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4		-	An Act
5		-	ENROLLED SENATE
6		-	BILL NO. 743 By: Weaver of the Senate
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	27	+	ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT
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	29	+	ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 743 By: Weaver of the Senate
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10	33		Moore of the House
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15		-	An Act relating to public retirement systems;
16		-	amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 3103, which relates to
17		-	the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis
18		-	Act; modifying definitions; amending 11 O.S. 2021,
19		-	Sections 50-101 and 50-115, which relate to
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	39	+	An Act relating to police retirement; amending 11
	40	+	O.S. 2011, Sections 50-101, as amended by Section 1,
	41	+	Chapter 346, O.S.L. 2016 and 50-115, as last amended
	42	+	by Section 3, Chapter 120, O.S.L. 2020 (11 O.S. Supp.
	43	+	2020, Sections 50-101 and 50-115), which relate to
20	44		definitions and disability benefit; mod ifying
21	45		definitions of permanent in-line disability and
22	46		normal disability benefit ; modifying disability
23	47		benefits received by certain disabled officers;
	48	+	updating statutory language; and modifying permanent
	49	+	impairment guidelines .
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	55	+	AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill
	56	+	and insert:
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	59	+	"An Act relating to public retirement systems;
	60	+	amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 3103, which relates
	61	+	to the Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial
	62	+	Analysis Act; modifying definitions ; amending 11
	63	+	O.S. 2021, Sections 50-101 and 50-115, which relate
	64	+	to definitions and disabil ity benefit; modifying
	65	+	definitions of permanent in-line disability and
	66	+	normal disability benefit; modifying disability
	67	+	benefits received by certain disabled officers;
24	68		updating statutory language; modifying permanent
25		-	impairment guidelines ; and providing effective dates.
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29		-	SUBJECT: Public retirement system s
	69	+	impairment guidelines ; and providing effective
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31	99		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA:
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33	100		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 62 O.S. 2021, Section 3103, is
34	101		amended to read as follows:
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36	102		Section 3103. As used in the Oklahoma Pension Legislation
37	103		Actuarial Analysis Act:
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39	104		1. "Amendment" means any amendment, including a substitute
40	105		bill, made to a retirement bill by any committee of the House or
41	106		Senate, any conference committee of the House or Senate or by the
42	107		House or Senate;
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44	108		2. "RB number" means that number precede d by the letters "RB"
45	109		assigned to a retirement bill by the respective staffs of the
46		-	Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives when RBH No. 10793
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	110	+	Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives when
48	111		the respective staff office prepares a retirement bill for a member
49	112		of the Legislature;
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51	113		3. "Legislative Actuary" means the firm or entity that enters
52	114		into a contract with the Legislative Service Bureau pursuant to
53	115		Section 452.15 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes to provide the
54	116		actuarial services and other duties provided for in the Oklahoma
55	117		Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act;
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57	118		4. "Nonfiscal amendment" means an amendment to a retirement
58	119		bill having a fiscal impact, which amendment does not change any
59	120		factor of an actuarial investigation specified in subsection A of
60	121		Section 3109 of this title;
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62		-	5. "Nonfiscal retirement bill" means a retirement bill:
	122	+	5. "Nonfiscal retirement bill" means a retirement bill: RBH No. 10793
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64	148		a. which does not affect the cost or funding factors of a
65	149		retirement system,
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67	150		b. which affects such factors only in a manner which does
68	151		not:
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70	152		(1) grant a benefit increase under the retirement
71	153		system affected by the bill,
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73	154		(2) create an actuarial accrued liability for or
74	155		increase the actuarial accrued liability of the
75	156		retirement system affected by the bill, or
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77	157		(3) increase the normal cost of the retirement system
78	158		affected by the bill,
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80	159		c. which authorizes the purchase by an active member of
81	160		the retirement system, at the actuarial cost for the
82	161		purchase as computed pursuant to the statute in effect
83	162		on the effective date of the measure allowing such
84	163		purchase, of years of service for purposes of reaching
85	164		a normal retirement date in the applicable retirement
86	165		system, but which cannot be used in order to compute
87	166		the number of years of service for purposes of
88	167		computing the retirement benefit for the member,
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91	168		d. which provides for the computation of a service -
92	169		connected disability retirement benefit for members of
93	170		the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System
94		-	pursuant to Section 2-305 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
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95	197		Statutes if the members were unable to complete twenty
96	198		(20) years of service as a result of the disability,
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98	199		e. which requires membership in the defined benefit plan
99	200		authorized by Section 901 et seq. of Title 74 of the
100	201		Oklahoma Statutes for persons whose first elected or
101	202		appointed service occurs on or after November 1, 2018,
102	203		if such persons had any prior service in t he Oklahoma
103	204		Public Employees Retirement System prior to November
104	205		1, 2015,
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106	206		f. which provides for a one-time increase in retirement
107	207		benefits if the increase in retirement benefits is not
108	208		a permanent increase in the gross annual retirement
109	209		benefit payable to a member or beneficiary, occurs
110	210		only once pursuant to a single statutory authorization
111	211		and does not exceed:
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113	212		(1) the lesser of two percent (2%) of the gross
114	213		annual retirement benefit of the member or One
115	214		Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and requires that
116	215		the benefit may only be provided if the funded
117	216		ratio of the affected retirement system would not
118	217		be less than sixty percent (60%) but not greater
119	218		than eighty percent (80%) after the benefit
120		-	increase is paid,
	219	+	increase is paid, RBH No. 10793
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122	245		(2) the lesser of two percent (2%) of the gross
123	246		annual retirement benefit of the member or One
124	247		Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) and
125	248		requires that the benefit may only be provided if
126	249		the funded ratio of the affected retirement
127	250		system would be greater than eighty percent (80%)
128	251		but not greater than one h undred percent (100%)
129	252		after the benefit increase is paid,
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	254	+	annual retirement benefit of the member or One
134	255		Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($1,400.00) and
135	256		requires that the benefit may only be provided if
136	257		the funded ratio of the affected retirement
137	258		system would be greater than one hundred percent
138	259		(100%) after the benefit increase is paid, or
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140	260		(4) the greater of two percent (2%) of the gross
141	261		annual retirement benefit of the volunteer
142	262		firefighter or One Hundred Dolla rs ($100.00) for
143	263		persons who retired from the Oklahoma
144	264		Firefighters Pension and Retirement System as
145	265		volunteer firefighters and who did not retire
146	266		from the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and
147		-	Retirement System as a paid firefighter.
	267	+	Retirement System as a paid firefighter. RBH No. 10793
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149	293		As used in this subparagr aph, "funded ratio" means the
150	294		figure derived by dividing the actuarial value of
151	295		assets of the applicable retirement system by the
152	296		actuarial accrued liability of the applicable
153	297		retirement system,
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155	298		g. which modifies the disability pension standard for
156	299		police officers who are members of the Oklahoma Police
157	300		Pension and Retirement System as provi ded by Section 3
158	301		of this act, or
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160	302		h. which provides a cost-of-living benefit increase
161	303		pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2 through 7 of
162	304		this act:
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164	305		(1) Section 49-143.7 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma
165	306		Statutes,
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167	307		(2) Section 50-136.9 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma
168	308		Statutes,
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170	309		(3) Section 1104K of Title 20 of the Oklahoma
171	310		Statutes,
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173	311		(4) Section 2-305.12 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
174	312		Statutes,
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177	313		(5) Section 17-116.22 of Title 70 of the O klahoma
178	314		Statutes,
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180	315		(6) Section 930.11 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
181		-	Statutes, or
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183	342		i. which modifies the computation of the line-of-duty
184	343		disability benefit pursuant to the provisions of this
185	344		act.
