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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:



Comprehensive Program Guides

Visit the Workforce Program Guides page to access comprehensive program-specific guides that provide information and guidance on programs administered by TWC.


WD Letters, AEL Letters, CC 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Information on all active and rescinded letters will appear in search results. However, a link to the letter is provided only for 1) active letters and 2) rescinded letters that were originally issued on or after January 1, 2016.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.

* If a document is not posted online, you may request a copy by emailing workforce.editing@twc.texas.gov.



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Guidance Numbersort descending Status Subject Keywords Publication Date
WD 24-11, Chg 1 Active Reporting Negative Incidents Involving Texas Workforce System Customers—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 24-11 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 All Programs, Equal Opportunity 01/17/2018
WD 24-18 Active Premises Costs for Use of Texas Workforce Commission Buildings Fiscal - Administration 10/01/2018
WD 24-20 Active In-Demand Industries, In-Demand Occupations, and Target Occupations Lists

Attachments:
  1. List TemplatesMS Excel
  2. Industry and Occupation InformationMS Excel
  3. InstructionsPDF
 Board Planning, ETP, WIOA 10/28/2020
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 24-22 Active Funds for Hiring and Retaining Texas Rising Star Mentors

Attachments:
  1. Distribution of Board Contract Year 2023 Funds for Texas Rising Star MentorsPDF
 Child Care 11/07/2022
TA 249 Active Identity Mismatch Verification Report

Attachments:
  1. Identity Mismatch Verification ReportPDF
 Child Care, TWIST 04/02/2013
WD 25-19 Active Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers Child Care, TANF/Choices 12/16/2019
WD 25-21, Chg 2 Active Guidance on the Use of Metrix Learning™ Industry Certifications—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to 25-21, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 General, WorkInTexas.com 11/04/2022
WD 25-22 Active Child Care Quality Funds Report and Implementation and Expenditure Plan

Attachments:
  1. Board Child Care Quality Expenditure & Activity Report TemplateMS Excel
  2. Child Care Quality Expenditure & Activity Report Desk AidMS Word
 Child Care 11/07/2022
TA 251, Chg 1 Active Child Care Local Match Activities and Certified Public Expenditure Sources—Update Child Care 12/08/2015
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
TA 259 Active Provision of Meals and Refreshments All Programs, Fiscal - Administration 04/22/2013
WD 26-18 Active Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) Version 11&12 AEL, TANF/Choices, WIOA 11/12/2018
WD 26-20, Chg 1 Active Reinstatement of the Child Care Work Requirement and Discontinuance of Extended Eligibility Redetermination Periods—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 26-20 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 11/17/2020
WD 26-21 Active Customer Load Exceptions SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, TWIST 12/28/2021
TA 261 Active U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Work-Study Program All Programs 05/30/2013
TA 263 Active The Workforce Information System of Texas Trade Adjustment Assistance Desk Aid

Attachments:
  1. TWIST TAA Desk AidPDF
 TAA, TWIST 09/04/2013
TA 266 Active Texas Health and Human Services Commission Data Discrepancies SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, TWIST 02/12/2014
WD 27-07 Active Integrated Data Collection and Performance Management

Attachments:
  1. Integrated Data Collection and Performance Management ReferencePDF
 TWIST, WIA 08/01/2007
WD 27-19, Chg 4 Active State Data Validation Requirements—Update

Attachments:
  1. WIOA Data Element ReviewMS Excel
  2. Revisions to WD 27-19, Change 3, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 ES, TAA, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 08/02/2022
WD 27-20 Active Common Exit Policy ES, NCP Choices, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 12/02/2020
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
TA 270 Active Child Care Quality Expenditure Cost Categories

Attachments:
  1. 378 Child Care Quality Expenditure Cost CategoriesPDF
 Child Care, Financial Reporting 10/01/2014
TA 272 Active Community Resource Coordination Groups All Programs 03/04/2016
TA 276, Chg 1 Active Child Care and Unemployment Insurance Early Warning Report and Child Care Income Report—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to TAB 276 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, RESEA, UI 07/13/2022
TA 277 Active Determining Net Self-Employment Income Using a Standard Deduction

Attachments:
  1. Sample Self-Employment Income and Expense StatementPDF
 Child Care 03/21/2017
WD 28-07, Chg 1 Active Limitations on Salaries and Bonuses Paid with Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Funds—Update

Attachments:
  1. Guidelines for Implementing Public Law 109-234PDF
 Fiscal - Administration 11/05/2009
WD 28-15 Active Employment-First Policy 11/13/2015
WD 28-19 Active Local Workforce Development Board Virtual Meetings

Attachments:
  1. Videoconferencing GuidelinesPDF
 Administration 11/19/2019
WD 28-20 Active Deobligation and Reallocation of Commission-Allocated Funds Child Care, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 12/03/2020

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