(a) To be eligible to participate in the State Employee Charitable Campaign and apply via the re-certification process:

(1) the statewide federation/fund and affiliates must have not spent more than 25% of their annual revenue for administrative and fund raising expenses in the prior year's campaign; and

(2) statewide federation/fund and affiliates must have participated in the prior year's State Employee Charitable Campaign.

(b) To participate in the State Employee Charitable Campaign via the re-certification process the statewide federation/fund must submit the following:

(1) letter from the State Policy Committee stating eligibility to apply to the State Employee Charitable Campaign via the re-certification process;

(2) all documentation in compliance with §329.1 of this title (relating to Audit and Review Requirements); and

(3) current operating budget.

(c) To participate in the State Employee Charitable Campaign via the re-certification process, the affiliate charitable organization must submit the following:

(1) letter from the State Policy Committee stating eligibility to apply to the State Employee Charitable Campaign via the re-certification process; and

(2) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990, specifically, all pages of the Form 990 preceding and including the signature page, which shall contain the signature and attestation of the individual preparing the form. The form must be less than 18 months old.

(d) To participate in the State Employee Charitable Campaign via the re-certification process the affiliate charitable organization must submit a complete application to the statewide federation/fund.

(e) A complete application with all documentation shall be maintained by the statewide federation/fund for 3 years from the date of application. The SPC may conduct a random audit of any and all documentation prior to and subsequent to approval of the federation/fund or affiliate for any year's State Employee Charitable campaign.

(f) Every third year, the statewide federation/fund must submit a complete application for the federation/fund and affiliates.

(g) Each re-certification application is subject to review and approval or rejection by the current State Policy Committee, is subject to the rules then in effect, and can be denied for any of the reasons that a full application can be denied.

Source Note: The provisions of this §329.5 adopted to be effective March 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 1721; amended to be effective July 2, 2008, 33 TexReg 5024; amended to be effective December 4, 2014, 39 TexReg 9363; amended to be effective April 17, 2018, 43 TexReg 2284