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Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Type Keywords Publication Date
AEL 03-18 Active Fiscal Year 2019/Program Year 2018 Adult Education and Literacy Allocations and Additional Funding for Professional Development AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal – Allocations 09/20/2018
AEL 01-18, Chg 1 Active Educational Outcomes for Adult Education and Literacy—Update
  1. Revisions to AEL Letter 01-18 Shown in Track Changes
AEL Letters AEL, WIOA 09/07/2018
AEL 04-18 Active Program Year 2018–2019 Performance-Based Funding and Performance Allocation Holdback AEL Letters AEL 09/07/2018
WD 22-18 Rescinded Revised Fiscal Year 2018/Program Year 2017 Allocations for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Adult and Youth Activities WD Letters Fiscal – Allocations, WIOA 09/07/2018
WD 20-18 Rescinded Allowable Expenses for Additional Child Care Quality Funds in Fiscal Year 2019 WD Letters Child Care, Fiscal – Allocations 09/06/2018
WD 18-18 Rescinded Using the Child Care Formula Grant Award for Quality Improvement WD Letters Child Care 09/06/2018
WD 16-18 Rescinded Additional Funds for Hiring and Retaining Texas Rising Star Mentors and Assessors WD Letters Child Care 08/27/2018
WD 15-18 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines and State Median Income Amounts for Determining Eligibility and Parent Share of Cost for Child Care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 08/22/2018
WD 12-17, Chg 1 Active Contract Action Requests - Update
  1. Contract Action Request Form
  2. Revisions to WD Letter 12-17 Shown in Track Changes
WD Letters Administration 08/22/2018
WD 17-18 Rescinded Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2019 WD Letters Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 08/16/2018
WD 05-18 Active Recovery, Use, and Remittance of Child Care Recoupments from Parents WD Letters Administration, Child Care, Fiscal - Administration 08/06/2018
TA 289 Rescinded WIOA Youth Program Elements TA Bulletins TWIST, WIOA 07/30/2018
WD 10-18 Rescinded Assigning Direct Care Performance Targets to Child Care and Development Fund Carry-Forward Funds WD Letters Child Care, Financial Reporting 07/27/2018
WD 12-18 Rescinded Increasing Child Care Provider Reimbursement Rates WD Letters Child Care 07/09/2018
WD 09-18 Rescinded Fiscal Year 2019/Program Year 2018 Allocations, Distributions, and Planning Estimates WD Letters AEL, Child Care, Fiscal – Allocations, Rapid Response, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 07/03/2018
WD 01-10, Chg 1 Rescinded Rapid Response Early Intervention—Update WD Letters Rapid Response, TWIST, UI 07/03/2018
WD 11-18 Active Fiscal Year 2018 Supplemental Child Care Allocations WD Letters Child Care, Fiscal – Allocations 07/03/2018
WD 07-18 Active Human Trafficking and the Role of Local Workforce Development Boards WD Letters General, WIOA 06/21/2018
WD 04-18 Active Child Care Early Terminations Due to Program Violations—Implementation and Actions
  1. Sample Program Violations Parent Notification Letter
  2. Sample Program Violations Provider Notification Letter
WD Letters Child Care 06/21/2018
WD 08-18 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance: Local Commuting Area and Reasonable Cost of Training Standard
  1. Trade Adjustment Assistance Reemployment and Training Plan
WD Letters TAA 06/21/2018
WD 43-11, Chg 1 Rescinded Priority of Service for Eligible Foster Youth—Update WD Letters All Programs 06/06/2018
WD 03-18 Rescinded Fiscal Year 2019/Program Year 2018 Planning Estimates WD Letters AEL, Child Care, ES, Fiscal – Allocations, Rapid Response, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 05/08/2018
AEL 01-18 Rescinded Educational Outcomes for Adult Education and Literacy WD Letters AEL, WIOA 04/13/2018
AEL 02-18 Rescinded Procedures and Required Documentation for Access to the Texas Educating Adults Management System (TEAMS) AEL Letters AEL 04/02/2018
