9-Apr ELC BETTER 1305.157 - Verify Time: Residential Lineman (Legs Change)9-Apr 1 ELC BETTER Clear Definitions Requiring Requirements/Eligibilities For Different Electrician Licenses/Scope Of

Work9-Apr 2 ELC BETTER Compliance Needs Additional Elc Staff9-Apr ELC BETTER Electrical License Needs To Have "Eligibility" Requirements. Us Citizen Vs Aliens/Need To Check

Ss# More Accurately9-Apr ELC BETTER Electrical Licenses Should Have At Least 12 Hours Of CE9-Apr 1 ELC BETTER Items/Issues That Are Taken To Advisory Board Resolved Quicker And Advise Industry/Elc9-Apr ELC BETTER Master Should Be Able To Verify Apprentices Time9-Apr ELC BETTER Masters Should Show All Companies They Are Assigned To9-Apr ELC BETTER Need Better Definition/Enhancement For "On Site Supervision" Regarding Electricians Corresponds

With What Advisory Board Says9-Apr ELC BETTER Needs Additional Enforcement Staff To Do Stings9-Apr ELC BETTER Statute Only Requires 4 Hours Of CE Needs Revision9-Apr ELC BETTER TDLR Fine The Unlicensed Person More Than Licensed Ones9-Apr ELC BETTER Verify Technical Requirements Needed For License/Have Sting Also Check For That#### ELC BETTER Renewals#### ELC BETTER Web Site Is Very Busy, Needs To Be Calmed Down, But For Me I Can Find What I'M Looking For,

Others I Know Come To Me To Find Information For Them.8-Apr ELC BETTER None7-Apr ELC BETTER Have More Inspectors Checking For Licenses.6-Apr ELC BETTER Have No Complaints.5-Apr ELC BETTER Background Checks...Run On All Licensees, Renewals & Originals Applications. Also Run A Program

To Determine If Current Licensees Are Incarcerated. This Is A Statute That Does Not Have A Checks And Balance System In Place To Prevent.

5-Apr ELC BETTER Weed Out Unlicensed Work Ex. Handymen Advertizing Electrical Work But List No License # Maybe More Inspectors In Larger Cities

5-Apr ELC BETTER Keep Up5-Apr ELC BETTER Not Sure?5-Apr ELC BETTER CE Classes Need To Be More Current. Too Many Electrical Classes Focus On Grounding And Not

Enough On Nfpa 70E4-Apr ELC BETTER License Enforcement Of On The Job Labor Is Totally Absent. Not Enough Man Power Resources Are

Given To License Compliance. Public Service Announcements For Using Licensed Contractors Would Be A Plus Which Would Not Cost Big Dollars.

4-Apr ELC BETTER You Guys Do A Great Job I Don’t Feel You Need To Change Anything

4-Apr ELC BETTER I Hate That My Personal Information Is Just Open To The Public.4-Apr ELC BETTER Check On Some Of The Grandfathered License.3-Apr ELC BETTER Approve My Journeyman Lin. I Messed Up On My Paper Work3-Apr ELC BETTER Online Continuing Education Needs To Be Reinforced With Better Safeguards To Ensure That The

Actual Licensee Is Taking The Course. Having Electricians Come To A Class Room Once Every Three Years To Get First Have The Latest National Code Changes Is Also A Good Idea. Onsite Supervision Of Apprentices Needs To Be Fixed As The Advisory Board Voted At The February 16Th Meeting. Being More Assertive With Local Jurisdictions That Have Not Adopted The Latest Addition Of The Nec To Do So As Soon As Possible So Every Contractor Is Installing Electrical Products And Systems That Are To The Basic Safety Requirements Of The 2011 Nec.

3-Apr ELC BETTER Enforcement2-Apr ELC BETTER See Next Question.2-Apr ELC BETTER Stop Work By Unlicensed Companies2-Apr ELC BETTER When Specific Changes Are Made To Our Rules, Highlight Them Better So We Can See Directly

What Changed And Maybe Tell Us Why It Changed.2-Apr ELC BETTER Issuing A Electrical License Every Two, Of Three Yrs. Would Be Better. I Have Never Witnessed

Anyone Checking For A Electrical License, Any Where, On Any Job, At Any Time, But I Have Seen Unqualified Men Working The Trade, With No Electrical License!!!! And I Have Worked A Lot Of Jobs In Texas.

1-Apr ELC BETTER Simpler Explanations Of Rule Changes1-Apr ELC BETTER Screen And Check Closer Applicants And Licensee For Their Criminal Records, This Process Takes

Too Long1-Apr ELC BETTER Enforce Your Laws And Rules1-Apr ELC BETTER More Enforcement In All Regions Of The State1-Apr ELC BETTER Can't Think Of A Thing At This Time.#### ELC BETTER Investigate The Liars With Master Electrician And Journeyman Licensed Grandfathered In. Look At

Colorado That Implemented A Strict Multi Part Review Of All Electricians#### ELC BETTER Have More States Electrical Inspector In The Field.#### ELC BETTER Need To Be Tougher On The People Not Following The Rules. I Have Sent In Several Ads Or Cards

To TDLR That Have Journeyman Advertising To Do Electrical Work As If They Were A Contractor. The Response I Have Gotten Back From TDLR Was Much Less Than Satisfactory. Basicly Nothing Was Done. If A Person Is Out There Passing Themselves Off As A Contractor And They Are Not Properly Lic. Some Kind Of Penalty Should Be Given Rather It Is Monetary Or A Suspension Of Lic.

#### ELC BETTER Pretty Much Satisfied, So I'D Say Nothing, Keep Up The Good Work!

#### ELC BETTER Catch More Of Them#### ELC BETTER Be Quicker On Posting The Licenses Online#### ELC BETTER I Liked It When I Could Find Who Had Been In Trouble For Bad Business, It Would Be Good To See

That Again#### ELC BETTER I Feel That The Department Is Doing Well At This Time.#### ELC BETTER Give People Opportunity To Get Theirs Licenses While They Work And Add Hours To Their

Experience Not Only As Electrician But To Other Carriers,#### ELC BETTER Improve Reciprocity With Adjoining Or Close States, I.E. New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado,

Arkansas, Kansas. Do Not Allow Small Industries Or Groups To Gain Exemptions To The Electrical Licensing, I.E. Pool Installers, Appliance Installers, Etc. Enforce The Current Regulations Especially On Those Contractors And Individuals Who Are Not Following Them Rather Than Continuing To Add Additional Regulations To Contractors Who Are Compliant.

#### ELC BETTER Online Option To Replace A Lost License Instead Of Written Letter#### ELC BETTER Change The Look Of Your Card That I Get Every Year That Shows I Am A Master Electrician. You

Could Put A Seen Of Texas In The Background Or Something. Be Original; Why Use The Same Look Every Year. It May Save Some Money, But It Is Very Boring.

#### ELC BETTER (1)There Will Always Be A Shortage Of Money For Training And Personal To Investigate What Is And Is Not Being Done In The Field. I Suggest Using Those Of Us That Do Have The Education And Experience To Help Get The Word Out To The Consumer.

#### ELC BETTER Web Site Sometimes Difficult To Maneuver.#### ELC BETTER Make Services More Accessible.....#### ELC BETTER Enforcement#### ELC BETTER Manage The Email Notification System Better. I Am Signed Up For Electrician Notices But Get

Notices For HVAC, Cosmetology And Barbers, And Everybody Else. Having To Wade Through All The Other Notices Increases The Chances I Will Miss An Important Update.

#### ELC BETTER License Renewal Could Be Done Every Two Years Or More And Check Workers License#### ELC BETTER Better Enforcement In The Rural Areas. Every Home Builder And Anyone Who Can Twist A Wire nut

On A Piece Of Romex Is Wiring Houses In The Rural Areas And There Is No One To Report These Violations To.

#### ELC BETTER I Realize That TDLR Requires All Electricians To Be Licensed In Order To Perform Our Work But I See That The Enforcing Of That Requirement Has Yet To Be Seen.

#### ELC BETTER Catch More Bootleggers#### ELC BETTER License Enforcement. I Have A Hard Time Making Sure My Guys Keep Their License Updated.

#### ELC BETTER Fire Or Demote All Under producers, Low Imitative & Unenthusiastic Slackers In Your Main Office, Reward Overachievers & Go-Getters With Incentives, Raises, and Promotions. Communicate W/Your People In The Field More Often And Effectively.

#### ELC BETTER Utilize Your Regulated Industries Expertise More. Allow Each A Proactive Role And Avoid Placing Them In A Reactive Position.

#### ELC BETTER Continuing Education. Make It More Code Based; What Makes A Better Electrician Knowing How To Elect A Board Member Or Keeping Up With The Code?

#### ELC BETTER More Personal And Case By Case Involvement With The Prosecutors Office.#### ELC BETTER You Are Doing A Great Job.#### ELC BETTER Lower The Fees, Slam Project Managers Who Go Around Your Rules By Finding Contractors Who

Will Do As They Are Told And Not Do The Work Properly, Not Make Us Have To Get New Licensees Every Year,

#### ELC BETTER Nothing Comes To Mind At The Present Time.#### ELC BETTER I Have Always Struggled To Get The Various Master Electricians To Report My Experience. It Has

Taken Me More Time Than It Should Have According To The Experience Requirements, To Obtain My Master Electrician License. I Wish There Was Some Way I Could Prove All Of My Work To TDLR Without Having To Rely On A Personal Relationship Which May Have Deteriorated For One Reason Or Another.

#### ELC BETTER Nothing#### ELC BETTER Really, I Am Not Much Help With This Question Because I Think That It Is Good The Way It Is.

#### ELC BETTER Put Id Photos On License Cards, Make Our Information More Private, And Have A Log On So To Update Our Info Regarding CEus, Addresses, Etc........ Please Update The License Cards They Look Like *****!

#### ELC BETTER Nothing I Can Think Of Now#### ELC BETTER Do A Little Research Into The Code Changes With Particular Interest On What Impact Changes Will

Have On The Electrical Industry In The State. The Code Writing Has A Legitimate Concern For Safety But Is Also Influenced By Industry Manufacturers. This Influence Finds More Basis In Economics Rather Than What Is Best For The State Of Texas. Check With Municipalities And Balance Their Concerns/Needs With Nature Of The Changes. Input Is Great And Should Be Encouraged But Limit The Implementation Of Changes To Some Annual Benchmark Instead Of Midyear. Consider Extending The State Code Cycle To A Year After The Code Is Released To Allow For Adaptation To The Changes And The Associated Costs. Put An End To All Ideas Stemming For The Past Grandfathering Licensing Efforts. Some Still Think That Option Is Still Available.

#### ELC BETTER License That Will Not Fade, I Like The Older Ones That Where Stamped

#### ELC BETTER Simplify Laws, Regs, & Codes#### ELC BETTER Nothing#### ELC BETTER It’s Impossible To Get Anyone On The Phone At The Licensing Office When One Has Unique

Questions Pertaining To Exam Applications, And Or Test Taking Etc. In Regards To Electrical Licenses

#### ELC BETTER Maybe Put Pictures On The TDLR Lic Of The Person Who Belongs Too, And Maybe A Finger Print Emblem Of Some Sort In Case Of Identity Theft. We Wouldn’t Want Our Lic Being Used By Any One Else Other Than Its Owner.

#### ELC BETTER Stop Changing The Grandfathering, Stop Changing The Date You Can Renew By, After Your License Has Expired. Give 60Days. Your Are A Professional After All. Set Up A Suggestion Box Web Page That Requires Your License Number To Make Suggestions

#### ELC BETTER Wish I Could Provide You Sound Guidance#### ELC BETTER Promote TDLR Nation Wide And Try To Bring Big Company To The State So They Can Employ The

Man And Women That Texas Has.#### ELC BETTER There Are Many Things TDLR Could Do Better To Give Some Support To Your Licensees. The

Problem Is The TDLR Is So Busy Bringing New Trades And Their License Fees Under Their Wings I Guess Your Ability To Give Any Support Become More And More Diluted. We Need TDLR To Educate The Public In Plain English About The Laws That You Govern Us By. I Could Care Less About Regulations For Barbers Or Auctioneers But I Do Wish That The General Public Understood The Electrical Law In The State Of Texas And How It Effects Them. We Are Competing With Handymen, Remodelers, Lighting Companies, House Flippers Etc. That Ignore The Rules, Jeopardize The Lives Of The Public And Get Away With It Scott Free! When TDLR Changed The Electrical Rules That Allowed Unlicensed Individuals To Install Lights And Fans Etc That Were Only Wire Nut Connections To The New Law Requiring All Encumbrances To A Electrical System To Be Done By A Licensee Electrical Contractor There Was A Reason For It. If You Give Them A Inch They Will Take A Mile. The Handy Man Is Hired To Install A Fan And The Home Owner Wants Him To Make The Fan And The Light Work Independently. No Problem He Can Make The White Wire A Switch Leg And Just Make The Bare Ground The Neutral. They Are The Same Thing Right???" I Do Get Some Work

#### ELC BETTER Better Requirements For CEU Hours. Class Is Joke

#### ELC BETTER Better Customer Service, Allow People To Talk To Their Case Worker When Trying To Get Licensed, The Receptionist Does Not Have All The Answers Much Less The Correct Ones And From My Experience She Has No Idea Of What’s Going On And Should Just Be The Receptionist! You Need To Have Better Knowledge Of Your Own Rules And Regulations, Make All Those Who Were "Grandfathered" Into Their Licenses Take An Actual Test!!!!! I Think You Will Find That Many License Holders In This State Really Should Not Have A License At All Due To Your Grandfather Clause A Few Years Back. You Could Learn A Lot From Other States Programs!!!! Maybe You Should Research Other States Who Have Had A State Licensing Program And Get Help From Them!

#### ELC BETTER Enforcement, More Public Awareness Programs#### ELC BETTER I Have Noticed That I Have Been Presented A Ever Growing Amount Of Forged Electricians Licenses,

Mainly Journeyman Type Ones. Is There A Possibility Of Increasing The Detail On The License Cards Or Raising The License Number Such As Credit Cards Do? I Always Double Check Against TDLR's Online Database But Sometimes Time Does Not Allow For This.

#### ELC BETTER Enforcement. My Worst Competitor Is An Unlicensed Electrician, Without Insurance, Working Out Of The Back Of His Truck.

#### ELC BETTER Multiple Master For One Company, Geographical Regions. Reciprocity With Other States.#### ELC BETTER N/A#### ELC BETTER Transfers From Another Or To Another State#### ELC BETTER Do Continuing Schooling Every Other Year Not Every Year.#### ELC BETTER Nothing#### ELC BETTER Explain Changes More Simply#### ELC BETTER Monitor License Testing Company And The Staff.#### ELC BETTER Require More Continuing Education.#### ELC BETTER More Enforcement, Not More Rules.#### ELC BETTER More Inspectors#### ELC BETTER The License Number Need To Be Improve: -Type Of License Je, Me, Journeman, Master, -Year Of

Issue 12, 13, For 2012, 2013, -Numbers 0001....#### ELC BETTER I Believe That Field Experience Is Important Asset To The Overall Electrical Contracting, However, As

A Electrical Contractor And My Goal Was To Become A Owner I Also, Believe Education Is A Key In The Success Of A (Any) Business. To Qualify To Take The Master Exam One May Have A Mix Of 4 Year Degree And Field Experience, Not Just A Journeyman License.

#### ELC BETTER Hire More Enforcement People. The Level Of Enforcement Is Now None. Most Of The Cities In Texas Still Do Not Have The 2012 N.E.C. In Force. So Most Of The Electricians Do What Ever They Want. It Makes It Real Hard To Bid When The Nec Now Requires A $45.00 Breaker Where It Was $3.50. I Was Under The Impression That Everyone Was On The Same Page And The State Was Writing It That Is Not The Case. So I Pay My Money And Watch As Non Contractors And Contractors Alike Carry On As Usual. I Read The Complaints/ Findings; They Are For The Most Part A Joke. On Any Given Day I See Sub Standard Work By People Who Do Not Have Any Idea What The Job Is Or Care. Most Of The Complaints I Hear I Refer To The State And I Am Sure The Get There But Nothing Ever Shows Up. There Is No Place For The Public To Go To Check On A Company Before They Get Hooked.

