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 |
