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Governor Deval Patrick declares June 23, 2010 Interior Design day for Massachusetts!!

Take action now and participate in its observance.

Join us at the State House, send a letter of support to your legislator, and celebrate the day!

House Bill 2999 is similar to last year's bill but includes slight revisions to the bill language for interior designers to bid on state work. It is being presented by Representative Kafka and Representative Cabral, with strong sponsorship.
This is the bill that was passed the legislator last session but was vetoed by the Governor.
We have reached out to the Governors staff and DCAM to clarify language and intent. The meetings have been constructive and MIDC was able to address key issues and identify discriminatory practices that have prohibited ID professionals from bidding and gaining fair access to potential state design work that they are qualified to do.

Voice your support for HB 2999TODAY Click here for a suggested template letter

House Bill 262 is a new bill combining the biding bill language with some minor modifications based on our discussion with DCAM, on January 9, 2009. It also includes a certification process.
When reviewing House Bill 262 you will notice that the first section is fairly consistent with the bill the Boston Society of Architects submitted during the last legislative session. House Bill 341 BUT MIDC added the bidding language that was approved by the legislator last session to the bill text. A grandfathering clause and CEU requirements were also added.
Why you might ask...Discussions with state adjacencies identified the need for one to be certified/registered by the state prior to being eligible to submit and participate via DCAM work. Hence the goal is that this bill will certify those who meet the requirements and then once certified with the board one can then compete fairly for DCAM work. HB 262 is now in the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Please review the list of members and see if any of them might be your state legislator -if so reach out to them to express your strong support of the bill.

Now is the time for everyone to be contacting your legislators urging them to support both bill. Please know that all of our efforts and outreach have been time well spent. When we speak to legislators now many already know the issues and understand why the profession of interior design is pursing certification and fair access to state work.
Our efforts and perseverance will come to fruition during this legislative session!