Comments: IL HB4715 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

Illinois House Bill 4715 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Amends the Registered Interior Designers Act. Defines terms. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed as preventing or restricting persons from engaging in professional services limited to the design of kitchen and bath spaces or the specification of products for kitchen and bath areas in noncommercial settings. Provides that every registered interior designer shall have a reproducible seal. Provides that the registered interior designer shall affix the signature, current date, date of registration expiration, and seal to the first sheet of any bound set or loose sheets of interior technical submissions. Provides that all interior technical submissions intended for use in the State shall be prepared and administered in accordance with standards of reasonable professional skill and diligence. Provides that prior to registration, the applicant shall provide substantial evidence to the Board of Registered Interior Design Professionals that the applicant has completed the education and work experience requirements to sit for the Council for Interior Design Qualification examination, has successfully passed the Council for Interior Design Qualification examination, and has maintained an active Council for Interior Design Qualification certification. Provides that each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of registration shall complete continuing education as set forth by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation by rule. Makes changes in provisions concerning causes for disciplinary actions. Provides that the Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore or may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper, including fines not to exceed $10,000 (instead of $5,000) for each violation. Makes other changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-06-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1066 [HB4715 Detail]

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