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187	345		A nonfiscal retirement bill shall include any retirement bill th at
188	346		has as its sole purpose the appropriation or distribution or
189	347		redistribution of monies in some manner to a retirement system for
190	348		purposes of reducing the unfunded liability of such system or the
191	349		earmarking of a portion of the revenue from a tax to a reti rement
192	350		system or increasing the percentage of the revenue earmarked from a
193	351		tax to a retirement system;
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195	352		6. "Reduction-in-cost amendment" means an amendment to a
196	353		retirement bill having a fiscal impact which reduces the cost of the
197	354		bill as such cost is deter mined by the actuarial investigation for
198	355		the bill prepared pursuant to Section 3109 of this title;
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200	356		7. "Retirement bill" means any bill or joint resolution
201	357		introduced or any bill or joint resolution amended by a member of
202	358		the Oklahoma Legislature which cre ates or amends any law directly
203	359		affecting a retirement system. A retirement bill shall not mean a
204	360		bill or resolution that impacts the revenue of any state tax in
205	361		which a portion of the revenue generated from such tax is earmarked
206	362		for the benefit of a reti rement system;
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208	363		8. "Retirement bill having a fiscal impact" means any
209	364		retirement bill creating or establishing a retirement system and any
210		-	other retirement bill other than a nonfiscal retirement bill; and
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212	391		9. "Retirement system" means the Teachers' Retirement System of
213	392		Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, the
214	393		Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, the Oklahoma
215	394		Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Police
216	395		Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Law Enf orcement
217	396		Retirement System, or a retirement system established after January
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221	398		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 50-101, is
222	399		amended to read as follows:
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224	400		Section 50-101. As used in this article:
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226	401		1. "System" means the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement
227	402		System and all predecessor muni cipal Police Pension and Retirement
228	403		Systems;
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230	404		2. "Article" means Article 50 of this title;
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232	405		3. "State Board" means the Oklahoma Police Pension and
233	406		Retirement Board;
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235	407		4. "Fund" means the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement
236	408		Fund;
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238	409		5. "Officer" means any duly appointed and sworn full-time
239	410		officer of the regular police depa rtment of a municipality whose
240	411		duties are to preserve the public peace, protect l ife and property,
241	412		prevent crime, serve warrants, enforce all laws and municipal
242	413		ordinances of this state, a nd any political subdivision thereof, and
243		-	who is authorized to bear arms in the execution of such duties;
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245	440		6. "Member" means all eligible officers of a participating
246	441		municipality and any person hired by a participating municipality
247	442		who is undergoing police training to become a permanent police
248	443		officer of the municipality. Effective July 1, 1987, a member does
249	444		not include a "leased employee" as defined under Section 414(n)(2)
250	445		of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Effective J uly 1,
251	446		1999, any individual who agrees with the participating municipality
252	447		that the individual’s services are to be performed as a leased
253	448		employee or an independent cont ractor shall not be a member
254	449		regardless of any classification as a common law employee by the
255	450		Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental agency, or any
256	451		court of competent jurisdiction. A member shall include e ligible
257	452		commissioned officers of the O klahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
258	453		Dangerous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State Burea u of Investigation,
259	454		and the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission who elect to
260	455		participate in the System pursuant to Secti on 50-111.5 of this
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264	457		7. "Normal retirement date" means the date at which the member
265	458		is eligible to receive the unreduc ed payments of the m ember’s
266	459		accrued retirement benefit. Such date shall be the first da y of the
267	460		month coinciding with or following the date the member completes
268	461		twenty (20) years of credited service. If the member’s employment
269	462		continues past the normal r etirement date of th e member, the actual
270		-	retirement date of the member shall be the firs t day of the month
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272	490		years of credited service;
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274	491		8. "Credited service" means the period of service used to
275	492		determine the eligibility for and the amount of benefits payable to
276	493		a member. Credited service shall consist of the period duri ng which
277	494		the member participated in th e System or the predecessor munic ipal
278	495		systems as an active employee in an eligible memb ership
279	496		classification, plus any service prior to the establishment of the
280	497		predecessor municipal systems which was credited under th e
281	498		predecessor municipal systems or cre dited service granted by the
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285	501		making contributions to the System on behalf of its officers. The
286	502		Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangero us Drugs Control, the
287	503		Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the A lcoholic Beverage
288	504		Laws Enforcement Commission shall be treated in the same manner as a
289	505		participating municipality only regarding those members who elect to
290	506		participate in the System pur suant to Section 50-111.5 of this
291	507		title;
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294	509		accidental injury or occup ational disease, to earn any wages in the
295	510		employment for which the member is physically suited and reasonably
296	511		fitted through educat ion, training or experience. Further, the
297		-	member must be declared one hundred percent (100%) impaired as
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299	539		Evaluation of Permanent Impairment " on the basis of a physical
300	540		medical examination by a p hysician licensed to practice medicine in
301	541		this state, as selected by th e State Board;
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303	542		11. "Permanent partial disability" means permanent disabil ity
304		-	which is less than permanent total disability as defined in this RBH No. 10793
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306	544		section. The member must be declared no g reater than ninety-nine
307	545		percent (99%) impaired as defined by the "American Medical
308	546		Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment " on
309	547		the basis of a physical medical examination by a physician lice nsed
310	548		to practice medicine in this state, as selected by the State Board;
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313	550		wages as a certified, commissi oned police officer due to accidental
314	551		injury or occupational disease, incurred while in, and in
315	552		consequence of, the performance of duty as an officer when a police
316	553		officer serving in any capacity at a regular police department of a
317	554		participating municipali ty becomes so physically or mentally
318	555		disabled, as determined by an independent medical examiner,
319	556		psychiatrist, or psychologist selected by the State Board, while in,
320	557		and in consequence of, the performan ce of authorizing activities
321	558		while on duty as an officer that he or she is unable to perform the
322	559		required duties of a police officer;
323		-
324	560		13. "Beneficiary" means a member’s surviving spouse or any
325		-	surviving children, including biological and adopted children, at
	561	+	surviving children, including biological and adopted children, at RBH No. 10793
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326	587		the time of the member’s death. The surviving spouse must have been
327	588		married to the member for the thirty (30) continuous months
328	589		immediately preceding the member ’s death, provided a survivin g
329	590		spouse of a member who died while in, and as a consequence o f, the
330	591		performance of the member's duty for a participating municipality,
331	592		shall not be subject to the thirty-month marriage requirement for
332	593		survivor benefits. A surviving child of a member shal l be a
333	594		beneficiary until reach ing eighteen (18) years of age o r twenty-two
334	595		(22) years of age if the child is enrolled full time and regul arly
335	596		attending a public or private school or any institution of higher
