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Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Chapter 735 - INDEPENDENT COURT-ORDERED ADOPTION EVALUATIONS › Subchapter E - BACKGROUND CHECK INFORMATION › Section 735.503 - How do I request an investigative record regarding abuse or neglect for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation?

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
You may request, as needed, a complete, unredacted copy of
					 any investigative record regarding abuse or neglect that relates to any person
					 residing in the adoptive parents' home by completing the appropriate Records
					 Management Group (RMG) form that is available on the department's public
					 website. If you obtain these investigative records from the department, Texas
					 Family Code §
										107.163
					 states:
(1) Records obtained by you
				  from the department are not subject to the Public Information Act or to
				  disclosure in response to a subpoena or a discovery request.
(2) You may disclose information obtained
				  from the department only to the extent you determine the information is
				  relevant to the adoption evaluation.
(3) You commit a Class A misdemeanor if you
				  recklessly disclose confidential information received from the
				  department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Chapter 735 - INDEPENDENT COURT-ORDERED ADOPTION EVALUATIONS › Subchapter F - COPIES OF ADOPTION EVALUATION REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS › Section 735.601 - Are the adoptive parents entitled to a copy of the adoption evaluation report?

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A copy of the pre-placement and post-placement portions of
					 the adoption evaluation reports must be made available to the adoptive parents
					 before the court issues a final order regarding the adoption.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Chapter 735 - INDEPENDENT COURT-ORDERED ADOPTION EVALUATIONS › Subchapter F - COPIES OF ADOPTION EVALUATION REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS › Section 735.603 - Whom must the adoptive parents contact with a complaint about how an adoption evaluation was conducted?

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The adoptive parents or, if applicable, the adoptive
					 parents' attorney, may contact the court that ordered the adoption evaluation.
					 The adoptive parents or their attorney may also contact the board or agency
					 that licenses the person who primarily conducted the adoption evaluation, if
					 applicable. The pre-placement and post-placement portions of the adoption
					 evaluation reports are required to have telephone numbers for entities where it
					 is appropriate to file a complaint.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.1 - Short Title and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
These rules may be cited as the General Provisions Rules.
					 The purpose of this subchapter is to set forth the general provisions
					 applicable to the Commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this part,
					 relating to the Texas Workforce Commission, shall have the following meanings,
					 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Adult Education and Literacy
				  (AEL)--Academic instruction and education services below the postsecondary
				  level that increase an individual's ability to:
(A) read, write, and speak in English and
				  perform mathematics or other activities necessary for the attainment of a
				  secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent;
(B) participate in job training and
				  retraining programs or transition to postsecondary education and training;
				  and
(C) obtain and retain
				  employment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.3 - Historically Underutilized Businesses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In accordance with Texas Government Code §
										2161.003, the Agency
					 adopts by reference the rules of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts,
					 found at Title 34 TAC, §§
										20.281- 298,
					 concerning the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program. These rules
					 were promulgated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, as required under
					 Texas Government Code §
										2161.002.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.4 - Gifts

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commission shall adhere to the Texas Ethics
					 Commission's rules relating to the acceptance of gifts or other benefits from
					 persons appearing before or regulated by the Commission pertaining to the
					 Commission officers and employees and as adopted by the Texas Ethics Commission
					 at 1 TAC Part II.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.5 - Tuition Assistance Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Scope
				  and Purpose. The Commission provides training opportunities to enhance job
				  skills and to retain a well-qualified, trained, professional workforce
				  dedicated to the Commission's mission. The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
				  training includes instruction, teaching, or other education received by a state
				  employee that is not normally received by other state employees and that is
				  designed to enhance the employee's ability to perform his or her job. This
				  section establishes eligibility and related requirements for employee
				  participation in the Commission's TAP.
(b) Eligibility. Eligibility requirements for
				  tuition assistance include, but are not limited to:
(1) continuous and full-time employment for
				  one year at the time of application ;
(2) a recommendation from the employee's
				  supervisor;
(3) identification of
				  the relationship of the training to the employee's position or a prospective
				  role within the Agency;
(4) any
				  other factor deemed relevant by the executive director; and
(5) coursework or training to be obtained at
				  an accredited institution of higher education, as required by
				  statute.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.6 - Charges for Copies of Public Records

