Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-309.4
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Park rangers - Transfer to System
Official statutory text
Park rangers of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
who are certified peace officers pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who are
members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall
cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
System and shall commence accruing benefits under the Oklahoma Law
Enforcement Retirement System on July 1, 1985. On January 1, 1986,
the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to
the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System the actual amount
contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by
the state and by each park ranger of the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department transferring to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
Retirement System and the retirement records of those transferring
employees. Service accrued by said park rangers of the Oklahoma
Tourism and Recreation Department under the Oklahoma Public
Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited service
under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Provided
however, that the cumulative total of credited service for each such
transferring employee shall not exceed the total time said employee
could have accrued if his entire employment with the State of
Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department.
who are certified peace officers pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who are
members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall
cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement
System and shall commence accruing benefits under the Oklahoma Law
Enforcement Retirement System on July 1, 1985. On January 1, 1986,
the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall transfer to
the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System the actual amount
contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by
the state and by each park ranger of the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department transferring to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
Retirement System and the retirement records of those transferring
employees. Service accrued by said park rangers of the Oklahoma
Tourism and Recreation Department under the Oklahoma Public
Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited service
under the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Provided
however, that the cumulative total of credited service for each such
transferring employee shall not exceed the total time said employee
could have accrued if his entire employment with the State of
Oklahoma had been as an employee of the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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