Does Interior Design need licensed?

The state of Indiana has a bill that passed the Senate last month, SB337, and is now before the state House of Representatives. This bill is designed to create a state registry and license of Interior Designers. Theoretically, anyone who creates space studies, specifications, contracts, construction documents, etc., relating to the interior, non-load-bearing structure of either a commercial or private building could be licensed by the state: providing that this person passes the rigorous NCIDQ or ARE exams.

As Central Indiana NARI is opposed to this licensing, so are we. These are the main reasons we are against state licensing of the Interior Design profession:
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