Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-104.1: Exhaustion of sick and extended leave - Credit for

leave without pay.

After exhausting sick leave and extended leave pursuant to

Sections 6-104 and 6-104.5 of this title and maternity leave

pursuant to Section 1 of this act, a full-time teacher who, with the

proper approval of the district board of education, takes not more

than ninety (90) school days of leave without pay to care for the

teacher’s child during the first year of the child’s life, shall

receive full credit for the days on leave without pay as though the

teacher had been on leave with pay for purposes of computing

experience for the minimum teacher salary schedule. A teacher on

leave without pay pursuant to this section who pays the actuarial

cost, as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’

Retirement System of Oklahoma, shall have the period during which

such leave without pay is taken, counted toward retirement service

credit as though the teacher had been on leave with pay. The

teacher shall notify his or her employer and the System in writing

within thirty (30) days from the date he or she returns to service

that he or she will pay such actuarial cost. The teacher shall have

up to twelve (12) months from the date he or she returns to service

to pay such actuarial cost.