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Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Type Keywords Publication Date
AEL 03-17 Active Implementing and Reporting Workforce Training under the Integrated Education and Training Approach to Service Delivery AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 08/11/2017
WD 23-17 Rescinded Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board WD Letters Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 08/11/2017
WD 22-17 Rescinded Use of Child Care Funds for Quality Activities in Board Contract Year 2017 WD Letters Child Care 07/22/2017
WD 20-17 Rescinded Adult Education and Literacy Grant Application Reviews WD Letters AEL, WIOA 07/19/2017
WD 21-17 Rescinded WIOA Guide to Texas Workforce System Operations WD Letters AEL, WIOA 07/18/2017
TA 280 Rescinded Determining High-Poverty Geographic Areas TA Bulletins WIOA 06/29/2017
WD 16-17 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Eligible Training Providers Evaluation Criteria and Performance Expectations WD Letters ETP, WIOA 06/22/2017
WD 19-17 Rescinded Fiscal Year 2018/Program Year 2017 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Formula Allocations and Rapid Response Funding WD Letters Fiscal – Allocations, Rapid Response, WIOA 06/20/2017
WD 18-17 Rescinded Program Year 2017 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title II Formula Allocations; · WIOA Title II Professional Development Funds; · Fiscal Year 2018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 WD Letters AEL, Child Care, ES, Fiscal – Allocations, Rapid Response, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 06/07/2017
WD 17-17 Rescinded SNAP E&T County Expansion WD Letters SNAP E&T 06/06/2017
WD 01-17, Chg 1 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Texas Workforce System Partners’ Memoranda of Understanding, Including Infrastructure Funding Costs—Update WD Letters Administration, All Programs, Fiscal – Allocations, WIOA 06/02/2017
TA 278 Rescinded WIOA Requirements Change in TWIST TA Bulletins TWIST 05/19/2017
WD 11-17, Chg 1 Rescinded Summer Earn and Learn for Students with Disabilities—Update WD Letters VR, WIOA 04/21/2017
AEL 06-15, Chg 1 Active Expansion of Eligible Population to Be Served from Institutions of Higher Education AEL Letters AEL, WIOA 04/19/2017
AEL 04-16, Chg 1 Rescinded Implementing Integrated Education and Training English Literacy and Civics Education—Update AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 04/10/2017
AEL 02-17 Active Assessing English Language Learners in the Adult Education and Literacy Program AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 04/03/2017
WD 13-17 Rescinded Texas Workforce Awards WD Letters Administration, AEL, Performance 04/03/2017
WD 14-17 Active Operational Guidance for Receivables Established for Child Care Services Improperly Paid before October 1, 2016 WD Letters Administration, Child Care 03/29/2017
WD 10-17 Rescinded Implementation of a New CCC Contract Type for Child Care in TWIST WD Letters Child Care, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, TWIST 03/26/2017
TA 277 Active Determining Net Self-Employment Income Using a Standard Deduction
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TA Bulletins Child Care 03/21/2017
WD 12-17 Rescinded Contract Action Requests WD Letters Administration 03/17/2017
WD 11-17 Rescinded Summer Earn and Learn for Students with Disabilities WD Letters VR, WIOA 03/14/2017
WD 09-17 Rescinded Program Year 2017 Planning Estimates for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Programs WD Letters Fiscal – Allocations, WIOA 02/28/2017
WD 08-17 Rescinded 2017 Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers WD Letters Child Care, TANF/Choices 02/15/2017
TA 178, Chg 3 Rescinded Transportation Services—Update TA Bulletins All Programs 02/07/2017
WD 07-17 Active Local Workforce Development Board Transportation Policies to Safeguard against the Misuse of Funds—Update WD Letters Administration, Child Care, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 02/07/2017
WD 06-17 Rescinded Change in Use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Funds for Transportation-Related Support Services WD Letters SNAP E&T 02/07/2017
WD 05-17 Rescinded Use of the Texas Rising Star Logo and Promotional Materials by Child Care Providers WD Letters Child Care 01/27/2017
WD 04-17 Rescinded Common Identifier for Local Workforce Development Boards WD Letters Administration, WIOA 01/26/2017
WD 03-17 Active Chief Elected Official’s Membership Guide for Local Workforce Development Boards—Update WD Letters Administration, WIOA 01/19/2017
WD 02-17 Rescinded Discontinuation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Form FL-139 WD Letters SNAP E&T, TWIST 01/10/2017
WD 01-17 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Texas Workforce System Partners’ Memoranda of Understanding, Including Infrastructure Funding Costs—Update WD Letters Administration, All Programs, Fiscal – Allocations, WIOA 01/09/2017
TA 276 Rescinded Child Care Fraud Detection Report Tools—Update TA Bulletins Child Care, TWIST, UI 12/22/2016
WD 30-16 Rescinded Workforce Automated Systems’ Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2017 WD Letters Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 12/13/2016
WD 27-16 Rescinded Lifting the Suspension on New Enrollments in At-Risk Child Care and Implementing a Suspension on Rate Increases WD Letters Child Care 12/07/2016
WD 22-16, Chg 1 Rescinded Local Workforce Development Board Planning Guidelines for Program Years 2017–2020--Update WD Letters Board Planning, WIOA 12/05/2016
AEL 03-16, Chg 1 Rescinded Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment Targets for Program Year 2016–2017—Update AEL Letters AEL, Performance, WIOA 11/16/2016
WD 24-16 Rescinded Recognition of AdvancED Quality Early Learning School Standards as Initial 4-Star Texas Rising Star Providers WD Letters Child Care 10/25/2016
WD 25-16 Rescinded Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Annual Inspections for Registered Child Care Homes Accepting Subsidized Children WD Letters Child Care, TWIST 10/25/2016
WD 21-16 Rescinded Requirements for Reporting and Fact-Finding for Suspected Fraud, Waste, Theft, Program Abuse Cases, and Recovery of Improper Payments WD Letters Administration 10/13/2016
AEL 02-16, Chg 1 Active Implementing the Integrated Education and Training Service Approach—Update AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 10/13/2016
WD 22-16 Rescinded Local Workforce Development Board Planning Guidelines for Program Years 2017–2020 WD Letters Board Planning, WIOA 10/04/2016
WD 20-16 Rescinded Implementation of the Amendments to Chapter 809 Child Care Services Rules Regarding Eligibility for Child Care Services WD Letters Child Care, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices 09/30/2016
AEL 04-16 Rescinded Implementing Integrated Education and Training English Literacy and Civics Education AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 09/15/2016
WD 19-16 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Revisions: Measures and Guidelines WD Letters Child Care 09/13/2016
WD 17-16 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2017 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 08/18/2016
WD 18-16 Rescinded Suspending New Enrollments in At-Risk Child Care WD Letters Child Care 08/02/2016
AEL 03-16 Rescinded Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment Targets for Program Year 2016–2017 AEL Letters AEL, Performance 07/14/2016
WD 15-16 Active Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Eligibility Income Guidelines and Determining Minimum Self-Sufficiency Levels—Update WD Letters TWIST, WIOA 07/12/2016
WD 13-16 Rescinded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Revised Form FL-139 SNAP E&T Exemptions Worksheet WD Letters SNAP E&T 07/08/2016