La. Admin. Code tit. 19 § VIII-305
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section VIII-305 - Certification Application ProcedureA. The applicant must submit an application to the SE (HI) Certification Program office in the Department of Economic Development in Baton Rouge, containing a signed, dated, and notarized affidavit attesting to the correctness of the information provided in the application and to the authenticity of all supporting documentation or information which may be provided by the applicant pursuant to the request of the SE (HI) Certification Program, or its designee or staff, and attesting to the applicant's eligibility requirements or criteria as specified in R.S. 39:2006(A), as it may be amended from time to time.B. The SE (HI) Certification Program, through its designee or staff, shall review the application, and if it is found to be incomplete or if further information is needed (such as, for example, applicant's most recent financial statements, federal and state tax returns, a copy of its most recently filed Louisiana Department of Labor (LDOL) ES-4 form, and any other appropriate supporting documentation or information as may be requested or required by the SE (HI) Certification Program, or its designee or staff), the SE (HI) Certification Program designee or staff will contact the applicant business and request such additional information. If the applicant does not respond with the further requested information within 15 days, the application will be denied. If the application is found to be sufficient, or if the application along with the additional information provided is found to be sufficient, a determination shall be made by the SE (HI) Certification Program, or its designee or staff, as to whether or not the applicant business will be certified as a small entrepreneur.C. The director, or his designee, shall notify the applicant in writing of the decision whether or not to grant such SE certification; and if such SE certification is to be granted, a written certification as to such status in appropriate form, as determined by the director or his designee, shall be provided to the applicant business.La. Admin. Code tit. 19, § VIII-305
Promulgated by the Department of Economic Development, Office of the Secretary, LR 32:231 (February 2006).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:2006 and R.S. 51:931.