Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-101.1: Transfer of employees of Oklahoma Board of Private

Vocational Schools to Teachers' Retirement System.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, employees

of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools shall be members

of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.

B. Employees of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational

Schools who were as of June 30, 1986, employees of the Oklahoma

Board of Private Schools and members of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System shall cease accruing benefits in the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and commence accruing

benefits under the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma on August

1, 1986. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall

transfer to the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma the

retirement records for each such employee and the actual amount

contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by

the state and by each such employee transferring to the Oklahoma

Teachers' Retirement System. All years and months of service

accrued by each such employee pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as

credited service in the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.

C. Employees of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational

Schools who were as of June 30, 1986, employees of the Oklahoma

Board of Private Schools and members of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System, individually may choose to remain

members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. Any

such employee choosing to remain a member of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System shall submit written notification of

such choice to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

Education prior to August 1, 1986. On August 1, 1986, the Oklahoma

Department of Career and Technology Education shall notify the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System of those employees who

chose to remain members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System and such employees shall not be transferred from the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System to the Teachers' Retirement

System of Oklahoma.