| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the practice of architecture and |
| 3 | interior design; amending s. 481.203, F.S.; revising |
| 4 | definitions of the terms "interior design" and "space |
| 5 | planning" to exempt certain drawings and activities |
| 6 | related to the manufacture, sale, and installation of |
| 7 | cubicle workstations and similar modular furniture and |
| 8 | fixtures from provisions regulating interior design; |
| 9 | amending s. 481.213, F.S.; requiring an applicant for |
| 10 | licensure by endorsement as an architect or interior |
| 11 | designer to meet certain educational and internship |
| 12 | requirements if the applicant was licensed in another |
| 13 | state after a specified date; amending s. 481.229, F.S.; |
| 14 | exempting certain persons engaged in the manufacture, |
| 15 | sale, and installation of cubicle workstations and similar |
| 16 | modular furniture and fixtures from provisions regulating |
| 17 | architecture and interior design; providing an effective |
| 18 | date. |
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| 20 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 22 | Section 1. Subsections (8) and (12) of section 481.203, |
| 23 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 24 | 481.203 Definitions.--As used in this part: |
| 25 | (8) "Interior design" means designs, consultations, |
| 26 | studies, drawings, specifications, and administration of design |
| 27 | construction contracts relating to nonstructural interior |
| 28 | elements of a building or structure. The term "Interior design" |
| 29 | includes, but is not limited to, reflected ceiling plans, space |
| 30 | planning, furnishings, and the fabrication of nonstructural |
| 31 | elements within and surrounding interior spaces of buildings. |
| 32 | The term does not include related utility rough-in drawings, |
| 33 | engineering drawings, and shop drawings to assist architects, |
| 34 | engineers, interior designers, and general contractors; designs, |
| 35 | consultations, studies, drawings, specifications, layouts, or |
| 36 | floor plans prepared for the sale or installation of cubicle |
| 37 | workstations and similar modular furniture, shelving, cabinetry, |
| 38 | and spatial dividers or partitions by the manufacturer of such |
| 39 | furniture and fixtures or the manufacturer's representative, |
| 40 | distributor, or dealer, or an employee thereof; or "Interior |
| 41 | design" specifically excludes the design of or the |
| 42 | responsibility for architectural and engineering work, except |
| 43 | for specification of fixtures and their location within interior |
| 44 | spaces. As used in this subsection, "architectural and |
| 45 | engineering interior construction relating to the building |
| 46 | systems" includes, but is not limited to, construction of |
| 47 | structural, mechanical, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, |
| 48 | ventilating, electrical, or vertical transportation systems, or |
| 49 | construction which materially affects lifesafety systems |
| 50 | pertaining to firesafety protection such as fire-rated |
| 51 | separations between interior spaces, fire-rated vertical shafts |
| 52 | in multistory structures, fire-rated protection of structural |
| 53 | elements, smoke evacuation and compartmentalization, emergency |
| 54 | ingress or egress systems, and emergency alarm systems. |
| 55 | (12) "Space planning" means the analysis, programming, or |
| 56 | design of spatial requirements, including preliminary space |
| 57 | layouts and final planning. The term does not include designs, |
| 58 | consultations, studies, drawings, specifications, layouts, or |
| 59 | floor plans prepared for the sale or installation of cubicle |
| 60 | workstations and similar modular furniture, shelving, cabinetry, |
| 61 | and spatial dividers or partitions by the manufacturer of such |
| 62 | furniture and fixtures or the manufacturer's representative, |
| 63 | distributor, or dealer, or an employee thereof. |
| 64 | Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section |
| 65 | 481.213, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 66 | 481.213 Licensure.-- |
| 67 | (3) The board shall certify as qualified for a license by |
| 68 | endorsement as an architect or as an interior designer an |
| 69 | applicant who: |
| 70 | (c) Has passed the prescribed licensure examination and |
| 71 | holds a valid certificate issued by the National Council of |
| 72 | Architectural Registration Boards, and holds a valid license to |
| 73 | practice architecture issued by another state or jurisdiction of |
| 74 | the United States. For the purposes of this paragraph, any |
| 75 | applicant licensed in another state or jurisdiction after June |
| 76 | 30, 2000 1984, must also hold a degree in architecture and such |
| 77 | degree must be equivalent to that required in s. 481.209(1)(b) |
| 78 | and. Also for the purposes of this paragraph, any applicant |
| 79 | licensed in another state or jurisdiction after June 30, 1985, |
| 80 | must have completed an internship equivalent to that required by |
| 81 | s. 481.211 and any rules adopted with respect thereto. |
| 82 | Section 3. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (6) of |
| 83 | section 481.229, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 84 | 481.229 Exceptions; exemptions from licensure.-- |
| 85 | (6) This part shall not apply to: |
| 86 | (c) A manufacturer of cubicle workstations and similar |
| 87 | modular furniture, shelving, cabinetry, and spatial dividers or |
| 88 | partitions or the manufacturer's representative, distributor, or |
| 89 | dealer, or an employee thereof, who prepares designs, |
| 90 | consultations, studies, drawings, specifications, layouts, or |
| 91 | floor plans for the sale or installation of such furniture and |
| 92 | fixtures or who advertises those services. |
| 93 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |