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Legislative ProcessDifference between Title Acts, "Self-Certification," Practice Acts
What you think we have in california:
Title Acts A title act regulates the use of a title, such as "registered interior designer" or "certified interior designer." Different states have different titles. A few title acts grant interior designers permitting privileges that enable them to submit their drawings to building departments for permits. Title acts do not require individuals to become "licensed" to practice interior design. Title acts govern use of a title. In other words, you can practice interior design in a title act state, as long as you do not use the regulated title.
What we actually have:
"Self-Certification" California is the only state that is certified by a private board with members who are not appointed by the state and they are not accountable to the state. For the purposes of general classification, California's interior design law is a title act that regulates the use of the title "certified interior designer." What makes it different (i.e. "self certification") is that there is no state-run and state-accountable board that oversees the profession. In every other state with an interior design law (except Colorado) there is a state board, for example the Alabama State Board of Registration for Interior Design. Usually, members of the board are appointed by the Governor and/or the Speaker of the Senate. In California, the California Council for Interior Design Certification is an independent self certifying agency. In the law it is specifically referred to as an "interior design organization.
What we want:
Practice Acts Practice acts, in addition to regulating who may call themselves interior designers, require individuals to become licensed. Some practice law states have exemptions for residential work, which means if you only practice residential design, you do not need a license. Interior design laws generally follow a precedent set by other design profession laws in this regard. Many states do not regulate what a citizen does to their home, going back to the adage, "a man's home is his castle." It is important to note, however, that with more states adopting residential codes and more laws requiring a state-registered professional for any code-compliant work, more residential interior designers will need to become registered or licensed. In virtually all such laws, individuals practicing under the direct supervision of licensed designers are not required to be licensed. This particular provision allows people new to the profession to practice interior design under a qualified practitioner while accumulating the needed years of experience and professional skills to eventually become licensed.
Also Note:
Permitting Statute Colorado's law is classified as a permitting statute. There is no board and there is no title that is regulated. The law is an amendment to the architectural statute, adding an exemption for interior designers who have meet the education, experience and examination requirements to submit plans for a building permit. Due to the extreme anti-regulatory sentiment in the state and a negative sunrise report, this was seen as the only way to allow interior designers to practice within the scope of their profession. The governor let this bill become law without signing it, saying that it is "a legitimate effort to address restriction in Colorado's architecture laws that unfairly limit the nature of the work that interior designers can perform."  Click here for more details PUBLIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM
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