336	597		education. Any child adopted by a member after the member’s
337	598		retirement shall be a beneficiary only if the chi ld is adopted by
338	599		the member for the thirty (30) continuous months preceding the
339	600		member’s death. Any child who is adopted by a member after the
340	601		member’s retirement and such member dies accidenta lly or as a
341	602		consequence of the performance of the member ’s duty as a police
342	603		officer shall not be subject to the thirty-month adoption
343	604		requirement. This definition of beneficiary shall be in addition to
344	605		any other requirement set forth in this article;
345		-
346	606		14. "Executive Director" means the managing officer of the
347		-	System employed by the State Board; RBH No. 10793
348		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 743 Page 9
349		-
	607	+	System employed by the State Board;
350	608		15. "Eligible employer" means any municipali ty with a municipal
351		-	police department;
	609	+	police department; RBH No. 10793
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352	634
353	635		16. "Entry date" means the date as of which an eligible
354	636		employer joins the Syst em. The first entry date purs uant to this
355	637		article shall be January 1, 1981;
356		-
357	638		17. "Final average salary" means the average paid base sala ry
358	639		of the member for normally scheduled hours over the highest salaried
359	640		thirty (30) consecutive months of the last sixt y (60) months of
360	641		credited service. Effective July 1, 2016, th e following shall apply
361	642		in computing final average salary:
362		-
363	643		a. only paid base salary on which required contributions
364	644		have been made shall be used in computing a member ’s
365	645		final average salary,
366		-
367	646		b. for purposes of determining th e normal disability
368	647		benefit only, final average salary shall be based on
369	648		the member’s total service if less than thirty (30)
370	649		months,
371		-
372	650		c. in addition to other applicable limitations, and
373	651		notwithstanding any other provision to th e contrary,
374	652		for plan years beginning on or after July 1, 2002, the
375	653		annual compensation of each “Noneligible Member” taken
376	654		into account under the System shall not exceed the
377	655		Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
378	656		2001 (EGTRRA) annual compensat ion limit. The EGTRRA
379	657		annual compensation limit is Two Hundre d Thousand
380		-	Dollars ($200,000.00), as adjusted by the Commissioner
	658	+	Dollars ($200,000.00), as adjusted by the Commissioner RBH No. 10793
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381	684		for increases in the cost of living in accordance with
382	685		Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of
383	686		1986, as amended. The annual compensation limit in
384	687		effect for a calendar year ap plies to any period, not
385	688		exceeding twelve (12) months, over which compensat ion
386	689		is determined ("determination period") beginning in
387	690		such calendar year. If a determination period
388	691		consists of fewer than twelve (12) months, the EGTRRA
389	692		annual compensation limi t will be multiplied by a
390		-	fraction, the numerator of which is the number of RBH No. 10793
391		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 743 Page 10
	693	+	fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
392	694		months in the determination period, and the
393	695		denominator of which is twelve (12). For purposes of
394	696		this section, a "Noneligible Member" is any member who
395	697		first became a member durin g a plan year commencing on
396	698		or after July 1, 1996,
397		-
398	699		d. for plan years beginn ing on or after July 1, 2002, any
399	700		reference in the System to the annual compensation
400	701		limit under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue
401	702		Code of 1986, as amended, shall mean the EGTRRA annual
402	703		compensation limit set forth in this provision, and
403		-
404	704		e. effective January 1, 2008, back pay, within the
405	705		meaning of Section 1.415(c) -2(g)(8) of the Income Tax
406	706		Regulations, shall be t reated as paid base salary for
407		-	the limitation year to which th e back pay relates to
	707	+	the limitation year to which th e back pay relates to RBH No. 10793
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408	733		the extent the back pay represents wages and
409	734		compensation that would otherwise be included in this
410	735		definition;
411		-
412	736		18. "Accrued retirement benefit " means two and one-half percent
413	737		(2 1/2%) of the member ’s final average salary multiplied b y the
414	738		member’s years of credited service not to exceed thirty (30) years;
415		-
416	739		19. "Normal disability benefit" means the greater of:
417		-
418	740		a. two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the member ’s
419	741		final average salary multiplied by twenty (20) years,
420	742		notwithstanding the years of actual credited service,
421	743		or
422		-
423	744		b. two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the member’s
424	745		final average salary multiplied by the years of
425	746		credited service of the member, not to exceed thirty
426	747		(30) years, if the officer has mor e than twenty (20)
427	748		years of credited service;
428		-
429	749		20. "Limitation year" means the year used in applying the
430	750		limitations of Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
431	751		amended, which year shall be the calendar year;
432		-	RBH No. 10793
433		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 743 Page 11
434	752		21. "Paid base salary" means, effective July 1, 2016, an y
435	753		compensation described in subparagraph a of this paragraph that is
436	754		not described in subparagraph b of this paragraph.
437		-
438		-	a. Paid base salary shall in clude only:
	755	+	a. Paid base salary shall in clude only: RBH No. 10793
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439	780
440	781		(1) normal compensation paid on a regularly scheduled
441	782		pay period, including, but not limited to,
442	783		regular pay for holidays, paid time off, vacation
443	784		or annual leave, sick leave or compensatory time
444	785		in lieu of overtime, any lump sum payment paid i n
445	786		lieu of a normal wage incre ase, provided such
446	787		lump sum payment is retroactively appl ied over
447	788		the prior twelve-month period ending with the
448	789		payment date, compensation for b omb squad pay,
449	790		education pay, incentive pay, K-9 pay,
450	791		negotiation pay, shift differ ential, sniper pay,
451	792		SWAT team pay, emergency response team pay, any
452	793		other special unit pay, and any incremen tal
453	794		increase in compensation which is not included by
454	795		the employer in a member’s regular base pay for
455	796		salary increase purposes but is paid by the
456	797		employer to the member for grou p health benefits
457	798		based on an arrangement with a particip ating
458	799		municipality that was in place on December 31,
459	800		2015, so long as the arrangement c ontinues
460	801		uninterrupted for a member employed by a
461	802		participating municipality on Jun e 30, 2016, who
462	803		has not since terminated employment and been
463		-	rehired by such participa ting municipality,
	804	+	rehired by such participa ting municipality, RBH No. 10793
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464	829
465	830		(2) any amount of elective salary reduction under
466	831		Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
467	832		as amended, that would have been treated as paid
468	833		base salary but for the salary deferral reduction
469	834		agreement,
470		-
471	835		(3) any amount of elective salary reduction not
472	836		includable in the gross income of the member
473	837		under Section 132(f)( 4) of the Internal Revenue
474		-	Code of 1986, as amended, that would have been RBH No. 10793
475		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 743 Page 12
	838	+	Code of 1986, as amended, that would have been
476	839		treated as paid base salary but for th e salary
477	840		deferral reduction agreement,
478		-
479	841		(4) any amount of elective salary reduct ion under
480	842		Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
481	843		as amended, that would have been treated as paid
482	844		base salary but for the salary deferral reduction
483	845		agreement,
484		-
485	846		(5) any amount of elective salary reduction under
486	847		Section 401(k) of the Internal Reven ue Code of
487	848		1986, as amended, that would have been treated as
488	849		paid base salary but for the salary deferral
489	850		reduction agreement,
490		-
491	851		(6) any amount of nonelective salary reduction und er
492	852		Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of
493		-	1986, as amended,
	853	+	1986, as amended, RBH No. 10793
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494	878
495	879		(7) educational allowances paid to obtain training
496	880		certification or pursue a n advanced degree,
497		-
498	881		(8) longevity payments made to members based upon a
499	882		standardized plan which recognizes length of
500	883		service to the participating municipality,
501		-
502	884		(9) paid base salary shall also include base salary,
503	885		as described in divisions (1) through (8) of this
504	886		subparagraph, for services, but paid by the later
505	887		of two and one-half (2 1/2) months after a
506	888		member’s severance from employment or the end of
507	889		the calendar year tha t includes the date th e
508	890		member terminated employment, if it is a payment
