(a) Boards must ensure that prior to the development
of an FEP Choices participants receive general information about services
provided through the One-Stop Service Delivery Network that will assist
them in obtaining employment, if the Choices participants did not
receive this information during the WOA.
(b) FEPs are required for all Choices participants.
(c) FEPs shall be developed with applicants and former
recipients who choose to participate in Choices services.
(d) A Board shall ensure that an FEP is developed during
the assessment and:
(1) is based on assessments, as described in §811.22;
(2) contains the goal of self-sufficiency through employment
to meet the needs of the local labor market;
(3) contains the steps and services to achieve the
goal, including:
(A) connecting the Choices participant immediately
to the local labor market;
(B) addressing potential barriers that limit the Choices
participant's ability to work or participate in activities;
(C) arranging support services for the Choices participant
or the family to address circumstances that limit the Choices participant's
ability to work or participate, including services for substance abuse,
mental health, family violence, and disability-related issues;
(D) developing specific post-employment service strategies
with methods and time frames for reaching the goal of an identified
self-sufficiency wage; and
(E) requiring Choices participants to notify the Board's
service provider of changes in family circumstances that may preclude
participation in Choices services;
(4) is signed by the Choices participant--unless the
Choices participant is a mandatory Choices participant coded by HHSC
as working at least 30 hours per week, earning at least $700 per month,
and receiving the EID--and a Board's service provider;
(5) assigns required hours and sets forth the participation
agreement for compliance with Choices program requirements. FEPs for
two-parent families must include a description of how the required
hours of participation will be distributed between one or both adults
in the two-parent household; and
(6) provides information about the penalty process,
good cause process, right of appeal, and the importance of immediately
contacting a case manager should individual or family circumstances
arise that prevent participation.
(e) A Board shall regularly ensure that progress toward
meeting the goals of the FEP is evaluated and the FEP is modified
as appropriate to meet job seeker and employer needs in the local
labor market.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §811.23 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10261; amended to be effective February 26, 2007, 32 TexReg 906; amended to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 180 |