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  General Procedure. Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, for public
				  information requests under Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, the Commission
				  hereby adopts by reference the definitions, methods, procedures, and charges
				  for copies of public records required under the Office of the Attorney General
				  rules (1 TAC, Part 3, Chapter 70), as may be amended.
(b) Written requests may be submitted:
(1) in person or by mail addressed to:
				  Officer for Public Information, Texas Workforce Commission, 101 East 15th
				  Street, Austin, Texas 78778-0001; or
(2) by e-mail or facsimile to designated
				  e-mail addresses and facsimile numbers on the Agency's Web page.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.7 - Agency Vehicles

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose and
				  Intent. The purpose of this rule is to implement the provisions of Texas
				  Government Code §
										2171.1045.
				  The intent of the Commission is to ensure that the use and management of
				  vehicles by the Agency is consistent with the State Vehicle Fleet Management
				  Plan (Plan) as adopted by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Office of
				  Vehicle Fleet Management. The Plan is available on the Comptroller's Web site,
				  or can be requested from the Agency.
(b) The Commission adopts by reference and
				  shall implement the provisions contained in the Plan as referenced in
				  subsection (a) of this section including the following general provisions on
				  use of vehicles by the Agency.
(1) Vehicles,
				  with the exception of vehicles assigned to field employees, are assigned to the
				  Agency motor pool and may be available for checkout.
(2) The Agency may assign a vehicle to an
				  individual administrative or executive employee on a regular or everyday basis
				  only if there is a documented finding that the assignment is critical to the
				  needs and mission of the Agency.
(3) The Agency will work with the Texas
				  Comptroller of Public Accounts to identify, apply for, and if possible, use any
				  waiver or exemption provisions where the recognition of conditions specific to
				  the Agency would further the general purpose of fiscal efficiency and good
				  business practices.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.8 - Suspension of Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commission may suspend the operation of one or more of
					 the provisions in this title, on either a statewide or other basis, if the
					 Commission finds a public emergency or imperative public necessity exists, and
					 the Commission finds that the suspension will best serve the public health,
					 safety, or welfare.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.9 - Donations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is
				  to establish rules for the acceptance of donations made to the
				  Commission.
(b) General Authority
				  to Accept Donations. Texas Labor Code §
										301.021 allows the
				  Commission to accept a donation of services or money that it determines
				  furthers the lawful objectives of the Commission.
(c) General Prohibitions Regarding Donations.
(1) Texas Labor Code §
											301.021(b) and
				  (c) identify entities that the Commission is
				  not authorized to accept donations from; and
(2) Texas Government Code §
											575.005
				  states that the Commission is not authorized to accept donations from entities
				  in contested cases.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 800.10 - Purchasing of Certain Products

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Iron and Steel Products. The Agency complies with the
					 requirements of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2252, Subchapter G, relating to
					 the purchase of iron or steel products made in the United States for certain
					 governmental entity projects.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.52 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Accrued
				  Expenditures--Charges incurred during a given period for goods and tangible
				  property received and services performed that cause decreases in net financial
				  resources.
(2) All-Family
				  Participation Rate--The percentage of all families receiving TANF benefits that
				  a state must engage in an approved work activity for a specified number of
				  hours per week as provided by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
				  Reconciliation Act of 1996, §407, as amended.
(3) Contract Closeout Settlement
				  Package--Financial, performance, and other reports required as a condition of
				  the contract, which must be submitted when one of the following conditions is
				  met:
(A) the contract has expired;
(B) all available funds for the contract
				  period have been paid out;
(C) all
				  accrued expenditures chargeable to the specific contract have been incurred;
				  or
(D) the period of available
				  funds has expired or been terminated.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.53 - Choices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Funds available to the Commission to
				  provide Choices services will be allocated to the workforce areas using a
				  need-based formula, in order to meet state and federal requirements, as set
				  forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) At least 80 percent of the Choices funds
				  will be allocated to the workforce areas on the basis of:
(1) the relative proportion of the total
				  unduplicated number of all families with Choices work requirements residing
				  within the workforce area during the most recent calendar year to the statewide
				  total unduplicated number of all families with Choices work
				  requirements;
(2) an equal base
				  amount; and
(3) the application of
				  a hold harmless/stop gain procedure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.54 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Funds available to the Commission to
				  provide SNAP E&T services under
				  7 U.S.C.A.
				  §2015(d) will be
				  allocated to the workforce areas using a need-based formula, as set forth in
				  subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
				  At least 80% of the SNAP E&T funds will be allocated to the workforce areas
				  on the basis of:
(1) of the relative
				  proportion of the total unduplicated number of mandatory work registrants
				  receiving SNAP benefits residing within the workforce area during the most
				  recent calendar year to the statewide total unduplicated number of mandatory
				  work registrants receiving SNAP benefits;
(2) an equal base amount; and
(3) the application of a hold harmless/stop
				  gain procedure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.57 - Employment Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Employment
				  Services funds available to the Commission to provide Employment Services under
				  §7(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.A. Chapter 4B) will be utilized
				  by the Commission as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) At least 80% of the Employment Services
				  funds under §7(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.A. Chapter 4B,
				  including §49(c)) will be utilized by the Commission within the workforce
				  areas according to the established federal formula, as follows:
(1) Two-thirds will be based on the relative
				  proportion of the total civilian labor force residing within the workforce area
				  to the statewide total civilian labor force.;
(2) One-third will be based on the relative
				  proportion of the total number of unemployed individuals residing within the
				  workforce area to the statewide total number of unemployed individuals;
				  and
(3) the application of a hold
				  harmless/stop gain procedure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.58 - Child Care

