Chapter 4117-15 | Employee Organization Registration, Annual Report

Rule 4117-15-01 | Employee organization registration and annual report.

• Effective: May 18, 1987
• Promulgated Under: Ch 119.

(A) Every employee organization that is certified or recognized as a representative of public employees under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code shall within sixty days after certification or recognition, file with the board a registration report on a form prescribed by the board together with two copies of the employee organization's constitution and bylaws. Such filing shall be in conformance with division (A) of section 4117.19 of the Revised Code.

(B) By the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the end of the employee organization's fiscal year, every employee organization shall file with the board an annual report. Such filing shall be in conformance with division (B) or (G) of section 4117.19 of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable.

Last updated October 26, 2023 at 2:42 PM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: –
Amplifies: –
Five Year Review Date:
Prior Effective Dates: 6/24/1984

Rule 4117-15-02 | Noncompliance with reporting requirements.

• Effective: May 18, 1987
• Promulgated Under: Ch 119.

(A) A person contending that an employee organization has failed to comply with the reporting requirements of section 4117.19 of the Revised Code or rules 4117-17-01 to 4117-17-04 of the Administrative Code may file with the board a noncompliance complaint. The complaint shall state:

(1) The name of the employee organization and affiliation, if any;

(2) The specific provision of section 4117.19 of the Revised Code that is alleged to have been violated;

(3) The name and address of the individual filing the report;

(4) The date upon which the registration report, annual report, supplement, or other information should have been filed; and

(5) If applicable, the portion of the employee organization's constitution or bylaws that is in violation of section 4117.19 of the Revised Code.

(B) Upon receipt of a noncompliance complaint, the board may investigate or hold a hearing to determine if the employee organization has failed to comply with the requirements of section 4117.19 of the Revised Code.

(C) Upon a finding of noncompliance, the board may issue a directive requiring the employee organization to comply and may commence an action for injunctive enforcement in the court of common pleas of the county in which the violation occurs. If the board finds that the employee organization has complied substantially with the requirements of section 4117.19 of the Revised Code, the board may dismiss the complaint.

(D) Failure to adhere to a compliance directive may result in an imposition of penalties prescribed in division (E) of section 4117.19 of the Revised Code.

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Supplemental Information

Authorized By: –
Amplifies: –
Five Year Review Date:
Prior Effective Dates: 6/24/1984

Rule 4117-15-03 | Employer annual information report.

• Effective: January 2, 2005
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

Each public employer, other than a board of education, shall file an annual information report every January. Each board of education shall file an annual information report every October. The report shall contain the following information:

(A) Name, address, including county, and telephone number of jurisdiction;

(B) Name, address, and telephone number of contact within jurisdiction;

(C) All collective bargaining agreements in effect for the jurisdiction and number of employees in bargaining unit covered by each collective bargaining agreement; and

(D) The effective dates and expiration dates of the collective bargaining agreements.

Last updated October 26, 2023 at 2:42 PM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4117.02(K)(8)
Amplifies: 4117.02
Five Year Review Date: 5/27/2025
Prior Effective Dates: 5/18/1987, 7/1/1996