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Workforce Commission approves rule publications, adopts final rules, suspends a recertification and approves funding estimates and board nominees
Summary
The Workforce Commission voted to publish proposed rule changes to JET (ch.804) and Unemployment Insurance rules (ch.815), adopted final rules for chapters 819 and 858, approved FY2027 apprenticeship planning estimates, temporarily suspended recertification requirements for the Fort Worth Lighthouse for the Blind, and accepted multiple UI/wage-case short-form recommendations on docket 15.
The Workforce Commission took a bundle of administrative actions during its meeting, approving publication of proposed rule changes, adopting final rules, approving apprenticeship planning estimates and local board nominees, and resolving multiple unemployment and wage claim cases.
Office of General Counsel attorney Reed O’Brien presented several rule items. He asked commissioners to publish proposed amendments to 40 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 804 (Jobs and Education for Texans, JET Grant Program) to implement Senate Bill 1728 and expand eligible JET recipients to juvenile justice entities. He also recommended publishing proposed amendments to 40 TAC Chapter 815 to implement House Bill 3698, which would expand participation in federal reemployment services, increase required weekly work-search contacts from three to five, add claimant identity verification and clarify exempt groups. “Staff recommends submitting the proposed rule for publication in the Texas Register…
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