SECTION 590:10-3-13. Credit for involuntary furlough

(a)   Office of Personnel Management approved furloughs. A leave of absence as a result of an involuntary furlough established by the Office of Personnel Management under OPM Rule 530:10-15-48 Involuntary leave without pay (furlough), or as it may be amended, may be credited as participating service. It is the responsibility of the employer to provide a copy of the furlough plan approved by the Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management.

(b)   District Attorneys Council approved furloughs. The employees of a district attorney may receive participating service credit for a leave of absence due to an involuntary furlough after July 1, 2004, provided the furlough was conducted in substantial compliance with OPM Rule 530:10-15-48 Involuntary leave without pay (furlough), or as it may be amended. It is the responsibility of the district attorney to provide a copy of the furlough plan approved by the District Attorneys Council. The approved furlough plan must include a certification from the Council that the plan was in substantial compliance with the OPM rule.

(c)   Legislative or Supreme Court approved furloughs. A leave of absence as a result of an involuntary furlough of legislative employees pursuant to a furlough plan adopted by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives as authorized by 74 O.S. §840-5.1, and involuntary furloughs of court employees authorized by the Oklahoma Supreme Court may be credited as participating service. It shall be the responsibility of the employer to provide a copy of the adopted furlough plan.

[Source: Added at 22 Ok Reg 126, eff 10-6-04 (emergency); Added at 22 Ok Reg 1354, eff 5-26-05; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 95, eff 9-17-10 (emergency); Amended at 28 Ok Reg 664, eff 5-12-11]