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Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 811.5 - Documentation, Verification, and Supervision of Work Activities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall ensure that all required
				  information related to the documentation and verification of participation in
				  Choices work activities, as described in this section, is documented in the TWC
				  case management system.
(b) A Board
				  shall ensure that all participation in Choices is verified and documented and
				  that self-attestation is not allowed.
(c) For Choices work activities, as described
				  in §§
										811.42,
				  811.43,
				  811.44, and
				  811.50 of this chapter, Boards
				  shall ensure that all participation is verified and documented in the TWC case
				  management system at least monthly.
(d) For educational services, as described in
				  §
										811.50 of this chapter, for teen
				  heads of household who have not completed secondary school or received a high
				  school equivalency credential, Boards shall ensure that:
(1) good or satisfactory progress, as
				  determined by the educational institution, is verified and documented in the
				  TWC case management system at least monthly;
(2) all participation is supervised daily;
				  and
(3) all participation is
				  verified and documented in the TWC case management system at least
				  monthly.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter B - CHOICES SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 811.11 - Board Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board
				  shall ensure that:
(1) WOA is offered
				  frequently enough to allow applicants and conditional applicants to comply with
				  the HHSC requirement that gives applicants and conditional applicants 10
				  calendar days from the date of their eligibility interview to attend a
				  WOA;
(2) during a regularly
				  scheduled WOA or alternative WOA, applicants and conditional applicants are
				  informed of:
(A) employment services
				  available through the One-Stop Service Delivery System to assist applicants and
				  conditional applicants in achieving self-sufficiency without the need for TANF
				  cash assistance;
(B) benefits of
				  becoming employed;
(C) impact of
				  time-limited benefits;
(D)
				  individual and parental responsibilities; and
(E) other services and activities, including
				  education and training, available through the One-Stop Service Delivery System,
				  including services and referrals for services available to Choices-eligible
				  individuals with disabilities;
(3) alternative WOAs are developed that allow
				  applicants and conditional applicants with extraordinary circumstances to
				  receive the information listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection;
(4) verification that applicants and
				  conditional applicants attend a scheduled or alternative WOA is completed and
				  HHSC is notified in accordance with HHSC rules (1 TAC, Part 15, Chapter 372,
				  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
				  Programs); and
(5) applicants and
				  conditional applicants are provided with an appointment to develop a family
				  employment plan (FEP).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter B - CHOICES SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 811.12 - Applicant and Conditional Applicant Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Applicants and conditional applicants are required to
					 attend a scheduled or an alternative WOA, in accordance with HHSC rules (1 TAC,
					 Chapter 372, Texas Works).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter B - CHOICES SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 811.13 - Responsibilities of Choices Participants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  Board shall ensure that Choices participants comply with the provisions
				  contained in this section.
(b)
				  Choices participants shall:
(1) accept a job
				  offer at the earliest possible opportunity;
(2) participate in or receive ancillary
				  services necessary to enable Choices participants to work or participate in
				  employment-related activities, including counseling, treatment, vocational or
				  physical rehabilitation, and medical or health services;
(3) report actual hours of participation in
				  Choices work activities, including hours of employment; and
(4) attend scheduled appointments.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter B - CHOICES SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 811.14 - Noncooperation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall ensure that cooperation by
				  Choices participants is verified each month to ensure that the Choices
				  participants:
(1) comply with Choices program
				  requirements as set forth in the FEP, as described in §
											811.23 of this chapter;
				  or
(2) have good cause as described
				  in §
											811.16 of this
				  subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter B - CHOICES SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 811.15 - Demonstrated Cooperation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Conditional
				  applicants are required to demonstrate four consecutive weeks of cooperation to
				  be eligible for TANF cash assistance.
(b) Sanctioned families are required to
				  demonstrate one month of cooperation to reinstate TANF cash
				  assistance.
(c) A Board shall
				  ensure that HHSC is immediately notified if:
(1) a sanctioned family denied TANF cash
				  assistance because of one month of noncooperation has demonstrated full
				  cooperation with Choices program requirements for the program month immediately
				  following the program month in which the family noncooperated;
(2) a conditional applicant whose TANF case
				  is closed because of two or more months of noncooperation has demonstrated full
				  cooperation with Choices program requirements for four consecutive weeks;
				  or
(3) a sanctioned family or
				  conditional applicant has been granted good cause during the demonstrated
				  cooperation period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter B - CHOICES SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 811.16 - Good Cause for Choices Participants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Good
				  cause applies to Choices participants. A Board shall ensure that good cause is
				  determined as provided in this chapter.
