Government Affairs Issues
Select from the following list of Government Affairs Issues facing the profession. A listing of relevant references follows each heading.
1. AIA POLICY STATEMENTS

2. INTERIOR DESIGN

3. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TAX

4. ARTICLES FROM OTHER STATES

American Institute of Architects

 AIA Policy Statements
Interior Design Comparison of 2004 and 2005 Interior Design Bills -

AIA Public Policy; Licensing -

ASID Voids Accord -
AIA Response to ASID Voiding Accord -

ASID Strategic Plan 2004-2006 -
"ASID will be the definitive resource regarding the interior built environment."

NCARB Comments on Interior Designer Legislative Attempts -


Legislative Efforts
Oklahoma Interior Design Bill Proposed in 2004 -
Magazine/Newsletter Articles
Interior Design and the Public’s Welfare / ISdesigNET -

A Controversy Called "The Accord" / ISdesigNET -

The Strength of Collective Efforts / ISdesigNET -
"...and the existence of only a short-term memory among some of the AIA members."

ASID Publication Critical of Architects / AIA Angle -

Designing Cartels: How Industry Insiders Cut Out Competition -
by The Institute for Justice; 09-2006 -
Articles From Other States
ALABAMA - Court Declares Interior Designers Law Unconstitutional, 08-23-04 -
ALABAMA - Legislative Service Bureau says ID Board to cease to exist, 09-03-04 -
ALABAMA - Circuit Court Denies Reconsideration, Finalizes Ruling, 10-07-05 -
ALABAMA - Alabama Supreme Court Declares State Interior Design Practice Act Unconstitutional, 10-18-07 -

CALIFORNIA - Interior Designers Bill Activity -

COLORADO - Interior Designers Bill -
COLORADO - ASID Sunrise Review Application -

MINNESOTA - A Letter From AIA Minnesota President, Howard Goltz, AIA (2004)
Proposed Legislation Would Alter the Practice of Architecture in Minnesota -

MINNESOTA - Annals Of Minnesota Architects And Government Affairs (2003)
A Short History Of The Architect- Interior Designer Wars In Minnesota -

NEW MEXICO - New Mexico Ends Unconstitutional Censorship of Interior Designers - April, 2007

NEW YORK - Governor Pataki Veto Message of 2004 Interior Design Bill -

NEW YORK - Governor Pataki Veto Message of 2005 Interior Design Bill -

RHODE ISLAND - Text of 2005 Interior Design Bill Defeated in Legislature -

WASHINGTON - Building Designers License Proposed -

U.S. - Compilation of Sunrise/Sunset Interior Design Reviews in Other States -


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