4117-17-01. Establishment of trusteeships; reporting

(A) "Trusteeship" as used in this chapter, means any receivership, trusteeship, or other method of supervision or control used by an employee organization to suspend the autonomy otherwise available to a subordinate employee organization.

(B) An employee organization may establish and administer a trusteeship over a subordinate employee organization only in accordance with procedures set forth in the constitution or bylaws of the administering employee organization.

(C) Any administering employee organization that imposes a trusteeship over any subordinate employee organization shall file with the board, within ten days after the imposition of the trusteeship, a trusteeship report signed by the principal officer of the administering employee organization and the trustees of the subordinate employee organization. This report must state:

(1) The full name and address of the administering employee organization;

(2) The full name and address of the subordinate employee organization that is held in trust;

(3) The name and addresses of the principal officers of the subordinate employee organization who held office at the time the trusteeship was imposed;

(4) The names and addresses of the principal officers of the administering organization;

(5) The provision of the constitution or bylaws that specifically authorizes imposition of the trusteeship;

(6) A statement detailing the reasons for imposition of the trusteeship and any other relevant information;

(7) The date the trusteeship was established;

(8) The nature and extent to which members of the subordinate employee organization participate in government of both the subordinate employee organization and of the administering employee organization; and

(9) A complete account of the financial condition of the subordinate employee organization at the time the trusteeship was imposed.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 5/27/2020 and 05/27/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4117.02(K)(8)
Rule Amplifies: 4117.02 , 4117.19
Prior Effective Dates: 05/18/1987

Prior History: (Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 05/28/2015 and 05/28/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4117.02(K)(8)
Rule Amplifies: 4117.02 , 4117.19
Prior Effective Dates: 5/18/87)