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Policy Letters

Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Keywords Publication Date
WD 26-18 Active Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) Version 11&12 AEL, TANF/Choices, WIOA 11/12/2018
WD 02-22, Chg 1 Active Afghan Humanitarian Parolee Requirements for Eligible Programs, Including the Child Care and Development Fund—Update Revisions to WD 02-22 Shown in Track Changes AEL, Child Care, VR, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 06/06/2022
WD 13-22, Change 2 Active Online Learning Management Systems and Performance Expectations—Update Revisions to WD Letter 13-22, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes TANF/Choices 03/18/2024
AEL 06-15, Chg 1 Active Expansion of Eligible Population to Be Served from Institutions of Higher Education AEL, WIOA 04/19/2017
CC 01-23 Active Customer Referrals from TWC Customer Care: Standard Email Address for Workforce Solutions Offices Customer Care 01/23/2023
AEL 06-21 Active High School Equivalency Subsidy Program for Program Year 2021–2022 Initial Voucher Distribution to AEL Grant Recipients AEL 12/21/2021
TA 121 Active Non-Workforce Resources Available to Foster Youth 06/08/2006
WD 16-22 Active WorkInTexas.com Account Requirement for Workforce Solutions Office Staff WorkInTexas.com Liaison Staff Account Setup , WorkInTexas.com Staff Accounts Reporting Template Administration, TWIST, WorkInTexas.com 08/26/2022
WD 27-19, Change 6 Active State Data Validation Requirements—Update Revisions to WD Letter 27-19, Change 5, Shown in Track Changes ES, TAA, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024
WD 06-23 Active Child Care Services Provider Exit Survey Child Care Services Provider Exit Survey (Sample) Child Care 04/24/2023
WD 01-23 Active Funds for Retaining Texas Rising Star Assessors Distribution of Board Contract Year 2023 Funds for Texas Rising Star Assessors Child Care 01/17/2023
WD 01-08 Active Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Funds: Serving Exiting Military Service Members and Spouses of Active Military Service Members Veterans, WIA 01/04/2008
WD 25-23 Active Local Participation in the Texas Infant-Toddler Specialist Network Child Care 12/04/2023
WD 29-21 Active COVID-19 Stimulus–Funded Child Care Provider Growth Support Payments Initial Board Distributions for Provider Growth Support Payments Child Care, Natural Disaster 12/14/2021
WD 15-20 Active Funding Public-Sector Partnerships AEL, ES, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 11/04/2020
AEL 07-18 Active Suitable Tests for Use in AEL AEL 10/09/2018
WD 28-07, Chg 1 Active Limitations on Salaries and Bonuses Paid with Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Funds—Update Guidelines for Implementing Public Law 109-234 Fiscal - Administration 11/05/2009
WD 18-21, Change 1 Active Coenrollment in the Trade Adjustment Assistance and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Worker Programs―Update Trade Adjustment Assistance Coenrollment Declination Form , Revisions to WD Letter 18-21 Shown in Track Changes TAA, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024
TA 299 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance Training Service Closure TAA, TWIST 09/08/2021
AEL 07-15 Active Information and Guidance on Program Costs to Support Instructional Performance AEL, Fiscal - Administration 06/19/2015
WD 24-01 Active Prohibition Against Discrimination Based on Disability or Limited English Proficiency in the Administration of Workforce Services Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, Decision against the Massachusetts Department of Transitional A Administration, Equal Opportunity 06/22/2001
WD 27-23 Active Board Contract Year 2024 Child Care Allocations and Targets BCY’24 Child Care Allocations and Adjusted Targets Child Care 12/07/2023
WD 12-19, Chg 2 Active Funding Training Programs outside of Local Workforce Development Areas through Individual Training Accounts—Update Revisions to WD Letter 12-19, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes ETP, WIOA 10/25/2021
WD 24-20 Active In-Demand Industries, In-Demand Occupations, and Target Occupations Lists List Templates , Industry and Occupation Information , Instructions Board Planning, ETP, WIOA 10/28/2020
AEL 05-18 Active Approved Forms of Identity AEL 10/03/2018
TA 300 Active Prekindergarten Partnerships Child Care 07/01/2022
17-12, Change 1 Active Capturing Training-Related Employment Data in WorkInTexas.com―Update Revisions to WD Letter 17-12 Shown in Track Changes General, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024
