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. (1) 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 Annotated, Title 4, Subtitle A, as amended. The definition of "Agency" shall apply to all uses of the term in rules contained in this part, or unless otherwise defined, relating to the Texas Workforce Commission that are adopted after February 1, 2001.
2. (2) 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.
3. (3) 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 Investment Act §117 (29 U.S.C.A. §2832), including those functions required of a Youth Council, as provided for under the Workforce Investment Act §117(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 that are adopted after February 1, 2001.
4. (4) Child Care--Child care services funded through the Commission, which may include services funded under the Child Care and Development Fund, WIA, 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.
5. (5) Choices--The employment and training activities created under §31.0126 of the Texas Human Resources Code and funded under TANF (42 U.S.C.A. 601 et seq.) to assist persons 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.
6. (6) 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, or unless otherwise defined, relating to the Texas Workforce Commission that are adopted after February 1, 2001.
7. (7) Formal Measures--Workforce development services performance measures adopted by the Governor and developed and recommended through the Texas Workforce Investment Council (TWIC).
8. (8) Employment Service--A program to match qualified job seekers with employers through a statewide network of one-stop career centers. (The Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 (Title 29 U.S.C., Chapter 4B) as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220))
9. (9) Executive Director--The individual appointed by the Commission to administer the daily operations of the Agency, which may include a person delegated by the Executive Director to perform a specific function on behalf of the Executive Director.
10. (10) 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 the Workforce Investment Act §116 and §189(i)(2) (29 U.S.C.A., §2831 and §2939).
11. (11) 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 referred to as the Texas Workforce Network.
12. (12) Performance Measure--An expected performance outcome or result.
13. (13) Performance Standard--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.

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

    1. (A) Child Care: October 1 - September 30;
    2. (B) Choices: October 1 - September 30;
    3. (C) Employment Service: October 1 - September 30;
    4. (D) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training: October 1 - September 30;
    5. (E) Project RIO: October 1 - September 30;
    6. (F) Trade Act Services: October 1 - September 30;
    7. (G) Veterans' Employment and Training: October 1 - September 30;
    8. (H) Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth formula funds: July 1 - June 30;
    9. (I) WIA Alternative Funding for Statewide Activities: October 1 - September 30; and
    10. (J) WIA Alternative Funding for One-Stop Enhancements: October 1 - September 30.
15. (15) Project Reintegration of Offenders (RIO)--A program that prepares and transitions ex-offenders released from Texas Department of Criminal Justice or Texas Youth Commission incarceration into gainful employment as soon as possible after release, consistent with provisions of the Texas Labor Code, Chapter 306, Texas Government Code §2308.312, and the Memorandum of Understanding with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Youth Commission.
16. (16) 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 U.S.C.A. §2011), and Chapter 813 of this title relating to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training.
17. (17) 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 Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended (7 U.S.C.A. §201.1 et seq.) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families statutes and regulations (42 U.S.C.A. §601 et seq., 45 C.F.R. 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.
18. (18) Trade Act Services--Programs authorized by the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (and 20 C.F.R. Part 617) providing services to dislocated workers eligible for Trade benefits through Texas Workforce Centers.
19. (19) TWIC--Texas Workforce Investment Council appointed by the Governor pursuant to Texas Government Code §2308.052 and functioning as the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB), as provided for under the Workforce Investment Act §111(e) (29 U.S.C.A. §2821(e)). In addition, pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act §194(a)(5) (29 U.S.C.A. §2944(a)(5)), TWIC maintains the duties, responsibilities, powers, and limitations as provided in Texas Government Code §§2308.101 - 2308.105. Formerly known as the Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness (TCWEC), any references to TCWEC when used in this part are now considered references to TWIC.
20. (20) Texas Workforce Center 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.
21. (21) Veterans' Employment and Training--Services established under the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-288, 38 U.S.C.A. §§4100, 4201, and 4301) the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) and the Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) program to provide employment services to disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other eligible veterans and family members.
22. (22) WIA--Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220, 29 U.S.C.A. §2801 et seq.). References to WIA include references to WIA formula allocated funds unless specifically stated otherwise.
23. (23) WIA Formula Allocated Funds--Funds allocated by formula to workforce areas for each of the following separate categories of services: WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth (excluding the Secretary's and Governor's reserve funds and rapid response funds).

Source Note: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.