Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 19 - CORPORATION AND BUSINESS › Part IX - The Veteran Initiative › Subpart 1 - Certification Program › Chapter 3 - Certification › Section IX-309 - Verification of Eligibility; Annual Reports; Evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Verification of Eligibility. The SE (VI)
				  Certification Program, or its designee or staff, may take any reasonable means
				  at any time to confirm an applicant's eligibility or a certified firm's
				  continued eligibility, such as by investigation, letter, telephone, contact
				  with other governmental and/or state agencies, including but not limited to the
				  Department of Labor, and any other persons, companies, suppliers, or by either
				  announced or unannounced site inspections.
B. Annual Reports. By letter, or on forms
				  which may be identified or prescribed by the SE (VI) Certification Program, or
				  its designee or staff, certified businesses shall continue to report annually
				  and at times specified by the SE (VI) Certification Program, or its designee or
				  staff, their financial position and attainment of the business' performance
				  goals. Failure to report or failure to report on a timely basis, as required
				  annually or as otherwise requested by the SE (HV) Certification Program, or its
				  designee or staff, shall result in the business' termination of its SE
				  certification and from the program.
C. Notification of Changes. To continue
				  participation, a certified firm shall provide the SE (VI) Certification
				  Program, or its designee or staff, with a written statement of any changes in
				  its address, telephone number, ownership, control, financial status, major
				  changes in the nature of the operation, or any other appropriate supporting
				  documentation or information as may be requested or required by the SE (VI)
				  Certification Program, or its designee or staff, including, if requested by the
				  SE (VI) Certification Program, or its designee or staff, updated financial
				  information, federal and state tax returns, copies of DOL ES-4 Forms, and
				  including an affidavit (signed, dated, and notarized) attesting to the
				  authenticity of all of the aforesaid supporting documentation and attesting to
				  the applicant's eligibility or the certified business' continued eligibility
				  requirements or criteria as specified in
				  R.S.
				  39:2006 A, as it may be amended from time to
				  time. Failure to do so may be grounds for the firm's termination of eligibility
				  and certification, and termination from the program.
D. Evaluation. The SE (VI) Certification
				  Program, or its designee or staff, as necessary, shall evaluate and continue to
				  evaluate the information provided and/or otherwise obtained to determine a
				  business' progress, growth and dominance in its field of operations, number of
				  employees, volume of business, areas of improvement, the firm's financial
				  resources, competitive status, ownerships, status of owners and officers, and
				  generally the firm's continued eligibility for its continued certification and
				  continued participation in the program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S. R.S.
					 39:2006,
					 R.S.
					 39:2171 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 51:931.