#### ELC BETTER Ok#### ELC BETTER I Think You Are Doing A Great Job#### ELC BETTER Make The Committee Changes More Clear Rather Than Referring To A Web Page To Read The

Entire Code And Have To Decipher What The Actual Committee Changed In The Law And Code

#### ELC BETTER I Can't Think Of Anything Currently.#### ELC BETTER Should Pay More To The Interpreters And Should Pay Them The Mileage Since The Gasoline Price

Is Sky Rocking High.#### ELC BETTER Check Out Criminal Back Grounds And Make The Test Harder.#### ELC BETTER Make The Exam More Difficult To Pass.#### ELC BETTER Enforcement!#### ELC BETTER State Inspection Service And License Enforcement#### ELC BETTER Increase Fines For Those Who Are Caught Not Conforming To The Guidelines#### ELC BETTER Enforce Non Licensed Electrical Work#### ELC BETTER Go After Un Licensed Contractors#### ELC BETTER Monitor Those That Do Operate In The State Of Texas Without A License.#### ELC BETTER Don't Know Because I Am Not Involved Enough With TDLR To Know What Needs To Be Done Better.

#### ELC BETTER Post Up To Date Of Electrical Problems, Such As Anyone Losing License Or Reprimands They Received, The Sme's Working With TDLR Should Be able To Use The Time They Spend Writing New Exam Questions For Their CEU's.

#### ELC BETTER Enforcement. This Enforcement By Getting Cities To Restrict Permitting To Licensed Individuals Is Painful For Those Of Us Paying For Being Legal. Few Cities They Have An Enforcement Program Where Unlicensed Persons Suffer Any Penalty. Since TDLR Has Little Enforcement Staff The Cities Need To Be Shown The Value In Providing The Grassroots Enforcement Efforts Needed To Strengthen Licensing.

#### ELC BETTER Help Cities Enforce The Law. On A Different Note: It Appears That Professional Test Takers Are Making a lot Of Money. Why Should Our Test Be Any Different Than Taking Sat Or Act? We Need Make Sure Those Taking The Test Are Whose Who They Say They Are.

#### ELC BETTER Start Requiring So Called "General Contractors" And Those That Represent Themselves As Builders, Barn Builders, And Remodeling Contractors To Get A License. Many Of These Types Obtain Work From Owners And Then Fail To Pay Licensed Contractors Such As Plumbers, HVAC, And Electricians And There Is No State Recourse!

#### ELC BETTER At This Time Nothing#### ELC BETTER Enforcement Of Unauthorized / Bootlegging Enforcement Of Improper Advertising Of A TDLR Trade

#### ELC BETTER Your Doing A Good Job.#### ELC BETTER I Know Of Several Electrical Companies That Have Had A Complaint Filed On Them. To This Date,

They Are Still Doing Business Just Like Normal. It Seems They Are Too Far From The Office To Be Checked Out Or Verified. I Have Filed Complaints On Several "Handy Man" Shops Advertising For Electrical Work In Their List Of Trades. There Needs To Be Some Way For Everybody To Follow The Progress Of A Complaint Being Filed. I Don't Receive The Email From TDLR Any More That Tells Us The Different Individuals Or Companies That Have Violated The Rules. We Don't Know What TDLR Is Doing, Whether It Is Bad Or Good, Except You Have Meetings.

#### ELC BETTER Have A Closer Venue For Classes (Info Panels) Closer To Houston#### ELC BETTER Police Non English Speaking So Called Electricians#### ELC BETTER Control Non Licensees Work In The State!!!!!!!!#### ELC BETTER Have More Meeting In West Texas, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, Or Amarillo#### ELC BETTER Enforcement Of Unlicensed Electricians#### ELC BETTER Enforcement In Small Communities#### ELC BETTER I Think You’re Doing Fine Now#### ELC BETTER Continuing Education#### ELC BETTER Hired More Field Officers--I Gave Up In Reporting Unlicensed Electricians - Because Nothing Gets

Done-And Cases Go From One Prosecutor/Investigator To Another-It A Waste Of Time--I Still Got Cases From 2/3 Years That Nothing Got Done

#### ELC BETTER Phone Contact

#### ELC BETTER Help People Like Me Get There Journeymen License Cause Electrical Contractor Went Out Of Bens

#### ELC BETTER Just Started#### ELC BETTER More Policing Of Rural Areas. Companies Hiring Non Licensed Individuals.#### ELC BETTER More Representation Of Electricians On Labor Market ,For Example : There Is Numerous Small

Business Where They Need This Type Of Labor Only For Certain Project After Finishing They Get Laid Off Or Fired For Blamed Reasons .Electricians Working In Construction Field Without Any Type Of Benefits . Having More Education Material Free Off High Prices So Everybody Can Take Opportunity In Improving Their Licensing Status.

#### ELC BETTER Enforcement Of Non-Licensee Doing Business#### ELC BETTER I Don’t Interface With You Much And It Has Always Been Good So I Know Nothing To Change

#### ELC BETTER Go Back To Written Test For All Electricians. This Action Will Make Other States Respect Electricians That Pass The Texas Exam. Word On The Street Is Other States Don't Reciprocate With Texas Because They Think Our Standards Are Not Stringent Enough

#### ELC BETTER In Electrical Field Need Well Service Elections Need More Training In Hooking Control Panels For Ag. Wells

#### ELC BETTER None#### ELC BETTER Attempt To Explain Why The Rules Are Changing. I Get The Notices But Not The Reasons For The

Changes.#### ELC BETTER I Would Like To See TDLR Out Reach To All Persons In Our Fields And Area With An Interest In

Making These Trades A Means For Accomplishing Their Dreams Thru These Trades Regulated By Yourself. Workshops, Seminars, Etc. So We Can Help All That Are Interested Licensed Or Not. I Have Found Many People That Just Don't Know, Misguided By Advice From Others Because It's The Way They Did It Or Scared To Speak Because They’re Happy To Have A Job.

#### ELC BETTER Code Changes At The City Level Seem To Be A Secret. We Find Out When A City Adopts A Specific Rule When We Get A Correction Notice. (I Understand This Is Not Specifically The TDLR's Job.)

#### ELC BETTER Enforce Codes#### ELC BETTER More Classes And Meetings In Different Places.#### ELC BETTER Nothing#### ELC BETTER Let You Renew You License Any Time. I Completed My Education But I Have To Wait Several

Months Before I Can Renew.#### ELC BETTER Stop More Of The Handy (Unlicensed) Electricians

#### ELC BETTER Give People The Reason Why You Farm Out A Four Hour Course To Companies That Does Nothing For Training Yet Charges Ten To Twenty Dollars Plus Your Twenty Dollar Fee For Doing The Course On Line And Not Doing Anything But Enriching Their Pocketbook

#### ELC BETTER In The Craft Area Get State Inspectors, As It Is Now You’re Just A Group Looking For Non Licensed People. Not Really Doing Anything About The Sub Standard Work Being Done Outside The Metropolitan Areas. So Many Cotton Gins, Grain Elevators That Have Electrical Violations In The South Texas Area And No Way To Make Them Safe.

#### ELC BETTER Keep Us Posted On The Changes.#### ELC BETTER When Posting Rule Changes, Use Plain English. We Are Not Lawyers "Legal Speak" Is Useless.

#### ELC BETTER Lack Of Enforcement Is Killing The Small Legal Business. We Cannot Compete With The Illegal Businesses Who Are Not Providing Insurance Or Quality Code Compliant Work. It Seems That Complaints About Illegal Operators Are Never Followed Through. There Are Cities That Are Not Requiring Contractors Or Electricians Even To Be Licensed.

#### ELC BETTER Help People Keep Track Of Our Different Test#### ELC BETTER Have Had No Problems#### ELC BETTER Education For The License#### ELC BETTER More Enforcement In Rural Areas. Still Lots Of No License Businesses Working.#### ELC BETTER Enforcement! There Needs To Be A Mechanism For Legitimate Electricians To Report Unlicensed

Persons Performing Electrical Work In The State. I Personally Think The State Should Accept Volunteers From Each County And/or City That Are Licensed Electricians In Good Standing With The State To Act As Investigators And Or Enforcement Officers To Protect The Industry From Unlicensed Persons. I For One Would Be Willing To Take Some Sort Of A Class Provided By The State Like City Inspectors Do And Be Able To Write Court Summons Or Tickets To Those Who I Catch Performing Electrical Work Without A License.

#### ELC BETTER On-Line License Testing Needs To Be Offered.#### ELC BETTER Every Thing Is Good.#### ELC BETTER More Stings To Find Unlicensed Individuals#### ELC BETTER There Could Be A Direct Person To Speak To In Every Major City In The Electrical Trade.#### ELC BETTER A Few Areas: Enforcement - In My Area There Are Still Unlicensed Electricians Taking Advantage Of

People Who know No Better. Additionally, Some Contractors In The Area Are Allowing (As I Hear It) Employees To Work Without A License. Silsbee Falls Into The Greater Beaumont/Pt Arthur/Orange Area. Also Have Been Seeing Out Of State Trucks With No Markings Carrying Electrical Supplies In Quantities To Do Small Jobs. No Oversight Down Here When It Comes To Enforcement.

#### ELC BETTER Unfortunately Here In South Texas (McAllen Brownsville) .The Presence Of The TDLR Is Not Felt. We Definitely Need You To Open An Office Down Here Every day I See People Performing Work With No Licenses, No Markings On Trucks And More Than Likely No Insurance. Cities And Counties Themselves Are To Blame. They Are Issuing Permits To Master Electricians. As To My Understanding, Only A Electrical Contractor Can Pull A Permit Now. I've Told Them About It, But They Don’t Care.

#### ELC BETTER The Website If Not Very User Friendly Like Trying To Find Forms. Wish Texas Would Work With Other States So Our Licenses Would Precipitate With Others More.

#### ELC BETTER Get All The Cities On The Same Code Year So The Electricians And Inspectors Can Be Up To Date And Not Have To Use One Code Year In One City And Another In The Next City.

#### ELC BETTER The Search Engine Feature When Looking For Licenses Is Very Particular About The Information You Enter. If It Could Recognize More General Entries It Would Make Searching Easier. Provide Updates On Enforcement Proceedings. I Used To Get These On Listserve But Do Not Anymore.

#### ELC BETTER Don't Really Have Any Complaints; I Don't Deal With The Organization That Often.#### ELC BETTER Am Satisfied#### ELC BETTER More Detail On Violators#### ELC BETTER God Speed To All Of You.#### ELC BETTER Do Not Impose More Fees Or Other Beurocratic Activities On Us#### ELC BETTER Don't Listen Too Closely To The Master Electricians- They Seem To Be More Concerned About

Protecting Their Turf- Than What Is Best For The Consumers Of Texas.#### ELC BETTER Make It To Where A Person Could Cancel There E-Mail Address From Another Address. Sample

Cwshelton@Valornet.Com Cancel From Cwshelton@Att.Net When I Try To Do This It Says No Record Of Cwshelton@Att.Net

#### ELC BETTER You Could More Strenuously Enforce Rules & Regulations#### ELC BETTER Crack Down On The Contractors That I Have To Compete Against That Care Less About Having To

Be Licensed. Keep On Doing Stings, Throw Them Is Jail When You Catch Them Being Unlicensed & Make A Bigger Noise Of The Ones You Nail So Others Can See The Odds Of Them Getting Caught Are Pretty Good.

#### ELC BETTER With Out A Doubt More Enforcement On Nonlicensed People And Companies In The Electrical Industry. Stop Opening The Electrical License To Grand Fathering, The Plumbers Have Never Been Opened. Dramatically Increase The Number Of Inspectors Around The State Including Cities.

#### ELC BETTER Enforcement#### ELC BETTER I Cannot Travel. Can The Meetings Be In Beaumont#### ELC BETTER Better Enforcement And Fines Of Non-License Electrician Working In The Field.

#### ELC BETTER Inspecting, No Permits Or Inspections Are Required Outside Of City Jurisdictions. Some Electricians Still Cut Corners And Do Not Follow Code Because They Know They Are Not Going To Be Inspected.

#### ELC BETTER You Could Have Renewal Stickers Instead Of Printing Paper Licenses To Be Posted For Your Business Every Year. They Could Be Affixed To The Paper License And Save On Paper. Print Paper Licenses Every 3 - 5 Years.

#### ELC BETTER Keep Catching The Bootleggers#### ELC BETTER Extend The Licensing Period For Licenses. I Would Still Pay The Same Amount For Each Year, But

Extend From 1 Year To 3 Year For Each Renewal. Of Give The Option Of Paying For 1, 2, Or 3 Years Of Renewal For Each License.

#### ELC BETTER Communicate With New Applications. Need Someone To Man The Phones And Get Back To New Applications.

#### ELC BETTER Get Recips With Other States Bordering Texas#### ELC BETTER Stop Making The Test Last 4 Hours. Admisiter The Test And Let It Take Each Person As Long As It

Takes.#### ELC BETTER Petition For More Clarity And Simplistic Explanations Of Changes#### ELC BETTER Keep Doing The Way It Is#### ELC BETTER Make The Sign Page Only 1 Page.#### ELC BETTER Nothing Comes To Mind#### ELC BETTER Do Not Accept Payment For License Renewal Until All Required Paperwork Is Received, It Is

Confusing To Accept Payment For Renewal And Then Send Out A Letter Several Days Later Noting You Have Received No Confirmation From The Nec Updater To Be Able To Send The Updated License Out.

#### ELC BETTER N/A#### ELC BETTER I Felt That The Continuing Education Didn't Really Benefit Me. I Thought It Was Just An Exercise For

A Company To Collect My $20.00. I Would Like To See Some Better Training.#### ELC BETTER I'D Like To See More Electricians Task Force Meetings Across The State.#### ELC BETTER Do More Sweeps Of Unlicensed Electricians If Possible. I Know You Are Probably Short Of People

But I Still See Lots Of People Working I Suspect Are Not Iicensed. I Have Even Seen People Working At Night And On Sunday. Very Suspicious.

#### ELC BETTER Lower Cost Of License For Long Time License Holders#### ELC BETTER Give Us More Time Between License Renewals. And After We Have Taken The Courses 3 Or 4

Times Let Us Be Exempt For A Renewal Or Two.#### ELC BETTER Have More Knowledgable People Answer The Phone In A Timely Manner And Then Maybe I Could

Get The Same Answer Twice.

#### ELC BETTER Allow A Renewal To Be Completed More Than One Month Prior To Deadline. Having Been In Iraq And Out Of State There Are Needs For A License To Have An Expiration Of More Than 6 Months To Be A Valid Assruance Oif Qualifications.

#### ELC BETTER Not Send 19 Of 20 Emails Sent Me.#### ELC BETTER Start A County Inspector Program.#### ELC BETTER More Spot Checking Of Electrical Licensing. With License Verification Is Dumped On The Local

Inspectors , Not Much Happens.#### ELC BETTER More Local Enforcement. Too Many Vehicles Displaying Tecl Numbers And No Names. Monitor

Vehicles At Electrical Suppliers To Catch Unlicensed Individuals Performing Electrical Work.

#### ELC BETTER Enforcement. (Need More People.)#### ELC BETTER Try To Get More Of The Unlicensed Contractors Off The Jobs & Come Up With Day Workers

Registration For Labors For Licensed Contractors.#### ELC BETTER There Needs To More Regulation On People Perfoming Electrical Work Wihtgout A License. I See

More And More Electricians Doing Work That Are Not Licesned Throughout Several Counties.

#### ELC BETTER Rural Inspections Rural Inspections / Homes Are Being Built With No Requirements Required By Utility Companys. Thesy Will Connect No Matter Who Did The Work.

#### ELC BETTER You Can Change The Renewal To 3Years Instead Of Every Year. If We Are Going To Be Regulated By The Code, It Changes Every Three Years, You Have Other Professions That Have Longer Renewal Periods. You Can Also, Get Out Of Code Enforcement, There Is Already A System For Regulating Us In This Area, You Are Just Another Layer Of Government Making It More Difficult To Make A Living. If We Are Licensed Then We Have A Moral Obligation To Perform Our Work With Integrity.

#### ELC BETTER I Have Sent In A Question In The Past And Not Received An Answer ?#### ELC BETTER Maybe Break Down Changes With Dealing With The Nec. Into A Seprate Pamplet Or Some Other

Means#### ELC BETTER Make Changing The Address For A Residence. For Example, No Hyphens Are Dashes Are Allowed.

