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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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5757 SENATE BILL 182 By: Gollihare
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
6666 2021, Sections 902, as last amended by Section 1,
6767 Chapter 280, O.S.L. 2024 , 915, 916.3, and 919.1, as
6868 amended by Sections 2, 3, and 4 , Chapter 280, O.S.L.
6969 2024, and 935.2 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section s 902,
7070 915, 916.3, and 919.1) , which relate to the Oklahoma
7171 Public Employees Retirement System; modifying
7272 definition; providing certain n ewly employed members
7373 of certain agency division certain retirement
7474 benefit; providing certain members of certain agency
7575 division certain retirement benefits for prior and
7676 future service following certain elections; providing
7777 for death benefit; increasing contribution of certain
7878 members of certain agency division ; updating
7979 statutory language; and updating statutory
8080 references.
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8585 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
8686 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 902, as last
8787 amended by Section 1, Chapter 280, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024,
8888 Section 902), is amended to read as follows:
8989 Section 902. As used in Section 901 et seq. of this title:
9090 (1) “System” means the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
9191 System as established by Section 901 et seq. of this title and as it
9292 may hereafter be amended ;
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144144 (2) “Accumulated contributions ” means the sum of all
145145 contributions by a member to the System which shall be credited to
146146 the member’s account;
147147 (3) “Act” means Sections Section 901 to 932, inclusive, et seq.
148148 of this title;
149149 (4) “Actuarial equivalent” means a deferred income benefit of
150150 equal value to the accumulated deposits or benefits when computed
151151 upon the basis of the actuarial tables in use by the System;
152152 (5) “Actuarial tables” means the actuarial tables approved and
153153 in use by the Board at any given time;
154154 (6) “Actuary” means the actuary or firm of actuaries employed
155155 by the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees
156156 at any given time;
157157 (7) “Beneficiary” means any person named by a member to receive
158158 any benefits as provided for by Section 901 et seq. of this title.
159159 If there is no beneficiary living at the time of a member employee’s
160160 death, the member’s estate shall be the beneficiary;
161161 (8) “Board” means the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
162162 System Board of Trustees;
163163 (9) “Compensation” means all salary and wages, as defined by
164164 the Board of Trustees, including amounts deferred under deferred
165165 compensation agreements entered into between a member a nd a
166166 participating employer, but exclusive of payment for overtime,
167167 payable to a member of the System for personal services performed
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219219 for a participating employer but shall not include compensation or
220220 reimbursement for traveling, or moving expenses, or any compensation
221221 in excess of the maximum compensation level, provided:
222222 (a) For compensation for service prior to January 1, 1988,
223223 the maximum compensation level shall be Twenty -five
224224 Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per annum.
225225 For compensation for service on or after January 1,
226226 1988, through June 30, 1994, the maximum compensation
227227 level shall be Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) per
228228 annum.
229229 For compensation for service on or after July 1, 1994,
230230 through June 30, 1995, the maximum compensation level
231231 shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per
232232 annum; for compensation for service on or after July
233233 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996, the maximum
234234 compensation level shall be Sixty Thousand Dollars
235235 ($60,000.00) per annum; for compensation for service
236236 on or after July 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997, the
237237 maximum compensation level shall be Seventy T housand
238238 Dollars ($70,000.00) per annum; and for compensation
239239 for service on or after July 1, 1997, through June 30,
240240 1998, the maximum compensation level shall be Eighty
241241 Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) per annum. For
242242 compensation for services on or after July 1, 1998,
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294294 there shall be no maximum compensation level for
295295 retirement purposes.
296296 (b) Compensation for retirement purposes shall include any
297297 amount of elective salary reduction un der Section 457
298298 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, and
299299 any amount of nonelective salary reduction under
300300 Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ,
301301 as amended.
302302 (c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the
303303 compensation taken into account for any employee in
304304 determining the contribution or benefit accruals for
305305 any plan year is limited to the annual compensation
306306 limit under Section 401(a)(17) of the federal Internal
307307 Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
308308 (d) Current A current appointed members member of the
309309 Oklahoma Tax Commission whose salary is
310310 constitutionally limited and is less than the highest
311311 salary allowed by law for his or her position shall be
312312 allowed, within ninety (90) days from March 21, 2001,
313313 to make an election to use the highest salary allowed
314314 by law for the position to which the member was
315315 appointed for the purposes of making contributions and
316316 determination of retirement benefits. Such election
317317 shall be irrevocable and be in writing. Reappointment
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369369 to the same office shall not permit a new election.
370370 Members appointed to the Oklahoma Tax Comm ission after
371371 the March 21, 2001, shall make such election, pursuant
372372 to this subparagraph, within ninety (90) days of
373373 taking office;
374374 (10) “Credited service” means the sum of part icipating service,
375375 prior service and elected service;
376376 (11) “Dependent” means a parent, child, or spouse of a member
377377 who is dependent upon the member for at least one -half (1/2) of the
378378 member’s support;
379379 (12) “Effective date” means the date upon which the System
380380 becomes effective by operation of law;
381381 (13) “Eligible employer” means the state and any county, county
382382 hospital, city or town, conservation districts, circuit engineering
383383 districts, and any public or private trust in which a county, cit y,
384384 or town participates and is the primary beneficiary, is to be an
385385 eligible employer for the purpose of Section 901 et seq. of this
386386 title only, whose employees are covered by Social Security and are
387387 not covered by or eligible for another retirement plan authorized
388388 under the laws of this state which is in operation on the initial
389389 entry date. Emergency medical service districts may join the System
390390 upon proper application to the Board. Provided, affiliation by a
391391 county hospital shall be in the form of a resolution adop ted by the
392392 board of control.
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444444 (a) If a class or several classes of employees of any
445445 above-defined employers are covered by Social Security
446446 and are not covered by or eligible for and will not
447447 become eligible for another retirement plan authorized
448448 under the laws of this state, which is in operation on
449449 the effective date May 6, 1963, such employer shall be
450450 deemed an eligible employer, but only with respect to
451451 that class or those classes of employees as defined in
452452 this section.
453453 (b) A class or several classes of employees who are
454454 covered by Social Security and are not covered by or
455455 eligible for and will not become eligible for another
456456 retirement plan authorized under the laws of this
457457 state, which is in operation on the effective date May
458458 6, 1963, and when the qualifications for employment in
459459 such class or classes are set by state law; and w hen
460460 such class or classes of employees are employed by a
461461 county or municipal government pursuant to such
462462 qualifications; and when the services provided by such
463463 employees are of such nature that they qualify for
464464 matching by or contributions from state or federal
465465 funds administered by an agency of state government
466466 which qualifies as a participating employer, then the
467467 agency of state government administering the state or
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519519 federal funds shall be deemed an eligible employer,
520520 but only with respect to that class or those classes
521521 of employees as defined in this subsection; provided,
522522 that the required contributions to the retirement plan
523523 may be withheld from the contributions of state or
524524 federal funds administered by the state agency and
525525 transmitted to the System on the same basis as the
526526 employee and employer contributions are transmitted
527527 for the direct employees of the state agency. The
528528 retirement or eligibility for retirement under the
529529 provisions of law providing pensions for service as a
530530 volunteer firefighter shall not render any person
531531 ineligible for participation in the benefits provided
532532 for in Section 901 et seq. of this title. An employee
533533 of any public or private trust in which a coun ty,
534534 city, or town participates and is the primary
535535 beneficiary shall be deemed to be an eligible employee
536536 for the purpose of Section 901 et seq. of this title
537537 only.
538538 (c) All employees of the George Nigh Rehabilitation
539539 Institute who elected to retain membersh ip in the
540540 System, pursuant to Section 913.7 of this title, shall
541541 continue to be eligible employees for the purposes of
542542 Section 901 et seq. of this title. The George Nigh
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594594 Rehabilitation Institute shall be considered a
595595 participating employer only for such e mployees.
596596 (d) All employees of CompSource Mutual Insurance Company
597597 who retain membership in the Oklahoma Public Employees
598598 Retirement System pursuant to Section 913.9 of this
599599 title shall continue to be eligible employees for the
600600 purposes of the Oklahoma Pub lic Employees Retirement
601601 System. CompSource Mutual Insurance Company shall be
602602 considered a participating employer only for such
603603 employees.
604604 (e) All employees of a successor organization, as defined
605605 by Section 5-60.12 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma
606606 Statutes, who retain membership in the Oklahoma Public
607607 Employees Retirement System pursuant to Section 5 -
608608 60.35 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall
609609 continue to be eligible employees for the purposes of
610610 the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. A
611611 successor organization shall be considered a
612612 participating employer only for such emplo yees.
