SECTION 5.77. Emeritus Status

(a) A Registered Interior Designer whose registration is in Good Standing may apply for emeritus registration status on a form prescribed by the Board. In order for a Registered Interior Designer to obtain emeritus status, the Registered Interior Designer must demonstrate that:

(1) he/she has been registered as a Registered Interior Designer for at least 20 years; and

(2) he/she is at least 65 years of age.

(b) An Emeritus Interior Designer may use the title "Emeritus Interior Designer" or "Interior Designer Emeritus."

(c) An Emeritus Interior Designer may renew his/her registration prior to its specified expiration date by:

(1) remitting the correct fee to the Board; and

(2) providing the information or documentation requested by the registration renewal notice and signing the renewal form to verify the accuracy of all information and documentation provided.

(d) If an Emeritus Interior Designer fails to remit a completed registration renewal form and the prescribed fee on or before the specified expiration date of the Emeritus Interior Designer's registration, the Board shall impose a late payment penalty that must be paid before the Emeritus Interior Designer's registration may be renewed.

(e) In order to change his/her registration to active status, an Emeritus Interior Designer must:

(1) apply on a form prescribed by the Board;

(2) either submit proof that he/she has completed all continuing education requirements for each year the registration has been emeritus or, in lieu of completing the outstanding continuing education requirements, successfully complete all sections of the current Interior Designer Registration Examination during the five years immediately preceding the return to active status; and

(3) pay a fee as prescribed by the Board.

(f) Applications to return to active status may be rejected for any of the reasons for which an initial application for registration may be rejected or for which a registration may be revoked.

(g) The Board may require that an application to return to active status include verification that the Applicant has complied with the laws governing the Practice of Interior Design.

Source Note: The provisions of this §5.77 adopted to be effective October 11, 2001, 26 TexReg 7862; amended to be effective April 3, 2008, 33 TexReg 2693; amended to be effective June 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 4704