Some Addresses Have Dashes In The Address.#### ELC BETTER Every Thing Looks Good To Me#### ELC BETTER More Stings And Ways To Stop Unlicensed Individuals From Doing Work.#### ELC BETTER Send Your Inspectors To The Small Cities To Find Out Who Is Conducting Inspections And Whether

They Have Credentials. I’ve Seen Some That Couldn't Spell Electrical If You Spotted Them 4-Letters. My Thoughts Is That The City Saves Monies By Using Part Time People Only.

#### ELC BETTER Enforcement. In The City Of Houston. N.A. Wyman, The City Of Houston Cheif Electrical Inspector Claims He Has No Jurisdiction Of Installations By The Metro Rail Unles They Allow It. Somethings Wrong With This Picture. Have Planning Metings At Other Times And In Other Key Cities. Most Of Us Find It Hard To Give Up A Days Pay Along With Expences To Go To Austin.

#### ELC BETTER Communicate The Direction TDLR Is Going With Adoption Of New Code Standards, Enforcement Of 2011 Code Requirements Was Almost Unheard Of In The Contractor World, Maybe A Mailer Would Work Better?

#### ELC BETTER Statewide Electrical Inspectiions Were A Failure. Next Time, Make It Possible For Master Electricians And Master Plumbers To Inspect Following Some State CErtification.

#### ELC BETTER Make Your Presents Known Alittle More..Newspapers..Mags..Tv..a lot O People I Have Referred To Your Group Didn't Even Know Of Your Department..,

#### ELC BETTER There Is A Need To Better Police Handymen From Doing Electrical Work. I See Many Handymen Vehicles Advertising Electrical Work And Have No License No. Posted.

#### ELC BETTER Agressively Enforce The Laws And Regulations In Support Of The People And Businesses That You License.

#### ELC BETTER Require Permits And Inspections Outside Municipalities#### ELC BETTER Raise The Standards For Electricians. I Feel That More CEus Should Be Required To Maintain A

License.#### ELC BETTER Nothing#### ELC BETTER Have A Link To Other Lic Agents. Example: Link To Fire And Safty Lic. Section.#### ELC BETTER Pass A Law That Will Let Journeyman Licenses Can Perform Work On There Own,Only State That

Won't Let Them !!!!!#### ELC BETTER I Have No Complaints Or Suggestions To Improve The Process.#### ELC BETTER Not Sure. All My Interactions Have Been Fairly Easy And Quick. All Seems Positive.#### ELC BETTER Understand The Different Reasons People Get A License.#### ELC BETTER Just Keep Growing In The Direction It Has Been Going. I Like How Your Stings And The Investigation

Teams Work, I Just Think You Need To Work On The Contractors For Industrial Facilities And Plants, As I Have Seen Some Lacks Under Various Areas, As In Having Unlicensed Contract Techs Doing Electrical Inside Of Industrial Boundries. You Can Contact Me, If You Feel A Bit More Information Or Questions Are Needed.

#### ELC BETTER I Travel A Lot And There Are People That Can,T Even Speak English ,And Some With Out License I Believe, But Have The License Set For (2) Years Not Every One.

#### ELC BETTER N/A#### ELC BETTER Send Email Notices To Licenses Holders In Advance To Renew Licenses And C.E. Required.

#### ELC BETTER Have State Electrical Inspectors. You Guys Are Leaving It Up Too Cities Too Police Outside There Jurisdictions. By Law We Can't., Also If We Catch Them In City Limits, All Fines Go To You Guys, If We Catch Them The Fines Stay With The City.

#### ELC BETTER Get A Solar Electrical License. It Is Way Past Do#### ELC BETTER I Have Seen Over The Years Such An Improvemt Of The Quality Of Service That It Is Very Hard To

Say What Can Be Done Better.#### ELC BETTER Have More Presence On A Local Level To Cathc More Unlicensed Electricians.#### ELC BETTER A 2 Year Electrical License Would Be Nice.#### ELC BETTER Make The Site User Freindly...... Electrical Site Nesds A Easily Recognized Icon For Rules,

Regulations, License Requirements, Renewals, License And Continued Education Search. Most If Not All Of These Are On The Website, But You Have To Spend Too Much Time Looking For Them. Make The Icons Bigger And More Noticeable.

#### ELC BETTER Na#### ELC BETTER Monitoring And Regulation. I Have Been Working This Program Since It's Inception And Find

Unlicensed And Uninsured Operators Are The Single "Thorn In The Side" Above Any Other Issue We Work With. It Is Impossible To Operate A Complient Structure And Compete In The Market That Uses Unlicensed And Often Illigal Labor On The Job Sites. As A General Contractor I Monitor Operation And Bidding But Just Do Not Offer Bids Against Some Competitors.

#### ELC BETTER Not Allow Individuals Who Are Not "Licensed Contractors" To Sub-Contract Electrical Work.#### ELC BETTER Make Sure That People Inspecting Electrical Work As Third Party Inspectors Take Continuing

Education And Carry Some License Showing They Meet A Minimum Requirement Stating They Are Qualified To Do So.

#### ELC BETTER Your Group And Processes Are Continuously Changing And Evolving To The Constantly Changing Codes And Industry. I Say Just Keep Up The Good Work!

#### ELC BETTER Promote Work Education#### ELC BETTER Maybe More Electrical Inspectors To Enforce The Companys That Are Breaking The Law.#### ELC BETTER More Stings Locally. As In Dallas Area.#### ELC BETTER Prosecute Faster, And With Larger Fines To The Journeymen And Apprentices That Inherently Know

The Rules.#### ELC BETTER More Code Enforcement#### ELC BETTER Better Communication#### ELC BETTER Provide An Alternate Means For Proof Of Hours Worked. Since Hours In The Field Are Essential For

A Journeyman License, There Should Be A Process, Other Than Just Reliance On A Master Electrician's Signature, By Which Earnest Apprentice Electricians Can Be Qualified For Examinations.

#### ELC BETTER An Online Complaint Form, Which Is Either Anonymous Or The Person Can Leave Their Name. In Either Instance A Short Response From The Investigation Findings Or Further Questions Can Be Asked. Remember When We Turn Somebody In, It Is Usually First Hand Information, And We Will Suffer The Wrath Of The Boss.

##### ELC BETTER My Idea Was To Go Directly To The Master Electrician Test, But TDLR Does Not Allow You To Do This. TDLR Wants Me To Hold A Journeynman License For 2 Years And Then Go To Master License Test. From My Point Of View Is Not Fair To Be Waiting 2 Years With A Journeyman License When I Can Easily Prove That I Have The Required Experience And Requirement And Have Worked More Than 30.000 Hours In The Electrical Field. This Step Is What I Believe Is Wrong And Should Be Modified.

#### ELC CHANGE Renewal Every Two Years .#### ELC CHANGE None At The Moment But Would Like To Be More Involved8-Apr ELC CHANGE Not Make Test Questions Difficult8-Apr ELC CHANGE Make The Umbrela Thermal License Card With A State Of Texas Seal Instead Of The

Umbrella...Would Look More Official7-Apr ELC CHANGE Enforce The Laws That State No One Shall Do Electrical Work Without A License. A Lot Of

Companys In The South Texas Hire Workers With No License And No Common Sense. Earning Little Pay. Taking Away Jobs From People Who Went To School And Who Took The Test.

7-Apr ELC CHANGE Keep Journeymen / Apprentice And Include Another Title . This Will Help When You Apply For A Job An Apprentice Will Be For One With 1 To 2 Years In The Trade When You Have 5 To 6 Yrs They Want To Pay You Like If You Have 1To 2 Yrs With No Experians

6-Apr ELC CHANGE Keep Doing What Your Doing.6-Apr ELC CHANGE Electricians Should Be Able To Replace Electrical Components On Air Condition Units. You Allow AC

Techs To Connect And Reconnect AC Units (Which They Are Not Qualified To Do) You Allow Plumbers To Connect And Reconnect Water Heaters(Which They Are Not Qualified To Do). You (And The Service Tech) Have No Idea How Many Times The Units Are Changed And The Proper Electrical Circuit Is Not Installed Due To The Change. These Other Types Of Contractors Simply Reconnect The Existing Circuit, Not Knowing The Hazards. Ie: Bad Or No Ground, Ampacity Requirements Etc. Many Times We Get Service Calls To Check Out An AC Or Elec Wh Breaker. Many Times On The AC It Is Just The Contactor, Or On The Furnace, It Is Just A Bad Ignitor. Also We Could Install Hard Start Kits. But As The Laws Are, We Cannot Even Purchase These Items. This Would Also Keep The Customer From Paying For 2 Service Calls.

5-Apr ELC CHANGE More Stringent Regulations On Background To Protect Consumers At The State And Federal Level.

5-Apr ELC CHANGE First Enforce The Ones On The Books Today

5-Apr ELC CHANGE Na5-Apr ELC CHANGE Nothing5-Apr ELC CHANGE Vehicle Signage Is Archaic And Invites Theives And Con Artist To Target Comany Vehicles4-Apr ELC CHANGE Rule 73.10.7 Definition: Onsite Supervision; Add To The End Of The Last Sentence, "And Must Be

Present At Each Site Or Residential Subdivision". This Was A Recomendation Of The TDLR Electrical Advisory Board. I Support This Rule Revision Proposal.

4-Apr ELC CHANGE Make A Master Degree Avalaible, Decrease In Licensees,4-Apr ELC CHANGE What Ever Keeps My Info Open To The Public. I Can Understand Why You Would Want My Name

And License Number To Be Public But My Phone Number And Address Should Take A Little Justification To Get. If It Is For The Sole Purpose Of Identification, I Would Gladly Swap A Photo Of Myself To Keep My Number And Address Private.

3-Apr ELC CHANGE All Laborers In Construction Be Licensed. And They Have To Take Continuing Education Every Year Also.

3-Apr ELC CHANGE Making Harder For Illegels To Apley3-Apr ELC CHANGE (7) On-Site Supervision--Exercise Of Supervision Of Electrical Work Or Electrical Sign Work By A

Licensed Individual Other Than An Electrical Apprentice. Continuous Supervision Of An Electrical Apprentice Is Not Required, Though The On-Site Supervising Licensee Is Responsible For Review And Inspection Of The Electrical Apprentice’s Work To Ensure Compliance With Any Applicable Codes Or Standards. Add: And A Journeyman Must Be Present At Each Site And/Or Residential Wireman At Each Residential Subdivision.

3-Apr ELC CHANGE More Effort Would Be Expended To Verify The Experience Of Applicants Require A Licensed Electrician On Ever Site Where Apprentices Are Working

2-Apr ELC CHANGE If A Person Has Held An Journeyman Electrician License For 5 Or 10 Years, There Should Be No Exam Or Extra Forms To Optain A Master Electrician License. Only Pay The Required Fee. I Know People Who Have Master Electrician Licsenses Who Have Never Been Electrician's. They Received A License By A Grandrather Clause When The State First Started Issuing Licenses.

2-Apr ELC CHANGE Lowering The Hours Needed To Qualify For Journeyman Or Masters2-Apr ELC CHANGE One Company Should Be Able To Have Multiple Master License Holders Of Record. This Would

Enable A Company That Does Business In Multiple Regions Of The State To More Easily Register With The Different Municipalities.

2-Apr ELC CHANGE Having To Display Our Information On Our Vehicles That We Are An Electrical Contractor. Our Trucks Are Sitting Targets Now That Everyone Knows What Is In Our Trucks Or Vans. We Have Been Broken Into Several Times Since This Rule Has Gone Into Effect. Perhaps, It Could Be Targeted To Those That Do Service Work. We Are New Construction.

2-Apr ELC CHANGE A Two To Three Year Renewal, And Get The People Off The Jobs That Are Not Lidensed, It Is Dangerious For The Worker And The Coustomer!

1-Apr ELC CHANGE Make Am Industrial Catigory To Electricial Lissing1-Apr ELC CHANGE More Rural Inspectors1-Apr ELC CHANGE Put An Investigator In Every County1-Apr ELC CHANGE CE Classes Only When A New Code Is Released And Hve An 8 Hour Course; TDLR Should Get

Involved In Inspection Process#### ELC CHANGE Change The Advisory Board Make Up. Good People Are On It But The Politics Is Not How Any Other

State Does It. We Need An Industrial License. The Present Nor Nccer Covers What Is Needed.

#### ELC CHANGE All Electrical Work Done In Industial Plants Be Done By Licensed Electrician Holding Texas License.

#### ELC CHANGE I Would Like To Make The Investagation Dept. More Able To Catch Guys Doing Elect.Work Illegally.I Would Be Glad To Work For The TDLR Doing This

#### ELC CHANGE Having To Take 4 Hour Class To Renew License Every Year Is Too Costly. Being A Master Electrician I Am Constantly Keeping Up With Codes And Compliances Thru My Nec Code Book Anyway, Taking Code Class Every 2 To 3 Years Would Be Sufficient Enough.

#### ELC CHANGE Nothing#### ELC CHANGE More Officials In The Field Catching Unlicensed Contractors Operating Out Of Their Trucks And

Underbidding Legitimate Contractors, Due To No Overhead And Making Serious Mistakes And Poor And Unsafe Practices That Can Cause Fires And Injure People.

#### ELC CHANGE The Guidelines That Are Set Up Presently Are Appropiate As Far As I'M Concerned.#### ELC CHANGE Reduce The Time Of Studying To Get A License, Or To Give A Test To Who Ever Has Experience On

That Particular Career.#### ELC CHANGE Reduce The Fee For A Replacement License. It Really Doesnt Cost TDLR $25 To Print A New Card.

That Is Gouging.#### ELC CHANGE At The Seminar That I Go To Every Year (That Elliott Electric Supply Holds In Longview) Quit Talking

About Grounding Every Year For 4 Hours. Talk About Something New And Interesting Like Solar Panels Or Wind Power; Anything But Grounding For 4 Hours Strait.

#### ELC CHANGE We Have A Big Problem In The Waste Water Industry. Aerobic Sewage Treatment Installers Are Doing Their Electrical Work Themselves. I Have Spoke To The Local County Health Dept. About Many Electrical Hazards Being Created. Answer Is " We Are Not Trained To Do Electrical Inspections". Installeds Are Running Bell Wire Under Ground, Using Coax Tv Cable To Run 110V Controles. Using Nm Cable Under Ground. No Outside Diconnectes Being Installed. Under Water Electrical Splices Being Made Using Regular Wire Nuts And Rtv. Removel Of High Water Alarms Installed By Manufacter. This Is Then Sold As A Replacement Part. It Is Eligel To Modify The Orginal Manufacter Design. And On And On. We Need Help!

#### ELC CHANGE Not Sure....#### ELC CHANGE Extend The CEc To Every Two Years Renewal.#### ELC CHANGE I Think It All Works Pretty Well.#### ELC CHANGE Make My Licence Valid In All States#### ELC CHANGE More Officers On Code Enforcment.#### ELC CHANGE Letting A/C And Plumbers Do Wiring#### ELC CHANGE Verify Immigration Status Of All Applicants. I Know It Would Cost The State Money, But I'M A Firm

Believer That Legal Residents Should Get The Jobs.#### ELC CHANGE Change The Online Continuing Classes From Every Year To Every 3 Years And Lower The Fee To

One Half, As Many Working Electricians In The Trade Cannot Afford The Exorbitant Fees You People Asses To Us. I Do Not Really Believe A Real Person Will Actually Read This Survey, But I Will Speak My Mind On This Subject!

#### ELC CHANGE I Would Ensure All Technical Advisory Boards Are Served By Individuals Who Are Knowledgeable And Qualified To Offer Specific Information And Advise Relative To The Regulated Industry. I Have Witnessed Public Membership On Some Technical Advisory Boards As Being Totally Non-Contributory. This Appointment Method Simple Reduces The Valuable Input That Could Otherwise Be Obtained From Technically Affluent Individuals.

#### ELC CHANGE Service#### ELC CHANGE Cut The Continuing Education Time In Half And Make It Code Based Only#### ELC CHANGE Require All Persons Employeed In Skilled Labor To Be A Citizon Of Texas First, A Legal Resident

Second, And Valid Proof That They Are Trying All Legal Means To Secure Legal Citisenship If They Are Here Working Already. Texas Needs A Local Hire First Law. Similar To Alaska.