(b) A Board shall ensure that a good cause
				  determination:
(1) is based on individual and
				  family circumstances;
(2) is based
				  on face-to-face or telephone contact;
(3) covers a temporary period when Choices
				  participants may be unable to attend scheduled appointments or participate in
				  ongoing work activities;
(4) is
				  made at the time the change in circumstances is made known to the Board's
				  service provider; and
(5) is
				  conditional upon efforts to address circumstances that limit the ability to
				  participate in Choices services as required in the family employment
				  plan.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.21 - General Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall
				  ensure that services are available to assist Choices-eligible individuals with
				  obtaining employment as quickly as possible and, if employed, with retaining
				  employment. These services may include:
(1)
				  job readiness and job search-related services;
(2) work-based services;
(3) post-employment services;
(4) education and training services as
				  described in this chapter; and
(5)
				  support services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.22 - Assessment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall ensure that initial and
				  ongoing assessments are performed to determine the employability and retention
				  needs, including wage advancement and career development needs, of Choices
				  participants as follows:
(1) An assessment is
				  required for Choices participants who are:
(A)
				  at least age 18; or
(B) heads of
				  household, as determined by HHSC, who are not yet age 18, have not completed
				  secondary school or received a high school equivalency credential, and are not
				  attending secondary school.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.23 - Family Employment Plan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Boards
				  must ensure that prior to the development of an FEP Choices participants
				  receive general information about services provided through the One-Stop
				  Service Delivery Network that will assist them in obtaining employment, if the
				  Choices participants did not receive this information during the WOA.
(b) FEPs are required for all Choices
				  participants.
(c) FEPs shall be
				  developed with applicants and former recipients who choose to participate in
				  Choices services.
(d) A Board shall
				  ensure that an FEP is developed during the assessment and:
(1) is based on assessments, as described in
				  §811.22;
(2) contains the goal
				  of self-sufficiency through employment to meet the needs of the local labor
				  market;
(3) contains the steps and
				  services to achieve the goal, including:
(A)
				  connecting the Choices participant immediately to the local labor
				  market;
(B) addressing potential
				  barriers that limit the Choices participant's ability to work or participate in
				  activities;
(C) arranging support
				  services for the Choices participant or the family to address circumstances
				  that limit the Choices participant's ability to work or participate, including
				  services for substance abuse, mental health, family violence, and
				  disability-related issues;
(D)
				  developing specific post-employment service strategies with methods and time
				  frames for reaching the goal of an identified self-sufficiency wage;
				  and
(E) requiring Choices
				  participants to notify the Board's service provider of changes in family
				  circumstances that may preclude participation in Choices services;
(4) is signed by the Choices
				  participant--unless the Choices participant is a mandatory Choices participant
				  coded by HHSC as working at least 30 hours per week, earning at least $700 per
				  month, and receiving the EID--and a Board's service provider;
(5) assigns required hours and sets forth the
				  participation agreement for compliance with Choices program requirements. FEPs
				  for two-parent families must include a description of how the required hours of
				  participation will be distributed between one or both adults in the two-parent
				  household; and
(6) provides
				  information about the penalty process, good cause process, right of appeal, and
				  the importance of immediately contacting a case manager should individual or
				  family circumstances arise that prevent participation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.24 - Family Work Requirement Form for Two-Parent Families

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A Board shall ensure that a Family Work Requirement form is
					 developed for all two-parent families that:
(1) contains an agreement by both adults in
				  the family to comply with the family work requirements through distribution of
				  required hours of participation between one or both adults in the two-parent
				  family; and
(2) is signed by the
				  adults in the household that are required to participate in Choices services,
				  unless the Choices participants:
(A) are
				  mandatory Choices participants who are temporarily unable to sign the form,
				  such as a Choices participant who is temporarily unavailable; or
(B) are mandatory Choices participants coded
				  by HHSC as working at least 30 hours per week, earning at least $700 per month,
				  and receiving the EID whose only participation requirement is to report their
				  hours of employment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.25 - TANF Participation Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Choices participants in a single-parent
				  family are required to participate for at least a minimum weekly average of 30
				  hours.
