# Does a school district need an electrical contractor licence? — Texas electrician licensing

For Does a school district need an electrical contractor licence?, answer is Texas law does not require a political subdivision (i.e. school district, municipality, etc.) to hold an electrical or electrical sign contractor’s license; topic is Scope and supervision; applies to is Electrical Contractor; stated by is Electrical Safety and Licensing Frequently Asked Questions, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Answer:** Texas law does not require a political subdivision (i.e. school district, municipality, etc.) to hold an electrical or electrical sign contractor’s license _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Question:** Does a school district need an electrical contractor licence? _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Topic:** Scope and supervision _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Applies to:** Electrical Contractor _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Stated by:** Electrical Safety and Licensing Frequently Asked Questions _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> No. Texas law does not require a political subdivision (i.e. school district, municipality, etc.) to hold an electrical or electrical sign contractor’s license to allow an employee to perform electrical work.

## Source

- https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/electricians/elecfaq.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2026-10-24.
Part of [Texas electrician licensing: practice questions with the answer quoted from TDLR](https://referencesource.org/texas-electrician-licensing-practice-questions/).