(a) Upon request from TDA, each principal of a nongovernmental
organization that participates in the Summer Food Service Program
shall submit the following information:
(1) government-issued identification (state-issued
driver's license, state-issued identification card, military identification,
valid U.S. passport or other identification approved by TDA); and
(2) proof of residential mailing address (official
mail sent to the individual's address from a utility provider, governmental
agency or bank, a lease executed by the individual, or other proof
approved by TDA).
(b) TDA may perform a criminal background investigation
on each principal of a nongovernmental organization. In the event
such a report reveals that the applicant and/or any principal knowingly
falsified any statements contained in the application, TDA may seek
criminal prosecution for any applicable state or federal charge.
(c) TDA shall deny an application based on the principal's
background investigation if the investigation reveals any of the following:
a criminal conviction in the past seven years that indicates a lack
of business integrity, including but not limited to: fraud, anti-trust
violations, embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or
destruction of records, making false statements, receiving stolen
property, making false claims, or obstructing justice.
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