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Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Type Keywords Publication Date
WD 06-21, Chg 3 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Four-Year Review Implementation—Update Child Care 04/06/2022
WD 10-22 Rescinded RESEA Career Transitioning Services WD Letters ES, RESEA, UI, WIOA 04/05/2022
WD 08-22 Active Using Eligible Training Provider List for CCDF-Funded Initiatives WD Letters Child Care, ETP 03/31/2022
WD 07-22 Rescinded Matching Investment for Child Care Quality Improvement WD Letters Child Care 03/23/2022
WD 06-22 Active CLASS® Optional for Texas Rising Star Assessments
  1. Texas Rising Star and CLASS® Crosswalk: Category 2
WD Letters Child Care 03/18/2022
WD 04-22 Active Job Development Code in WorkInTexas.com WD Letters ES, WorkInTexas.com 03/07/2022
FDCM 03-22 Active Subrecipient Monitoring Staff Responsibilities FDCM Letters FDCM 03/04/2022
AEL 02-22 Active Technical Assistance Plan Criteria for Adult Education and Literacy Grant Recipients AEL Letters AEL 03/02/2022
WD 21-21, Chg 2 Active COVID-19 Federal Funds for Texas Rising Star Supports—Update
  1. Texas Rising Star Incentives Distribution
  2. COVID-19 Federally Funding Texas Rising Star Supports Board Template
  3. Revisions to WD Letter 21-21, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes
WD Letters Child Care 02/17/2022
WD 02-22 Rescinded Afghan Humanitarian Parolee Requirements for Eligible Programs, Including the Child Care and Development Fund WD Letters AEL, Child Care, VR, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 02/11/2022
WD 10-19, Chg 3 Active Fidelity Bonding Services—Update
  1. Fidelity Bond Request Form
  2. Fidelity Bonding Brochure
  3. Fidelity Bonding At-a-Glance
  4. Fidelity Bonding Poster
  5. Revisions to WD Letter 10-19, Change 2, Shown in Track Changes
WD Letters ES, Second Chance, SNAP E&T, WorkInTexas.com 02/11/2022
WD 21-19, Chg 4 Rescinded Child Care Quality Funds Report and Implementation and Expenditure Plan—Update WD Letters Child Care 02/08/2022
WD 03-22 Active Use of the New Texas Rising Star Rebrand Materials
  1. Texas Rising Star Branding Toolkit
WD Letters Child Care 01/24/2022
WD 13-21, Chg 1 Active Initial Job Search Child Care—Update
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 13-21 Shown in Track Changes
WD Letters Child Care 01/21/2022
WD 01-22 Rescinded Short-Term Training for Parents Enrolled in Initial Job Search Child Care WD Letters Child Care, TWIST, WIOA 01/21/2022
WD 05-21, Chg 2 Rescinded Workforce Career and Education Outreach Specialists Program—Update WD Letters TANF/Choices 01/19/2022
AEL 01-22 Active Program Year 2021–2022 AEL Allocations, Contracted Measures, and Performance-Based Funding
  1. FY2022/PY2021 Adult Education and Literacy Allocation by Provider (Year Beginning July 1, 2021)
  2. Program Year 2021–2022 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment Targets
  3. Program Year 2021–2022 Performance-Based Funding Criteria
  4. TEAMS Activity Codes for AEL Core Grantee Enrollment Targets
AEL Letters AEL, WIOA 01/13/2022
WD 26-21 Active Customer Load Exceptions WD Letters SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices 12/28/2021
AEL 06-21 Active High School Equivalency Subsidy Program for Program Year 2021–2022
  1. Initial Voucher Distribution to AEL Grant Recipients
AEL Letters AEL 12/21/2021
WD 25-19 Active Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers WD Letters Child Care, TANF/Choices 12/19/2021
WD 29-21 Active COVID-19 Stimulus–Funded Child Care Provider Growth Support Payments
  1. Initial Board Distributions for Provider Growth Support Payments
WD Letters Child Care, Natural Disaster 12/14/2021
WD 21-21, Chg 1 Rescinded COVID-19 Federal Funds for Texas Rising Star Supports—Update WD Letters Child Care 12/01/2021
WD 28-21 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2022 Child Care Supplemental Allocations WD Letters Child Care 12/01/2021
WD 05-21, Chg 1 Rescinded Workforce Career and Education Outreach Specialists Program—Update WD Letters TANF/Choices 11/19/2021
WD 21-19, Chg 3 Rescinded Child Care Quality Funds Report and Implementation and Expenditure Plan—UpdateChild Care Quality Funds Report and Implementation and Expenditure Plan—Update WD Letters Child Care 10/27/2021