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Funds available to
				  the Commission for child care services will be allocated to the workforce areas
				  using need-based formulas, as set forth in this section.
(b) Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
				  Mandatory Funds authorized under the Social Security Act §418(a)(1), as
				  amended, together with state general revenue Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Funds,
				  Social Services Block Grant funds, TANF funds, and other funds designated by
				  the Commission for child care (excluding any amounts withheld for state-level
				  responsibilities) will be allocated on the following basis:
(1) 50 percent will be based on the relative
				  proportion of the total number of children under the age of five years old
				  residing within the workforce area to the statewide total number of children
				  under the age of five years old, and
(2) 50 percent will be based on the relative
				  proportion of the total number of people residing within the workforce area
				  whose income does not exceed 100 percent of the poverty level to the statewide
				  total number of people whose income does not exceed 100 percent of the poverty
				  level.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.63 - Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Allocations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Area
				  of substantial unemployment--As defined in WIA §127(b)(2)(B)
				  (29 U.S.C.A.
				  §2852(b)(2)(B)) and WIA
				  §132(b)(1)(B)(v)(III) (29 U.S.C.A.
				  §2862(b)(1)(B)(v)(III)).
(2) Disadvantaged adult--As defined in WIA
				  §132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) (29 U.S.C.A.
				  §2862(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV)).
(3) Disadvantaged youth--As defined in WIA
				  §127(b)(2)(C) (29 U.S.C.A.
				  §2852(b)(2)(C)).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.65 - Project Reintegration of Offenders

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Funds available to the Commission to
				  provide Project Reintegration of Offenders (Project RIO) services shall be
				  allocated to workforce areas using a need-based formula, as set forth in
				  subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
				  At least 80 percent of the Project RIO funds will be allocated to workforce
				  areas on the basis of:
(1) the relative
				  proportion of the total unduplicated number of parolees residing within the
				  workforce area during the most recent calendar year to the statewide total
				  unduplicated number of parolees;
(2) an equal base amount; and
(3) the application of a hold harmless/stop
				  gain procedure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.66 - Trade Act Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Funds
				  available to the Commission to provide Trade Act services shall be provided to
				  workforce areas as set forth in this section.
(b) Amounts for training and services for
				  trade-affected workers, consistent with statute and regulations, will be made
				  available to workforce areas as follows. The Commission shall approve:
(1) an initial Trade Adjustment Assistance
				  (TAA) funding amount for each workforce area, on an annual basis; and
(2) the factors to be considered for
				  distribution of additional funds, which may include:
(A) number of individuals in TAA-approved
				  training;
(B) number of
				  Trade-certified layoffs in the workforce area;
(C) number of employees from Trade-certified
				  companies;
(D) layoffs identified
				  through the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act process in the
				  workforce area;
(E) demonstrated
				  need;
(F) the cost of training;
				  and
(G) other factors as determined
				  by the Commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.68 - Adult Education and Literacy

