| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the practice of interior design; |
| 3 | amending s. 481.203, F.S.; redefining the term "space |
| 4 | planning"; amending s. 481.223, F.S.; authorizing retired |
| 5 | interior designers to use the title "interior designer, |
| 6 | retired"; prohibiting a person from performing certain |
| 7 | acts without employing a registered interior designer; |
| 8 | providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (12) of section 481.203, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 14 | 481.203 Definitions.--As used in this part: |
| 15 | (12) "Space planning" means the analysis, programming, or |
| 16 | design of spatial requirements, including preliminary space |
| 17 | layouts of interior partitions, furniture systems, and final |
| 18 | planning. |
| 19 | Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 481.223, Florida |
| 20 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 21 | 481.223 Prohibitions; penalties; injunctive relief.-- |
| 22 | (1) A person may not knowingly: |
| 23 | (a) Practice architecture unless the person is an |
| 24 | architect or a registered architect; |
| 25 | (b) Practice interior design unless the person is a |
| 26 | registered interior designer unless otherwise exempted herein. |
| 27 | However, a licensed interior designer who relinquishes or does |
| 28 | not renew his or her license may use the title "interior |
| 29 | designer, retired" but may not render any interior design |
| 30 | services; |
| 31 | (c) Use the name or title "architect" or "registered |
| 32 | architect," or "interior designer" or "registered interior |
| 33 | designer," or words to that effect, when the person is not then |
| 34 | the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this part; |
| 35 | (d) Present as his or her own the license of another; |
| 36 | (e) Give false or forged evidence to the board or a member |
| 37 | thereof; |
| 38 | (f) Use or attempt to use an architect or interior |
| 39 | designer license that has been suspended, revoked, or placed on |
| 40 | inactive or delinquent status; |
| 41 | (g) Employ unlicensed persons to practice architecture or |
| 42 | interior design; or |
| 43 | (h) Conceal information relative to violations of this |
| 44 | part; or. |
| 45 | (i) Use an unlicensed individual to provide engineering or |
| 46 | architectural services, plumbing or electrical work, landscape |
| 47 | services, or other work requiring a licensed professional if the |
| 48 | work is performed for an interior design construction contract |
| 49 | administered by a registered interior designer or by a |
| 50 | registered interior designer performing project management or |
| 51 | oversight as the owner's representative. |
| 52 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |