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January 2011
Letter No. Keyword Subject Date
40-10,
Chg. 1

Word
PDF
Child
Care
Establishing Local Child Care Reimbursement Rates-Update
Includes Attachment:
1. Current and Proposed Maximum Reimbursement Rates (Excel)

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 40-10

01-07-11
Febuary 2011
01-11

Word
PDF
ES Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Program: Service Delivery, Outreach, and Reporting

RESCISSIONS: None

02-08-11
23-09,
Chg. 2

Word
PDF
TAA;
WIA
State Data Validation Requirements-Update

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 23-09, Change 1

02-15-11
05-11

Word
PDF
Child
Care
Authorizing the Child Care Inclusion Assistance Rate for Children with Disabilities

RESCISSIONS: None

02-15-11
08-11

Word
PDF
TANF/
Choices
Choices Guide

RESCISSIONS:

WD Letter 123-98
WD Letter 118-99
WD Letter 01-00
WD Letter 27-00
WD Letter 27-00, Change 1
WD Letter 46-00, Change 1
WD Letter 35-01
WD Letter 37-01
WD Letter 37-01, Change 1
WD Letter 02-02
WD Letter 09-02
WD Letter 05-05
WD Letter 29-06
WD Letter 12-07
WD Letter 23-07, Change 1
WD Letter 36-07
WD Letter 36-07, Change 1
WD Letter 41-07, Change 2
WD Letter 58-07
WD Letter 59-07
WD Letter 62-07, Change 1
WD Letter 62-07, Change 2
WD Letter 39-08
WD Letter 40-08, Change 1
WD Letter 08-09
Technical Assistance Bulletin 30
Technical Assistance Bulletin 31
Technical Assistance Bulletin 32
Technical Assistance Bulletin 46
Technical Assistance Bulletin 47
Technical Assistance Bulletin 55
Technical Assistance Bulletin 66
Technical Assistance Bulletin 68
Technical Assistance Bulletin 70
Technical Assistance Bulletin 77
Technical Assistance Bulletin 80
Technical Assistance Bulletin 132
Technical Assistance Bulletin 133
Technical Assistance Bulletin 143
Technical Assistance Bulletin 152
Technical Assistance Bulletin 168
Technical Assistance Bulletin 170
Technical Assistance Bulletin 190
Technical Assistance Bulletin 202
Technical Assistance Bulletin 207
Technical Assistance Bulletin 221
02-17-11
March 2011
04-11

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Financial
Reporting;
Recovery
Act
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System Instructions and Other Reporting Information
Includes Attachments:
1. Cost Category Matrix for Allocated Funds (Excel)

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 14-09, Change 5
WD Letter 44-09, Change 2

03-01-11
11-11

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PDF
ES Employment Service Guide

RESCISSIONS:

WD Letter 30-00
WD Letter 19-03
WD Letter 33-04
WD Letter 03-05
WD Letter 19-05
WD Letter 21-05
WD Letter 23-05, Change 2
WD Letter 26-07
WD Letter 38-07
WD Letter 56-07, Change 1
WD Letter 09-08
WD Letter 24-09
WD Letter 10-10
WD Letter 19-10
03-01-11
10-11

Word
PDF
TAA;
TWIST
Trade Adjustment Assistance Reporting Requirements

RESCISSIONS: None

03-10-11
26-09,
Chg. 1

Word
PDF
Child
Care
Child Care Income Exclusions Required by Federal Law or Regulation - Update
Includes Attachment:
1. Income Excluded by Federal Law or Regulation

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 26-09

03-21-11
15-06,
Chg. 9

Word
PDF
Board
Planning
Extension of Texas Workforce Development Board Plans

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 15-06, Change 8

03-21-11
April 2011
60-09,
Chg. 2

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PDF
Child
Care
Notice to Child Care Providers regarding New Child Care Attendance Automation System Responsibilities and Reporting Requirements - Update

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 60-09, Change 1

04-22-11
22-09,
Chg. 2

Word
PDF
Child
Care;
Recovery
Act
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Child Care Quality Improvement Activities - Update
Includes Attachments:
1. Examples of Quality Improvement Activities
2. Quality Expansion and 4 Percent Quality Set-Aside Planned Activities (Word)
3. Infant/Toddler Quality Planned Activities (Word)

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 22-09, Change 1

04-26-11
27-09,
Chg. 1

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PDF
Child
Care;
Recovery
Act
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Direct Child Care Services - Update

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 27-09

04-28-11
16-11

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PDF
Child
Care;
Fiscal
Allocations;
Recovery
Act
Revised American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Performance Targets for Average Number of Children Served Per Day
Includes Attachments:
1. ARRA Average Number of Children Served Per Day Performance Targets - Revised April 2011

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 31-09, Change 2

04-29-11
May 2011
17-11

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PDF
WIA Determining Minimum Self-Sufficiency Levels: Adjusted 2011 100% Lower Living Standard Income Level
Includes Attachment:
1. 2011 100% Lower Living Standard Income Level Table

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 32-10

05-02-11
18-11

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PDF
TAA;
TWIST
Trade Adjustment Assistance Remedial Training

RESCISSIONS: None

05-10-11
20-11

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PDF
WIA Workforce Investment Act Eligible Training Providers: Performance Requirements for Initial Eligibility - Program Year 2011
Includes Attachment:
1. Texas's WIA Eligible Training Provider Certification System - Notification of Board Performance Requirements (Word)

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 23-10 (as of July 1, 2011)

05-19-11
19-11

Word
PDF
Fiscal-
Admin
Travel Costs
Includes Attachments:
1. Travel Definitions
2. Content Changes from Prior WD Letters

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 05-08, WD Letter 05-08, Change 1

05-23-11
June 2011
15-11,
Chg. 1

Word
PDF
Child
Care;
TWIST
Parent Share of Cost Policy — Update
Includes Attachments:
1. Parent Share of Cost Sliding Fee Scale Based on Family Size and Gross Monthly Income

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 15-11

06-15-11
22-11

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PDF
Child
Care
Fiscal Year 2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines and State Median Income Amounts for Determining Eligibility and Parent Share of Cost for Child Care Services
Includes Attachments:
1. Fiscal Year 2012 Income Limit Eligibility Code Card for Child Care Services
2. Income Ranges for Parent Share of Cost Assessment

RESCISSIONS: None

06-15-11
02-11,
Chg. 1

Word
PDF
Financial
Reporting
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 - Update

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 02-11

06-27-11
July 2011
24-11

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PDF
All
Programs
Reporting Negative Incidents Involving Texas Workforce System Customers - Update

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 39-10

07-29-11
August 2011
23-11

Word
PDF
WIA Guidelines for Implementing Workforce Investment Act Waivers

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 44-10

08-03-11
25-11

Word
PDF
Child
Care;
TWIST
Collecting Monetary Sanctions Imposed on Parents

RESCISSIONS: None

08-09-11
28-11

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PDF
Fiscal-
Allocations
Fiscal Year 2012/Program Year 2011 Allocations

RESCISSIONS: None

08-09-11
30-11

Word
PDF
Child
Care;
TWIST
Senate Bill 400: Texas Rising Star Provider Participation in the Texas Procurement and Support Services Cooperative Purchasing Program

RESCISSIONS: None

08-18-11
31-11

Word
PDF
Performance Board Contract Year 2012/Program Year 2011 Performance Targets

RESCISSIONS: None

08-18-11
29-11

Word
PDF
Project
RIO;
TWIST
Closeout of Project Reintegration of Offenders Services
Includes Attachments:
1. Fidelity Bond Certification Form

RESCISSIONS: WD Letters 51-04, 48-05, 69-07, 30-10; Technical Assistance Bulletins 42, 91, 127, 164

08-24-11
September 2011
26-11

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PDF
Child
Care;
TWIST
Verifying Social Security Numbers in At-Risk Child Care Cases
Includes Attachments:
1. Acceptable Documentation for Verifying Identity

RESCISSIONS: None

09-09-11
32-11

Word
PDF
Child
Care
Requirements for Relative Child Care Providers to List with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

RESCISSIONS: None

09-14-11
33-11

Word
PDF
Child
Care
Senate Bill 265: New Requirements for the Delivery of Training to Child Care Providers

RESCISSIONS: None

09-15-11
34-11

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PDF
Child
Care;
TWIST
Children Receiving or Needing Protective Services -- Update
Includes Attachments:
1. Attachment 1: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Protective Service Action 11-088, "Day Care Changes," August 24, 2011

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 21-07

09-22-11
37-11

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PDF
Child
Care;
TANF/
Choices;
TWIST
Including Nonreported Attendance in Local Workforce Development Board Attendance Policies -- Update
Includes Attachments:
1. Attachment 1: Including Absences and Z-Days with Variable Schedules Examples

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 12-11

09-26-11
October 2011
13-11,
Chg. 1

Word
PDF
Admin Requirements for Reporting, Fact-Finding, and Prosecution of Fraud, Waste, Theft, and Program Abuse Cases, and Collection of Overpayments - Update

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 13-11

10-04-11
39-11

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PDF
Child
Care;
ES;
Performance;
Project RIO;
SNAP
E&T;
TANF/
Choices;
TWIST;
WIA;
WorkIn
Texas.com
Workforce Automated Systems' Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2012

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 36-10

10-05-11
41-11

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PDF
Child
Care
Fiscal Year 2012 Additional Child Care Local Match Funds
Includes Attachments:
1. Attachment 1: Fiscal Year 2012 Additional Child Care Local Match Contribution Agreement (Word)
2. Attachment 2: Fiscal Year 2012 Additional Child Care Local Match Agreement Amendment (Word)
3. Attachment 3: Fiscal Year 2012 Additional Local Match Determination Tool (Excel)

RESCISSIONS: None

10-19-11
November 2011
35-11

Word
PDF
All
Programs;
Veterans
Priority of Service for Eligible Veterans - Update
Includes Attachments:
1. Sample Self-Attestation Form (Word)

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 04-09, Change 3

11-03-11
40-11

Word
PDF
Financial
Reporting
Fiscal Year 2012/Program Year 2011 Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System Instructions
Includes Attachments:
1. Cost Category Matrix (Excel)
2. Cost Category Descriptions

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 03-11

11-03-11
43-11

Word
PDF
All
Programs
Priority of Service for Eligible Foster Youth

RESCISSIONS: None

11-03-11
44-11

Word
PDF
Dislocated
Worker;
TWIST;
WIA
Workforce Investment Act Gold Standard Evaluation
Includes Attachments:
1. Workforce Investment Act Gold Standard Evaluation TWIST Screenshots

RESCISSIONS: None

11-03-11
46-11

Word
PDF
Fiscal-
Allocations
Revised Fiscal Year 2012/Program Year 2011 Allocations for Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs

RESCISSIONS: None

11-09-11
47-11

Word
PDF
Fiscal-
Allocations;
SNAP
E&T
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training: Fiscal Year 2012 Supplemental Allocations for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents

RESCISSIONS: None

11-15-11
December 2011
48-11

Word
PDF
Child-
Care;
TWIST
Senate Bill 264: Quality Child Care Indicators

RESCISSIONS: None

12-06-11
42-11

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PDF
Dislocated
Worker;
TAA;
TWIST;
UI;
WIA
Layoff Aversion Guide

RESCISSIONS: None

12-09-11
38-11,
Chg. 1

Word
PDF
Admin;
General
Local Memoranda of Understanding with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to Serve Foster Youth - Update
Includes Attachments:
1. Sample Memorandum of Understanding Template
2. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Regional Offices and Local Workforce Development Boards Contact Information

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 38-11

12-20-11
49-11

Word
PDF
Child-
Care;
TANF/
Choices
2012 Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers

RESCISSIONS: WD Letter 43-10

12-20-11

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