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Patricia Martinez of the Workforce Development Division presented the slate of nominees and told commissioners staff recommended approval. Commissioners moved, seconded and the motion carried on the record.

Why it matters: Local workforce boards set policy and oversee workforce programs in their regions. Confirming nominees fills local governance roles that shape training, employer engagement and local workforce services.

Action
- Motion to approve nominees for the listed local workforce development boards; motion carried.

Ending
- Staff will follow standard appointment notification and onboarding procedures for newly confirmed board members.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TWC Commission Meeting | 3-4-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved presented local workforce board nominees for Workforce Solutions (DPS Texas), Tarrant County, Gulf Coast and Rural Capital Area.","taxTitle","Workforce Commission (TWC), Departments and Agencies, Executive, Texas","taxId",17380,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6652717,"TWC accepts $25.94 million in local childcare matching funds for board contract year 2025",154,2346000,2500000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2489788-7b91bbfc7ae5e6823578c8421e97a114&start=2346&end=2500","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2489788-7b91bbfc7ae5e6823578c8421e97a114/thumbnail_2346000.jpg","/articles/6652717/Texas/TWC-accepts-2594-million-in-local-childcare-matching-funds-for-board-contract-year-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6652717-0e81497591bf342e772eacdad1517dce/orig.mp4?Expires=1775609259&Signature=Cly4B2WwEotnjg8X2ayDsWboYSW4mljqUXW7upIt3b9RDo~YuhoaoFH7G~4OGBrDDNJayHwKWgJtp0xNoZmMTnU2cJCB33dFZISQGaMga6eCeiJdjQFu1Q2ysOIOKHH1Z~xdm-j1LGS0SD~5diuGQPXTU9SctTyVe0c4fQ1czcJj~Y0So1wVQZCQ958RoRIGWotZg0ZyaU6WhEHU85PbYr39MRLOg4rdi1liHB78yhui3Ogct9imhVArWxObqARPIDobcWUbQ6v1IoJ7okYBo6QjuSKRAawkcVK-C79qObmyJYCiDBWVNqye6nz0LJOwUUaYhkw0NkpeulvfEbMqzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas Workforce Commission voted to accept local childcare donations and pledged match amounts totaling $25,938,731 for board contract year (BCY) 2025, staff said.

Steven Sager of TWC’s Workforce Development Division told commissioners the submission package includes two donations and 71 match agreements from 24 local workforce boards included in the meeting materials. Boards collectively secured 9.18% of the statewide childcare local match targets for BCY 2025, and staff reported that all 28 boards met at least 100% of their individual targets.

Why it matters: Local match funds are required under federal rules to secure a portion of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) allocations. Accepting the pledges allows TWC to proceed with matching documentation necessary to claim federal funds for childcare services.

Commission action
- Motion to approve: The commission voted to accept childcare pledges, donations, transfers and certifications of expense for BCY 2025 in the amount of $25,938,731 as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously on the record.

Quote
- “Boards have secured a 9.18% of the statewide childcare local match targets for BCY ’25,” Steven Sager said when presenting the item.

Ending
- Staff recorded the vote and will proceed with the federal documentation and follow-up required to apply the local matches to CCDF funding.","The Texas Workforce Commission voted to accept $25,938,731 in local donations and match agreements to help secure federal CCDF funds for board contract year 2025.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6652721,"Texas Workforce Commission hears dozens of appeals, resubmits some cases and affirms others",342,63000,405000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2489788-7b91bbfc7ae5e6823578c8421e97a114&start=63&end=405","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2489788-7b91bbfc7ae5e6823578c8421e97a114/thumbnail_63000.jpg","/articles/6652721/Texas/Texas-Workforce-Commission-hears-dozens-of-appeals-resubmits-some-cases-and-affirms-others","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6652721-e489efde6e36a1ea24a5ea6bc6308a74/orig.mp4?Expires=1775609259&Signature=aiOpLS6MFArhenasGdTDUZKB91fqxozg9-u6DmgV2FtY0Y5oeZq0Nf~lBCqxcmDG8RSgkfln3jDR-7s1PfRbEHQ5VjY3cSEUh40Zk-~3NHwPQ5CkJ916qeGpXYrxs1iHkKPDDoqizSOSnn6IVJzVkxSVa8fhFd2JXPhxoAXUkK0x5FxMM~ZbZ8C9TqdIsPB2qri0Se7KkuoUrDylOg65-YN5lf2L9jqQ9IgS-mUV7UwlN3csDTH2NBNHRhpWE5C1rT-FQGk80sjBS3ATrc4bP2IkJBVtQFo3XZZ0NQ~4nWDcqBdxmSGDjtRuN1tThH~9~6bqIwnGyiUwi02rvUm9Gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas Workforce Commission on an administrative docket heard and decided a large set of adjudicative appeals covering tax liability, wage claims and unemployment insurance (UI), issuing a mix of affirmations, reversals and remands and voting to accept staff recommendations on remaining dockets.

