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OK HB2273

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2016

Primary Sponsor

Randy McDaniel

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends definitions in the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System to comply with IRS requirements for maintaining the plan's qualified tax status

  • Clarifies "paid base salary" to include normal compensation, specialty pay (bomb squad, K-9, SWAT, sniper), longevity, educational allowances, and salary deferrals under various IRS code sections

  • Excludes from paid base salary: overtime, accumulated unused leave payouts at termination, severance pay, bonuses, fringe benefits, uniform allowances, and payments for non-job-duty services

  • Updates references from "Roth IRAs" to "Roth accounts" and permits trustee-to-trustee transfers from 403(b), 457(b), and 401(a) plans for repaying withdrawn contributions or purchasing transferred service credit

  • Effective July 1, 2016, with emergency clause for immediate implementation upon passage

Legislative Description

Police Pension and Retirement System; definitions; disposition of certain contributions; modifying references to certain individual retirement accounts; effective date; emergency.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 06/06/2016

5/27/2016

Committee Referrals

Pensions3/10/2016
Business, Labor, and Retirement Laws2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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