509	891		that, absent a severance from employment, would
510	892		have been paid to the member while the member
511	893		continued in employment with the participating
512	894		municipality,
513		-
514	895		(10) any payments not descri bed in divisions (1)
515	896		through (9) of this subparagraph shall not be
516	897		considered paid base salary if paid after
517		-	severance from employment, even if they are paid RBH No. 10793
518		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 743 Page 13
	898	+	severance from employment, even if they are paid
519	899		by the later of two and one-half (2 1/2) months
520	900		after the date of severance from employment or
521	901		the end of the calendar y ear that includes the
522		-	date of severance from employment, except
	902	+	date of severance from employment, except RBH No. 10793
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523	928		payments to an individual who does not currently
524	929		perform services for the participat ing
525	930		municipality by reason of qualified military
526	931		service within the meaning of Section 414(u)(5)
527	932		of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
528	933		to the extent these paymen ts do not exceed the
529	934		amounts the individual would have received if the
530	935		individual had continued to perform servi ces for
531	936		the participating municipality rather than
532	937		entering qualified military service,
533		-
534	938		(11) back pay, within the meaning of Section 1.415(c)-
535	939		2(g)(8) of the Income Tax Regulations, shall be
536	940		treated as paid base salary for the l imitation
537	941		year to which the back pay relates to the extent
538	942		the back pay represents wag es and compensation
539	943		that would otherwise be included in this
540	944		definition, and
541		-
542	945		(12) paid base salary shall also include differential
543	946		wage payments under Section 414(u)(12) of the
544	947		Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
545		-
546	948		b. Notwithstanding anything to the c ontrary in this
547	949		section, paid base salary shall not include any:
548		-
549	950		(1) fringe benefits, reimbursements, or increases in
550		-	compensation due to reimbursements to the extent
	951	+	compensation due to reimbursements to the extent RBH No. 10793
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551	977		not specifically included above in subparagraph a
552	978		of this paragraph,
553		-
554	979		(2) incremental increase in compensation w hich is not
555	980		included by the employer in a member’s regular
556	981		base pay for salary increase purposes but is paid
557	982		by the employer to the member for group health
558	983		benefits not otherwis e included above in division
559	984		(1) of subparagraph a of thi s paragraph,
560		-	RBH No. 10793
561		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 743 Page 14
562	985		(3) insurance benefits, including any reimbursements
563	986		thereof, or insurance proceeds of any type not
564	987		otherwise included above in division (1) of
565	988		subparagraph a of this paragraph,
566		-
567	989		(4) bonuses, including signing bonuses, lump -sum
568	990		payments or stipends made to the membe r not
569	991		otherwise included above in division (1) of
570	992		subparagraph a of this paragraph,
571		-
572	993		(5) overtime compensation,
573		-
574	994		(6) payments whether prior to or upon termination of
575	995		employment for accumulated unused vacation or
576	996		unused annual leave, acc umulated unused sick
577	997		leave, or accumulated unused paid time off or
578	998		other unused leave,
579		-
580		-	(7) payments made in error to a member,
	999	+	(7) payments made in error to a member, RBH No. 10793
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581	1024
582	1025		(8) payments made by the participating muni cipality
583	1026		for services rendere d by the member, which
584	1027		services are not part of the membe r’s job duties
585	1028		and responsibilities of his or her job position
586	1029		with the participating m unicipality,
587		-
588	1030		(9) severance pay,
589		-
590	1031		(10) unemployment payments, and
591		-
592	1032		(11) uniform and equipment allowances; and
593		-
594	1033		22. "Actuarial equivalent " means equality in value of the
595	1034		aggregate amounts expecte d to be received based on interest rate and
596	1035		mortality assumptions set by the State Board, in a manner that
597	1036		precludes employer discretion, and based upon recommendations from
598	1037		independent professional advisors, and which shall be publis hed
599	1038		annually in the actuarial report.
600		-
601	1039		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 1 1 O.S. 2021, Section 50-115, is
602	1040		amended to read as follows:
603		-	RBH No. 10793
604		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 743 Page 15
605	1041		Section 50-115. A. The State Board is authorized t o pay a
606	1042		disability benefit to a member of the System or a pension to the
607	1043		beneficiaries of such member eligible as hereinafter provided, not
608	1044		exceeding the accrued retirement b enefit of the member, except as
609	1045		otherwise provided in this article. Such disabili ty benefit shall
610	1046		be payable immediately upon determi nation of eligibility. Any
611	1047		preexisting condition identified at the time of any initial or
612		-	subsequent membership shall be used to offset the percentage of
	1048	+	subsequent membership shall be used to offset the percentage of RBH No. 10793
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613	1074		impairment to the whole person in determining any disability
614	1075		benefit. Once the initial disability be nefit has been awarded by
615	1076		the Board on the basis of the percentage of impairment to the whol e
616	1077		person, the member shall hav e no further recourse to increase the
617	1078		awarded percentage of impairment.
618		-
619	1079		B. In order for any member to be eligible for any disability
620	1080		benefit, or the member’s beneficiaries to be eligible for a pension,
621	1081		the member must have co mplied with any agreement as t o contributions
622	1082		by the member and other members to any funds of the System where
623	1083		said the agreement has been made as provided by this arti cle; and
624	1084		the State Board must find:
625		-
626	1085		1. That the member incurred a permanent total disab ility or a
627	1086		permanent partial disability or died while in, and in consequence
628	1087		of, the performance of duty as an o fficer; or
629		-
630	1088		2. That such member has served ten (10) year s and incurred a
631	1089		permanent total disability or a permanent partial disability or has
632	1090		died from any cause.
633		-
634	1091		C. In the event of the death of any member who has been awarded
635	1092		a disability benefit or is el igible therefor as provided in this
636	1093		article, the member’s beneficiary shall be paid the benefit.
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638	1094		D. 1. As of the date of determination by the State Board that
639	1095		a member is physically or mentally disabled and that the disabili ty
640	1096		is permanent and partial or permanent and total as was incurred
641		-	while in, and in consequence of, the performance or duty as an
	1097	+	while in, and in consequence of, the performance or duty as an RBH No. 10793
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642	1123		officer has a permanent in-line disability, the member shall be
643	1124		awarded a normal disability benefit on the basis of the percen tage
644	1125		of impairment to the whol e person, as defined by the most current
645	1126		standards of the impairment as outlined in the "American Medical
646		-	Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ", as RBH No. 10793
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	1127	+	Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ", as
648	1128		provided in the following table or as prescribed by paragraph 2 of
649	1129		this subsection with respect to injuries sustained as a result of a
650	1130		violent act:
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652	1131		1% to 49% impairment to whole person = 50% of the normal
653	1132		disability benefit
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655	1133		50% to 74% impairment to whole person = 75% of the normal
656	1134		disability benefit
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658	1135		75% to 100% impairment to whole per son = 100% of the normal
659	1136		disability benefit, as defined in Section 50 -101 of this title.
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662	1138		defined by this paragraph while in the performance of his or her
663	1139		duties as a police officer, the State Board shall make a
664	1140		determination that the member has sustain ed a one-hundred-percent
665	1141		disability and shall make the benefit award in accordance with that
666	1142		standard. As used in this paragraph, "violent act" means a violent
667	1143		attack upon the member by means of a dan gerous weapon, including,
668	1144		but not limited to, a firearm , knife, automobile, explosive device
669		-	or other dangerous weapon.
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671	1171		E. If the participating municipality denies a disabled member
672	1172		the option of continuing employment instead of retiring on a
673	1173		disability pension, then the burden of proof rests with the
674	1174		participating municipality to show cause to the State Board that
675	1175		there is no position as a swor n officer within the police department
676	1176		of that municipality which the member can fill.