WD 12-19, Chg 2 Active Funding Training Programs outside of Local Workforce Development Areas through Individual Training Accounts—Update
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 12-19, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes
WD Letters ETP, WIOA 10/25/2021
WD 14-21, Chg 1 Rescinded Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2022—Update WD Letters Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/25/2021
WD 14-21 Rescinded Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2022 WD Letters Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/25/2021
WD 27-21 Active Texas Workforce Awards
  1. 27-21-att1-twc.pdf
  2. 27-21-att2-twc.pdf
WD Letters Administration, AEL, Performance 10/21/2021
WD 03-21, Chg 1 Active Changes Affecting the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) and Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards—Update
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 03-21, Shown in Track Changes
WD Letters All Programs, Fiscal - Administration 10/15/2021
WD 04-21, Chg 2 Rescinded Child Care Industry Partnership Program—Update WD Letters Child Care 10/15/2021
TA 280, Chg 2 Active Determining High-Poverty Geographic Areas
  1. Revisions to TAB 280, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes
TA Bulletins WIOA 10/12/2021
WD 25-21 Rescinded Guidance on the Use of Metrix Learning™ Industry Certifications WD Letters General, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/11/2021
WD 01-20, Chg 1 Rescinded Managing Individuals in the WorkInTexas.com System—Update WD Letters ES, Rapid Response, RESEA, WorkInTexas.com 10/11/2021
WD 23-21 Rescinded Funds for Hiring and Retaining Texas Rising Star Mentors and Assessors Child Care 10/05/2021
WD 10-19, Chg 2 Rescinded Fidelity Bonding Services—Update WD Letters Second Chance, TWIST 10/04/2021
WD 20-21 Rescinded Digital Skill Building WD Letters AEL, ES, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 09/28/2021
WD 16-21 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance Reversion 2021 WD Letters TAA, TWIST, UI, WIOA 09/27/2021
WD 18-21 Active Co-enrollment in the Trade Adjustment Assistance and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Worker Programs
  1. Trade Adjustment Assistance Co-enrollment Declination Form
WD Letters TAA, TWIST, WIOA 09/27/2021
WD 06-14, Chg 1 Active On-the-Job Training—Update
  1. On-the-Job Training Plan
  2. On-the-Job Training Monthly Time Report and Invoice
  3. Revisions to WD Letter 06-14 Shown in Track Changes
WD Letters TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 09/27/2021
WD 24-21 Rescinded Child Care Provider Maximum Reimbursement Rate Increases WD Letters Child Care 09/23/2021
WD 21-21 Rescinded Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSA) Funding for Texas Rising Star Supports WD Letters Child Care 09/22/2021
WD 22-21 Active Texas Rising Star Contracted Slots Pilot Program
  1. Texas Rising Star Contracted Slots Pilot Program Application
WD Letters Child Care 09/17/2021
WD 19-21 Rescinded Child Care Provider Contract Agreements WD Letters Child Care 09/15/2021
WD 15-21, Chg 1 Rescinded Service Industry Recovery Child Care WD Letters Child Care, TWIST 09/15/2021
TA 299 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance Training Service Closure TA Bulletins TAA, TWIST 09/08/2021
WD 06-21, Chg 2 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Four-Year Review Implementation WD Letters Child Care 09/08/2021
WD 27-19, Chg 3 Rescinded State Data Validation Requirements—Update WD Letters ES, TAA, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 08/31/2021
WD 17-21 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2022 Federal Poverty Guidelines and State Median Income Amounts for Determining Eligibility and Parent Share of Cost for Child Care Services WD Letters Child Care, TWIST 08/17/2021
WD 17-19, Chg 1 Active Registered Apprenticeship Training Programs and the Eligible Training Providers List—Update
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 17-19 Shown in Track Changes
WD Letters Apprenticeship, ETP, WIOA 08/11/2021