Legislation

LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION

Currently there are 26 states in the nation with design practice acts or title acts. Our ASID national site has information and links available for extensive information about the differences between the two and the details of the laws in each individual state. At this time, California has voluntary regulation in the form of a title act, currently regulated by the California Council for Interior Design Certification (CCIDC). www.ccidc.org  

CIDA

Our national organization supports CIDA , the Coalition for Interior Design Accountability as the lobbying organization for ASID in California.

CIDA was formed by individuals “who are concerned about the health, safety and welfare of the public, the long-term growth of interior design and the public’s confusion about professional qualifications and specialization."  CIDA consists of individual memberships from the Interior Design Industry, consumers, students, and industry partners.

The purpose of CIDA is to:

·   Monitor all legislation and regulations that would impact our industry

·   Disseminate information about legislation and regulation

·   Maintain industry recognition with the public, legislators and industry partners

·   Educate and engage our profession in legislative and regulatory issues

·   Promote the protection of the public through on-going legislative activities

·   Ensure that the regulatory process accurately represents the goals of our profession”

To learn more about CIDA, visit their web site at www.CIDA-CA.org

CLCID

California Legislative Coalition for Interior Design (CLCID) serves as the unified voice for the California Interior Design Profession.  CLCID effectively monitors legislation and advocates improvement of professional standards of certification by the State of California, along with local government agencies through legislative activities that protect the health, safety and welfare.

CLCID’s focus:

·   Functions as the primary coalition in the State of California to serve the entire profession and support inclusively among all interior design professionals, regardless of specialty;

·   Promotes activities that strengthen and support new and existing Interior Design educational programs and qualifications;

·   Aligns with qualifying exams that test competency and/or knowledge of California Building Code criteria as it pertains to interior design;

·   Gathers and distributes information and case history of harm caused to the consumer from non-compliant and/or inadequate codes relating to interior design;

·   Fosters compliance of the Code of Ethics of the California Council for Interior Design Certification to assure professionalism of interior designers and to protect the consumer.

IIDA, NKBA, IFDA and IDS California Chapters; independent Interior Designers; individual members affiliated with ASID, IIDA, NKBA, IFDA, IDS; students, educators, the interior design industry, and allies; support CLCID.

To learn more about CLCID, visit their web site at www.CLCID.org