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Legislative
Bill Update.. April
2008
Senate
Bill 178:AN ACT Relative to Interior Designers- Sent
to study March 19th
1- Senate
Bill 178 sponsored
by Senator Cynthia S Creem, Relative to interior designers. Pre-filed
Jan. 10.by Sen. Cynthia Creem.the following legislators have signed
on as co-sponsors: Representative Brad Hill, Representative Frank
Hynes, Representative Kay Khan, Representative Mary Grant, Representative
Elizabeth Poirier, Senator Jarrett Barrios and Senator James Timilty
Senate Bill # 178 was sent to the Joint
Committee Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (Please
visit the link to see if your state legislator sits on this committee
...if so contact them ASAP expressing your support and seeking
theirs! )
House Bill 3209: AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE PROFESSION OF INTERIOR
DESIGNERS TO BID ON
STATE CONTRACTS.
2-
House Bill 3209sponsored by Representative Lou Kafka. An Act
recognizing the profession of interior designers to bid on state
contracts. Pre-filed on Jan. 9. Sponsored by Rep. Louis Kafka.
The following legislators have signed on as co-sponsors: Representative
Brad Hill, Representative Frank Hynes, Representative Mary Grant,
Senator Jarrett Barrios and Senator James Timilty
House Bill #3209 was sent to the Joint
Committee on State Administration and Regularity Oversight (Please
visit the link to see if your state legislator sits on this committee
...if so contact them ASAP expressing your support and seeking
theirs! )
- FACT
SHEET for HB3209
Interior Design bill that was proposed by the Boston Society
of Architects HB
341 “Certification”of interior designers.
It is very odd that the BSA would put forth a Bill supporting
the Certification of interior designers considering that their
National Organization the AIA openly opposes such initiatives.
The
AIA Directory of Public Policies and Position Statements Section
8 states; "The AIA opposes practice or title regulation of
individuals or groups other than architects and engineers."
(AIA, 2005, p.6)
Just
the Facts....
legislative
terms
Licensing
Describes the process by which an agency of government grants
permission to an individual to engage in a given occupation upon
finding that the applicant has attained the minimum degree of
competency necessary to ensure that the public health, safety,
and welfare will be reasonably well protected. (US Department
of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1977) Before a license is granted,
the applicant must meet certain requirements as set forth in the
law. These usually involve training and experience, minimum age,
years of formal education or academic degrees, a period of residence
in the state, and evidence of good moral character.
Licensing is the most restrictive form of occupational regulation
because it prohibits anyone from engaging in the activities without
permission from a government agency.
Certification
For certification, unlike licensure, the law does not prohibit
individuals from engaging in the regulated occupation; however,
it prohibits individuals from using a given title or from holding
themselves out to the public as being "certified." For
example, anyone may practice accounting, but only those who have
met state standards may call themselves Certified Public Accountants.
In this way, the public is able to differentiate between accountants
who have met the state standards and those who have not.
Applicants seeking voluntary certification must meet certain predetermined
qualifications set by the certifying agency. Common requirements
are graduation from an accredited or approved program, acceptable
performance on a qualifying examination, or completion of a specified
amount of work experience.
Registration
A very general term sometimes meaning title
control as discussed above in Certification, or it may simply
mean that the law requires all individuals who wish to engage
in a given occupation to register with a designated government
agency.
Registration usually involves only listing one's name and address
and payment of a fee. As a rule, the law does not require the
individual to pass an examination or show that he or she has met
any predetermined standards, although bonding is sometimes required.
Definitions
of Terms taken from New
Hampshire
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