Evaluation of Board Responsibilities

Overview

The breadth of Local Workforce Development Board (Board) responsibilities in the Texas workforce system requires strong financial management and service delivery practices. Texas Labor Code §302.048 charges the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) with evaluating Board capacity to oversee and manage local funds and the delivery of local workforce services, and making the results of that evaluation available.

Specifically, TWC is charged with evaluating Board fulfillment of its responsibilities related to:

1. Developing, maintaining, and upgrading comprehensive fiscal management and accountability systems;
2. Hiring, training, and retraining qualified staff to carry out the Board's oversight function;
3. Selection and oversight of local contractors to improve delivery of workforce services;
4. Oversight and improvement of operation of local Workforce Solutions offices in the area served by the Board;
5. Managing contractors' performance across multiple Board programs and achieving required performance standards; and
6. Identifying and resolving long-standing oversight problems of the Board and performance problems of contract providers.

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Evaluation Methodology

20 TAC §802.67 addresses the evaluation of Board oversight capacity and provides that TWC will evaluate Board performance and compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and other governing provisions and make findings as appropriate with respect to the six areas of responsibility listed above. As nothing demonstrates a Board's capacity to succeed as much as success itself, TWC’s evaluations focus on performance and financial outcomes rather than administrative processes.

Board capacity is rated according to the following three ratings, which are based on performance outcomes, disallowed costs, and findings of noncompliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and other governing provisions.

1. Above Standards
   • The Board's performance on 90% of contracted measures is at or above 95% of target with no single measure at less than 90% target;
   • There are no disallowed costs since the prior evaluation; and
   • There are no repeat findings.
2. Within Standards
   • The Board's performance on 80% of contracted measures is at or above 95% of target with no single measure at less than 85% of target;
   • Disallowed costs do not exceed 1% of allocation; and
   • There are no repeat findings.
3. Below Standards
   • The Board is found to not be Above or Within Standards; or
   • There are significant findings.

New Areas of Responsibility
Over the years, TWC has challenged Boards to take on new responsibilities relating to workforce and business service delivery in their local workforce development areas. Section 800.309 includes a provision whereby measures related to new areas of Board responsibility may be omitted from consideration in a given year.

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Ratings & Reports

• Current Board Ratings
• Performance Report: 2010, 2009, 2008

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