#### ELC CHANGE I Would Like To See All The Individual City Registrations Go Away And Each City Can Pull Their Required Data From The TDLR Database When We Apply For A Permit Instead Of Annual Renewals And Fees Each Year. Probably Cannot Get Away From The Fee Because Cities Wont Relinquish Their Funding But If TDLR Could Act As A CEntral Repository It Would Be A Great Time Saver And Introduce Uniformity Across The State.

#### ELC CHANGE If A Company Is In The Start Up Process, And Offering To Do Work, But Does Not Perform Said Work Or Gives The Work To A Licensed Contractor........There Should Be No Prosecution. Obtaining Customers And Offering To Do Work With The Intent To To Do This Work After The Licensing Is Obtained Should Not Be Punishable. You Cannot Start A Business Without Having Customers Lined Up. My Personal Case Is Now Set To Go To The Soah Courts And I Stand To Loose $2,000 That I Will Of Course Refuse To Pay, And Thus Force Me To Close My Company And Fire My Contractors And Employees. All So Some Prosecutor Can Place A Win In The Tally Box.

#### ELC CHANGE Get Rid Of The Spanish Tests For Licensees.#### ELC CHANGE The Licenses Being Issused Needs To Have A Photo I.D. On It. Have A Passport Photo Sent In And

A Copy Of Drive License Or I.D. Card For Proof. I Have Carded Workers On Job Sites And Found Some With More Than One License In Differtant Names, With No Proper I.D..

#### ELC CHANGE Make It Easier To Drop A License From The Data Base. For Instance, I Held An Electrical Contractor's License For Years And Have Now Quit Doing Electrical Contracting. I Stopped Renewing My Contractor's License And Now It Is Going To Appear That I Am Delinquent In Maintaining My Licensing Obligation When In Fact I Just Wanted To Stop Buying Insurance For A Business I No Longer Was Engaged In. I Also Had An Air Conditioning Contractor 's License And When I Quit That There Was A Provision Allowing The License To Be Reassigned As "No Contract Work".

#### ELC CHANGE That TDLR Could Take Your Experience Hours By Looking Up Your Work History Through Other Channels, Other Than From A Person Whom May Have No Concern For Your Future, Once You Are No Longer Employed By Them.

#### ELC CHANGE You Already Have Inspectors For Jobs - So Why Do We Still Need A Master Electrican ??#### ELC CHANGE Honestly, I Would Begin Enforcing Drug Tests. I Would Make It Mandatory For Companies To

Administer Drug Tests.#### ELC CHANGE Make Our Information Private! No More Posting Our Addresses And Phone Numbers!#### ELC CHANGE Maybe Have You Own Set Of Codes Statewide On Residential Electrical Wiring, So All Towns Would

Have The Same Codes.

#### ELC CHANGE More Town House Meetings In Larger Cites - This Is Where A Greater Deal Of The Work Is. Start Education Program For Small Town Inspectors - One Inspector Towns. They Have A Speciality In One Of The Trades But Not Neccessarily Electrical. Some Small Town Have Actually Adopted Older Codes Because Either They Do Not Understand The New Code Or Are Not Willing To Subject There Customer Base With The Cost Of New Changes Ie The Arc Fault Request In The 2011 Nec.

#### ELC CHANGE Go Back To One Elect License For All Work Areas. Also What Maintenance In Plant License?

#### ELC CHANGE The Electrical Contractor Lic.#### ELC CHANGE Not Making Us Put Our Company Name On Our Truck!! License Number Should Be Sufficient;

Putting Our Company Name Permanently On The Truck Makes Us A Rolling Target For Thieves! We Have Had People Come Up To The Bed Of Trucks In Parking Lots And Lift Up Tarps To Steal Wire.

#### ELC CHANGE Quit Adopting By-Laws In Electrical Code That Standardize A Specific Product Eg. Arc Fault Breakers. Electricity Has Worked Just Fine For A Better Part Of A CEntury Without Them. They Are Costly And Very Difficult To Retro Fit At Times, The Additional Cost Is Usually Consumed By The Contractor Due To Nature Of The Bidding Process In An Economic Downturn.

#### ELC CHANGE To Hang Our CEiling Wire In Commercial And Must Only Use Our Only CEiling Grid Wire To Strap Our Mc Wire. Or Minimum Mc Lenght Being 10 Ft Instead Of 6Ft. In All Districts And Counties.

#### ELC CHANGE License All Trades In The Construction Field, Ie Sheetrockers,Framers,Masons, The Poeple Who Build Strucuture, There Are Building Codes They Need To Know, There Are Basic Electrical And Plumbing Codes They Should Know, There Is Some Fire Code To Know.

#### ELC CHANGE The Loss Of Opportunity That Use To Be Available To Those Completing University Studies In Electrical Who Then Did Not Have To Indenture Themself To A Master Electrician For The Same Duration As An Uneducated Person (Especially And Uneducated Person Not Having To Complete An CErtified Apprentice Program.

#### ELC CHANGE Many Years Ago The School Districts Would Teach The Trades Example Electrical, Welding, A/C. What I Would Like To See Is The Trades To Be Taught Again At The High School Level In All The School District Around The State.

#### ELC CHANGE The Mention Of Any Term Related To A Service Requiring A State License ( Electrical, Wiring, Lighting, Heating, AC, Plumbing Etc. Should Be Illegal For Any Newspaper, Local Magizine, Phone Book, Etc. To Publish Without An Attached License Number.

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#### ELC CHANGE The 4 Hour Continued Ed. That Should Be Removed. License Holders Should Take A 25 Question Test By Mail Every 3 Years Like Most States Do. If You Fail Then You Have To Take The 4 Hour Test Over! Not To Mention You Are Adding More Cost To Individuals. Cost Of Living Keeps Increasing While Wages Have Stayed The Same Or Like Many Whom I Have Talked With Have Had To Take A Pay Cut To Keep Their Jobs. Adding More Costs To Keep Our Licenses Makes It Harder To Stay In The Profession.

#### ELC CHANGE More Information Of License Requirements For Ex Offenders Who Seek Skilled Trade Employment

#### ELC CHANGE None Come To Mind.#### ELC CHANGE None Come To Mind#### ELC CHANGE Continuing Education For Apprentices Is Unnecessary. Most Are Lifetime Helper/Labor. Those That

Want To Advance Are Getting Continuing Education To Achieve The Advancement.

#### ELC CHANGE Less Paper Work#### ELC CHANGE Transfer From State To State#### ELC CHANGE None It's Fine Where It Is.#### ELC CHANGE Nothing#### ELC CHANGE Nothing At This Time#### ELC CHANGE TDLR To Give The Tests For Licenses.#### ELC CHANGE Hold A Convention#### ELC CHANGE Increase Number Of Enforcement Officials. The Laws Mean Nothing Without Enforcement.#### ELC CHANGE Split The State Into Regions And Allow More Representation In The Local Areas Rather Than Just In

Austin.#### ELC CHANGE Prefer Renew Every Two Years.#### ELC CHANGE Master License Exam Qualification Which Allows A Mix Of Education, 4 Year College Degree, And

Field Experiece.#### ELC CHANGE That All Electrical Co. Have Better Safety Programs And Furnished Equipment#### ELC CHANGE Not Any#### ELC CHANGE Before A Complaint Is Taken Or Placed Against A Licensee Make Sure The Licensee Was The Actual

Person On The Customers Job. My Brother Is Also A License Holder And Many Times The Customer Doesnt Know Which One Of Us Was The Actual Contractor So They File On Both Our License Although I Was Never On The Customers Property Or Had Any Contact With The Customer At All. Just Be Sure Of The Facts Before Placing A Complaint Against A Licensee.

#### ELC CHANGE I Can't Think Of Any Changes Right Now.#### ELC CHANGE Pay Sooner, Not More Than 30 Days As It Is Now.

#### ELC CHANGE The Amount Of Licenses You Give Out And To Who.Also I Would Go Into The System And Check Every Licsence Electrican For Criminal Records.

#### ELC CHANGE Prescreen Applicants For The Exam Better. We See To Many License Holders Who Can Not Apply The Nec.

#### ELC CHANGE Annual Continuing Education. Continuing Education Should Be Don On 3 Year Code Cycles.#### ELC CHANGE Apprentice Electricians Should Not Have To Renew Their License Every Year Of Their

Apprenticeship. Initially Apprentice License Should Suffice.#### ELC CHANGE Not Having To Take The Electrical Law Portion Of The CEU's Every Year.#### ELC CHANGE Require Inspectors To Be State Lic Like The Plumbers#### ELC CHANGE Law: A Law That Would Require All Cities In The State Of Texas To Adhere To The Same National

Electrical Code And Have A Consistancy With All City Inspectors. The Intepretation Of The Electrical Codes Vary Greatly Among Inspectors In Major Cities And In Small Towns As They Grow.

#### ELC CHANGE I Would Not Make Continuing Education Program Each Year For Master Licensed Persons Mandatory. We Spent Enough Time, And Education To Get Our License, We Don't Need To Be Forced To Do It Every Year! I Would Also Offer At The Least A 1 To 3 Year License Upon Payment For All Those Years. Instead Of 1 Year At A Time. Texas Motor Vehicle Department Now Offers Up To 3 Years For The Purchase Of Our Window Sticker. It Is Great Not To Have To Worry About Getting A License Every Year!

#### ELC CHANGE More Informed Information On Electricans That Are Under Investigation With TDLR And Should Have A Special Page For Just That Area

#### ELC CHANGE Make Tests Harder#### ELC CHANGE Rent-A-License. The Rules On Selling Electrical Work In Texas Is Clear. But The Practice With

Brokers Is For Them To Sell The Work Without Regard For Licensure. The Franchise Sign Companies Within Texas Are Especially Guilty. The Rules Need To Be Changed Or Enforced.

#### ELC CHANGE A Direct Link To Forms#### ELC CHANGE Turn Over The Licencing Back Over The The City.#### ELC CHANGE License The Above!#### ELC CHANGE Change The Look Of The Journeyman Card, Just An Idea#### ELC CHANGE Do We Really Need That Many Licenses For The Electrical Trade?#### ELC CHANGE Maybe Licenses#### ELC CHANGE Fine Contractors Who Hire Illegals#### ELC CHANGE Process

#### ELC CHANGE No, The Updates And Information On Electrical Work Good Where I Am Located; I Have Attended Meetings In Lubbock With TDLR Electrical Staff; Which We Were Able To Talk About Licenses Concerns And To Meet With TDLR.

#### ELC CHANGE Havemore Of A Presence In The Local Communities#### ELC CHANGE Distribute Apprentice License Only Through Lic. Contractors, We Have One In Our Town That Works

As An Electrician Under His App. Lic. He Is Taking Work From Others And Clearly Does Not Have Any Training. If License Were Given And Collected Back Through Contractors Then This Problem Would Go Away

#### ELC CHANGE The Ability To Suspend Or Put License On Hold For A Military Deployment. So We Don't Have To Immediately Do Our CEus Upon Return. We Can Relax A Bit

#### ELC CHANGE Free Continuing Education#### ELC CHANGE Hire More Prosecutors-Investigators-Etc----I Would Not Mind Paying An Extra $ 50.00 More On My

Contractors Licensed Fee Per Year--If I New That The Money Will Go To Hire More State Workers

#### ELC CHANGE Customer Service#### ELC CHANGE Having To Track Down All The Electrical Contractors I Worked For In The Pass 10 Or 12 Years Just

To Get My Hours Documented Then I Get The Run Around Them Telling Me I Dont Know How Long You Worked For Me An My Favorite One They Tell Me Is You Should Have Got Grandfathered In Back In2004 Or Why Should I Sign Ur Hours There No Money In It For Me .I Need Help Getting My Hours Signed. It Shouldbe A Law That All Master License Electrical Contractors Have To Report All Their Employees Hours Every Year Before Renewal Of License So Peoplelike Me Dont Stay Helpers For 12 Years Beforegetting A Journeymen License Thank You So If Y'All Could Me Out I Would Appreciate It.

#### ELC CHANGE Nothing As Of Yet.#### ELC CHANGE I Believe That There Should Be A Different Classification For Individuals Who Took The Test From

Those Grand Fathered In. No Grandfather Journeyman Should Get A Master With Out 8 Yrs Of Verified Field Experience.

#### ELC CHANGE Benefit For Renewal Of Licence ,Becauose Right Now Electrician Need To Renewiev His Licence And Have Shoping For Cheaper Prices On Internet Schools And Just Cumulate Non Usefull Paper Home . Geting Education Without Any Value .

#### ELC CHANGE Nothing#### ELC CHANGE If Not So Already, All New Work In Unincorperated Areas Should Be Permitted And Inspected And

Installed Only By State Licensed Contractors. This CErtainly Would Increase Safety In Those Areas

#### ELC CHANGE That Would Be It.#### ELC CHANGE Award Years Of Service

#### ELC CHANGE Make Continious Education Requirments More Strenuous And Make It About Learning Instead Of Fees. It Will Pay For It's Self From Liabilty Law Suits Quickly.

#### ELC CHANGE I Had A Difficulty Proving My Experience For Licensing. I Had To Get A Lower Level While I Try To Find Ways To Prove More.

#### ELC CHANGE Enforcement#### ELC CHANGE More Classes#### ELC CHANGE I Think Everthing Is Fair. Maybe Larger Fines For Not Having A Licensee.#### ELC CHANGE Ticket More People Operating Without A License.#### ELC CHANGE Make The License Good For Longer Period Of Time.#### ELC CHANGE Do Your Job And Cut Out The Midelman#### ELC CHANGE If The Safety Aspect Isn't Enforced I Would Disband Thetdlr#### ELC CHANGE To Be Able To Get Next Level License, Without Waiting Years But But Taking Another Test Maybe

Harder But Being Allowed Chance To Take Test#### ELC CHANGE I Would Change The Yearly Training In All The HVAC, Electrical, And Plumbing. After So Many Years

You Get Mostly Repeats. My Opinion Is Teach Only The New Changes. Let It Last 1 To 8 Hours If Needed, But Only Teach What Is New For That Year Or What In Planning To Be Changed.

#### ELC CHANGE What Rule Change? Change The Rule On CEU's. If I Must Set For 4 Hours I Would Like To Make It Worthwhile. Most Of The CEU Classes Are A Waste Of Time. How About Classes On New Products, Proper Record Or Bookkeeping, Etc.

#### ELC CHANGE The Annual Training Requirement. The On Line Training Is Not Very Good. Do Not Allow Vendors To Sell Contact Information.

#### ELC CHANGE Every Other Year For Test#### ELC CHANGE Change The Liscense Renewals To Every Other Year.#### ELC CHANGE License Renewal Be Every Two Years#### ELC CHANGE Providing The Class To Improve One's Skill#### ELC CHANGE Vehicle Signage Being Required On Non-Comapany Owned Vehicles#### ELC CHANGE Re-Instate The State Building Contractor's License And Insurance Requirements.#### ELC CHANGE To Add More Investigators In Order To Stop Unlicensed Electricians From Performing Electrial Work

In The State Of Texas.#### ELC CHANGE The Process Of Being Able To Do Continuing Ed. On-Line But Not License Renewal.#### ELC CHANGE None#### ELC CHANGE I Would Like TDLR To Have Law Enforcement Powers.#### ELC CHANGE I Would Like Free Electrical Refresher Courses To Those Who Already Have Electrical License.

#### ELC CHANGE I Have Several But I Will List One. Require All Electricians Working In The State Of Texas To Hold A Current License To Include Chemical Processing Facilities, Manufacturng Facilities, And Other Now Exempt Entities Not Covered By Licensing Requirements. The Men And Women In These Chemical Plants Around The Golden Triangle Have Enjoyed Not Having A License For Too Long And Are Not Being Held To The Same Standard As Every Other Electrician In The State. The Are Protected From Liability By Being Shielded By Their Employers.

