1. (a) A Board shall ensure that post-employment services, which include job retention, career advancement, and reemployment services, are offered to mandatory individuals, and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in Choices services, who are employed, and to applicants and former recipients who have obtained employment but require additional assistance in retaining employment and achieving self-sufficiency.
2. (b) A Board shall ensure that post-employment services are monitored, and ensure that hours of employment are required and reported by mandatory recipients, and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in Choices services, for at least the length of time the mandatory recipients, and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in Choices services, receive temporary cash assistance.
3. (c) A Board shall ensure that ongoing contact is established with Choices individuals receiving post-employment services at least monthly.
4. (d) A Board may include mentoring techniques as part of a post-employment strategy.

5. (e) A Board may, through local policies and procedures, make post-employment services available to:

   1. (1) former recipients who are denied temporary cash assistance because of earnings; and
   2. (2) sanctioned families and conditional applicants who obtain employment during the one month of demonstrated cooperation.

6. (f) The post-employment services may include the following:

   1. (1) assistance and support for the transition into employment through direct services or referrals to resources available in the workforce area;
   2. (2) child care, if needed, as specified in rules at Chapter 809 of this title;
   3. (3) work-related expenses, including those identified in §811.64 of this chapter;
   4. (4) transportation, if needed;
   5. (5) job search, job placement, and job development services to help a former recipient who loses a job to obtain employment;
   6. (6) referrals to available education or training resources to increase an employed individual's skills or to help the individual qualify for advancement and long-term employment goals;
   7. (7) additional career planning and counseling; or
   8. (8) referral to support services available in the community.

7. (g) The maximum length of time a former recipient, conditional applicant, and sanctioned family may receive services under this section is dependent upon:

   1. (1) family circumstances;
   2. (2) the risk of returning to public assistance. A person is considered at risk of returning to temporary cash assistance if he or she is a food stamp recipient, or receives Commission-funded child care;
   3. (3) the ongoing need for these services; and
   4. (4) the availability of funds for these services.
8. (h) Post-employment service providers may include employers, community colleges, technical colleges, proprietary schools, faith-based and community-based organizations.

Source Note:The provisions of this §811.51 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10261.