Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-920
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Employer's contribution
Official statutory text
(1) Effective July 1, 1994, every state agency which is a
participating employer shall contribute to the System an amount
equal to eleven and one-half percent (11 1/2%) of the monthly
compensation of each member, but not in excess of Forty Thousand
Dollars ($40,000.00).
(2) Effective July 1, 1995, every state agency which is a
participating employer shall contribute to the System an amount
equal to eleven and one-half percent (11 1/2%) of the monthly
compensation of each member, not to exceed the allowable annual
compensation as defined in paragraph (9) of Section 902 of this
title.
(3) Effective July 1, 1996, every state agency which is a
participating employer shall contribute to the System an amount
equal to twelve percent (12%) of the monthly compensation of each
member, not to exceed the allowable annual compensation defined in
paragraph (9) of Section 902 of this title.
(4) Effective July 1, 1999, and through the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2005, every state agency which is a participating employer
shall contribute to the System an amount equal to ten percent (10%)
of the monthly compensation of each member, not to exceed the
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allowable annual compensation defined in paragraph (9) of Section
902 of this title.
(5) Effective July 1, 2005, except as otherwise provided by
subsection (11) of this section, every state agency which is a
participating employer shall contribute an amount to the System
equal to a percentage of monthly compensation of each member, not to
exceed the allowable annual compensation defined in paragraph (9) of
Section 902 of this title as follows:
July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 11 1/2%
July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 12 1/2%
July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 13 1/2%
July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 14 1/2%
July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2011 15 1/2%
July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
and each year thereafter 16 1/2%
(6) The Board shall certify, on or before November 1 of each
year, to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services an
actuarially determined estimate of the rate of contribution which
will be required, together with all accumulated contributions and
other assets of the System, to be paid by each participating
employer to pay all liabilities which shall exist or accrue under
the System, including amortization of the past service cost over a
period of not to exceed forty (40) years from June 30, 1987, and the
cost of administration of the System, as determined by the Board,
upon recommendation of the actuary.
(7) The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the
Governor shall include in the budget and in the budget request for
appropriations the sum required to satisfy the state's obligation
under this section as certified by the Board and shall present the
same to the Legislature for allowance and appropriation.
(8) Each other participating employer shall appropriate and pay
to the System a sum sufficient to satisfy the obligation under this
section as certified by the Board.
(9) Each participating employer is hereby authorized to pay the
employer's contribution from the same fund that the compensation for
which said contribution is paid from or from any other funds
available to it for such purpose.
(10) Forfeitures arising from severance of employment, death or
for any other reason may not be applied to increase the benefits any
member would otherwise receive under the System's law. However,
forfeitures may be used to reduce an employer's contribution.
the same fund that the compensation for
which said contribution is paid from or from any other funds
available to it for such purpose.
(10) Forfeitures arising from severance of employment, death or
for any other reason may not be applied to increase the benefits any
member would otherwise receive under the System's law. However,
forfeitures may be used to reduce an employer's contribution.
(11) Effective November 1, 2015, an employer shall be required
to make payment to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
of the amount described by subsection A of Section 10 of this act
with respect to any employee who is a participant in the defined
contribution system created pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1
through 11 of this act. The employer shall be required to make the
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required matching contribution amount for all employees that
participate in the defined contribution system and to remit the
difference between such amount and the amount the employer would
otherwise have paid pursuant to the provisions of this section to
the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.
participating employer shall contribute to the System an amount
equal to eleven and one-half percent (11 1/2%) of the monthly
compensation of each member, but not in excess of Forty Thousand
Dollars ($40,000.00).
(2) Effective July 1, 1995, every state agency which is a
participating employer shall contribute to the System an amount
equal to eleven and one-half percent (11 1/2%) of the monthly
compensation of each member, not to exceed the allowable annual
compensation as defined in paragraph (9) of Section 902 of this
title.
(3) Effective July 1, 1996, every state agency which is a
participating employer shall contribute to the System an amount
equal to twelve percent (12%) of the monthly compensation of each
member, not to exceed the allowable annual compensation defined in
paragraph (9) of Section 902 of this title.
(4) Effective July 1, 1999, and through the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2005, every state agency which is a participating employer
shall contribute to the System an amount equal to ten percent (10%)
of the monthly compensation of each member, not to exceed the
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allowable annual compensation defined in paragraph (9) of Section
902 of this title.
(5) Effective July 1, 2005, except as otherwise provided by
subsection (11) of this section, every state agency which is a
participating employer shall contribute an amount to the System
equal to a percentage of monthly compensation of each member, not to
exceed the allowable annual compensation defined in paragraph (9) of
Section 902 of this title as follows:
July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 11 1/2%
July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 12 1/2%
July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 13 1/2%
July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 14 1/2%
July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2011 15 1/2%
July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
and each year thereafter 16 1/2%
(6) The Board shall certify, on or before November 1 of each
year, to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services an
actuarially determined estimate of the rate of contribution which
will be required, together with all accumulated contributions and
other assets of the System, to be paid by each participating
employer to pay all liabilities which shall exist or accrue under
the System, including amortization of the past service cost over a
period of not to exceed forty (40) years from June 30, 1987, and the
cost of administration of the System, as determined by the Board,
upon recommendation of the actuary.
(7) The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the
Governor shall include in the budget and in the budget request for
appropriations the sum required to satisfy the state's obligation
under this section as certified by the Board and shall present the
same to the Legislature for allowance and appropriation.
(8) Each other participating employer shall appropriate and pay
to the System a sum sufficient to satisfy the obligation under this
section as certified by the Board.
(9) Each participating employer is hereby authorized to pay the
employer's contribution from the same fund that the compensation for
which said contribution is paid from or from any other funds
available to it for such purpose.
(10) Forfeitures arising from severance of employment, death or
for any other reason may not be applied to increase the benefits any
member would otherwise receive under the System's law. However,
forfeitures may be used to reduce an employer's contribution.
the same fund that the compensation for
which said contribution is paid from or from any other funds
available to it for such purpose.
(10) Forfeitures arising from severance of employment, death or
for any other reason may not be applied to increase the benefits any
member would otherwise receive under the System's law. However,
forfeitures may be used to reduce an employer's contribution.
(11) Effective November 1, 2015, an employer shall be required
to make payment to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
of the amount described by subsection A of Section 10 of this act
with respect to any employee who is a participant in the defined
contribution system created pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1
through 11 of this act. The employer shall be required to make the
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required matching contribution amount for all employees that
participate in the defined contribution system and to remit the
difference between such amount and the amount the employer would
otherwise have paid pursuant to the provisions of this section to
the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.
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