#### ELC CHANGE Make Fines And Punishments For Breaking The Laws More Severe.Make Local Authorities More Aware Of The Laws.And Take Proper Steps To Make Surte They Enforce The Laws. I Recently Reported An Illigal Contruction Project To The City Permit Office.They Went And Placed A Stop Work Oreder.Next Day I Went Back And Saw Work Being Done Again,So I Went Back And Complained Again.They Went And Ran Them Off.Next Day I Saw Them Again!They Kept Going Back Because No Fines ,No Action Was Being Taken Against Them.So This Time I Called The Police..Only Then Did They Stop Construction Because They Were Caught Ignoring The Stop Order.Obviously Something More Needs To Be Done.

#### ELC CHANGE If We Meet The Requirements Of The TDLR And Are In Good Standing With The TDLR I Wish We Did Not Have To Pay All The Additional Fees To The Indivual Citys Just To Regester With Them. I Do Understand Paying A Permit Fee To The City, But All The Additional Regerstion Fees?

#### ELC CHANGE Require All Cities To Be On The Same Code Year.#### ELC CHANGE Begin An Apprenticeship Program As Other License And Other States Have. Make The Contractors

License Progressive To Obtain.#### ELC CHANGE Have Continuing Education Every Other#### ELC CHANGE Make A Change In The Rule To Also Display Electrical Master's Number On All Vehicle And

Letterhead#### ELC CHANGE Changing The Renewal Electrician Licenses From 1Yr. To 4Yr. Also 4 Hr. Class. I Am Retire Sa City

Inspector I Have Seen Many Electrician Unable To Renew The License Because Of No Job In This Pass Years.Make Fees For Working People So They Can Pay.

#### ELC CHANGE Not To Force Us To Take Classes Online, Its Expensive And Also We Are Personally Responsible To Be Up To Date With Our Daily Activities

#### ELC CHANGE Requiring A Recommendation From A Current Home Inspector For New Potential Inspectors- Just Give Us The Test And Require Liability Insurance.

#### ELC CHANGE I Think That You Should Create An Inactive Licence Status At A Reduced Rate, As Those Of Us That Are Not Currently Realizing Any Income From Our License Are Paying The Same Rate As Those Who Do.

#### ELC CHANGE Continueing Education Needs To Be Canceled, Its Worthless, A Waste Of Time And Provides No New Education. An Hour Or Two Of CE Is Spent Reviewing License Types, Hello! I Already Have A License, Don't Anyone Get This?

#### ELC CHANGE Make It Where Electrical Supply Houses Can Only Sell Electrical Materials To Licensed Electrical Contractors. I Also Own An Burglary Alarm Company. In Order To Buy Material From Adi You Have To Prove To Them That You Are A Licensed Company. Also , Alarm Supply Companies Can File A Complaint Against Alarm Companies That Do Not Pay Their Bills Under The Ethic Part Of Their Rules/Laws. It Is Un Ethical To Get Materials From A Supply House And Not Pay For Them Correct? Why Not For Electrical?

#### ELC CHANGE Do Away With Installers And Plumbers Being Able To Do Electrical Work.#### ELC CHANGE None#### ELC CHANGE None#### ELC CHANGE Renew License Every 3 Years, Along With Code Changes.#### ELC CHANGE Require Electric Providers In The Rural Areas To Issue Permits For New Constructions And Have

Spot Inspections.#### ELC CHANGE Minimum Level Of Licensing For Maintenance Individuals Performing Ballast Changes,Receptacle

Replacements And Other Electrical Maintenance For Govrnmental Entities.

#### ELC CHANGE N/A#### ELC CHANGE One Year Renewal - Switch To A 3 Year Renewal Process.#### ELC CHANGE Need To Communicate. I Would Also Like To See Continuing Education Once Every Three Years As

The Code Books Come Out.#### ELC CHANGE Recips With Bordering States#### ELC CHANGE See # 6 Above.#### ELC CHANGE Make License Renewal Minimum Every 2 To 3 Years. This Has Become Too Much Of A Revenue

Generating "Cottage Industry" With Licensing Companys.#### ELC CHANGE A Little More Crackdown On Illegal Work Being Done Without Licence!#### ELC CHANGE Nothing.#### ELC CHANGE Continue To Send Out (Email) A List Of Those In Our Profession At That Time Who Have Been Cited

By TDLR For Illegal Activities.#### ELC CHANGE N/A#### ELC CHANGE I Don't Know.#### ELC CHANGE Not Sure I'D Change Anything. The Idea Is To Keep People And Property Safe And As Long As That

Is The Standard, Everything Will Be Fine.

#### ELC CHANGE Maybe Have Your License Expire On Your Birthday Or At The End Of The Year Instead Of As It Does Now. Mine Expires In May, Which Is A Wierd Out Of Sequence Time For Me. It May Seem Silly But It Does Slip Up On Me Every Year And I End Up Scrambling For CE And Getting Things In.

#### ELC CHANGE (Reciprocal License) I Tested For My Master License In 1985 And Passed It. I Have Been In Business Since That Date. It Should Be Easier To Go To Another State To Work Without Having To Retest.

#### ELC CHANGE Put License On Hold While Unable To Work Or Retired. Retirees Like To Be Able To Repair Their Own Equipment, And Need Their License To Buy Materials.

#### ELC CHANGE That A Journeyman Could Sign Letters For Job Experience For A Maintenance License Or Lesser Licenses. As This Would Improve Safety And Customer Service. While Allowing Trained Personel To Continue In Their Work.

#### ELC CHANGE Allow Social Security Reports To Be Validation Of Time In The Industry If The Firms Reporting Wages Are Electrical Contractors.

#### ELC CHANGE Paying Other Business For "Training" You Require. A Few Seconds Of Computer Time Costs Me >$40.

#### ELC CHANGE See Question 6.#### ELC CHANGE The On-Line Continuing Education Programs Are A Joke. Most Licensees Have Their Wives Or

Secretaries Do It For Them. If You Are Going To Require Continuing Education Courses To Renew A License, You Should At Least Ensure That The Licensee Is The One Doing It, Like They Do For Plumbing Licenses.

#### ELC CHANGE Make Our License Good For Two Years. Have Eight Hours Of Class Every Two Years. This Will Save The State Money And We'Ll Get Better Classes.

#### ELC CHANGE Day Labors Registration.#### ELC CHANGE More Inspectors That Could Cover Unrestricted Areas To Stop Work By Non Liecensed Personell.

#### ELC CHANGE License Renewal Period, And I Would Allow Vendor Training, Product Installation Classes, Etc. To Count Towards Our Continued Education Hours. We As A Trade, Would Benefit A Lot More With Product, And Installation Training Than The Current Curriculum Requirements

#### ELC CHANGE I Would Like To See A List Of Elec. Licensees , And When You Click On One It Show You What They Can Do And If They Have To Be Working Under Someone On The Job Site. So On?

#### ELC CHANGE Arc Faults. We Are Having a lot Of Trouble With Arc Faults. Call Backs Is Getting Expensive#### ELC CHANGE To Require The Master Electricians At Any Company To Fill Out The Experience Verification Forms.

Without These Forms Filled Out, The Individual Will Not Be Able To Get His Or Her License.

#### ELC CHANGE Nothing Seems Sometime We Try To Over Regulate By Doing Too Much#### ELC CHANGE Improve The Ability To Catch Violators.#### ELC CHANGE Do Away With Arc-Fault. The People Who Really Need It (The Very Poor Who Rent In Very Old

Habitations And Try To Heat With Area, 120V Electric Heaters) Can't Afford The Rewire & Building Owners Won't Spend. Even New Homes With Arc-Fault Put In Service Calls When Using These Heaters For The Dog.

#### ELC CHANGE Enforcement Is Not Happening In Houston, Weather It Be City Of Houston Inspection Department Or State Inspectors. The Coh, Electrical Inspection Department Has Allowed And Continues To Allow The Metro Transit System And Their Contractors To Install Conduit Systems (With No Permits Or Inspections) By Un-Licenced Laborers Installing Duct Banks Containing 3" And 4" Pvc At Elevations As Close As 3" From The Surface. There Seems To Be Something Wrong With The System.

#### ELC CHANGE Make Electrical License Good For Three Years And Require Continuing Education Every Three Years Following Cycle Of Nec.

#### ELC CHANGE Not So Murch The Rules..Just That Some Are Getting So Watered Down..,#### ELC CHANGE Having To Have Different Licenses To Do Work On Similar Items, Such As Small Appliances, Small

House Jobs Etc.#### ELC CHANGE Continuing Ed Due Every 2 Or 3 Years Instead Of Annually.#### ELC CHANGE I Think Continuing Education Needs To Be Improved. I Think We Need At Least 20Hours Per Year.

Also, The Quality Of Courses Out There Need To Be Looked At. I Took One Course For $12.99 And All They Did Was Provide A Pdf Of Some Sections Of The Nec And Of The Texas Laws. You Didn't Have A Test Or Even Have To Read Anything. Just Move Your Mouse Every 15Min. And Pay The Fee And You’re Done. That Is Very Ineffective.

#### ELC CHANGE Eliminate The Annual Training, Which Is Very Expensive To A Company Employing 12 Or 15 Licensed Individuals. It Demonstrates No Permanent Benefit In Our Employees Abilities.

#### ELC CHANGE Combine Exp. Dates For Contractors With Multiple Lic. Less Paperwork For Us And State. Give Us The Option For Renewal At Same Time....!!!

#### ELC CHANGE Require Permits And Inspections Outside Municipalities As The State Of Tennessee Does.#### ELC CHANGE No One Is "Grandfathered" Into A License. I Know Too Many People With Licenses That Never Were

Required To Test For It. This Should Be Manditory For All Types Of Licenses. As Professionals, We Should Be Proud Of The Efforts That We Had To Put Into Earning A License From TDLR. It Is Insulting To Know That Many Were Given A "Free" License.

#### ELC CHANGE Renewal Every Three To Five Years.#### ELC CHANGE Annual CE Is Unwarranted Should Only Have To Do CE Every 3 Years With The Code Change

#### ELC CHANGE Happy With It As Is.

#### ELC CHANGE Operate More Stings To Get Unlic People Out Of System. I Know That You Will Never Get All Of Them But Keep Pluging.

#### ELC CHANGE See #6#### ELC CHANGE If Tx Was Allowed To Not Adopt All The Nec Changes.#### ELC CHANGE Continuing Education On The License Renewals. Right Now It Is Not Very Good. Too Many Vendors

And Not A Serious Program. It Should Be Scrapped Or Consolidated And More Focused.

#### ELC CHANGE Provide For Non-Paid Apprentices Who Work Under The Direction Of A Master To Accrue Hours Toward Attainment Of A Journeymans License. I Have Thousands Of Hours But All Are As A Volunteer. As Such, I Have No Incentive To Advance.

#### ELC CHANGE More Enforcement On The Apprentice License. (Industrial)#### ELC CHANGE Continuing Education Could Be 8 Hrs. Every Other Year.#### ELC CHANGE Have TDLR Regulate The Plumbers As Well For Consistency. Also, Have TDLR And The Nascla

Organization Agree On Standardization Of Licensing Countrywide.#### ELC CHANGE Start State Inspectors Program For Outside City Jurisdictions, Next Time You Are Driving Between

Austin And San Antonio For Example, Stop And Look At Electrical Being Done Outside A Jurisdiction. Some Unlicensed People Are Not Even Following Basic National Electrical Code.

#### ELC CHANGE Provide A Solar Electrical License#### ELC CHANGE An Aprentice Program For The Air Condtioning Program. Regiersting At The Local Level Should Be

Done Paying To Register Should Be Changed. ( In Line With The Plumbing Rules)

#### ELC CHANGE Have A Satelite Office In San Antonio#### ELC CHANGE The Process Seams To Be Working Ok. Not Sure About Any Law Or Rule Changes.#### ELC CHANGE Contractors, Insurance Requirements Should Be Left Up To The Individual, But Must Post On

Advertisement, Estimates Or Invoices (Like The TDLR Reporting Number)#### ELC CHANGE Recipocity Of Licenses With More States That Use The Same Testing Requirements.#### ELC CHANGE Na#### ELC CHANGE I Would Require Anyone Associated With An Electrical Contractor, Operating Outside The Office, To

Be Licensed In Some Manner.#### ELC CHANGE See Number 6 Above#### ELC CHANGE That The Whole State Of Texas Works Of The Same Nec Code Year.#### ELC CHANGE Renewal Every Two Or Three Years Rather Than Every Year.#### ELC CHANGE Your Group Should Be Commended On The Rapid Transition In To The Newest Nec - Which Is No

Simple Task On Something That Updates On The Average Of Every 3 Years! It Would Be Nice If You Could Encourage The Municipalities To Do The Same.

#### ELC CHANGE The Construction Divisions Should Be Grouped Together And The Rules Regarding Licensed Trade Requirements Standardized.

#### ELC CHANGE Like As It Is..#### ELC CHANGE Make It Easier To Serve On Boards.#### ELC CHANGE Licensing In English Only.#### ELC CHANGE None#### ELC CHANGE Waiting Period From Time Listed As Journeyman To Master When You Have Been Licensed As A

Master In Another State.#### ELC CHANGE Provide An Alternative For Electricians Seeking A Master Electrician's Confirmation Of Hours Worked.

At Times They Are Deceased Difficult To Reach/Out Of The Country, Or In Some Cases Just Unresponsive To Requests For A Signature.

#### ELC CHANGE I Would Change The Law That Entitles Anybody To An Electrical Contractors License. That Should Only Be Served To A Master Electrician. This Should Not Be As It Is Where An Individual Can Get The Contractors License And Employ A Master Electrician. You Tell Me Where One Instance An Individual Would Stand Up To His Boss, The Boss Does Not Have A Thing To Loose.

##### ELC CHANGE I Think There Should Be Something To Help The Apprentices That Want To Further Their Career And Be Journeymen. I Have The Time On The Field But Can't Get Two Of The Masters I Gave Worked For To Sign Off On My Hours. Which Holds Me Up For 4,000 Hours Of My Time I Have Spent In The Electrical Field. There Should Be Some Way Of Tracking The Hours So If We Decide To Take The Test We Can. Without A Master Holding A Grudge Because We Left Them For Better Things.

9-Apr ELC NEXT Bringing Quality Of Electrical Work Up As Population Increases9-Apr ELC NEXT Electrical Charging Station Increases9-Apr ELC NEXT Led Retrofitting Is Expanding9-Apr ELC NEXT State Wide Authority In Unincorporated Areas9-Apr 2 ELC NEXT State Wide Licensing Of Electrical Inspectors#### ELC NEXT No More Grandfathering.#### ELC NEXT Population Income Geographics8-Apr ELC NEXT Increase Pop.,Lower Constr. Decrease In Income8-Apr ELC NEXT Increase In Licensees7-Apr ELC NEXT Increase In Illegal Aliens Taking Our Jobs.People Without Licenses Doing Work. Not Enforcing These

Laws6-Apr ELC NEXT Would Like To See More Inspections And Also Require More Industries To Get In Line Meaning Many

Companies Allow And Sometimes Encourage Unsafe Practices. Various Companies Are Placing Thier Operations People At Risk By Performing Getting By Repairs Instead Of Fixing Based On Economics.

6-Apr ELC NEXT All 3!5-Apr ELC NEXT Rise In Construction, Increase/Decrease In Licensees, Economic Fluctuations5-Apr ELC NEXT Fuel Prices Are Draging Construction Down5-Apr ELC NEXT Na5-Apr ELC NEXT Increase Of Licensees And Economy!!!5-Apr ELC NEXT High Fuel Cost. Decrease In Disposable Income, Competition From Un Licensed Bootleggers That

Licensed Contractors Cant Compete With Due To Being Strangled With Too Many Restrictions That Cost Too Much Money

4-Apr ELC NEXT An Increase Of Construction Without Better License Enforcement Will Bring Increased Noncompliance. Residential Wireman License Compliance Is Already Lacking Substantially. Licensed Electrical Contractor Noncompliance In Areas Without Jurisdictional Authority Is A Problem And Will Become Widespread.

4-Apr ELC NEXT Rise In Construction, Increase In Population Increase In Licensees4-Apr ELC NEXT Older Work Force Retiring, Lack Of Training For The Incoming Work Force, Shifting Population Do To

Economy3-Apr ELC NEXT Rise In Commercial And Industrial Construction Will Be Great. If The Recession Continues And No

One Spends Money On Any Kind Of Construction I Will Be Out Of A Job. Increased Population Would Also Be Good Because That Would Mean More Electrician Jobs On Housing Around The Country.

