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Policy Letters

Guidance Number Status Subject Additional Attachments Keywords Publication Date
WD 01-24 Active Child Care Professional Development and Resources in Spanish Child Care 01/03/2024
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 18-23, Change 2 Active Adult Education and Literacy Grant Application Review—Update AEL Local Service Provider Grant RFA 32024-00017—Board Review and Comment Form , Revisions to WD Letter 18-23, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes AEL, Board Planning, WIOA 03/25/2024
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
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 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
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
FDCM 10-23, Change 2 Active Board Instructions: Required Posters in Texas Workforce Solutions Offices FDCM 01/31/2024
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
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
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
TA 304 Active Property Tax Exemptions for Certain Child Care Facilities Child Care 02/05/2024
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 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
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
TAB 303, Change 1 Active LinkedIn Administrative Tools—Update Revisions to TAB 303 Shown in Track Changes General 02/14/2024
WD 03-21, Chg 1 Active Changes Affecting the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) and Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards—Update Revisions to WD Letter 03-21, Shown in Track Changes All Programs, Fiscal - Administration 10/15/2021
WD 04-08 Active Procedure for Updating Directory of Workforce Centers and Satellite Offices Office Directory Information Form (Y-9) , Instructions for Completing Office Directory Information Form (Y-9) General 03/28/2008
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 03-20, Chg 1 Active Remote Testing, Waivers, and Performance in Adult Education and Literacy for Program Year 2020–2021 Revisions to AEL Letter 03-20 Shown in Track Changes AEL, Natural Disaster, WIOA 01/25/2021
AEL 02-19 Active Collection of Certain Participant Information for Performance Reporting AEL, TANF/Choices, WIOA 08/08/2019
TA 225 Active Customers Requiring Relay Services Equal Opportunity, ES 07/09/2010
WD 23-22, Chg 1 Active Texas Rising Star Entry Level Designation Implementation—Update Attachment 1: Revisions to WD Letter 23-22 Shown in Track Changes Child Care 04/05/2023
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
TA 280, Chg 2 Active Determining High-Poverty Geographic Areas Revisions to TAB 280, Change 1, Shown in Track Changes WIOA 10/12/2021
AEL 02-23 Active Reporting Adult Education and Literacy Career Services and Training Services AEL 03/08/2023
TA 263 Active The Workforce Information System of Texas Trade Adjustment Assistance Desk Aid TWIST TAA Desk Aid TAA, TWIST 09/04/2013
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 16-21, 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 07-23 Active Board Contract Year 2023 Child Care Allocation BCY’23 Child Care Allocation and Adjusted Targets Child Care 06/05/2023
AEL 01-20, Chg 1 Active Program Year 2019–2020 AEL Enrollment and Performance Targets—Update Updated Program Year 2019–2020 Adult Education and Literacy Enrollment Targets , Target Renegotiation Comparison , Program Year 2019 Adult Education and Literacy Performance Targets , Texas Educating Adults Management System Funding Codes and Applicable Target Categories , Revisions to AEL Letter 01-20 Shown in Track Changes AEL, WIOA 05/05/2020