613613 (f) A participating employer of the Teachers ’ Retirement
614614 System of Oklahoma, who has one or more employees who
615615 have made an election pursuant to enabling legislation
616616 to retain membership in the System as a result of
617617 change in administration, shall be considered a
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669669 participating employer of the Oklahoma Public
670670 Employees Retirement System only for such employees;
671671 (14) “Employee” means any officer or employee of a
672672 participating employer, whose employment is not seasonal or
673673 temporary and whose employment requires at least one thousand
674674 (1,000) hours of work per year and whose salary or wage is equal to
675675 the hourly rate of the monthly minimum wage for state employees.
676676 For those eligible employers outlined in Section 910 of this title,
677677 the rate shall be equal to the hourly rate of the monthly minimum
678678 wage for that employer. Each employer, whose minimum wage is less
679679 than the state’s minimum wage, shall inform the System of the
680680 minimum wage for that employer. This notification shall be by
681681 resolution of the gov erning body.
682682 (a) Any employee of the county extension agents who is not
683683 currently participating in the Teachers ’ Retirement
684684 System of Oklahoma shall be a member of this System.
685685 (b) Eligibility shall not include any employee who is a
686686 contributing member of the United States Civil Service
687687 Retirement System.
688688 (c) It shall be mandatory for an officer, appointee , or
689689 employee of the office of district attorney to become
690690 a member of this System if he or she is not currently
691691 participating in a county retirement syst em. Provided
692692 further, that if an officer, appointee , or employee of
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744744 the office of district attorney is currently
745745 participating in such county retirement system, he or
746746 she is ineligible for this System as long as he or she
747747 is eligible for such county retirement system. Any
748748 eligible officer, appointee , or employee of the office
749749 of district attorney shall be given credit for prior
750750 service as defined in this section. The provisions
751751 outlined in Section 917 of this title shall apply to
752752 those employees who have previously withdrawn their
753753 contributions.
754754 (d) Eligibility shall also not include any officer or
755755 employee of the Oklahoma Employment Security
756756 Commission, except for those officer s and employees of
757757 the Commission electing to transfer to this System
758758 pursuant to the provisions of Section 910.1 of this
759759 title or any other class of officers or employees
760760 specifically exempted by the laws of this state,
761761 unless there be is a consolidation as provided by
762762 Section 912 of this title. Employees of the Oklahoma
763763 Employment Security Commission who are ineligible for
764764 enrollment in the Oklahoma Employment Security
765765 Commission Retirement Plan, that was in effect on
766766 January 1, 1964, shall become member s of this System.
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818818 (e) Any employee employed by the Legislative Service
819819 Bureau, Senate, or House of Representatives for the
820820 full duration of a regular legislative session shall
821821 be eligible for membership in the System regardless of
822822 classification as a tempo rary employee and may
823823 participate in the System during the regular
824824 legislative session at the option of the employee.
825825 For purposes of this subparagraph, the determination
826826 of whether an employee is employed for the full
827827 duration of a regular legislative se ssion shall be
828828 made by the Legislative Service Bureau if such
829829 employee is employed by the Legislative Service
830830 Bureau, the Senate if such employee is employed by the
831831 Senate, or by the House of Representatives if such
832832 employee is employed by the House of Rep resentatives.
833833 Each regular legislative session during which the
834834 legislative employee or an employee of the Legislative
835835 Service Bureau participates full time shall be counted
836836 as six (6) months of full -time participating service.
837837 (i) Except as otherwise pro vided by this
838838 subparagraph, once a temporary session employee
839839 makes a choice to participate or not, the choice
840840 shall be binding for all future legislative
841841 sessions during which the employee is employed.
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893893 (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (i) o f
894894 this subparagraph, any employee, who is eligible
895895 for membership in the Syste m because of the
896896 provisions of this subparagraph and who was
897897 employed by the Senate or House of
898898 Representatives after January 1, 1989, may file
899899 an election, in a manner specified by the Board,
900900 to participate as a member of the System prior to
901901 September 1, 1989.
902902 (iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (i) of
903903 this subparagraph, a temporary legislative
904904 session employee who elected to become a member
905905 of the System may withdra w from the System
906906 effective the day such employee elected to
907907 participate in the System upon written request to
908908 the Board. Any such request must be received by
909909 the Board prior to October 1, 1990. All employee
910910 contributions made by the temporary legislativ e
911911 session employee shall be returned to the
912912 employee without interest within four (4) months
913913 of receipt of the written request.
914914 (iv) A member of the System who did not initially
915915 elect to participate as a member of the System
916916 pursuant to this subparagraph s hall be able to
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968968 acquire service performed as a temporary
969969 legislative session e mployee for periods of
970970 service performed prior to the date upon which
971971 the person became a member of the System if:
972972 a. the member files an election with the System
973973 not later than December 31, 2000, to
974974 purchase the prior service; and
975975 b. the member makes payment to the System of
976976 the actuarial cost of the service credit
977977 pursuant to subsection A of Section 913.5 of
978978 this title. The provisions of Section 913.5
979979 of this title shall be app licable to the
980980 purchase of the service credit, including
981981 the provisions for de termining service
982982 credit in the event of incomplete payment
983983 due to cessation of payments, death,
984984 termination of employment , or retirement,
985985 but the payment may extend for a period not
986986 to exceed ninety-six (96) months;
987987 (15) “Entry date” means the date on which an eligible employer
988988 joins the System. The first entry date pursuant to Section 901 et
989989 seq. of this title shall be January 1, 1964;
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10411041 (16) “Executive Director” means the managing officer of the
10421042 System employed by the Board under Section 901 et seq. of this
10431043 title;
10441044 (17) “Federal Internal Revenue Code ” means the federal Internal
10451045 Revenue Code of 1954 or 1986, as amended, and as applicable to a
10461046 governmental plan as in effect on Ju ly 1, 1999;
10471047 (18) “Final average compensation ” means the average annual
10481048 compensation, including amounts deferred under deferred compensation
10491049 agreements entered into between a member and a participating
10501050 employer, up to, but not exceeding the maximum compens ation levels
10511051 as provided in paragraph (9) of this section received during the
10521052 highest three (3) of the last ten (10) years of participating
10531053 service immediately preceding retirement or termination of
10541054 employment and with respect to members whose first partic ipating
10551055 service occurs on or after July 1, 2013, the compensation received
10561056 during the highest five (5) of the last ten (10) years of
10571057 participating service immediately preceding retirement or
10581058 termination of employment. Provided, no member shall retire with a
10591059 final average compensation unless the member has made the required
10601060 contributions on such compensation, as defined by the Board of
10611061 Trustees;
10621062 (19) “Fiscal year” means the period commencing July 1 of any
10631063 year and ending June 30 of the next year. The fisc al year is the
10641064 plan year for purposes of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
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11161116 as amended; however, the calendar year is the limitation year for
11171117 purposes of Section 415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of
11181118 1986, as amended;
11191119 (20) “Fund” means the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement Fund
11201120 as created by Section 901 et seq. of this title;
11211121 (21) “Leave of absence” means a period of absence from
11221122 employment without pay, authorized and approved by the employer and
11231123 acknowledged to the Board, and which after the effective date May 6,
11241124 1963, does not exceed two (2) years;
11251125 (22) “Member” means an eligible employee or elected official
11261126 who is in the System and is making the required employee or elected
11271127 official contributions, or any former employee or elected offi cial
11281128 who shall have made the required contributions to the System and
11291129 shall have not received a refund or withdrawal;
11301130 (23) “Military service” means service in the Armed Forces of
11311131 the United States by an honorably discharged person during the
11321132 following time periods, as reflected on such person ’s Defense
11331133 Department Form 214, not to exceed five (5) years for combined
11341134 participating and/or prior service, as follows:
11351135 (a) during the following periods, including the beginning
11361136 and ending dates, and only for the per iods served,
11371137 from:
11381138 (i) April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918, commonly
11391139 referred to as World War I,
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11911191 (ii) September 16, 1940, to December 7, 1941, as a
11921192 member of the 45th Division,
11931193 (iii) December 7, 1941, to December 31, 1946, commonly
11941194 referred to as World War II,
11951195 (iv) June 27, 1950, to January 31, 1955, commonly
11961196 referred to as the Korean Conflict or the Korean
11971197 War,
11981198 (v) February 28, 1961, to May 7, 1975, commonly
11991199 referred to as the Vietnam era, except that:
12001200 a. for the period from February 28, 1961, to
12011201 August 4, 1964, military service shall only
12021202 include service in the Republic of Vietnam
12031203 during that period, and
12041204 b. for purposes of determining eligibility for
12051205 education and training benefits, such period
12061206 shall end on December 31, 1976, or
12071207 (vi) August 1, 1990, to Dec ember 31, 1991, commonly
12081208 referred to as the Gulf War, the Persian Gulf
12091209 War, or Operation Desert Storm, but excluding any
12101210 person who served on active duty for training
12111211 only, unless discharged from such active duty for
12121212 a service-connected disability;
12131213 (b) during a period of war or combat military operation
12141214 other than a conflict, war , or era listed in
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12661266 subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, beginning on the
12671267 date of Congressional authorization, Congressional
12681268 resolution, or Executive Order of the President of the
12691269 United States, for the use of the Armed Forces of the
12701270 United States in a war or combat military operation,
12711271 if such war or combat military operation lasted for a
12721272 period of ninety (90) days or more, for a person who
12731273 served, and only for the period served, in th e area of
12741274 responsibility of the war or combat military
12751275 operation, but excludin g a person who served on active
12761276 duty for training only, unless discharged from such
12771277 active duty for a service -connected disability, and
12781278 provided that the burden of proof of milit ary service
12791279 during this period shall be with the member, who must
12801280 present appropriate documentation establishing such
12811281 service.
