(a) A Board shall ensure that:
(1) WOA is offered frequently enough to allow applicants
and conditional applicants to comply with the HHSC requirement that
gives applicants and conditional applicants 10 calendar days from
the date of their eligibility interview to attend a WOA;
(2) during a regularly scheduled WOA or alternative
WOA, applicants and conditional applicants are informed of:
(A) employment services available through the One-Stop
Service Delivery System to assist applicants and conditional applicants
in achieving self-sufficiency without the need for TANF cash assistance;
(B) benefits of becoming employed;
(C) impact of time-limited benefits;
(D) individual and parental responsibilities; and
(E) other services and activities, including education
and training, available through the One-Stop Service Delivery System,
including services and referrals for services available to Choices-eligible
individuals with disabilities;
(3) alternative WOAs are developed that allow applicants
and conditional applicants with extraordinary circumstances to receive
the information listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection;
(4) verification that applicants and conditional applicants
attend a scheduled or alternative WOA is completed and HHSC is notified
in accordance with HHSC rules (1 TAC, Part 15, Chapter 372, Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Programs); and
(5) applicants and conditional applicants are provided
with an appointment to develop a family employment plan (FEP).
(b) A Board shall ensure that:
(1) Choices services are offered to applicants who
attend a WOA; and
(2) conditional applicants who attend a WOA are immediately
scheduled to begin Choices services.
(c) A Board shall ensure that a Choices participant's
eligibility is verified monthly.
(d) A Board shall ensure that all extended TANF recipients
are outreached and offered the opportunity to participate in Choices
activities.
(e) A Board shall ensure that post-employment services,
including job retention and career advancement services, are available
to Choices-eligible individuals, including mandatory Choices participants
coded by HHSC as working at least 30 hours per week, earning at least
$700 per month, and receiving EID.
(f) A Board shall ensure that monitoring of Choices
program requirements is ongoing and frequent, as determined by the
Board, unless otherwise specified in this chapter, and consists of
the following:
(1) ensuring receipt of support services;
(2) tracking and reporting all support services and
entering them into the TWC case management system at least monthly;
(3) tracking and reporting actual hours of participation
in Choices work activities, at least monthly, unless otherwise specified
in this chapter;
(4) determining and arranging for any intervention
needed to assist the Choices participant in complying with Choices
program requirements; and
(5) ensuring that the Choices participant is progressing
toward achieving the goals and objectives in the FEP.
(g) A Board shall ensure that:
(1) no fewer than four hours of training regarding
family violence is provided to staff who:
(A) provide information to Choices-eligible individuals;
(B) request penalties or grant good cause; or
(C) provide employment planning or employment retention
services; and
(2) Choices-eligible individuals who are identified
as being victims of family violence are referred to an individual
or an agency that specializes in issues involving family violence.
(h) A Board shall ensure that documentation is obtained
and maintained regarding all contact with Choices participants, including
verification of participation hours, and data is entered into the
TWC case management system.
(i) A Board shall ensure that a referral program is
developed to provide Choices-eligible individuals facing higher than
average barriers to employment, as described in this chapter, with
referrals to pre-employment and post-employment services offered by
community-based and other organizations.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §811.11 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10261; amended to be effective February 26, 2007, 32 TexReg 906; amended to be effective September 29, 2008, 33 TexReg 8192; amended to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 180; amended to be effective December 3, 2018, 43 TexReg 7801; amended to be effective May 20, 2024, 49 TexReg 3587 |