Here are the current USOPC NGB Compliance Standards.
The only one that possibly pertains to our L&L drama is:
A3: “NGB must have bylaws or board-approved policies and procedures that at least meet the minimum standards for governance practices and comply with the Act §220522(9-12).”
Bold = a new requirement.
But the word “or” is the key. We have bylaws. I don’t know how they are defining “minimum standards for governance practices” but we comply with the Sports Act and we have passed previous USOPC audits.
I am concerned we will be deficient in other areas though…
B.1.d “must provide financial information and documents as reasonably requested by board members.”
This has been an issue in the past. Maybe current board members are having better luck?
B.4.b “NGB must make its three most recent IRS Form 990s available on its website in a reasonable and accessible location to all individuals by the IRS deadline or extension deadline provided by the IRS.”
As reported in this group previously, and as I have complained about extensively on Twitter, USATF has not been doing this in anything remotely resembling a timely manner for several years now, despite the fact that the tax returns themselves state that they are posted to the website “once filed.”
“E5: REQUIREMENT: Adopt a whistleblower and anti-retaliation policyIn order to meet the above requirement, NGBs must meet the following Standards:a. NGB must adopt and maintain an organizational whistleblower policy that encourages and provides a mechanism for affiliated individuals to report alleged violations of any applicable law, rule, regulation, or adopted policy of the NGB, accounting or financial fraud, or other misfeasance and includes an anti-retaliation statement.”
Our whistleblower policy is from 2012 and I am not confident it will pass the audit.
In part 2 we will cover the results from the NGBs that were audited this year. Spoiler alert: They all had deficiencies. +
