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Policy Letters

Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Keywords Publication Date Sort ascending
WD 27-19, Chg 2 Rescinded State Data Validation Requirements—Update ES, TAA, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 06/03/2021
AEL 03-21 Active Allowability of Funding Transportation Support Services with Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Funds AEL, WIOA 05/17/2021
WD 04-21, Chg 1 Rescinded Child Care Industry Partnership Program---Update Child Care 05/13/2021
WD 06-21, Chg 1 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Four-Year Review Implementation Child Care 05/07/2021
WD 09-21 Rescinded Metrix Learning and Parent Activity Requirements for Child Care Services Child Care 05/03/2021
AEL 02-21 Active Program Year 2020–2021 AEL Targets and Performance-Based Funding Program Year 2020–2021 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment and Performance Targets , Program Year 2020–2021 Performance-Based Funding Criteria , TEAMS Activity and Funding Codes for AEL Core Grantee Enrollment Targets AEL, WIOA 04/14/2021
WD 07-21 Rescinded Implementation of TWC Chapter 809 Child Care Services Rule Amendments regarding Direct Referrals from Partnerships, Reductions in Parent Share of Cost for Part-Time Referrals, and Waiting Period Transfer Policies Child Care 04/12/2021
WD 06-21 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Four-Year Review Implementation Child Care 03/30/2021
WD 08-21 Rescinded Child Care Automated Attendance and Manual Absence Tracking Child Care, Natural Disaster 03/22/2021
AEL 01-21, Chg 1 Rescinded High School Equivalency Subsidy Program—Update AEL 03/22/2021
WD 04-21 Rescinded Child Care Industry Partnership Program Child Care 03/11/2021
WD 16-14, Chg 2 Active Equal Opportunity Notice—Update Notice—Equal Opportunity Is the Law (English version) , Notice—Equal Opportunity Is the Law (Spanish version) , USDA “And Justice for All” Poster , Revisions to WD Letter 16-14, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes Equal Opportunity, SNAP E&T, WIOA 03/10/2021
WD 02-21 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Staff Education Extensions Child Care 03/01/2021
WD 05-21 Rescinded Workforce Career and Education Outreach Specialists Program TANF/Choices 02/26/2021
WD 20-20, Chg 2 Active COVID-19 and Additional Enhanced Reimbursement Rate Funding Distributions—Update CCDBG CARES Act Funding Table , Revisions to WD 20-20, Change 2, Shown in Track Changes Child Care, Natural Disaster 02/12/2021
WD 20-20, Chg 1 Rescinded COVID-19 and Additional Enhanced Reimbursement Rate Funding Distributions—Update Child Care, Natural Disaster 02/12/2021
WD 21-19, Chg 1 Rescinded Child Care Quality Funds Report and Implementation and Expenditure Plan—Update Child Care 02/04/2021
WD 03-21 Rescinded Changes Affecting the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) and Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards All Programs, Fiscal - Administration 01/28/2021
AEL 03-20, Chg 1 Active Remote Testing, Waivers, and Performance in Adult Education and Literacy for Program Year 2020–2021 Revisions to AEL Letter 03-20 Shown in Track Changes AEL, Natural Disaster, WIOA 01/25/2021
WD 12-19, Chg 1 Rescinded Funding Training Programs outside of Local Workforce Development Areas through Individual Training Accounts—Update ETP, WIOA 01/22/2021
WD 01-21 Rescinded Applying Priority of Service and Identifying and Documenting Veterans and Transitioning Service Members ES, TAA, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 01/22/2021
WD 12-19 Rescinded Funding Training Programs outside of Local Workforce Development Areas through Individual Training Accounts ETP, WIOA 01/22/2021
WD 27-19, Chg 1 Rescinded State Data Validation Requirements—Update ES, TAA, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 01/22/2021
WD 05-19, Chg 1 Active Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Eligible Training Provider Program, Eligibility Criteria, and Performance Expectations—Update Revisions to WD 05-19 Shown in Track Changes ETP, WIOA 01/12/2021
AEL 01-21 Rescinded High School Equivalency Subsidy Program AEL 01/04/2021
AEL 09-20 Active Math Assistance Call Center AEL 12/21/2020
WD 30-20 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Final Rule Rapid Response, TAA, TWIST, UI, WIOA 12/14/2020
WD 04-20, Chg 2 Active Greeter in the WorkInTexas.com System—Update Greeter State-Level Defaults Visit Reasons , Revisions to WD 04-20, Change 2, Shown in Track Changes WorkInTexas.com 12/11/2020
WD 06-13, Chg 1 Rescinded Documenting Services and Participant Contact in The Workforce Information System of Texas Counselor Notes—Update General, NCP Choices, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA 12/11/2020
WD 28-20 Rescinded Deobligation and Reallocation of Commission-Allocated Funds Child Care, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 12/03/2020
WD 27-20 Rescinded Common Exit Policy ES, NCP Choices, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 12/02/2020
TA 280, Chg 1 Rescinded Determining High-Poverty Geographic Areas WIOA 12/01/2020
WD 26-20, Chg 1 Rescinded Reinstatement of the Child Care Work Requirement and Discontinuance of Extended Eligibility Redetermination Periods—Update Child Care, Natural Disaster 11/17/2020
WD 04-20, Chg 1 Rescinded Virtual One-Stop Greeter in the New WorkInTexas.com System—Update WorkInTexas.com 11/09/2020
WD 15-20 Active Funding Public-Sector Partnerships AEL, ES, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 11/04/2020
WD 07-20, Chg 3 Rescinded COVID-19 Child Care Services Guidance—Update Child Care, Natural Disaster 11/02/2020
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
WD 26-20 Rescinded Reinstatement of the Child Care Work Requirement and Discontinuance of Extended Eligibility Redetermination Periods Child Care, Natural Disaster 10/20/2020
WD 18-20 Rescinded Local Workforce Development Board Planning Guidelines for Program Years 2021–2024 Board Planning, WIOA 10/15/2020
WD 25-20 Rescinded Child Care Provider Maximum Reimbursement Rate Increases Child Care 10/08/2020
WD 23-20 Rescinded Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2021 Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/07/2020
WD 19-20 Rescinded Funds for Hiring and Retaining Texas Rising Star Mentors and Assessors Child Care 09/30/2020
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 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 20-20 Rescinded COVID-19 and Additional Enhanced Reimbursement Rate Funding Distributions Child Care, Natural Disaster 09/15/2020
WD 22-20 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2021 Federal Poverty Guidelines and State Median Income Amounts for Determining Eligibility and Parent Share of Cost for Child Care Services Child Care, TWIST 09/14/2020
WD 07-20, Chg 2 Rescinded COVID-19 Child Care Services Guidance—Update Child Care, Natural Disaster 09/11/2020
AEL 06-20 Active Adult Education and Literacy Services and Reporting during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period AEL, Natural Disaster 09/11/2020
AEL 04-20, Chg 1 Active Workforce Integration and Follow-Up Activities—Update Proportionate Distribution for Workforce Integration Initiatives , Revisions to AEL Letter 04-20 Shown in Track Changes AEL 08/31/2020
WD 13-20, Chg 1 Active COVID-19 and Stabilization Grants for Closed Child Care Providers—Update Revisions to WD Letter 13-20 Shown in Track Changes Child Care, Natural Disaster 08/28/2020