The following employees are eligible to be members of TRS at their option:

1. (1) "Non-classified optional personnel" regularly employed by the public, state-supported educational institutions in Oklahoma for twenty (20) hours or more per week at a rate of compensation comparable to other persons employed in similar positions and receive payment for service by a school or state warrant, recorded on a warrant register with standard payroll deductions, and receive benefits generally provided to regular employeesprovided,

   1. (A) A non-classified optional employee shall have thirty (30) days from the date of hire or initial eligibility to join the System, whichever is later, to make a one-time written irrevocable election to opt out of the System on a form provided by TRS. If an eligible employee fails to make an election within the thirty-day period, the eligible employee shall be deemed to participate in the System.
   2. (B) A non-classified optional employee who opts out of participation in the System shall be ineligible for future participation in the System; provided, however, that if the employee is hired for a classified position, he or she shall become a member of the System but shall not be eligible for prior service credit for service performed while employed in a non-classified position during which time the employee opted out of participation in the System.
2. (2) Any member absent from the teaching service who is eligible to continue membership under special provisions of 70 O.S. 17-116.2, provided that such employee continues to be employed by a governmental agency.
3. (3) A visiting professor from another state or nation.
4. (4) Classified and Non-Classified members employed after retirement. (See OAC 715:10-17-13).

<i>¹This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 7-15-95 (after the 7-14-95 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 715:10-1-4 reverted back to the permanent text that was effective prior to enactment of the emergency action on 9-12-94, and remained as such until amended by permanent action on 7-27-95.</i>

<i>²This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 7-15-99 (after the 7-14-99 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 715:10-1-4 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective 7-27-95, as was last published in the 1996 Edition of the OAC, and remained as such until amended by permanent action on 9-13-99.</i>

<i>³This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 7-15-04 (after the 7-14-04 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 715:10-1-4 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective 7-11-03, as was last published in the 2003 OAC Supplement, and remained as such until amended by permanent action on 8-12-04.</i>

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4785, eff 9-12-94 through 7-14-95 (emergency)¹

Amended at 12 Ok Reg 3285, eff 7-27-95

Amended at 16 Ok Reg 743, eff 10-5-98 through 7-14-99 (emergency)²

Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3567, eff 9-13-99

Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2247, eff 3-5-03 (emergency)

Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2596, eff 7-11-03

Amended at 21 Ok Reg 3091, eff 8-21-03 through 7-14-04 (emergency)³

Amended at 21 Ok Reg 3099, eff 8-12-04

Amended at 29 Ok Reg 854, eff 8-1-12

Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2307, eff 9-11-22