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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 917 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to retirement benefits; restricting
7 access to certain benefit by certain public employee
8 following felony charge; directing notice to be
8 provided to retirement system; providing for
9 revocation process; providing for hearings upon
9 certain charges; requiring rejection of certain claim
10 for payment; construing provision; providing for
10 codification; and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24.1A of Title 51, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 A. Any state or education employee who is charged with a felony
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18 by a court of competent jurisdiction shall forfeit all benefits of
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19 the office or employment, including, but not limited to, retirement
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20 benefits provided by law. Upon a felony charge, the employee shall
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21 forfeit the right to access, withdraw from, or liquidate the
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22 retirement benefits of the member.
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23 B. 1. The state prosecutor responsible for the employee's
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24 charge or charges shall notify the employer and the retirement
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1 system of which the employee is a member within three (3) days of
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2 the filed charge. Upon notification, the system shall immediately
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3 implement the requirements of this section.
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4 2. Upon receipt of the notice required by this subsection, the
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5 retirement system shall immediately suspend all benefits of the
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6 employee and notify the employee of his or her right to a hearing to
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7 review whether the charge qualifies for forfeiture of benefits under
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8 this section. If the charge occurs in federal court or the notice
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9 of forfeiture is not forthcoming from the state prosecutor, the
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10 retirement system may investigate and gather court documents and
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11 contact prosecutors to determine whether the charge qualifies under
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12 this section. Upon obtaining sufficient documentation of the
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13 charge, the retirement system shall immediately suspend all benefits
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14 of the employee and notify the employee of his or her right to a
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15 hearing to review whether the charge qualifies for forfeiture of
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16 benefits under this section.
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17 C. Any claims for payment to a member upon being charged with a
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18 felony shall be rejected by the system pursuant to this section.
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19 D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access
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20 to retirement benefits by a member who is found not guilty in a
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21 court of competent jurisdiction. If the member is found not guilty,
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22 retirement benefits shall be reinstated, and the member shall regain
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23 access to such benefits. No credit shall be accrued for the time
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1 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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