Texas electrician CE online, built to TDLR Form ELC100N
TDLR approves electrician CE one course at a time on Form ELC100N, and the form asks for internet minutes and a working login for the department. Every course has to cover law and rules, the NEC and NFPA 70E. We build the online version on your site so the reviewer login, the minute counts and the completion reports all hold up.
What TDLR requires of an online course
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). Summarized from the rule text, with the citation for each so you can check it yourself.
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Three required topic areas, timed in minutes
TDLR Form ELC100N
Every course must include law and rules from Occupations Code 1305 or 16 TAC 73, technical standards from the adopted NEC, and safety from NFPA 70E. The form asks for instruction minutes for each area.
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A login for TDLR, good for a year
TDLR Form ELC100N
For internet courses, the provider gives the department a username and password with access available for one year. The form records delivery as classroom minutes against internet or webinar minutes.
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Credit only for the entire course
16 TAC 59.51(d)
Certificates go to each participant who attended the entire course, within 15 days of completion, and must show the course name and number, provider name and number, hours, a provider signature, and the participant name, license type and license number.
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Completion report within seven days
16 TAC 59.51(e)
Course completions go to TDLR through the CE Reporting System no later than seven days after the completion date, listing each certified participant by license type and number.
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Attendance verification is on the provider
16 TAC 59.51(l)
Providers answer for the conduct of their courses, including verifying participant attendance, and must run the course substantially the way the approval application described it.
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Two years of records, open to audit
16 TAC 59.51(f) and (h)
Completion records are kept two years after the course, and TDLR may audit without prior notice. Records requested by the department are due within ten days.
How the platform is built to it
Your course, on your site, under your name. Every requirement above is a feature, not a promise in the application.
Modules split by the three ELC100N areas
Law and rules, NEC and NFPA 70E are separate tracked modules, and the platform reports minutes per area so the numbers on your form come from the course itself.
A reviewer account that lasts a year
We create the department login with full course access and keep it live for the one-year window, separate from student accounts so reviewer activity never touches your reports.
Completion gate on the whole course
No certificate issues until every module is done. Partial progress stays partial, which matches the entire-course language in 59.51(d).
Certificates and rosters generated together
Finishing the course produces the certificate with every 59.51(d) field and adds the student to a CE Reporting System roster, with the seven-day deadline shown on each row.
Audit-ready attendance logs
Login, progress and completion events are stored per student for at least two years, so a ten-day records request is an export, not a scramble.
The path to TDLR approval
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Hold an active TDLR CE provider registration.
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Complete Form ELC100N with the course title, delivery language, internet minutes, and minutes and references for law and rules, NEC and NFPA 70E.
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Sign the Certification Statement for CE Provider Responsibilities and include the internet course login for the department.
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Send the application with the $100 non-refundable fee to TDLR, and do not offer the course until it is approved.
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After approval, put your provider number and course number on every advertisement and course web page, and renew the course before its one-year approval runs out.
The terms
We are building one right now for a state-approved online school in Virginia, in English and Spanish, on the same terms.
- One flat fee
- Quoted per course before any work starts. No hourly billing and no surprise line items.
- Final payment on approval
- The last payment is due when the regulator approves the course, so the platform has to pass review before it is paid for in full.
- No per-student fees
- You keep what every enrollment pays. Nothing is skimmed per seat, per certificate or per month of traffic.
- You own it
- The platform, the code and the student records are yours outright, on your site and under your brand.
Questions schools ask
How many CE hours do Texas electricians need?
Four hours a year covering the NEC, Chapter 1305 and 16 TAC 73 law and rules, and NFPA 70E, per TDLR. TDLR does not accept partial completion.
What does TDLR need to review my online electrician course?
A username and password with access for one year, listed on Form ELC100N. The reviewer should see the course the way a student does, so we set that account up as part of the build.
Can I offer the course in Spanish?
Form ELC100N lists English, Spanish, Vietnamese and other as delivery languages. We build in English and Spanish.
Do my web pages need the course number?
Yes. Under 16 TAC 59.51(b), provider web pages about a course count as advertisements and must show the provider number and the TDLR course number.
How is the build priced?
One flat fee per course, with the final payment due when TDLR approves it. No per-student fees, and the platform and code are yours. We are building one right now for a state-approved online school in Virginia, in English and Spanish, on the same terms.
Price your TDLR course
Tell us the course and how you teach it now. You get a flat price back by email, and a list of what the application will ask about the platform.
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Sources
- TDLR Form ELC100N, Electrician CE Course Approval Application
- TDLR CE providers, electricians
- TDLR electrician continuing education
- 16 TAC 59.51, Responsibilities of Providers
Read from the sources above on October 15, 2026. Rules change, so confirm the current text with TDLR before you apply. This page is not legal advice.