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Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Type Keywords Publication Date
WD 03-16 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Texas Workforce System Partners’ Memoranda of Understanding, Including Infrastructure Funding Costs WD Letters Administration, All Programs, Fiscal – Allocations, WIOA 07/01/2016
WD 02-16, Chg 2 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Eligible Training Providers Evaluation Criteria and Performance Expectations—Update WD Letters ETP, WIOA 06/29/2016
WD 11-16 Active Access and Data Security for Workforce Applications WD Letters TWIST, WorkInTexas.com 06/15/2016
WD 12-16 Rescinded Fiscal Year 2017/Program Year 2016 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I and Title II Formula Allocations; Rapid Response Funding; WIOA Title II Professional Development Funds; Fiscal Year 2017 Child Care, Choices, Employment Service, and Suppl WD Letters AEL, Child Care, ES, Fiscal – Allocations, Rapid Response, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 05/24/2016
TA 273 Rescinded WIOA Requirement Changes in TWIST TA Bulletins All Programs 05/12/2016
WD 10-16 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Accreditation Recognition Application Process WD Letters Child Care 05/12/2016
WD 02-16, Chg 1 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Eligible Training Providers Evaluation Criteria and Performance Expectations—Update WD Letters WIOA 05/09/2016
WD 09-16 Active Plumbing Profession—Update WD Letters General 05/09/2016
WD 07-16 Active Youth Career Fairs Program WD Letters WIOA 05/05/2016
WD 08-16 Rescinded Expiration of Workforce Investment Act Waivers WD Letters WIOA, WIA 04/29/2016
AEL 01-16, Chg 1 Rescinded Program Year 2015–2016 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment Targets—Update AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal – Allocations 04/14/2016
WD 02-16 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Eligible Training Providers Evaluation Criteria and Performance Expectations—Update WD Letters WIOA 04/11/2016
WD 06-16, Chg 1 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Revisions: Measures and Guidelines WD Letters Child Care 04/08/2016
TA 274 Rescinded Coordination of Services to Foster Youth TA Bulletins All Programs 03/28/2016
WD 06-16 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Revisions: Measures and Guidelines WD Letters Child Care 03/25/2016
AEL 02-16 Rescinded Implementing the Integrated Education and Training Service Approach AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration, WIOA 03/23/2016
WD 05-16 Rescinded Recognition of AdvancED Quality Early Learning School Standards as Initial 4-Star Texas Rising Star Providers WD Letters Child Care 03/18/2016
WD 04-16 Rescinded Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act 2015 WD Letters TAA, TWIST 03/07/2016
TA 272 Active Community Resource Coordination Groups TA Bulletins All Programs 03/04/2016
AEL 01-16 Rescinded Program Year 2015–2016 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment Targets AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal – Allocations 01/22/2016
WD 01-16 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2016 Incentive Awards WD Letters Administration, Performance 01/07/2016
WD 30-15 Rescinded 2016 Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers WD Letters Child Care, TANF/Choices 12/28/2015
WD 29-15 Rescinded Board Oversight Capacity Evaluation Criteria WD Letters Administration 12/22/2015
WD 08-15 Rescinded Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program: Reforms and Responsibilities of Workforce Solutions Office Staff Serving Veterans—Update WD Letters All Programs, Veterans, WIOA, WIA 12/11/2015
TA 251, Chg 1 Active Child Care Local Match Activities and Certified Public Expenditure Sources—Update TA Bulletins Child Care 12/08/2015
WD 04-15, Chg 2 Active Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System Instructions—Update
  1. 04-15-ch2-att1-twc.xlsx
  2. 04-15-ch2-att2-twc.pdf
  3. 04-15-ch2-att3-twc.pdf
WD Letters Financial Reporting 12/04/2015
WD 28-15 Active Employment-First Policy WD Letters 11/13/2015
WD 27-15 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Guidelines Revisions: Application and Self-Assessment for Accredited Providers WD Letters Child Care 11/06/2015
WD 25-15 Rescinded Applying Priority of Service and Identifying and Documenting Eligible Veterans and Transitioning Service Members WD Letters ES, TAA, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/26/2015
WD 15-15 Rescinded Procedural Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Initial Designation of Local Workforce Development Areas WD Letters Board Planning, WIOA 10/21/2015
WD 26-15 Rescinded Workforce Automated Systems’ Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2016 WD Letters Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WIA, WorkInTexas.com 10/19/2015
WD 24-15 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Eligible Training Providers Evaluation Criteria and Performance Expectations WD Letters ETP, WIOA 10/13/2015
WD 22-15 Rescinded Waiver of the Training Requirement under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act—Update WD Letters TAA, TWIST 10/01/2015
WD 23-15 Rescinded Trade Adjustment Assistance: Merit Staffing Requirements—Update WD Letters TAA, TWIST 10/01/2015
WD 04-15, Chg 1 Rescinded Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System Instructions—Update WD Letters Financial Reporting 09/16/2015
WD 21-15 Rescinded Extension of the Texas Rising Star (TRS) Implementation Guidelines and Modifications to the TRS Scoring Methodology and TRS Assessment Process WD Letters Child Care, TWIST 09/02/2015
WD 17-15 Rescinded Fiscal Year 2016/Program Year 2015 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I and Title II Formula Allocations; Additional WIOA Title II Professional Development Funds; Fiscal Year 2016/Program Year 2015 Child Care, Temporary Assistance for Needy Fa WD Letters AEL, Child Care, ES, Fiscal – Allocations, Rapid Response, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 08/20/2015
WD 16-15 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2016 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 07/27/2015
WD 13-15 Rescinded Establishing Local Child Care Texas Rising Star Tiered Reimbursement Rates WD Letters Child Care 07/13/2015
WD 32-05 Rescinded Serving Qualifying Military Service Members and Spouses with Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Funds Veterans, WIA 06/22/2015
AEL 08-15 Active Allowable Advertising and Public Relations Expenditures AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration 06/22/2015
AEL 07-15 Active Information and Guidance on Program Costs to Support Instructional Performance AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration 06/19/2015
WD 14-15 Rescinded Fiscal Year 2015 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training: Supplemental Allocations of 100 Percent Federal Funds WD Letters Fiscal – Allocations, SNAP E&T 06/16/2015
AEL 06-15 Rescinded Expansion of Eligible Population to Be Served from Institutions of Higher Education AEL Letters AEL 06/12/2015
AEL 04-15 Active Cost Allocation and Spending Priority Guidance for Adult Education and Literacy Grant Recipients and Fiscal Agents
  1. ael-04-15-att1-twc.docx
AEL Letters AEL, Fiscal - Administration, TANF/Choices, WIOA 06/04/2015
WD 11-15 Rescinded Fiscal Year 2016/Program Year 2015 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I and Title II Formula Allocations; Rapid Response Funding; and Fiscal Year 2016 Child Care, Choices, Employment Service, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Emplo WD Letters AEL, Child Care, ES, Fiscal – Allocations, Rapid Response, SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 06/03/2015
WD 12-15 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Guidelines for Adults, Dislocated Workers, and Youth WD Letters WIOA 06/02/2015
AEL 05-15 Active Distance Learning Expansion Funding Initiative Distribution with Texas High School Equivalency Preparation Emphasis
  1. ael-05-15-att-1-twc.pdf
AEL Letters AEL 05/29/2015
AEL 01-15, Chg 1 Rescinded Adult Education and Literacy Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Eligibility—Update AEL Letters AEL, TANF/Choices 05/14/2015
WD 10-15 Rescinded 2015 Regional Workforce and Adult Education Integration Funding WD Letters AEL, ES, WIOA, WIA 04/28/2015