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TITLE 4AGRICULTURE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 25SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER BSUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP)
DIVISION 1OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE
RULE §25.602Additional Requirements for Contracting Organizations

(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.


Source Note: The provisions of this §25.602 adopted to be effective August 25, 2015, 40 TexReg 5319

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