Renewal Requirements for Each License Type

Occupational licenses are valid for three years and must be renewed with the TCEQ. Renewal applicants must complete the CE requirements; submit a renewal application, a criminal history attestation, and supplemental documents, if required; and pay the renewal fee.

Renewing a License

The fee to renew each license is $111. Licenses are valid for three years. As a courtesy, licensees will be mailed a renewal notification to the last known address on file at least 60 days before the license expires. The TCEQ is not responsible for undelivered mail. Licensees are responsible for renewing their licenses timely. In addition, provided the TCEQ has a valid e-mail address on file, an e-mail notification will be sent 90 days before the license expires. Whenever your contact information changes, use our online contact information form to ensure we have the most up-to-date contact information for you.

Licenses are not eligible for renewal if:

• the license has been expired over 30 days, or
• the license does not expire for 90 days or more.

Online Renewal: visit the TCEQ Online Renewal webpage for more information and to renew online.

Paper Renewal: if unable to renew on-line, please download and print a

Continuing Education Requirements

Continuing education must be completed prior to the expiration date of the license.

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Search the License Information webpage to view current CE hours earned.

Military Service Members

Persons failing to renew their license or registration in a timely manner due to serving as a United States military service member on active duty outside of Texas, may renew their license within two years [730 days] of returning from active duty (this does not apply to military contractors).

Submit a completed renewal application, a copy of the military orders substantiating the military service during the time the license expired, and the applicable license renewal fee.

Completion of the required continuing education will be waived for the renewal cycle while the licensee was on active-duty service.

Expired Licenses

A license or registration may not be renewed if it has been:

• expired for more than 30 days and an application has not been received by the executive director or postmarked within 30 days after the expiration date of the license or registration;
• revoked; or
• replaced by a higher class of license.

An individual whose license or registration renewal application is not received by the executive director or is not postmarked within 30 days after the license or registration expiration date, may not renew the license or registration. These individuals must submit a new application with associated fee, meet the current education, training and experience requirements and pass the applicable examination.

A person whose license or registration has expired shall not engage in activities that require a license or registration until the license or registration is renewed or a new license or registration has been obtained.

Specific Renewal Requirements

Unless otherwise noted, the renewal processing fee for occupational licenses is $111.

• Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT)
  • Required CE hours: 24 hours, 8 of the total 24 hours must be practical skills (hands-on) training
  • License can be renewed online
  • Required CE hours: 16 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Required CE hours: 24 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Required CE hours: 16 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Required CE hours: 0 hours
  • License can be renewed online.
  • Additional Requirements: provide proof of a comprehensive general liability insurance policy designating the commission as the certificate holder in an amount of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) and a financial statement (balance sheet) documenting an applicant's current net worth of not less than $25,000; or a letter from a certified public accountant who is not employed by the applicant or does not receive payment from the applicant on a regular basis verifying that the applicant's current net worth is not less than $25,000
  • Renewal fee: $232
  • Required CE hours: 16 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Required CE hours:0 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Required CE hours: 8 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Required CE hours: 0 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Additional Requirements: certified that the UST contractor has commercial liability insurance designating the commission as the certificate holder in an amount of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) and certified that the UST contractor has a net worth of not less than $25,000.
  • Renewal fee: $232
  • Required CE hours: 30 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Required CE hours: 30 hours
  • License can be renewed online
  • Renewal Restrictions:
    • Class A & B operators may not apply the "Basic Wastewater Operation" course, or any course that is equivalent to Basic Wastewater Operation, for renewal credit hours.
    • Class D operators are not renewable for operators at any activated sludge-type treatment facility of any size, any trickling filter or RBC facility with a permitted average daily flow of 100,000 gallons per day or greater, or wastewater facility that disposes of treated effluent through a subsurface area drip dispersal system.
    • Required CE hours: 30 hours
    • License can be renewed online
    • Renewal Restrictions:
      • Class A and B operators may not apply the "Basic Water" course, or any course that is equivalent to Basic Water, for renewal credit hours.
      • Class D licenses are not renewable for licensed operators at groundwater treatment systems of 250 connections or more; at groundwater treatment systems serving a population of 750 or more; at surface water treatment systems; at groundwater systems under the influence of surface water; who are supervisors, crew chiefs, or foremen of distribution systems that have over 250 connections; or who operate multiple groundwater systems and the cumulative number of connections exceeds 250 or the total population served is 750 or more.
      • Required CE hours: 12 hours
      • License can be renewed online
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