WE NEED YOUR HELP: Support the Interior Design Profession by Creating a Witness Slip Now

The Illinois Registered Interior Designers Act is set to expire on January 1, 2022. If our Act is not extended by the legislature this year, it will be eliminated. HB 1738, currently in the legislature, will extend our Act to 2032.

We need your support to ensure our Act is not eliminated. Supporting the profession is easy, and only takes a few seconds.

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Here’s how you can help:

No later than close of business on Tuesday (3/16), please do the following:

1. Click this link: https://www.ilga.gov/house/committees/hearing.asp?hearingid=17993&CommitteeID=2672

2. Click the light grey box at the top - “Create Witness Slip”

3. Scroll down to “HB1738 Nicholas K. Smith REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS”

4. Click the graphic that looks like a pencil and paper to the far right of “REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS”

5. Fill out ALL information boxes

   1. For “Firm/Business Or Agency” you can put “Self” or your firm, business, or agency.

   2. For representation, you can put your firm, business, or agency or “Self”

   3. Position: select “PROPONENT”

   4. Testimony: select “Record of Appearance Only”

6. Agree to terms and complete reCAPTCHA

7. Click “Create Slip”

8. Make sure you receive a success message.

9. SHARE THIS LINK WITH ANYONE WITH AN ILLINOIS ADDRESS. We need as many proponent record of appearance only slips as possible.

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Thank you for Supporting the Interior Design Profession!

- Sarah Schwuchow, ASID, NCIDQ

Registered Interior Designer in Illinois

Renew Your Illinois Interior Design License - Expires August 31st!

Registered Interior Designers in Illinois (RID): You must renew your active license before it expires on August 31, 2019. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is moving away from sending paper based renewal notifications and will only be sending electronic notifications.

Make sure your renewal notice email does not get lost in your inbox! Search for an email from FPR.Notice@illinois.gov with the subject line as “Interior Designer Renewal Notice”. This email contains your license number and pin number that you will need to renew your license.

To check if your license is active, click the link below, select INTERIOR DESIGN and enter your name.

https://ilesonline.idfpr.illinois.gov/DFPR/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx

All Interior Design licenses will expire on August 31, 2019 if not renewed! Once renewed, licenses are good for two years and always expire on odd years.

If you have any questions or concerns about the renewal process, contact the Department at 1 (800) 560-6420 or send a message here.

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8 Steps to Renew Your License Today

1. Visit the IDFPR website http://www.idfpr.com/Renewals/defaultSSL.asp

2. Select the BLUE box “Professions Currently in Renewal”

3. Click “Interior Designer”

4. Click the GREEN box “Credit Card - Internet Renewal”

5. Scroll down and click “Continue”

6. You will need to enter your License Number and Pin Number. You can find this in the email that was sent to you from FPR.Notice@illinois.gov with the subject “Interior Designer Renewal Notice”. If you can’t find your pin number, you can enter your social security number or date of birth.

7. Submit your payment. The Interior Design Renewal fee is $60.00, plus applicable processing fees, and is good for 2 years. Payments are non-refundable.

8. You will receive a confirmation email once your payment has been submitted. It generally takes 2 business days for the renewal processing. Once updated, print and save a copy of your renewed license, as the IDFPR is no longer mailing paper licenses.