(b) Choices participants in
				  two-parent families who are not receiving Commission-funded child care are
				  required to have one or both adults in the family participate for at least a
				  minimum weekly average of 35 hours.
(c) Choices participants in two-parent
				  families who are receiving Commission-funded child care are required to have
				  one or both adults in the family participate for at least a minimum weekly
				  average of 55 hours.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.29 - Special Provisions Regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall ensure that employment and
				  training activities are conducted in compliance with FLSA as follows.
(1) The amount of time per week that a
				  Choices participant may be required to participate in activities that are not
				  exempt from minimum wage and overtime under FLSA shall be determined by the
				  TANF cash assistance and SNAP benefits amount being divided by the minimum
				  wage, so that the amount paid to the Choices participant is equal to or more
				  than the amount required for payment of wages, including minimum wage and
				  overtime; or
(2) The amount of time
				  per week that a sanctioned family or conditional applicant may be required to
				  participate in activities that are not exempt from minimum wage and overtime
				  under FLSA shall be determined by the SNAP benefits amount being divided by the
				  minimum wage, so that the amount paid to the sanctioned family is equal to or
				  more than the amount required for payment of wages, including minimum wage and
				  overtime; and
(3) If a Board
				  provides activities that meet all of the following categories, the activity is
				  considered training under FLSA and minimum wage and overtime are not required:
(A) The training is similar to that given in
				  a vocational school;
(B) The
				  training is for the benefit of the trainees;
(C) The trainees do not displace regular
				  employees;
(D) The employers derive
				  no immediate advantage from trainees' activities;
(E) The trainees are not entitled to a job
				  after training is completed; and
(F) The employers and trainees understand
				  that trainees are not paid.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.30 - Special Provisions for Teen Heads of Household

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall ensure that teen heads of
				  household who have not completed secondary school or received a high school
				  equivalency credential are enrolled in educational activities as defined in
				  §
										811.50 of this chapter.
(b) Teen heads of household who have not
				  completed secondary school or received a high school equivalency credential
				  count as engaged in work if they:
(1) maintain
				  satisfactory attendance at a secondary school or the equivalent during months
				  in which school is in session;
(2)
				  participate in allowable activities, as described in §
											811.25 of this subchapter, during
				  months in which school is not in session;
(3) participate in education directly related
				  to employment for at least an average of 20 hours per week during the month;
				  or
(4) participate in Choices
				  employment and training activities as described in §
											811.25 of this
				  subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.31 - Special Provisions for Choices Participants in Single-Parent Families with Children under Age Six

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board
				  shall ensure that Choices participants in single-parent families with children
				  under age six are notified of the penalty exception to Choices participation as
				  described in §811.16(d).
(b) A
				  Choices participant in a single-parent family with children under age six shall
				  count as meeting participation requirements if he or she participates in
				  Choices activities for at least an average of 20 hours per week.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.32 - Special Provisions Regarding Exempt Choices Participants and Choices Participants with Reduced Work Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board may provide Choices services or
				  support services as set forth in this subchapter to exempt Choices participants
				  who participate to the extent determined able, as supported by medical
				  documentation, but less than the required participation hours.
(b) A Board shall ensure that a penalty is
				  not requested for:
(1) exempt Choices
				  participants;
(2) Choices
				  participants with disabilities who participate to the extent determined able,
				  as supported by medical documentation, but less than the required participation
				  hours, as specified in §811.25(a) - (c) and §811.31(b); or
(3) Choices participants who are caring for a
				  disabled family member, as supported by medical documentation, when the Choices
				  participant participates to the extent determined able, but less than the
				  required participation hours, as specified in §811.25(a) - (c) and
				  §811.31(b).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter C - CHOICES SERVICES › Section 811.34 - Participation Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A Board shall count only actual hours of participation in
					 Choices work activities as allowable work participation hours with the
					 following exceptions, unless otherwise specified in this chapter:
(1) For work activities set forth in
				  §§811.42 - 811.44, Boards may count paid holidays or other paid leave
				  as actual participation hours.
