Section 811.13 - Responsibilities of Choices Participants(a) A Board shall ensure that Choices participants comply with the provisions contained in this section.(b) Choices participants shall: (1) accept a job offer at the earliest possible opportunity;(2) participate in or receive ancillary services necessary to enable Choices participants to work or participate in employment-related activities, including counseling, treatment, vocational or physical rehabilitation, and medical or health services;(3) report actual hours of participation in Choices work activities, including hours of employment; and(4) attend scheduled appointments.(c) Within two-parent families, Choices participants shall participate in assessment and family employment planning sessions and assigned employment and training activities as follows: (1) participate in Choices employment and training as specified in §811.25(b) - (c) of this chapter;(2) comply with all requirements specified in the FEP; and(3) sign a form that contains all the information identified in the Agency's Family Work Requirement form, as described in § 811.24 of this chapter.(d) Within single-parent families, Choices participants shall participate in assessment and employment planning sessions and assigned employment and training activities as follows: (1) participate in Choices employment and training activities as specified in § 811.25(a) of this chapter; and(2) comply with all requirements specified in the FEP.(e) A Board shall ensure that mandatory Choices participants coded by HHSC as working at least 30 hours per week, earning at least $700 per month, and receiving the EID:(1) report to the Board actual hours of work, as defined in § 811.34 of this chapter; and(2) are provided with information on available post-employment services.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 811.13
The provisions of this §811.13 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10261; amended to be effective February 26, 2007, 32 TexReg 906; amended to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 180; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 20, May 17, 2024, TexReg 3589, eff. 5/20/2024