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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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Policy Letters

Guidance Number Status Title Additional Attachments Keywords Publication Date
WD 45-07 Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System Instructions Financial Reporting 10/19/2007
WD 61-06 Literacy and Numeracy Testing for Out-of-School Youth TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIA 12/04/2006
WD 04-15, Chg 2 Active Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System Instructions—Update Cost Category Matrices , Cost Category Descriptions , Summary of Changes Financial Reporting 12/04/2015
WD 07-23 Active Board Contract Year 2023 Child Care Allocation BCY’23 Child Care Allocation and Adjusted Targets Child Care 06/05/2023
WD 29-22, Chg 2 Active Ban of TikTok and Other Nonwork-Related Social Network Services—Update State Agencies Letter , TWC Prohibited Technologies Security Policy , Revisions to WD Letter 29-22, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes Administration 04/25/2023
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 04-21, Chg 3 Active Child Care Investments Partnership Program—Update Child Care Investments Partnership Project Examples , Revisions to WD Letter 04-21, Change 2, Shown in Track Changes Child Care 04/25/2023
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
AEL 04-17 Active Implementing and Reporting Workforce Preparation Activities AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 09/05/2017
AEL 03-17 Active Implementing and Reporting Workforce Training under the Integrated Education and Training Approach to Service Delivery AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 08/11/2017
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
AEL 06-15, Chg 1 Active Expansion of Eligible Population to Be Served from Institutions of Higher Education AEL, WIOA 04/19/2017
WD 06-23 Active Child Care Services Provider Exit Survey Child Care Services Provider Exit Survey (Sample) Child Care 04/24/2023
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
WD 09-16 Active Plumbing Profession—Update General 05/09/2016
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
AEL 07-17, Chg 1 Active Required Syllabus Design for Adult Education and Literacy Instruction—Update Revisions to AEL 07-17 Shown in Track Changes AEL 07/21/2021
AEL 04-16, Chg 2 Active Implementing Integrated Education and Training English Literacy and Civics Education—Update WD 04-16, Change 2, with Revisions Shown in Track Changes AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 07/21/2021
AEL 02-17 Active Assessing English Language Learners in the Adult Education and Literacy Program AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 04/03/2017
WD 14-17 Active Operational Guidance for Receivables Established for Child Care Services Improperly Paid before October 1, 2016 Administration, Child Care 03/29/2017
AEL 01-17, Chg 1 Active Implementing Programs, Activities, and Services for English Language Learners—Update Revisions to AEL 01-17 Shown in Track Changes AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 07/21/2021
WD 11-20, Chg 1 Active Supplemental Child Care Distribution—CARES Act CCDBG Funds—Update Texas Workforce Commission FY 2020 COVID-19 Supplemental Child Care Distribution (Updated) , Revisions of WD 11-20 Shown in Track Changes Child Care, Natural Disaster 06/08/2020
TA 251, Chg 1 Active Child Care Local Match Activities and Certified Public Expenditure Sources—Update Child Care 12/08/2015
WD 01-12, Chg 1 Active Unemployment Insurance Weekly Work Search Contact Requirements—Update Revisions to WD 01-12 Shown in Track Changes UI 06/23/2021
AEL 03-21 Active Allowability of Funding Transportation Support Services with Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Funds AEL, WIOA 05/17/2021
AEL 04-21 Active AEL Enrollment and Data Validation Requirements Data Elements for AEL Enrollment Source Documentation AEL, WIOA 06/07/2021
AEL 02-16, Chg 1 Active Implementing the Integrated Education and Training Service Approach—Update AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 10/13/2016
SR WFCMS-02 Active WFCMS Business Requirements 09/26/2022
SR WFCMS-03 Active Workforce Case Management System September Update 10/05/2022
WD 28-15 Active Employment-First Policy 11/13/2015
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 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 12-25 Active Adoption of Local Workforce Development Board Policies and Budgets in Open Meetings Administration 11/04/2025
AEL 02-18, Chg 1 Active Procedures and Required Documentation for Access to the Texas Educating Adults Management System (TEAMS)—Update Revisions to AEL Letter 02-18 Shown in Track Changes AEL 08/13/2020
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
FDCM 01-23 Active Monitoring the Summer Earn and Learn Program FDCM 02/23/2023
WD 24-11, Chg 1 Active Reporting Negative Incidents Involving Texas Workforce System Customers—Update Revisions to WD Letter 24-11 Shown in Track Changes All Programs, Equal Opportunity 01/17/2018
AEL 02-23 Active Reporting Adult Education and Literacy Career Services and Training Services AEL 03/08/2023
WD 29-15, Chg 1 Active Board Oversight Capacity Evaluation Criteria—Update Sample Board Oversight Capacity Ratings Score Card , Board Attestation and Community Impact Statement Form , Revisions to WD Letter 29-15 Shown in Track Changes Administration 11/30/2017
FDCM 02-23 Active Agency Board Agreement Policy and Procedure Uploads FDCM 03/01/2023
WD 20-21, Chg 1 Active Digital Skills Building—Update Navigating the Rider 47 Targeted Skill Building Tool , Revisions to WD Letter 20-21 Shown in Track Changes AEL, ES, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 06/26/2023
WD 07-16 Active Youth Career Fairs Program WIOA 05/05/2016
WD 03-17 Active Chief Elected Official’s Membership Guide for Local Workforce Development Boards—Update Administration, WIOA 01/19/2017
WD 09-23 Active Texas School Ready™ Comprehensive Program Texas School Ready™ Eligibility and Application Procedures Child Care 06/12/2023
FDCM 10-17 Active Identifying Disallowable Costs FDCM 11/27/2017
WD 01-15, Chg 1 Active Equal Opportunity Officers and Section 504 Coordinators—Update Revisions to WD Letter 01-15 Shown in Track Changes Equal Opportunity, WIOA 10/13/2017
AEL 05-17 Active Self-Attestation for Age-Related Eligibility AEL 10/02/2017
WD 04-23 Active Build America, Buy America Act: Compliance under Vocational Rehabilitation Contracts with Local Workforce Development Boards Build America, Buy America Contract Provision for Vocational Rehabilitation Contracts , Build America, Buy America Act Waiver Request Instructions for Boards , Sample Steps for Identifying a Need for a BABAA Waiver Request for a Contract for Infrastructure Project Costs VR 06/07/2023
WD 03-21, Chg 1 Active Changes Affecting the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) and Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards—Update Revisions to WD Letter 03-21, Shown in Track Changes All Programs, Fiscal - Administration 10/15/2021
TA 280, Chg 2 Active Determining High-Poverty Geographic Areas Revisions to TAB 280, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes WIOA 10/12/2021