Title 74 — Title 74 — State Government

Internal Revenue Code – Excess benefit arrangements. A. Benefits payable from the System may not exceed the maximum benefits specified by Section 415(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. B. Subject to approval by the Internal Revenue Service, the Board may establish and maint…

service credit – Rollover – Reduction or denial of contributions. A. Subject to the provisions of this section, employee contributions made to the System shall not exceed the maximum annual additions permissible under Section 415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstand…

On or before January 1, 2005, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall implement a retirement benefit option for members retiring prior to being Medicare-eligible. The purpose of this option is to allow a person who retires prior to being Medicare-eligible to elect t…

A. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and as provided for elected officials in Section 913.4 of this title, any member who shall retire on or after the member's normal retirement date shall be entitled to receive an annual retirement benefit equal to two percent …

A. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and as provided for elected officials in Section 913.4 of this title, any member who shall retire on or after the member's normal retirement date shall be entitled to receive an annual retirement benefit equal to two percent …

Except as otherwise provided for by law, the accumulated contributions of a member who dies before retirement shall be paid to the beneficiary of the member. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 300, § 6, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985.

A. Upon the death of a retired member, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall pay to the beneficiary of the member or if there is no beneficiary or if the beneficiary predeceases the member, to the estate of the member, the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) …

contributions or final monthly benefit. All claims for payment of the death benefit, unpaid accumulated contributions of a deceased member or the final monthly benefit must be made within three (3) years of the date of death of the member. If no claim is made within three (3) yea…

OS 74-916.3v1 (HB 1805, Laws 2024, c. 139, § 3). OS 74-916.3v2 (HB 1068, Laws 2024, c. 280, § 3).

and parole officers killed in the line of duty - Dependent children and education. A. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 901 through 932 of this title, a monthly pension, as provided in subsection B of this section, shall be paid on behalf of any member who is a correc…

and parole officers killed in the line of duty - Dependent children and education. A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 901 through 932 of this title, a monthly pension, as provided in subsection B of this section, shall be paid on behalf of any member who is a: 1. Corre…

(1) Upon termination of employment with a participating employer, not followed by employment with such participating employer, or another participating employer, within four (4) calendar months, the member shall be paid an amount equal to the amount of money he or she has paid in…

(1) Except as otherwise provided for in this section and Section 918.1 of this title, a member may elect to have the retirement benefit paid under one of the options provided in this section in lieu of having it paid in the form stated in Section 915 of this title. The election o…

A. All benefits paid from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be distributed in accordance with the requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and the regulations under that section. In order to meet these requirements, the System sha…

OS 74-919.1v1 (HB 1805, Laws 2024, c. 139, § 4). OS 74-919.1v2 (HB 1068, Laws 2024, c. 280, § 4).

- Picked up contributions – Refund. (1) Employee contributions to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be: (a) for employees except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this subsection: beginning July 1, 2006, and thereafte…

- Picked up contributions – Refund. (1) Employee contributions to the System shall be: (a) for employees except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this subsection: beginning July 1, 2006, and thereafter, three and one-half percent (3.5%) of all…

(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) Effec…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Act". Added by Laws 2020, c. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 2020. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2022. Renumbered from § 139.201 of Title 17 by Laws 2022, c. 229, § 12, emerg. eff.…

As used in this act: 1. "Board" means the Broadband Governing Board; 2. "Council" means the Broadband Expansion Council; 3. "Director" means the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office; 4. "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission; 5. "Joint Committee" means t…

A. 1. There is hereby created until June 30, 2028, the Broadband Governing Board. The Board shall oversee the Oklahoma Broadband Office. Effective June 30, 2028, the Board shall terminate. The Board shall utilize the year prior to the termination date for the purpose of ceasing t…

A. There is hereby created, until June 30, 2028, the Broadband Expansion Council. Effective June 30, 2028, the Council shall terminate. The Council shall utilize the year prior to the termination date for the purpose of ceasing the Council's affairs. B. The Council shall consist …

A. There is hereby created until June 30, 2028, the Oklahoma Broadband Office, to serve as the state’s sole administrator of the functions, powers, and duties assigned to the Office in the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Act or under law. Effective June 30, 2028, the Office shall te…