3-Apr ELC NEXT Increase In Population3-Apr ELC NEXT 1. Fuel And Electrical Material Cost. 2. The Lack Of Qualified, Skilled, Trained And Tested

Electricians. 3. Apathy Towards Our State Electrical Licensing Program.3-Apr ELC NEXT Without Supervision, Workforce Development Will Suffer As Our Electricians Will Continue To Age.

Currently, The Median Age Is 42. In 10 Years, There Will Be A Critical Shortage Of Qualified Electricians And This Will Be Inflationary On Construction Costs.

2-Apr ELC NEXT Lower Taxes,Stronger Economy And Republican President And Congress.2-Apr ELC NEXT Gas Prices Will Hurt Every One2-Apr ELC NEXT Lack Of Funding For Energy Conservation Measures, Ie:State Loan Programs , Utility Company

Incentives.2-Apr ELC NEXT Increase In Population Rise In Construction Rising Prices Of Commodities2-Apr ELC NEXT No Need For Electricans, The Economy, Recession Or Depression,1-Apr ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income1-Apr ELC NEXT Rise In Construction1-Apr ELC NEXT Rise In Construction, And Increase Population In El Paso County1-Apr ELC NEXT It's Going To Make It Very Hard To Show Much Of A Profit, But Hopefully We'Ll Make Enough To Pay

Bills And Eat.

#### ELC NEXT Liar Masters Doing Poor Work; Increase Demand For Residential Repair (Where The Liars Work); Increase In Industrial Work.

#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population, Decrease In Disposable Income Due To High Cost Of Materials (Copper,

Aluminum, Etc.) High Cost Of Gas Or Fuel.#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction, Increase In Population, Cheaper Gasoline#### ELC NEXT Idk#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction Reduction Of Unlicensed Contractors Increase In Population#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Licensees. Increase In Population. Rise In Construction.#### ELC NEXT 1. Existing Or Additional State And Federal Regulations That Are Burdensome And Have No Value

But Do Have An Inherent Cost To Implement. This Is One Of The Largest Concerns We Have In Business. 2. Federal, State And Local Governments Spending Habits. These Entities Are Too Big And Are Not Good Stewards Of The Tax Payer Money They Are Entrusted With. This Is Also One Of The Largest Concerns We Have In Business. 3. Lack Of Trained, Qualified Electricians And New People Pursuing And Entering Our Trade.

#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above, But Also An Increase In Unskilled Laborers Holding Apprentice License. In My Opinion, There Should Be Another Tier Of Licensed Workers Titled Electrician Laborer. This Would Be For Those Who Are Not Enrolled In An Apprenticship Program And Have No Intention. Maybe This Tier Would Not Require Continuing Education.

#### ELC NEXT Fed Budget Cuts Nasa Down Sizing Decrease In Disposable Income#### ELC NEXT I Hope Work Slows Down Some; I Can't Handle All The Electrical Work I Have Now.#### ELC NEXT All The Above.#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction, Lack Of Training & Education, Fewer Going Into Construction#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above....#### ELC NEXT Increasing Technology. Energy Shortages. Lack Of Qualified People#### ELC NEXT All Three Mentioned Above. Increases In Licensees Will Probably Have The Least Impact On Our

Industry, And If Credit Is Not Loosened For Financing High Impact Projects, Construction, And Therefore Employment In The Construction Industry, Will Continue To Be A Problem.

#### ELC NEXT Our Contractors Complain About To Many Contractors Puting Low Bids#### ELC NEXT Poor Economy, And Home Sales#### ELC NEXT Increase Of Licensees, Decrease Of Income, Lack Of Concern To Work Qualified/Licensed Workers

#### ELC NEXT Too Many Masters,Too Many Apprentices And Too Many Journeymen

#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population, More Government Regulation (Bad) And More Labor Saving Innovation.

#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population#### ELC NEXT 1. More Illegal Aliens Will And Are Trying To Enter The Skilled Trades, Such As

Electricians,Plumbers, Carpenters, Boilermakers, Ind.Mechanics, Electronic Techs,Etc. In Texas, These Illegals Are Taking Over The Trades, Something Needs To Be Done Such As Requirement To License All Legal Citizens And To Require All Licensees To Produce Legal Documentarion,Birth CErtificates(Us), Ssn#'s,Dd 214, Twic Cards To Keep These Unqualified And Unlicensed Workers Out Of The Texas And Us Job Market Permanently!!!! What Have You People At TDLR Done To Address This Burgeoning Problem In The State Of Texas, Or Do You Just Stand Idly By Ignore The Problem Altogether Like So Many Other Texas Agencies Like Food Stamps, Hud, Welfare, Cameron County Sheriffs Dept, Etc.??? If The Economy Improves There Will Be An Increase Int The Number Of Licensee Applications, Are You All Prepared To Handle The Increase/Influx That This Will Bring In The Next Couple Of Years???

#### ELC NEXT Increase In The Regulatory Environment (Permits, Licenses And Bureaucracy), Competition That Does Not Adhere To Regulatory Laws And Rules (They Ignore Any Requirement) And The Economic Pressures Resulting From An Often Illegal, Non-Regulated Workforce (Loss Of Business Opportunities).

#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Income#### ELC NEXT Number Of Licensees, Rise In Construction, Craftsmanship, Knowledge Of Trade, And Attitude Of

Licensees.#### ELC NEXT The Presidential Election Will Have The Largest Impact, Disposable Income Decreasing Slows

Construction So So I Would Rank That Second, And Third The Banks Need To Start Loaning Money To The Small Business Man.

#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population Is Always A Positive For Electricians. There Are More Folks Moving Into

Unincorporated Areas, So More State Investigators Would Be A Help To Curb The "Jakelegers". Oversealous Prosecution However Has Me Personally Considering A Lawsuit Against The State. Hopefully My Case Can Be Looked Over By Someone On Your End With A "Cooler Head" Before My Case Hearing In May.

#### ELC NEXT New Construction And Change In The Economy So Companies Will Spend More Money On Services.

#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above Plus Better Road Ways That Are Not Tollways, Fewer Taxes Called Fees For Being In Business, Lower Gas Prices, This State Get Off Of Its Addiction To The Federal Government And Their Money, Get Rid Of The Illegal Aliens, Make English The Working Language, Get Manufactoring Back Into Texas.

#### ELC NEXT Solar Power, Increase In Construction,#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population And Decrease In Disposable Income. I.E. Inflation#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population / Increase In Disposable Income Will Increase Business. Construction Will

Have Minimal Effect.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population: This Will Further Improve Housing Construction Rates, And Give Us More

Things To Work. Improvement Of Technology: Soon We Will Be Wiring Electric Car Fill Stations, And Rely Even More On Solar.Etc. Gas Prices: This One Is Easy, Travel Expenses Go Up, Service Prices Rise For Residential Work Especialy

#### ELC NEXT Better Pay#### ELC NEXT Gas Prices, Price Of Copper, Price Of Cost Of Living.#### ELC NEXT Population,License Increase, Construction Rise#### ELC NEXT Cost Is Have The Most Impact. Rather That Used Licensed Providers Customer Are Looking To

Handymen For Cheaper Alternatives. Wire Cost Coupled With Arc Fault Requirement Have Added Greatly To The Cost Of Wiring A New House And Now Insurance Carriers Are Concerned About The Increased Potential For Liability Hence Increase Premium For Contractors Doing New Homes. It Is Becoming Less Expensive To Concentrate On Repairs But Even The New Requirement Concerning Circuit Extensions May Become A Target For Insurance Liability As Well.

#### ELC NEXT New Codes New Buliding Standers#### ELC NEXT N/A#### ELC NEXT The Healthcare Laws. The Poss. Of More Gov. Regulations. The Poss. Of More Taxes.#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction, Increase In Available Qualified Legal Workers, Increase In Population#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income For CErtain. The Biggest Threat To My Industry(Electrical) Is

Employer's Taking Advantage Of The Economic Downturn And Offering Only Sub Standard Wages To Licensed Tradesman. Larger Companies Treat The Employess Like Another Number As Opposed To Human Beings. They Require Loyalty But Offer None In Return All In The Name Of "Good Business".

#### ELC NEXT That Is A Pretty Good Topic I Think The Trade Has Become Over Populated And Will Have A Great Impact In All Sides Especially Licensees And In Constructions I Will Take A Toll Pretty Hard . But The Goal Is That We All Have A Dream And To Succeed We Must Meet Our Requirements Such As Testing Often. And Upgrading Policies And Procedures Economic Status May Or May Not Rise Its All Up To God.

#### ELC NEXT Illegal Immigration Will Effect All Areas, This Will Put More Untrained And Unskilled Cheap Labor In The Field, And Really Anyone Can Get An Helper License

#### ELC NEXT Better Regulation And Inspection Of New Construction. Better Inspection Of Existing Facilities And Compliance With Equipment Integrity And Installation, More Careful Review Of Individuals Permitted To Install And Correct Facility Equipment.

#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population. The People Needs Job. TDLR Needs To Make Sure The Individuals Are Being Trained By A CErtificated Person.

#### ELC NEXT I Think I Am Most Effected By Competion Because Of A Weak Job Market In The Rest Of The Country. We Are Plagued By New Guys Rolling In From Places Far And Wide Looking For Work And Willing To Do It For Less And Dont Care If You Need A License And Insurance. They Probably Will Not Be Around When Their Work Goes Bad.

#### ELC NEXT Increase In Licensees, Decrease In Disposable Income, Less Of The Nec Enforced In The State

#### ELC NEXT Unknown ..... Only Speculative.#### ELC NEXT Economic Hardships, Increased Labor Pool Reducing Pay Rates Which Furthers The Economic

Hardships, Construction Outlook Is Stable And Not Growing.#### ELC NEXT Not Much Change Is Expected.#### ELC NEXT Decrease In New Electricians Moving Into The Field.#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction#### ELC NEXT Gas And Oil I Believe.#### ELC NEXT Nothing#### ELC NEXT Oil, Oil And Oil#### ELC NEXT It's Really Everything Political That Will Impact Either Positive Or Negative.#### ELC NEXT Training. Because Of Our Federal Ran School System.#### ELC NEXT Economy, Technology, Green Technology#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population#### ELC NEXT N/A#### ELC NEXT I'M Not Sure Of The Future, The Economy Drives The Industry#### ELC NEXT Population, Low Income,#### ELC NEXT Only Thing I Can See Is A Continual Rise In Gas Prices. We Do a lot Of Work For The Luminant

Power Plants And The Envionmental Restrctions They Are Puting On Them Could Force Closing Of Plants

#### ELC NEXT All The Above Affects Our Industry In Various Ways. Copper Theft, Being On A All Time Rise, Is Also A Leading Factor In Many Of My Wiring Replacements As A Master Electrician

#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income, Rise/Fall In Construction, Expansion Of Oil Exploration.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population Increase In Licensees Decrease In Disposable Income

#### ELC NEXT All The Above, New Codes That Cost Too Much For Instance A 4 Dollar Breaker Compared To A 40Mockery Dollar Arc Fault That Is *****

#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above.#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Board Disposable Income.#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above#### ELC NEXT (1) Increase In Population (2) Rise In Construction (3) Increase In Licensees#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above!#### ELC NEXT Several Ike Homes Coming Up,Reconstruction Of Existing Homes, New Commerical Businesses

#### ELC NEXT To Many Incompetent Licensed Workers Are Taking Away From Our Business And Doing Poor Work That Either Does Not Work Or Can Cause Serious Problems In The Future. ( Take A Look At Milestone Electric For Example. )

#### ELC NEXT Government Need For More Money Will Impact Rules And Enforcement. OSHA Already Is Mining The Sign Industry Under The Disguse Of Crane Safety. I Am Expecting Things Like Cdl Rquirements On All Commerical Vehicles, Specail Registration Fees, Highway Access, Special Toll Fees, Dot Requirements, Etc.

#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population, Rise In Construction#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population#### ELC NEXT Control Illegal Immigation. Most Find The Construction Industry And Driving The Market Down.

#### ELC NEXT Code, City Ordinance, And State Requirements.#### ELC NEXT Increase Population#### ELC NEXT Increase License.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population Rise In Construction Increase In Importance Of Environmental Issues#### ELC NEXT 1. Rising Cost Of Materials And Labor 2. Decrease In Licensees Coming Into The Electrical Field 3.

Government#### ELC NEXT Rise In Population#### ELC NEXT Control Of Non Licensees Work. Less Disposable Income. Less Trained Workers.#### ELC NEXT Opening Of The Tanger Outlet Mall Opening Of Surrounding Business#### ELC NEXT Of Course Economy#### ELC NEXT Increasing Fuel Cost Resulting On Lower Disposable Income And Increasing Material Costs#### ELC NEXT Fuel Cost, Young Workers Not Willing To Do Manual Labor, And Electronics In All Devices#### ELC NEXT Loss Of Qualified People Doing This Work.

#### ELC NEXT Have Another Time--Where Licensed Apprentice Electrician Can Get There Journeyman Electrician Licensed With A 2 Years Probation No Tests--But A Master Electrician And A Contractor Has To Signed There Hours In A Notarized Letter--Similar Like You Did In 2003--More Electrician Journeyman Are Needed

#### ELC NEXT Fall In Consruction, Weak Economy, People Sitting On Thier Money#### ELC NEXT Rising Cost Of Gas An Materials,Migrant Workers Working For Less Wages An Unlicensed,#### ELC NEXT Not Sure Yet.#### ELC NEXT Population,Licence, Income#### ELC NEXT Electrician Always Have Work In All Impacts Of Economy. Only Decrease In Income It Is What Is One

Off Bigest Impact.#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income,Feul Costs, People Saving More For Future.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population, Increase In Licensees, Rise In Construction#### ELC NEXT If It Doesnt Rain Nothing Will Increase.#### ELC NEXT Rise In Consstruction,Dcrease In Disposable Income & Increase In Population#### ELC NEXT I Would Like To See TDLR Out Reach To All Persons In Our Fields And Area With An Intrest In

Making These Trades A Means For Accomplishing Their Dreams Thru These Trades Regulated By Yourself. Workshops, Seminars, Etc. So We Can Help All That Are Intrested Licensed Or Not. I Have Found Many People That Just Don't Know, Misguided By Advice From Others Because It's The Way They Did It Or Scared To Speak Because They’re Happy To Have A Job.

#### ELC NEXT Odd Question??#### ELC NEXT Do Not See Any Impact Should Stay The Same Whatever Growth There Is Will Replace The Lost

Business#### ELC NEXT Decrease In People Wanting To Do The Job And Not Enough Education.#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above.#### ELC NEXT The Cost Of Copper. Increase In Taxes And The Cost Of Benefits.#### ELC NEXT Controle Testing Better, ....#### ELC NEXT Increase In License Fees#### ELC NEXT I Am Nearing Retirement So Therefore I Want Experience To Much Of A Change.#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income.#### ELC NEXT With The Increased Regulations The Smaller Businesses Will Be Forced Out.#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income. The Current Political Climate Of Cut, Cut, Cut. Uninformed

Legislators And Legislative Staff.#### ELC NEXT N/A Retired

#### ELC NEXT Economy. New Projects Starting Back Up. Service Industry Should Flourish.#### ELC NEXT Lack Of New Construction, Non-Licensees Doing Work, Layoffs#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population, Rise In Construction, Decrease In Disposable Income#### ELC NEXT Increase In Material And Overhead#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income, Flat Real Estate Market And Increases In Insurance, Fuel And Wage

Costs Will All Have A Negative Effect On All Trade Groups.#### ELC NEXT The Current State Of The National Ecomomy Is Largest Threat To My Industry. Texas Being The

Strongest Economy In The Union Will Bring An Increase In Population And An Increase In Construction. As That Happens More And More Unscrupulous And Unlicensed Persons Will Be Performing Electrical Work In The State. A Lack Of Enforcement Of Unlicensed Electricians In Unincorporated Areas Will Be A Detriment To This Industry.

#### ELC NEXT The Number Of People Moving Into The Surrounding Area And So Much Will Go On That There Will Not Be Enough Oversight,

#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population,Rise In Construction,Increase In Oil Drilling.#### ELC NEXT Unlicensed Companies Being Able To Undercut Our Prices.#### ELC NEXT It Will Be A Great Thing Financially With The Increase Of Population#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income, Increase In Licensee's, Increase In "Fly By Night" Contractors

During Mini Booms Such As Austin In The 80S, No Increases In Enforcement, Increased In-Fighting Between Management/Labor Over Methods And Practices.