(2)
				  For self-employment, Boards shall not count more hours toward the work
				  participation rate for a self-employed Choices participant than the number
				  derived from dividing the participant's net self-employment income (gross
				  self-employment earnings minus business expenses) by the federal minimum
				  wage.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter D - CHOICES ACTIVITIES › Section 811.41 - Choices Work Activities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For purposes
				  of the work participation rate, a Choices participant is considered to be
				  engaged in work by participating in:
(1)
				  unsubsidized employment, as specified in §811.42;
(2) subsidized employment, as specified in
				  §811.43;
(3) OJT, as specified
				  in §811.44; or
(4) educational
				  services for Choices participants who have not completed secondary school or
				  received a GED, as specified in §811.30.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter D - CHOICES ACTIVITIES › Section 811.42 - Unsubsidized Employment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Unsubsidized
				  employment includes the following:
(1)
				  full-time or part-time employment, in which wages are paid in full by the
				  employer;
(2) unsubsidized
				  internship with wages paid by the internship employer; and
(3) self-employment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter D - CHOICES ACTIVITIES › Section 811.43 - Subsidized Employment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Subsidized
				  employment is full-time or part-time employment that is subsidized in full or
				  in part and complies with this section. Subsidized employment may occur in
				  either the private sector or public sector. A Board shall not be the employer
				  of record for Choices participants enrolled in a subsidized employment
				  activity. Subsidized employment includes but is not limited to the following:
(1) subsidized internship with a portion of
				  the Choices participant's wages subsidized;
(2) subsidized employment with a staffing
				  agency acting as the employer of record; and
(3) subsidized employment with the actual
				  employer acting as the employer of record.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter D - CHOICES ACTIVITIES › Section 811.44 - On-the-Job Training

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) OJT is
				  training in the public or private sector for a paid employee while he or she is
				  engaged in productive work that provides knowledge and skills essential to the
				  full and adequate performance of the job.
(b) A Board shall ensure that a determination
				  is made on a case-by-case basis whether to authorize, arrange, or refer a
				  Choices participant for subsidized, time-limited training activities, to assist
				  the Choices participant with obtaining knowledge and skills that are essential
				  to the workplace while in a job setting. OJT is training by an employer that is
				  provided to a Choices participant on or off the work site while engaged in
				  productive work in a job that:
(1) provides
				  knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the
				  job;
(2) provides reimbursement to
				  the employer of a percent of the wage rate of the Choices participant for the
				  extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision
				  related to the training;
(3) is
				  limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the Choices
				  participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training,
				  the prior work experience of the Choices participant, and the service strategy
				  of the Choices participant, as appropriate; and
(4) includes training specified by the
				  employer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter D - CHOICES ACTIVITIES › Section 811.50 - Educational Services for Choices Participants Who Have Not Completed Secondary School or Received a High School Equivalency Credential

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Educational services are only available
				  for Choices participants who have not completed secondary school or who have
				  not received a high school equivalency credential.
(b) A Board shall ensure that a determination
				  is made, on a case-by-case basis, whether to authorize, arrange, or refer
				  Choices participants who are age 20 and older for any of the following
				  educational or other training services:
(1)
				  secondary school, as defined in §
											811.2(18) of this
				  chapter, when required as a prerequisite for employment;
(2) Adult Basic Education (ABE), language
				  instruction, or literacy instruction; or
(3) other educational activities that are
				  directly related to employment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter D - CHOICES ACTIVITIES › Section 811.51 - Post-Employment Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall
				  ensure that post-employment services, which include job retention, career
				  advancement, and reemployment services, are offered to Choices participants who
				  are employed, and to applicants, conditional applicants, and former recipients
				  who have obtained employment but require additional assistance in retaining
				  employment and achieving self-sufficiency.
(b) A Board shall ensure that post-employment
				  services are monitored, and ensure that hours of employment are required and
				  reported by Choices participants for at least the length of time the Choices
				  participants receive TANF cash assistance.
(c) A Board shall ensure that ongoing contact
				  is established with Choices-eligible individuals receiving post-employment
				  services at least monthly.
(d) A
				  Board may include mentoring techniques as part of a post-employment
				  strategy.
