PURPOSE: This rule defines terms outlined in section 324.409, RSMo.

1. (1) “Diversified and appropriate interior design experience” shall mean experience that includes the practice of interior design for commercial or public spaces in no less than seven (7) of the following areas of practice:

   1. (A) Space planning;
   2. (B) Code research and analysis;
   3. (C) Client contact;
   4. (D) Programming;
   5. (E) Schematic design and design development;
   6. (F) Preparation of construction documents;
   7. (G) Cost estimating;
   8. (H) Selection of materials and furnishings;
   9. (I) Contract documents;
   10. (J) Bidding procedure; and
   11. (K) Construction observation.
2. (2) One (1) year of experience shall be defined as not fewer than one thousand eight hundred (1,800) clock hours. The applicant shall show “diversified and appropriate interior design experience” for each year of qualifying experience.

AUTHORITY: sections 324.409 and 324.412, RSMo Supp. 2018.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 193-2.030. Original rule filed Feb. 25, 2000, effective Aug. 30, 2000. Moved to 20 CSR 2193-2.030, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed March 7, 2019, effective Sept. 30, 2019. 20 CSR 2193-2

*Original authority: 324.409, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2018 and 324.412, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2018.