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The OPERS staff has prepared this summary for our members of 2014 retirement legislation. The following is a description of new legislation affecting members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. The implementation of the legislation may initiate new...

The following “Question and Answer” documents are now available pursuant to the Request for Proposal for Master Custodian, Commission Recapture and Securities Lending issued by the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. Responses to this...

The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) has issued a Request for Proposal for Master Custodian, Commission Recapture and Securities Lending.  This RFP covers two retirement systems – OPERS and The Uniform Retirement System for...

The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) was recently recognized by two national organizations for meeting professional standards in administration and funding, as well as excellence in financial reporting. For the second consecutive year, the Public...

OPERS is proposing amendments to its rules through the permanent rulemaking process. Copies of the proposed administrative rules are available for public inspection and comment through February 19, 2014. A public hearing will be held at OPERS on February 20, 2014 at...

Former OPERS Executive Director Rex Privett passed away on December 5, 2013, at the age of 89. Mr. Privett had a long and illustrious career in public service, including his tenure as the Executive Director of OPERS from 1982 until his retirement in 1995. “Rex Privett...

Start planning your retirement with one of OPERS Pre-Retirement Seminars. Thirty-three seminars are scheduled for 2014 in the following cities – Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid, Lawton, Woodward, Ardmore and McAlester. This is the first year that OPERS will offer a seminar...

We are pleased to announce the most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs) for the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) and Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges (URSJJ), entitled The Call To Serve, have been published and are...

OPERS retirees may return to work after they retire and continue to receive their retirement benefits. However, OPERS retirees may be subject to a federal earnings limitation. The federal limitation applies only to OPERS retirees who return to work for an OPERS...

On Thursday, July 18, 2013, at its regular annual meeting to elect officers, the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System unanimously elected DeWayne McAnally and Steve Paris to become the new chair and vice-chair of the board,...