Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | The Organization's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws were amended effective June 6,2015. Articles of Incorporation The amendment to Article 4 clarifies the Organization's primary purpose: 1) promote quality rehabilitation counseling services to persons with disabilities through the certification of rehabilitation counselors and the establishment of standards for the maintenance of certification; 2) provide educational programs, materials and opportunities for the rehabilitation counselor profession; 3) provide educational and informational materials and programs to the general public to promote the interests of certified rehabilitation counselors; 4) do all other acts necessary or expedient for the administration of the affairs and attainment of the purposes of the corporation. Article 5 amended to include the following which is already included in the bylaws: 1) No part of the net income of the Organization shall benefit or be distributable to its directors, officers, or other private persons, except as authorized for compensation; 2) The private property of the incorporators, directors and officers, shall not be subject to the payment of corporate debts; 3) The Organization shall not conduct any activities not permitted by organization exempt under Sec. 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; 4) Upon dissolution of the Organization, the remaining assets after legal obligations shall be distributed exclusively to organizations with purposes that are the same or similar to those of this Organization and which are also exempt under Sec. 501(c)(6). Bylaws Article II was amended to reflect the above changes to Article 4 of the Articles of Incorporation. The purpose also includes two additional items: 1) provide and promote research related to rehabilitation counseling; 2) advocate on behalf of the rehabilitation counselor profession and develop alliances in support of the Organization, its purposes and such profession. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The 990 was reviewed by the Executive Director and provided to the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for review and approval. Once approved by the Finance and Audit Committee, the 990 was immediately made available to the full Board of Directors should they have wished to review it. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | At the annual meeting and at every in-person meeting, persons covered by the conflict of interest policy will disclose or update any activities or relationships that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members. Procedures to manage conflicts. For each interest disclosed, the Board of Directors will determine whether to: (a) take no action; (b) direct the disclosing person to recuse from participation in related discussions or decisions within the Organization; or (c) ask the person to resign from his or her position in the Organization or, if the person refuses to resign, become subject to possible removal in accordance with the Organization's removal procedures. The Organization's Executive Director will monitor proposed or ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and disclose them to the President in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction or event has occurred. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The process for determining compensation for the Executive Director includes all of these elements: (1) review and approval by the CRCC Board of Directors; (2) use of data as to comparable compensation; and (3) contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping. Review and approval. The compensation of the Executive Director is reviewed and approved by the CRCC Board of Directors, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in this review and approval. Use of data as to comparable compensation. The compensation of the Executive Director is reviewed and approved using data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. Contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping. There is contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping with respect to the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy or financial statements available to the general public. |
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