#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above.#### ELC NEXT 1) EPA Is Silling Our Whole Country, They Are Making Is So Tough On The Industry That No One

Want To Build. 2) Until The Economy Gets Better What Little Work Is Out There Everyone Is Trying To Get It And Doing It For Nothing. 3) Crack Down On All The Eligal Alliens Being Allowed To Work In This Country, I Am Not Apposed To Anyone Coming To This Country And Making A Better Life For Thmeself But Do It Leagealy And Follow The Laws Of Our Country, Not Us Changing Our Laws And Rules To Accomidate Them. That Way They Can Pay There Fair Share Of The Taxes And Up-Keep For This Country. As The Rest Of The Law Abiding Folkes In This Great State And Country.

#### ELC NEXT Hopefully Constuction Will Get Moving, Disposable Income, Lack Of Banks Lending To Small Businesses.

#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population, EPA Regulations, Rise In Construction#### ELC NEXT The Cost Of Being Licesend Is Causing More 'Bandit' Sign Company Operators, The Longer It Goes,

The More There Will Be. Everyone Wants To Save Money, So It Encourages Those Outside The Law To Continue Or Start. Easy To Slip In And Hard To Notice A 'Bandit' Sign, Especially In An Unincorporated Area.

#### ELC NEXT We Need To Bring The Teaching Of Trades In Texas High Schools Back,In San Antonio All Trades Have Been Remove, I Have Not Seen A Computer Installed Or Repair Electrical Or Plumbing Problems.I Have Seen This In My Inspections New And Old School.

#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Construction (We Are Feeling The Effects Right Now) And Dicrease In Disposable Income (Price Of Fuel And Material Are Very Expensive)

#### ELC NEXT Increases Cost Of Regulation/Licensing For The Small Business Increase In Population Decrease In Disposable Income

#### ELC NEXT No Comment#### ELC NEXT TDLR Is Giving Away Contractors Or Master Licenses To Unqualified People And Even To

Undocumented Workers#### ELC NEXT Can I Add One More? Lisited In Order Of Inportance. 1-Increase In Competion From Un Licensees,

(Bad) 2-Increase In Licensees, (Competion,) I Do Not Have A Problem With This If I Am Competing With Others That Follow The Rules. 3-Rise In Construction (Hoping) Hiring Employees Is A Problem Now Since Most People We Try To Hire Can Not Pass A Drug Test, Have A Criminal History, Or Feel They Would Rather Keep On Having The Goverment Take Care Of Them Instead Of Having To Work For A Living.

#### ELC NEXT Lack Of Enforcement Of Existing Laws. Lack Of Inspectors To Enforce Existing Laws. Lack Of Truly Qualified Craftsmen.

#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income, Increase In Licensees#### ELC NEXT World Economy Increase In Gas Cost Not Enough Good Electricians#### ELC NEXT Increase In Licensee, Decrease In Income Due To More Comprotition#### ELC NEXT Increase In Licensees, Drilling Increases. And Rising Gas Prices Will Affect The Rural Areas

Negatively.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population Increase In Licensees Decrease In Disposable Income#### ELC NEXT Increase In Pop. , Rise In Construction#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income, Rise In Constructions, Increase In Licensees.#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income.#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income, Possible Increase In Taxes, And Medical Coverage#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction Decrease In Disposable Income Increase In Population#### ELC NEXT Allowing High School Kids To Learn Trades I.E. Electricians, Plumbers, Pipe Fitters, Etc. And

Saturating The Market, When They Should Be Learning Academics. Go To Trade School Or Jr. College After High School.

#### ELC NEXT Disposable Income#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income.#### ELC NEXT Depends On The Election

#### ELC NEXT 1) Need To Update/Repair Systems And Equipment That Are Very Old And Wearing Out And The Corresponding Technology That Goes Along With Them 2) Increasing Demand On Systems And Equipment Due To Growing Usage 3) And Possibly The Biggest Is The Lack Of Enough Skilled And Trained Workers

#### ELC NEXT Increase And/Or Decrease Of Oil And Power Plants.#### ELC NEXT Since I Focus On Energy Reduction Through Lighting, I See Our Demand Going Up. With Cost Of

Energy Continuing To Grow, More Qualified Individuals Will Be Needed To Meet The Demand.

#### ELC NEXT Non Safety Regulations Are Killing Businesses. The State Has Given Too Much Responsibility To Cities To Police Industries. I Expect More Regulations And Higher Permit Fees By The City Of Houston. Decreased Construction. Decreased Disposable Income.

#### ELC NEXT I'M 70 Years Old So Old Age Will Have The Largest Impact On Mine. Other Than That, Increased Govt Taxes, Regulations, The Cost Of Gasoline, And Other Overhead Items Will Have The Largest Impact.

#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population, Decrease In Disposable Income, Changes To Or Additional Enviromental

Laws. It Appears That We Are Going To Have A Few Years Of Very Hot Summers And Warm Winters. This Will Impact The Industry Emmensely, We Will See And Increase In Licensees And Businesses That Will Hurt Us During The Turn-Down That Will Eventually Come.

#### ELC NEXT Over Regalation, Politcs Inside And Outside TDLR, Continuing Aging Of Infrastructure.#### ELC NEXT Compact Floresent Requirements For Light Bulbs. They Do Not Dim. The Shift For Prefabricated

Work To Be Manufactured Without Electrical Licensing By Electrical Contractors. The Drop In Wages For A Licensed Electrician.

#### ELC NEXT None. I Do Instrumentation, You Just Require Me Pay License Fee.#### ELC NEXT I Am An Industrial Electrical Planner, Have Been An Industrial Electrical Supervisor & An Industrial

Electrician. The Main Issue I See Coming Is That No One Is Training The Next Generation Of Industrial Electricians.

#### ELC NEXT 1. Rise In Construction Cost 2. Increase In Population Resulting In More Unlicensed Electricians 3. Less Journeyman Due To No Set Length A Person May Work As An Apprentice

#### ELC NEXT Rapid Licensure Of Undocumented Aliens Is Destroying Our Industry. Employers Are Using This Cheap Labor For Higher Profits And Lower Wages. These Illegals Will Leave And Start Doing Electrical Work Once They Learn Enough To Burn A House Down. I Catch Them At Home Depot Purchasing Bulk Materials And Have Even Carded Them.

#### ELC NEXT 1. Increase In Unlicensed And Undocumented "Contractors", Less New Construction, And Too Much Govt. Regulation.

#### ELC NEXT (1) Increase In Population (2) Lower Taxes In The State Of Texas Will Bring More Construction (3) Gas Prices

#### ELC NEXT More Commercial & Industrial Jobs. Increase Of Licensees. Decrease In Disposable Income.

#### ELC NEXT Increse In Populatioin.#### ELC NEXT Population#### ELC NEXT 1. Government Regulation 2. Insurance Costs 3. Lack Of Qualified, Trained Workers Entering The

Trade#### ELC NEXT Right Now Jobs Are Slow And Prices On Material Or Up So Don't Rase Licensees Fees! As Things

Improve, Population Increases, New Home Starts Go Up. I See A Bright Future.#### ELC NEXT There Will Be A Definite Increase In Population. As There Is A Increase In Population More

Electricans Will Become Masters Electricans. This Could Result A Decrease In Income As The Market Becomes More Competive.

#### ELC NEXT Increase In Licensees; Drop In Wages; Gas Prices#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction#### ELC NEXT Increased Population, Increased Licenses, Decreased Disposable Income.#### ELC NEXT You Listed 4. All Is The Answer.#### ELC NEXT Who Knows.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Population..Ie Immagration/Unlicensed Workers Entering Country And Working

Construction Or Just On Their Own..Crime..Ie..Fraud By So Called Contractiors..Increase In The Cost Of Doing Business..Ie..Gas, Insurance, And Material..,

#### ELC NEXT Definately Population Growth, The State Of The Economy, Government Regulations#### ELC NEXT Increase/Decrease In Energy Industry.#### ELC NEXT Electric Sign Industry: 1. Increase In Population. 2. Increases In Manufacturing Costs. 3. Increased

Government Regulation.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Licensees, Decrease In Disposable Income#### ELC NEXT Rise In Constr. Think Eagleford Shale. Rise In Population In S. Tx.#### ELC NEXT Increase In Disposable Income.#### ELC NEXT Economy, Population, Legislative Decisions.#### ELC NEXT Ensure That People Who Are Licensed Meets All Requirements And Can Communicate In Our

State's Primary Language. Ability To Perform The Task He Or She Is Licensed For.#### ELC NEXT Not Sure At This Point#### ELC NEXT New Technology#### ELC NEXT Change In Construction Activities

#### ELC NEXT Obama Care, Fuel Prices And Population Growth.#### ELC NEXT Holding License For 50 Years Between Here And Other Places, Not Being Able To Perform Work In

This Odd State#### ELC NEXT I'M Not Too Affected Because I Work For A Non Electrical Co In Maint.#### ELC NEXT 1. Decrease In Disposable Income Driving Individuals And Property Managers To Do The Work

Themselves. 2. Increase In Both Un-Licensed And Licensed Competition. 3. Continued Over Reaching Of Government Forcing Laws And Increased Taxation On Citizens.

#### ELC NEXT None#### ELC NEXT In The Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, All Is Effected My Consumer Demand, Crop Production,

Weather.#### ELC NEXT Population#### ELC NEXT The Government; Increased Power And Taxes. The Struggling Economy. Riding Out The Housing

Debacle.#### ELC NEXT I Am A Muti-Licensed Inspector. I Stay Steady. When New Housing Went Done Remodels Went Up.

Commercial Projects:New And Remodel Stay Steady. For The City Size We Have. Around 38,000

#### ELC NEXT Lack Of Solar Licensing. Lack Of Solar Licensing. Lack Of Solar Licensing.#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction Cost, Diposable Income, Wholesalers Selling To Unlicensed Indiuivduales All

Leads Up To Competeing With The Uninsured And Unlicenced Contractor.#### ELC NEXT More Unlicensed Electrician, More Competion From Out Of Town Contractors, Less Work#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income. Higher Taxes. More Government Regulations.#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction Inflation Government Regulations#### ELC NEXT Rise In Construction Work. Increase In Population. Less Illegals#### ELC NEXT I Work Almost Exclusively On Fort Hood. Our 5 Year Projection Is For Increase In Demand And

Construction Will Increase At A Level Existing Contractors Will Not Be Able To Respond To The Demand.

#### ELC NEXT Population, Economy, Immigration Reform#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Qualified Labor Pool. Increase In Population And Construction.#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Disposable Income.

#### ELC NEXT There Will Be A Very Drastic Shortage Of All Skilled Labor In The Next 5 To 10 Years Nation Wide. How To Overcome This Is A Very Urgent Matter. We Need To Encourage The Younger Generation To Consider The Crafts In Time To Get Them Into The Work Force So The Knowledge Of The Retiring Craftsmen Can Be Passed On. If Not There Will Be A Huge Void In The Knowledge And Abilities Of The Work Force For May Years. This Will Effect The Abilities Of This State And The Nation To Compete In The World Market.

#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Income,Uneducated Workforce, Huge Number Of Undocumented Workers On The Construction Jobsites

#### ELC NEXT Decrese In Construction Work, Private Companys Are Not Required To Have A License#### ELC NEXT Population, Economy, Fuel Prices#### ELC NEXT That's 4 Changes. Depends On What The Federal Government Becomes.#### ELC NEXT Decrease Income#### ELC NEXT Decrease In Fuel Prices, Increase In Population, Decrease In Disposable Income.#### ELC NEXT All Of The Above...#### ELC NEXT More License Enforcement Convictions, And Incarcerations. Rise In Construction. Reciprocity

9-Apr ELC WELL Ability To Get Ahold Of Jerry/Larry Almost Any Time9-Apr ELC WELL On Line Renewals For Elc Licenses#### ELC WELL All Electrical#### ELC WELL E-Mails Keep Me Informed Of What Is Changing And Why8-Apr ELC WELL Continuing Ed. Program8-Apr ELC WELL Helping To Keep Unlicensed People From Taking Licensed Peoples Jobs7-Apr ELC WELL Making The Test Harder6-Apr ELC WELL Information Is Very Well On What Is Being Done Towards Keeping Not Just Public Safe But Those Of

Us That Come Up Behind Untrained People Dealing With Equipment Installed Feeling A Little More Comfortable For My Own Safety.

6-Apr ELC WELL Everything5-Apr ELC WELL Making Information Available5-Apr ELC WELL State Wide Acceptance Of Liscnse5-Apr ELC WELL Every From Learning To Completing The Test5-Apr ELC WELL Good Info, Easy Instruction5-Apr ELC WELL Web Site Is Good4-Apr ELC WELL License Application And Renewal Process Is Simple. Verification Of Continuing Education Credit

Works Well. Your Online Information And Website Is Easy To Navigate. License "Sting" Operations Seem To Be Effective When Done.

4-Apr ELC WELL I Enjoy The Annual Meetings Becasue You Always Learn Something There4-Apr ELC WELL Online Renewal Is Great4-Apr ELC WELL Doing A Good Job Now.3-Apr ELC WELL Online Transactions And The Information The Site Gives You In Order To Help Complete Them.

3-Apr ELC WELL Giving Your Services To Me3-Apr ELC WELL Online Applications For Licenses And License Renewal, Sting Operations, Working With Local

Jurisdictions To Ensure License Compliance, Town Hall Meetings.3-Apr ELC WELL On-Line Licensing Renewal And Website2-Apr ELC WELL Great Info By Email Keeps Me Informed2-Apr ELC WELL Very Easy To Work With2-Apr ELC WELL Sending Emails In Order To Help Keep Us Informed Of Changes.2-Apr ELC WELL The Process Or Issueing A Electrical License, Seems To Run Smooth.1-Apr ELC WELL Trying To Remove People Who Have Falsely Provided Information To Obtain Their License1-Apr ELC WELL Collecting Our Money1-Apr ELC WELL Keeping Us Up To Date With All The Changes In The Codes.#### ELC WELL Consumer Protection#### ELC WELL Been Able To Take To The Tests On Line.#### ELC WELL It Seems That A Good Job Is Being Done As A Whole#### ELC WELL Providing Access Thru Internet Makes Renewing Licenses, Or Finding Answers To Questions I Might

Have Fast And Easy, Makes This Part Of My Job Easier And Less Stressful, Makes Me Very Appreciative.

#### ELC WELL Catching Those With Out License#### ELC WELL Giving Licences#### ELC WELL Passing Great Info#### ELC WELL Keeping Available, The Updates Of Registered Journeyman And Apprentice Electricians Who Are

Current#### ELC WELL Informing The Skilled Trades Of Important Changes.#### ELC WELL Communicating Everything Is Going On At TDLR.#### ELC WELL Improved Web Services#### ELC WELL Good#### ELC WELL Continuing Education Requirement Online Renewal#### ELC WELL I Love The State License, Instead Of Having To Be Licensed In Every Town I Do Work In Texas.

#### ELC WELL (1)Keeping Us Up Dated As Changes Are Made. (2) Fineing Those Who Break The Rules.

#### ELC WELL Communication Of Program Changes, Meeting Notices, License Status.#### ELC WELL Everything#### ELC WELL Communicating#### ELC WELL Great Reminders For Renewal Notices For License. Oversight Of Electricians And Contractors Seems

To Be Working Well. CEus And License Renewal System Is Easy To Use.

#### ELC WELL Resiprocateing With Other States#### ELC WELL Making People Get Licensed.#### ELC WELL State License#### ELC WELL Mandatory 4 Hr. Continuing Education For All Electricians. Sting Operations For Bootleg Electricians.

I Think A Little More Cont. Ed Would Be Beneficial.#### ELC WELL Communication, Renewal Process#### ELC WELL You Seem To Be Doing Poorly In Several Areas: Customer Service/Bad. Online Support/Below

Average. People/Interpersonal Skills/Very Poor. Online Updates/Very Good. Continuing Education Courses: Ok, But Still Needs A Lot Of Improvement & Tweaking/Too Expensive. Main Office Austin Phone Skills: Way Below Par/Terrible & Un Professional, Rude Receptionists. Not A Good Track Record!!