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679	1178		physically or mentally disabled and that the disability is permanent
680	1179		and total and that the member has complet ed ten (10) years of
681	1180		credited service and is disabled by any cause, the member shall
682	1181		receive a disability benefit on the basis of the member’s accrued
683	1182		retirement benefit. A permanent and total impairment equates to one
684	1183		hundred percent (100%) of accrued re tirement benefit.
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687	1185		physically or mentally disabled and that the disability is permanent
688	1186		and partial and that t he member has completed ten (10) years of
689		-	credited service as a member and is disabled from any cause, the RBH No. 10793
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	1187	+	credited service as a member and is disabled f rom any cause, the
691	1188		member shall be awarded a disability benefit on the basis of the
692	1189		member’s years of credited se rvice as a member and the percentage of
693	1190		impairment to the whole person, as defined by the most current
694	1191		standards of the impairment as outlined in the "American Medical
695	1192		Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ", on
696	1193		the basis of the fol lowing table:
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701		-
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704	1222		75% to 99% impaired = 90% 100% of accrued retirement benefit.
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706	1223		H. Before making a finding as to the disability of a member,
707	1224		the State Board shall require that, if the member is able, the
708	1225		member shall make a certificate as to the disability which shall be
709	1226		subscribed and sworn to by the member. It shall also require a
710	1227		certificate as to such disability to be made by some physician
711	1228		licensed to practice in this state as selected by the State Board.
712	1229		The State Board may requi re other evidence of disability before
713	1230		making the disability benefit. The salary of any such member shall
714	1231		continue while the member is so necessarily confined to such
715	1232		hospital bed or home and necessarily requires medical care or
716	1233		professional nursing on ac count of such sickness or disability for a
717	1234		period of not more than six (6) months, after which said the period
718	1235		the other provisions of this article may apply. The State B oard, in
719	1236		making disability benefits, shall act upon the written request of
720	1237		the member or without such request, if it deem it for the good of
721	1238		the police department. Any disability benefits shall ce ase when the
722	1239		member receiving same shall be restored to act ive service at a
723	1240		salary not less than three-fourths (3/4) of the member’s average
724	1241		monthly salary.
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727		-	in the line of duty, has been expose d to hazardous substances,
	1243	+	in the line of duty, has been expose d to hazardous substances, RBH No. 10793
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729	1270		controlled dangerous substance or chemicals resul ting from the
730	1271		manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance, or to blood -borne
731	1272		pathogens and who is later disa bled from a condition that was the
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	1273	+	result of such exposure and that was not revealed by the physical
734	1274		examination passed by the member upon entry into the System shall be
735	1275		presumed to have incurred such disability while performing the
736	1276		officer’s duties unless the contrary is shown by competent evidence.
737	1277		The presumption created by this subsection shall have no application
738	1278		whatever to any workers’ compensation claim or claims, and it shall
739	1279		not be applied or be relied upon in any way in workers ’ compensation
740	1280		proceedings. All compensation or benefits due to any member
741	1281		pursuant to the presumption created by this subsection shall be paid
742	1282		solely by the system.
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744	1283		J. If the requirements of Section 50-114.4 of this title are
745	1284		satisfied, a member who, by reason of disabil ity, is separated from
746	1285		service as a public safety officer w ith the member’s participating
747	1286		municipality, may elect to have payment made directly to the
748	1287		provider for qualified health insurance premiums by deduction from
749	1288		his or her monthly disability benefit, after December 31, 2006, in
750	1289		accordance with Section 402(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
751	1290		as amended.
752		-
753	1291		SECTION 4. Section 1 of this act shall become effective October
754		-	1, 2022.
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756	1318		SECTION 5. Sections 2 and 3 of this act shall become effective
757		-	November 1, 2022.
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760		-	Passed the Senate the 16th day of May, 2022.
	1319	+	November 1, 2022."
	1320	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of April, 2022.
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764	1336		Presiding Officer of the Senate
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767		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of April, 2022.
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	1365	+	BILL NO. 743 By: Weaver of the Senate
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	1367	+	and
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	1369	+	Moore of the House
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	1374	+	An Act relating to police retirement; amending 11
	1375	+	O.S. 2011, Sections 50-101, as amended by Section 1,
	1376	+	Chapter 346, O.S.L. 2016 and 50-115, as last amended
	1377	+	by Section 3, Chapter 120, O.S.L. 2020 (11 O.S. Supp.
	1378	+	2020, Sections 50-101 and 50-115), which relate to
	1379	+	definitions and disability benefit; mod ifying
	1380	+	definitions of permanent in-line disability and
	1381	+	normal disability benefit ; modifying disability
	1382	+	benefits received by certain disabled officers;
	1383	+	updating statutory language; and modifying permanent
	1384	+	impairment guidelines .
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	1390	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA:
	1391	+	SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2011, Section 50-101, as
	1392	+	amended by Section 1, Chapter 346, O.S.L. 2016 (11 O.S. Supp. 2020,
	1393	+	Section 50-101), is amended to read as follows:
	1394	+	Section 50-101. As used in this article:
	1395	+	1. “System” means the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement
	1396	+	System and all predecessor muni cipal Police Pension and Retirement
	1397	+	Systems;
	1398	+	2. “Article” means Article 50 of this title;
	1399	+	3. “State Board” means the Oklahoma Police Pension and
	1400	+	Retirement Board; RBS No. 408
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	1427	+	4. “Fund” means the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement
	1428	+	Fund;
	1429	+	5. “Officer” means any duly appointed and sworn full-time
	1430	+	officer of the regular police depa rtment of a municipality whose
	1431	+	duties are to preserve the public peace, protect l ife and property,
	1432	+	prevent crime, serve warrants, enforce all laws and municipal
	1433	+	ordinances of this state, a nd any political subdivision thereof, and
	1434	+	who is authorized to bear arms in the execution of such duties;
	1435	+	6. “Member” means all eligible officers of a participating
	1436	+	municipality and any person hired by a participating municipality
	1437	+	who is undergoing police training to become a permanent police
	1438	+	officer of the municipality. Effective July 1, 1987, a member does
	1439	+	not include a “leased employee” as defined under Section 414(n)(2)
	1440	+	of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Effective July 1,
	1441	+	1999, any individual who agrees with the participating municipality
	1442	+	that the individual’s services are to be performed as a leased
	1443	+	employee or an independent cont ractor shall not be a member
	1444	+	regardless of any classification as a common law employee by the
	1445	+	Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental agency, or any
	1446	+	court of competent jurisdiction. A member shall include e ligible
	1447	+	commissioned officers of the O klahoma State Bureau of Narcotics a nd
	1448	+	Dangerous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,
	1449	+	and the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission who elect to RBS No. 408
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	1476	+	participate in the System pursuant to Secti on 50-111.5 of this
	1477	+	title;
	1478	+	7. “Normal retirement date” means the date at which the member
	1479	+	is eligible to receive the unreduced payments of the m ember’s
	1480	+	accrued retirement benefit. Such date shall be the first da y of the
	1481	+	month coinciding with or following the date the member completes
	1482	+	twenty (20) years of credited service. If the member’s employment
	1483	+	continues past the normal retirement date of th e member, the actual