A. The Oklahoma Broadband Office shall: 1. Conduct a study of and continually monitor broadband access in the state to assess: a. existing capabilities to access broadband telecommunication services, b. the costs of obtaining broadband services from existing providers, c. the est…

information. A. State agencies, counties, cities, towns, school districts, career technology districts, institutions of higher education, public trusts, other entities or instrumentalities of local government, and Internet service providers shall, at the request of the Oklahoma B…

government entities. A. By December 31, 2022, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office shall identify all programs, personnel, and assets within state government that are duplicative or complementary to the mission of the Office and of such recommend which programs…

No funds received by the State Treasury dedicated to broadband through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Public Law 117-58, by earlier federal legislation, by state appropriation, or any subsequent federal funding dedicated to broadband shall be expended by the …

A. The Office, with the participation and advice of the Broadband Expansion Council and approval from the Board, shall establish the State Broadband Grant Program. The Program shall include development of competitive grants to be awarded to applicants seeking to expand access to …

OS 74-920Av1 (HB 1805, Laws 2024, c. 139, § 5). OS 74-920Av2 (HB 1068, Laws 2024, c. 280, § 5).

contributions. A. Any county, county hospital, city or town, conservation district, circuit engineering district or any public or private trust in which a county, city or town participates and is the primary beneficiary, which is a participating employer and any eligible employee…

contributions. A. Any county, county hospital, city or town, conservation district, circuit engineering district or any public or private trust in which a county, city or town participates and is the primary beneficiary, which is a participating employer and any eligible employee…

A. All participating employers shall remit to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System all required retirement contributions due on a monthly basis. All employee contributions withheld shall be considered trust funds held by the employer on behalf of the employee and shall…

Warrants and vouchers - Retirement Medical Benefit Fund. A. All employee and employer contributions and dedicated revenues shall be deposited in a fund in the State Treasury which is hereby created and shall be known as the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement Fund. The Board of …

A. On or before October 31, 2022, and annually thereafter, in accordance with the FCC Data Collection and Methodology, private broadband service providers operating in this state and satellite- based broadband private providers that have been designated as an eligible telecommuni…

74 O.S. § 922 Repealed by Laws 2012, c. 109, § 3, eff. July 1, 2012

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a Revolving Fund for the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. The revolving fund shall consist of funds transferred from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement Fund for operational expenses of the System. Expenditures from s…

legal process - Offset. A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no alteration, amendment, or repeal of this act shall affect the then existing rights of members and beneficiaries, but shall be effective only as to rights which would otherwise accrue hereunder as a result…

Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement, or who shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record necessary for carrying out the intent of this act for the purpose of committing fraud, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a f…

All employees of participating employers who are eligible or may hereafter become eligible to be members of the system as provided by this act shall, as a condition of continuing employment or as a condition of obtaining employment with a participating employer, become members of…

enrollment in system. A. Any person who is licensed by the Department of Rehabilitation Services as a vending stand operator or managing operator shall be eligible for membership in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System established by Sections 901 through 928 of this ti…

Any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System as of June 30, 2007, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2008, shall receive a four-percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2008. Added by Laws 2008, c. 415, § 6, eff.…

Any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System as of June 30, 2019, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2020, shall receive an increase in benefits as follows: 1. Zero percent (0%) if the person has been retired for less than …

A. Every member receiving retirement benefits from the System as of June 30, 1994, who retired with a final average compensation of less than Thirteen Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($13,800.00) and who had twenty (20) or more years of credited service within the Oklahoma Public …

A. Except as provided by subsection B of this section, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall pay to its retirees, who retire not later than June 30, 1997, or their joint annuitant, from assets of the retirement system, an additional amount, for the fiscal year end…

A. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a cost of living adjustment to retirants of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System which reflects a replacement of the loss of purchasing power, while remaining consistent with the basic benefit formula of the System. B. …

Any member receiving retirement benefits from the System as of June 30, 1999, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2000, shall receive an increase in retirement benefits to be computed as follows: 1. Multiply One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-three Dollars ($1,283.…

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, any person receiving retirement benefits from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System as of June 30, 2001, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2002, shall, beginning in July 2002, receive an increase in re…

benefits. Beginning July 1, 2004, any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System as of June 30, 2003, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2004, shall receive a percentage increase in said benefits on July 1, 2004, as follows: …

Any person receiving benefits from the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System as of June 30, 2005, who continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2006, shall receive a four-percent increase in said benefits beginning in July 2006. Added by Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c.…

Warrants issued for retirement benefits or withdrawal of accumulated contributions that have been canceled by statute may be reissued at any time after cancellation upon submission of the cancelled warrant to the Board. Laws 1980, c. 317, § 11, eff. July 1, 1980.