20.25 - INTERNAL CONDUCT OF EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS.
20.25 INTERNAL CONDUCT OF EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS.
1. Every employee organization which is certified as a
representative of public employees under the provisions of this
chapter shall file with the board a registration report, signed by
its president or other appropriate officer. The report shall be in a
form prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by two copies
of the employee organization's constitution and bylaws. A filing by
a national or international employee organization of its constitution
and bylaws shall be accepted in lieu of a filing of such documents by
each subordinate organization. All changes or amendments to such
constitutions and bylaws shall be promptly reported to the board.
2. Every employee organization shall file with the board an
annual report and an amended report whenever changes are made. The
reports shall be in a form prescribed by the board, and shall provide
the following information:
a. The names and addresses of the organization, any parent
organization or organizations with which it is affiliated, the
principal officers, and all representatives.
b. The name and address of its local agent for service of
process.
c. A general description of the public employees the
organization represents or seeks to represent.
d. The amounts of the initiation fee and monthly dues members
must pay.
e. A pledge, in a form prescribed by the board, that the
organization will comply with the laws of the state and that it will
accept members without regard to age, race, sex, religion, national
origin or physical disability as provided by law.
f. A financial report and audit.
3. The constitution or bylaws of every employee organization
shall provide that:
a. Accurate accounts of all income and expenses shall be
kept, and annual financial report and audit shall be prepared, such
accounts shall be open for inspection by any member of the
organization, and loans to officers and agents shall be made only on
terms and conditions available to all members.
b. Business or financial interests of its officers and
agents, their spouses, minor children, parents or otherwise, that
conflict with the fiduciary obligation of such persons to the
organization shall be prohibited.
c. Every official or employee of an employee organization who
handles funds or other property of the organization, or trust in
which an organization is interested, or a subsidiary organization,
shall be bonded. The amount, scope, and form of the bond shall be
determined by the board.
4. The governing rules of every employee organization shall
provide for periodic elections by secret ballot subject to recognized
safeguards concerning the equal right of all members to nominate,
seek office, and vote in such elections, the right of individual
members to participate in the affairs of the organization, and fair
and equitable procedures in disciplinary actions.
5. The board shall prescribe rules necessary to govern the
establishment and reporting of trusteeships over employee
organizations. Establishment of such trusteeships shall be permitted
only if the constitution or bylaws of the organization set forth
reasonable procedures.
6. An employee organization that has not registered or filed an
annual report, or that has failed to comply with other provisions of
this chapter, shall not be certified. Certified employee
organizations failing to comply with this chapter may have such
certification revoked by the board. Prohibitions may be enforced by
injunction upon the petition of the board to the district court of
the county in which the violation occurs. Complaints of violation of
this section shall be filed with the board.
7. Upon the written request of any member of a certified employee
organization, the auditor of state may audit the financial records of
the certified employee organization. Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 20.25]