PURPOSE: This rule details the continuing education that will be required for renewal of registration as a “registered commercial interior designer”.

1. (1) Approved or verifiable continuing education in commercial interior design shall be courses approved by the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC) or by the Interior Design Council.
2. (2) Approved or verifiable continuing education in architecture shall be courses as approved by the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
3. (3) A registrant shall provide verification of completion of continuing education during the prior registration period by affidavit on a form provided by the council at the time of renewal. The affidavit must contain a truthful statement of courses approved by the council and taken by the registrant. Registrants shall maintain their evidence of course participation or course completion certificates/transcripts for a period of five (5) years from the date the registrant’s application for renewal and affidavit of continuing education was submitted to the council. Such evidence must be submitted upon request by the council.
4. (4) Hours obtained in excess of the requirement for continuing education shall not be carried forward to satisfy the requirements for any subsequent renewal period.
5. (5) Hours obtained after the registration renewal date in order to complete the continuing education requirement for the prior renewal period may not be applied to the registration period within which they were obtained.

AUTHORITY: sections 324.412 and 324.418, RSMo Supp. 1999.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 193-5.010. Original rule filed Feb. 25, 2000, effective Aug. 30, 2000. Moved to 20 CSR 2193-5.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 324.412, RSMo 1998, amended 1999 and 324.418, RSMo 1998.