How to Complete the TDLR Proof of Submission Form EAB-242N

The TDLR Proof of Submission Form EAB-242N is a one-page certification that the design professional on a Texas construction project completes and delivers to a Registered Accessibility Specialist (RAS) along with the sealed construction documents. It documents that the designer has released the plans for accessibility review as required by Chapter 469 of the Texas Government Code. The form does not go to TDLR, and it does not go to your local building department. It goes to the RAS, together with the drawings.

Only the design professional with overall responsibility for the design should sign it: an architect, registered interior designer, landscape architect, or engineer whose seal appears on the construction documents.¹

Register the Project in TABS First

You cannot finish the EAB-242N without a TDLR project number, and that number is issued only after the project is registered in the Texas Architectural Barriers online System (TABS) using a separate form, the Project Registration Application (EAB-205N). Registration is online only; TDLR returns paper submissions.²

Registration collects the RAS name and license number, project details (name, address, estimated start and completion dates, estimated construction cost, scope, square footage), owner information matching the county appraisal district record, designer information, and any designated agent or tenant. A CAD account number and a copy of the CAD record are required. The filing fee is $175, paid through TABS.³ Once registration is complete, TDLR emails the project number to the owner. Keep that number handy: you will need it for Section 2 of the EAB-242N, and your local permitting authority will ask for it when you apply for a building permit.²

Filling Out the Four Sections

The form itself is short, but TDLR returns incomplete forms to the project owner, so accuracy matters more than speed. Download the PDF from the TDLR website and work through it section by section.¹

Section 1: Designer Information

Enter the design professional’s first, middle, and last name, then check the box for the correct license type: Architect, Landscape Architect, Registered Interior Designer, or Engineer. Add the license number, mailing address, phone number, and email address. The email you enter here cannot be used as any other contact address on the project, so pick a unique one.¹

Section 2: Project Information

Copy the project name exactly as it was registered in TABS. Enter the TDLR project number from the registration confirmation email. Enter the physical address, again matching the TABS record, including a suite number if applicable. If no physical address exists yet, use the physical description of the project location as registered.¹ Do not paraphrase or shorten. Mismatches between the form and the TABS registration are a common reason forms come back.

Section 3: RAS Information

Enter the name and license number of the Registered Accessibility Specialist assigned to the project. If no RAS has been retained yet, stop here and select one before proceeding, because the form cannot be completed without those two fields.¹

Section 4: Designer’s Acknowledgment

Here the designer certifies that they are the registered professional whose seal appears on the construction documents and that they are releasing those documents for construction, for a building permit application, or for regulatory approval. Two dates go in this section:

The issue date, meaning the date the construction documents were sealed or last revised for construction.
The submitted date, meaning the date the documents were actually sent to the RAS.

The design professional then signs and dates the form.¹ The submitted date is not filled in until you actually transmit the documents, so complete the rest of the form first and fill this field in the same day you deliver.

Delivering the Form and the 20-Day Deadline

The completed EAB-242N does not get uploaded to TABS. The design professional sends it directly to the Registered Accessibility Specialist, together with the full set of construction documents. Mail, shipping, electronic transmission, and hand delivery are all acceptable.¹

The delivery must reach the RAS no later than 20 days after the plans and specifications are issued. Weekends and state legal holidays do not count toward that window.¹ On fast-tracked projects, plans often go to the contractor immediately, and the RAS submission slips. Build the 20-day handoff into the release checklist so it does not.

What the Building Department Actually Wants

Local building officials do not ask for the EAB-242N. They ask for the TDLR project registration number, which comes from the TABS registration, not from this form.² Present the registration number or the TABS receipt when you apply for the building permit. Many jurisdictions will not issue a permit on a qualifying project without it.

What the RAS Does Next

Once the RAS receives the documents and the EAB-242N, they have 30 days to accept or decline the project. The plan review must be completed at some point before the final inspection, but each RAS decides independently whether they need to see the documents before formally accepting.⁴

After construction finishes and the RAS conducts the final inspection, they submit a closure request through TABS. TDLR reviews it, and once the project is accepted and closed the department sends the owner a letter confirming approval.⁴ Keep that closure letter in the permanent project file. It is the final proof of accessibility compliance.

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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. TDLR Proof of Submission Form EAB-242N
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. EAB-205N Architectural Barriers Project Registration Application
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Architectural Barriers Fee Schedule
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Architectural Barriers Frequently Asked Questions