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(e) The post-employment services may include the following:
(1) assistance and support for the transition into employ-
ment 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 ser-
vices to help a former recipient who loses ajob to obtain employment;
(6) referrals to available education or training resources to
increase an employed Choices eligible'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.
(f) The maximum length of time a former recipient, condi-
tional applicant, and sanctioned family may receive services under this
section is dependent upon:
(1) family circumstances;
(2) the risk of returning to public assistance. A person is
considered at risk of returning to TANF cash assistance if he or she is
a SNAP [feed stamp] recipient, or receives Commission-funded child
care;
(3) the ongoing need for these services; and
(4) the availability of funds for these services.
(g) Post-employment service providers may include employ-
ers, community colleges, technical colleges, career schools and col-
leges, faith-based and community-based organizations.
811.52. Other Choices Activities.
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.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 14, 2012.
TRD-201204287
Laurie Biscoe
Deputy Director, Workforce Programs
Texas Workforce Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 30, 2012
For further information, please call: (512) 475-08294 4 4
SUBCHAPTER E. SUPPORT SERVICES AND
OTHER INITIATIVES
40 TAC 811.61
The rule is proposed under Texas Labor Code 301.0015 and
302.002(d), which provide the Texas Workforce Commission
with the authority to adopt, amend, or repeal such rules as it
deems necessary for the effective administration of Agency ser-
vices and activities.
The proposed rule affects Texas Labor Code, Title 4 and Texas
Human Resources Code, Chapters 31 and 34.
811.61. Support Services.
(a) A Board shall ensure that support services as specified in
this subchapter are provided, if needed, to Choices participants to ad-
dress barriers to employment or participation in Choices services, sub-
ject 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, including Com-
mission-funded child care, are provided only to Choices participants
who are meeting Choices program [work] requirements set forth in
811.16, Subchapter B of this chapter [N8-1- 1 8123, and 81.25 -
81H34], and as set forth in 809.45 of this title. In applying this pro-
vision, a Board shall ensure support services are provided to Choices
participants if it is determined support services are needed to comply
with Choices program [work] requirements set forth in 811.16, Sub-
chapter B of this chapter [fYT-~-1 8T 23 and 8 2 - 8 34], and
as set forth in 809.45 of this title.
(c) A Board shall ensure that:
(1) support services are terminated immediately upon a de-
termination of failure to meet Choices program [wrk] requirements by
Choices participants unless otherwise determined by the Board's ser-
vice provider as referenced in subsection (b) of this section;
(2) the Board's child care contractor is notified immediately
of the failure to meet Choices program [work] requirements; and
(3) upon notification, the Board's child care contractor im-
mediately notifies the child care provider that services are terminating
due to failure to meet Choices program [work] requirements.
(d) A Board shall ensure that support services, classified as
cash assistance, for:
(1) applicants and former recipients do not extend beyond
four months for those who are unemployed and not receiving TANF
cash assistance; and
(2) unemployed conditional applicants and sanctioned
families do not extend beyond their demonstrated cooperation period.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 14, 2012.
TRD-201204290PROPOSED RULES August 31, 2012 37 TexReg 6903
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