Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 715 - Teachers' Retirement System
Chapter 10 - General Operations
Subchapter 5 - Establishing Other Service Credits
Section 715:10-5-28 - Sick leave service credit

A member who has unused sick leave days at retirement may receive up to one (1) additional year of service credit. The additional service credit for sick leave days shall be equal to the number of unused sick leave days divided by one hundred twenty (120) days. Such service shall be added to other service credit earned while employed by the public schools of Oklahoma. It is the responsibility of the member to obtain verification of sick leave from the employing school prior to the member's official retirement date. No adjustment in retirement benefits shall be made for sick leave documented after the member's retirement date. Sick leave cannot be combined with out-of-state, military service or any non-public Oklahoma school employment to obtain additional credit toward retirement. Service credit obtained by unused sick leave may be used in qualifying for retirement benefits under the "Combination of 80," "Combination of 90," and "Rule of 90/Minimum 60." For any member who joined TRS prior to July 1, 1995, the year of credit received for sick leave shall be treated as service earned prior to July 1, 1995. Unused sick leave may not be used to vest an account or to meet the minimum requirement of five (5) years of employment in the public schools of Oklahoma to qualify for retirement benefits. Sick leave accumulated while employed by any employer other than a public school as defined by 70 O.S. 17-101 shall not be counted for purposes of obtaining additional retirement credit under this rule.

Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3879, eff 7-12-93; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 854, eff 8-1-12