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1994 SESSION

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CHAPTER 625 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-414 and 54.1-415 of the Code of Virginia, relating to waiver of examination for interior designers. [H 29] Approved April 10, 1994

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 54.1-414 and 54.1-415 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 54.1-414. Issuance of certification.

The Board shall issue a certification to practice as a certified interior designer in this the Commonwealth to every applicant who shall have complied with the requirements of this chapter and the regulations of the Board. The certificates shall be signed by at least three members of the Board.

The Board shall certify any person who is a graduate of a minimum four-year professional degree program accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research, an equivalent accrediting organization or a professional program approved by the Board and who has two years of monitored experience in the performance of interior design services may apply to take and who has taken and passed the examination for certification as a certified interior designer.

The Board, in its discretion, shall determine whether an applicant's professional education and professional experience in the field of interior design are sufficient to establish eligibility for the examination.

§ 54.1-415. Waiver of examination.

A. Any person who used or was identified by the title of interior designer for at least five years prior to the effective date of the initial regulations of the Board pertaining to interior designers and who would be eligible for examination for certification by education and experience in accordance with the requirements of § 54.1-414, or who has previously passed the examination of the National Council of Interior Design Qualification or an equivalent examination approved by the Board shall be entitled to apply to and secure from the Board, without written examination, a certificate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, provided all other requirements of this chapter pertaining to interior designers are complied with and application is made within one year of the effective date of the initial Board regulations pertaining to interior designers on or before July 1, 1995.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 54.1-414 and subsection A of this section, any person who (i) used or was identified by the title of interior designer for at least ten years prior to the effective date of the initial regulations of the Board pertaining to interior designers, (ii) is a graduate of a minimum four-year degree program, and (iii) can demonstrate to the Board satisfactory evidence of his professional competence, shall be entitled to secure from the Board, without written examination, a certificate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, provided all other requirements of this chapter pertaining to interior designers are complied with and application is or has been made on or before July 1, 1995.

C. A person shall be deemed to have used or been identified by the title of interior designer within the meaning and intent of this section if during the five-year period referred to in subsection subsections A and B of this section he was, either on his own account or in the course of regular employment, rendering or offering to render to another person interior design services as defined in § 54.1-400 of this chapter, or was regularly engaged in the teaching of interior design at a college or university with an accredited program recognized by the Board leading to a degree in interior design. Any combination of rendering services and teaching during the applicable period shall satisfy the requirements of this section.

C. D. The Board, in lieu of all examinations, may accept satisfactory evidence of licensing or certification in another state or country or the District of Columbia where the qualifications required are equal, in the opinion of the Board, to those required by the provisions of this chapter as of the date of application, and in which the applicant is the holder of a license or certificate in good standing. Upon receipt of such satisfactory evidence and provided all other requirements of this chapter are complied with, a certificate shall be issued to such applicant.