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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 917 By: Jett
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to retirement benefits; restricting
access to certain benefit by certain public employee
following felony charge; directing notice to be
provided to retirement system; providing for
revocation process; providing for hearings upon
certain charges; requiring rejection of certain claim
for payment; construing provision; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24.1A of Title 51, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows:
A. Any state or education employee who is charged with a felony
by a court of competent jurisdiction shall forfeit all benefits of
the office or employment, including, but not limited to, retirement
benefits provided by law. Upon a felony charge, the employee shall
forfeit the right to access, withdraw from, or liqu idate the
retirement benefits of the member.
B. 1. The state prosecutor responsible for the employee ’s
charge or charges shall notify the employer and the retirement
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system of which the employee is a member within three (3) days of
the filed charge. Upon notification, the system shall immediately
implement the requirements of this section.
2. Upon receipt of the notice required by this subsection, the
retirement system shall i mmediately suspend all benefits of the
employee and notify the employee of his or her right to a hearing to
review whether the charge qualifies for forfeiture of benefits under
this section. If the charge occurs in federal court or the notice
of forfeiture is not forthcoming from the state prosecutor, the
retirement system may investigate and gather court documents and
contact prosecutors to determine whether the charge qualifies under
this section. Upon obtaining sufficient documentation of the
charge, the retirement system shall immediately suspend all benefits
of the employee and notify the employee of his or her right to a
hearing to review whether the charge qualifies for forfeiture of
benefits under this section.
C. Any claims for payment to a membe r upon being charged with a
felony shall be rejected by the system pursuant to this section.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access
to retirement benefits by a member who is found not guilty in a
court of competent jurisdiction. If the member is found not guilty,
retirement benefits shall be reinstated, and the member shall regain
access to such benefits. No credit shall be accrued for the time
that benefits are forfeited.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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