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Policy Letters

Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Keywords Publication Date
WD 05-09 Active Advance Notice of Changes in Texas Workforce Center or Satellite Office Locations Legislative Notification of Field Office Closure, Move, or Opening (Form GR-10) Administration 02/18/2009
WD 13-18, Change 1 Active Wage Record Requests―Update TWC Wage Change Request Form , Revisions to WD Letter 13-18 Shown in Track Changes Administration 03/28/2024
WD 30-11 Active Senate Bill 400: Texas Rising Star Provider Participation in the Texas Procurement and Support Services Cooperative Purchasing Program Child Care, TWIST 08/18/2011
TA 96 Active Education Activities for At-Risk Child Care Child Care 04/21/2005
TA 304 Active Property Tax Exemptions for Certain Child Care Facilities Child Care 02/05/2024
FDCM 10-17 Active Identifying Disallowable Costs FDCM 11/27/2017
TA 251, Chg 1 Active Child Care Local Match Activities and Certified Public Expenditure Sources—Update Child Care 12/08/2015
AEL 01-14 Active Closeout of Adult Education and Literacy and English Literacy and Civics Program Year 2013–2014 Contracts AEL 04/09/2014
WD 12-22 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Sunset Rapid Response, TAA, UI, WIOA 07/13/2022
TA Bulletin 167, Change 1 Active New Email Address and Procedures for Policy Clarification Requests―Update Revisions to TA Bulletin 167 Shown in Track Changes General 03/28/2024
AEL 04-21 Active AEL Enrollment and Data Validation Requirements Data Elements for AEL Enrollment Source Documentation AEL, WIOA 06/07/2021
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
AEL 03-22 Active High School Equivalency Subsidy Program for Fiscal Year 2023 and AEL Program Year 2022–2023 AEL 09/28/2022
TA 154 Active Tools for Improving Services to Veterans ES, Veterans 07/25/2007
TAB 303, Change 1 Active LinkedIn Administrative Tools—Update Revisions to TAB 303 Shown in Track Changes General 02/14/2024
WD 01-15, Chg 1 Active Equal Opportunity Officers and Section 504 Coordinators—Update Revisions to WD Letter 01-15 Shown in Track Changes Equal Opportunity, WIOA 10/13/2017
WD 11-20, Chg 1 Active Supplemental Child Care Distribution—CARES Act CCDBG Funds—Update Texas Workforce Commission FY 2020 COVID-19 Supplemental Child Care Distribution (Updated) , Revisions of WD 11-20 Shown in Track Changes Child Care, Natural Disaster 06/08/2020
WD 07-18 Active Human Trafficking and the Role of Local Workforce Development Boards General, WIOA 06/21/2018
WD 11-22 Active Referrals from the Child Care and Unemployment Insurance Early Warning Report Board Planning, Child Care, TWIST 07/13/2022
WD 30-20, Change 1 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance Final Rule–Update Revisions to WD Letter 30-20, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes Rapid Response, TAA, UI, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 04/02/2024
AEL 03-21 Active Allowability of Funding Transportation Support Services with Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Funds AEL, WIOA 05/17/2021
FDCM 03-22 Active Subrecipient Monitoring Staff Responsibilities FDCM 03/04/2022
WD 27-07 Active Integrated Data Collection and Performance Management Integrated Data Collection and Performance Management Reference TWIST, WIA 08/01/2007
WD 10-23, Change 1 Active Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System Board Training and Participation—Update Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System Subject Matter Expert Guide , Revisions to WD Letter 10-23 Shown in Track Changes Child Care 02/15/2024
AEL 05-17 Active Self-Attestation for Age-Related Eligibility AEL 10/02/2017
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 08-18 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance: Local Commuting Area and Reasonable Cost of Training Standard Trade Adjustment Assistance Reemployment and Training Plan TAA 06/21/2018
TA 198 Active Data Integrity Requests and Reports Child Care, TWIST 12/19/2008
WD Letter 05-20, Change 1 Active Veterans Reemployment Program—Update Revisions to WD Letter 05-20 Shown in Track Changes ES, ETP, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 04/02/2024