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  AEL funds available to the Commission to provide services under the federal
				  Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), WIOA Title II, together with
				  associated state general revenue matching funds and federal TANF
				  funds--together with any state general revenue funds appropriated as TANF
				  maintenance-of-effort--will be used by the Commission, as set forth in
				  subsections (b) - (d) of this section. Prior to any grant recipient receiving
				  notice of an award, the Commission shall review and approve the award of grant
				  funds to be issued under this program. The Commission shall give priority in
				  awarding funds to entities that consistently satisfy annual performance
				  requirements comparable to subsection (e) of this section.
(b) At least 82.5 percent of the federal
				  funds constituting the total state award of AEFLA state grants--including
				  amounts allotted to the eligible agency having a state plan, as provided by
				  AEFLA §211(c) --will be allocated by the Commission to the workforce
				  areas. From the amount allotted to the eligible agency having a state plan, as
				  provided by AEFLA §211(c), the Commission will allocate amounts to the
				  workforce areas according to the established federal formula, as follows:
(1) 100 percent will be based on:
(A) the relative proportion of individuals
				  residing within each workforce area who are at least 18 years of age, do not
				  have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and are not
				  enrolled in secondary school, during the most recent period for which
				  statistics are available;
(B) an
				  equal base amount; and
(C) the
				  application of a hold-harmless/stop-gain procedure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.69 - Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) At least 82.5 percent of the AEFLA
				  §243 Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education federal award
				  allocated to the state must be awarded to entities with demonstrated
				  effectiveness as determined through a statewide competitive procurement, as
				  follows:
(1) 100 percent of the award will be
				  based on the demonstrated need cited and supported with data by the eligible
				  applicant as part of a statewide procurement;
(2) No more than 5 percent of the funds
				  expended as part of the total allocation shall be used for administrative
				  costs, as defined by AEFLA, provided, however, that the Special Rule outlined
				  in AEFLA §233(b) shall apply with effective justification, as
				  appropriate;
(3) No more than 10
				  percent of this allocation shall be available for expenditure on the basis of
				  the achievement of performance benchmarks, as set forth in §800.68(e);
				  and
(4) The application of a
				  hold-harmless/stop gain procedure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.71 - General Deobligation and Reallocation Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. The
				  purpose of this rule is to promote effective service delivery, financial
				  planning, and management to ensure full utilization of funding, and to
				  reallocate funds to populations in need.
(b) Scope. Sections 800.71 -
				  800.80
				  of this subchapter shall apply to funds provided to workforce areas under a
				  contract between the Board or an AEL grant recipient and the Commission for the
				  following categories of funding:
(1) Adult
				  Education and Literacy
(2) Child
				  Care
(3) Choices
(4) Employment Service
(5) SNAP E&T
(6) Project RIO
(7) WIA Alternative Funding for Statewide
				  Activities
(8) WIA Alternative
				  Funding for One-Stop Enhancements
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.72 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board or
				  an AEL grant recipient shall submit a monthly financial report, including
				  accrued expenditures and obligations, on or before the 20th calendar day of the
				  following month that list information as required by the Commission for the
				  reporting period.
(b) The
				  Commission may require that a Board or an AEL grant recipient amend expenditure
				  reports as the result of Commission reviews, audits, or other
				  evaluations.
(c) A Board or an AEL
				  grant recipient shall submit a contract closeout settlement package on or
				  before 60 days following the end of the contract period.
(d) The Commission may suspend payments,
				  advances, or reimbursements to Boards or an AEL grant recipient in the cash
				  draw system if required financial reports or contract closeout settlement
				  packages are not submitted by the deadline.
(e) The Agency's executive director may
				  approve a Board's or an AEL grant recipient's request of extension for the
				  submission of a required financial report or contract closeout settlement
				  package, if such extension request is received on a timely basis with
				  sufficient justification.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.73 - Child Care Match Requirements and Deobligation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Board shall meet the following
				  requirements for unmatched federal child care funds that are contingent upon a
				  Board securing local funds.
(1) By the end of
				  the fourth month following the beginning of the program year, a Board shall
				  secure donations, transfers, and certifications totaling at least 100 percent
				  of the amount it needs to secure in order to access the unmatched federal child
				  care funds available to the workforce area at the beginning of the program
				  year.
(2) Throughout the program
				  year and by the end of the twelfth month, a Board shall ensure completion of
				  all donations, transfers, and certifications consistent with the contribution
				  schedules and payment plans specified in the local agreements.
(3) The Commission may withhold the federal
				  matching amounts associated with local match that are not completed after the
				  end of the twelfth month, as set forth in paragraph (2) of this
				  subsection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.74 - Midyear Deobligation of Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The Commission may deobligate funds from a workforce area during the program
				  year if a workforce area is not meeting the expenditure thresholds set forth in
				  subsection (b) of this section.
(1) Workforce
				  areas that fail to meet the expenditure thresholds set forth in subsection (b)
				  of this section at the end of months five, six, seven, or eight of the program
				  year (i.e., midyear) will be reviewed to determine the causes for the
				  underexpenditure of funds, except as set forth in subsection (d) of this
				  section.
(2) The Commission shall
				  not deobligate more than the difference between a workforce area's actual
				  expenditures and the amount corresponding to the relative proportion of the
				  program year.
(3) The Commission
				  shall not deobligate funds from a workforce area that failed to meet the
				  expenditure thresholds set forth in subsection (b) of this section, if within
				  60 days prior to the potential deobligation period the Commission executes a
				  contract amendment for a supplemental allocation or reallocation of funds in
