Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-913e: Purchase of service credit

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the

spouse of a person who initially became a member of the system in

January 1999, and such member dies within one month of meeting the

required six (6) years of full-time-equivalent employment with a

participating employer for normal retirement purposes, shall be

allowed to elect to purchase at the actuarial cost of up to one

month of service to meet the six (6) years of full-time employment.

The election pursuant to this section shall be made on or before

September 1, 2005, and payment shall be made to the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System on or before December 31, 2005. Upon

receipt of payment by the system, the electing spouse shall begin

receiving benefits pursuant to Option B as provided in Section 918

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.