Senate Bill S2232

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to mandating continuing education for certified interior designers

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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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2019-S2232 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8305-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6783
2017-2018: S4664

2019-S2232 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandatory continuing education for certified interior designers.

2019-S2232 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2232 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2232
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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  continuing  education
   requirements for certified interior designer certification
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 8305-a
 to read as follows:
   §  8305-A.  MANDATORY  CONTINUING  EDUCATION  FOR  CERTIFIED  INTERIOR
 DESIGNERS.   1. (A) EACH CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNER REQUIRED UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE TO REGISTER TRIENNIALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PRACTICE  IN  THE
 STATE  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THE MANDATORY CONTINUING
 EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION
 EXCEPT  AS  SET  FORTH  IN  PARAGRAPHS  (B) AND (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS WHO DO NOT SATISFY THE MANDATORY CONTINUING
 EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS  SHALL  NOT  USE  THE  TITLE  CERTIFIED  INTERIOR
 DESIGNER  UNTIL  THEY HAVE MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS, AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED A
 REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT THAT A CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNER  MAY
 PRACTICE  WITHOUT  HAVING MET SUCH REQUIREMENTS IF HE OR SHE IS ISSUED A
 CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   (B)  IN  ACCORD  WITH  THE  INTENT  OF THIS SECTION, ADJUSTMENT TO THE
 MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT MAY BE GRANTED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT FOR REASONS OF HEALTH  CERTIFIED  BY  AN  APPROPRIATE  HEALTH  CARE
 PROFESSIONAL,  FOR  EXTENDED  ACTIVE  DUTY  WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
 UNITED STATES, OR FOR OTHER GOOD  CAUSE  ACCEPTABLE  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT
 WHICH MAY PREVENT COMPLIANCE.
   (C)  A  CERTIFIED  INTERIOR DESIGNER NOT ENGAGED IN PRACTICE AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE  MANDATORY  CONTINUING
 EDUCATION REQUIREMENT UPON THE FILING OF A STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT
 DECLARING  SUCH  STATUS. ANY CERTIFICATE HOLDER WISHING TO USE THE TITLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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