Bill > SB2224

This bill makes several changes to how various professions are regulated in Tennessee, primarily by consolidating oversight and adjusting administrative procedures. Key provisions include transferring the oversight of land surveyors from their own board to the state board of examiners for architects and engineers, and removing the registration requirement for interior designers, meaning they will no longer need to be registered to practice. Additionally, the bill alters how funds generated from contractor licensing fees are used, specifically removing a mechanism that allocated a portion of these revenues to the "Go Build Tennessee Act," a program aimed at workforce development in the construction industry. The bill also updates the composition and responsibilities of the state board of examiners for architects, engineers, and land surveyors, expanding its membership to include registered interior designers and landscape architects, and clarifies various aspects of professional licensing, including application processes, renewal requirements, and disciplinary actions for professions like architects, engineers, land surveyors, and interior designers. It also makes adjustments to the regulation of contractors, electricians, plumbers, and detection services, and clarifies the definition and regulation of makeup application services, distinguishing it from broader cosmetology practices.