				  the same program funding category.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.75 - Second-Year WIA Deobligation of Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  each month of the second year in which the WIA formula funds are available, the
				  Commission may deobligate funds if a workforce area's unobligated balance of
				  WIA formula funds exceeds 20 percent of the allocation for each category of WIA
				  formula funds for the program year.
(b) The Commission shall not deobligate more
				  than the difference between a workforce area's actual expenditures and the
				  amount of unobligated funds that exceed 20 percent of the allocation for each
				  category of WIA formula funds for the program year.
(c) The Commission shall not deobligate funds
				  from a workforce area that failed to meet the expenditure thresholds set forth
				  in subsection (a) of this section if within 60 days prior to the potential
				  deobligation period, the Commission executes a contract amendment for a
				  supplemental allocation or reallocation of funds in the same program funding
				  category.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.76 - Voluntary Deobligation of Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To request a voluntary deobligation of funds allocated to
					 the workforce area, a workforce area's executive director shall submit a
					 written request to the Commission with a copy to the Board
					 Chair.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.77 - Reallocation of Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Reallocation. A
				  workforce area may be eligible for reallocation of the following funds
				  allocated by the Commission:
(1) Child care
				  (including unmatched federal child care funds that are contingent upon a
				  workforce area securing local funds)
(2) Choices
(3) Employment Service
(4) SNAP E&T
(5) Project RIO
(6) WIA Formula Funds
(7) WIA Alternative Funding for Statewide
				  Activities
(8) WIA Alternative
				  Funding for One-Stop Enhancements
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.78 - Deobligation of AEL Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Commission may
				  deobligate funds from an AEL grant recipient during the program year if an AEL
				  grant recipient is not meeting the expenditure thresholds set forth in
				  subsection (b) of this section, provided, however, that the requirements of
				  §
										800.80(a)
				  of this subchapter are satisfied.
(1) AEL
				  grant recipients that fail to meet the expenditure thresholds set forth in
				  subsection (b) of this section at the end of month four (October, or any month
				  thereafter,) will be reviewed to determine the causes for the under expenditure
				  of funds, except as set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
(2) The Commission shall not deobligate more
				  than the difference between an AEL grant recipient's actual expenditures and
				  the amount corresponding to the relative proportion of the program
				  year.
(3) The Commission shall not
				  deobligate funds from an AEL grant recipient that failed to meet the
				  expenditure thresholds set forth in subsection (b) of this section, if within
				  60 days prior to the potential deobligation period the Commission executes a
				  contract amendment for a supplemental allocation or reallocation of funds in
				  the same program funding category.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.79 - Voluntary Deobligation of AEL Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To request a voluntary deobligation of funds allocated to
					 the workforce area, an AEL grant recipient's chief executive officer shall
					 submit a written request to the Commission. For an AEL consortium, a copy must
					 be provided to all AEL consortium members. Any amounts voluntarily deobligated
					 from an AEL grant recipient must be made available as a first priority to any
					 other AEL grant recipient(s) providing AEL services within the same workforce
					 area that meet the requirements of §
										800.80(a)
					 of this subchapter, upon receipt and approval by the Commission of an
					 acceptable plan.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ALLOCATIONS › Section 800.80 - Reallocation of AEL Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For an AEL grant
				  recipient to be eligible to receive deobligated AEL funds, the Commission may
				  consider whether the AEL grant recipient:
(1)
				  has met targeted expenditure levels as required by §
											800.78(a) and
				  (b) of this subchapter, as applicable, for
				  that period;
(2) has not expended
				  or obligated more than 100 percent of the workforce area's allocation for the
				  category of funding;
(3) has
				  demonstrated that expenditures conform to cost category limits for
				  funding;
(4) has demonstrated the
				  need for and ability to use additional funds;
(5) is current on expenditure
				  reporting;
(6) is current with all
				  single audit requirements;
(7) is
				  meeting performance for the program year; and
(8) is not under sanction.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter C - SAVINGS INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 800.100 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In addition to the definitions contained in §
										800.2 of this title, the following
					 words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following
					 meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) General appropriations act--a legislative
				  act appropriating money for the operation of state government.
(2) General obligation bond--a bond issued on
				  behalf of the State of Texas, the repayment of which is guaranteed by the full
				  faith and credit of the State of Texas and which has been authorized by the
				  Texas Constitution. For purposes of this subchapter, the term does not include
				  an unemployment insurance trust fund bond.
(3) General revenue-dedicated--a subset of
				  general revenue that is dedicated as a result of legislative action and may be
				  appropriated only for the purpose to which the revenue is statutorily
				  dedicated.
(4) Undedicated general
				  revenue--general revenue that does not fall under the definition of "general
				  revenue-dedicated" and can be Transferred for another use through a special
				  provision to the general appropriations act.
(5) Upper management--includes commissioners,
				  executive director, deputy executive director, division directors, and deputy
				  division directors.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter C - SAVINGS INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 800.101 - Procedure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In any fiscal year, if the agency spends
				  less of the undedicated general revenue derived from nonfederal sources than is
				  appropriated to it by the general appropriations act, the agency shall notify
				  the comptroller of the savings before October 30 following the end of the
				  fiscal year in which the savings are realized.
(b) Upon verification of savings by the
				  comptroller, the agency may retain one-half of the verified amount of
				  savings.
(c) The verified amount of
				  savings may be spent only on an activity or expense that does not:
(1) create new or expanded services;
				  or
(2) require ongoing funding at a
				  later date.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter D - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS › Section 800.150 - Sick Leave Pool

