§ 8304. State board for interior design. 1. A state board for
interior design shall be appointed by the board of regents on
recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the
board of regents and the department on matters of certification and
professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight
of this title. The board shall be composed of nine members, four of whom
shall be interior designers certified in this state, two of whom shall
be licensed architects who practice primarily interior design in this
state, one who shall be a professional engineer in this state with an
expertise in interior design, one who shall be a full-time interior
design educator in this state and one who shall be the public
representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the members of the first
board who are interior designers need not be certified prior to their
appointment to the board.

2. Two interior designers and a licensed architect who practices
primarily interior design shall serve initial five year terms. Two
interior designers and a professional engineer with an expertise in
interior design shall serve initial four year terms. One licensed
architect who practices primarily interior design, the interior design
educator, and the public representative shall serve initial two year
terms. Following the establishment of the initial membership of the
board, all succeeding appointments shall be for five year terms. Any
vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of
such member's terms in accordance with the provisions of this section.