Texas Agent CE Requirements Changed with Passage of SB876

Senate Bill 876, passed during the 2015 Texas legislative session, reduced the required credit hours for continuing education (CE) for agent and adjuster license renewals to 24 hours for each two-year renewal period and removed the requirement that half of the hours must be taken each year.

This change was effective for all licenses issued or renewing on or after Sept. 1, 2015

For licenses expiring before Sept.1, 2015, the licensee had to have completed 30 hours of CE.

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) will no longer renew a license if there is any deficiency in CE credit, either from the most recent renewal period or a prior renewal period.

For all licenses issued or renewing on and after Nov. 1, 2015, completion of the 24 hours of CE credit for the two-year renewal period is required. If a licensee does not complete the 24 hours of CE before the expiration date of the license, the licensee will have 90 days to complete the deficient number of hours and pay a fine of $50 per deficient hour.

If these two conditions are not met within 90 days of the license expiring, the license will be inactivated, and the licensee will have to apply for a new license. A new license will not be granted until the deficient CE hours are completed and the fine is paid.

License holders are encouraged to verify that all Texas CE credit is current and has been posted to their TDI Sircon CE transcript. Transcripts can be viewed at http://www.sircon.com/Texas by clicking on “Look up Education Courses/Credits” in the left-hand menu and then clicking on “Continuing Education Transcript Inquiry.”

Sources: Surplus Line Stamping Office of Texas, TDI