(e) The post-employment
				  services may include the following:
(1)
				  assistance and support for the transition into employment through direct
				  services or referrals to resources available in the workforce area;
(2) child care, if needed, as specified in
				  rules at Chapter 809 of this title;
(3) work-related expenses, including those
				  identified in §811.64;
(4)
				  transportation, if needed;
(5) job
				  search, job placement, and job development services to help a former recipient
				  who loses a job to obtain employment;
(6) referrals to available education or
				  training resources to increase an employed Choices-eligible individual's skills
				  or to help the individual qualify for advancement and long-term employment
				  goals;
(7) additional career
				  planning and counseling; or
(8)
				  referral to support services available in the community.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter D - CHOICES ACTIVITIES › Section 811.52 - Other Choices Activities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Boards may provide any of the following activities, without
					 restriction, if the activities are reasonably expected to assist Choices
					 participants in obtaining and retaining employment:
(1) Job readiness and job search assistance,
				  as defined in §811.2(11) and (12), respectively;
(2) Community service, as defined in
				  §811.2(4);
(3) Work
				  experience, as defined in §811.2(24);
(4) Vocational educational training, as
				  defined in §811.2(21);
(5) Job
				  skills training, as defined in §811.2(13); and
(6) Post-employment services, as set forth in
				  §811.51.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter E - SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER INITIATIVES › Section 811.61 - Support Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall
				  ensure that support services as specified in this subchapter are provided, if
				  needed, to Choices participants to address barriers to employment or
				  participation in Choices services, subject to availability of resources and
				  funding. A Board shall ensure that support services provided to Choices
				  participants are coordinated with the employer, when appropriate.
(b) A Board shall ensure that support
				  services, except Commission-funded child care, are not provided to Choices
				  participants who fail to meet Choices program requirements set forth in
				  §811.13 , Subchapter B of this chapter. Commission-funded child care must
				  be provided as set forth in §
										809.45 of this
				  title. In applying this provision, a Board shall ensure that support services
				  are provided to Choices participants if it is determined that support services
				  are needed to comply with Choices program requirements set forth in
				  §811.13, Subchapter B of this chapter.
(c) A Board shall ensure that:
(1) support services, except
				  Commission-funded child care, are terminated immediately upon a determination
				  of failure to meet Choices program requirements by Choices participants unless
				  otherwise determined by the Board's service provider as referenced in
				  subsection (b) of this section; and
(2) Choices child care is provided as needed,
				  as specified in §
											809.45 of this
				  title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter E - SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER INITIATIVES › Section 811.62 - Child Care for Choices Eligibles

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  Board shall ensure that child care is provided if needed, as specified in
				  Chapter 809 of this title.
(b)
				  Transitional child care is provided as needed, as specified in §
										809.48 of
				  this title.
(c) Choices child care
				  is provided as needed, as specified in §
										809.45 of this
				  title.
(d) TANF Applicant child
				  care is provided as needed, as specified in §
										809.46
				  of this title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter E - SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER INITIATIVES › Section 811.63 - Transportation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A Board shall ensure that transportation assistance
					 shall:
(1) be provided if needed to
				  enable a Choices individual to work, attend, and participate in required
				  Choices services, or access necessary support services if alternative
				  transportation resources are not available; and
(2) use the most economical means of
				  transportation that meets the Choices individual's needs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter E - SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER INITIATIVES › Section 811.64 - Work-Related Expenses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If other
				  resources are not available, work-related expenses necessary for Choices
				  individuals to accept or retain specific and verified job offers that pay at
				  least the federal minimum wage may be provided or reimbursed.
(b) Work-related expenses may include: tools,
				  uniforms, equipment, transportation, car repairs, housing or moving expenses,
				  and the cost of vocationally required examinations or certificates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter E - SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER INITIATIVES › Section 811.65 - Wheels to Work

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Agency may
				  develop a Wheels to Work initiative in which local nonprofit organizations
				  provide automobiles for Choices-eligible individuals who have obtained
				  employment but are unable to accept or retain the employment solely because of
				  a lack of transportation.
(b) A
				  Board may, through local policies and procedures, establish services to assist
				  Choices-eligible individuals who verify the need for an automobile to accept or
				  retain employment by referring them to available providers.
(c) Persons or organizations donating
				  automobiles under a Wheels to Work initiative shall receive a charitable
				  donation receipt for federal income tax purposes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter E - SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER INITIATIVES › Section 811.66 - High School Equivalency Credential Testing Payments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A Board shall ensure that the cost of high school
					 equivalency credential testing and issuance is paid through direct payments to
					 the high school equivalency credential test centers and the Texas Education
					 Agency for Choices participants referred for testing by a Board's provider of
					 Choices services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 811 - CHOICES › Subchapter E - SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER INITIATIVES › Section 811.67 - Individual Development Accounts

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  Board may set local policy and procedures to provide for implementation and
				  oversight of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) under this section using
				  TANF funds in accordance with
				  45
				  C.F.R. §§263.20 -
				  263.23.