Commissioners spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing cases on docket 9 and docket 10. Commissioners reported decisions to affirm administrative law officers’ (AT) rulings in some matters, remand others for further merits testimony, and in several instances reverse AT findings where the record supported misconduct findings or timeliness exceptions. The commission also took a procedural vote to accept staff recommendations on the remaining wage-claim and UI matters on the dockets, with a number of short-form dissents recorded.

Why it matters: The commission’s rulings determine benefit eligibility and employer chargeback exposure, and several decisions hinge on timeliness rules and whether claimants or employers established good cause for missed hearings. Outcomes affect whether employers’ accounts remain charged for benefits and whether claimants get merits hearings.

Key outcomes and examples

Votes at a glance
- Tax-liability cases, docket 9 (case numbers TD-24-059-1024 and TD-24-062-1224): Commissioners recorded agreement with staff recommendations on both cases as read on the record.
- Wage-claim case 23-053696-1 (docket 10): Commissioners were split during discussion. The majority deemed the employer’s late appeals untimely and left the underlying wage-claim administrative decision in effect; a short-form dissent was recorded.
- Multiple UI appeals (selected examples): the commission ordered resubmission (rehearings) on timeliness grounds in several pandemic‑era timeliness disputes (for example, case numbers 3079838 and 3083988 were resubmitted for further review of protest/chargeback issues). Other UI matters were affirmed where commissioners found no good-cause exception to timeliness rules. A mix of reversals and affirmations appeared across the cases reviewed; several decisions turned on whether claimants or employers demonstrated good cause for missed hearings or timely filing.

What commissioners emphasized
- Timeliness and Rule 16: Commissioners repeatedly cited the commission’s timeliness rules (referred to in the record as Rule 16) when evaluating petitions to reopen and appeals. Some commissioners urged liberal treatment for pandemic-related misinformation; others emphasized strict application when notice was mailed to the address of record.
- Evidence and hearing participation: Where parties missed hearings by a few minutes, several commissioners treated prompt attempts to register or to call in as grounds for good cause and resubmission. Where claimants did not provide evidence or failed to participate, commissioners more often affirmed AT decisions.
- Misconduct findings: Several reversals were grounded on findings that conduct met the commission’s standard for work‑connected misconduct (for example, violations of employer policies or undisputed evidence of prohibited conduct), which removes benefit eligibility and may sustain chargebacks.

Process and next steps
- Staff short-form lists: Commissioners noted they had received short-form dissent lists for wage-claim and UI dockets and then moved to accept staff recommendations on the remaining cases; motions to accept those staff recommendations passed with exceptions noted in the short-form dissent lists.
- Individual case outcomes: Many case-level rulings require clerical entry of the commission’s order and, where resubmission was ordered, scheduling for merits testimony.

Quotes
- “I move we accept staff recommendations on the remaining wage claim cases on dockets 9 and 10,” Chairman Daniel said before the commission voted to accept the staff recommendations with exceptions noted on the short-form dissent lists.

Ending
- The commission concluded its case docket work and then proceeded to non-adjudicative agenda items later in the meeting.","The Texas Workforce Commission reviewed multiple tax-liability, wage-claim and unemployment-insurance appeals across dockets 9 and 10, issuing a mix of affirmations, reversals and remands and voting to accept staff recommendations on remaining cases with several recorded dissents.","actionData","errors"]

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