12821282 An eligible member under this paragraph shall include only those
12831283 persons who shall have served during the times or in the areas
12841284 prescribed in this paragraph, and only if such person provides
12851285 appropriate documentation in such time and manner as required by the
12861286 System to establish such military service prescribed in this
12871287 paragraph, or for service pursuant to subdivision a of division (v)
12881288 of subparagraph (a) of this paragraph those persons who were awarded
12891289 service medals, as authorized by the United States Department of
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13411341 Defense as reflected in the veteran ’s Defense Department Form 214,
13421342 related to the Vietnam Conflict for service prior t o August 5, 1964;
13431343 (24) “Normal retirement date ” means the date on which a mem ber
13441344 may retire with full retirement benefits as provided in Section 901
13451345 et seq. of this title, such date being whichever occurs first:
13461346 (a) the first day of the month coinciding w ith or
13471347 following a member’s:
13481348 (1) sixty-second birthday with respect to members
13491349 whose first participating service occurs prior to
13501350 November 1, 2011, or
13511351 (2) sixty-fifth birthday with respect to members
13521352 whose first participating service occurs on or
13531353 after November 1, 2011, or with respect to
13541354 members whose first participating service occ urs
13551355 on or after November 1, 2011, who reach a minimum
13561356 age of sixty (60) years and who also reach a
13571357 normal retirement date pursuant to subparagraph c
13581358 of this paragraph,
13591359 (b) for any person who initially became a member prior to
13601360 July 1, 1992, and who does not reach a normal
13611361 retirement date pursuant to division (1) of
13621362 subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, the first day of
13631363 the month coinciding with or following the date at
13641364 which the sum of a member’s age and number of years of
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14161416 credited service total eighty (80); s uch a normal
14171417 retirement date will also apply to any person who
14181418 became a member of the sending system as defined in
14191419 Section 901 et seq. of this title, prior to July 1,
14201420 1992, regardless of whether there were breaks in
14211421 service after July 1, 1992,
14221422 (c) for any person who became a member after June 30,
14231423 1992, but prior to November 1, 2011, and who does not
14241424 reach a normal retirement date pursuant to division
14251425 (1) of subparagraph (a) of thi s paragraph, the first
14261426 day of the month coinciding with or following the date
14271427 at which the sum of a member ’s age and number of years
14281428 of credited service total ninety (90),
14291429 (d) in addition to subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
14301430 paragraph, the first day o f the month coinciding with
14311431 or following a member ’s completion of at least twenty
14321432 (20) years of full-time-equivalent employment as:
14331433 (i) a correctional or probation and parole officer
14341434 with the Department of Corrections and at the
14351435 time of retirement, the mem ber was a correctional
14361436 or probation and parole officer with the
14371437 Department of Corrections,
14381438 (ii) a correctional officer, probation and parole
14391439 officer or fugitive apprehension agent with the
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14911491 Department of Corrections who is in such position
14921492 on June 30, 2004, or who is hired after June 30,
14931493 2004, and who receives a promotion or change in
14941494 job classification after June 30, 2004, to
14951495 another position in the Department of
14961496 Corrections, so long as such officer or agent has
14971497 at least five (5) years of service as a
14981498 correctional officer, probation and parole
14991499 officer or fugitive apprehension agent w ith the
15001500 Department, has twenty (20) years of full -time-
15011501 equivalent employment with the Department and was
15021502 employed by the Department at the time of
15031503 retirement,
15041504 (iii) a firefighter with the Military Department of the
15051505 State of Oklahoma either employed for the first
15061506 time on or after July 1, 2002, or who was
15071507 employed prior to July 1, 2002, in such position
15081508 and who makes the election authorized by division
15091509 (2) of subparagraph b of parag raph (9) of
15101510 subsection A of Section 915 of this title and at
15111511 the time of retirement, the member was a
15121512 firefighter with the Military Department of the
15131513 State of Oklahoma, and such member has at least
15141514 twenty (20) years of credited service upon which
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15661566 the two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) multiplier
15671567 will be used in calculating the retirement
15681568 benefit,
15691569 (iv) a public safety officer employed by the Grand
15701570 River Dam Authority for the first time on or
15711571 after July 1, 2016,
15721572 (v) a deputy sheriff or jailer employed by any c ounty
15731573 that is a participating employer in the System
15741574 for the first time as a d eputy sheriff or jailer
15751575 on or after November 1, 2020, or
15761576 (vi) beginning November 1, 2024, a deputy sheriff or
15771577 jailer employed by any county that is a
15781578 participating employer in th e System for the
15791579 first time as a deputy sheriff or jailer before
15801580 November 1, 2020, including those who make the
15811581 election authorized by division (2) of
15821582 subparagraph b of paragraph (10) of subsection A
15831583 of Section 915 of this title, and at the time of
15841584 retirement, if the member was a deputy sheriff or
15851585 jailer employed by the participatin g county, and
15861586 such member has at least twenty (20) years of
15871587 credited service upon which the two and one -half
15881588 percent (2 1/2%) multiplier will be used in
15891589 calculating the retiremen t benefit,
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16411641 (vii) a law enforcement agent certified by the Council
16421642 on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET)
16431643 and employed by the Department of Human Services
16441644 Office of Inspector General who:
16451645 a. is employed by the Office for the first time
16461646 on or after the effective date of this act,
16471647 or
16481648 b. was employed by the Office prior to th e
16491649 effective date of this act and makes an
16501650 irrevocable election pursuant to paragraph
16511651 (9) of subsection A of Section 915 of this
16521652 title, or
16531653 (viii) a Resident Care Specialist for the Office
16541654 of Juvenile Affairs who:
16551655 a. is employed by the Office for the first time
16561656 on or after the effective date of this act,
16571657 or
16581658 b. was employed by the Office prior to the
16591659 effective date of this act and makes an
16601660 irrevocable election pursuant to paragraph
16611661 (9) of subsection A of Section 915 of this
16621662 title,
16631663 (e) for those fugitive appreh ension agents who retire on
16641664 or after July 1, 2002, the first day of the month
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17161716 coinciding with or following a member ’s completion of
17171717 at least twenty (20) years of full -time-equivalent
17181718 employment as a fugitive apprehension agent with the
17191719 Department of Corrections and at the time of
17201720 retirement, the member was a fugitive apprehension
17211721 agent with the Department of Corrections, or
17221722 (f) for any member who was continuously employed by an
17231723 entity or institution within The Oklahoma State System
17241724 of Higher Education and w hose initial employment with
17251725 such entity or institution was prior to July 1, 1992,
17261726 and who without a break in service of more than thirty
17271727 (30) days became employed by an employer participating
17281728 in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System,
17291729 the first day of the month coinciding with or
17301730 following the date at which the sum of the member ’s
17311731 age and number of years of credited service total
17321732 eighty (80);
17331733 (25) “Participating employe r” means an eligible employer who
17341734 has agreed to make contributions to the Syst em on behalf of its
17351735 employees;
17361736 (26) “Participating service ” means the period of employment
17371737 after the entry date for which credit is granted a member.
17381738 Provided, on or after the effective date of this act November 1,
17391739 2023, military service credit purchased under Section 913.8 of this
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17911791 title shall only be considered “participating service ” participating
17921792 service if such service is immediately preceded by a period of
17931793 employment with a participating employer and followed by a return to
17941794 service as an employee wit h the same or another participating
17951795 employer within ninety (90) days immediately following discharge
17961796 from such military service;
17971797 (27) “Prior service” means the period of employm ent of a member
17981798 by an eligible employer prior to the member ’s entry date for which
17991799 credit is granted a member under Section 901 et seq. of this title.
