Oklahoma House approves pension changes for state, county employees

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: April 22, 2011

The retirement age for state and local employees hired after Nov. 1 and state and county officials elected after that date would increase under a bill approved Thursday by the House of Representatives.

The change basically prevents anyone in their 50s from drawing earnings from the Oklahoma Public Employee Retirement System. The earliest anyone could be eligible to start collection pension payments would be 60, under S...


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