Texas Court Reporters Association

“The organization has 8 classes of members: the professional class, the student class, the honorary class, the associate class, the retired class, the past president class, the disability class, and the lifetime class.”

“The organization has 6 classes of members with the right to vote and nominate officers: the professional class, the honorary class, the retired class, the past president class, the disability class, and the lifetime class. All classes other than the professional class must have formerly been a member of the professional class in order to qualify for voting rights. Only the professional members have the right to hold office.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside independent accounting firm. Upon completion, it is provided to the organization for review by the bookkeeper and the executive director. After receiving management approval, the return is prepared for filing with the irs. Prior to filing with the irs, the return is provided to the board.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy covers the officers, directors, and association volunteers. If one of these individuals has a conflict of interest that conflict must be disclosed to the association.”

“The board of directors is comprised of persons who are independent of the association's executive director. The board researched other similar associations to determine a fair compensation package for the executive director. The compensation is approved by the board and then documented in the minutes of the appropriate board meeting.”

“There are no other officers or key employeess compensated by the association.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Advisory fees writtentest dev 7,685 0 0 advisory fees skills test dev 39,180 0 0 total 46,865 0 0”