Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-208: Written acknowledgement that benefits payable under

alternate plan not obligation of state or Teachers’ Retirement

System of Oklahoma – Responsibility for payment of benefits.

All eligible employees participating in the alternate retirement

plan shall acknowledge in writing that benefits payable pursuant to

such alternate retirement plan are not the obligations of the State

of Oklahoma or the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. The

alternate retirement plan shall be solely responsible for payment of

retirement, death or other benefits earned under the alternate

retirement plan and such benefits shall be paid to the participants

or their beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of the alternate

retirement plan.