Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.7
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Supplemental pension benefits - Audits - Reports
Official statutory text
A. After the effective date of this act, before entering into
any type of contract that creates an unfunded liability and is for
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 791
the purpose of enhancing pension benefits for employees beyond the
provisions of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, a state
institution of higher education, technology center school district,
or public school district, unless otherwise provided by law, shall
forward to the Office of the Attorney General a copy of the contract
and a copy of an actuarial report indicating the amount of unfunded
liability that would be created pursuant to the contract. The
Attorney General shall review the contract to ensure that the
contract conforms to state law. No such contract shall be signed by
the education entity until the Attorney General approves the
contract. Any such contract entered into without complying with the
requirements of this section shall be void.
B. In order to make the Legislature and Governor more aware of
the effect of unfunded pension benefits and other post-employment
benefits on state finances, annual audits conducted pursuant to law
on state institutions of higher education, technology center school
districts, and school districts shall be prepared in accordance with
appropriate accounting standards pertaining to unfunded pension
benefits and other post-employment benefits. The State Regents for
Higher Education, the State Board of Career and Technology Education
and the State Board of Education, jointly, shall have the
information pertaining to benefits compiled into an annual report
that shall be distributed to the Governor, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
any type of contract that creates an unfunded liability and is for
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 791
the purpose of enhancing pension benefits for employees beyond the
provisions of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, a state
institution of higher education, technology center school district,
or public school district, unless otherwise provided by law, shall
forward to the Office of the Attorney General a copy of the contract
and a copy of an actuarial report indicating the amount of unfunded
liability that would be created pursuant to the contract. The
Attorney General shall review the contract to ensure that the
contract conforms to state law. No such contract shall be signed by
the education entity until the Attorney General approves the
contract. Any such contract entered into without complying with the
requirements of this section shall be void.
B. In order to make the Legislature and Governor more aware of
the effect of unfunded pension benefits and other post-employment
benefits on state finances, annual audits conducted pursuant to law
on state institutions of higher education, technology center school
districts, and school districts shall be prepared in accordance with
appropriate accounting standards pertaining to unfunded pension
benefits and other post-employment benefits. The State Regents for
Higher Education, the State Board of Career and Technology Education
and the State Board of Education, jointly, shall have the
information pertaining to benefits compiled into an annual report
that shall be distributed to the Governor, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
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