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Massachusetts Gives Interior Designers New Status
August 27,
2014 by in Designer Weekly 
The governor of Massachusetts has signed a law that establishes the right of designers to bid as the prime contractor on state contracts and recognizes the profession of interior design within the state.
Gov. Deval Patrick signed the law last week.
The new law also establishes a defined scope of work for designers, opening up opportunities for qualified design professionals to compete for design work in code-impacted spaces. The new law takes effect within 90 days.
“This is a monumental victory not only for members of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), but also for the profession as a whole,” said Don Davis, ASID vice president of government and public affairs. “This law allows designers to expand their businesses, utilize their skills to make a lasting impact on state-initiated design and construction projects, and to benefit the state’s economy.”