18001800 Provided, on or after the effective date of this act November 1,
18011801 2023, “prior service” prior service shall also include service
18021802 purchased under Section 913.8 of this title which does not meet the
18031803 requirements of paragraph 26 of this section;
18041804 (28) “Retirant” or “retiree” means a member who has retired
18051805 under the System;
18061806 (29) “Retirement benefit” means a monthly income with benefits
18071807 accruing from the first day of the month coinciding with or
18081808 following retirement and ending on the last day of the month in
18091809 which death occurs or the actuarial equivalent thereof paid in such
18101810 manner as specified by the member pursu ant to Section 901 et seq. of
18111811 this title or as otherwise allowed to be paid at the discretion of
18121812 the Board;
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18641864 (30) “Retirement coordinator ” means the individual designated
18651865 by each participating employer through whom System transactions and
18661866 communication shall be directed;
18671867 (31) “Social Security” means the old-age survivors and
18681868 disability section of the federal Social Security Act;
18691869 (32) “Total disability” means a physical or mental disability
18701870 accepted for disability benefits by the federal Social Security
18711871 System Administration;
18721872 (33) “Service-connected disability benefits ” means military
18731873 service benefits which are for a service -connected disability rated
18741874 at twenty percent (20%) or more by the Veterans Administration
18751875 United States Department of Veterans Affair s or the Armed Forces of
18761876 the United States;
18771877 (34) “Elected official” means a person elected to a state
18781878 office in the legislative or executive branch of state government or
18791879 a person elected to a county office for a definite number of years
18801880 and shall include an individual who is appointed to fill the
18811881 unexpired term of an elected state official;
18821882 (35) “Elected service” means the period of service as an
18831883 elected official;
18841884 (36) “Limitation year” means the year used in applying the
18851885 limitations of Section 415 of t he Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
18861886 amended, which year shall be the calendar year; and
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19381938 (37) “Public safety officers of the Grand River Dam Authority ”
19391939 means those persons hired by the Grand River Dam Authority on or
19401940 after March 21, 2001, who are certifie d by the Council on Law
19411941 Enforcement Education and Training or an equivalent ce rtifying
19421942 entity for law enforcement personnel training and who perform law
19431943 enforcement functions as part of their regularly assigned duties and
19441944 responsibilities on a full -time basis. With respect to any public
19451945 safety officer hired by the Grand River Dam Authority on or after
19461946 March 21, 2001, any earned benefits or credits toward retirement
19471947 benefits from previous participation within the Oklahoma Public
19481948 Employees Retirement System or the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
19491949 Retirement System shall remain within that sys tem.
19501950 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 915, as
19511951 amended by Section 2, Chapter 280, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024,
19521952 Section 915), is amended to read as follows:
19531953 Section 915. A. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this
19541954 subsection and as provided for elected officials in Section 913.4 of
19551955 this title, any member who shall retire on or after the member ’s
19561956 normal retirement date shall be entitled to receive an annual
19571957 retirement benefit equal to two percent (2%) of the member ’s final
19581958 average compensation as determined pursuant to paragraph (18) of
19591959 Section 902 of this title, multiplied by the number of years of
19601960 credited service that has been credited to the member in accordance
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20122012 with the provisions of Section 913 of this title other than years
20132013 credited pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.
20142014 (2) Effective January 1, 2004, except as otherwise provided for
20152015 elected officials in Section 913.4 of this t itle and except for
20162016 those members making contributions pursuant to paragraphs (b), (c),
20172017 (d), (e) and, (f), and (g) of subsection (1) of Section 919.1 of
20182018 this title, any member who shall retire shall be entitled to receive
20192019 an annual retirement benefit equal to two and one-half percent (2
20202020 1/2%) of the member’s final average compensation as determined
20212021 pursuant to paragraph (18) of Section 902 of this title, multiplied
20222022 by the number of full years of participating service after January
20232023 1, 2004, that have been cr edited to the member in accordance with
20242024 the provisions of Section 913 of this title and only for those full
20252025 years of participating service for which contributions have been
20262026 made pursuant to paragraph (g) (h) of subsection (1) of Section
20272027 919.1 of this title. The two and one-half percent (2 1/2%)
20282028 multiplier shall not apply to purchased service, purchased or
20292029 granted military service , or transferred service. In order to
20302030 receive the two and one -half percent (2 1/2%) multiplier in
20312031 computing retirement benefits, an active member shall make an
20322032 irrevocable written election to pay the contri butions pursuant to
20332033 paragraph (g) (h) of subsection (1) of Section 919.1 of this title.
20342034 The two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) multiplier pursuant to this
20352035 paragraph shall not app ly to additional years of service credit
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20872087 attributed to sick leave pursuant to paragraph 7 of subsection B of
20882088 Section 913 of this title and fractional years pursuant to
20892089 subsection C of Section 913 of this title and shall be attributable
20902090 only to the particip ating service credited after the election of the
20912091 member.
20922092 (3) The minimum fina l average compensation for any person who
20932093 becomes a member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
20942094 on or after July 1, 1995 and who had:
20952095 a. and who had twenty (20) or more years of credited
20962096 service within the System as of the member ’s
20972097 retirement date shall be no less than Thirteen
20982098 Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($13,800.00) per annum,
20992099 b. and who had at least fifteen (15) but not more than
21002100 nineteen (19) years of credited service within the
21012101 System as of the member ’s retirement date shall be no
21022102 less than Six Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars
21032103 ($6,900.00) per annum, or
21042104 c. and who had less than fifteen (15) years of credited
21052105 service within the System as of the member ’s
21062106 retirement date shall not be eligible for any minimum
21072107 amount of final average compensation and the member ’s
21082108 final average compensation shall be the final average
21092109 compensation as defined by paragraph (18) of Section
21102110 902 of this title.
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21622162 (4) Provided, further, any membe r who has elected a vested
21632163 benefit pursuant to Section 917 of this title shall be entitled to
21642164 receive benefits as outlined in this section except the percent
21652165 factor and the member ’s maximum compensation level in effect the
21662166 date the member’s employment was terminated with a participating
21672167 employer shall be applicable.
21682168 (5) Any member who is a correctional officer or a probation and
21692169 parole officer employed by the Department of Corrections at the time
21702170 of retirement and who retires on or before June 30, 2000, sh all be
21712171 entitled to receive an annual retirement benefit equal to two and
21722172 one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the final average compensation of the
21732173 member not to exceed Twenty -five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and
21742174 two percent (2%) of the final average salary in e xcess of Twenty-
21752175 five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) but not exceeding the maximum
21762176 compensation level as provided in paragraph (9) of Section 902 of
21772177 this title, multiplied by the number of years of service as a
21782178 correctional officer or a probation and parole officer; provided,
21792179 any years accrued prior to July 1, 1990, as a correctional officer
21802180 or a probation and parole officer by a member who is employed as a
21812181 correctional officer or a probation and parole officer on July 1,
21822182 1990, shall be calculated for retirem ent purposes at two and one -
21832183 quarter percent (2 1/4%) of the final average compensation of the
21842184 member not to exceed Twenty -five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and
21852185 two percent (2%) of the final average salary in excess of Twenty -
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22382238 compensation level as provided in paragraph (9) of Section 902 of
22392239 this title, multiplied by the number of years of such service and
22402240 any years in excess of twenty (20) years as such an officer or years
22412241 credited to the memb er in accordance with the provisions of Section
22422242 913 of this title shall be calculated for retirement purposes at two
22432243 percent (2%) of the final average compensation of the member
22442244 multiplied by the number of years of such service. Any person who
22452245 contributes to the System as a correctional officer or a probation
22462246 and parole officer as provided in paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection
22472247 (1) of Section 919.1 of this title, on or before June 30, 2000, but
22482248 who does not make such contributions after June 30, 2000, and w ho
22492249 does not qualify for normal retirement under subparagraph (c) of
22502250 paragraph (24) of Section 902 of this title shall have retirement
22512251 benefits for each year of full -time-equivalent participating service
22522252 as a correctional or a probation and parole officer a fter July 1,
22532253 1990, computed on two and one -half percent (2 1/2%) of the final
22542254 average compensation based upon those years as a correctional
22552255 officer or a probation and parole officer. Provided , further, any
22562256 fugitive apprehension agent shall be entitled to receive benefits as
22572257 outlined in this act Section 901 et seq. of this title for service
22582258 as a fugitive apprehension agent prior to July 1, 2002, only upon
22592259 payment to the System of the employee contributions which would have
22602260 been paid if such fugitive apprehe nsion agent had been covered by
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23122312 this section prior to the effective date of th is act July 1, 2002,
23132313 plus interest of not to exceed ten percent (10%) as determined by
23142314 the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees.
23152315 The Department of Corre ctions may make the employee contribution and
23162316 interest payment on behalf of such member.
