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Form 990, Part VI, Question 2 |
MURRY WATSON, JR., RANDALL LARSON AND MILICENT LARSON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. RAY RUSHING AND MURRAY WATSON, JR. HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. Form 990, Part VI, Question 11b Describe the Process used by Management &/or Governing Body to Review 990 The 990 tax return is provided to senior management for their review. After their review, the return is posted on a secure website for review by the board of directors. The Board is notified of the posting and asked to provide comments or questions. Form 990, Part VI, Question 12c Description of Process to Monitor Transactions for Conflicts of Interest The internal audit department annually prepares a conflict of interest survey. This survey is designed for a) board members, officers, directors, and key employees, and b) all other employees. The internal audit department reviews the responses from each group and identifies potential conflicts based on criteria provided in the Conflict Of Interest (COI) policy. These conflicts, if considered material, are tabulated and provided to the board of directors for review and resolution. If these conflicts are considered immaterial, these are provided to executive management for review and resolution. Form 990, Part VI, Question 15a Offices & Positions for Which Process was Used, & Year Process was Begun Brazos Higher Education Service Corporation's Board of Directors uses an independent third party to review the President's compensation. The third party reviews each element of compensation to ensure it is in compliance with IRS regulations as well as compares the compensation to other comparable entities to determine it is in line with their compensation amounts. The salary is reviewed and approved by the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Question 15b Offices & Positions for Which Process was Used, & Year Process was Begun An independent third party reviews the compensation of the officers and key employees to ensure it is within IRS guidelines. The third party also performs comparability studies of related organizations to determine whether salaries are reasonable. The salaries are reviewed and approved by the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Question 19 Avail of Gov Docs, Conflict of Interest Policy, & Fin Stmts to Gen Public The Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the general public on request. FORM 990, PART XI, LIne 9 Other Changes In Net Assets or Fund Balances Transfer from Affiliate - $1,828,594 Additional Information RECENT LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS On March 30, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Reconciliation Act of 2010. Effective July 1, 2010, this law prohibits new loan originations under the FFELP and requires that all new federal loan originations be made through the Direct Loan Program. In the event that a first disbursement has been made on a FFELP loan prior to July 1, 2010, subsequent disbursements of that loan may still be made under the FFELP. Additionally, the new law does not alter or affect the terms and conditions of the existing FFELP loans held by affiliated entities for which BHESC serves as master servicer. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.