#### ELC WELL I Feel TDLR Has Done A Great Job With Web Technology And The Ease Of Use That Is Offered.

#### ELC WELL On Line Correspondence/ Information#### ELC WELL I Dont Know#### ELC WELL Weeding Out Unlicensed People#### ELC WELL TDLR Makes Registration And Renewal Easy, I Appreciate It#### ELC WELL Over Prosecuting#### ELC WELL Repsonse Time To Questions Is Very Timely.#### ELC WELL Collecting Fees, I Do Believe That The Yearly Coarse Is Good But More Coarse Options Are Needed,

#### ELC WELL Sending Out Information About New Things Thats Happing Is Helpfull.#### ELC WELL Easy Access To Te Web#### ELC WELL Most Everything! Your Web Page Is Good.#### ELC WELL Communication Via E-Mail And Other Electronic Means. On-Line Renewals And Payments#### ELC WELL Continuing To Keep Things Fresh. Too Often I Work In Older Houses And See Terrible Electrical

Situations. By Updating Codes Every Year, Hopefuly Our Children Will Not Look At Our Work 50 Years From Now And Wonder What We Were Thinking.

#### ELC WELL Looks Great To Me

#### ELC WELL I Really Like The Internet Options And The Fact That I Do Not Need To Mail Anything. Everything That I Need Like Continuing Ed And License Renewal Is Achieved By A Few Clicks.

#### ELC WELL Your Email Updates Are Very Informative#### ELC WELL The Program For Electrician Has Been A Overall Success. The Communication Is Timely.#### ELC WELL Getting Renewales Processed Quickly#### ELC WELL Online TDLR#### ELC WELL Communicating With People About Changes In The Law#### ELC WELL Being In Existence#### ELC WELL Timely Inspections#### ELC WELL Keeping Up With Codes ,Books,And The Renewal Courses.#### ELC WELL Not Enough Accross The Board#### ELC WELL I Have No Input To Offer#### ELC WELL People Need Information. TDLR Is Doing An Excellent Job In Keeping Us Informed, Example New

Laws, Rules, CEU. Thank You For The Weekly E-Mail.#### ELC WELL The Thing That TDLR Does Well Is To Make Sure That People Willing To Go By The Rules( Your

Licensees) Play By The Rules.#### ELC WELL Working To Reciprocate With States#### ELC WELL ??????? You Tell Me Because I Sure Haven't Experienced Anything That Has Been Done Well!

#### ELC WELL Tightening Up On The Rules For Obtaining And Maintaining A License.#### ELC WELL Sharing Information,Licensing,#### ELC WELL Insuring That Individuals Are Qualified To Receive Their Due Licenses.#### ELC WELL Set The Program Up Nicely, For The Most Part. Using The Web Site Is Easy.#### ELC WELL Uniformity Over All Jurisdictions.#### ELC WELL Information#### ELC WELL Your CErtification Process#### ELC WELL Yes#### ELC WELL Nothing#### ELC WELL Informative Staying Up With Changes In Our Changing Fields#### ELC WELL Keeping People Without Licenses From Working Professional Trades.#### ELC WELL Requiring Contiual Education. Doing This Survey.#### ELC WELL Good#### ELC WELL Policing, Checking Licenses And Insurance Requirements#### ELC WELL Plastic License Card Is Good.

#### ELC WELL I Have Very Little Exposure With TDLR, However, The State Licenseing Of Electricians Has Improved The Quality Of The Electrical Trade.

#### ELC WELL Keep Your's Staff Like That Very Profesinals ,And Ready To Help You#### ELC WELL You Are Helping Electrical Business By Preventing Unlicensed Electricans From Under Cutting Our

Prices#### ELC WELL Seems Licening Renewal Is Far More Simpler Than In Past. Customer Service Is Also Good.

#### ELC WELL Information On Changes, Updates, Etc. Are Communicated Clearly And Often.#### ELC WELL Interpreters Always Get Paid.#### ELC WELL You Are Giving Out Too Many Electrical License's. Not Only Too Criminals That Don't Tell You But

Also To Non Speaking Individuals And Of Course To Those Who Make Our Trade A Mockery By Doing Bad Work.You Also Managed To Flood The Market.

#### ELC WELL Your Notification Program With Updates On Rules And Regulations.#### ELC WELL State Licensing#### ELC WELL On Line License Renewell, On Line CEU Tracking. General On Line Info#### ELC WELL Comunication With The Electrical Licenscees In Texas#### ELC WELL Everything From The Information In The E-Mails You Send Out#### ELC WELL Prompt Answers To Questions. Prompt Sending Of New License.#### ELC WELL Exams,Excellant Speaking With TDLR On Problems#### ELC WELL Managing Licensing And Coordinating Education.#### ELC WELL The Contuing Education Was Very Helpful When I Applied For My Provider Number And A Class

#### ELC WELL Renewal Of License Is Easier Online#### ELC WELL To Be Fair; It Appears Most Questions And Resolutions Occur At The City Level. Other Than

Mandated Fees I Have Not Been Directed Influenced By The State Authority.#### ELC WELL Keeping Trades Current#### ELC WELL Sending Early Notice,Keeping Me Updated#### ELC WELL Keeping A Good Lookout For People Doing Work Without Proper Licenseing.#### ELC WELL E Mail Notifications E Mail Renewals#### ELC WELL Taking Our Money#### ELC WELL Website And Informative Panels Good#### ELC WELL Collecting Money#### ELC WELL Not Much#### ELC WELL Meeting With TDLR License Holders#### ELC WELL Sending Out Electronic Information Via Email

#### ELC WELL Information To Us, Clarifying Rules#### ELC WELL Communicating W Members Via Email#### ELC WELL Online License Renewal#### ELC WELL Everything I’ve Done Works Fine.#### ELC WELL I Am Currently Working Oversees And The System Makes It Very Simple For Me To Complete My CE

Course, Update My Address And License All Online And I Love That.#### ELC WELL The Comunication Is Good Like Telling Us Contractors-Updates-Renewals-Boards Agendas#### ELC WELL Making Sure That Irresponsible And Non-Licensed People Are Not Doing Work Illegally.#### ELC WELL Making Journeymen An Master License Electricians Do Continuing Education So They Stay Up To

Code.#### ELC WELL Just Started#### ELC WELL Great Things Coming From Austin.#### ELC WELL Meatins On Regural Basis Andd Timely Update On New Improvements.#### ELC WELL Most Everything#### ELC WELL So Far The Experience Has Been Good All Over.#### ELC WELL Continuing Education Requirement#### ELC WELL Seams You Doing Ok#### ELC WELL Sending Info About Current Topics#### ELC WELL The Email Notices Are Working Well.#### ELC WELL Keeping Others Informed.#### ELC WELL I Like The Email Updates, On Line Continuing Education Classes.#### ELC WELL Communication#### ELC WELL I Like Everything. The Continued Education Classes Are Great Full Of Imformation.#### ELC WELL The New Web Site Is A Little Hard To Find Somethings.#### ELC WELL Controling Bad Electricians#### ELC WELL Nothing#### ELC WELL Getting Money For No Purpose For License Holders#### ELC WELL The Renewals Are Easy And Fast.#### ELC WELL Customer Service. It Is Easy To Access The Website.#### ELC WELL The State License Was Definitely A Step In The Right Direction. I Agree With Requirement For

Continuing Education Is Good -- Not Sure If Hours Might Need To Be Raised. The Online Services Seem To Be Working Well.

#### ELC WELL Email Notifications Are Great#### ELC WELL Making License State Wide#### ELC WELL Web Site Keeps Everyone Informed That Wants To Be. Easy To Find And Navigate.

#### ELC WELL Easy Web Site Use...Ease In Finding State CErtified Classes#### ELC WELL Online Renewal And Administration#### ELC WELL Online Renewals#### ELC WELL Online Renewal Services Work Very Well-User Friendly And Easy To Navigate Through.#### ELC WELL The Entire Licensing Process Is Very Well Done. The State Has Made It Very Easy And Troublefree

To Renew My License Every Year, Online, Something Which I Appreciate Very Much.

#### ELC WELL On-Line Continuing Education, License Renewal And E-Mail Alerts.#### ELC WELL You Keep Me Very Well Informed Through E-Mail.#### ELC WELL The Survey And Input Form TDLR Participants#### ELC WELL Keeping Folks Informed, Creating Simple Ways Of Making The Licensing Experience As Simple As

Possible, Posting Valuable Information Such As Code Changes, Violaters, And Current License Holders Available To The Public

#### ELC WELL Trying To Immprove#### ELC WELL Over All The Licensing Program Is A Very Good System, And I Think You Od A Good Job Managing

It.#### ELC WELL You Are Very Prompt In Getting Out Renewal Licenses Out And Checking On Continuing Education

Credits.#### ELC WELL The Information On The Website Is Easy To Navigate And Once You Find What You Are Looking For

The Information Is Easy To Retrieve. The Licensing Process Is Simple And Straightforward And Renewals Are Easy.

#### ELC WELL License Renewals Easy, I Do All For Our Shop. Communication Is Fair To Good, I Would Like See More About The 'stings', Not Morbid Curiosity But Something To Relate To Others About Getting Legal.

#### ELC WELL Informing The Public#### ELC WELL Keeping Us Informed Of Changes#### ELC WELL Your Information Is Good.#### ELC WELL Regulating CErtain Jobs#### ELC WELL I Think That Overall You Are Doing A Good Job#### ELC WELL Cant Think Of Anything#### ELC WELL See # 6#### ELC WELL It Seems For A Govermental Agency You Are Doing Fairly Well Given The Resources.#### ELC WELL Communication#### ELC WELL Updates In Changes

#### ELC WELL Communications, Everyone Now Days Has Some Kind Of Internet Access ,.Staff ,,They Are Pleasant To Work With And To Get Information From ....

#### ELC WELL Personally I Think That The Testing And Validation Of Experience Is A Vast Improvement To The Individual City Licensing Program.

#### ELC WELL Online Services Are Outstanding!#### ELC WELL Everything#### ELC WELL Very Simple And Easy Renewal Process On Licensing.#### ELC WELL People Who Have A License It Is Easy To Renew. I Have No Problem So I'M Ok . I Believe That Your

Exam Is Good And Fair No Trick Question's#### ELC WELL Communicating Upcoming Meetings, Rule Changes, Etc.#### ELC WELL Testing For License Renwwal.#### ELC WELL Providing Timely, Relevant Info; Related To Code And Requirements For License#### ELC WELL Renewal Was So Easy#### ELC WELL Good Web Site.#### ELC WELL I Appreciate The Communication (Emails).Also, Doing Great Job Staying On Top Of Changing

Circumstances In Industry With New Rules.#### ELC WELL E-Mailing Information Out Early Is Appreciated#### ELC WELL N/A#### ELC WELL I Find That It Is Easy To Renew My License And To Get The Necessary Continuing Education

Needed.#### ELC WELL Protecting People And Property#### ELC WELL I Think That As Far As The My Trade You Are Doing Most Every Thing Well.#### ELC WELL Online Renewal And Payment#### ELC WELL Collecting Money#### ELC WELL Protecting The Public At Large From Unscrupulous Contractors.#### ELC WELL The Information To Acquire, Renew, And Research A Licence Is Excellent.#### ELC WELL Bothering Me With Emails That Only Concern TDLR & Maybe Some Master Electricians#### ELC WELL Most Everything I See.#### ELC WELL Providing An Assured Licensing Program#### ELC WELL Licensing Testing#### ELC WELL On-Line License Renewal Process Seems To Be Working Fine.#### ELC WELL Safety Ed, Continuing Ed,& Staying Up With International Codes.#### ELC WELL Information Dissemination To The Public / Licensees Is Good.#### ELC WELL The Input On Issues And Changes Is Done Very Well.#### ELC WELL Expiditing Renewed Licenses

#### ELC WELL I Like The Online Services#### ELC WELL Good Communication And Changes On What Is Happening In The Elcectrical Part Of The TDLR

#### ELC WELL Renewing A License Is Easy, The Price Is Fair For The License.#### ELC WELL Everything Wel;L Pleased With The Process#### ELC WELL Addressing Areas Of Abuse And Dishonesty Happening To The Public.#### ELC WELL Managing Your Licensee's.#### ELC WELL Ease For Renewal On Line.#### ELC WELL Enforcing The License Requirements By Going After The Unlicensed Contractors#### ELC WELL Licensing And Internet Services. It Is Easy To Renew.#### ELC WELL Inforcement#### ELC WELL Getting Everyone On The Same Page So To Speak.#### ELC WELL Customer Service Is Always Polite And Helpful#### ELC WELL Collecting Money#### ELC WELL Keeping The Public Informed#### ELC WELL On Line Renewals. Important Notices Via Email.#### ELC WELL I Believe That We Have Been Able To Furnish Better Qualified Craftsmen To The Industry#### ELC WELL Ablity To Renew Online And CE Providers Providing Updates To You#### ELC WELL I Think The State Of Texas Has The Licensing Done Right. I Would Not Change Anything. I Believe

The Neighboring States Would Do Well To Copy The Texas Law And Procedures.#### ELC WELL Electronic Updates#### ELC WELL Very Easy To Renew Lic. And Very Easy To Find Continued Ed. On Your Web Site.#### ELC WELL Trying To Keep Up With Non Licences#### ELC WELL The Whole Electronic Process Is Great.#### ELC WELL Communication, License Renewals.#### ELC WELL Communication#### ELC WELL I Have No Complaints; As The Program Has Been Growing In The Right Direction, And The Renewal

Fee's Are Not Bad. I Like The Periodic Emails Of The Updates To The Electrical And HVAC. The TDLR Website Is Farely Easy To Use, And Has Had All The Information I Have Needed To Look Up.

#### ELC WELL Licensing Is # 1 , The Up Keep On Continuing Education, Letting Us Know Of New Info,#### ELC WELL Everything#### ELC WELL Communication. The Website And Email Notices Are Productive.#### ELC WELL As Far As Continueing Ed, And The Management End Of The Program. The Program Is No Different

Than The Plumbing Program.

#### ELC WELL Licensing#### ELC WELL There Are Many Things That The Agency Is Doing Well. 1. Local Meeting With The Contactors, 2.

Access To Staff For Rule Interpretation.#### ELC WELL Te Flexiblity Of Applying And Renewing Our Licenses#### ELC WELL The E-Mail System Is Good.#### ELC WELL Providing A Web Site#### ELC WELL Online Re-Newal Is Great#### ELC WELL Information Sharing On Events.#### ELC WELL Customer Service Is Very Good And I Like The Web Sight#### ELC WELL The Program And Documentation Is Exceptional. I Have Been Licensed In Several States And

Jurisdictions, I Find The Texas Program Far Better Than Most ! There Are Details That Could Be "Polished" A Bit, But For A "New" Program This Department Is Very Professional And Well Organized.

#### ELC WELL State License#### ELC WELL Online Site Easy To Use. Keeping Contractors Informed Of Changes. Jerry Daniels Returns Calls

Promptly And Very Helpful.#### ELC WELL Online Renewal.#### ELC WELL So Far I Think The Entire Process Of Going To State Licensing Has Been Well Planned, Executed

And Very Smooth. It Was Long Overdue In My Opinion But One Could Not Expect A Better Transition!

#### ELC WELL Collecting Fees#### ELC WELL I Have Not Had A Problem With Any Part Of Your Program.#### ELC WELL You Are Doing Great . I Notice More Stings, And The Websites Are Good Also#### ELC WELL Busting Unlicensed Individuals.#### ELC WELL Very Organisied And Informitive#### ELC WELL Prices Are Great, Not Too Cheap Or Expensive#### ELC WELL I Like The Fact That There Is A A 4 Hour Course Time Requirement Since 2010 For Apprentice

Electricians Who Seek Renewal Of Their License. This Provides Peer Review And Legitimacy To A Card Carrying Apprentice Electrician.

#### ELC WELL The Online License Renewal. Good Precise Answers To Our Questions. Customer Service Is Excellent. Electrical Safety And Licensing Advisory Board Members Will Answer Questions Or Point You To The Right Direction When Emailed. When Jerry Daniels Is Emailed With An Enforcement Concern He Answers The Same Day, Excellent! Reciprocity