AEL 02-21 Active Program Year 2020–2021 AEL Targets and Performance-Based Funding Program Year 2020–2021 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment and Performance Targets , Program Year 2020–2021 Performance-Based Funding Criteria , TEAMS Activity and Funding Codes for AEL Core Grantee Enrollment Targets AEL, WIOA 04/14/2021
WD 19-19 Active Federal Appeals Process for WIOA Title I Noncriminal Grievances and Complaints WIOA 08/15/2019
TA 226 Active Universal Service Administrative Company’s Low Income Program: Phone Service Discounts All Programs 07/26/2010
WD 16-21, Change 1 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance Reversion 2021―Update Revisions to WD Letter 16-21 Shown in Track Changes TAA, UI, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024
WD 04-23 Active Build America, Buy America Act: Compliance under Vocational Rehabilitation Contracts with Local Workforce Development Boards Build America, Buy America Contract Provision for Vocational Rehabilitation Contracts , Build America, Buy America Act Waiver Request Instructions for Boards , Sample Steps for Identifying a Need for a BABAA Waiver Request for a Contract for Infrastructure Project Costs VR 06/07/2023
TA 199 Active Clarification on Public Subsidies and Goods and Services All Programs 12/02/2008
WD 15-23 Active Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2024 Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 09/29/2023
TA 153, Change 1 Active Ensuring the Quality of Veteran Job Seekers’ Applications in WorkInTexas.com—Update Revisions to TA Bulletin 153 Shown in Track Changes ES, Veterans, WorkInTexas.com 04/02/2024
WD 16-14, Chg 2 Active Equal Opportunity Notice—Update Notice—Equal Opportunity Is the Law (English version) , Notice—Equal Opportunity Is the Law (Spanish version) , USDA “And Justice for All” Poster , Revisions to WD Letter 16-14, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes Equal Opportunity, SNAP E&T, WIOA 03/10/2021
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
WD 04-22 Active Job Development Code in WorkInTexas.com ES, WorkInTexas.com 03/07/2022
WD 36-05 Active Payment of Royalties on Intellectual Property Created with Federal Grant Funds Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 31-04 Fiscal - Administration 06/13/2005
WD 10-21, Change 1 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance Expenditure Reporting in WorkInTexas.com—Update Revisions to WD Letter 10-21 Shown in Track Changes TAA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024
AEL 02-20, Chg 1 Active Program Year 2019–2020 Performance-Based Funding and Performance Allocation Holdbacks—Update AEL PY’19/FY’20 Performance-Based Funding Holdback Quarter 3 Release , Revisions to AEL Letter 02-20 Shown in Track Changes AEL 06/04/2020
AEL 02-14 Active Contract Amendment Process for Adult Education and Literacy and English Literacy and Civics Grantee Contracts Ending August 31, 2014 Schedule #6—Program Budget Summary—Federal and State Adult Education , Schedule #6—Program Budget Summary—Federal and State TANF , Schedule #6—Program Budget Summary—English Literacy and Civics AEL 04/09/2014
WD 16-08, Chg 1 Active Prevention and Detection of Fraud, Waste, Theft, and Program Abuse – Update Administration 10/28/2008
WD 16-23 Active Planning for Individualized Instruction Initiative Child Care 09/27/2023
WD 20-20, Chg 2 Active COVID-19 and Additional Enhanced Reimbursement Rate Funding Distributions—Update CCDBG CARES Act Funding Table , Revisions to WD 20-20, Change 2, Shown in Track Changes Child Care, Natural Disaster 02/12/2021
AEL 06-18, Chg 1 Active Adult Education and Literacy Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Eligibility—Update Table of Substantive Revisions to AEL Letter 06-18 , Revisions to AEL Letter 06-18 Shown in Track Changes AEL, TANF/Choices 08/13/2019
WD 02-21, Chg 1 Active Texas Rising Star Staff Education Extensions—Update Texas Rising Star Education Extensions Progress Report , Revisions to WD Letter 02-21 Shown in Track Changes Child Care 09/23/2022
WD 02-23, Change 2 Active Adoption of a Universal Employment Plan—Update Revisions to WD Letter 02-23, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes ES, General, NCP Choices, RESEA, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 03/18/2024