	1484	+	retirement date of the member shall be the firs t day of the month
	1485	+	after the member termina tes employment with more than twenty ( 20)
	1486	+	years of credited service;
	1487	+	8. “Credited service” means the period of service used to
	1488	+	determine the eligibility for and the amount of benefits payable to
	1489	+	a member. Credited service shall consist of the period duri ng which
	1490	+	the member participated in th e System or the predecessor municip al
	1491	+	systems as an active employee in an eligible membership
	1492	+	classification, plus any service prior to the establishment of the
	1493	+	predecessor municipal systems which was credited under th e
	1494	+	predecessor municipal systems or cre dited service granted by the
	1495	+	State Board;
	1496	+	9. “Participating municipality ” means a municipality which is
	1497	+	making contributions to the System on behalf of its officers. The
	1498	+	Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangero us Drugs Control, the
	1499	+	Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the Alc oholic Beverage RBS No. 408
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	1526	+	Laws Enforcement Commission shall be treated in the same manner as a
	1527	+	participating municipality only regarding those members who elect to
	1528	+	participate in the System pur suant to Section 50-111.5 of this
	1529	+	title;
	1530	+	10. “Permanent total disability ” means incapacity due to
	1531	+	accidental injury or occupational disease, to earn any wages in the
	1532	+	employment for which the member is physically suited and reasonably
	1533	+	fitted through educat ion, training or experience. Further, the
	1534	+	member must be declared one hu ndred percent (100%) impaired as
	1535	+	defined by the “American Medical Associ ation’s Guides to the
	1536	+	Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ” on the basis of a physical
	1537	+	medical examination by a p hysician licensed to practice medicine in
	1538	+	this state, as selected by the State Board;
	1539	+	11. “Permanent partial disability ” means permanent disabil ity
	1540	+	which is less than permanent total disability as defined in this
	1541	+	section. The member must be declared no g reater than ninety-nine
	1542	+	percent (99%) impaired as defined by the “American Medical
	1543	+	Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ” on
	1544	+	the basis of a physical medical examination by a physician lice nsed
	1545	+	to practice medicine in this state, as selected by the State Board;
	1546	+	12. “Permanent in-line disability” means incapacity to earn any
	1547	+	wages as a certified, commissioned police officer due to accidental
	1548	+	injury or occupational disease, incurred while in, and in
	1549	+	consequence of, the performance of duty as an officer when a police RBS No. 408
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	1576	+	officer serving in any capacity at a regular police department of a
	1577	+	participating municipality becomes so physically or mentally
	1578	+	disabled, as determined by an independent medical examiner,
	1579	+	psychiatrist or psychologist selected by the State Board, while in,
	1580	+	and in consequence of, the performance of authorizing activities
	1581	+	while on duty as an officer that he or she is unable to perform the
	1582	+	required duties of a police officer;
	1583	+	13. “Beneficiary” means a member’s surviving spouse or any
	1584	+	surviving children, including biological and adopted children, at
	1585	+	the time of the member’s death. The surviving spouse must have been
	1586	+	married to the member for the thirty (30) continuous months
	1587	+	immediately preceding the member ’s death, provided a survivin g
	1588	+	spouse of a member who died while in, and as a consequence of, the
	1589	+	performance of the member ’s duty for a participating municipality,
	1590	+	shall not be subject to the thirty-month marriage requirement for
	1591	+	survivor benefits. A surviving child of a member shal l be a
	1592	+	beneficiary until reach ing eighteen (18) years of age or t wenty-two
	1593	+	(22) years of age if the child is enro lled full time and regul arly
	1594	+	attending a public or private scho ol or any institution of higher
	1595	+	education. Any child adopted by a member after the member’s
	1596	+	retirement shall be a beneficiary only if the child is adopted by
	1597	+	the member for the thirty (30) con tinuous months preceding the
	1598	+	member’s death. Any child who is adopted by a member after the
	1599	+	member’s retirement and such member dies accidenta lly or as a RBS No. 408
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	1627	+	officer shall not be subject to the t hirty-month adoption
	1628	+	requirement. This definition of beneficia ry shall be in addition to
	1629	+	any other requirement set forth in this article;
	1630	+	14. “Executive Director” means the managing officer of the
	1631	+	System employed by the State Board;
	1632	+	15. “Eligible employer” means any municipali ty with a municipal
	1633	+	police department;
	1634	+	16. “Entry date” means the date as of which an eligible
	1635	+	employer joins the Syst em. The first entry date purs uant to this
	1636	+	article shall be Janua ry 1, 1981;
	1637	+	17. “Final average salary ” means the average paid base sala ry
	1638	+	of the member for normally scheduled hours over the highest salaried
	1639	+	thirty (30) consecutive months of the last sixt y (60) months of
	1640	+	credited service. Effective July 1, 2016, the f ollowing shall apply
	1641	+	in computing final average salary:
	1642	+	a. only paid base salary on which required contribution s
	1643	+	have been made shall be used in computing a member ’s
	1644	+	final average salary,
	1645	+	b. for purposes of determining th e normal disability
	1646	+	benefit only, final average salary shall be based on
	1647	+	the member’s total service if less than thirty (30)
	1648	+	months, RBS No. 408
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	1676	+	notwithstanding any other provision to th e contrary,
	1677	+	for plan years beginning on or after July 1, 2002, th e
	1678	+	annual compensation of each “Noneligible Member” taken
	1679	+	into account under the System shall not exceed the
	1680	+	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
	1681	+	2001 (EGTRRA) annual compensat ion limit. The EGTRRA
	1682	+	annual compensation limit is Two Hundred T housand
	1683	+	Dollars ($200,000.00), as adjusted by th e Commissioner
	1684	+	for increases in the cost of living in accordanc e with
	1685	+	Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of
	1686	+	1986, as amended. The annual compensation limit in
	1687	+	effect for a calendar year appli es to any period, not
	1688	+	exceeding twelve (12) mont hs, over which compensat ion
	1689	+	is determined (“determination period”) beginning in
	1690	+	such calendar year. If a determination period
	1691	+	consists of fewer than twelve (12) months, the EGTRRA
	1692	+	annual compensation limit w ill be multiplied by a
	1693	+	fraction, the numerator o f which is the number of
	1694	+	months in the determination period, an d the
	1695	+	denominator of which is twelve (12). For purposes of
	1696	+	this section, a “Noneligible Member” is any member who
	1697	+	first became a member during a plan year commencing on
	1698	+	or after July 1, 1996, RBS No. 408
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	1725	+	d. for plan years beginn ing on or after July 1, 2002, any
	1726	+	reference in the System to the annual compensation
	1727	+	limit under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue
	1728	+	Code of 1986, as amended, shall mean the EGT RRA annual
	1729	+	compensation limit set forth in this provision, and
	1730	+	e. effective January 1, 2008, back pay, within t he
	1731	+	meaning of Section 1.415(c) -2(g)(8) of the Income Tax
	1732	+	Regulations, shall be t reated as paid base salary for
	1733	+	the limitation year to which the b ack pay relates to
	1734	+	the extent the back pay repre sents wages and
	1735	+	compensation that would otherwise be included i n this
	1736	+	definition;
	1737	+	18. “Accrued retirement benefit ” means two and one-half percent
	1738	+	(2 1/2%) of the member ’s final average salary multiplied by t he
	1739	+	member’s years of credited service not to exc eed thirty (30) years;
	1740	+	19. “Normal disability benefit” means the greater of:
	1741	+	a. two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the member ’s
	1742	+	final average salary multiplied by twenty (20) years,
	1743	+	notwithstanding the yea rs of actual credit service, or
	1744	+	b. two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the member’s
	1745	+	final average salary multiplied by the years of
	1746	+	credited service of the member, not to exceed thirty
	1747	+	(30) years, if the officer has mor e than twenty (20)
	1748	+	years of credited service; RBS No. 408
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	1775	+	20. “Limitation year” means the year used in applying the
	1776	+	limitations of Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
	1777	+	amended, which year shall be the calendar year;
	1778	+	21. “Paid base salary” means, effective July 1, 2016, an y
	1779	+	compensation described in subparagraph a of this paragraph that is
	1780	+	not described in subparagraph b of this paragraph.
