LAC 67:VII.525. Grounds for Suspension or Termination of a License

A. A BEP license may be suspended or terminated for: 1. failure to open the assigned business enterprise as stated in the permit/contract with the grantor agency, without prior proper approval from the SLA (abandonment of business enterprise); 2. defrauding any agency of the government (including the SLA) or any supplier or failure to pay monies due including taxes, fees, or assessments to any governmental entity or supplier; 3. failure to file required financial and other records with the SLA or to preserve them for a specified time and failure to comply/cooperate with audits conducted by the SLA or other state or federal agencies; 4. failure to maintain the required insurance coverage; 5. failure to operate the business enterprise in accordance with the rules and regulations, terms and conditions of the permit with the grantor agency, or the terms and conditions of the business enterprise manager's agreement; 6. intentional abuse, neglect, unauthorized use or removal of the business enterprise equipment; or failure to properly maintain the equipment in a clean and operating manner within the scope of the licensed manager's level of maintenance authorization; 7. substance abuse (alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, etc.) while operating the business enterprise; or other substance abuse that interferes with the operation of a business enterprise; 8. operation of a business enterprise in such a way that endangers the grantor’s continued willingness to allow the SLA to operate the facility at their location; 9. an attempt by a licensed manager to derive personal benefit from privileged information acquired through participation in the Business Enterprises Program; 10. failure to comply with all federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination and failure to assure services without distinction on the basis of race, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, political affiliation, or disability. The licensed manager agrees to abide by the requirements of the following nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the following laws, as applicable: Section 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), as amended, which prohibits discrimination against all individuals in the United States on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, and against beneficiaries on the basis of either citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States or participation in any WIOA Title I financially assisted program or activity, including Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, as amended; the Nontraditional Employment for Women Act of 1991, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; the Fair Housing Act of 1968, as amended, and all applicable requirements imposed by or pursuant to regulations implementing those laws, including but not limited to 29 CFR Part 37; 11. determination by the SLA that the licensed manager no longer has the necessary skills and abilities for effectively managing a business enterprise; 12. use of the business enterprise to conduct unlawful activities; 13. failure to personally operate and manage the business enterprise in accordance with the manager's agreement; or 14. failure to actively operate a business enterprise in the Business Enterprises Program for five years.