- (a) Role of Boards. A Board shall, as authorized by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105, as amended, the applicable federal regulations at 45 C.F.R. Part 260-265, the TANF State Plan, this chapter, and consistent with the Board's Choices service strategy and the Board's approved integrated workforce training and services plan as referenced in §801.17 of this title, identify employers' workforce needs and design Choices services to ensure that applicants, recipients, and former recipients participate in work-related activities that meet the needs of the local employers and are consistent with the goals and purposes of Choices services as referenced in §811.1 of this title.
- (b) Board flexibility. Subject to the authorization referenced in subsection (a) of this section, a Board may exercise flexibility in the use of TANF funds for services to applicants, recipients, and former recipients to end the dependence of needy persons on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage to fulfill TANF purpose two as referenced in §811.1 of this title.
- (c) Board planning. A Board shall develop, amend and modify its integrated workforce training and services plan to incorporate and coordinate the design and management of the delivery of Choices 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 as set forth in Chapter 801 of this title.
- (d) Board management. Pursuant to the rules contained in Chapter 801 and this chapter, a Board shall coordinate workforce training and services for the Board's workforce area and shall incorporate and coordinate the management and strategy for Choices services as provided in §811.4 of this title, into the comprehensive One-Stop Service Delivery Network provided to help low-income families as they move toward self-sufficiency.
- (e) Board monitoring. A Board shall ensure that monitoring activities are performed as required by Chapter 800, Subchapter I of this title.
Source Note:The provisions of this §811.3 adopted to be effective February 19, 2001, 26 TexReg 1566.