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Issue Date: 1991-09-01
Revised Date: 2020-10-29

Legal Citations

  • Occupations Code sec. 1053.052, sec. 1053.251

Object Type

Cash — Business Regulation

Origin Date

September 1, 1991 by S.B. 429, 72nd Leg., R.S.

Description

The board shall set the following fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administration to register a person in interior design:

  • Registration application fee
  • Annual registration renewal fee
  • Reciprocal registration fee
  • Examination fee
  • Duplicate registration certificate
  • Roster of interior designers
  • Restoration of revoked or suspended certificate
  • Renewal of expired certificate 
  • Restore license on inactive status
  • Interior designer emeritus administration and renewal fee

Board may assess an administrative penalty based on the seriousness of the violation.

Due Date

Annual renewal on date set by the board. Board may adopt staggered renewal system.

Deposit Funds

  • An account with the Texas Safekeeping Trust Company. 

Note

Originally deposited to the Architectural Examiners Fund Account (0109); abolished 8-31-95 per § 403.094, Government Code. Deposited to General Revenue until agency became self-directed, semi-independent.

H.B. 11, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S. added $200 increase in license and renewal fees allocated, 25% to Foundation School Account (0193) and 75% to General Revenue. Dedication abolished August 31, 1995 per § 403.094 Government Code.

Amended by H.B. 1248, 76th Leg., R.S..

Effective 9-1-01 S.B. 736, 77th Leg., R.S. made Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, Agency 459, a semi-independent agency with funds in the Texas Safekeeping Trust Company.

Interior designer emeritus added by H.B. 2060, 80th Leg., R.S.

H.B. 7, 84th Leg., R.S. repealed $200 fee increase created by H.B. 11, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S.

USAS Values

Appropriation Year 25
USAS Title PROFESSIONAL FEES
Receipt Category 03 – Business Regulation
Receipt Type 10 – Business/Professional Fees
Object Group 30 – Revenues
USAS Status A
Rev/Exp Category 01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES