Relates to the requirements for certification for certified interior designers

Showing the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.

• Democratic4

Shown in neutral colors by design; Agora is non-partisan.

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

To be eligible in New York State for registration as a Certified Interi- or Designer, practitioners must take and pass the NCIDQ Exam, the nationally recognized examination for the interior design profession. NCIDQ Certificate Holders must undergo formal education, thousands of hours of paid, supervised experience, and an internationally recognized, eleven-hour certification exam to prepare for protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public in practice. NCIDQ Certificate holders are highly qualified to independently design nonloadbearing, non-seismic, and non-structural interior design elements in code-regulated spaces. However, some NCIDQ Certificate holders, despite having passed the exam and thus demonstrating minimal competence to protect the public, are not eligible for the New York State Certified Interior Designer title. Currently, New York is one of two states that require more education and experience to acquire the state-protected title than is required to be eligible to sit for the NCIDQ Exam. As part of the eligibility require- ments for the Certified Interior Designer title, New York State even specifies educational content requirements, such as color theory, that not all NCIDQ Certificate holders may receive, despite having passed the examined established themselves as being minimally qualified and compe- tent. As a result, qualified practitioners who passed the exam and would be eligible for registration in most other regulated jurisdictions cannot become Certified Interior Designers in New York State. This legislation would update statutory qualification requirements for certified interior designers with those of the NCIDQ, and remove barri- ers to entry for certification for many otherwise qualified interior designers already working in New York.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.