for which the
limited permit is issued and authorized in writing by the department.
4. The fee for each limited permit shall be one hundred five dollars.
§8307 Separability.
If any section of this article, or part thereof, shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment
shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder or any other section or part thereof.
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§ 52.18 Interior Design
a. To be registered as a program creditable towards the education/experience requirement necessary for certification to use
the title certified interior designer, as prescribed in section 79-3.2(b) of this Title, a baccalaureate degree curriculum shall
contain at least 48 semester hours of course work in the following content areas:
1. drafting and presentation techniques;
2. fundamentals of space planning and design;
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3. materials and methods of construction;
4. furniture, finishes, and equipment;
5. history of architecture and the decorative arts;
6. codes - construction, fire, safety, and accessibility;
7. environmental and building systems;
8. color theory and application;
9. business practices and ethics; and
10. construction documents.
b. To be registered as a program creditable towards the education/experience requirement necessary for certification to use
the title certified interior designer, as prescribed in section 79-3.2(b) of this Title, an associate degree curriculum shall
contain at least 30 semester hours of course work in the following content areas:
1. drafting and presentation techniques;
2. fundamentals of space planning and design;
3. materials and methods of construction;
4. furniture, finishes, and equipment;
5. history of architecture and the decorative arts; and
6. codes — construction, fire, safety, and accessibility.
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§79-3.1 Definitions.
As used in this Subpart:
a. Acceptable accrediting agency shall mean an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the
purpose of accreditation at the post-secondary level, applying its criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and
non-discriminatory manner, such as an agency recognized for these purposes by the United States Department of
Education.
b. Board shall mean the state board for interior design.
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c. Certification shall mean certification to use the title certified interior designer.
§79-3.2 Education/experience credit.
a. Prior to certification, the applicant shall accrue seven years of acceptable education/experience credit which shall include:
1. at least two but not more than five years of post-secondary education in interior design in accordance with the
provisions of subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, including completion of an associate degree in the field or its
equivalent; and
2. at least two years of interior design work experience of a scope and nature satisfactory to the board, as prescribed in
section 79-3.3 of this Subpart.
b. Two years of education/experience credit may be earned for completion of an interior design program leading to an
associate degree or four years of education/experience credit may be earned for completion of an interior design program
leading to a baccalaureate degree provided that such programs are registered by the department pursuant to section
52.18 of this Title or are professional programs in interior design accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency or are
equivalent programs.
c. Upon evaluation by the department, education/experience credit may be earned for post-secondary-level courses
completed in the subjects listed in subdivision (a) of section 52.18 of this Title, which are not part of an associate or
baccalaureate degree program in interior design meeting the requirements of section 52.18 of this Title, provided that such
course work is offered within a program registered by the department pursuant to Part 52 of this Title or approved by an
acceptable accrediting agency or within an equivalent program.
§79-3.3 Experience acceptable for certification.
Practical experience in interior design work, satisfactory to the board and verified by the department, shall:
a. be under the direct supervision of an interior designer, architect, or professional engineer;
b. within the bounds of interior design practice as set forth in section 8303 of the Education Law, demonstrate diverse
experience in all aspects of project planning and execution; and
c. reflect increased levels of professional growth.
§79-3.4 Licensing examinations.
a. A candidate shall pass two separate examinations, satisfactory to the board, prior to certification.
b. One examination shall test, but shall not be limited to testing, the applicant's knowledge of interior design theory, building
and interior systems, planning, contract documents, and professional practice.
c. The other examination shall test the applicant's knowledge relative to fire, safety, and building codes.
d. Education requirements for admission. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 59.2 of this Title, an applicant for
certification shall not be required to satisfy all education requirements before being admitted to a professional licensing
examination in interior design. Such education requirements shall be completed prior to certification.
e. Grade retention. The grade retention limitations of subdivision (f) of section 59.5 of this Title shall not be applicable to a
professional licensing examination in interior design.
f. Passing standard. The passing standard for reach examination shall be determined by the board.
§79-3.5 Limited permits.
a. In accordance with subdivision (l) of section 8306 of the Education Law and upon recommendation of the board, the
department may issue to an interior designer who is not a resident of this state and has no established place of practice in
this State a limited permit to use the title "certified interior designer" solely in connection with a single specified project,
provided that such applicant submits:
1. a completed application form, including:
i. the applicant's current residential and employment addresses;
ii. a description of the project for which the limited permit is requested; and
iii. a description of experience satisfactory to the board which is related to the nature of the project for which the
permit is requested;
2. verification of national certification or written confirmation, submitted to the department by a recognized licensing
authority, that the applicant is legally qualified and authorized to practice as an interior designer or to use the title
"certified interior designer" or other similar title in his/her own state or country, and that the applicant is currently in
good professional standing; and
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3. payment of the statutory permit fee.
b. Limited permits shall expire two years from the date granted, except that such permits may be renewed for one additional
two-year period.
§79-3.6 Exemptions.
a. Pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 8305 of the Education Law, upon recommendation of the board, the department may
exempt from the requirement of passing the licensing examination described in subdivision (b) of section 79-3.4 of this
Subpart an applicant who has a license or certificate to practice as an interior designer issued to him or her upon written
examination by a legally constituted authority in any other state or political subdivision of the United States, provided that
the education/experience requirements, as prescribed in section 79-3.2 of this Subpart, were satisfied before licensure and
that the examination for such license or certificate, at the time it was issued, was the substantial equivalent of the
examination required in this state.
b. Pursuant to subdivision (2) of section 8305 of the Education Law, upon recommendation of the board, the department may
exempt an applicant from the education/experience requirements, as prescribed in section 79-3.2 of this Subpart, provided
that prior to January 1, 1996 the applicant submits an application for certification and satisfactory evidence that the
candidate has satisfactorily completed an approved secondary school course of study, has the equivalent of seven years of
interior design work experience of a scope and nature satisfactory to the board, and has passed the licensing examinations
required under section 79-3.4 of this Subpart.
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