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        <ExplanationTxt>CEC HAS EVOLVED AS AN ORGANIZATION. IN FEBRUARY 2021, CEC UPDATED AND AMENDED THE CEC BYLAWS AND ARTICLES TO INCLUDE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD) AND AN EXECUTIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE (EOPC). THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED) REPORTS TO THE BOD. THE BOD/ED WORKING RELATIONSHIP TAKES PLACE PRIMARILY THROUGH THE EOPC. THE EOPC IS COMPOSED OF THE ED AND THE THREE BOARD OFFICERS: THE BOARD COORDINATOR, THE BOARD SECRETARY AND THE BOARD TREASURER.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 AND HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGEST CHANGES. ONCE THEY HAVE THAT OPPPTUNITY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND CHANGES ARE ADDRESSED, THE 990 IS FINALIZED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IS DIRECTLY BASED ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE APPROPRIATE COUNTERPART AT THE ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE TO ACCOUNT FOR SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES THAT WOULD AFFECT COMPARABILITY. ONCE ESTABLISHED, THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS RECEIVE ANNUAL SALARY REVIEWS WHICH MAY RESULT IN ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE NO GREATER THAN THOSE RECEIVED BY ANY OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS SIMILARLY BASED ON COMPARABLE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS OF THE ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, WITH VARIANCES BASED ON THEIR TENURE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND/OR YEARS OF DIRECT SERVICE IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN THE EDUCATION SECTOR.</ExplanationTxt>
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