Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 395 - Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System
Chapter 10 - Retirement and Pension Benefit Program
Section 395:10-1-2 - Definitions

(A) The Board shall consist of thirteen (13) members: The Assistant Commissioner of Public Safety or their Designee, the Director of the Oklahoma Management and Enterprise Services or their Designee, three (3) members appointed by the Governor, a member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one (1) member to be appointed by the President Pro-Tempore of the Senate, all terms to be for four years and/or coterminous with the term of office of the office of the appointing authority, two (2) members of the Highway Patrol Division, one (1) member of the Communications Division, one (1) member of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, one (1) member of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, and one (1) member of the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, elected by and from the membership of the System.

(B) When an elected Board member's term expires, or they retire or resign causing a vacancy on the Board, the active members of said agency shall, by popular vote, nominate two (2) candidates, and present said candidates' names to the office of the President of the Board. The President will then prepare a ballot with the two (2) named candidates and same shall be mailed to all members of the System. The person receiving the majority vote will be elected to serve on the Board as provided by Statute and/or completes the resigned or retired member's term, whichever the case may be.

(C) Members elected shall serve for terms of three (3) years. Every two (2) years, one of the elected members of the Board shall be selected by the Board as President and another elected member shall be selected as Secretary of the Board.

(D) Any member of the Board elected by the membership of the System maybe recalled for cause at a special election held for that purpose by the members of the System. Such an election shall be called and held by the President and Secretary of the Board upon written request therefor signed by not less than one-third (1/3) of the members and shall be held pursuant to notice given to all members of the System, stating the date for such election which shall not be less than ten (10) days from the date of the issuance of such notice. All members of the System shall be entitled to vote by secret ballot and, if two-thirds (2/3) or more of the membership votes for their recall, the elected member of the Board designated in such request, notice and secret ballot, shall cease to be a member of the Board and the President and Secretary shall call and hold a special election by the members of the System to fill the remainder of the term of the member so recalled.

(E) The President and Secretary of the Board are appointed by the Board and are the Executive Officers for the Board. They are responsible for the general administration of the Retirement System.

"Inactive vested member" means a member who has completed at least ten (10) years of vesting service and is no longer employed and is not receiving benefits.

"Retired member" means a member who has reached normal retirement date and is collecting benefits.

"Vested member" means a member who has completed at least (ten) 10 years of vesting service.

"Vesting service" means the period of service in which a member has been employed by an agency currently in this System and the member is still contributing.