Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 715 - Teachers' Retirement System › Chapter 10 - General Operations › Subchapter 1 - Membership Provisions › Section 715:10-1-7 - Membership in education associations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any member absent from employment in the public schools of
				  Oklahoma because of election or appointment as a local, state or national
				  education association officer prior to January 1, 2011, shall be allowed to
				  retain membership in TRS by making the contribution required of such member by
				  Title 70 Okla. Stat. Section
				  17-116.2
				  and any other applicable statute. For purposes of this section the following
				  shall apply:
(1) An education
				association is defined as an organization of educators established for the sole
				purpose of promoting the advancement of educational goals in Oklahoma or at the
				national level. A local or state association must be duly organized under the
				laws of the state of Oklahoma with a charter or articles of incorporation filed
				with the appropriate state agency and must comply with all applicable laws of
				the state of Oklahoma. A national association must be duly registered or
				chartered for the purpose of furthering educational goals at the national
				level.
(2) An "officer in an
				association" is a current member of TRS who is elected or appointed to an
				employment position within the association commensurate with a position in the
				public schools of Oklahoma defined as "classified" personnel by 70 O.S. 17-101.
				The officer must receive compensation for services rendered commensurate with
				compensation received for similar services in the public schools of
				Oklahoma.
(3) A member must notify
				TRS in writing on the form provided by TRS, the member's intent to elect to
				continue membership in TRS within thirty (30) days of becoming employed by an
				eligible association. In making this election the member shall agree to make
				payment in accordance with 70 O.S. 17-116.2 for the period of employment that
				qualifies for continued membership and to comply with all statutes and rules of
				TRS in maintaining membership.
(4)
				The maximum years of creditable service a member may receive for one such
				absence shall not exceed twelve (12) continuous years. A member may again
				qualify for creditable service in an educational association provided that the
				member returns to employment in the public schools of Oklahoma for a minimum of
				the same number of years received as credit in the former education
				association.
(5) On the
				recommendation of the Executive Director, the Board of Trustees may deny
				eligibility to any local state or national association, when it is judged not
				to conform with the intent of 70 O.S. 17-116.2 or when it is determined that
				the association was not established for the sole purpose of promoting the
				advancement of education.
(6)
				Effective July 1, 1994, a member may elect to continue membership as provided
				in paragraph (3) above only if the member has ten (10) years of contributory
				Oklahoma service prior to July 1, 1994.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  3879, eff 7-12-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4785, eff 9-12-94 through 7-14-95
				  (emergency)1; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 3285, eff
				  7-27-95; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 380, eff 10-16-02 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok
				  Reg 2596, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 640, eff 9-1-05 through 7-14-06
				  (emergency)2; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 3073, eff
				  7-27-06; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 981, eff 5-26-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 854, eff
				  8-1-12
1This emergency action expired before being superseded by a
					 permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last
					 prior permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 7-15-95 (after the 7-14-95
					 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 715:10-1-7 reverted
					 back to the permanent text that became effective 7-12-93, and remained as such
					 until amended again by permanent action on 7-27-95.
2This emergency action expired before being superseded by a
					 permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last
					 effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 7-15-06 (after the
					 7-14-06 expiration of the emergency action), the text of 715:10-1-7 reverted
					 back to the text that became effective 7-11-03, as was last published in the
					 2005 OAC Supplement, and remained as such until amended again by permanent
					 action on 7-27-06.