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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 | CCRA HAS ENGAGED THE ADVOCACY & MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. TO PERFORM MEMBER SERVICES,EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, CENTRAL OFFICE FACILITIES, DATABASE MANAGEMENT, ANDFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | THE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF SIX CLASSES, DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:(1)REGULAR MEMBERS ANY PERSON WHO HOLDS A VALID CALIFORNIA CERTIFIEDSTENOGRAPHIC REPORTERS LICENSE.(2)PARTICIPATING MEMBERS MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:A.A NY PERSON WHO HAS PASSED THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TEST FOR HEARINGREPORTER AND UTILIZES STENOGRAPHIC TO PRODUCE THE RECORD OR IS A NON-LICENSEDOFFICIAL COURT REPORTER APPOINTED TO AN OFFICIAL POSITION PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1983,PURSUANT TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 8016.B.A COURT REPORTER EMPLOYED FULL TIME BY THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTSYSTEM.C.A STENOGRAPHIC WRITER PRIMARILY ENGAGE AS A CART PROVIDER OR BROADCASTCAPTIONER WHO HOLDS A NATIONAL COURT REPORTERS ASSOCIATION (NCRA) CERTIFIEDBROADCAST CAPTIONER, CERTIFIED CART PROVIDER OR CERTIFIED REALTIME REPORTERCERTIFICATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ALSO CONSIDER FOR MEMBERSHIP ASTENOGRAPHIC WRITER WHO HAS BEEN PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE CARD OR CAPTIONINGPROFESSION IN AN ONGOING BASIS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS WITHOUT CERTIFICATION AND WHO ISNOT A COURT REPORTING SCHOOL STUDENT.PARTICIPATING MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP EXCEPTHOLDING OFFICE, OR AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE BYLAWS.(3)STUDENT MEMBERS ANY PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED AS A STUDENT OFVERBATIM STENOGRAPHIC REPORTING WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY OTHER CLASS OFMEMBERSHIP. STUDENT MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIPEXCEPT VOTING AND HOLDING OFFICE.(4)RETIRED MEMBERS ANY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER INGOOD STANDING FOR THE LAST CONSECUTIVE TEN YEARS AND WHO HAS PERMANENTLY RETIREDFROM THE ACTIVE PRACTICE OF VERBATIM STENOGRAPHIC REPORTING. SUCH MEMBERSHIP SHALLBE GRANTED UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. RETIRED MEMBERS SHALL BEENTITLED TO ALL PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP EXCEPT VOTING AND HOLDING OFFICE.(5)INSTRUCTOR MEMBERS ANY PERSON WHO IS AN INSTRUCTOR OF VERBATIMSTENOGRAPHIC REPORTING AT A SCHOOL WHICH CONDUCTS A VERBATIM STENOGRAPHIC REPORTINGCOURSE AND WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY OTHER CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. INSTRUCTORMEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP EXCEPT VOTING AND HOLDINGOFFICE.(6)ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ANY PERSON NOT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP. SUCHMEMBERSHIP SHALL BE GRANTED UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UNLESSOTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE STANDING RULES. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TOALL PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP EXCEPT VOTING AND HOLDING OFFICE.MEMBER PRIVILEGES:ALL CLASSES OF MEMBERS SHALL ENJOY THE PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATIONEXCEPT WHERE CERTAIN PRIVILEGES ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED BY THESE BYLAWS.ALL MEMBERS MAY ATTEND MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND MAY PARTICIPATE IN ANY DEBATEAT SUCH MEETINGS, PURSUANT TO RULES ADOPTED FOR SUCH MEETINGS. ONLY MEMBERSENTITLED TO VOTE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO MAKE OR SECOND MOTIONS AT SUCH MEETINGS.ALL MEMBER MAY ATTEND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONLY MEMBERS OF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS, AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OR THEIR PROXY, AS PROVIDED BY THE BYLAWS,MAY MAKE OR SECOND MOTIONS AND VOTE ON ANY ISSUE AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS AND/OR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT.THE DUES OF MEMBERS SHALL INCLUDE A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THEASSOCIATION.HONORARY MEMBERS ANY PERSON WHO HAS MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COURTREPORTING PROFESSION MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR HONORARY MEMBERSHIP. SUCH MEMBERSHIPSHALL BE GRANTED UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RATIFICATION BYTWO-THIRDS (2/3) VOTE OF THE REGULAR AND PARTICIPATING MEMBERS AT AN ANNUAL MEETINGWHERE A QUORUM IS PRESENT. HONORARY MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL PRIVILEGES OFMEMBERSHIP EXCEPT VOTING AND HOLDING OFFICE, AND SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF DUES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIORTO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES ALL COMPENSATION PAID ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR IS NOT PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION, BUT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF ADVOCACY &MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANDFINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESSMEETING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
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