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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>EMPLOYEES OF THE OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO ARE TEACHERS, SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, NURSES, SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS, OR HEAD START EDUCATORS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME ACTIVE MEMBERS BY PAYMENT OF ANNUAL DUES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF THE GENERAL OFFICES OF PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT - ADVOCACY, AND VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBER BENEFITS, AND FOURTEEN MEMBERS-AT-LARGE THAT ARE ELECTED FROM GROUPS OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE LEVEL, MAGNET CENTERS, AND SENIOR HIGH TEACHERS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED FOR TWO YEAR TERMS BY THE MEMBERS WITHIN THE GROUPS THEY REPRESENT. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY ALL MEMBERS FOR THREE YEAR TERMS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS DIRECTED BY THE BYLAWS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOOKKEEPER AND THE PRESIDENT REVIEW THE FORM 990. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE PRESIDENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE BOOKKEEPER ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERSIGHT OF THE REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.</ExplanationTxt>
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