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A sick leave
				  pool is established to alleviate hardship caused to an employee and the
				  employee's immediate family if a catastrophic injury or illness forces the
				  employee to exhaust all eligible leave time earned by that employee and to lose
				  compensation time from the state.
(b) The Agency's Director of Human Resources
				  is designated as the pool administrator.
(c) The pool administrator will recommend a
				  policy, operating procedures, and forms for the administration of this section
				  for approval by the Agency's Executive Director.
(d) Operation of the pool shall be consistent
				  with Texas Government Code, Chapter 661.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter D - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS › Section 800.151 - Family Leave Pool

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A family leave
				  pool is established to provide state employees more flexibility. It is
				  available to employees who have exhausted their eligible compensatory,
				  discretionary, sick, and vacation leave because of:
(1) the birth of a child;
(2) the placement of a foster child or
				  adoption of a child under 18 years of age;
(3) the placement of any person 18 years of
				  age or older requiring guardianship;
(4) a serious illness including
				  pandemic-related illness;
(5) an
				  extenuating circumstance created by an ongoing pandemic, including providing
				  essential care to a family member; or
(6) a previous donation to the
				  pool.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - INTERAGENCY MATTERS › Section 800.201 - Title and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) These rules
				  may be cited as Interagency Matters.
(b) The purpose of these rules is to
				  implement and interpret the provisions of the Texas Administrative Code,
				  Chapter 40, Interagency Matters, and to provide notice to the public of the
				  contents of the Memorandums of Understanding.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - INTERAGENCY MATTERS › Section 800.202 - Memorandum of Understanding with Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Workforce Commission hereby adopts by reference
					 the terms of a memorandum of understanding entered into with the Texas
					 Commission for the Deaf set out in §181.912(a) and (b) and § 181.915
					 of this title (relating to the Texas Department of Correction and the Texas
					 Workforce Commission). Copies of the memorandum of understanding are available
					 at the Texas Workforce Commission, 101 East 15th Street, Room 614, Austin,
					 Texas 78778.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - INTERAGENCY MATTERS › Section 800.203 - Memorandum of Understanding with Texas Education Agency

