NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 23, 2009, the Board of Architecture and Interior Design has issued an order.
The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on October 24, 2008, by Miriam Collada-Myers. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 34, No. 46, of the November 14, 2008, Florida Administrative Weekly. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of subsection 61G1-21.001(1), F.A.C., entitled “Continuing Education for Interior Designers,” which requires that a Florida licensed interior designer reestablish professional knowledge and competency by completing 20 contact hours of continuing professional education per biennium. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held January 8, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Board’s Order granted the petition finding that Petitioner established that the purpose of the underlying statutes, Section 481.215, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from subsection 61G1-21.001(1), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned Rules to her circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose a substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Juanita Chastain, Executive Director, Board of Architecture and Interior Design, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750.