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Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) provides searchable access to Workforce Development Letters, Adult Education & Literacy Letters, Customer Care Letters, Fraud Deterrence & Compliance Monitoring Letters, and Technical Assistance Bulletins. If you have questions about policy guidance, please email:

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Rescinded Letters

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You may request a copy of a rescinded letter by emailing workforce.editing@twc.texas.gov.

Policy Letters

Guidance Number Status Title Additional Attachments Keywords Publication Date
WD 18-18, Change 3 Active Using the Child Care Formula Grant Award for Quality Improvement Activities—Update (Change 3) Revisions to WD Letter 18-18, Change 2, Shown in Track Changes Child Care 08/26/2024
TA 320 Active Noncustodial Parent Choices Program Closure and Exit Reasons NCP Choices 08/14/2025
TA 259 Active Provision of Meals and Refreshments All Programs, Fiscal - Administration 04/22/2013
TA 305, Change 2 Active Workforce Case Management System Policy Guidance—Update Revisions to TA Bulletin 305, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes Administration, ES, ETP, NCP Choices, RESEA, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 04/09/2024
TA 142 Active E-mail address for Trade Readjustment Allowances Questions TAA 02/02/2007
WD 16-24, Change 1 Active Child Care Quality Funds Expenditure Plan and Report (Change 1) Board Child Care Quality Expenditure & Activity Report Template , Child Care Quality Expenditure & Activity Report Desk Aid, September 2024 , Revisions to WD Letter 16-24 Shown in Track Changes Child Care 11/20/2024
WD 03-17 Active Chief Elected Official’s Membership Guide for Local Workforce Development Boards—Update Administration, WIOA 01/19/2017
WD 06-15 Active Industry-Recognized Skills Certification Initiative Texas Workforce Commission Fiscal Year 2015 Industry-Recognized Skills Certification Initiative Funding Distributions WIA 03/09/2015
WD 15-19, Change 1 Active Guidelines for the Provision of Incentives for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth and Choices, including NCP Choices Participants―Update Revisions to WD Letter 15-19 Shown in Track Changes NCP Choices, TANF/Choices, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024
WD 17-10 Active Outreach and Promotional Materials, Advertising, Sponsorships, Employee Apparel, and Award Ceremonies Charged to Grant Awards and Subawards Funded through the Texas Workforce Commission Equal Opportunity, General 05/11/2010
WD 10-25 Active Prohibition of Artificial Intelligence Meeting Assistants Administration 08/19/2025
AEL 01-22 Active Program Year 2021–2022 AEL Allocations, Contracted Measures, and Performance-Based Funding FY2022/PY2021 Adult Education and Literacy Allocation by Provider (Year Beginning July 1, 2021) , Program Year 2021–2022 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment Targets , Program Year 2021–2022 Performance-Based Funding Criteria , TEAMS Activity Codes for AEL Core Grantee Enrollment Targets AEL, WIOA 01/13/2022
WD 17-07, Change 2 Active Storage and Use of Disability-Related and Medical Information—Update Revisions to WD Letter 17-07, Change 1, shown in Track Changes Equal Opportunity, ETP, WIOA 04/16/2024
WD 10-07 Active Adoption of Local Workforce Development Board Policies in Open Meetings Administration 02/02/2007
TA 226, Change 1 Active Universal Service Administrative Company’s (USAC) Lifeline Program: Phone Service Discounts—Update (Change 1) Revisions to TA Bulletin 226 Shown in Track Changes General 11/25/2024
WD 02-05 Rescinded Job Training Course Requirements for English as a Second Language 01/21/2005
FDCM 09-2023 Rescinded State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 Subrecipient Monitoring Policies and Procedures Related to Local Workforce Development Boards FDCM 08/28/2024
WD 10-22, Chg 3 Rescinded RESEA and Other Participant Career Transitioning Services—Update ES, General, NCP Choices, Rapid Response, RESEA, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, UI, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/17/2022
