S09673 Summary:
| BILL NO | S09673 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS A04840-A |
| SPONSOR | MAY |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §8305, Ed L | |
| Relates to the educational and examination requirements for certification as a certified interior designer. | |
S09673 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9673 IN SENATE April 1, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 professional9training consisting of academic study and work experience relating to10interior design and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.11These seven years shall contain at least two but not more than five12years of post secondary education, including an associate degree or the13equivalent, 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 in19accordance 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 separate25examination satisfactory to the board relative to the fire, safety and26building 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. LBD03484-03-6S. 9673 2 1 for interior design professionals, and that the applicant is a certif- 2 icate holder in good standing from such certifying organization for 3 interior design professionals, provided that such certifying organiza- 4 tion is approved by the commissioner; 5 (e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age; 6 (f) Citizenship: meet no requirements as to United States citizenship; 7 (g) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the depart- 8 ment; and 9 (h) Fees: pay a fee of [three hundred dollars to the department for10admission to the two department conducted examinations and for an11initial license, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for each reexamina-12tion, a fee of] one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license 13 [for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examina-14tion,] and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registra- 15 tion period. 16 2. On recommendation of the board, the department may exempt: 17 (a) from the requirement of subparagraph one of paragraph (d) of 18 subdivision one of this section, an applicant who holds a license of 19 certification to practice as an interior designer issued to [him or her] 20 the applicant upon examination by a legally constituted board of examin- 21 ers in any other state or political subdivision of the United States, 22 provided that at the time the license or certificate was issued by such 23 state or political subdivision the applicant met the requirements of 24 paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section for certification to 25 use the title "certified interior designer" established by this article; 26 or 27 (b) from the requirements specified in paragraph (b) of subdivision 28 one of this section provided the applicant submits, prior to January 29 first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, satisfactory evidence that the 30 applicant has held [himself or herself] themself out as an interior 31 designer and has prepared interior design documents in accordance with 32 the requirements set forth in section eighty-three hundred three of this 33 article for a minimum of seven years, has received a secondary school 34 diploma or equivalent, and has passed the examinations required under 35 paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section. 36 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 37 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, 38 amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the 39 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be 40 made and completed on or before such effective date.