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Workforce Commission hereby adopts by reference
					 the terms of a memorandum of understanding on transition planning for students
					 enrolled in special education. Said memorandum of understanding is set out at
					 19 TAC § 89.1110. Copies are available at the Texas Workforce Commission,
					 101 East 15th, Room 614, Austin, Texas 78778.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - INTERAGENCY MATTERS › Section 800.204 - Memorandum of Understanding with Texas Department of Economic Development

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Workforce Commission hereby adopts by reference
					 the terms of a memorandum of understanding on program planning and budgeting
					 relating to workforce development programs. Said memorandum of understanding is
					 set out at 10 TAC § 195.10. Copies are available at the Texas Workforce
					 Commission, 101 East 15th, Room 614, Austin, Texas 78778.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - INTERAGENCY MATTERS › Section 800.205 - Memoranda of Understanding with a Governmental Entity Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Texas Workforce
				  Commission hereby adopts by reference the terms of any memorandum of
				  understanding relating to identifying potentially affected employers under a
				  proposed private sector prison industries program and providing such
				  information to the appropriate governmental entity to meet its notification
				  requirements. Information provided to a governmental entity shall comply with
				  the requirements of Texas Labor Code §
										301.085
				  and 40 TAC, Chapter 815, Subchapter E, of this title.
(b) Any memorandum of understanding under
				  subsection (a) of this section shall stipulate that:
(1) only publicly available data sources
				  shall be used;
(2) costs incurred
				  for producing the data shall be reimbursed to the Agency; and
(3) the information provided by the Agency is
				  solely for the limited purpose of allowing the governmental entity to meet its
				  notice requirements under Texas Government Code §
											497.0596
				  and is separate and apart from any certification described in Texas Government
				  Code §
											497.059.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - INTERAGENCY MATTERS › Section 800.206 - Interagency Contract with the Texas Education Agency

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Workforce Commission adopts by reference the
					 terms of an interagency contract entered into with the Texas Education Agency,
					 as required by Texas Education Code, §
										48.302, relating to
					 the transfer of funds to implement a high school equivalency subsidy program
					 set out in Chapter 805, Subchapter E, §§ 805.71- 805.73 of this title
					 (relating to High School Equivalency Subsidy Program).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF RULES › Section 800.251 - Title and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Title. These
				  rules may be cited as the Petition for the Adoption of Rules.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of these rules is to
				  implement the provisions of Texas Government Code, § 2001.21 regarding
				  agency procedure for addressing petitions for the adoption of rules.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF RULES › Section 800.252 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1)
				  Commission--The Texas Workforce Commission.
(2) Interested person--An interested person
				  is defined as:
(A) a resident of this
				  state;
(B) a business entity
				  located in this state;
(C) a
				  governmental subdivision located in this state; or
(D) a public or private organization located
				  in this state that is not a state agency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION › Chapter 800 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF RULES › Section 800.253 - Submission and Petition Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any interested person may petition the Texas Workforce
					 Commission (Commission) requesting the adoption of a rule. Petitioners should
					 submit petitions in writing to the General Counsel of the Commission. The
					 petition may be in any legible form but must contain at least the following
					 information.
(1) Petitioner's Name and
				  Address. The petitioners' name, complete mailing address, and signature should
				  appear in the request.
(2)
				  Explanation and Justification. A petitioner should include an explanation and
				  justification of the proposed rule. The explanation should include a concise
				  statement of the relevant background information necessary to understand the
				  need for the rule, the existing problem that the proposed rule is to correct,
				  and the foreseeable effects of the requested rule.
(3) Text. A petitioner should include the
				  text of the proposed rule reflecting added or deleted words. A reference to any
				  existing rule including the title, chapter and section number, if applicable,
				  should appear on the request.
(4)
				  Authority. A statement of the statutory or other authority for taking the
				  requested action should also appear on the request.