1. (a) Planning. A Board shall, as part of its integrated workforce training and services plan, develop, amend and modify the plan to incorporate and coordinate the design and management of the delivery of child care services with the delivery of other workforce employment, training and educational services identified in Texas Government Code §2308.251 et seq., as well as other training and services included in the One-Stop Service Delivery Network. The goal is to coordinate workforce training and services, to leverage private and public funds at the local level, and to fully integrate child care for low-income families with the network of workforce training and services under the administration of the Boards. Boards shall design and manage the integrated workforce training and services plan that maximizes the delivery and availability of quality child care services 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. .
2. (b) Policies. A Board shall develop, adopt, and modify its policies for the design and management of the delivery of child care services in a public process consistent with the methods required for compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 et seq.. A Board shall maintain written copies of the policies that are required by federal and state law or as requested by the Commission and make such policies available to the Commission and the public upon request. A Board shall also submit any modifications, amendments, or new policies to the Commission no later than two weeks after adoption of the policy by the Board.
3. (c) Coordinating Planning and Policies. A Board shall coordinate with federal, state and local child care and early development programs and representatives of local governments in developing its integrated plan and policies for the design and management of the delivery of child care services, and shall maintain written documentation of coordination efforts.

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.12 adopted to be effective February 11, 1999, 24 TexReg 800; amended to be effective June 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 5683.