Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 590 - Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
Chapter 10 - Public Employees Retirement System
Subchapter 3 - Credited Service
Section 590:10-3-13 - Credit for involuntary furlough

(a) Office of Personnel Management approved furloughs.A leave of absence as a result of an involuntary furlough established by the Office of Personnel Management under OPM Rule 530:10-15-48Involuntary leave without pay (furlough),or as it may be amended, may be credited as participating service. It is the responsibility of the employer to provide a copy of the furlough plan approved by the Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management.

(b) District Attorneys Council approved furloughs.The employees of a district attorney may receive participating service credit for a leave of absence due to an involuntary furlough after July 1, 2004, provided the furlough was conducted in substantial compliance with OPM Rule 530:10-15-48Involuntary leave without pay (furlough),or as it may be amended. It is the responsibility of the district attorney to provide a copy of the furlough plan approved by the District Attorneys Council. The approved furlough plan must include a certification from the Council that the plan was in substantial compliance with the OPM rule.

(c) Legislative or Supreme Court approved furloughs. A leave of absence as a result of an involuntary furlough of legislative employees pursuant to a furlough plan adopted by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives as authorized by 74 O.S. § 840-5.1, and involuntary furloughs of court employees authorized by the Oklahoma Supreme Court may be credited as participating service. It shall be the responsibility of the employer to provide a copy of the adopted furlough plan.