				  An IDA means an account established by, or for, an eligible individual to allow
				  the individual to accumulate funds for specific purposes.
(b) A Board shall ensure that any IDAs
				  created and matched with TANF funds are established and administered through a
				  contract with a private nonprofit entity or through a state or local government
				  entity acting in cooperation with a private nonprofit entity. The private
				  nonprofit entity, or cooperating state or local entity, must coordinate with a
				  financial institution in administering the accounts.
(c) Choices participants may be eligible for
				  IDAs if all of the requirements of this section are met.
(d) IDAs may be established for an eligible
				  individual, and may be contributed to with the individual's earned income and
				  up to fifty percent of the individual's federal Earned Income Tax Credit
				  refund. Federal Earned Income Tax Credit refunds shall not be matched with TANF
				  funds.
(e) Federal TANF funds, as
				  well as public or private funds, may be used to provide matching funds for
				  qualified expenses and to administer IDAs, and shall be expended in a manner
				  consistent with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations, with the
				  exception of federal Earned Income Tax Credit refunds.
(f) Use of funds in an individual's IDA,
				  shall be in accordance with the Social Security Act §404(h) (42 U.S.C.
				  §604(h)) and
				  45
				  C.F.R. §§263.20 -
				  263.23
				  and limited to expenses related to:
(1)
				  postsecondary educational expenses;
(2) first home purchase; or
(3) business capitalization.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 813.1 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
					 Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) activities and support services is to
					 assist SNAP recipients who are not receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy
					 Families in entering employment and increasing their earnings through
					 participation in allowable job search, training, education, or workfare
					 activities that promote self-sufficiency. These rules may be cited as the SNAP
					 E&T rules.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 813.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) ABAWD--a SNAP household
				  member who is determined by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to
				  be a mandatory work registrant and is:
(A)
				  classified as an able-bodied adult;
(B) within the age range specified in
				  7 USC §
												2015(o)(3);
(C) without dependents; and
(D) subject to a limitation on the receipt of
				  SNAP benefits for three months out of 36 months if the person does not work at
				  least 20 hours per week or participate in employment and training activities as
				  specified in 7 USC §
												2015(o)(2)(A) -
				  (B).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 813.3 - General Board Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Role
				  of Boards. A Board shall:
(1) ensure that
				  SNAP eligibility is verified monthly before providing SNAP E&T services for
				  mandatory work registrants and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in
				  SNAP E&T services; and
(2)
				  ensure that mandatory work registrants, and exempt recipients who volunteer,
				  participate in allowable SNAP E&T activities. The allowable activities
				  shall meet the needs of employers and prepare the mandatory work registrants
				  and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in SNAP E&T services for
				  unsubsidized employment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 813.4 - Board Policies and Local Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  Board shall establish policies and procedures regarding the methods and
				  limitations for the provision of the following:
(1) Work-related expenses; and
(2) Housing assistance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 813.5 - Documentation, Verification, and Supervision of Work Activities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall ensure that all required
				  information related to the documentation and verification of participation in
				  SNAP E&T work activities, as described in this section, is documented in
				  the case management system.
(b) A
				  Board shall ensure that all participation in SNAP E &T is verified and
				  documented and that self-attestation is not allowed.
(c) For the activity described in §
										813.31(5) of this
				  chapter, Boards shall ensure that all participation is verified and documented
				  in the case management system at least monthly.
