1. (a) A person may apply for Interior Design registration by reciprocal transfer if the person holds an interior design registration that is active and in good standing in another jurisdiction and the other jurisdiction:

   1. (1) has licensing or registration requirements substantially equivalent to Texas registration requirements; or
   2. (2) has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the Board that has been approved by the Governor of Texas.

2. (b) In order to obtain Interior Design registration by reciprocal transfer, an Applicant must demonstrate that the Applicant has:

   1. (1) successfully completed the NCIDQ examination or another Interior Design registration examination which the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) has approved as conforming to NCIDQ's examination standards or as being acceptable in lieu of the NCIDQ examination; and
   2. (2) acquired at least two years of acceptable Interior Design experience following registration in another jurisdiction.
3. (c) Pursuant to §55.005, Texas Occupations Code, the Board shall expedite the processing of an application for Interior Design registration by reciprocal transfer, if the Applicant is a military spouse, and shall give priority to the applications of military spouses over other Applicants.
4. (d) An Applicant for Interior Design registration by reciprocal transfer must remit the required registration fee to the Board within 60 days after the date of the tentative approval letter sent to the Applicant by the Board.

Source Note:The provisions of this §5.32 adopted to be effective October 11, 2001, 26 TexReg 7856; amended to be effective April 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 3469; amended to be effective June 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 4701; amended to be effective November 23, 2014, 39 TexReg 9009.