1. (a) Boards must ensure that prior to the development of a family employment plan, mandatory individuals, and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate, receive general information about services provided through the One-Stop Service Delivery Network that will assist them in obtaining employment, if the recipient did not receive this information during the WOA.
2. (b) Family employment plans are required for mandatory individuals, and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in Choices services.
3. (c) Family employment plans shall be developed with applicants and former recipients who choose to participate in Choices services.

4. (d) A Board shall ensure that a family employment plan is developed during the assessment and:

   1. (1) is based on assessments, as described in §811.22 of this subchapter;
   2. (2) contains the goal of self-sufficiency through employment to meet the needs of the local labor market;

   3. (3) contains the steps and services to achieve the goal, including:

      1. (A) connecting the job seeker immediately to the local labor market;
      2. (B) addressing potential barriers that limit the job seeker's ability to work or participate in activities;
      3. (C) arranging support services for the job seeker or the family to address circumstances that limit the individual's ability to work or participate, including services for family violence and disability-related issues;
      4. (D) developing specific post-employment service strategies with methods and time frames for reaching the goal of an identified self-sufficiency wage; and
      5. (E) requiring mandatory individuals to notify the Board's service provider of changes in family circumstances that may preclude participation in Choices services.
   4. (4) is signed by the Choices individual, unless the Choices individual is a recipient receiving the EID, and a Board's service provider; and
   5. (5) assigns required hours and sets forth the participation agreement for compliance with work requirements. Family employment plans 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.
   6. (6) provides information about the penalty process, good cause process, right of appeal, and the importance of immediately contacting a case worker should individual or family circumstances arise that prevent participation.
5. (e) A Board shall ensure that mandatory individuals are notified of their responsibility to participate in job readiness activities as set forth in §811.41(d) of this chapter.
6. (f) A Board shall ensure that progress towards meeting the goals of the family employment plan is evaluated and the family employment plan is modified as appropriate to meet employer needs in the local labor market.

Source Note:The provisions of this §811.23 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10261.