WD 18-22, Chg 1 Active Local Workforce Development Board Plans: Guidelines for Two-Year Plan Modifications of 2021–2024 Plans—Update WIOA Board Two-Year Plan Modification Form , TWIC Requirements , WIOA Target Occupations, In-Demand Occupations, and In-Demand Industries Template , WIOA Target Occupations, In-Demand Occupations, and In-Demand Industries Template Instructions , Revisions to WD Letter 18-22 Shown in Track Changes Board Planning, WIOA 04/11/2023
TA 297 Active Early Learning Public-Private Partnerships Guidebook TEA Early Learning Public-Private Partnerships Guidebook Child Care 03/13/2020
WD 03-22 Active Use of the New Texas Rising Star Rebrand Materials Texas Rising Star Branding Toolkit Child Care 01/24/2022
WD 37-07, Chg 1 Active Workforce Investment Act: Application of Definitions of Credential, Degree/Diploma, and Certificate: Clarification All Programs 01/02/2008
08-23, Change 2 Active Texas Child Care Connection and Child Care Automated Attendance—Update Attachment 1 , Attachment 2 , Attachment 3 Child Care 12/07/2023
WD 27-21 Active Texas Workforce Awards 27-21-att1-twc.pdf , 27-21-att2-twc.pdf Administration, AEL, Performance 10/21/2021
AEL 07-20 Active Fiscal Year 2021/Program Year 2020—Adult Education and Literacy Allocations and Fiscal Year 2020/Program Year 2019 Carryforward Funds Adult Education and Literacy Program Funding Summary Allocation AEL, Fiscal – Allocations, TANF/Choices 09/16/2020
WD 09-22 Active Prekindergarten Partnerships Child Care 07/01/2022
WD 09-19, Change 3 Active Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Performance Outcomes: Measurable Skill Gains—Update Types and Documentation of Measurable Skill Gains , Revision to WD Letter 09-19, Change 2 Shown in Track Changes AEL, Performance, TAA, VR, WIOA 03/18/2024
WD 17-19, Chg 1 Active Registered Apprenticeship Training Programs and the Eligible Training Providers List—Update Revisions to WD Letter 17-19 Shown in Track Changes Apprenticeship, ETP, WIOA 08/11/2021
WD 43-11, Chg 2 Active Priority of Service for Eligible Foster Youth—Update Revisions to WD 34-11 Chg 1, Shown in Track Changes Child Care, ES, NCP Choices, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 02/19/2020
TA 252 Active Entering Board Contract Year Parent Share of Cost Amounts into The Workforce Information System of Texas Child Care, TWIST 08/09/2012
WD 58-05 Active Employment Assistance Programs For Certain Families of Military Personnel Veterans 08/31/2005
WD 29-23 Active Texas Rising Star Child Care Rule Waivers Child Care 12/14/2023
WD 19-22 Active Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program: Reforms and Responsibilities of Workforce Solutions Office Staff Serving Veterans DVOP Eligibility Triage Form , NVTI Serving Veterans Training Attendee Form Veterans, WIOA 08/24/2022
WD 06-13, Change 2 Active Documenting Services and Participant Contact in WorkInTexas.com Case Notes—Update Attachment 1: Revisions to WD Letter 06-13 Shown in Track Changes , Sample Comprehensive Narrative Entries for WorkInTexas.com Case Notes General, NCP Choices, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024
WD 19-21, Chg 2 Active Child Care Provider Contracted Slots Agreements—Update Board Contracted Slots Report , Revisions to WD 19-21, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes Child Care 04/10/2023
WD 03-20 Active Texas Prekindergarten Partnership Summit Travel Reimbursement Texas Pre-K Partnership Summit Travel Voucher Child Care 02/19/2020
WD 24-02 Active House Bill 3473: Protection of Professionals who Report Cases of Child Abuse or Neglect Administration 09/26/2002
WD 28-20, Change 1 Active Deobligation and Reallocation of Commission-Allocated Funds—Update Revisions to WD Letter 28-20 Shown in Track Changes Child Care, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 12/14/2023
WD 21-20 Active COVID-19 and Board Contract Year 2020 Supplemental Child Care Funding Distributions BCY’20 Supplemental Funding Distributions for Child Care CCDBG CARES Act Funding Child Care, Natural Disaster 09/15/2020
WD 24-18 Active Premises Costs for Use of Texas Workforce Commission Buildings Fiscal - Administration 10/01/2018
WD 28-23, Change 1 Active Guidance on the Use of Metrix Learning™ Services―Update Revisions to WD Letter 28-23 Shown in Track Changes , Metrix General Online Coursework Enrollment Goals—Count by Board , Metrix Industry Certification Track Training and Assistance Participant Estimates—Count by Board , Texas Administrator Guide , Metrix Certification Tracks—Comprehensive Assistance Costs WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024