Section 9.305 - Application for SBE Certification(a) To be certified as an SBE, a firm must submit to the department, except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, a written application on a form prescribed by the department that affirms under penalty of perjury that the firm qualifies as an SBE.(b) A firm certified as a DBE by any certifying partner of the TUCP will be automatically certified as an SBE by the department. The department will certify as an SBE any firm that is currently certified as a DBE in the TUCP directory maintained by the department and has not already been certified as an SBE. A HUB certified by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts will be certified as an SBE on request.(c) If requested by the department, an applicant must provide the requested materials and information necessary to demonstrate the qualifications as an SBE.(d) A firm seeking certification has the burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence that it meets the certification standards.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 9.305
The provisions of this §9.305 adopted to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5320; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 37, September 14, 2018, TexReg 6000, eff. 9/19/2018