23172317 (6) Any member who is a correctional officer, a probation and
23182318 parole officer or a fugitive apprehension agent employed by the
23192319 Department of Corrections at the time of retirement and who retires
23202320 on or after July 1, 2002, shall be entitled to rec eive an annual
23212321 retirement benefit equal to two and one -half percent (2 1/2%) of the
23222322 final average compensation of the member, but not exceeding the
23232323 maximum compensation level as provided in paragraph (18) of Section
23242324 902 of this title, multiplied by the number of years of service as a
23252325 correctional officer, a probation and parole officer , or a fugitive
23262326 apprehension agent, and any years in excess of twenty (20) years as
23272327 such an officer or agent, or years credited to the member in
23282328 accordance with the provisions of Section 913 of this title, shall
23292329 be calculated for retirement purposes at two percent (2%) of the
23302330 final average compensation of the member multiplied by the number of
23312331 years of such service. For purposes of this paragraph, “final
23322332 average compensation ” shall be determined by computing the average
23332333 annual salary, in the manner prescribed by paragraph (18) of Section
23342334 902 of this title, for the highest three (3) years of the last t en
23352335 (10) years of participating service immediately preceding retirement
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23872387 or termination of employment for all years of service performed by
23882388 such member, both for years of service performed as a correctional
23892389 officer, probation and parole officer , or fugitive apprehension
23902390 agent, not in excess of twenty (20) years, and for years of service
23912391 performed in excess of twenty (20) years, whether as a correctional
23922392 officer, probation and parole officer, fugitive apprehension agent ,
23932393 or other position unless the computati on of benefits would result in
23942394 a lower retirement benefit amount than if final average compensation
23952395 were to be computed as otherwise provided by this paragraph. “Final
23962396 average compensation ” Final average compensation shall be determined
23972397 by computing the average annual salary for the highest five (5) of
23982398 the last ten (10) years of participating service immediately
23992399 preceding retirement or termination of employment, with respect to
24002400 members whose first participating service occurs on or after July 1,
24012401 2013.
24022402 (7) Any member who is a correctional officer, a probation and
24032403 parole officer, or a fugitive apprehension agent who has at least
24042404 five (5) years of service as a correctional officer, a probation and
24052405 parole officer, or a fugitive apprehension agent who is in suc h
24062406 position on June 30, 2004, or who is hired after June 30, 2004, in
24072407 such position, and who receives a promotion or change in job
24082408 classification after June 30, 2004, to another position in the
24092409 Department of Corrections, and who is employed by the Departmen t of
24102410 Corrections at the time of retirement and who retires on or after
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24622462 July 1, 2004, shall be entitled to receive an annual retirement
24632463 benefit equal to two and one -half percent (2 1/2%) of the final
24642464 average compensation of the member, but not exceeding the maximum
24652465 compensation level as provided in paragraph (18) of Section 902 of
24662466 this title, multiplied by the number of years of service with the
24672467 Department of Corrections and any years in excess of twenty (20)
24682468 years with the Department or years credited to th e member in
24692469 accordance with the provisions of Section 913 of this title, shall
24702470 be calculated for retirement purposes at two percent (2%) of the
24712471 final average compensation of the member multiplied by the number of
24722472 years of such service. For purposes of thi s paragraph, “final
24732473 average compensation ” shall be determined by computing the average
24742474 annual salary, in the manner prescribed by paragraph (18) of Section
24752475 902 of this title, for the highest three (3) years of the last ten
24762476 (10) years of participating servi ce immediately preceding retirement
24772477 or termination of employment for all years of service performed by
24782478 such member with the Department. “Final average compensation ” Final
24792479 average compensation shall be determined by computing the average
24802480 annual salary for the highest five (5) of the last ten (10) years of
24812481 participating service immediately preceding retirement or
24822482 termination of employment, with respect to members whose first
24832483 participating service occurs on or after July 1, 2013.
24842484 (8) Any person who contribut ed to the System as a correctional
24852485 officer, a probation and parole officer , or a fugitive apprehension
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25382538 Section 919.1 of this title, and who retires under normal retirement
25392539 or early retirement o n or after January 1, 2004, under paragraph
25402540 (24) of Section 902 of this title, and any public safety officer
25412541 described by paragraph (37) of Section 902 of this title hired on or
25422542 after the effective date of this act July 1, 2016, by the Grand
25432543 River Dam Authority and who retires on or after the effective date
25442544 of this act July 1, 2016, shall have retirement benefits for each
25452545 year of full-time-equivalent participating service as a correctional
25462546 officer, a probation and parole officer or a fugitive apprehension
25472547 agent, or Grand River Dam public safety officer computed on two and
25482548 one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the final average compensation based
25492549 upon those years as a correctional officer, a probation and parole
25502550 officer, a fugitive apprehension agent , or a Grand River Dam public
25512551 safety officer. For purposes of this paragraph, “final average
25522552 compensation” shall be determined by computing the average annual
25532553 salary, in the manner prescribed by paragraph (18) of Section 902 of
25542554 this title, for the highest three (3) years o f the last ten (10)
25552555 years of participating service immediately preceding retirement or
25562556 termination of employment for all years of service performed by such
25572557 member, both for years of service performed as a correctional
25582558 officer, probation and parole officer , or fugitive apprehension
25592559 agent, or years of service performed as a Grand Rive r Dam public
25602560 safety officer, not in excess of twenty (20) years, and for years of
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26122612 service performed in excess of twenty (20) years, whether as a
26132613 correctional officer, probation a nd parole officer, fugitive
26142614 apprehension agent, Grand River Dam public safety officer, or other
26152615 position unless the computation of benefits would result in a lower
26162616 retirement benefit amount than if final average compensation were to
26172617 be computed as otherwis e provided by this paragraph. “Final average
26182618 compensation” Final average compensation shall be determined by
26192619 computing the average annual salary for the highest five (5) of the
26202620 last ten (10) years of participating service immediately preceding
26212621 retirement or termination of employment, with respect to members
26222622 whose first participating service occurs on or after July 1, 2013,
26232623 or with respect to Grand River Dam public safety officers whose
26242624 first participating service occurs on or after the effective date of
26252625 this act July 1, 2016.
