Workforce Policy and Guidance

Workforce Policy and Guidance



TWC’s Workforce Policy and Guidance page provides searchable access to Workforce Development Letters, Adult Education and Literacy Letters, and Technical Assistance Bulletins. If you have questions about policy guidance, please email:



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WD Letters, AEL Letters, and TA Bulletins

Information on all active and rescinded letters will appear in search results. However, a link to the letter is provided only for 1) active letters and 2) rescinded letters that were originally issued on or after January 1, 2016. Filter results by using the boxes below for Search Subject/Guidance No., Status, Keywords, Type, and Date. Once filters are selected, click the Apply button. Click the Reset button to clear all filters to begin a new search.

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Guidance Number Status Subject Keywords Publication Datesort descending
WD 17-21 Active Board Contract Year 2022 Federal Poverty Guidelines and State Median Income Amounts for Determining Eligibility and Parent Share of Cost for Child Care Services

Attachments:
  1. Board Contract Year 2022 Income Limit Eligibility Code Card for Child Care ServicesPDF
  2. Income Ranges for Parent Share of Cost AssessmentPDF
 Child Care, TWIST 08/17/2021
TA 299 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance Training Service Closure TAA, TWIST 09/08/2021
WD 19-21 Active Child Care Provider Contract Agreements

Attachments:
  1. Attachment 1: Board Contracted Slots ReportMS Excel
 Child Care 09/15/2021
WD 15-21, Chg 1 Active Service Industry Recovery Child Care

Attachments:
  1. Funds Distribution for Service Industry RecoveryPDF
  2. Revisions to WD 15-21 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, TWIST 09/15/2021
WD 22-21 Active Texas Rising Star Contracted Slots Pilot Program

Attachments:
  1. Texas Rising Star Contracted Slots Pilot Program ApplicationMS Word
 Child Care 09/17/2021
WD 24-21 Active Child Care Provider Maximum Reimbursement Rate Increases

Attachments:
  1. FY’22 Child Care Provider Reimbursement RatesPDF
 Child Care 09/23/2021
WD 06-14, Chg 1 Active On-the-Job Training—Update

Attachments:
  1. On-the-Job Training PlanMS Word
  2. On-the-Job Training Monthly Time Report and InvoiceMS Word
  3. Revisions to WD Letter 06-14 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 09/27/2021
WD 18-21 Active Coenrollment in the Trade Adjustment Assistance and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Worker Programs

Attachments:
  1. Trade Adjustment Assistance Coenrollment Declination FormMS Word
 TAA, TWIST, WIOA 09/27/2021
WD 16-21 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance Reversion 2021 TAA, TWIST, UI, WIOA 09/27/2021
WD 20-21 Active Digital Skill Building AEL, ES, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 09/28/2021
WD 23-21 Active Funds for Hiring and Retaining Texas Rising Star Mentors and Assessors

Attachments:
  1. Distribution of Board Contract Year 2022 Funds for Texas Rising Star PDF
 Child Care 10/05/2021
TA 280, Chg 2 Active Determining High-Poverty Geographic Areas

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to TAB 280, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 WIOA 10/12/2021
WD 04-21, Chg 2 Active Child Care Industry Partnership Program—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD 04-21, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care 10/15/2021
WD 03-21, Chg 1 Active Changes Affecting the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) and Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 03-21, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 All Programs, Fiscal - Administration 10/15/2021
WD 27-21 Active Texas Workforce Awards

Attachments:
  1. Workforce Awards—OverviewPDF
  2. Texas Workforce Awards—Corrective Actions as Extraordinary CircumstancesPDF
 Administration, AEL, Performance 10/21/2021
WD 14-21, Chg 1 Active Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2022—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 14-21, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/25/2021
WD 12-19, Chg 2 Active Funding Training Programs outside of Local Workforce Development Areas through Individual Training Accounts—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 12-19, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 ETP, WIOA 10/25/2021
WD 29-21 Active COVID-19 Stimulus–Funded Child Care Provider Growth Support Payments

Attachments:
  1. Initial Board Distributions for Provider Growth Support PaymentsPDF
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 12/14/2021
AEL 06-21 Active High School Equivalency Subsidy Program for Program Year 2021–2022

Attachments:
  1. Initial Voucher Distribution to AEL Grant RecipientsPDF
 AEL 12/21/2021
WD 26-21 Active Customer Load Exceptions SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, TWIST 12/28/2021
AEL 01-22 Active Program Year 2021–2022 AEL Allocations, Contracted Measures, and Performance-Based Funding

Attachments:
  1. FY2022/PY2021 Adult Education and Literacy Allocation by Provider (Year Beginning July 1, 2021)PDF
  2. Program Year 2021–2022 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment TargetsPDF
  3. Program Year 2021–2022 Performance-Based Funding CriteriaPDF
  4. TEAMS Activity Codes for AEL Core Grantee Enrollment TargetsPDF
 AEL, WIOA 01/13/2022
WD 05-21, Chg 2 Active Workforce Career and Education Outreach Specialists Program—Update

Attachments:
  1. Workforce Career and Education Outreach Specialists Reporting SpreadsheetMS Excel
  2. Annual Work PlanMS Word
  3. Revisions to WD Letter 05-21, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 TANF/Choices 01/19/2022
WD 13-21, Chg 1 Active Initial Job Search Child Care—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 13-21 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care 01/21/2022
WD 03-22 Active Use of the New Texas Rising Star Rebrand Materials

Attachments:
  1. Texas Rising Star Branding ToolkitPDF
 Child Care 01/24/2022
WD 21-19, Chg 4 Active Child Care Quality Funds Report and Implementation and Expenditure Plan—Update

Attachments:
  1. Board Child Care Quality Expenditure & Activity ReportMS Excel
  2. Revisions to WD Letter 21-19, Change 4, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
  3. Child Care Quality Expenditure & Activity Report Desk Aid PDF
 Child Care 02/08/2022
WD 10-19, Chg 3 Active Fidelity Bonding Services—Update

Attachments:
  1. Fidelity Bond Request Form PDF
  2. Fidelity Bonding BrochurePDF
  3. Fidelity Bonding At-a-GlancePDF
  4. Fidelity Bonding PosterPDF
  5. Revisions to WD Letter 10-19, Change 2, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 ES, Offenders, SNAP E&T, TWIST, WorkInTexas.com 02/11/2022
WD 21-21, Chg 2 Active COVID-19 Federal Funds for Texas Rising Star Supports—Update

Attachments:
  1. Texas Rising Star Incentives DistributionPDF
  2. COVID-19 Federally Funding Texas Rising Star Supports Board TemplateMS Excel
  3. Revisions to WD Letter 21-21, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care 02/17/2022
AEL 02-22 Active Technical Assistance Plan Criteria for Adult Education and Literacy Grant Recipients AEL 03/02/2022
WD 04-22 Active Job Development Code in WorkInTexas.com ES, WorkInTexas.com 03/07/2022
WD 06-22 Active CLASS® Optional for Texas Rising Star Assessments

Attachments:
  1. Texas Rising Star and CLASS® Crosswalk: Category 2PDF
 Child Care 03/18/2022

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