Senate Bill S7360

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the practice of certified interior design; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S7360 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9260
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §8302, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1137, A3446
2017-2018: S1896, A864

2013-S7360 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates the practice of certified interior design including the use of proper seals and construction documents.

2013-S7360 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7360 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7360

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 practice of certi-
  fied interior design; and repealing certain  provisions  of  such  law
  relating thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 8302 of the education law is  REPEALED  and  a  new
section 8302 is added to read as follows:
  S   8302.   SPECIAL   PROVISIONS:   SEALS;   AUTHORIZATION  TO  SUBMIT
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. 1. (A) THE BOARD SHALL PRESCRIBE, BY  RULE,  ONE
OR  MORE FORMS OF SEALS TO BE USED BY CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS HOLD-
ING VALID LICENSURE UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
  (B) EACH CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNER SHALL OBTAIN ONE SEAL IN THE FORM
APPROVED BY RULES OF THE BOARD. ALL ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS  AND
INSTRUMENTS  OF  SERVICE  INCLUDING  DRAWINGS, PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, OR
REPORTS PREPARED OR ISSUED BY THE CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNER  OR  BY  A
FULL-TIME  OR  PART-TIME  SUBORDINATE  EMPLOYED  UNDER HIS OR HER SUPER-
VISION, AND BEING FILED WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS SHALL BEAR THE  SIGNATURE,
DATE  AND  SEAL  OF  THE  CERTIFIED  INTERIOR  DESIGNER  WHO PREPARED OR
APPROVED THE DOCUMENT AND THE DATE ON WHICH THEY WERE SEALED.
  (C) NO CERTIFIED INTERIOR  DESIGNER  SHALL  AFFIX,  OR  PERMIT  TO  BE
AFFIXED,  HIS OR HER SEAL OR SIGNATURE TO ANY PLAN, SPECIFICATION, DRAW-
ING, OR OTHER DOCUMENT WHICH DEPICTS WORK WHICH HE OR SHE IS NOT  COMPE-
TENT OR LICENSED TO PERFORM.
  (D) NO CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNER SHALL AFFIX HIS OR HER SIGNATURE OR
SEAL  TO ANY PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE NOT PREPARED
BY HIM OR HER OR UNDER HIS OR HER RESPONSIBLE SUPERVISING CONTROL OR  BY
ANOTHER  CERTIFIED  INTERIOR DESIGNER AND REVIEWED, APPROVED OR MODIFIED
AND ADOPTED BY HIM OR HER AS HIS OR HER  OWN  WORK  ACCORDING  TO  RULES
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, A CERTIFIED
INTERIOR DESIGNER WITH A VALID LICENSE  OR  LIMITED  PERMIT  UNDER  THIS
ARTICLE  MAY  SUBMIT  SEALED, STAMPED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND INSTRU-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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