26262626 (9) Any member who is:
26272627 a. initially on or after July 1, 2002, employed as a
26282628 firefighter for the Oklahoma Military Department of
26292629 the State of Oklahoma and who retires on or after the
26302630 member’s normal retirement date shall be entitled to
26312631 receive an annual retirement benefit equal to two and
26322632 one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the final average
26332633 compensation of the member multiplied by the number of
26342634 years of service in such service,
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26862686 b. (1) a firefighter who performs firefighting services
26872687 for the Oklahoma Military Department of the State
26882688 of Oklahoma prior to July 1, 2002, an d who makes
26892689 an election in writing on a form prescribed for
26902690 this purpose by the System not later than
26912691 December 31, 2002, shall be entitled to receive a
26922692 retirement benefit based u pon two and one-half
26932693 percent (2 1/2%) of the final average
26942694 compensation of the member multiplied by the
26952695 number of years of service as a firefighter with
26962696 the Oklahoma Military Department of the State of
26972697 Oklahoma on or after July 1, 2002. The election
26982698 authorized by this subdivision division shall be
26992699 irrevocable once the election is f iled with the
27002700 System,
27012701 (2) a firefighter who performs firefighting services
27022702 for the Oklahoma Military Department of the State
27032703 of Oklahoma prior to July 1, 2002, and who makes
27042704 the election in division (1) of this subparagraph
27052705 may also make an election in writing on a form
27062706 prescribed for this purpose by the System not
27072707 later than December 31, 2002, to receive a
27082708 retirement benefit based upon two and one -half
27092709 percent (2 1/2%) of the fin al average
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27612761 compensation of the member multiplied by the
27622762 number of years of ser vice as a firefighter with
27632763 the Oklahoma Military Department of the State of
27642764 Oklahoma prior to July 1, 2002. The election
27652765 authorized by this subdivision division shall be
27662766 irrevocable once the election is filed with the
27672767 System. Retirement benefits shall be calculated
27682768 based upon the two and one -half percent (2 1/2%)
27692769 multiplier upon payment being made pursuant to
27702770 Section 913.5 of this title ,
27712771 c. a CLEET-certified law enforcement agen t who performs
27722772 law enforcement services for the Department of Human
27732773 Services Office of Inspector General initially hired
27742774 on or after the effective date of this act, and who
27752775 retires on or after the member’s normal retirement
27762776 date, shall be entitled to recei ve an annual
27772777 retirement benefit equal to two and one -half percent
27782778 (2 1/2%) of the final average compensation of the
27792779 member multiplied by the number of years of service
27802780 for which the member was employed pursuant to this
27812781 subparagraph,
27822782 d. (1) a CLEET-certified law enforcement agent who
27832783 performs law enforcement services for the
27842784 Department of Human Services Office of Inspector
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28362836 General prior to the effective date of this act,
28372837 and who makes an irrevocable election in writing
28382838 in the form and manner prescribed by th e System
28392839 not later than the end of the calendar year
28402840 following the effective date of this act, shall
28412841 be entitled to receive a retirement benefit based
28422842 upon two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the
28432843 final average compensation of the member
28442844 multiplied by the number of years of service of
28452845 employment under this division completed on and
28462846 after the effective date of this act,
28472847 (2) a CLEET-certified law enforcement agent who
28482848 performs law enforcement services for the
28492849 Department of Human Services Office of Inspector
28502850 General prior to the effective date of this act,
28512851 and who makes an irrevocable election under
28522852 division 1 of this subparagraph, may also make an
28532853 irrevocable election, subject to the same
28542854 provisions and conditions of the election made in
28552855 division 1 of this sub paragraph, for years of
28562856 service of employment under this division prior
28572857 to the effective date of this act , and
28582858 (3) benefit calculations for a CLEET -certified law
28592859 enforcement agent who performs law enforcement
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29112911 services for the Department of Human Services
29122912 Office of Inspector General under Section 913.5
29132913 of this title shall be calculated in the same
29142914 manner as calculated under division (1) of this
29152915 subparagraph,
29162916 e. a Resident Care Specialist for the Office of Juvenile
29172917 Affairs initially hired on or after the effe ctive date
29182918 of this act, and who retires on or after the member’s
29192919 normal retirement date, shall be entitled to receive
29202920 an annual retirement benefit equal to two and one -half
29212921 percent (2 1/2%) of the final average compensation of
29222922 the member multiplied by the number of years of
29232923 service for which the member was employed pursuant to
29242924 this subparagraph, and
29252925 f. (1) a Resident Care Specialist for the Office of
29262926 Juvenile Affairs who is hired prior to the
29272927 effective date of this act, and who makes an
29282928 irrevocable election in writing in the form and
29292929 manner prescribed by the System not later than
29302930 the end of the calendar year following the
29312931 effective date of this act, shall be entitled to
29322932 receive a retirement benefit based upon two and
29332933 one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the final av erage
29342934 compensation of the member multiplied by the
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29862986 number of years of service of employment under
29872987 this division completed on and after the
29882988 effective date of this act,
29892989 (2) a Resident Care Specialist for the Office of
29902990 Juvenile Affairs who is hired prior to t he
29912991 effective date of this act, and who makes an
29922992 irrevocable election under div ision (1) of this
29932993 subparagraph, may also make an irrevocable
29942994 election, subject to the same provisions and
29952995 conditions of the election made in division (1)
29962996 of this subparagraph, fo r years of service of
29972997 employment under this division prior to the
29982998 effective date of this act, and
29992999 (3) benefit calculations for a Resident Care
30003000 Specialist shall be calculated in the same manner
30013001 as calculated under division (1) of this
30023002 subparagraph.
30033003 (10) Any person who contributes to the System as a deputy
30043004 sheriff or county jailer as provided in paragraph (f) of subsection
30053005 (1) of Section 919.1 of this title, and who was:
30063006 a. employed by a participating employer in the System
30073007 for the first time as a deputy she riff or county
30083008 jailer on or after November 1, 2020, and who retires
30093009 under normal retirement or early retirement under
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30613061 division (v) of subparagraph (d) of paragraph (24) of
30623062 Section 902 of this title, shall have retirement
30633063 benefits for each year of full -time-equivalent
30643064 participating service as a deputy sheriff or county
30653065 jailer computed on two and one-half percent (2 1/2%)
30663066 of the final average compensation based upon those
30673067 years as a deputy sheriff or county jailer, and any
30683068 years in excess of twenty (20) years as a deputy
30693069 sheriff or county jailer, or years credited to the
30703070 member in accordance with the provisions of Section
30713071 913 of this title, shall be calculated for retirement
30723072 purposes at two percent (2%) of the final average
30733073 compensation of the member multiplie d by the number
30743074 of years of such service, or
30753075 b. (1) employed by a participatin g employer in the
30763076 System for the first time as a deputy sheriff or
30773077 county jailer before November 1, 2020, and who
30783078 retires under the normal retirement or early
30793079 retirement under division (vi) of subparagraph
30803080 (d) of paragraph (24) of Section 902 of this
30813081 title, shall be entitled to receive a retirement
30823082 benefit based on two and one -half percent (2
30833083 1/2%) of the final average compensation of the
30843084 member multiplied based on the number of y ears of
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31363136 service as a deputy sheriff or county jailer with
31373137 any county participa ting in the System on or
31383138 after November 1, 2024,
31393139 (2) employed by a participating employer in the
31403140 System for the first time as a deputy sheriff or
31413141 county jailer before November 1, 2020, and who
31423142 retires under the normal retirement or early
31433143 retirement under division (vi) of subparagraph
31443144 (d) of paragraph (24) of Section 902 of this
31453145 title, and who makes an election in writing not
31463146 later than July 1, 2026, on a form prescribed for
31473147 this purpose by the System, shall be entitled to
31483148 a retirement benefit based upon two and one-half
31493149 percent (2 1/2%) of the final average
31503150 compensation of the member multiplied by the
31513151 number of years of service prior to November 1,
31523152 2024, as a deputy sheriff or coun ty jailer
31533153 employed by any county that is a participating
31543154 employer in the System. The election authorized
31553155 by this subparagraph division shall be
31563156 irrevocable once the election is filed with the
31573157 System. Retirement benefits shall be calculated
31583158 based upon the two and one-half percent (2 1/2%)
31593159 multiplier upon payment being made pursuant to
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32113211 Section 913.5 of this title. Any person
32123212 otherwise qualifying under this subparagraph
32133213 division, but who is not employed as a deputy
32143214 sheriff or county jailer on November 1, 20 24, and
32153215 who is reemployed as a deputy sheriff or county
32163216 jailer with a county that is a participating
32173217 employer in the System after November 1, 2024,
32183218 shall have six (6) months from the initial date
32193219 of reemployment to make the election authorized
32203220 in this subparagraph division. The actuarial
32213221 purchase of any service credit accrued prior to
32223222 November 1, 2024, as a deputy sheriff or county
32233223 jailer employed by a county that is a
32243224 participating employer in the System as set forth
32253225 in this subparagraph division shall cancel such
32263226 corresponding service and shall not be used to
32273227 compute the retirement benefit under any other
32283228 provision except as provided in this subparagraph
32293229 division. In no event shall the service
32303230 purchased under this subparagraph division cause
32313231 the member to receive a retirement benefit for
32323232 the same service in any other plan. Any
32333233 purchased service under this subparagraph
32343234 division shall comply with the applicable
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32863286 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
32873287 as amended, and rules adopted by the Board of
32883288 Trustees.
32893289 c. For purposes of paragraph (10) this paragraph, “final
32903290 average compensation ” shall be determined by computing
32913291 the average annual salary, in the manner prescribed by
32923292 paragraph (18) of Section 902 of this title, both for
32933293 years of service performed as a deputy sheriff or
32943294 county jailer not in excess of twenty (20) years, and
32953295 for years of service performed in excess of twenty
32963296 (20) years, whether as a deputy sheriff or county
32973297 jailer.
32983298 (11) Upon death of a retiree, there shall be paid to his or her
32993299 beneficiary an amount equal to the excess, if any, of his or her
33003300 accumulated contributions over the sum of all retirement benefit
33013301 payments made.
33023302 (12) Such annual retirement benefits shall be paid in equal
33033303 monthly installments, except that the Board may provid e for the
33043304 payment of retirement benefits which total less than Two Hundred
33053305 Forty Dollars ($240.00) a year on other than a monthly basis.
33063306 (13) Pursuant to the rules established by the Board, a retiree
33073307 receiving monthly benefits from the System may authoriz e warrant
33083308 deductions for any products currently offered to active state
33093309 employees through the Employees Benefits Council Oklahoma Employees
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33613361 Insurance and Benefits Board , provided that product is offered to
33623362 state retirees as a group and has a minimum partic ipation of five
33633363 hundred state retirees. The System has no responsibility for the
33643364 marketing, enrolling or administration of such products, but shall
33653365 retain a processing fee of two percent (2%) of the gross deductions
33663366 for the products. Retirement benefit d eductions shall be made for
33673367 membership dues for any statewide association for which payroll
33683368 deductions are authorized pursuant to subsection B of Section 34.70
33693369 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes for retired members of any
33703370 state-supported retirement syste m, upon proper authorization given
33713371 by the member to the board from which the m ember or beneficiary is
33723372 currently receiving retirement benefits.
