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Association Highlights Interior Designer Issue Still a Threat to FEDA Dealers he dangerous interior designer leg- to-date. There's still half a year to go,and islation that would take away your my future plans include lobbying in right to do design work continues Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan and to surface in state after state across the Minnesota—states that have introduced country. Patti Morrow leads our effort to practice acts but have not yet scheduled protect your rights via the Interior hearings. Designer Protection Consulting (IDPC), There will likely be others. The which FEDA and other American Society of prominent industry The American Society Interior Designers (ASID), groups strongly sup- of Interior Designers is the money and muscle port. As first observed behind the push to on record with their by our legal counsel, license the entire indusGeorge Keeley, "It's 2013/2014 agenda, try, is on record with their quite an accomplish- and they will continue 2013/2014 agenda, and ment for one person to they will continue to proto promote their anti- mote their anti-competisuccessfully oppose legislation in eight-10 competitive regulation tive regulation as well as states,where local inter- as well as vigorously vigorously oppose any furests are advocating for ther efforts to deregulate oppose any further its passage. existing regulations. We Here is an update efforts to deregulate must stand strong and be from Patti Morrow existing regulations. armed and ready to (IDPC President), foldefend the right to praclowed by comments from FEDA tice and oppose unfair trade restraint of President Brad Wasserstrom and Vice the commercial foodservice equipment President Brad Pierce as to why we industry." Patti Morrow must all remain vigilant on this important issue. Insights from FEDA President "As of today (July 12, 2013), I've had Brad Wasserstrom and Vice 63 pieces of legislation cross my desk President Brad Pierce: that in some way sought to amend, "The battle against interior design legexpand, or enact new interior design islation is a fight our industry cannot regulations. That's approximately three afford to lose. It will dramatically times the number of bills that I've been restrict the services foodservice dealers reviewing for each of the past seven provide and the items we sell. With the years! All of the bills did not require me help of Patti Morrow, we have been sucto act, but it is my job to remain diligent cessful everywhere we have picked up in thoroughly analyzing each bill to the fight, thus far. However, it will take ensure that FEDA and my other design resources to continue the success. clients will not be negatively impacted. Please consider supporting the fight Together, we must remain vigilant. against interior design legislation and This year the bills that needed my imme- the IDPC with a contribution of $250." diate attention, and would have had a Brad Wasserstrom. detrimental effect on FEDA, were South "Our company knows all too well the Carolina, California, Texas and Massachusetts—all have gone our way continued on page 40 T Ray Herrick Executive Vice President ray@feda.com 8 FEDA News & Views