Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.51 - Scope and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				  this rule is to interpret Texas Labor Code, §
										302.062,
				  relating to the allocation of available funds for workforce training and
				  services from the Texas Workforce Commission to workforce areas, as well as
				  Texas Labor Code, §
										301.001
				  and §
										302.002,
				  which establish the Texas Workforce Commission to operate an integrated
				  workforce development system in this state, in particular through the
				  consolidation of job training, employment, and employment-related programs, and
				  direct the executive director to consolidate the administrative and
				  programmatic functions under the authority of the Commission, to achieve
				  efficient and effective delivery of services. It is the intent of the
				  Commission to allocate funds to workforce areas for the purpose of meeting or
				  exceeding statewide performance measures as set forth in the state General
				  Appropriations Act and consistent with the authority reflected in Texas Labor
				  Code §
										302.004,
				  satisfying federal program requirements, and operating an integrated workforce
				  development system. This subchapter sets forth the funding to be allocated to
				  workforce areas and the methods and procedures to be followed, in order to
				  accomplish the consolidation and integration of workforce development programs.
				  The Commission is committed, whenever possible, to allocating an amount of
				  funds available for workforce training and services greater than the minimum
				  level set by law.
(b) Funds
				  allocated or reallocated under this subchapter will only be made available
				  under the terms of a properly executed contract between the Commission and a
				  certified Board with an approved plan or an AEL grant recipient with an
				  approved contract with the Commission.
(c) The allocation formulas described in this
				  subchapter will only be applicable for allocations and executed contracts for a
				  complete program year. For contract periods of less than a complete program
				  year, the allocated amounts will be negotiated between the Commission and the
				  Board or an AEL grant recipient, based upon the remaining months of the program
				  year.
(d) Subsections (a) - (c) of
				  this section shall apply to all sections contained in this subchapter unless a
				  section specifically states otherwise.
(e) Funds available to the Commission that
				  are not otherwise allocated or reallocated under this subchapter, may be used
				  by the Commission for purposes authorized by state and federal laws and
				  regulations.
(f) Notwithstanding
				  any other provision of the rules contained in this part, the level of funding
				  allocated to a workforce area may be determined, modified, or reallocated by
				  the Commission for one or more of the following reasons:
(1) to ensure full utilization of the
				  funding;
(2) to ensure compliance
				  with state and federal requirements applicable to the state;
(3) to meet the state's federal participation
				  rates;
(4) to respond to caseload
				  changes; or
(5) to respond to
				  unforeseen demographic or economic changes.