1. (a) The Board shall send an annual registration renewal notice to each Interior Designer at the Interior Designer's current address of record. An Interior Designer must notify the Board in writing each time the Interior Designer's address of record changes, and the written notice of the Interior Designer's change of address must be signed by the Interior Designer and submitted to the Board within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the change of address.

2. (b) An Interior Designer may renew his/her registration prior to its specified annual expiration date by:

   1. (1) remitting the correct fee to the Board; and
   2. (2) providing the information or documentation requested by the annual registration renewal notice and signing the renewal form to verify the accuracy of all information and documentation provided.
3. (c) If an Interior Designer fails to remit a completed registration renewal form and the prescribed fee on or before the specified expiration date of the Interior Designer's registration, the Board shall impose a late payment penalty that must be paid before the Interior Designer's registration may be renewed.

4. (d) If the Board receives official notice that an Interior Designer has defaulted on the repayment of a loan guaranteed by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC), the Board may not renew the Interior Designer's registration unless:

   1. (1) the renewal is the first renewal following the Board's receipt of official notice regarding the default;
   2. (2) the Interior Designer presents to the Board a certificate from TGSLC certifying that the Interior Designer has entered into a repayment agreement for the defaulted loan; or
   3. (3) the Interior Designer presents to the Board a Certificate from TGSLC certifying that the Interior Designer is not in default on a loan guaranteed by TGSLC.
5. (e) If the Board receives official notice that an Interior Designer has failed to pay court ordered child support, the Board may be prohibited from renewing the Interior Designer's registration.

6. (f) If a registration is not renewed within one (1) year after the specified registration expiration date, the registration shall be cancelled by operation of law on the one-year anniversary of its expiration without an opportunity for a formal hearing. If a registration is cancelled pursuant to this subsection, the registration may not be reinstated. In order to obtain a new certificate of registration, a person whose registration was cancelled pursuant to this subsection must:

   1. (1) submit an application for registration and satisfy all requirements for registration pursuant to Section 5.31, including the successful completion of the registration examination;
   2. (2) submit an application for registration by reciprocal transfer and satisfy all requirements for registration by reciprocal transfer pursuant to Section 5.32, including the successful completion of the registration examination; or
   3. (3) submit an application for registration and demonstrate that he/she moved to another state and is currently licensed or registered and has been in practice in the other state for at least the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of the application.
7. (g) Each Interior Designer must pay a mandatory $200 professional fee in addition to the annual registration renewal fee prescribed by the Board.

Source Note:The provisions of this §5.75 adopted to be effective October 11, 2001, 26 TexReg 7862; amended to be effective April 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 3472.