(d) For the activities described in
				  §813.31(1) and (4) and §
										813.32(a)(4) of
				  this chapter, Boards shall ensure that all participation is:
(1) supervised daily; and
(2) verified and documented in the case
				  management system at least monthly.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter B - ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 813.11 - Board Responsibilities Regarding Access to SNAP E&T Activities and Support Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall
				  ensure that allowable SNAP E&T activities and support services, as set
				  forth in Subchapters D and E, respectively, of this chapter, are provided as
				  specified in the annual state plan of operations approved by the United States
				  Department of Agriculture (USDA), to individuals who are:
(1) classified as the General Population;
				  or
(2) ABAWDs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter B - ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 813.12 - Participant Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Mandatory work registrants and exempt recipients who
					 voluntarily participate in SNAP E&T services shall:
(1) attend scheduled appointments;
(2) participate in assigned SNAP E&T
				  activities for at least a minimum weekly average of 30 hours, within the
				  restrictions set forth in §
										813.14
				  of this subchapter;
(3) report to
				  an employer to whom they are referred;
(4) accept a job offer; and
(5) report activity hours, including hours of
				  employment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter B - ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 813.13 - Good Cause for Mandatory Work Registrants Who Participate in SNAP E&T Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Good cause
				  applies only to mandatory work registrants who are required to participate in
				  SNAP E&T services. A Board shall ensure that all good cause claims are
				  forwarded to HHSC for determination before SNAP benefits are denied when
				  mandatory work registrants state that they have a reason for failing to:
(1) respond to the outreach notification;
				  and
(2) participate in SNAP E&T
				  activities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter B - ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 813.14 - Special Provisions Regarding Sanctions for Noncooperation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Mandatory work registrants who are scheduled to participate
					 more than 120 hours per month may not be sanctioned for noncooperation after
					 120 hours have been reached, as described in the Food and Nutrition Act,
					 7 USC §
											2015(d)(4)(F)(ii). The 120
					 hours include hours in all SNAP E&T activities, including any hours worked
					 for paid or unpaid compensation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter C - EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS › Section 813.22 - Use of Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Boards shall ensure that the following funding provisions
					 are followed:
(1) The following SNAP
				  E&T grant funds shall be expended on SNAP E&T activities for mandatory
				  work registrants and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in SNAP
				  E&T activities listed in §
										813.31
				  and §
										813.32
				  of this chapter:
(A) 100 percent federal SNAP
				  E&T grant and 100 percent federal ABAWD-only grant (100 percent
				  funds)
(B) 50 percent federal SNAP
				  E&T grant and 50 percent state SNAP E&T grant (50/50 funds)
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter D - ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES › Section 813.31 - Activities for Mandatory Work Registrants and Exempt Recipients Who Voluntarily Participate in SNAP E&T Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following activities may be provided for SNAP E&T
					 mandatory work registrants and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in
					 SNAP E&T services, subject to the limitations specified in §
										813.32
					 of this subchapter:
(1) Supervised job
				  search services that shall:
(A) incorporate
				  job readiness, job search training, directed job search, and group job search,
				  and may include the following:
(i)
				  Employability assessment;
(ii)
				  Counseling;
(iii) Information on
				  available jobs;
(iv) Occupational
				  exploration, including information on local emerging and demand
				  occupations;
(v) Interviewing
				  skills and practice interviews;
(vi) Assistance with applications and
				  résumés;
(vii) Job
				  fairs;
(viii) Life skills;
				  and
(ix) Guidance and motivation
				  for development of positive work behaviors necessary for the labor market;
				  and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter D - ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES › Section 813.32 - SNAP E&T Activities for ABAWDs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Boards shall ensure that SNAP E&T activities for ABAWDs are limited to
				  participating in the following:
(1) Services
				  or activities under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by the Trade Act of
				  2002
(2) Activities under Workforce
				  Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 USC §
												3111 et
				  seq.)
(3) Education and training,
				  which may include:
(A) vocational training as
				  described in §
												813.31(2) of this
				  subchapter; or
(B) nonvocational
				  education as described in §
												813.31(3) of this
				  subchapter; and
(4)
				  Workfare activities that shall:
(A) be
				  designed to improve the employability of ABAWDs through actual employment
				  experience or training, or both;
(B) be unpaid job assignments based in the
				  public or private nonprofit sectors;
(C) have hourly requirements based on the
				  ABAWD's monthly household SNAP allotment divided by the number of ABAWDs in the
				  SNAP household, as provided by HHSC and then divided by the federal minimum
				  wage; and
(D) include a four-week
				  job search period before placement in a workfare activity.
(5) Work experience as described in §
											813.31(4) of this
				  subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING › Subchapter D - ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES › Section 813.33 - Job Retention Activities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Boards shall offer job retention activities:
(1) similar to the SNAP E&T activities
				  described in §813.31(1) - (3) of this subchapter, and as specified in the
				  annual SNAP E&T state plan of operations and any subsequent amendments
				  approved by USDA;
(2) for a minimum
				  of 30 days and not more than 90 days to SNAP recipients who participated in
				  SNAP E&T activities and obtained full-time employment; and
(3) in full-service or minimum-service
				  counties as funding permits and as specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
				  subsection.