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Tax liability cases: For two tax-liability matters on docket 14 (case numbers TDDash24Dash060Dash1124 and TDDash24Dash068Dash0524), staff reported the cases and commissioners agreed with staff recommendations on both matters. Commissioners Esparza, Trevino and Chairman Daniel each stated on the record that they “agree with the recommendation.”

Wage claims and UI short-form matters: The commission moved to accept staff recommendations on remaining wage-claim and unemployment-insurance (UI) cases on docket 14, with several commissioners recording exceptions on short-form dissent lists; the motion passed with noted exceptions. The meeting record refers to wage claim and UI short-form dissent lists but does not enumerate each dissenting case in the verbal discussion excerpt.

Selected unemployment insurance case actions: Commissioners debated individual UI appeals pulled for additional discussion. For case number 3628274, Commissioner Trevino moved to modify the administrative law judge (ALJ) decision, finding the claimant established good cause for missing a scheduled appearance and that the claimant’s separation was for reasons other than misconduct; another commissioner argued to affirm the ALJ’s decision citing employer timekeeping records. The record shows disagreement and a modified decision motion, and the case was resolved consistent with the modified findings on the record. For case number 3708167, commissioners voted to grant a rehearing to develop the record further on alleged reasonable-accommodation offers and pay details; the commission directed rehearing.

Board nominations: The commission approved local workforce development board member nominees for Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast as presented by staff; the motion carried unanimously.

Other actions: The commission approved the $4,500,000 fiscal‑year 2025 addition for TRS centralized assessment services and ratified a $1,000,000 grant award for the AAL Career Pathways Professional Development Center (see separate items). The meeting adjourned after the votes recorded on docket 14.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TWC Commission Meeting | 4-1-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved staff recommendations on multiple tax liability and wage-claim dockets, authorized rehearing for one UI case and approved workforce board nominations; motions were recorded as carried or rehear as noted in the docket.","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},6592574,"TWC CFO warns projected UI payouts could create shortfall; commissioners ask to explore mitigation options",177,1115000,1292000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2838538-e0e2ba37a175a602ddd10e94a53561a7&start=1115&end=1292","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2838538-e0e2ba37a175a602ddd10e94a53561a7/thumbnail_1115000.jpg","/articles/6592574/Texas/TWC-CFO-warns-projected-UI-payouts-could-create-shortfall-commissioners-ask-to-explore-mitigation-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592574-c3455eb5c61d055ade7b5e2bd0900333/orig.mp4?Expires=1775609260&Signature=J-2ZJzLIHKZI8OOlCWaAdxwndld0GkyWKWNmOQbzV0Nw-prtJxZVj9ypMyOqsuyHNV3ogAAW0ajhMLHKhpRC5AZ7A8irXWoIceckXKBjW64TqPn-~xt7O6~9cLmwMU3tJ2zFLqX3Wp8XqRH9LEg5WIntEGWSPOQcAf9wDDuFGAaRA93mr6sYe0SQN87UbCwlhEwLElVFg3TfWh96sRBfOtNZbTdi7KJ5QyInctMQyvtzt4TisYjuuEZOxB5lT8jKYiN2krCPDs0xjMpeFW9cv5763B~egzRjTPYlPwM771ZGkEFYRQifeZpBKPcQ04oIUZajkVVCc1fW0Wb3LTs-kQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chris Nelson, chief financial officer for the Texas Workforce Commission, told commissioners Wednesday that projected unemployment insurance (UI) benefit payouts for the year have risen and that the trust fund could fall below the statutory floor by Sept. 30, 2025 if current assumptions hold.

Nelson said the commission projects “a little over $2,000,000,000 in revenue” and has increased estimated benefit payouts to $3,122,000,000. He said the projection assumes a transfer of about $456,000,000 from the Employment and Training Investment (ETI) account into the trust fund and that, under the current assumptions, the trust fund would be roughly $299,300,000 below the statutory floor of $1,350,000,000 on Sept. 30, 2025 — a level that, if realized, could make a possible deficit tax come into play under statute.

Nelson told the commission he included an estimated $68,000,000 that is currently in a supplemental appropriation bill in the projection and would remove it from the assumptions if the appropriation were not enacted.

Commissioners discussed mechanisms to mitigate impacts to employers, asking staff to research options including phased adjustments to tax rates, borrowing or bonding, possible federal grants or emergency funding, strategic transfers, and other measures. One commissioner asked staff to convene discussions on options “to ensure employer tax remains as low as possible while maintaining fund levels for 2026.”

Nelson said the principal driver of the projected shortfall is higher benefit payouts — in part because claimants are receiving benefits for longer periods and paid weeks compensated have increased. Nelson said the payout trends represent roughly a 9% increase from the prior projection and noted the statutory three‑year lookback used in tax-rate calculations will gradually incorporate higher payout years and change future employer rates.