33733373 B. A member shall be considered disabled if such member
33743374 qualifies for the payment of Social Security disability benefits, or
33753375 the payment of benefits pursuant to the Railroad Retirement Act of
33763376 1974, Section 231 et seq. of Title 45 of the United States Code, and
33773377 shall be eligible for benefits hereunder upon proof of such
33783378 disability, provided such member is an active r egularly scheduled
33793379 employee with a participating employer at the time of injur y or
33803380 inception of illness or disease resulting in subsequent
33813381 certification of eligibility for Social Security disability benefits
33823382 by reason of such injury, illness or disease, providing provided
33833383 such disability is certified by the Social Security Administration
33843384 within one (1) year after the last date physically on the job and
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34363436 after completion of at least eight (8) years of participating
34373437 service or combined prior and participating service or resulting in
34383438 subsequent certification of eligibility of disability by the
34393439 Railroad Retirement Board providing provided such certification is
34403440 made by the Railroad Retirement Board within one (1) year after the
34413441 last date physically on the job and after completion of at least
34423442 eight (8) years of participating service or combined prior and
34433443 participating service. The member shall submit to the Oklahoma
34443444 Public Employees Retirement System the Social Security Award Notice
34453445 or the Railroad Retirement Award Notice certifying the date of
34463446 entitlement for disability benefits, as issued by the Social
34473447 Security Administration, United States Department of Health and
34483448 Human Services or the Railroad Retirement Board. Disability
34493449 benefits shall become effective on the date of entitlement as
34503450 established by the Social Security Administration or the Railroad
34513451 Retirement Board, but not before the first day of the month
34523452 following removal from the payroll, whichever is later, and final
34533453 approval by the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.
34543454 Benefits shall be based upon length of service and compen sation as
34553455 of the date of disability, without actuarial reduction because of
34563456 commencement prior to the normal retirement date. The only optional
34573457 form of benefit payment available for disability benefits is Option
34583458 A as provided for in Section 918 of this title. Option A must be
34593459 elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 918 of this
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35113511 title. Benefit payments shall cease upon the member ’s recovery from
35123512 disability prior to t he normal retirement date. Future benefits, if
35133513 any, shall be paid based upon length of service and compensation as
35143514 of the date of disability. In the event that disability ceases and
35153515 the member returns to employment within the System , credited service
35163516 to the date of disability shall be restored, and future benefits
35173517 shall be determined accordingly.
35183518 C. A member who incurred a disability pursuant to subsection B
35193519 of this section on or after July 1, 1999, and who has retired from
35203520 the System with an early retir ement benefit pending certification
35213521 from the Social Security Administration or the Railroad Retirement
35223522 Board shall receive a retirement benefit not less than the
35233523 disability retirement benefit provided by subsection B of this
35243524 section once the System receive s a Social Security Award Notice or a
35253525 Railroad Retirement Award Notice pursuant to subsection B of this
35263526 section and a completed Application application for Disability
35273527 Benefits disability benefits. In addition, such member shall
35283528 receive the difference, if any, between the early retirement benefit
35293529 and the disability benefit from the date the Social Security
35303530 Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board establishes
35313531 disability entitlement.
35323532 D. Any actively participating member of the System on or after
35333533 July 1, 1998, except for those employees provided in subparagraph
35343534 (e) of paragraph (14) of Section 902 of this title, whose employment
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35863586 is less than full-time, shall have his or her final average
35873587 compensation calculated on an annualized basis using his or her
35883588 hourly wage subject to the maximum compensation limits; provided,
35893589 however, any such member whose first participating service occurred
35903590 before July 1, 2013, and who has at least three (3) years of full -
35913591 time employment during the last ten (10) years immediately preceding
35923592 termination or retirement shall not be eligible for the
35933593 annualization provisions contained herein; and provided further, any
35943594 such member whose first participating service occurred on or after
35953595 July 1, 2013, and who has at least five (5) years of full-time
35963596 employment during the last ten (10) years immediately preceding
35973597 termination or retirement shall not be eligible for the
35983598 annualization provisions contained herein. The Board of Trustees
35993599 shall promulgate such administrative rules as are necessary to
36003600 implement the provisions of this subsection.
36013601 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 916.3, as
36023602 amended by Section 3, Chapter 280, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024,
36033603 Section 916.3), is amended to read as follows:
36043604 Section 916.3. A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections
36053605 Section 901 through 932 of this title et seq. of this title , a
36063606 monthly pension, as provided in subsection B of this section, shall
36073607 be paid on behalf of any member who is a:
36083608 1. Correctional officer or proba tion and parole officer of the
36093609 Department of Corrections and who is killed or mortally wounded on
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36613661 or after January 1, 2000, during the performance of the member ’s
36623662 duties for the Department or any employee of the Department of
36633663 Corrections who is killed or m ortally wounded after June 30, 2004,
36643664 during the performance of the member ’s duties for the Department;
36653665 2. Deputy sheriff or county jailer first hired on or after
36663666 November 1, 2020, by any county that is a participating member in
36673667 the Oklahoma Public Employe es Retirement System, and who is killed
36683668 or mortally wounded during the performance of the member ’s duties as
36693669 a deputy sheriff or jailer; and
36703670 3. Deputy sheriff or county jailer first hired before November
36713671 1, 2020, by any county that is a participating empl oyer in the
36723672 System, and who is killed or mortally wounded during the performan ce
36733673 of the member’s duties for the participating county on or after
36743674 November 1, 2024;
36753675 4. Law enforcement agent certified by the Council on Law
36763676 Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) and employed by the
36773677 Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General, and who is
36783678 killed or mortally wounded on or after the effective date of this
36793679 act, during the performance of his or her duties for the Department ;
36803680 and
36813681 5. Resident Care Specialist employed by the Office of Juvenile
36823682 Affairs who is killed or mortally wounded on or after the effective
36833683 date of this act, during the performance of his or her duties for
36843684 the Office.
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37363736 B. The monthly benefit shall be equal to:
37373737 1. Two and one-half percent (2 1/2%);
37383738 2. Multiplied by twenty (20) years of service, regardless of
37393739 the actual number of years of credited service performed by the
37403740 member prior to death, if the member had performed less than twenty
37413741 (20) years of credited service, or the actual number of years of
37423742 credited service of the member if greater than twenty (20) years;
37433743 3. Multiplied by the member ’s final average compensation; and
37443744 4. Divided by 12.
37453745 C. The pension provided for in subsection A of this section
37463746 shall be paid:
37473747 1. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, to the
37483748 surviving spouse for life; or
37493749 2. If there is no surviving spouse or upon the death of the
37503750 surviving spouse:
37513751 a. to the surviving child or children of said the member
37523752 or legal guardian of such child or chil dren for such
37533753 time as such child or children are under the age of
37543754 eighteen (18) years, or
37553755 b. to the surviving child or children between the age of
37563756 eighteen (18) and twenty -two (22) years if the child
37573757 is enrolled full time full-time in and is regularly
37583758 attending a public or private school or any
37593759 institution of higher education.
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38113811 D. No surviving spouse shall receive benefits from this
38123812 section, Section 49-113 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
38133813 Section 50-117 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or Section 2-
38143814 306 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes as the surviving spouse of
38153815 more than one member of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and
38163816 Retirement System, the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement
38173817 System, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, or the
38183818 Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. The surviving spouse
38193819 of more than one member shall elect which member ’s benefits he or
38203820 she will receive.
38213821 E. In addition to the pension above provided for, if said such
38223822 member leaves one or more children under the age of eighteen (18)
38233823 years or under the age of twenty -two (22) years if the child is
38243824 enrolled full-time in and is regularly attending a public or private
38253825 school or any institution of higher education, Four Hundred Dollars
38263826 ($400.00) a month shall be pa id to the surviving spouse or to the
38273827 person having the care and custody of such child or children if
38283828 there is no surviving spouse or if the surviving spouse dies and
38293829 until each child reaches the age of eighteen (18) years or reaches
38303830 the age of twenty-two (22) years if the child is enrolled full -time
38313831 in and is regularly attending a p ublic or private school or any
38323832 institution of higher education.
38333833 F. The pension benefit provided in this section shall be made
38343834 prospectively only from the effective date of this act July 1, 2000.
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38863886 The benefits shall be payable beginning the later of the first day
38873887 of the month following the date that such employee was killed or
38883888 dies from a mortal wound, as provided in this section, or the
38893889 effective date of this act July 1, 2000.
38903890 G. The Board of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
38913891 Board of Trustees shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to
38923892 implement the provisions of this section.
