2008 has been an active year for the SC Interior Design Coalition. The primary focus has been developing legislation to create an Interior Design Practice Act that provides appropriate consumer protection and public awareness without placing a burden on homeowners or jeopardizing the success of those who currently provide design services.
With that goal in mind, nearly one hundred interior designers, design students and professors descended on the SC State House in January to meet with lawmakers and encourage support for Interior Design legislation. The SCIDC hosted a legislative breakfast where they displayed examples of interior design and helped dispel the myth that designers just pick out paint chips and draperies. A number of the participating designers testified before the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee in support of our legislation and a broad range of proponents, including a number of architects, provided letters of support to members of the Committee.
Since then, the Coalition has been working hard to perfect the legislation, build our base of grassroots support and encourage designers across the state to get to know their Senators and Representatives and tell the Interior Design story to lawmakers across South Carolina. We continue those efforts heading into the November election in preparation for the new two-year legislative session that will begin in January. How you can help:
Together, we can pass legislation that will set a clear standard for our interior design profession.