WD 37-03 Rescinded Income Disregard of Monetary Allowances for Certain Children of Vietnam War Veterans Child Care 09/19/2003
WD 06-21, Chg 2 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Four-Year Review Implementation Child Care 09/08/2021
WD 10-03 Rescinded Workforce Investment Act: Waiver Approval for Transfer of Funds Between Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs WIA 03/10/2003
WD 46-98, Chg 2 Rescinded Addendum to TWC Letter No. WD 46-98 PIC Coverage/HB 1 Budget Instructions" 11/13/1998
WD 93-98 Rescinded Procurement of Leased Office Space/Insurance Providers 07/21/1998
WD 32-98 Rescinded New Rules, Policies and Fees PRWORA 03/30/1998
WD 56-97 Rescinded U.S. Department of Labor/ETA and HUD Neighborhood Networks Linkage Initiative 07/01/1997
WD 14-04 Rescinded Implementation of New Child Care and Development Rules Child Care 02/13/2004
WD 55-06 Rescinded Charges Related to Providing NEG Participants with Allowable H1B Training Services TWIST 09/08/2006
TA 113 Rescinded UI Claimant Requirements Desk Aid UI 02/27/2006
WD 17-05 Rescinded New Unemployment Insurance Minimum Pay Reduction Requirements in WorkInTexas.com UI, WorkInTexas.com 07/14/2005
TA 22 Rescinded Choices Employment Services Program Exemption Changes TANF/Choices 06/12/2002
WD 18-18, Chg 1 Rescinded Using the Child Care Formula Grant Award for Quality Improvement Activities—Update Child Care 05/13/2019
TA 197 Rescinded Exclusion Reasons and Performance Outcomes NCP Choices, Performance, TWIST, WIA 03/03/2009
WD 41-07, Chg 2 Rescinded Verification Procedures for Choices and Food Stamp Employment and Training Participants in Job Search—Additional Guidance FSE&T, TANF/Choices, TWIST 09/23/2008
WD 18-17 Rescinded Program Year 2017 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title II Formula Allocations; · WIOA Title II Professional Development Funds; · Fiscal Year 2018 Child Care, Choices, Employment Service, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro AEL, Child Care, ES, Fiscal – Allocations, Rapid Response, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 06/07/2017
WD 15-06, Chg 5 Rescinded Extension of Texas Workforce Development Plans Board Planning 04/29/2008
TA 158 Rescinded Documenting Ineligible Employers and Entities in the Business Customer Management Module of WorkInTexas.com ES 08/23/2007
WD 27-14 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Provider Certification for Nationally Accredited Child Care Providers and Providers Regulated by the US Military Child Care, TWIST 09/23/2014
WD 19-14 Rescinded Workforce Investment Act Eligible Training Providers: Performance Requirements for Initial Eligibility—Program Year 2014 WIA 06/05/2014
WD 19-00 Rescinded Exemption from the Act 45-day Eligibility Time Limit for Summer Youth Employment Opportunities under the Workforce Investment Act WIA 03/24/2000
WD 140-99 Rescinded Procedural Changes for Accepting New Appeals and Responding to Appeal Accommodation Requests UI 01/12/2000
WD 13-07 Rescinded Use of Commercially Developed Tests to Refer Job Seekers to Employment Opportunities All Programs 04/12/2007
WD 31-11 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2012/Program Year 2011 Performance Targets Performance 08/18/2011
WD 99-99 Rescinded Technical Amendments to the Final Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Regulations TANF/Choices 08/02/1999
WD 09-06, Chg 8 Rescinded Change to Title II Eligibility Policy and Procedures Guide: New Income Guidelines JTPA 05/27/1999
WD 28-99 Rescinded Welfare-to-Work 30 month Eligibility Data 03/11/1999
WD 16-05 Rescinded The Workforce Information System of Texas: Entering Attained Credentials, Certificates, Diplomas, and “Last Grade Level Completed” Data TAA, TWIST, WIA 03/25/2005
WD 19-23 Rescinded Local Child Care Committee Requirements Child Care 10/23/2023
WD 14-22, Chg 1 Rescinded Child Care Provider Data and Board Agreements—Update Child Care 01/13/2023
WD 03-24 Rescinded Employment Service Complaint Determination Appeals Administration, ES 04/16/2024
WD 27-19, Change 7 Rescinded State Data Validation Requirements—Update (Change 7) ES, TAA, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 11/25/2024