	1781	+	a. Paid base salary shall in clude only:
	1782	+	(1) normal compensation paid on a regularly sch eduled
	1783	+	pay period, including, but not limited to,
	1784	+	regular pay for holidays, paid time off, vacation
	1785	+	or annual leave, sick leave or compensatory time
	1786	+	in lieu of overtime, any lump sum payment paid i n
	1787	+	lieu of a normal wage incre ase, provided such
	1788	+	lump sum payment is retroactively appl ied over
	1789	+	the prior twelve-month period ending with the
	1790	+	payment date, compensation for bomb s quad pay,
	1791	+	education pay, incentive pay, K-9 pay,
	1792	+	negotiation pay, shift differ ential, sniper pay,
	1793	+	SWAT team pay, emergency response team pay, any
	1794	+	other special unit pay, and any incremen tal
	1795	+	increase in compensation which is not included by
	1796	+	the employer in a member’s regular base pay for
	1797	+	salary increase purposes but is paid by the
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	1825	+	based on an arrangement with a particip ating
	1826	+	municipality that was in place on December 31,
	1827	+	2015, so long as the arrangement contin ues
	1828	+	uninterrupted for a member employed by a
	1829	+	participating municipality on Jun e 30, 2016, who
	1830	+	has not since terminated employment and bee n
	1831	+	rehired by such participa ting municipality,
	1832	+	(2) any amount of elective salary reduction under
	1833	+	Section 125 of the Inte rnal Revenue Code of 1986,
	1834	+	as amended, that would have been treated as paid
	1835	+	base salary but for the salary deferral reduction
	1836	+	agreement,
	1837	+	(3) any amount of elective salary reduction not
	1838	+	includable in the gross income of the member
	1839	+	under Section 132(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue
	1840	+	Code of 1986, as amended, that would have been
	1841	+	treated as paid base salary but for th e salary
	1842	+	deferral reduction ag reement,
	1843	+	(4) any amount of elective salary reduct ion under
	1844	+	Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
	1845	+	as amended, that would have been treated as paid
	1846	+	base salary but for the salary deferral reduction
	1847	+	agreement, RBS No. 408
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	1874	+	(5) any amount of elective salary red uction under
	1875	+	Section 401(k) of the Internal Reven ue Code of
	1876	+	1986, as amended, that would have been treated as
	1877	+	paid base salary but for the salary deferral
	1878	+	reduction agreement,
	1879	+	(6) any amount of nonelective salary reduction und er
	1880	+	Section 414(h) of the Inter nal Revenue Code of
	1881	+	1986, as amended,
	1882	+	(7) educational allowances paid to obtain training
	1883	+	certification or pursue an adv anced degree,
	1884	+	(8) longevity payments made to members based upon a
	1885	+	standardized plan which recognizes length of
	1886	+	service to the participati ng municipality,
	1887	+	(9) paid base salary shall also include base salary,
	1888	+	as described in divisions (1) through (8) of this
	1889	+	subparagraph, for services, but paid by the later
	1890	+	of two and one-half (2 1/2) months after a
	1891	+	member’s severance from employment or the e nd of
	1892	+	the calendar year tha t includes the date th e
	1893	+	member terminated employment, if it is a payment
	1894	+	that, absent a severance from employment, would
	1895	+	have been paid to the member while the member
	1896	+	continued in employment with the participating
	1897	+	municipality, RBS No. 408
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	1925	+	through (9) of this subparagraph shall not be
	1926	+	considered paid base sala ry if paid after
	1927	+	severance from employment, even if they are paid
	1928	+	by the later of two and one-half (2 1/2) months
	1929	+	after the date of sever ance from employment or
	1930	+	the end of the calendar y ear that includes the
	1931	+	date of severance from employment, except
	1932	+	payments to an individual who does not currently
	1933	+	perform services for the participat ing
	1934	+	municipality by reason of qualified military
	1935	+	service within the meaning of Section 414(u)(5)
	1936	+	of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
	1937	+	to the extent these payments do not exceed the
	1938	+	amounts the individual would have received if the
	1939	+	individual had continued to perform servi ces for
	1940	+	the participating muni cipality rather than
	1941	+	entering qualified military service,
	1942	+	(11) back pay, within the meaning of Section 1.415(c) -
	1943	+	2(g)(8) of the Income Tax Regulations, shall be
	1944	+	treated as paid base salary for the l imitation
	1945	+	year to which the back pay relates to the extent
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	1974	+	definition, and
	1975	+	(12) paid base salary shall also include differential
	1976	+	wage payments under Section 414(u)(12) of the
	1977	+	Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
	1978	+	b. Notwithstanding anything to the c ontrary in this
	1979	+	section, paid base salary shall not include any:
	1980	+	(1) fringe benefits, reimbu rsements, or increases in
	1981	+	compensation due to reimbursements to the extent
	1982	+	not specifically included above in subparagraph a
	1983	+	of this paragraph,
	1984	+	(2) incremental increase in compensation w hich is not
	1985	+	included by the employer in a member ’s regular
	1986	+	base pay for salary increase purposes but is paid
	1987	+	by the employer to the member for group health
	1988	+	benefits not otherwis e included above in division
	1989	+	(1) of subparagraph a of thi s paragraph,
	1990	+	(3) insurance benefits, including any reimbursements
	1991	+	thereof, or insurance proc eeds of any type not
	1992	+	otherwise included above in division (1) of
	1993	+	subparagraph a of this paragraph,
	1994	+	(4) bonuses, including signing bonuses , lump-sum
	1995	+	payments or stipends made to the membe r not RBS No. 408
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	2023	+	subparagraph a of th is paragraph,
	2024	+	(5) overtime compensation,
	2025	+	(6) payments whether prior to or upon termination of
	2026	+	employment for accumulated unused vacation or
	2027	+	unused annual leave, acc umulated unused sick
	2028	+	leave, or accumulated unused paid time off or
	2029	+	other unused leave,
	2030	+	(7) payments made in error to a member,
	2031	+	(8) payments made by the participating muni cipality
	2032	+	for services rendere d by the member, which
	2033	+	services are not part of the membe r’s job duties
	2034	+	and responsibilities of his or her job position
	2035	+	with the participating munici pality,
	2036	+	(9) severance pay,
	2037	+	(10) unemployment payments, and
	2038	+	(11) uniform and equipment allowances; and
	2039	+	22. “Actuarial equivalent ” means equality in value of the
	2040	+	aggregate amounts expecte d to be received based on interest rate and
	2041	+	mortality assumptions set by the State Board, in a manner that
	2042	+	precludes employer discretion, and based upon recommendations from
	2043	+	independent professional advisors , and which shall be publis hed
	2044	+	annually in the actuarial report. RBS No. 408
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	2071	+	SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2011, Section 50-115, as
	2072	+	last amended by Section 3, Chapter 120, O.S.L. 202 0 (11 O.S. Supp.
