§74-913.9. Retirement – Annual leave and sick leave.

74 OK Stat § 74-913.9 (2019) (N/A)
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A. All persons employed by CompSource Oklahoma prior to the effective date of this act shall remain members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System until retirement or termination.

B. Effective January 1, 2015, for all employees who remain members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to subsection A of this section, CompSource Mutual Insurance Company shall pay the required employer contributions applicable to the participating employers in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to Section 920 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the employee shall continue to pay employee contributions as required by Section 919.1 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. All employees of CompSource Mutual Insurance Company who remain members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to subsection A of this section shall continue to be eligible employees for purposes of Sections 901 through 932 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. CompSource Mutual Insurance Company shall be considered a participating employer, as defined by paragraph (25) of Section 902 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes only for such employees.

D. No person initially employed by CompSource Mutual Insurance Company after the effective date of this act shall be allowed to participate in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System during the term of their employment with the Company, regardless of whether that employee was previously employed by a participating employer in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System including CompSource Oklahoma.

E. 1. All annual leave and sick leave accumulated prior to January 1, 2015, by an employee who remains a member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to subsection A of this section will be recognized by the CompSource Mutual Insurance Company, subject to all accrual limitations in the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. Effective January 1, 2015, employees of CompSource Mutual Insurance Company shall not accrue annual leave and sick leave pursuant to Section 840-2.20 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but may accrue annual leave and sick leave according to a policy established by the Chief Executive Officer of CompSource Mutual Insurance Company at a rate not to exceed that of state employees under Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

3. The total participating service credit of a member who retires or terminates employment and elects a vested benefit shall include unused sick leave not to exceed the limitation imposed by paragraph 7 of subsection B of Section 913 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If unused sick leave entitles a member to an additional year of service credit, the CompSource Mutual Insurance Company shall reimburse the System for the cost of funding the additional reserve. CompSource Mutual Insurance Company shall provide the System with adequate and timely information necessary to determine additional benefits and its cost under this paragraph.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 254, § 14.