Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-49-117.2
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Transfer of credited service from or to other
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retirement system.
A. A paid member of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and
Retirement System may receive up to five (5) years of credited
service accumulated by the member while a member of the Oklahoma
Police Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
Retirement System, the Teacher's Retirement System of Oklahoma or
the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, if the member is
not receiving or eligible to receive retirement credit or benefits
from said service in any other public retirement system. To receive
the service credit prior to January 1, 1991, the member shall pay a
five percent (5%) contribution and interest of not to exceed five
percent (5%), as may be required by the State Board for each year of
service transferred pursuant to this section. Effective January 1,
1991, to receive the service credit, the member shall pay the amount
determined by the State Board pursuant to Section 3 of this act.
The transferred credited service of the member from another state
retirement system shall not alter the member's normal retirement
date or vesting requirements. The transferred credited service will
be added after the member reaches normal retirement date.
B. The Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System
shall transfer credited service to another state retirement system
upon request of former paid members. Upon transfer, the former
member shall have forfeited all rights in the Oklahoma Firefighters
Pension and Retirement System. Employee and city contributions of
the former municipal retirement systems prior to January 1, 1981,
are not transferable.
A. A paid member of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and
Retirement System may receive up to five (5) years of credited
service accumulated by the member while a member of the Oklahoma
Police Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
Retirement System, the Teacher's Retirement System of Oklahoma or
the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, if the member is
not receiving or eligible to receive retirement credit or benefits
from said service in any other public retirement system. To receive
the service credit prior to January 1, 1991, the member shall pay a
five percent (5%) contribution and interest of not to exceed five
percent (5%), as may be required by the State Board for each year of
service transferred pursuant to this section. Effective January 1,
1991, to receive the service credit, the member shall pay the amount
determined by the State Board pursuant to Section 3 of this act.
The transferred credited service of the member from another state
retirement system shall not alter the member's normal retirement
date or vesting requirements. The transferred credited service will
be added after the member reaches normal retirement date.
B. The Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System
shall transfer credited service to another state retirement system
upon request of former paid members. Upon transfer, the former
member shall have forfeited all rights in the Oklahoma Firefighters
Pension and Retirement System. Employee and city contributions of
the former municipal retirement systems prior to January 1, 1981,
are not transferable.
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