(a) Funds available to the Commission to provide Choices services will be allocated to the workforce areas using a need-based formula, in order to meet state and federal requirements, as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) At least 80 percent of the Choices funds will be allocated to the workforce areas on the basis of:
  (1) the relative proportion of the total unduplicated number of all families with Choices work requirements residing within the workforce area during the most recent calendar year to the statewide total unduplicated number of all families with Choices work requirements;
  (2) an equal base amount; and
  (3) the application of a hold harmless/stop gain procedure.
(c) No more than 10 percent of Choices funds expended as part of a workforce area's allocation shall be used for administrative costs, as defined by the appropriate federal regulations and Commission policy.

Source Note: The provisions of this §800.53 adopted to be effective August 27, 1997, 22 TexReg 8057; amended to be effective January 3, 2001, 25 TexReg 13005; amended to be effective August 23, 2004, 29 TexReg 8148; amended to be effective February 7, 2011, 36 TexReg 592