WD 02-18 Active Handling and Protection of Personally Identifiable Information and Other Sensitive Information WD Letters Administration, All Programs, General 03/23/2018
WD 21-16, Chg 1 Rescinded Requirements for Reporting and Fact-Finding for Suspected Fraud, Waste, Theft, Program Abuse Cases, and Recovery of Improper Payments—Update WD Letters Administration 01/29/2018
TA 285 Rescinded TWIST Changes for WIOA Reporting (November 17, 2017, Release) TA Bulletins TWIST, WIOA 01/29/2018
WD 17-07, Chg 1 Active Storage and Use of Disability-Related and Medical Information—Update
  1. 17-07-ch1-att1-twc.docx
WD Letters Equal Opportunity, VR 01/26/2018
TA 288 Rescinded Texas Payday Wage Claim Process—Update TA Bulletins ES 01/22/2018
WD 01-18 Rescinded Child Care Automated Attendance System “One-Swipe” Enhancement WD Letters Child Care 01/18/2018
TA 287 Active Training, Assistive Technology, and Accessibility TA Bulletins All Programs, Equal Opportunity, VR 01/17/2018
WD 24-11, Chg 1 Active Reporting Negative Incidents Involving Texas Workforce System Customers—Update
  1. 24-11-ch1-att1-twc.docx
WD Letters All Programs, Equal Opportunity 01/17/2018
WD 28-17 Rescinded 2018 Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers WD Letters Child Care, TANF/Choices 12/15/2017
AEL 07-17 Rescinded Required Syllabus Design for Adult Education and Literacy Instruction AEL Letters AEL 12/13/2017
WD 29-15, Chg 1 Active Board Oversight Capacity Evaluation Criteria—Update
  1. 29-15-ch1-att1-twc.pdf
  2. 29-15-ch1-att2-twc.docx
  3. 29-15-ch1-att3-twc.docx
WD Letters Administration 11/30/2017
WD 25-17, Chg 1 Rescinded Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program—Update WD Letters ES, RESEA, UI, WorkInTexas.com 11/29/2017
FDCM 10-17 Active Identifying Disallowable Costs FDCM Letters FDCM 11/27/2017
WD 27-17 Rescinded Hurricane Harvey: Program Operations and Technical Assistance Guide WD Letters Child Care, Natural Disaster, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 11/09/2017
WD 16-14, Chg 1 Rescinded Equal Opportunity Notice—Update WD Letters Equal Opportunity, WIOA 10/18/2017
WD 01-15, Chg 1 Active Equal Opportunity Officers and Section 504 Coordinators—Update
  1. 01-15-ch1-att1-twc.docx
WD Letters Equal Opportunity, WIOA 10/13/2017
WD 20-17, Chg 1 Rescinded Adult Education and Literacy Grant Proposal Reviews—Update WD Letters AEL, WIA 10/12/2017
AEL 06-17 Rescinded Distance Learning Call Center TEAMS Data Entry AEL Letters AEL 10/11/2017
WD 25-17 Rescinded Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program WD Letters ES, UI, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/06/2017
AEL 05-17 Active Self-Attestation for Age-Related Eligibility AEL Letters AEL 10/02/2017
TA 282 Rescinded Choices Program Actions and Corresponding Child Care Actions TA Bulletins Child Care, TANF/Choices 09/08/2017
WD 26-17 Rescinded Fiscal Year 2018/Program Year 2017 Child Care, TANF/Choices, Employment Service, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Formula Allocations; Additional Funding for the Smallest Local Workforce WD Letters Child Care, ES, Fiscal – Allocations, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices 09/08/2017
WD 16-17, Chg 1 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Eligible Training Providers Evaluation Criteria and Performance Expectations—Update WD Letters ETP, WIOA 09/07/2017
WD 24-17 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2018 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 09/05/2017
AEL 04-17 Active Implementing and Reporting Workforce Preparation Activities AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 09/05/2017
TA 281 Rescinded Entering a Planned Gap in Services for Adult Education and Literacy Participants into the Texas Educating Adults Management System TA Bulletins AEL, WIOA 08/23/2017