Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
Alexander Pina
P.O. Box 12337
Austin, TX 78711-2337 and
333 Guadalupe, Suite 2-350
Austin, TX 78701-3942
512 305-8526
512 305-8900 FAX

Completion Requirements
8 CEPH annually. 1 CEPH must be related to barrier-free design.

All CEPH must be HSW.

Renewal Dates
Renewal occurs annually.
Registrations ending in odd numbers – December 1, 2005

Renewal Date Change: All registrations ending on December 1, 2005 will renew as normal and be required to complete 8 hours. After this renewal, all registrants (ending in odd numbers) will be required to renew on the last day of their birth month. For your first birth-month renewal, the continuing education requirements will be waived. After that, renewal will be on a one-year cycle from last day of birth month and include continuing education.

Registrations ending in even numbers – June 1, 2006

Renewal Date Change: All registrations ending on June 1, 2006 will renew as normal and be required to complete 8 hours. After this renewal, all registrants (ending in even numbers) will be required to renew on the last day of their birth month. For your first birth-month renewal, the continuing education requirements will be waived. After that, renewal will be on a one-year cycle from last day of birth month and include continuing education.

Statute
Title 22 Part 1 Chapter 5 Subchapter D

Special Designations or Stipulations
The Texas Board does not pre-approve any continuing education materials from any provider, but will accept a program that has been designated as health, safety and welfare.

Audit Potential
Random

Allowed Carry-Over Hours
8 CEPH per renewal period

Applicable Course Study
Activities that are typically not approved for CEPH credit include those geared towards teaching motivation, goal-setting, time management, organizational, communication, sales, or marketing skills.

Registrants shall complete a minimum of five (5) CEPH in structured course study. Structured course study shall consist of participation in educational activities presented by individuals or groups qualified by professional, practical, or academic experience to conduct courses of study. No credit shall be awarded for the same structured course for which the Registrant has claimed credit during the preceding three (3) years.

Registrants may complete a maximum of three (3) CEPH in self-directed study. One (1) CEPH shall represent one (1) hour of self-directed study. Self-directed study must utilize articles, monographs, or other study materials that the Registrant has not previously utilized for self-directed study.

Topics for the eight (8) CEPH shall satisfy the following requirements:
(1) All CEPH shall include the study of relevant technical and professional interior design subjects pertinent to the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
(2) The study of topics related to barrier-free design must be used to satisfy the requirements for at least one (1) of the eight (8) CEPH.

The following types of activities may qualify to fulfill continuing education program requirements:
(1) Attendance at courses or seminars dealing with technical interior design subjects sponsored by colleges or universities;
(2) Attendance at technical presentations or workshops or interior design subjects which are held in conjunction with conventions or seminars and are related to materials use and function;
(3) Attendance at courses or seminars related to ethical business practices or new technology and offered by colleges, universities, professional organizations, or system suppliers;
(4) Three (3) CEPH may be claimed per class hour spent teaching interior design courses or seminars as long as the Registrant has not previously claimed credit for teaching the same course. College or university faculty may not claim credit for teaching.
(5) Hours spent in professional service to the general public which draws upon the Registrant’s professional expertise, such as serving on planning commissions, building code advisory boards, urban renewal boards, or code study committee;
(6) Hours spent in interior design research which is published or formally presented to the profession or public during the annual registration period;
(7) Hours spent in interior design self-directed study programs such as those organized or sponsored by the American Society for Interior Design, the International Interior Design Association, the National Council for Interior Design Education and Research, or similar organizations acceptable to the Board.
(8) College or university credit courses dealing with interior design subjects or ethical business practices; each semester credit hour shall equal one (1) CEPH; each quarter credit hour shall equal one (1) CEPH;
(9) One (1) CEPH may be claimed for attendance at one (1) full-day session of a meeting of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners; a Registrant must attend the entire full-day session in order to receive credit.

Non-CompliancE Penalties
The board has final authority to determine whether to award or deny credit claimed by a Registrant for continuing education activities.

If acceptable documentation is not provided within thirty (30) days of request, claimed credit may be disallowed. The registrant shall have 180 calendar days after notification of disallowance of credit to substantiate the original claim or earn other CEPH credit to fulfill the minimum requirements. Such credits shall not be used again for another registration period.

Failure to comply with the annual continuing education program requirements may result in disciplinary action by the Board.

Any registrant who is found to have reported false information regarding the registrant’s continuing education activities shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board.

Disallowed Credits
N/A

Exceptions and Exemptions
A Registrant may be exempt from the continuing education requirements for any of the following reasons:
(1) A Registrant who is a first-time new Registrant by examination or first-time Registrant by reciprocity shall be exempt for his/her initial registration period, which shall not exceed one year;
(2) An emeritus registrant shall be exempt for any registration period during which the registrant’s registration is in Emeritus Status, but all continuing education credits for each period of emeritus registration shall be completed before the registrant’s registration may be returned to active status;
(3) An inactive registrant shall be exempt for any registration period during which the registrant’s is in inactive status, but all continuing education credits for each period of inactive registration shall be completed before the registrant’s registration may be returned to active status;
(4) A registrant who is not a full-time member of the Armed forces shall be exempt for any registration period during which the registrant serves on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of time exceeding ninety (90) consecutive days;
(5) A registrant who has an active registration in another jurisdiction that has registration requirements which are substantially similar to Texas registration requirements and has a mandatory continuing education program shall be exempt for any registration period during which the registrant satisfies such other jurisdiction’s continuing education program requirements; or
(6) A registrant who is, as of September 1, 1999, a full-time faculty member or other permanent employee of an institution of higher education, and who in such position is engaged in teaching interior design.

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