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Policy Letters

Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Keywords Publication Date
WD 04-16 Rescinded Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act 2015 TAA, TWIST 03/07/2016
TA 272 Rescinded Community Resource Coordination Groups All Programs 03/04/2016
AEL 01-16 Rescinded Program Year 2015–2016 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment Targets AEL, Fiscal – Allocations 01/22/2016
WD 01-16 Rescinded Board Contract Year 2016 Incentive Awards Administration, Performance 01/07/2016
WD 30-15 Rescinded 2016 Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers Child Care, TANF/Choices 12/28/2015
WD 29-15 Rescinded Board Oversight Capacity Evaluation Criteria Administration 12/22/2015
WD 08-15 Rescinded Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program: Reforms and Responsibilities of Workforce Solutions Office Staff Serving Veterans—Update All Programs, Veterans, WIOA, WIA 12/11/2015
TA 251, Chg 1 Active Child Care Local Match Activities and Certified Public Expenditure Sources—Update Child Care 12/08/2015
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 28-15 Active Employment-First Policy 11/13/2015
WD 27-15 Rescinded Texas Rising Star Guidelines Revisions: Application and Self-Assessment for Accredited Providers Child Care 11/06/2015
WD 25-15 Rescinded Applying Priority of Service and Identifying and Documenting Eligible Veterans and Transitioning Service Members ES, TAA, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA,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WD 15-15 Rescinded Procedural Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Initial Designation of Local Workforce Development Areas Board Planning, WIOA 10/21/2015
WD 26-15 Rescinded Workforce Automated Systems’ Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2016 Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WIA,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WD 24-15 Rescinded Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Eligible Training Providers Evaluation Criteria and Performance Expectations ETP, WIOA 10/13/2015
WD 23-15 Rescinded Trade Adjustment Assistance: Merit Staffing Requirements—Update TAA, TWIST 10/01/2015
WD 22-15 Rescinded Waiver of the Training Requirement under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act—Update TAA, TWIST 10/01/2015
WD 04-15, Chg 1 Rescinded Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System Instructions—Update Financial Reporting 09/16/2015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 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 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 Child Care, TWIST 07/27/2015
WD 13-15 Rescinded Establishing Local Child Care Texas Rising Star Tiered Reimbursement Rates Child Care 07/13/2015
AEL 08-15 Active Allowable Advertising and Public Relations Expenditures AEL, Fiscal - Administration 06/22/2015
AEL 07-15 Active Information and Guidance on Program Costs to Support Instructional Performance 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 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 06/12/2015
AEL 04-15 Active Cost Allocation and Spending Priority Guidance for Adult Education and Literacy Grant Recipients and Fiscal Agents Cost Allocation Plan Certification 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 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 WIOA 06/02/2015
AEL 05-15 Active Distance Learning Expansion Funding Initiative Distribution with Texas High School Equivalency Preparation Emphasis Program Year 2014 Adult Education and Literacy Distance Learning Expansion Initiative Funding Distribution AEL 05/29/2015
AEL 01-15, Chg 1 Rescinded Adult Education and Literacy Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Eligibility—Update AEL, TANF/Choices 05/14/2015
WD 10-15 Rescinded 2015 Regional Workforce and Adult Education Integration Funding AEL, ES, WIOA, WIA 04/28/2015
AEL 03-15 Rescinded Program Year 2014–2015 Adult Education and Literacy Program 5-Percent Performance Allocation Holdbacks—Update AEL, Fiscal - Administration 04/24/2015
AEL 02-15 Active Adult Education and Literacy Incentive Awards Employer Partnership Adult Education and Literacy Incentive Awards 2015 Nomination Form , College Integration Adult Education and Literacy Incentive Awards 2015 Nomination Form AEL, TWIST 04/24/2015
WD 07-15 Rescinded Workforce Investment Act: WIA Eligibility Income Guidelines and Determining Minimum Self-Sufficiency Levels TWIST, WIA 04/07/2015
TA 271 Rescinded Texas Payday Wage Claim Process – Update ES 04/06/2015
WD 06-15 Active Industry-Recognized Skills Certification Initiative Texas Workforce Commission Fiscal Year 2015 Industry-Recognized Skills Certification Initiative Funding Distributions WIA 03/09/2015
WD 08-15 Rescinded Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program: Reforms and Responsibilities of Workforce Solutions Office Staff Serving Veterans—Update All Programs, Veterans, WIOA, WIA 02/25/2015
WD 05-15 Rescinded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training: Federal Fiscal Year 2015 Supplemental Allocations for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Fiscal – Allocations, SNAP E&T 01/22/2015
WD 04-15 Rescinded Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System Instructions—Update Financial Reporting 01/15/2015
WD 02-15 Rescinded Funding to Assist Child Care Providers to Improve Quality, Including Activities That Support Texas Rising Star Certification Child Care 01/15/2015
WD 03-15 Rescinded Trade Adjustment Assistance: Extension Provisions TAA 01/14/2015
WD 01-15 Rescinded 854B Equal Opportunity Officers and Section 504 Coordinators Equal Opportunity, WIA 01/06/2015
AEL 01-15 Rescinded Adult Education and Literacy Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Eligibility AEL, TANF/Choices 01/02/2015
AEL 06-14 Active Contract Amendment Process for Adult Education and Literacy Contracts Ending June 30, 2016 Budget Amendment Worksheet , AEL Contract Action Request Form AEL, TANF/Choices 12/30/2014
AEL 07-14 Rescinded Program Year 2014–2015 Adult Education and Literacy Program 5-Percent Performance Allocation Holdbacks AEL, Fiscal - Administration 12/30/2014
WD 22-14, Chg 2 Rescinded Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program: Reforms and Responsibilities of Workforce Solutions Office Staff Serving Veterans—Update All Programs, Veterans, WIA 12/23/2014
WD 33-14 Rescinded 2015 Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers Child Care, TANF/Choices 12/16/2014
WD 36-14 Rescinded Child Care Funding Increase for Infant and Toddler Care Child Care 12/12/2014
WD 30-14 Rescinded Contract Action Request and Local Activity Fund Designation Request Forms—Update Administration 11/25/2014