Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-913e
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Purchase of service credit
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
spouse of a person who initially became a member of the system in
January 1999, and such member dies within one month of meeting the
required six (6) years of full-time-equivalent employment with a
participating employer for normal retirement purposes, shall be
allowed to elect to purchase at the actuarial cost of up to one
month of service to meet the six (6) years of full-time employment.
The election pursuant to this section shall be made on or before
September 1, 2005, and payment shall be made to the Oklahoma Public
Employees Retirement System on or before December 31, 2005. Upon
receipt of payment by the system, the electing spouse shall begin
receiving benefits pursuant to Option B as provided in Section 918
of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
spouse of a person who initially became a member of the system in
January 1999, and such member dies within one month of meeting the
required six (6) years of full-time-equivalent employment with a
participating employer for normal retirement purposes, shall be
allowed to elect to purchase at the actuarial cost of up to one
month of service to meet the six (6) years of full-time employment.
The election pursuant to this section shall be made on or before
September 1, 2005, and payment shall be made to the Oklahoma Public
Employees Retirement System on or before December 31, 2005. Upon
receipt of payment by the system, the electing spouse shall begin
receiving benefits pursuant to Option B as provided in Section 918
of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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