Staff did not present immediate tax-rate changes at the meeting; commissioners asked for follow-up briefings and analysis of mitigation strategies prior to the October calculation period.","TWC Chief Financial Officer Chris Nelson reported projections showing higher benefit payouts and a possible shortfall that could trigger statutory measures; commissioners asked staff to explore options to mitigate employer tax impacts.",{"_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},6592578,"Commission ratifies $1 million grant for AAL Career Pathways professional development center",119,977000,1096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2838538-e0e2ba37a175a602ddd10e94a53561a7&start=977&end=1096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2838538-e0e2ba37a175a602ddd10e94a53561a7/thumbnail_977000.jpg","/articles/6592578/Texas/Commission-ratifies-1-million-grant-for-AAL-Career-Pathways-professional-development-center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592578-d39e59fd18946bf9abc17248c8c8d8ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1775609260&Signature=KN7zTzc0u4aRwCUPXvs19K221JC2Z9c8oWhsmvBy6Zlhn97wivodLu32IQ4FawIOqnZu8dQpbRuLfKOxS7UL-Xc3f8vdz661RwXfO4XeKOI3bpuF5aPo~HhSFOBgfdlMTiGDvse32Pd528GUBVQTEflMZenRDU4ntYgxReeOwVWvATjRfDshvszyyVTv4k8MYXXcyb8ztPY6BlNVSN3t61Uz6jb76v~4XyyLSt63xkn1PX8IR6LF4DDjppHngLErAp4QYHopBMx8QbIOD0mCKhjjLGveyLlhWMXvAFjyb~eJGFLkgC~fl5X6HlIrTYXqVen-w5tkryhd3ew-9ahrQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas Workforce Commission on Wednesday ratified a staff recommendation to award $1,000,000 for the Adult Education and Literacy (AAL) Career Pathways Professional Development Center.

James Golsan of the Commission’s Workforce Development Division told commissioners the request for applications (RFA) sought evidence-based professional development and evaluation services for AAL grantees and workforce partners. He said a six-member evaluation team reviewed six eligible applicants and recommended one award for the full $1,000,000 available; the grants are anticipated to begin in June 2025.

A commissioner asked whether the panel’s decision had to be ratified by the full commission. Golsan replied, “I believe that it is statutorily required for AEL selection decisions to be ratified at the dais.” Another staff member confirmed the requirement is now in agency rule.

A motion to approve the $1,000,000 award was made, seconded and the motion carried.

The commission did not name the selected grantee in the public discussion excerpted in the meeting record. Staff said they were available to answer questions; none were raised beyond the procedural ratification issue.","The commission approved a $1 million award to establish an Adult Education and Literacy (AAL) Career Pathways Professional Development Center; staff said statute or rule requires selection decisions be ratified at the dais.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6592583,"Texas Workforce Commission approves $4.5 million to boost Texas Rising Star centralized assessments",440,524000,964000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2838538-e0e2ba37a175a602ddd10e94a53561a7&start=524&end=964","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2838538-e0e2ba37a175a602ddd10e94a53561a7/thumbnail_524000.jpg","/articles/6592583/Texas/Texas-Workforce-Commission-approves-45-million-to-boost-Texas-Rising-Star-centralized-assessments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592583-c11e39676b8fe374fdbfd30200aef7af/orig.mp4?Expires=1775609260&Signature=eXOgAT-A-~tz4~5QYWLWBxYunPC5URkMwEq81o4DlkmFQIFLiWk5pC3jMPZ7u1uBz69AUAekgWt9xvl-AFIRTKw-F-e3bsPZ9fkyVI9BroSA0zEQcJH5fXAwdP3GiuZta21PQcOORxfnZqchgnxxjfQv0oqbYSqe8F3DEeWmnWnrAG4s5AiDaEh43ysfVTx~4E1t8MHqeZswhBqcWU5VJlA3GmulaZ0746EfXewRVgsNJ4jzzyUKyHQb5x2YdOXr-KGskMbSLHolA4uC-40F2V9lyi2leQWKc3vJniiUiNmwB586pDk4Mx-fe-9taymgY6xIQdMoT7MrSJl7KggQlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas Workforce Commission on Wednesday approved adding $4.5 million in fiscal-year 2025 statewide-initiatives funding to support Texas Rising Star (TRS) assessment services conducted by the program’s centralized assessment entity (CAE).

Commission staff said the CAE has faced workload challenges and needs additional staff to complete required initial assessments, annual monitoring visits and other assessments for child-care providers statewide.

Lisonbee Wilson of the commission’s Child Care and Early Learning Division told commissioners that state law required TWC to select a single entity to operate a statewide roster of qualified TRS assessors and that the CAE’s “expenditures with the needed additional staffing will total approximately $34,000,000 over a 3 year period.” She said the commission previously approved about $29,900,000 for the CAE through FY23–FY25 statewide initiatives budgets and recommended a $4,500,000 addition for FY25 to meet assessment requirements.

Wilson said the additional funds would pay for more assessors and related staffing. She said the CAE will use a mix of full-time employees and contracted assessors; contracted assessors allow the CAE to scale up or down with demand. Reagan Miller noted the commission reserve balance and confirmed the funding is available.

Commission discussion focused on sustainability, staffing models and how caseloads will change. Commissioners asked whether the assessors are state employees; Wilson responded the assessors are provided through the vendor contract and are not state employees. She gave caseload ranges the CAE expects as it adjusts: about 65–75 programs per assessor under the CAE’s plan, compared with about 36 programs per assessor under the earlier board-administered model.

Wilson also said the commission will add contract language in the renewal that sets benchmarks for the number of assessments to be completed by specified dates and ties those benchmarks to liquidated damages.

A motion to approve the $4.5 million addition was made and seconded and the commission vote carried.

The commission did not set a public timeline in the meeting for when the additional staff must be hired, but Wilson said the CAE is in its third year of operation and that the agency is “learning as we go” about statewide implementation.","The Texas Workforce Commission voted to add $4.5 million in fiscal 2025 funding to the Texas Rising Star centralized assessment entity (CAE) after staff said the CAE requires more assessors and staffing to meet statewide assessment requirements.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: TWC docket 14 — staff recommendations, UI case actions and board nominations

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