Chapter 50-11 REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER CONTINUING EDUCATION
| (1) |
Beginning with applications for renewal
of certificates of registration which expire on March 31, 2009, a registered
interior designer must have completed twelve (12) hours of acceptable
continuing education during the two-year period immediately preceding each
biennial renewal date as a condition for registration renewal. Of these, at
least six (6) hours must be in Public Protection Subjects acquired in
Structured Education Activities. The remaining units may be in Related Practice
Subjects acquired in Structured Educational Activities or in Public Protection.
Computerized courses are accepted from Approved Programs. Certificate subjects
for public protection units must indicate the course qualification for health,
safety, and welfare. |
| (2) |
An
applicant for registration renewal who has been initially registered in Georgia
as a registered interior designer for one year, but less than two, at the date
of registration expiration must have completed six (6) hours of acceptable
continuing education during the period between initial registration and the
expiration date as a condition for registration renewal. |
| (3) |
An applicant for registration renewal who
has been initially registered in Georgia as a registered interior designer for
less than one year at the date of registration expiration will not be required
to complete any hours of continuing education prior to that first registration
expiration date as a condition for registration renewal. |
| (4) |
All applicants for biennial registration
renewal will report having completed the continuing education required in this
section as part of the application for registration renewal. |
| (5) |
Failure to comply with the provisions of
this section will result in non-renewal of the registered interior designer
certificate of registration. Registered interior designers whose certificates
of registration have expired for non-renewal are prohibited from identifying
themselves as registered interior designers. |
| (1) |
Responsibility
for documenting the fulfillment of the continuing education requirements
provided for in this section rests with the registrant, and the registrant must
retain for a period of four years the evidence to support fulfillment of the
requirements. Such evidence shall include evidence of completion of each course
or program, a description of the contents of each course or program, and
verification of the number of hours of each course or program. |
| (2) |
The Board will verify on a test basis
satisfactory completion of the requirements in this section. In doing so, the
Board may require registrants to submit copies of the documentation described
in paragraph (1) above to the Board and may require other information as it
deems necessary to decide upon the acceptability of a course or program. In
cases where the Board determines that the requirements have not been met, the
Board may grant an additional period of time in which the deficiencies may be
corrected. |
The Board may relax or suspend the requirements of continuing
education for reasons of individual hardship or health of the registrant based
on the registrant's written request and accompanying supporting documentation
acceptable to the Board.
In order to be considered acceptable continuing education, the
continuing education must be programs in the study of interior design or
architecture which are approved or provided by any of the following:
| (a) |
Interior Design Continuing Education
Council (IDCEC) |
| (b) |
American
Institute of Architects (AIA) |
| (c) |
National Council of Architect Registration Boards (NCARB) |
| (d) |
Educational institutions approved to meet
the education requirements for registration provided for in Rule
50-10-.02 |
