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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP LEVELS ARE THE FOLLOWING: BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBERS ESTABLISH THE ORGANIZATION'S AGENDA AND POLICIES, SET PRIORITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT, AND REPRESENT THEIR OWN ORGANIZATION'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITH A VOTE AT THE TABLE. THERE ARE QUARTERLY IN-PERSON BOARD MEETINGS AND PERIODIC CONFERENCE CALLS THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND IS USED AS A FORUM TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON POLICY TO THE PCCJR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS AND CALLS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, JUDICIAL CANDIDATES, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE FORUMS TO FACILITATE INVOLVEMENT WITH PCCJR POLICY DETERMINATION AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVE ACCESS TO REPORTS FROM ATRA, ILR, PCCJR, AND OTHERS IN THE CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM FIELD. CORPORATE MEMBER COMPANIES THAT WANT TO SUPPORT LAWSUIT REFORM AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS UNIQUE POLICY WORK, BUT DO NOT WISH TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS, MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP. SMALL BUSINESS MEMBER BUSINESSES OF 150 EMPLOYEES OR LESS INTERESTED IN LAWSUIT REFORM OR HAVING ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS UNIQUE POLICY WORK MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR A SMALL BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP. SMALL BUSINESS MEMBERS ARE A VITAL PART OF THE GRASS-ROOTS ADVOCACY WORK OF PCCJR. NON-PROFIT MEMBER TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BECOME MEMBERS. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND NON-PROFIT MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION, FURTHER THE GRASSROOTS EFFORTS OF PCCJR, AND HELP BROADEN OUR FOOTPRINT ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. INDIVIDUAL MEMBER PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP. ALL MEMBERSHIPS, REGARDLESS OF LEVEL, ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE TO APPROVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND TO VOTE TO APPROVE LOWER LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP TO THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY DECLARING THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COMPENSATION COMMITEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE FINANCIALS AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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