	2073	+	2020, Section 50-115), is amended to read a s follows:
	2074	+	Section 50-115. A. The State Board is authorized t o pay a
	2075	+	disability benefit to a member of the System or a pension to the
	2076	+	beneficiaries of such member eligible as hereinafter provided, not
	2077	+	exceeding the accrued retirement benefit of the membe r, except as
	2078	+	otherwise provided in this article. Such disabili ty benefit shall
	2079	+	be payable immediately upon determi nation of eligibility. Any
	2080	+	preexisting condition identified at the time of any initial or
	2081	+	subsequent membership shall be used to offset the percentage of
	2082	+	impairment to the whole person in determining any disability
	2083	+	benefit. Once the initial disability be nefit has been awarded by
	2084	+	the Board on the basis of the percentage of impairment to the whole
	2085	+	person, the member shall have no further recour se to increase the
	2086	+	awarded percentage of impairment.
	2087	+	B. In order for any member to be eligible for any disability
	2088	+	benefit, or the member’s beneficiaries to be eligible for a pension,
	2089	+	the member must have complied with any agreement as to contributions
	2090	+	by the member and other members to any funds of the System where
	2091	+	said the agreement has been made as provided by this arti cle; and
	2092	+	the State Board must find: RBS No. 408
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	2119	+	1. That the member incurred a permanent total disability or a
	2120	+	permanent partial disability or died w hile in, and in consequence
	2121	+	of, the performance of duty as an o fficer; or
	2122	+	2. That such member has served ten (10) year s and incurred a
	2123	+	permanent total disability or a permanent partial disability or has
	2124	+	died from any cause.
	2125	+	C. In the event of the death o f any member who has been awarded
	2126	+	a disability benefit or is el igible therefor as provided in this
	2127	+	article, the member’s beneficiary shall be paid the benefit.
	2128	+	D. 1. As of the date of determination by the State Board that
	2129	+	a member is physically or mental ly disabled and that the disabili ty
	2130	+	is permanent and partial or permanent and total as was incurred
	2131	+	while in, and in consequence of, the performance or duty as an
	2132	+	officer has a permanent in-line disability, the member shall be
	2133	+	awarded a normal disability benefit on the basis of the percen tage
	2134	+	of impairment to the whol e person, as defined by the most current
	2135	+	standards of the impairment as outlined in the “American Medical
	2136	+	Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ”, as
	2137	+	provided in the following table or as prescribed by paragraph 2 of
	2138	+	this subsection with respect to injuries sustained as a result of a
	2139	+	violent act:
	2140	+	1% to 49% impairment to whole person = 50% of the normal
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	2169	+	disability benefit
	2170	+	75% to 100% impairment to whole per son = 100% of the normal
	2171	+	disability benefit, as defined in Section 50 -101 of this title.
	2172	+	2. If an injury to a member results from a violent ac t as
	2173	+	defined by this paragraph while in the perfor mance of his or her
	2174	+	duties as a police officer, the State Board shall make a
	2175	+	determination that the member has sustain ed a one-hundred-percent
	2176	+	disability and shall make the benefit award in accordance with that
	2177	+	standard. As used in this paragraph, “violent act” means a violent
	2178	+	attack upon the member by means of a dan gerous weapon, including,
	2179	+	but not limited to, a firearm , knife, automobile, explosive device
	2180	+	or other dangerous weapon.
	2181	+	E. If the participatin g municipality denies a disabled member
	2182	+	the option of continuing employment instead of retiring on a
	2183	+	disability pension, then the burden of proof rests with the
	2184	+	participating municipality to show cause to the State Board that
	2185	+	there is no position as a swor n officer within the police department
	2186	+	of that municipality which the member can fill.
	2187	+	F. Upon determination by the State Board that a member is
	2188	+	physically or mentally disabled and that the disability is permanent
	2189	+	and total and that the member has complet ed ten (10) years of
	2190	+	credited service and is disab led by any cause, the member shall
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	2218	+	retirement benefit. A permanent and total impairment equates to one
	2219	+	hundred percent (100%) of accrued re tirement benefit.
	2220	+	G. Upon determination by the St ate Board that a member is
	2221	+	physically or mentally disabled and that the disability is permanent
	2222	+	and partial and that t he member has completed ten (10) years of
	2223	+	credited service as a member and is disabled f rom any cause, the
	2224	+	member shall be awarded a disab ility benefit on the basis of the
	2225	+	member’s years of credited se rvice as a member and the percentage of
	2226	+	impairment to the whole person, as defined by the most current
	2227	+	standards of the impairment as outlined in the “American Medical
	2228	+	Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ”, on
	2229	+	the basis of the fol lowing table:
	2230	+	1% to 24% impaired = 25% of accrued retir ement benefit
	2231	+	25% to 49% impaired = 50% of accrued retirement benefit
	2232	+	50% to 74% impaired = 75% of accrued retirement benefit
	2233	+	75% to 99% impaired = 90% 100% of accrued retirement benefit.
	2234	+	H. Before making a finding as to the disability of a member,
	2235	+	the State Board shall require that, if the member is able, the
	2236	+	member shall make a certificate as t o the disability which shall be
	2237	+	subscribed and sworn to by the member. It shall also require a
	2238	+	certificate as to such disability to be made by some physician
	2239	+	licensed to practice in this state as selected by the State Board.
	2240	+	The State Board may require o ther evidence of disability before
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	2268	+	continue while the member is so necessarily confined to such
	2269	+	hospital bed or home and necessarily requires medical care or
	2270	+	professional nursing on accoun t of such sickness or disability for a
	2271	+	period of not more than six (6) months, after which said the period
	2272	+	the other provisions of this article may apply. The State B oard, in
	2273	+	making disability benefits, shall act upon the written request of
	2274	+	the member or without such request, if it deem it for the g ood of
	2275	+	the police department. Any disability benefits shall ce ase when the
	2276	+	member receiving same shall be restored to act ive service at a
	2277	+	salary not less than three-fourths (3/4) of the member ’s average
	2278	+	monthly salary.
	2279	+	I. Any member of a police departmen t of any municipality who,
	2280	+	in the line of duty, has been expose d to hazardous substances,
	2281	+	including but not limited to che micals used in the manufacture of a
	2282	+	controlled dangerous substance or chemicals resulting fro m the
	2283	+	manufacture of a controlled dangero us substance, or to blood -borne
	2284	+	pathogens and who is later disa bled from a condition that was the
	2285	+	result of such exposure and that was not revealed by the physical
	2286	+	examination passed by the member upon entry into th e System shall be
	2287	+	presumed to have incurr ed such disability while performing the
	2288	+	officer’s duties unless the contrary is shown by competent evidence.
	2289	+	The presumption created by this subsection shall have no application
	2290	+	whatever to any workers ’ compensation claim or claims, and it shall
	2291	+	not be applied or be relied upon in any way in workers ’ compensation RBS No. 408
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	2318	+	proceedings. All compensation or benefits due to any member
	2319	+	pursuant to the presumption created by this subsection shall be paid
	2320	+	solely by the system.
	2321	+	J. If the requirements of Section 50 -114.4 of this title are
	2322	+	satisfied, a member who, by reason of disabil ity, is separated from
	2323	+	service as a public safety officer w ith the member’s participating
	2324	+	municipality, may elect to have payment made directly to the
	2325	+	provider for qualified health insurance pr emiums by deduction from
	2326	+	his or her monthly disability benefit, after December 31, 2006, in
	2327	+	accordance with Section 402(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
	2328	+	as amended.
	2329	+	Passed the Senate the 9th day of March, 2021.
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	2333	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	2336	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	2337	+	2021.
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771	2341		Presiding Officer of the House
772	2342		of Representatives
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774		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
775		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
776		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
777		-	By: _______________________________ __
778		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
779		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
780		-
781		-	___________________________ ______
782		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
783		-
784		-
785		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
786		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
787		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
788		-	By: _______________________________ __
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