Sec. 126.614. - JSEB and Program eligibility.

(a) Only businesses that meet the criteria of the Program may be certified for participation in the Program. The applicant has the burden of persuasion. (b) The certification status of all JSEBs shall be reviewed every 36 months from the date of initial certification through a re-certification application. Failure of the business to seek re-certification by filing the necessary documentation with the EBO Office within 60 days from the date of receipt of written notification from the EBO Office may result in de-certification. (c) It is the responsibility of the JSEB to notify the JSEB Administrator of any change in its circumstances affecting its continued eligibility for the Program. Failure to do so may result in de-certification. (d) The JSEB Administrator shall decertify a business that does not meet the eligibility criteria. (e) A JSEB may receive no more than five prime contracts set aside, including prime contracts from participation goals, per year or an aggregate total prime contracts set aside per year in the amount of $4,000,000 for for-profit JSEBs or $1,000,000 for non-profit JSEBs, whichever is greater. (f) Joint ventures between JSEBs and non-JSEBs are not eligible for the Program, unless they provide structured, detailed, mentoring opportunities, proof of which shall be provided to the JSEB Administrator. (Ord. 2021-117-E , § 5; Ord. 2024-437-E , § 4; Ord. 2025-148-E , § 4; Ord. 2025-411-E , § 2)