WEEK 5 JUNE 25- JULY 1

JUNE 26,2012

The information below was obtained from this website http://www.asid.org/NR/rdonlyres/572C5A0B-D931-4763-A703-4D00E156D162/0/ASID_Legislative101web.pdf

What is interior design legislation? Through these establishedtitle acts (registrationpractice acts (licensure), which

States legally recognize the interior design profession through

legislation that establishes minimum standards of qualifi cation that

must be met to become registered in the state.

standards, interior design legislation protects and benefi ts public health, safety

and welfare. In addition to establishing standards of minimum competency for the

profession, interior design laws legally recognize interior design as a profession

and often defi ne its scope of practice.

Professional registration or licensure laws do not say who provides “good design”

or “bad design.” This is a subjective decision that can only be made by a client.

Instead, professional regulations set a minimum level of competencies required to

safely practice a profession.

Generally, there are two types of interior design legislation:

or certifi cation), which set standards for the use of a certain title but do not prevent

anyone from practicing interior design; and

require that professionals obtain a state license to off er interior design services.

The answer is simple: Every decision an interior designer makes

aff ects life safety and quality of life.

enforceable standards of minimum competency and ensures that only qualifi ed

individuals design interior spaces or represent themselves as having the

qualifi cations to do so.

Further, by providing legal defi nitions of the scope of interior design services

and who may refer to themselves as a “registered [certifi ed] interior designer,”

legislation helps consumers diff erentiate the responsibilities and services of each of

the design professions, helping them choose the appropriate professional for their

projects, and bringing the benefi t of more open competition to the design process.

This is an awesome link on what Mississippi reguires or more importantly what they do not.
http://www.asid.org/custom/ASID/advocacy/documents/GPA_DATA_SHEET-Mississippi.pdf



JUNE 27,2012

THE DIAGRAM ABOVE DISPLAYS THE DIFFERENCE IN LAWS FROM STATE TO STATE.


FROM THE WEBSITE BELOW I OBTAINED THIS INFROMATION.
http://www.ij.org/despite-no-evidence-federal-court-upholds-florida-law-that-puts-interior-designers-out-of-business


Tallahassee, Fla.—On March 1, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Florida law that prohibits people from practicing interior design unless they first get the government’s permission.  The law requires that they spend six years and thousands of dollars jumping through the arbitrary hoops of Florida’s interior design licensing law.  The ruling comes despite admissions by the state that there is no evidence that the unlicensed practice of interior design poses any threat to the public.

“The facts in this case couldn’t be clearer:  There isn’t a shred of evidence that Florida’s interior design law does anything but protect licensed interior designers from honest competition,” said Clark Neily, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, a national public interest law firm challenging the Florida law in federal court.  “This ruling sets a dangerous precedent, not just for interior designers, but for workers in all creative occupations.”

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Legal recognition establishes

Why should interior designers be

registered or licensed?