40 Tex. Admin. Code § 800.2 - Definitions

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.

(2) Agency--The unit of state government established under Texas Labor Code Chapter 301 that is presided over by the Commission and administered by the executive director to operate the integrated workforce development system and administer the unemployment compensation insurance program in this state as established under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act, Texas Labor Code, Title 4, Subtitle A, as amended. The definition of "Agency" shall apply to all uses of the term in rules contained in this part, unless otherwise defined, relating to the Texas Workforce Commission.

(3) Allocation--The amount approved by the Commission for expenditures to a local workforce development area during a specified program year, according to specific state and federal requirements.

(4) Board--A Local Workforce Development Board created pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2308.253 and certified by the governor pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2308.261. This includes such a Board when functioning as the Local Workforce Investment Board as described in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) §107 (29 USC § 3122), including those functions required of a youth standing committee, as provided for under WIOA §107(i). The definition of Board shall apply to all uses of the term in the rules contained in this part, or unless otherwise defined, relating to the Texas Workforce Commission. Boards are subrecipients as defined in OMB Circular A-133.

(5) Child Care--Child care services funded through the Commission, which may include services funded under the Child Care and Development Fund, WIOA, and other funds available to the Commission or a Board to provide quality child care to assist families seeking to become independent from, or who are at risk of becoming dependent on, public assistance while parents are either working or participating in educational or training activities in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations.

(6) Choices--The employment and training activities created under § 31.0126 of the Texas Human Resources Code and funded under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (42 USC 601 et.seq.) to assist individuals who are receiving temporary cash assistance, transitioning off, or at risk of becoming dependent on temporary cash assistance or other public assistance in obtaining and retaining employment.

(7) Commission--The body of governance of the Texas Workforce Commission composed of three members appointed by the governor as established under Texas Labor Code § 301.002 that includes one representative of labor, one representative of employers, and one representative of the public. The definition of Commission shall apply to all uses of the term in rules contained in this part, unless otherwise defined, relating to the Texas Workforce Commission.

(8) Formal Measures--Workforce development services performance measures adopted by the governor and developed and recommended through the Texas Workforce Investment Council (TWIC).

(9) Employment Service--A program to match qualified job seekers with employers through a statewide network of one-stop career centers. (Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 (Title 29 USC, Chapter 4B) as amended by WIOA (PL 113-128)).

(10) Executive Director--The individual appointed by the Commission to administer the daily operations of the Agency, which may include an individual delegated by the Executive Director to perform a specific function on behalf of the Executive Director.

(11) Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)--A business entity as defined in 34 TAC § 20.282 that is certified by the State of Texas, has not exceeded the standards for size established by 34 TAC § 20.294, and has established Texas as its principal place of business.

(12) Local Workforce Development Area (workforce area)--Workforce areas designated by the governor pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2308.252 and functioning as a Local Workforce Investment Area, as provided for under WIOA §106 and §189(i)(1) (29 USC § 3121 and § 3249).

(13) One-Stop Service Delivery Network--A one-stop--based network under which entities responsible for administering separate workforce investment, educational, and other human resources programs and funding streams collaborate to create a seamless network of service delivery that shall enhance the availability of services through the use of all available access and coordination methods, including telephonic and electronic methods--also known as Texas Workforce Solutions.

(14) Performance Measure--An expected performance outcome or result.

(15) Performance Target--A contracted numerical value setting the acceptable and expected performance outcome or result to be achieved for a performance measure, including Core Outcome Formal Measures. Achievement between 95 and 105 percent of the established target is considered meeting the target.

(16) Program Year--The twelve-month period applicable to the following as specified:

(A) Child Care: October 1 - September 30;

(B) Choices: October 1 - September 30;

(C) Employment Service: October 1 - September 30;

(D) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training: October 1 - September 30;

(E) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Vocational Rehabilitation: October 1 - September 30;

(F) Trade Act services: October 1 - September 30;

(G) WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth formula funds: July 1 - June 30;

(H) WIOA Alternative Funding for Statewide Activities: October 1 - September 30;

(I) WIOA Alternative Funding for One-Stop Enhancements: October 1 - September 30; and

(J) WIOA, Adult Education and Literacy: July 1 - June 30.

(17) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T)--A program to assist SNAP recipients to become self-supporting through participation in activities that include employment, job readiness, education, and training, activities authorized and engaged in as specified by federal statutes and regulations (7 USC § 2011), and Chapter 813 of this title relating to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training.

(18) TANF--Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which may include temporary cash assistance and other temporary assistance for eligible individuals, as defined in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended (7 USC § 2011 et seq.) and the TANF statutes and regulations (42 USC § 601 et seq.), 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 260 - 265). TANF may also include the TANF State Program (TANF SP), relating to two-parent families, which is codified in Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 34.

(19) Trade Act Services--Programs authorized by the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (and 20 CFR Part 617 ) providing services to dislocated workers eligible for Trade benefits through Workforce Solutions Offices.

(20) TWIC--Texas Workforce Investment Council, appointed by the governor pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2308.052 and functioning as the State Workforce Investment Board, as provided for under WIOA §101(e) (29 USC § 3111(e). In addition, pursuant to WIOA §193(a)(5) (29 USC § 3253(a)(5)), TWIC maintains the duties, responsibilities, powers, and limitations as provided in Texas Government Code §§ 2308.101 - 2308.105.

(21) WIOA--Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act--( PL 113 - 128, 29 USC § 3101 et seq.). References to WIOA include references to WIOA formula-allocated funds unless specifically stated otherwise.

(22) WIOA Formula-Allocated Funds--Funds allocated by formula to workforce areas for each of the following separate categories of services: WIOA adult, dislocated worker, and youth (excluding the secretary's and governor's reserve funds and rapid response funds).

(23) Workforce Solutions Offices Partner--An entity that carries out a workforce investment, educational, or other human resources program or activity, and that participates in the operation of the One-Stop Service Delivery Network in a workforce area consistent with the terms of a memorandum of understanding entered into between the entity and the Board.

Notes

40 Tex. Admin. Code § 800.2

The provisions of this §800.2 adopted to be effective February 19, 2001, 26 TexReg 1566; amended to be effective September 3, 2001, 26 TexReg 6719; amended to be effective June 30, 2002, 27 TexReg 5527; amended to be effective December 22, 2003, 28 TexReg 11357; amended to be effective August 23, 2004, 29 TexReg 8148; amended to be effective September 14, 2009, 34 TexReg 6341; amended to be effective February 7, 2011, 36 TexReg 592; amended to be effective February 24, 2014, 39 TexReg 1195; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 50, December 14, 2018, TexReg 8149, eff. 12/16/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 08, February 22, 2019, TexReg 0872, eff. 2/25/2019