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(c) An Applicant may take the NCIDQ examination at any of-
ficial NCIDQ testing center but must satisfy all Texas registration re-
quirements in order to obtain Interior Design registration by examina-
tion in Texas.
(d) Each Candidate must achieve a passing score in each divi-
sion of the NCIDQ examination. Scores from individual divisions may
not be averaged to achieve a passing score.
(e) An examination fee may be refunded as follows:
(1) The application fee paid to the Board is not refundable
or transferable.
(2) The Board, on behalf of a Candidate, may request a re-
fund of a portion of the examination fee paid to the national examina-
tion provider for scheduling all or a portion of the registration exami-
nation. A charge for refund processing may be withheld by the national
examination provider. Refunds of examination fees are subject to the
following conditions:
(A) A Candidate, because of extreme hardship, must
have been precluded from scheduling or taking the examination or a
portion of the examination. For purposes of this subsection, extreme
hardship is defined as a serious illness or accident of the Candidate or a
member of the Candidate's immediate family or the death of an imme-
diate family member. Immediate family members include the spouse,
child(ren), parent(s), and sibling(s) of the Candidate. Any other ex-
treme hardship may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
(B) A written request for a refund based on extreme
hardship must be submitted not later than thirty (30) days after the
date the examination or portion of the examination was scheduled or
intended to be scheduled. Documentation of the extreme hardship
that precluded the applicant from scheduling or taking the examina-
tion must be submitted by the Candidate as follows:
(i) Illness: verification from a physician who treated
the illness.
(ii) Accident: a copy of an official accident report.
(iii) Death: a copy of a death certificate or newspa-
per obituary.
(C) Approval of the request and refund of the fee or por-
tion of the fee by the national examination provider.
(3) An examination fee may not be transferred to a subse-
quent examination.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on June 17, 2013.
TRD-201302514
Cathy L. Hendricks, RID, ASID/IIDA
Executive Director
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 28, 2013
For further information, please call: (512) 305-9040
CHAPTER 7. ADMINISTRATION
22 TAC 7.10
The Texas Board of Architectural Examiners proposes an
amendment to 7.10, concerning General Fees. The amend-ment pertains to fees paid to the board. The amendments
implement recent changes made by the 83rd Legislature
through the passage of HB 1717. The bill amended the statute
relating to late charges for failing to timely renew certificates of
registration. As amended, the agency is no longer authorized
to impose the late charge on the $200 portion of each renewal
fee which is transferred to the General Revenue fund and the
Foundation School fund. The amendment replaces the current
fee schedule with a more detailed fee schedule which is easier
to understand. The replacement schedule lists the occupations
fee separately from the remainder of the annual registration
renewal fee and implements the Legislature's mandate that
the agency assess late charges only upon the portion of the
renewal fee that is not transferred to the General Revenue and
Foundation School funds. The late fees are recalculated to
reflect the lower amounts. The amendments also implement a
change in the law which imposes the $200 supplemental fee to
the initial registration of architects. The proposed business reg-
istration fees would increase from $30 to $45 per year and make
corresponding increases upon the late fees for business regis-
trants. The amendment also incorporates a convenience fee
upon online transactions to cover the cost to the agency of the
third-party contractor to administer online certificate renewals.
The amendments delete an obsolete fee for administering the
Landscape Architectural Registration Examination and a fee for
interior design registration by prior application which is covered
by an identical fee for exam application. The agency no longer
collects the fee because the examination is administered by
third-party contractors and is no longer administered by the
board. The amendments also correct a typographical error in
the rule so that the word "routing" is corrected.
Cathy L. Hendricks, Executive Director, Texas Board of Architec-
tural Examiners, has determined that for the first five-year period
the amended rule is in effect, the amendment will have no signif-
icant fiscal impact upon state government and no fiscal impact
on local government.
Ms. Hendricks also has determined that for the first five-year
period the amended rule is in effect the public benefits expected
as a result will be that the rule will align with the statute it
implements and thus avoid confusion. The rule as amended
will cover costs to maintain online registration of individuals
and businesses which will ensure a functional on-line means
of reliable registration renewal thus ensuring greater customer
service. The amendments will have a positive fiscal impact
upon individuals who renew certificates of registration late. The
late fee for registering 90 or fewer days late would be reduced
by $100 and by $200 for those who are more than 90 days late.
There will be an adverse economic impact upon all individual
registrants who renew online to cover an additional $.25 plus
a 2.25% charge for each online transaction. The charge for
online transactions is set by the third-party contractor and the
fee increase covers the cost of the contractor's fee. The agency
also analyzed its cost of maintaining its business registration
database, providing online information to consumers on its Web
site line regarding registered businesses, and to maintain a
robust online business registration process and has determined
a fee increase from $30 to $45 annually is necessary to cover
the costs of these services. The business registration fee
increase will have an adverse economic impact upon small and
micro-businesses. The agency's current internal database of
registered businesses includes roughly 2500 business entities.
Nearly all of the businesses which offer or render regulated
services are small businesses or micro-businesses. Currently,38 TexReg 4132 June 28, 2013 Texas Register
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