SB246
SB246: Rules for Registered Interior Designers and Construction Costs
In one sentence
This bill adds registered interior designers to the state licensing board, sets rules for their work, updates how project costs are counted for public projects like airports, and extends the life of the current design professionals' board.
What it does
- Adds 'registered interior designer' as a profession that requires registration with the State Board.
- Changes the definition of 'project costs' to include fees for registered interior designers on airport construction projects.
- Updates the makeup of the State Board to include one member who is a registered interior designer.
- Requires the board to create rules defining what counts as interior design and which documents designers can sign.
- Extends the expiration date of the current State Board until June 30, 2033.
Who it affects
- Registered interior designers seeking registration in Alaska
- The State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
- Agencies building or improving airports
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not list the specific education or exam requirements that interior designers must meet.
- The text mentions rules for liens and immunity but does not explain how those laws change in detail.
- An effective date is mentioned as a topic, but no specific start date is provided in this excerpt.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Registered Interior Designer
- A professional who has met state requirements to design interior spaces.
- Project Costs
- The total money spent on a construction project, including fees for designers and other services.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
ARCH, ENG, SURVEYORS; REG INT DESIGN An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) Heard & HeldText
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532Text
- (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE1714
- (S) FIN1714
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1714