38933893 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 919.1, as
38943894 amended by Section 4, Chapter 280, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024,
38953895 Section 919.1), is amended to read as follows:
38963896 Section 919.1. (1) Employee contributions to the Oklahoma
38973897 Public Employees Retirement System shall be:
38983898 (a) for employees except as otherwise pro vided in
38993899 paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) , and (g), and (h)
39003900 of this subsection: beginning July 1, 2006, and
39013901 thereafter, three and one -half percent (3.5%) (3 1/2%)
39023902 of allowable annual compensation;
39033903 (b) for correctional officers and probation and parole
39043904 officers employed by the Department of Corrections:
39053905 beginning July 1, 1998, and thereafter, and for
39063906 correctional officers or probation and parole officers
39073907 who are in such position on June 30, 2004, or who are
39083908 hired after June 30, 2004, and who receive a pr omotion
39093909 or change in job classification after June 30, 2004,
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39613961 to another position in the Department of Corrections,
39623962 so long as such officers have at least five (5) years
39633963 of service as a correctional officer or probation and
39643964 parole officer, eight percent (8% ) of allowable
39653965 compensation as provided in paragraph (9) of Section
39663966 902 of this title;
39673967 (c) for fugitive apprehension agents who are employed with
39683968 the Department of Corrections on or after July 1,
39693969 2002, and for fugitive apprehension agents who are in
39703970 such position on June 30, 2004, or who are hired after
39713971 June 30, 2004, and who receiv e a promotion or change
39723972 in job classification after June 30, 2004, to another
39733973 position in the Department of Corrections, so long as
39743974 such agents have at least five (5) years of se rvice as
39753975 a fugitive apprehension agent, eight percent (8%) of
39763976 allowable compensation as provided in paragraph (9) of
39773977 Section 902 of this title;
39783978 (d) for firefighters of the Oklahoma Military Department
39793979 of the State of Oklahoma first employed beginning July
39803980 1, 2002, and thereafter, and such firefighters who
39813981 performed service prior to July 1, 2002, for the
39823982 Oklahoma Military Department of the State of Oklahoma
39833983 and who make the election authorized by division (1)
39843984 of subparagraph b of paragraph (9) of subsection A of
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40364036 Section 915 of this title who perform service on or
40374037 after July 1, 2002, in such capacity, eight percent
40384038 (8%) of allowable compensation as provided in
40394039 subsection paragraph (9) of Section 902 of this title;
40404040 (e) for all public safety officers of the Gran d River Dam
40414041 Authority as defined by paragraph (37) of Section 902
40424042 of this title, eight percent (8%) of allowable
40434043 compensation as provided in paragraph (9) of Section
40444044 902 of this title;
40454045 (f) for deputy sheriffs and county jailers employed by any
40464046 county that is a participating employer in the System
40474047 for the first time as a deputy sheriff or jailer on or
40484048 after November 1, 2020, or beginning November 1, 2024,
40494049 those deputy sheriffs and county jailers employed by
40504050 any county that is a participating employer in the
40514051 System for the first time as a deputy sheriff or
40524052 county jailer before November 1, 2020, eight percent
40534053 (8%) of allowable compensation as provided in
40544054 paragraph (9) of Section 902 of this title; and
40554055 (g) for all law enforcement agents of the Department of
40564056 Human Services Office of Inspector General certified
40574057 by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
40584058 Training (CLEET), eight percent (8%) of allowable
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41104110 compensation as provided in paragraph (9) of
41114111 subsection A of Section 915 of this title; and
41124112 (h) for all employees except those who make contributions
41134113 pursuant to paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e) and, (f),
41144114 and (g) of this subsection who make an irrevocable
41154115 written election pursuant to paragraph (2) of
41164116 subsection A of Section 915 of this title: six and
41174117 forty-one one-hundredths percent (6.41%) of allowable
41184118 annual compensation.
41194119 The contributions required by paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and
41204120 (f), and (g) of this subsection shall be made by a member for not
41214121 more than twenty (20) years and thereafter shall be as provided in
41224122 paragraph (a) of this subsection.
41234123 (2) Contributions shall be deducted by e ach state agency by the
41244124 participating employer for such benefits as the Oklahoma Public
41254125 Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees is authorized to
41264126 administer as provided for by law. Employee and employer
41274127 contributions shall be remitted monthly, or as the Board may
41284128 otherwise provide, to the Executive Director for deposit in the
41294129 Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement Fund.
41304130 (3) Each participating employer shall pick up under the
41314131 provisions of Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
41324132 1986, as amended, and pay the contribution which the member is
41334133 required by law to make to the System for all compensation earned
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41854185 after December 31, 1988. Although the contributions so picked up
41864186 are designated as member contributions, such contributions shall be
41874187 treated as contributions being paid by the participating employer in
41884188 lieu of contributions by the member in determining tax treatment
41894189 under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, and such picked
41904190 up contributions shall not be includable in the gross income of the
41914191 member until such amounts are distributed or made available to the
41924192 member or the beneficiary of the member. The member, by the terms
41934193 of this System, shall not have any o ption to choose to receive the
41944194 contributions so picked up directly and the picked up contributions
41954195 must be paid by the participating employer to the System.
41964196 Member contributions which are picked up shall be treated in the
41974197 same manner and to the same extent as member contributions made
41984198 prior to the date on which member contributions were picked up by
41994199 the participating employer. Member contributions so picked up shall
42004200 be included in gross salary for purposes of determining benefits and
42014201 contributions under th e System.
42024202 The participating employer shall pay the member contributions
42034203 from the same source of funds used in paying salary to the member,
42044204 by effecting an equal cash reduction in gross salary of the member.
42054205 (4) By September 1, 1989, the System shall refun d the
42064206 accumulated employee contributions of any member who elects to
42074207 retain the member’s membership in the Teachers ’ Retirement System of
42084208 Oklahoma, in accordance with Section 17 -104 of Title 70 of the
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42604260 Oklahoma Statutes, to such member. Upon the refund of the
42614261 accumulated employee contributions referred to in this subsection,
42624262 all benefits and rights accrued to such member are terminated.
42634263 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 935.2, is
42644264 amended to read as follows:
42654265 Section 935.2. A. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
42664266 System (System) shall establish a defined contribution system for
42674267 those persons who first become employed in a full-time equivalent
42684268 full-time-equivalent position or a position which is less than full -
42694269 time but more than half-time position and which qualifies for
42704270 employee benefits, including , but not limited to, health insurance
42714271 and leave time by any participating employer of the System, as
42724272 defined by paragraph (25) of Section 902 of this title, on or after
42734273 November 1, 2015. Any person first licensed by the State Department
42744274 of Rehabilitation Services as a vending stand operator or managing
42754275 operator on or after November 1, 2015, as defined by Section 929 of
42764276 this title, shall be eligible for participation in the de fined
42774277 contribution system.
42784278 B. The provisions of subsection A of this section and the
42794279 provisions of this act the Retirement Freedom Act shall not be
42804280 applicable to employees who are initially employed in the positions
42814281 described in division (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), (v), (vi), (vii),
42824282 or (viii) of subparagraph (d) of paragraph (24) of Section 902 of
42834283 this title, district attorneys, assistant district attorneys or
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43354335 other employees of the district attorney ’s office, and any employees
43364336 of a county, county elected o fficials, county hospital, city or
43374337 town, conservation district, circuit engineering district, and any
43384338 public or private trust in which a county, city or town participates
43394339 and is the primary beneficiary.
43404340 C. An employee described by subsection A of this sec tion shall
43414341 become a participant in the defined contribution system and the
43424342 employee shall not accrue any service credit in the Oklahoma Public
43434343 Employees Retirement System as established pursuant to Section 901
43444344 et seq. of this title.
43454345 D. Employees who parti cipate in the defined contribution system
43464346 shall be deemed to begin service in the defined contribution system
43474347 on the first day of the month following employment.
43484348 E. An employee who begins participating in the defined benefit
43494349 plan on or after November 1, 2 015, in one of the positions described
43504350 in subsection B of this section, shall continue to participate in
43514351 the defined benefit plan only as long as he or she continues to be
43524352 employed in a position described in subsection B of this section.
43534353 F. Any employee employed on or after November 1, 2015, by the
43544354 Legislative Service Bureau, State Senate or House of Representatives
43554355 for the full duration of a regular legislative session shall be
43564356 eligible for membership only in the defined contribution system
43574357 regardless of classification as a temporary employee. The temporary
43584358 session employee may pa rticipate in the defined contribution system
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44104410 during the regular legislative session at the option of the
44114411 employee. Once the temporary session employee makes a choice to
44124412 participate, the choice shall be binding for all future legislative
44134413 sessions during which the temporary session employee is employed.
44144414 For purposes of this subparagraph subsection, the determination of
44154415 whether an employee is employed for the full duration of a reg ular
44164416 legislative session shall be made by the employer.
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