(2) An employee who transfers from employment at a county or city jail to employment at a regional correctional facility operated by the county or city by which the employee has been employed shall be accorded the following rights:

(a) If a trial or probationary service period is required for employment at the county or city jail, the period of county or city employment of the employee shall apply to that requirement.

(b) An employee who transfers from employment at a county or city jail to employment at the regional correctional facility shall retain accumulated unused sick leave with pay and the accumulated unused vacation with pay to which the employee was entitled under county or city employment on the day before the transfer that are supported by written records of accumulation and use pursuant to a plan formally adopted and applicable to the employee under county or city employment.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law applicable to a retirement system for county employees or city employees, an employee who transfers from employment at a county or city jail to employment at the regional correctional facility who was participating in a retirement system under county or city employment may elect, not later than the first day of the month following the month in which the employee transfers, to continue under the retirement system in which participating and not to become, if eligible, a member of another retirement system. The election shall be made in writing and shall be submitted to the regional correctional facility administrator, the Public Employees Retirement Board and the governing body of the counties and cities that operate the regional correctional facility.

(d) If an employee elects to continue under the retirement system in which participating under county or city employment, the employee shall continue to make required contributions to that system and the administration of the regional correctional facility shall make contributions on behalf of the employee required of an employer participating in that system.

(e) If an employee fails to elect to continue under the retirement system in which participating under county or city employment as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection or was not participating in a retirement system under county or city employment, the employee shall become, if eligible, a member of the Public Employees Retirement System. If the employee is eligible to become a member of the Public Employees Retirement System, the period of continuous service of the employee under county or city employment immediately before the transfer of the employee shall apply to the six months’ service requirement of ORS 238.015, 238A.100 or 238A.300 (1).

(3) The county or city employment records, or a copy thereof, applicable to an employee transferred under subsection (2) of this section shall be provided by the person having custody of the records to the regional correctional facility administrator. [1985 c.708 §8; 2003 c.733 §48; 2011 c.722 §20]