First Regular SessionSixty-eighth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 11-0544.01 Kristen Forrestal
SENATE BILL 11-067
Senate CommitteesHouse Committees
Business, Labor and Technology
A BILL FOR AN ACTC
ONCERNING REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS
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Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and doesnot reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
The bill requires an interior designer who prepares interior designdocuments and specifications for interior finishes and nonstructuralelements within and surrounding interior spaces of a building or structureof any size, height, and occupancy and who files the documents andspecifications for the purpose of obtaining approval for a building permitas provided by law from the appropriate city, city and county, county, orregional building authority to apply for registration and receive a
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certificate of registration from the division of registrations within thedepartment of regulatory agencies (division) prior to filing the documentsand specifications. The applicant for registration must demonstrate thatspecific educational requirements have been met at the time of applicationfor registration. The director of the division is required to issue acertificate of registration to the applicant that states the applicant is a"registered interior designer".Nothing in the bill prohibits the use of the title "interior designer"by a person who is not a registered interior designer. Interior designerswho do not perform the tasks specified are not required to register withthe division. The bill also identifies specific tasks that interior designersare prohibited from performing.The director may take disciplinary action against registered interiordesigners for specified reasons. The registration of interior designers issubject to sunset review and is repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
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SECTION 1.
Article 25 of title 12, Colorado Revised Statutes, is2amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PART to read:3PART 44REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS5
12-25-401. Definitions.
A
S USED IN THIS PART
4,
UNLESS THE
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CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES
:7(1) "D
IRECTOR
"
MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF
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REGISTRATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
.9(2) "D
IVISION
"
MEANS THE DIVISION OF REGISTRATIONS IN THE
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DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
.11(3) "N
ONSTRUCTURAL
"
OR
"
NONSEISMIC
"
MEANS INTERIOR
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ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT LOAD
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BEARING
,
DO NOT ASSIST
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IN THE SEISMIC DESIGN
,
AND DO NOT REQUIRE DESIGN COMPUTATIONS FOR
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A BUILDING
'
S STRUCTURE
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C
OMMON NONSTRUCTURAL OR NONSEISMIC
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ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS INCLUDE CEILING AND PARTITION SYSTEMS
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THAT EMPLOY NORMAL AND TYPICAL BRACING CONVENTIONS AND ARE
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NOT PART OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING
.1(4) "R
EGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER
"
MEANS A PERSON WHO
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ENGAGES IN
:3(a) C
ONSULTATION
,
STUDY
,
DESIGN ANALYSIS
,
DRAWING
,
SPACE
4
PLANNING
,
AND SPECIFICATION FOR NONSTRUCTURAL OR NONSEISMIC
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INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION WITH DUE CONCERN FOR THE LIFE SAFETY OF THE
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OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING
;7(b) P
REPARING AND FILING INTERIOR DESIGN DOCUMENTS FOR THE
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PURPOSE OF OBTAINING APPROVAL FOR A BUILDING PERMIT AS PROVIDED
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BY LAW FOR NONSTRUCTURAL OR NONSEISMIC INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION
,10
MATERIALS
,
FINISHES
,
SPACE PLANNING
,
FURNISHINGS
,
FIXTURES
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EQUIPMENT
,
LIGHTING
,
AND REFLECTED CEILING PLANS
;12(c) D
ESIGNING FOR FABRICATION NONSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
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WITHIN AND SURROUNDING INTERIOR SPACES OF BUILDINGS
;
OR
14(d) T
HE ADMINISTRATION OF DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AND
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CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
,
AS THE CLIENTS
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AGENT
,
RELATING TO THE
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FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS
(a)
TO
(c)
OF THIS SUBSECTION
(4)17
AND COLLABORATION WITH SPECIALTY CONSULTANTS AND LICENSED
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PRACTITIONERS IN OTHER AREAS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
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12-25-402. Registration requirements - education - application
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- qualifications.
(1) A
N INTERIOR DESIGNER WHO PREPARES INTERIOR
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DESIGN DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR INTERIOR FINISHES AND
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NONSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WITHIN AND SURROUNDING INTERIOR SPACES
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OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OF ANY SIZE
,
HEIGHT
,
AND OCCUPANCY AND
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WHO FILES THE DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
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OBTAINING APPROVAL FOR A BUILDING PERMIT AS PROVIDED BY LAW FROM
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THE APPROPRIATE CITY
,
CITY AND COUNTY
,
COUNTY
,
OR REGIONAL
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